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We're nearly midway through 2010, and we'd like to take this opportunity to share
the progress made by the Dr. Jane's HealthyPetNet Foundation thus far into 2010.
While we have highlighted some of the caring animal rescue agencies who have received
financial awards this year, many more grants have been awarded.
Before we convey some of the details about these worthy organizations, we want
to thank you for all that you've done to support our foundation. Even if you have
never made a donation directly to the Dr. Jane's HealthyPetNet Foundation, if you
have ever purchased any of our products, you have contributed to its reserves and
thus helped animals in need. And for that, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
As you've probably noted, the vast majority of the animal rescue groups selected
for our grants are small non-profits who typically operate on shoestring budgets.
In many cases, the only assets these heart-full groups have are the people dedicated
to aiding homeless and abused companion animals. Frequently located in small communities,
these affiliations fulfill a vital need in under-served areas of the U.S. Not only
do they accomplish so much with so few resources, they work every day to relieve
suffering and enrich their communities.
In recent months, we have explored gifts made to Golden Rescue South Florida,
Palmetto Animal League of South Carolina and Dachshund Rescue South Florida. In
what follows, we provide a brief summary of the other eight rescue groups who have
received grants so far this year.
Ark Sanctuary for Abused and Abandoned Animals
In 2003, Noah's Ark opened a small feline adoption center in Pompano Beach, FL.
The cats are humanely trapped, tested for disease, spayed and/or neutered, and vaccinated.
And although they do not have a physical shelter for dogs, they do not hesitate
to rescue the strays they encounter, placing them with volunteer foster parents.
Their ultimate goal is to create a no-cage, no-kill shelter with sufficient fenced
area for healthy feral cats to roam freely and safely, and to house stray and abandoned
dogs in a home-like setting with room to run.
Love Foundation
In operation since 2007 and located in St. Clair Shores, MI, the Lily's Love Foundation
helps not only families in need, but the companion animals of those families, too.
Through Gabe's Gang Pet Soup Kitchen, they offer free and low-cost pet food to families
in financial crisis, because they want to make sure that these beloved creatures
are never hungry and always happy. They never want a family to have to surrender
temporarily or permanently abandon their furry companions due to financial difficulties.
And, through Toby's Toy Box, they provide families with toys, blankets, beds, grooming
services and routine veterinary care … in some cases, at no cost to the recipients.
Black & Tan Coonhound Rescue, Inc.
Another breed-specific rescue group, this organization places abandoned coonhounds
with foster homes until appropriate adoptive families can be matched with these
quintessentially American dogs. They care for dozens of dogs, rescued from locations
throughout the country. Covering all veterinary expenses, and food costs for foster
homes when they can, this is an excellent group deserving of extra help.
Care Animal Rescue
Located in Pine Village, IN, the We Care Animal Rescue has an ambitious agenda.
Through their thorough and diligent work, they seek to: effect social change locally,
nationally and globally through education and actions to ensure that animals are
regarded as loving companions; to provide emergency foster care for pets at risk,
abused, and victims of domestic violence or mental illness; to assist in finding
loving and responsible homes for dogs; to alleviate the overpopulation problem in
urban and rural communities by promoting and assisting in spay/neuter campaigns;
and to provide a caring sanctuary for unadoptable animals that allows them to live
out their natural lives with love and dignity. We wholeheartedly support their vital
work on so many fronts.
Paws Rescue Angels, Inc.
Located in Elida, OH, this group's primary mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and
re-home toy dogs – especially Yorkshire Terriers. Secondarily, they are vocal advocates
for legal challenges to laws that allow for the commercial abuse of Yorkshire Terriers
and other companion animals. Additionally, they work to prevent cruelty and abuse
of companion animals and to educate local populations about the importance of spaying
and neutering companion animals. The funds donated to Petite Paws were used exclusively
to cover the costs of necessary veterinary care.
Collie Rescue
Founded in 2000, this charitable, non-profit group is comprised of Texan volunteers
who donate their time, give according to their abilities and, in some cases, even
open their homes, all to help place Collies with loving families. Their main goals
are to protect the breed from suffering the indignities of abuse, neglect and homelessness,
to prevent further over-breeding of Collies, and to educate pet parents about better
Collie care if they need assistance.
Community Sharing was created in 2003 as an expansion of an existing food pantry
serving the Milford area of Michigan. While their initial goal was to help their
clients achieve financial independence, they began a new arm of their group in 2004
called the Outreach Pet Pantry. The stated mission of this group is to provide sufficient
pet food to feed their clients' cats and dogs for a month at a time. Their hard
work often means that low-income families can keep their companion animals in their
homes, rather than having to abandon their pets to local shelters. In addition to
pet food, they also provide kitty litter, treats, beds, bowls and more, dependent
upon the amount of donations they receive. This rescue used funds from our foundation
to provide free and low-cost spaying/neutering to the local community, which has
been dramatically impacted by the economic turmoil of recent years.
Star Rottweiler Rescue
In 2000, Rising Star Rottweiler Rescue, Inc. was founded in Lake Worth, FL, for
the sole purpose of rescuing, retraining and relocating abandoned Rottweilers. All
potential pet parents are thoroughly reviewed and a home visit is required, to be
certain that each dog will be more than adequately cared for and readily welcomed
as part of its new family. All funds donated to Rising Star go directly to medical
expenses associated with inoculations, spaying/neutering, and identification devices
(like microchips or tattoos) for rescued Rottweilers. Through social gatherings,
picnics, and fun training matches, the members of the Rising Star family keep in
touch with one another to keep open lines of support and communication. The funds
donated by our foundation were used to cover veterinary expenses for several Rotties.
Based upon the information that we've received from all of the recipients of
our foundation's funds, we estimate that, in total, we have been able to help hundreds
of dogs and cats to enjoy healthier, happier lives. And we look forward to sharing
news of our next round of financial grants, to rescue groups just as committed as
those mentioned above, in the very near future.
Again, for making the good work of the Dr. Jane's HealthyPetNet Foundation possible,
we thank you for your continued business.
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June 22. 2010 23:41
Thank you for all you are doing for the animals. I love hearing about all the rescues the Foundation has helped.
Jo Anne
July 28. 2010 15:18
I am interested in applying for a grant from Dr. Sarah Founadtion and did not see and area to apply can you please help me...
March 13. 2012 15:31
Hi, I am a volunteer board member for an animal rescue in California, we are a 501(c) rescue, The Amanda Foundation. We rescue cats and dogs from city shelters, and also run a free spay and neuter program for low income pet parents. How do we go about applying for one of your grants.Thanks so very much.
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Breckenridge is more than halfway through the 24th annual Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit, where experts from around the country have gathered to discuss current events and high-importance topics related to weather.
Jennifer Francis, a professor at Rutgers University, gave a talk entitled "Wacky Weather and the Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice: Are They Connected?" on Wednesday. Francis used charts, graphs and other tools to discuss the effect that the ice melting in the Arctic has on the atmosphere, weather and climate of the rest of the globe.
Francis started by showing how the ice in the Arctic has changed over the past several decades, namely in the older, thicker ice melting and being replaced with new, thinner ice. The consequence of this, she said, can be seen in storms.
"The ice edge as it moves northward is a discontinuity in the surface," Francis said. "Storms like to ride along discontinuous temperature areas."
According to Francis' research, the amount of sea ice being lost this year is incredibly high compared to any years past, which she calls a "stunning example" of how the climate is changing.
"It's happening now," she said. "It's not happening generations from now."
"I think we can all agree that in the last few years, Mother Nature has dished up an incredible smorgasbord of extreme weather, and we've seen all sorts of extreme weather coming up," Francis said in her introduction.
She started by listing extreme weather events that have been recorded around the globe in the past year. Flooding occurred in Italy, the U.K., China and Alaska, among others. Vermont dealt with Hurricane Irene and Greenland had more melting damage than usual over the summer. Europe, Russia and China all had blizzards and deeply cold winters.
"Last winter, southeast Alaska had the most snow they've ever had, and that's saying something for Alaska," Francis said.
She also mentioned heat waves and drought in the summer throughout Europe, Russia and the U.S.
"The list is just mindboggling," she said.
Francis then tackled the question as to whether humans were having an effect on climate change and the extreme weather situations. Her answer? Yes, and "the evidence is really starting to pile up."
"I think climate change is playing a very huge role, and that's what I want to talk about today," she said.
According to Francis, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased rapidly. Temperature has not responded immediately, but that is because that kind of global process takes a while.
"What this means is ... we have a long way to go in terms of warming and the impacts of this high carbon dioxide in the atmosphere," Francis explained. "And we know that the reason why the carbon dioxide is so high in the atmosphere is that humans have put it there. And it's not slowing down."
Francis demonstrated tools that people like her use to gather their data and information, particularly a computer program called a global climate model. It uses math and physics to simulate processes that happen in the atmosphere, and effects on ocean, snow, ice and other climate systems.
One of the effects of increased carbon dioxide is an increased moisture level in the atmosphere.
"Moisture is fuel for storms, and extra moisture in the atmosphere provides more moisture for precipitation," Francis said. "We also know that the effects of that moisture in the atmosphere are not uniformly felt around the globe."
Essentially, wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier. The changing climate is causing extremes.
Francis used a deck of cards to illustrate her point. She took out the three of clubs and two of diamonds and replaced them with an extra king of hearts and ace of spades.
"This is the deck that Mother Nature's playing with now," she said. "The chances of getting high cards is higher."
This doesn't mean every hand is a good hand, however. This is merely increasing the probability of getting extreme events.
The problem with the ice melting in the Arctic, Francis continued, is that there is no longer that reflective surface. Usually, the bright ice reflects the heat right back into space. But now, with less ice, the heat is going right into the water, where it is absorbed and the entire ocean warms. When fall comes around, that heat is expressed back into the atmosphere in various forms including vapor and infrared. It's all re-transmitted into the atmosphere.
The amount of heat absorbed in the Arctic in areas where ice was lost this summer "is about enough energy to power the entire United States for about 25 years," Francis said. "That's a lot of energy."
The increased warmth at the Northern Hemisphere begins to affect the jet stream, and changes the weather all around the globe. Francis believes that Hurricane Sandy may have been a result of these changing weather patterns.
"As the ocean warms, the hurricane seasons may lengthen so we might see more storms like Sandy forming later in the season, and the warming oceans may allow these storms to track farther northward," she said.
Francis concluded her discussion with an emphasis on how the weather is changing in the present.
"In summary, I would say that our deck of cards has clearly changed," she said. "CO2 levels are higher than they've been in many many thousands of years. We have a warmer world, we have a more moist atmosphere, any weather patterns we have now is forming in a different state. ... We know weather of all extreme types are increasing.
"Mother Nature will always throw us some curveballs," she continued, "and I think we should be ready for those."

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PMS (great MS!) is streaming my MKV (H.264+DTS) files just fine to PS3, but I wonder if there is a way to improve the way it works in my setup.
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Heart Disease Health Center
What Is Atherosclerosis?
In this article
Atherosclerosis -- hardening and narrowing of the arteries -- gets a lot of bad press but with good reason. This progressive process silently and slowly blocks arteries, putting blood flow at risk.
Atherosclerosis is the usual cause of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease -- what together are called "cardiovascular disease." Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in America, with more than 800,000 deaths in 2005.
Did You Know?
Under the Affordable Care Act, many health insurance plans will cover preventive care services, including blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, at no cost to you. Learn more.
How does atherosclerosis develop? Who gets it, and why? This deadly process is preventable and treatable. Read on, and get to know your enemy.
What Causes Atherosclerosis?
First, an Anatomy 101 review: Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body. They're lined by a thin layer of cells called the endothelium. The endothelium works to keep the inside of arteries toned and smooth, which keeps blood flowing.
According to experts, atherosclerosis begins with damage to the endothelium caused by high blood pressure, smoking, or high cholesterol. That damage leads to the formation of plaque.
When bad cholesterol, or LDL, crosses the damaged endothelium, the cholesterol enters the wall of the artery. That causes your white blood cells to stream in to digest the LDL. Over years, the accumulating mess of cholesterol and cells becomes a plaque in the wall of the artery.
Plaque is a jumble of cholesterol, cells, and debris that creates a bump on the artery wall. As atherosclerosis progresses, that bump gets bigger. And when it gets big enough, it can create a blockage. That process goes on throughout your entire body. As a result, not only is your heart at risk but you are also at risk for stroke and other kinds of health problems.
Atherosclerosis usually causes no symptoms until middle or older age. But as narrowings become severe, they choke off blood flow and can cause pain. Blockages can also suddenly rupture, causing blood to clot inside an artery at the site of the rupture.
Atherosclerosis and Plaque Attacks
Plaques from atherosclerosis can behave in different ways.
- They can stay within the artery wall. There, the plaque grows to a certain size and stops. Since this plaque doesn't block blood flow, it may never cause symptoms.
- Plaque can grow in a slow, controlled way into the path of blood flow. Eventually, it causes significant blockages. Pain on exertion (in the chest or legs) is the usual symptom.
- The worst-case scenario consists of plaques that suddenly rupture, allowing blood to clot inside an artery. In the brain, this causes a stroke; in the heart, a heart attack.
The plaques of atherosclerosis cause the three main kinds of cardiovascular disease:
- Coronary artery disease: Stable plaques in the heart's arteries cause angina (chest pain on exertion). Sudden plaque rupture and clotting causes heart muscle to die. This is a heart attack, or myocardial infarction.
- Cerebrovascular disease: Ruptured plaques in the brain's arteries causes strokes with the potential for permanent brain damage. Temporary blockages in an artery can also cause transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), which are warning signs of stroke; however, there is no brain injury.
- Peripheral artery disease: Narrowing in the arteries of the legs caused by plaque causes poor circulation. This causes pain on walking and poor wound healing. Severe disease may lead to amputations.


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The ReREWIND LIVE! House of 80's! February 8th @ Anaheim House of Blues!
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 7:30 PM (PST)
Event Details
ReREWIND!!!! Back at the House of 80's! They will be rocking the show with a totally awesome set of 80's music!! They hit the House of 80's stage at 10:30 pm! The show is all ages. Tickets are $20 at the door, but buying here, you save and support ReREWIND! Feel free to share this link with friends!
The show is Friday Feb 8th! Also playing is Fusion Beat, One Hot Mess and Past Action Heroes, giving you the best of the 80's! The House of 80's has you covered!!!
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Jones Road, full road closure between Bennington Lane and NE Butler Market Road. May 18 – August 18, local access only.
Orion Drive closed in two locations for sewer work; at the intersection with Avery Lane and between Desert Woods Drive and King Hezekiah Way. From July 11 to Sept. 6. Detours marked.
Valhalla Sewer Relocation Project, Mt. Washington Drive at Shevlin Park Road intersection and North to Regency Street. Nighttime closures with detours marked during roundabout construction. Daytime closures for construction towards Regency Street. 7 p.m. – 7 a.m., July 11 – November.
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A fire hydrant was knocked out Thursday following a two-vehicle collision at West Inyokern Road and North Gordon Street.
A Plymouth Grand Voyager was traveling east on Inyokern Road when it reportedly struck a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was parked in front of a business and knocked it into the hydrant.
The Ridgecrest Police Department is investigating.
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STEWART AIRPORT — Passenger traffic is down right now, but the Port Authority is about to launch a couple projects designed to accommodate the brighter, busier future it believes will come to Stewart International Airport.
Rehabilitation of both runways, with a preliminary cost estimate of $143.5 million, is slated to begin in April and be completed in the first quarter of 2015.
Bids are to be opened Monday, and that will give the Port Authority a better idea what the work will cost.
A $19.9 million expansion of the terminal to allow for customs inspections and other services for international flights is set to begin in the third quarter of 2014 and be ready by the first quarter of 2016.
In addition, construction of a new state police forensics laboratory, at a maximum cost of $10 million, is set to begin in April.
Gregory Reszka, a senior program manager for the Port Authority, updated the Stewart Airport Commission on those and other capital projects Tuesday.
Stewart's capital budget for this year is $27 million, which Reszka described as a tentative figure.
Reszka said because of damage from Superstorm Sandy, Port Authority delayed adopting a final capital budget for 2013 while it reassessed priorities.
However, he's reasonably certain the final capital budget for Stewart won't vary much from the preliminary figure.
In fact, given the cost of the three major projects, he's expecting Stewart's capital budget to be much higher in 2014. The costs of those projects will be spread over the course of the next three years.
As much as possible, the runway work will be done at night and on weekends to minimize the impact on scheduled air traffic, Reszka said.
Port Authority committed itself to making $500 million in capital improvements at Stewart when it took over the airport's lease in 2007.
Originally that work was to be done within a 10-year period, but the authority extended its timetable in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the second time in as many days, University of Kentucky true freshman punter Landon Foster has earned a postseason honor after being named to first-team Freshman All-America by Scout.com, the website announced on Friday.
Foster, who became the first UK punter ever to be selected to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team on Thursday, is the first UK player to earn first-team Freshman All-America honors from Scout.com and the first kicker to earn such honors by any organization. Foster is only the 11th freshman in school history to be a Freshman All-American and the first since cornerback Trevard Lindley in 2006 by Rivals.com, TSN and Football Writers Association of America.
The native of Franklin, Tenn., had a fantastic first season with the Wildcats, with a season average of 42.9 yards per punt. Foster is fourth among freshmen nationally in punting. Overall, Foster launched 61 punts this season for 2,617 yards and 13 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. The freshman only had three touchbacks on the year, while his longest punt of the season was a 58-yarder against Arkansas. Foster averaged a staggering 50.7 yards per punt in the win over Kent State, while he hit at least one punt over 50 yards in nine of UK's 12 games.
During the season, Foster was named Honorable Mention Punter of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards four times and was selected to the National Freshman Performer of the Year Watch List by the CFPA.
As a team, Kentucky currently sits 18th nationally in net punting with a mark of 39.46. That high number is less than five-tenths off the third-highest net punting mark for one season in school history (39.92 in 1999).
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According to Forbes magazine, Columbus, Ohio ranks #24 nationally on The Best Places for Business and Careers list. A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch references Forbes latest list and quotes Alex Fischer, president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership as saying: "We are repeatedly showing up as one of the top cities in the Midwest," he said. "The Midwest is having a renaissance, and Columbus is leading that."
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Ellen Hittson, a student at Campbellsville University, will be working as a summer intern at the Central Kentucky News-Journal.
Hittson was chosen among all applicants for the Kentucky Press Association internship.
A senior in mass communications, Hittson is originally from Bowling Green and plans to pursue a journalism career.
At CU, Hittson is involved with the Campus Times and is beginning her fourth year on the Lady Tiger Swim Team.
The Taylor County Conservation District has announced that fees to pick up dead stock have increased. However, because of grant funds available, the district is able to reimburse the producer all of the pickup cost through June 30.
Producers must bring in the bill from A&S Livestock to receive the reimbursement. Producers who used the service from July 1 up to next May 1 will be reimbursed the difference between the cost share amount they received and the actual cost of the pick up.
J. Anthony "Tony" Reynolds has been selected by the Taylor County Soil and Water Conservation District as the recipient of the 2011 Master Conservationist Award.
Nationwide less than 2 percent of individuals who participate in production agriculture are awarded this distinguished title.
Xtreme Fitness of Campbellsville and Columbia is now offering The SilverSneakers Fitness Program.
Eligible members who have select Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans can receive a basic fitness center membership with which they can enjoy specialized low-impact SilverSneakers fitness classes focusing on improving muscular strength and endurance, mobility, flexibility, range of motion, balance, agility and coordination.
In his 30 years as a State Farm agent, Ken Keltner has insured fathers, their sons, and now, even their grandsons.
"There are just a lot of great people in the community that are honest and trustworthy that I like to do business with," Keltner said.
And this month, Keltner is celebrating three decades with State Farm. He became a State Farm agent on May 1, 1981.
"I guess it started a little bit before then," Keltner said.
Taylor Regional Hospital hosted its annual Nurse of the Year and annual Nurse Extender of the Year Awards last Monday.
The Nurse of the Year and Nurse Extender of the Year are chosen by their peers.
LPN Frieda Cox was named Nurse of the Year. Other nominees were LaRee Bell, RN; Dana Blair, RN; and Lisa Haliday, RN.
Cox has been a team member at TRH since 1995. She and her husband, Joe, have four children, Stephanie Nelson, Rebecca Cox, John Cox and the late Karen Cox. They have two grandchildren, Taylor and Blake Nelson.
Taylor County woodworker Michael Harden and his Kentucky Krafter's Gallery has been invited to exhibit work at this year's Kentucky Guild of Artisans and Craftsmen Spring Fair.
The event will take place at Bowling Green's Slone Convention Center on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults. Children younger than 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.
Tom Wurtz has joined the Central Kentucky News-Journal as a political blogger.
Wurtz's blogs will be published each Friday at cknj.com. He promises to make readers think, laugh and maybe even cry.
In 2010, Wurtz decided it was time to improve his political knowledge. He decided to educate himself and offer provocative and entertaining analysis. He has been politically active in federal, state and local issues.
Farmers who suffered losses of livestock due to the recent storms and flooding in Kentucky are reminded that they have 30 days after the livestock loss was apparent to submit a notice of loss with their local Farm Service Agency office.
The notice of loss is the first step toward applying for partial reimbursement under the Livestock Indemnity Program.
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"I don't ever want to be trendy," Carolina Herrera once told Vogue. She needn't worry: Since launching her first collection in 1981 at the behest of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, the Venezuelan-born designer has achieved fashion icon status and won several CFDA honors (including the 2008 Lifetime Achievement award) for her timeless, sophisticated clothing, handbags, accessories, and bridal gowns. Herrera's standout eveningwear — bold, lavish dresses and sweeping ball gown skirts paired with crisp white cotton shirts — counts Penelope Cruz, Amy Adams, Renée Zellweger, and other A-listers among its fans. In the 2000s Herrera founded CH Carolina Herrera, a lifestyle brand featuring stylish ready-to-wear essentials, shoes, bags, and sunglasses for women, men, and children; 212, her collection of distinctive scents, has received several fragrance industry honors for its refined elegance.
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Project LEAF (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) is an INTERPOL/ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) consortium initiative against illegal logging and related crimes.
It is led by INTERPOL with financial support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).
The issues
Living forests are vital to mitigating climate change because they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Deforestation accounts for an estimated 17 per cent of global carbon emissions, greater than from all the world's air, road, rail and shipping traffic combined.
National and international frameworks exist to protect forests, reduce illegal logging, support sustainable practices and reduce emissions – for example, the international climate finance mechanism known as REDD+, which is supported by UN and World Bank initiatives.
Despite this increased concern for sustainable forestry, around only eight per cent of the world's forests are certified as sustainably managed.
It is estimated that illegal logging accounts for 50-90 per cent of all forestry activities in key producer tropical forests, such as those of the Amazon Basin, Central Africa and Southeast Asia, and 15-30 per cent of all wood traded globally. Illegal logging continues to occur in many formally protected forests, especially in tropical countries.
The trade in illegally harvested timber is highly lucrative and estimated to be worth between USD 30 and USD 100 billion annually.
Illegal logging operations rely on corruption and could not occur without some form of consent from government officials responsible for protecting forests. Officials accept bribes that allow criminals to obtain logging permits, avoid detection and export illegal timber. This results in the loss of crucial resources for developing countries, while damaging their economies, public trust, and institutional structures.
The response
An international, coordinated response is essential in order to combat the organized transnational nature of the criminal groups involved in illegal logging. Otherwise, halting illegal logging in one country will merely result in an increase in another as the demand for illegally logged wood products remains unchanged.
Effective compliance and enforcement requires cooperation among the many different law enforcement agencies involved, including police, forest authorities, anti-corruption units, financial intelligence units (FIUs) and customs.
By involving the FIUs and investigating financial crimes – such as money laundering – in the forestry sector, the law enforcement community can identify and confiscate the proceeds of those crimes. Following the money trail leads to the masterminds or financiers of the illegal logging operations and, most importantly, to their assets.
Project Leaf aims to:
- Raise awareness of the impact of illegal logging;
- Develop law enforcement capacity;
- Enhance information and intelligence sharing;
- Establish National Environmental Security Task Forces (NESTs) to promote institutionalized cooperation between national agencies and international partners.
These aims will be delivered through analysis, training, operational support and the dissemination of expert recommendations and best practice.
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A Joplin woman died as a result of a head-on collision that took place at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday on Business Loop 49, four miles south of Joplin.
Marguerite S. "Penny" Ward, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Joplin's Freeman West Hospital.
The driver of the other vehicle, Josh S. Vaughan, 34, of Neosho, suffered moderate injuries in the crash. He was also taken to Freeman West for treatment.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened as a southbound 2007 Nissan Pathfinder driven by Vaughan was passing another vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming 2009 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Ward. Both drivers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, a patrol report noted. In accordance with state law, Vaughan, the surviving driver, was tested for blood alcohol content.
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Five Takeaways From Apple CEO Tim Cook's Keynote to Investors
Apple CEO Tim Cook wrapped up a keynote at its annual shareholder meeting today.
The status quo has basically remained the same. But Cook did shed some light on a few things that have been nagging investors and Apple followers for a while.
For example, we now have a ballpark date for when the company will be moving to its new spaceship-like campus.
You can see a full report on the keynote and the Apple shareholder meeting in a report by The Journal's Jessica E. Lessin and Ian Sherr.
In the meantime, here's a quick rundown of Cook's comments to shareholders:
- Apple still wants to revive a proposal related to how it could issue preferred stock. It pulled the proposal originally after a judge sided with hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who had been rallying Apple shareholders to vote against it. Apple's head lawyer said the company is still "committed" to reviving the issue in the future.
- Apple is shooting for a 2016 move-in date for the new campus. Cook said its new futuristic-looking headquarters would likely open in 2016. A few months before he died, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs unveiled the spaceship-like design for the campus.
- No new insight on additional Apple products, like the supposed computerized watch and television. Apple is "looking at new categories," but Cook said the company doesn't talk about them.
- Cook is paying attention to the stock price. "I don't like it" either, he said, referring to the 37% slump from its high in September last year. There was no mention of a rumored stock split.
- Cook still has some zingers. At this keynote, he stopped himself before carefully responding to a comment about Apple having its head in the "sand." Cook, it seems, is quite able of keeping up with a crowd.


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By the age of 42 (in an era in which life expectancy was 40), Leonardo da Vinci had yet to create anything commensurate with his lofty ambitions. By that point, Ross King writes in, "Leonardo and 'The Last Supper,' " he had produced "only a few scattered paintings, a bizarre-looking music instrument, some ephemeral decorations for masques and festivals and many hundreds of pages of notes and drawings for studies he had not yet published, or for inventions he had not yet built."
Too many of his projects -- like creating a gigantic bronze horse on commission for Lodovico Sforza, ruler of Milan -- had gone unfinished. Projects having to do with architecture, military engineering and urban planning had not found patrons.
Around 1492, Lodovico began planning a family mausoleum at Milan's church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. He asked Leonardo to begin work on a painting of the Last Supper for the wall of the church's refectory, where the Dominican friars took their meals.
"Leonardo may have dreamed of constructing tanks and guns, of placing a dome on Milan's half-built cathedral, or of completing the world's largest bronze statue," King writes. "But he was going to do none of these things. Instead, he was going to paint a wall."
The 450 square feet of paint and plaster known as "The Last Supper" would become one of the most famous paintings in the world -- one, in the words of the art historian Kenneth Clark, that is "commonly held to be the climax of Leonardo's career as a painter" and that some scholars regard as a portal into a new era in art.
In this volume King -- author of books such as "Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power" and "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling"-- gives a gripping account of how that painting was created, deftly situating it in a historical context and deconstructing the ways the painter broke with tradition and stamped a familiar subject with his own vision.
King appears to draw heavily on the work of Clark and other Leonardo experts, as well as on Leonardo's writings -- but he does an insightful job of weaving together all his research.
On several much debated issues, King does not hesitate to share his opinions. He asserts that the girlish-looking figure sitting on Jesus' right is John -- not Mary Magdalene, as a character in Dan Brown's best-seller "The Da Vinci Code" famously argued. John, King contends, was traditionally portrayed as "a youthful and slightly feminine figure among his mostly bewhiskered and older companions."
He says that one of Leonardo's sketches played with "the idea of placing John asleep on Christ's breast" -- the way he was often traditionally depicted at the Last Supper -- but that Leonardo ended up having John lean toward Peter, instead, in order to isolate Jesus spatially in the composition.
As for the age-old question of whether "The Last Supper" depicted the moment when Jesus instituted the Eucharist or the moment when he announced that one of his disciples would betray him, King quotes a Leonardo expert who wrote in 1983 that most authorities had by then agreed that the painting represented "an amalgam" of both.
King writes that Leonardo -- so attentive to facial expressions and physical gestures -- would have "glimpsed little" of this drama in earlier artists' work, which tended to promote a "hushed and reflective mood." But Leonardo was willing to disregard fashion, precedent and tradition in his work. In King's opinion, his "Last Supper" featured more lifelike details -- "from the expressive faces of the apostles to the plates of food and pleats of tablecloth" -- than anything yet "created in two dimensions."
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The Butterfield-Odin School Veterans Day program will be held on Friday, Nov. 9, in the Butterfield-Odin Gym with the program beginning at 10:30 am.
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Gonzaga is the only Jesuit University on the West Coast that offers both a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Music Education. The Music Department faculty and staff are committed to preserving and developing the long and distinguished tradition of excellence in humanistic, Catholic, and Jesuit education.
The music department is fully accredited as an Associate Member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
The music program at Gonzaga integrates liberal arts learning with a specialized competence in music. Our goal is to develop competent leaders in music, music education, and the arts.
While we commit ourselves to preparing students to pursue music as a profession, we also believe that all students will be more effective leaders in their communities and professions when enriched with the opportunity to explore and develop their personal musical talents and creative imagination.
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Long Tradition
Dating back to 1889, Gonzaga University has a long and truly outstanding tradition in the formal study of music. Serving over 600 students each semester, the Music Department allows students at all levels of music proficiency to pursue their interests.
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Students also receive personal attention in small classes that often have fewer than ten students. This environment maximizes creativity and inspires students to truly reach their full musical potential.
Latest Technology
Both majors and non-majors have access to the Department's Music and Technology Labs, which feature state of the art music technology. Technology interfaces instrumental keyboards with computers, allowing students to compose, edit, arrange, and record music.
Music Degrees
Bachelor of Arts in Music
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Looks like rice. Cools like rice. Serves (sometimes) like rice. But it's not rice. In fact.. it is not in the grass family at all. It is related to the beet and spinach family. Unlike rice.. this seed has very high protein content. It is also gluten-free. It isn't the easiest thing to find as it is more commonly sold at nature or organic type specialty markets. You can often find it if you look closely (or ask someone) in Publix but it will be one small box hidden amongst the gargantuan isles.
It can be used to compliment a variety of dishes such as soups, pilafs and cereals, however I love this little protein as the star in it's own show. Try this tasty recipe if and decide for yourself.
Quinoa Salad -
1 cup quinoa cooked accoring to package (just like rice)
1 large carrot (peeled & diced)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup dried cranberries or raisans
1 green apple (peeled, cored and diced) optional
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
Let cooked quinoa cool for 1-15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl dried cranberries, carrots, walnuts, and apple until well mixed. Add the cooled quinoa. In a separate bowl, whisk the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and garlic until well blended. Pour over the quinoa and fruit/veg mixture. Mix with a table size fork or spoon. (this is important to get good coverage on the tiny quinoa. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
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I prefer red quinoa. It's delicious!
Thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely check it out. It's not known as the "King of the Grains" for nothing.
Also, if you are unsure about trying it, want to ease yourself into it, or want to sneak it in for the kids try mixing it with rice while cooking...
Quinoa is fantastic. I eat it like rice, hot with a little butter and salt. Delicious. Its also great in chicken soup and burritos.
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This sounds delicious. I am on the verge of becoming a vegeterian simply because I don't like how I feel when I eat meat, and I do not like the taste/texture of it. I struggle now with getting enough protein - you can tell by my paper thin nails. I've been looking for high protein foods that are not meat or green leafy (feel like a rabbit some days). Thanks for the recipe.
I love Quinoa. This recipe sounds great. Thank you for the post!
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I haven't tried quinoa yet, but have heard a lot of great things about it. Thank you for the recipe, I'm going to try it out and see how the family likes it. I definitely need foods that incorporate more protein, so if I can get this one past the kids, I would be very happy!
I love the taste of quinoa but sometimes it can be hard on my stomach. I have to eat it in small servings.
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The Amazon jungle is a mysterious, primeval place that easily conjures up images of trackless jungles filled with exotic and potentially dangerous wildlife. If you ask the average person what the most lethal animal in the Amazon is, they will probably give answers that range from Piranhas to Anacondas and ferocious Jaguars. However, as intimidating as these and other rainforest animals are, none of them come close to winning the title of the most dangerous animal in the Amazon.
No, that infamous price goes to a creature that is much smaller. Africanized Honeybees and large, scary wasps are potentially dangerous but you have to seriously provoke them to get stung en-masse. Bites from Brazilian Wandering Spiders and several species of venomous snakes would also be dangerous but as long as you don't play with them, they aren't going to go out of their way to bite you. However, the same can't be said for the lowly mosquito and that is partly why those infuriating biting bugs are the most dangerous creature in the Amazon Rainforest.
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Mike Gordon,
Monday, 06/30/2008
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
Set 1: Another Door[1], Traveled Too Far[1], Ain't Love Funny > Kryermaten[1] > Ain't Love Funny, Voices[1], Cruel World, La La La[2], Andelmans' Yard[1], The Walls of Time[2], She Said She Said[2], The Time For Loving Is Now[2]
Encore: Meat[2], Dig Further Down[1]
[1] Debut.
[2] Mike Gordon debut.
Notes: Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck opened. This tour-opening gig feautured the first performance of the Mike Gordon touring ensemble of Scott Murawski, Craig Myers, Tom Cleary and Todd Isler. Every song in this show was an original or cover debut except "Cruel World" (Max Creek) and Ain't Love Funny" (J.J. Cale): Mike Gordon originals "Another Door," "Traveled Too Far," "Voices," "Andelmans' Yard," "Dig Further Down," and the Phish original "Meat," "Kryermaten" (Todd Isler), "La La La" (Tranquility Bass), "The Walls of Time" (Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan), "She Said She Said" (The Beatles), and "The Time for Loving Is Now" (The Mustangs).
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This show is a good reason why. Starting off with an inspired Fire, the band is locked in. While McGrupp and Shaggy Dog are a bit on the quiet side, Golgi manages to liven things up a bit. Many fans were calling for more 'rock n roll', and one woman even screams about 'this reggae sh!t'. Funny, since I don't know if McGrupp can be considered reggae. Nonetheless, Golgi, Alumni (dedicated to a friend of the band), and Peaches provide a mid-set rock fest. Pat Metheny's Phase Dance is next (which I talk about in the 9/27/88 review). It's always difficult to deal with Page's cheesy organ sound in this cover - perhaps one day they'll bring it out with their current equipment to do it some justice.
After a fun Dear. Mrs. Reagan, Trey introduces Alex, who is in her second night at Nectar's and encourages the audience to give her tips. He also introduces Paul and asks if anyone wants to buy his old guitar (at this point he had moved on to his Languedoc guitar "old reliable"). Trey introduces Fishman to play trombone on I Didn't Know, which was the essential precursor to the vacuum. A wonderful version of Bowie follows and closes the set. A very nice Bowie here, with some great interplay between the band members before the first verse. This builds slowly, but really is solid the last few minutes.
Set two has Trey introducing three people whose birthday it is. The first, "my sister Kristy", came from New York to run the lights (the same Kristy who the band wrote Joy for). He also calls up Del Martin, who at the time was recording the band's shows. Timber contains some teases of DEG from Trey and is particularly chaotic. Flat Fee, Fee, and Possum are all pretty standard, although it is worth mentioning the sing-along from the audience during Fee. Clearly, folks had picked up on this quirky song's chorus.
Lizards here is novel in that it contains a fairly interesting bridge (after the whoa-whoa-whoa part). It's a funky little jam with Trey fooling around with four notes, but it sounds great. Mockingbird, its debut, is particularly tame, as the band has trouble keeping up with Trey (who himself has trouble with the difficult finger-work). An extremely strong version of Whipping Post closes the set and makes me wonder if the band ever plays a weak version of the song (similar to my thoughts about Julius).
Set three opens with a goofy fake 'goodnight' from the band. Suzy and TMWSIY are pretty standard here. Sadly, an emasculated Clod moves into Bundle of Joy here. The full Clod was in its death throes at this point in the band's history and would only be seen once more (11/10/89) before being engulfed by Fluffhead. But, by this time, Clod had lost its promise. Compare this Clod to, say, 8/21/87 and you'll see what I mean.
The last Curtain with, before the emergence of The Curtain, appears here and is the highlight of the show. I love this version as the band patiently moves around in the jam before winding into a DEG-like section. GTBT to close is very solid and also features some DEG-teasing from Trey.
This is a particularly solid show, but like most 3-set Nectar's shows from this time period, there are definitely songs that are more worthwhile to hear than others. I like the Fire and Bowie in the first set and the extra-bridge Lizards and strong Whipping Post from the second set. Set 3 is highlighted by the wonderful Curtain-with. There are plenty of fun spots and banter in this show if you listen carefully, otherwise, stick to the highlights.


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Bich Ngoc, who earns less than $60 a week and has a newborn son, cobbled together four months of savings to buy the latest iPhone so she could impress her colleagues who have older versions of the device.
"I like the iPhone because it is small, light and very delicate," said Ngoc, a 24-year-old accountant in Hanoi who recently purchased the device. "Everyone seems a bit jealous."
Apple is looking to consumers such as Ngoc in Vietnam and across Southeast Asia willing to spend more than two months salary on an iPhone or iPad, as it seeks sales amid competition with Samsung. Apple is tapping FPT, Vietnam's biggest listed information and communication technology company, to roll out retail outlets in major cities as part of a regional push.
"One of the biggest moves Apple is making is in Southeast Asia," Tim Bajarin, president of San Jose-based technology consulting firm Creative Strategies, said in a phone interview. "If you look at the numbers, Android has passed Apple in smartphones, and it has made huge strides in tablets this year."
Smartphones based on Android, which Google provides to hardware manufacturers for free, made up 78 percent of the global industry in 2013, up from 66 percent in 2012, according to Gartner. Apple's iPhone was second with 16 percent, down from 19 percent. Apple's share of the global tablet market dropped to 36 percent in 2013 from 53 percent the year earlier, while Samsung jumped to 19 percent in 2013 from 7 percent, according to Gartner.
Apple's push into Southeast Asia comes as the company forms a partnership with IBM to expand its mobile technology into the global corporate arena with business-specific software for iPads and iPhones. Apple aims to use its collaboration with IBM on data analysis, cloud and mobile technology to deepen its reach into businesses.
Apple products are popular in Vietnam, where a brand-savvy young population covets the instant recognition a slender iPhone brings, said Lam Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City-based country director at International Data Corp. He predicts Vietnam smartphone sales will increase 56 percent to about 12 million units in 2014, and Apple will get a good chunk of that.
"There are more and cheaper alternatives out there," Nguyen said in a phone interview. "This is about a relatively affordable status symbol. It's fashion."
Sales of iPhones in Vietnam soared 262 percent in Apple's fiscal first half ended March 29, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said during a conference call with analysts April 23.
Michaela Wilkinson, a spokeswoman at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, declined to comment about the company's Vietnam and Southeast Asia retail strategy.
FPT's F.Studio stores, styled after Apple outlets in developed markets, feature minimalist interiors and English- speaking store clerks clad in black and trained by the iPhone- maker.
A sparsely appointed F.Studio with stark black and white tables displaying polished devices sits incongruously on a Hanoi street with blaring motorbikes and women in conical hats hawking lychees. Inside the store, sales staff handle the devices with the delicate touch of diamond sellers.
"Here I can trust the quality and get support from the staff," Vuong Ha, 41, said during a recent visit to the store. She held off buying her first iPhone until F.Studio opened in Hanoi for fear of buying a fake device, a common concern among Vietnamese consumers.
"I would not dare to spend this much money on an iPhone from another store," she said.
FPT last year qualified as the country's "premium" reseller, allowing it to sell Apple's range of products, from iPods to iPhones, CEO Bui Quang Ngoc said in an interview in his company's headquarters in Hanoi. For years Apple brushed off FPT's requests for a partnership, he said.
Apple's retail priorities were elsewhere, Ngoc said. "Then they started to focus on Vietnam," he said. "It's a big change for Apple. Southeast Asia is a big market."
As part of its increased focus on Southeast Asia, Apple also has retailing relationships similar to the one with FPT with local chains in countries including Malaysia and Thailand.
Apple made 26 percent of its sales from Asia Pacific in its fiscal second quarter, with 20 percent from the greater China region, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan. Japan, which isn't included in the Asia Pacific figures, represented 9 percent of Apple's sales.
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I would like to recognize and thank the city commission and the McPherson Street Department for erecting railings on the sidewalk east of Washington Elementary School along the concrete slope. The concrete slope did pose a potential hazard, but the city street department is erecting railings for the safety of the children. The department and city fathers deserve a well-earned pat on the back.
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AIKEN, S.C. -- These days, business and industries are changing. Companies are economizing, making their goods at a cheaper price, all to offset cost.
The same is true for illegitimate business like manufacturing methamphetamine. Dealers are economizing, and in the process, their labs are getting smaller.
"It's not something that you would think about when people say a meth lab," said Cpt. Troy Elwell with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
You wouldn't think about it as a meth lab, because the lab can fit inside a bookbag.
"It's called the 'one pot' or the 'shake and bake' method," Elwell said. "It can be hidden in a backpack."
It can fit inside a book bag because all the ingredients are fairly common household products, often found at hardware stores. Things like drain cleaner, camp fire fluid, AA batteries, duct tape and a soda bottle are used to make the product.
"It makes it hard for us to recognize," Elwell said.
He says they're hard to recognize because unless you can smell the fumes coming from the book bag, you would never know.
However, Aiken County deputies have run into the newer, mobile meth labs on Justin Gray's street.
"Over the past two months [police have had] a lot of activity," he said.
"The process contains very volatile chemicals," Elwell said, "They're discarded on the side of the road most of the time."
That poses a problem for people like Gray.
"I've never even heard of anything like that," Gray said of the meth labs.
The meth is cooked inside a soda bottle or Gatorade bottle. If the maker becomes suspicious of police, it's very easy for them to throw away, and to people like Gray, it just looks like trash; but it's trash you don't want to pick up. All it takes for the lab to become active again and potentially explode is for someone to pick up the bottle and open it.
"That's awful," Gray said.
Deputies agree. That's why they want you to be able to spot one of these labs.
"Those [labs] are something you don't want to mess with," Elwell said. "You want to call your local law enforcement."


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Davis Dairy, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee on Wildwood.
Taken by Judith Richards Shubert, September 28, 2005, Copyright
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
"Happy 101" Award for Tennessee Memories
There are so many dear, sweet folks I've met through blogging about my family genealogy! Three of them have been so kind as to give me this "sweet" award called "Happy 101" to recognize Genealogy Traces and Tennessee Memories.
I first heard from Debbie Blanton at Blanton Family Roots and Branches and then Taylorstales-Genealogy dropped by with hers. I also heard from Robin Cordell-Inge who writes Where I Come From. Over at Tennessee Memories, Janice Tracy, author of Mississippi Memories and six other very interesting blogs, left her "sweet" comments! Thanks to all of you. I appreciate it, and you all make me happy!
If you receive this award you are asked to list 10 things that make you happy and list 10 blogs you would like to share it with.
10 Things that Make me Happy!
Laughter of my sisters
Reading about Texas
My kids and grandkids
Sunny Days
Music (all kinds)
Collecting Glass
Walking through cemeteries with a camera and notebook
Iced Tea "the table wine of the South"
I'd like to pass the award on to the following blogs:
everything blues Everything about the blues, including history of the music form and details about the lives and the music of some well-known blues musicians. by Janice Tracy
Appalachian History Stories, quotes, and anecdotes. by Dave Tabler
Genealogy Simple & Fun Here are articles to help you in your research, news information plus items to make your genealogy adventure fun! by Tammy Evans
Greta's Genealogy Bog Seriously obsessed with genealogy since 2005; the joys, problems, and pitfalls of family research. by Greta Koehl
Lincecum Lineage A genealogy blog devoted to her Lincecum ancestors, as well as all allied lines that merged with or crossed their paths. by Stephanie Lincecum.
Raeburn Family Odyssey Connecting the dots of the Raeburn families and related surnames from Ireland to North America; with a little bit of this and that in between. by Holly
Where I Come From "This is the story of my family and where they came from....and the journey that brought me to here!" by Robin Cordell-Inge
Who Will Tell Their Story? "A blog dedicated to my collection of orphan photographs." by Julie Cahill Tarr
Consanguinity kin-necting the dots. Relationship by blood, whether linear or collateral. by Patti Browning
GeneaDiva's History, Genealogy and "Stuff" Genealogy, history and general stuff connected to my life with emphasis on history and genealogy. by the GeneaDiva
Please take a moment to check out my selections. They are all worthy of your readership and your comments
4 comments:
- S. Lincecum said...
Thanks so much for thinking of me and my blog, Judith!
- January 12, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Robin said...
Ok! First tell me what that post above me says! I just got new glasses and dont think they are working correctly. I think the Bi-focal part is doing something funky. LOL Second of course you may use the creative common widget.
- February 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- Sarah said...
Wow, what a great site. I am interested in genalogy as well. My family comes from Kentucky and Tennessee.
I wanted to thank you for becoming a follower of my blog http://swanladycreations.blogspot.com/
Thanks for all the nice things you said.
- February 24, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Robin said...
So wanted to send you some sunshine over to your side... Hope this brightens your day a little since it seems the real thing has lost it's way to our Big Beautiful State.
- March 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM
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ACUSHNET — Acushnet residents are invited to the Acushnet Council on Aging on Wednesday, Jan. 30, to learn more about the possibility of expanding the Community Center at 232 Middle Road to accommodate both public library operations and the community center. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the COA.
The library/community center project is the main issue to be voted on at the special Town Meeting Feb. 11. In anticipation of that meeting, members of the Acushnet Library/Community Center Feasibility Study Committee will have floor plans on display Jan. 30. They will address the community's questions about why this project is needed, how Acushnet residents will benefit and how this project will be funded.
In October 2012, the town was awarded state grant funding of about $3.2 million to cover half the cost of this project. This state grant along with trustee and Friends group funding of about $260,000 have reduced the town's share to 46 percent.
At the special Town Meeting, voters will be asked to appropriate $2.9 million to cover the local match needed for the renovation and expansion project. If the spending article passes at Town Meeting, a debt-exclusion question will be on the ballot for the annual town election on Monday, April 1.
For more information on the proposed facility, visit http://sailsinc.org/acushnet/project.html, or contact Jayme Viveiros, library director at 508-998-0270 or at the Russell Library at 88 Main St., Acushnet.
The special Town Meeting on Feb. 11 begins at 7 p.m. at Ford Middle School.
The COA is located at 59 1/2 South Main Street. The Community Center is located in the former Howard School.
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ASHLAND — A helicopter being used on a logging project in the Ashland watershed will be used closer to town and should finish its share of the job this week, if weather permits.
Chris Chambers, a forest resource specialist for the Ashland Forest Resiliency Project, sent out a project update Monday explaining that people might notice more noise from the helicopter as its crew works near the city limits.
After this phase of helicopter logging finishes, log-truck traffic will continue to be heavy on Granite Street this week. The trucks will carry logs through town and ultimately to Murphy Veneer in White City. As many as 20 to 25 truckloads will come through town per day.
For public safety, Granite Street remains closed weekdays at Glenview Drive near the Lithia Swim Reservoir, as does the Hitt Road trail at the city water tank above Strawberry Lane. Loop Road is still closed from Horn Gap down to Granite Street above the swim reservoir. All trails west of Ashland Creek up to Horn Gap, including the Hitt Road trail, are closed, too.
The project's purpose is to thin trees from the area to decrease wildfire hazards to houses around Ashland. Project officials said they plan to work on 7,600 acres over 10 years.
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Main Page | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Screening | Reducing Your Risk | Talking to Your Doctor | Living With Sleep Apnea | Resource Guide
There are several different systems that deliver air and pressure through the nose or mouth. The continuous delivery of pressurized air helps to keep the tissues in the throat open. Some CPAP masks fit over the mouth and nose, while others fit over only the nose. Some devices simply deliver a preset amount of air at a preset unit of pressure. Other devices deliver more pressure with every inhalation and a bit less with every exhalation. Other devices monitor breathing and only add pressure if the machine senses a breathing abnormality.
Many of the devices are uncomfortable to wear if not fitted properly. They often dry out the nose and/or mouth, irritate the skin, leave you with a headache, and are bulky and tight to wear. However, CPAP devices provide clear benefits if you have sleep apnea that ranges from mild to severe.
Several dental devices are available to treat sleep apnea . These devices may hold the tongue down, thrust it forward, or thrust the lower jaw forward. These devices seem to be less frustrating to use than CPAP devices, although they are only effective as a treatment for mild to moderate sleep apnea.
This procedure allows stiffening of the palate by implanting permanent pieces of silastic, a silicone elastomer. This procedure may be more effective for treating snoring than sleep apnea. If you have obstructive sleep apnea, the implant may help to reduce daytime sleepiness.
Radiofrequency ablation uses heat to destroy abnormal tissue. Applying this technology to the palate and the base of the tongue can shrink the tissue and widen the airway. Ablation is successful in the treatment of snoring. But, studies do not show adequate effectiveness in the treatment of sleep apnea.
Fischer Y, Khan M, et al. Multilevel temperature-controlled radiofrequency therapy of soft palate, base of tongue, and tonsils in adults with obstructive sleep apnea. Laryngoscope. 2003;113:1786-1791.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated May 23, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Sleep apnea. American Sleep Apnea Association website. Available at: http://www.sleepapnea.org/learn/sleep-apnea.html. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Snoring. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery website. Available at: http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/snoring.cfm. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Steward DL. Effectiveness of multilevel (tongue and palate) radiofrequency tissue ablation for patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2004;114:2073-2084.
What is sleep apnea? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_Summary.html. Updated July 10, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Last reviewed May 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
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Club Success
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:45 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:45 a.m.
In reference to the Jan. 18 Polk & Florida Section B headlines, "Man Gets Life In Drive-By Killing," "Man Indicted In Pastor's Death," "Man Indicted In Ambush Death," these headlines struck me in an odd way. I'm not condoning or attempting to handcuff gun control in Florida or the U.S. The point I'm attempting to make is what concerned citizens are doing to thwart deviant behavior. Yes, something is being done for our welfare.
On the same day that these shooting stories hit The Ledger, I visited Club Success in Lakeland. It's part of the Peace River Center, a private, nonprofit mental health organization that indirectly takes steps to prevent problems like mass shootings and drive-by killings by building on the idea that only by developing and using real-life job skills, handling responsibility, developing self-esteem, can we get troubled and neurotic individuals programmed in the right direction or rehabilitated.
This is a permanent support system for its members (which can be anyone who is in need) who contend, "together we face challenges, build confidence and gain acceptance." Troubled individuals can find success by being productive members of society and not by seeing how many ways they can kill or maim.
Clubhouses like Club Success in Lakeland are numerous throughout the U.S. So, yes, some good things are being done to offset the insanity of killing. There is a 24-hour crisis line, 863-519-3744, for those who feel they need immediate help.
Too bad there isn't a gun-club success story that does things for mankind.
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INDEPENDENCE TWP. - Independence Township's Wade Cemetery was established with the death of one woman in 1821.
"The death and burial of Nancy Rea Sr. at that date was the beginning of the first graveyard within the township at the mouth of Rea's Run," according to Williams History of Washington County.
William Rea, Nancy's husband, donated the property on which his wife was buried. A veteran of the War of 1812, William was also eventually laid to rest in the cemetery in 1848.
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Richard McMahan of Independence Township looks over some of the aged gravestones at Wade Cemetery Wednesday. The graveyard is also known as Rea's Run Cemetery and Huffman Cemetery. Graves there date back to 1821.
SAM SHAWVER The Marietta Times
Originally known as Rea's Run Cemetery, and later Huffman Cemetery, the graveyard now known as Wade Cemetery became the final resting place for some of the area's oldest families.
Descendants of William and Nancy Rea are prominent in the graveyard, but other names on gravestones there include Barkwill, Farnsworth, Goodman, Hendricks, Thomas and Richardson.
The cemetery's latest interment was in 1933, according to the Washington County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society's website.
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Wade Cemetery:
Located above a gravel driveway immediately off Archers Fork Road at the intersection with Ohio 7, four miles north of Newport.
Originally known as Rea's Run Cemetery, it became Independence Township's first graveyard.
Graves date between 1821 and 1933.
Until recently Helen McMahan, 95, lived about a quarter-mile from the cemetery which is located near the intersection of Archers Run Road and Ohio 7.
"I don't remember the last person buried there, but I do remember that families would leave flowers on some of the graves on Decoration Day," she said. "When I was younger the post office was located in a store near the cemetery, and I went to the post office practically every day. We always just called it the Rea's Run Cemetery."
McMahan said the Huffman name for the cemetery probably came from a family who once owned the store where the post office was located.
German immigrants who initially settled in the area had originally given the post office the name of Ostend (east end), but in 1864 the postmaster named it the Wade Post Office, in honor of U.S. Sen Benjamin Franklin Wade who served from 1851 to 1871.
The cemetery takes its current name from the senator.
McMahan recalled one year, probably in the 1930s or 40s, the owner of a nearby store was in need of some fill dirt for her property and hired a man to haul some topsoil from the graveyard.
"He had to move some of the gravestones to get to the soil, but someone found out and they made her put the stones back on the graves," she said. "But I've heard people say they didn't get all of the gravestones back on the right graves. We were teenagers then and we all laughed about her having to put the stones back-you know how kids are."
Richard McMahan, Helen's son, said as a youngster he and other boys steered clear of the graveyard.
"It was grown over then, and we were afraid of running into a copperhead," he said. "But I think the township has cleaned it up since then."
Lee Hadley, who operates Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras, a few miles north of the cemetery, estimates there may be 100 people interred at the Wade Cemetery, but none of those burials would have been recent.
"I may have had one burial in there over the years, but it would have been some time ago," Hadley said. "I wouldn't even attempt it there now."
The cemetery is on a hillside above an old block wall and walkway immediately off Ohio 7 at the intersection with Archer's Fork Road. about four miles north of Newport.


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A Coast Guard encounter with an angry skipper off Sausalito triggered a chase out the Golden Gate Sunday that ended with the sailor facing an assault violation -- and authorities probing a "mysterious" saga.
John McCormick, who produced passports from both Ireland and New Zealand, was being held by authorities in San Francisco on suspicion of assaulting a federal officer.
The incident unfolded about 4 p.m. Sunday when officials said he threatened officers who wanted to board his 45-foot sailboat.
"He said he had weapons on board and he would use violence against us," said Mark Leahey, a Coast Guard spokesman in San Francisco.
A Coast Guard vessel on routine patrol spotted the sailboat anchored in Richardson Bay, and noted it lacked registration markings or other identification. The Coast Guard crew pulled alongside, but McCormick refused to allow them on board.
"He didn't let us on board, which makes us think he may be hiding something," Leahey said.
McCormick cut his mooring lines and headed out through the Golden Gate. The Coast Guard cutter Sockeye and a boarding team from Station Golden Gate gave chase, following the vessel to an area about two miles west of Ocean Beach.
When officials boarded the sailboat, a "minor altercation" broke out in which McCormick "lunged at an officer," Leahey said. No one was hurt.
An initial search of the vessel turned up nothing unusual, Leahey said, adding a more exhaustive examination of the vessel will be launched pending consultation with federal attorneys. The sailboat was towed back to Station Golden Gate.
Leahey said officials are comparing a recording of someone who made fake SOS calls on Sunday to determine if McCormick is the culprit.
"There's a lot of questions still to be answered," the Coast Guard official said. "Something mysterious is going on."
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On today's front page of the Devils Lake Journal you will find what's "Coming in print" and "only on the web" features on the left rail. Coming on Thursday are what's new at the library and arts and entertainment. Only on the web is a "Seen on the scene" photo gallery.
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Former UNH associate head coach candidate to replace fired Denver Pioneers coach
Gwozdecky, who won two national championships at Denver, said before the season was over he thought a contract extension was forthcoming. Instead, he was let go Monday after 19 seasons. The school will pay the remaining year on his contract, according to two sources.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – June 24, 2013 – David Flink, of Hutchinson, Minn., was elected to Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s national board of directors during the organization's annual convention held recently in Portland, Ore.
"The leadership of our board of directors ensures we are fulfilling our mission to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "Our board members are not paid for their work; rather they volunteer their time and resources because they feel so strongly about conservation. I welcome each new member and look forward to working with them in the years to come."
Flink brings a wide breadth of experience to his position on the board, having served in a number of state-level positions in Minnesota including that of state chair. Flink enjoys anything related to the outdoors, but is especially passionate about waterfowling and waterfowl conservation.
Flink grew upon the prairies of southern Minnesota and observed first hand the impact of wetlands drainage on the prairie landscape. Dave and his wife Shari reside on a shallow lake near Hutchinson. In 2006, Dave and Shari donated a 50-acre easement to DU's Living Lakes Initiative.
"I grew up in a family that valued volunteering and making a difference. Through my continued service, I hope future generations have the continued opportunity to experience the great traditions of waterfowling."
For a complete list of DU's volunteer board of directors, please visit www.ducks.org.
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at www.twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at www.youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.
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Yes, apparently some people are still watching this show. Tonight's episode carries the intriguing theme of "Competitor's Pick," meaning the finalists all pick songs for the others to sing. We sense a golden opportunity for sabotage!
"The Americans" (10 p.m., FX):
The drama continues its torrid second season with an episode that has Philip and Elizabeth (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) confronting painful truths in their respective missions. We hate it when painful truths happen. 10 p.m., FX.
"Unusually Thicke" (10 p.m., TV Guide Network):
Robin's dad and 1980s sitcom icon Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains") tries his hand at semi-scripted reality TV in this show that shines a spotlight on him and his family. Warning: They are not the Seavers.
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McPherson County Commissioners approved a request by Public Works Director Tom Maier for steel beams from Salina Steel during its meeting Tuesday.
The beams will be used for bridge repair — one for a steel beam bridge on Smoky Valley Road, and the other near Arapaho Road to the south of the county.
The budget approved for the steel is $1,397.
Kramer said repairs should not inhibit traffic across the bridges.
In other business:
• County commissioners approved a proposed amendment of the 2012 budget. The county received additional funds from the 2012 telephone tax, as well as for the Community Developmental Disability Organization. Total additional expenditures for the county equaled $579,500, with $271,000 for the E911 telephone tax, $20,000 for the 2012 telephone tax, $78,500 for technology and $210,000 for the CDDO.
• Commissioners approved a request by County Appraiser Diana Carter to purchase new computers and monitors. The budget approved was $2,658. The computers are intended to replace the last of the machines running Windows XP with ones running Windows 7.
• Commissioners approved the renewal of a cereal malt beverage dealers' licenses for Lindsborg Golf Course and Prime Time Store.
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EIA: Renewable Energy Consumption Increased 7 Percent in 2006
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The use of renewable energy in the United States increased nearly 7% in 2006, according to preliminary statistics released on August 21st by DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The new report finds wind power to be the fastest growing renewable energy technology, growing by 45% in 2006, followed by biofuels, which grew by 27.6%. In 2006, ethanol provided 4% of the volume of finished gasoline produced in the United States while consuming 14% of the nation's corn crop. Hydropower production also increased by 6.9% in 2006, reaching its highest level since 2003, but it remained below the high-water years of the late 1990s. See the report on the EIA Web site.


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