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It's the most popular amenity in the town of Eagle and it's been almost 30 years in the making.
When residents are polled, Eagle's sidewalk/bike path/trail system is consistently rated as the community's top asset. On any given day - rain, snow or shine - there are people walking or biking to various community facilities. Some are commuting to jobs or school while others are simply enjoying a jaunt around town. As Eagle looks to increase its tourism base, the trails system is viewed as a marketing asset.
"It's a big deal to have a system of trails and appropriate connections," said Eagle Town Manager Willy Powell. "We still have some holes in the system, but those are fewer and fewer as time goes on."
The town's focus on making sidewalk/path connections actually began back in the 1980s. At that time, the glaring deficiency was along Third Street.
"There was no sidewalk along Third for students to walk to school," said Powell.
At that time, Eagle Valley Elementary was the only elementary school in western Eagle County and it was a crowded facility that generated lots of auto and pedestrian traffic. Without sidewalks in place, kids walked on the street shoulders and the situation was viewed as unsafe by town and school officials alike.
However, the fix was expensive for a small town like Eagle. "It was a major capital outlay and a big challenge for the town with the resources that were on hand at the time," said Powell.
After sidewalks were completed on both sides of Third Street, the town turned its attention to the next big safety concern - a pedestrian access to Chambers Park.
Powell noted when the U.S. Post Office moved from downtown Eagle to Chambers, there was an obvious need for a pedestrian path. The initial solution was a sidewalk that extended from Howard Street down to U.S. Highway 6 and a walking lane across the Eby Creek Road bridge over the Eagle River. Eventually, construction of the Eby Creek Road roundabout and the extension of Church Street to the roundabout resulted in a reconfigured path.
"One of the most important projects was getting pedestrians off of the Eby Creek Bridge spanning the Eagle River and on to a separated pedestrian bridge," noted Powell.
The paths to the school and the post office were early examples of the goal behind Eagle's trail system. Put simply, the town has tried to provide paths for people to get to where they need to go. That's why residents can walk to the Town Park or the library or the pool. The interconnected trail system has also guided development in town for more than 20 years.
"We created paths, both trails and sidewalks, to connect pedestrians to the important facilities in town, especially to schools," said Powell. "That doesn't mean we have a sidewalk in front of every dwelling, however."
Case in point was The Terrace, the residential development that was approved in the 1990s. As part of the development plan, the town negotiated a sidewalk and path network through the development and a path connection to town through property owned by the Sunset View Cemetery. The Terrace path became a very popular community amenity in addition to an important connection for kids headed to the elementary and middle school campus on Third Street.
Around the same time, the town partnered with Eagle County and obtained grant money to build a pedestrian/bike bridge over the Eagle River. The "Fishing is Fun" bridge is accessed north of U.S. Highway 6 at Brooks Lane and carries a lot of traffic when events are held at the fairgrounds.
But the event that really took Eagle's trails system to the next level was the development of Eagle Ranch.
"With Eagle Ranch, we had a developer who really understood the value of sidewalks and trails as an amenity for the subdivision," said Powell. The town also had a golden opportunity - with development of the previously private ranch land, Eagle could provide access to outlying U.S. Bureau of Land Management property.
The general path plan at Eagle Ranch provides sidewalks and trails within the subdivision to connect to facilities located in development and to the rest of town. There are also specific connections through town-owned open space to adjacent federal land. That plan evolved into a treasured town amenity.
"It's no secret that having a path at the edge of the riparian corridor is going to be a great amenity," said Powell. "And the trails system also has areas with more elevation gains in the upland areas."
Powell said that with time, the town has found that the Eagle Ranch sidewalk/trail system didn't have a lot of gaps to be filled. This year the town built a connection at one of the entrances to Aiden's Meadow and other minor additions have been constructed. But in general, the hard surface system is complete as it currently exists. The soft surface trail system is another story.
Trail access to BLM property was an important aspect of the Eagle Ranch Plan. In that vein, specific access points at Horton Street, Abrams Creek and Arroyo Drive were called out in the plan. The town stipulated that the areas would be subject to winter closures to protect wildlife as well as the trails themselves. It did not take long for bike riders to discover Eagle.
"I think we were the third family to move into Eagle Ranch," said Scott Turnipseed, local architect and a member of the Eagle Town Board. "When we were looking for lots at Eagle Ranch, there were still cattle there."
At the time, Turnipseed was living in Boulder and working in Eagle County. He would bring his mountain bike when he traveled up to the high country and he vividly remembers the first time he and a friend rode up the Abrams trail and connected back down along what is now the World's Greatest trail loop.
"We got back to town and said 'That is an unbelievable loop.' We went over to talk to Charlie Brown at his bike shop (Mountain Pedaler) and he had never ridden it because access to it hadn't existed before."
Today the extensive single-track backcountry trail system attracts a bevy of riders and runners. It is also at the forefront of Eagle's new marketing effort.
Adam Palmer of the Hardscrabble Trails Coalition, a recently created non-profit group with the mission to maintain and improve trails in the Eagle area, noted that the backcountry trails are great, but what bumps them into the exceptional category is the town's comprehensive system.
"What's most unique about Eagle is that a lot of places where you go, you can't access a great system of backcountry trails from a downtown community like you can here," he said.
Palmer spoke about the recent development of point-based rating system designed to recognize great trail riding communities. Of course the system includes items such as the number and mileage of trails, difficulty and trailhead accessibility. But it also gives points for community factors such as having a brewery nearby. He was happily surprised to see how well Eagle could rate on the overall scale.
As the town looks at its trail system to boost tourism numbers, Palmer said caution and realism should dominate discussions. In terms of caution, he quoted a government official from Moab to illustrate his point. "One of the council members from Moab has been quoted saying, 'We went fishing for some tourism and caught a Great White Shark,'" said Palmer. He noted that the mountain biking and jeep crawling amenities brought a lot of dollars and a lot of demands to the Moab community - most particularly a need for enhanced medical care facilities.
But Palmer does believe Eagle can potentially expand into the recreation-based tourism market.
"I think it's savvy and a great opportunity for the town to explore some economic development, especially in the spring and fall when destination trail users are attracted to this area," said Palmer. "I don't think anyone wants to become the next Fruita or Moab and I don't think that is realistic. Everyone wants a balanced approach."
Both Palmer and Powell noted that the town has submitted comments to the BLM as it develops a resource management plan for the Eagle area. Those comments promote the goal of trail expansion and increased recreation uses on federal plan. Additionally, the Hardscrabble group and the town have received approval from the BLM to place trail signs throughout the area.
Palmer acknowledged that some people believe the Eagle trails are already falling victim to their own popularity. Some riders and runners worry that by promoting the system, the town could seriously damage it.
"Obviously trails can be overused and eroded and damaged and our soft gypsum soils exacerbate that," Palmer said. "The challenge is having a network that disperses the uses."
"The town board has decided we are going to write a new trails plan establishing a vision for the future," said Powell.
Dispersing users and making sure the town's goals fall in line with the goals of the BLM and U.S. Forest Service are important aspects of the plan.
Part of Eagle's on-going effort to keep the community trails connected reached fruition this week when the first phase of the ECO Trails bike path through town opened. The section runs north of Highway 6 through town from Brooks Lane to the existing path at Violet Lane. Future plans include continuing that trail along U.S. 6 through town.
When the town launches construction of the Eby Creek Road project next year, trail connections will be an vital part of the plan.
"During the planning for the roundabout, sidewalk and trail connections were a very important part of the design process, said Powell. "There will be a separated bike and pedestrian access across Interstate 70 and that is a very significant safety improvement."
Beyond that project, Powell said there are some holes in the town's network. He cited the lack of sidewalks along Fifth Street between U.S. 6 and Eagle Town Park. Another needed connection is at Church Street where The Terrace path ends. Powell noted ideally there will be a path through the Lower Kaibab area connecting to the school property on Third Street. It's a question of money and timing to address such holes in the system, he noted.
But looking back to the days when local kids had to walk in the street to get to school, Powell said the dollars Eagle allocated to is path network have been very well spent.
"The best thing we have learned is we have a very active population of people who like to run, walk and ride. That's a very good thing about our community," Powell said.
Next week's cover feature will take a look at how Eagle County's connectivity has evolved over the years and where it's headed.
The county's website summarizes the importance of transportation matters in terms of growth: "Eagle County's population is expected to double over the next 25 years. Trip-making, primarily in personal automobiles, will grow even faster. Commuting is expected to increase 30-fold if the county is to meet its demand for labor. These factors will impact the region's fragile ecosystem, natural beauty, community character and quality of life. ... Transportation will be critical to Eagle County's future environmental quality and livability. ... Eagle County has the second highest rate of work-related transit in the State. Together, ECO Transit, Avon, and Vail provide over 5 million person trips per year on transit, or about 4 percent of all transportation trips in the county. The county must cultivate a robust land use and transportation system that relies less and less on the automobile simply to maintain this 4 percent mode split."


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Well Gov. Dayton has signed the marriage equality act, and depending on which side you line up on either the sky if falling or Minnesota has leaped into the forefront of human progress.
I�ve advanced my notions on this issue before, and been roundly condemned by both sides. But fools rush in…
Am I the only one who thinks this is the biggest non-issue today?
In Your Humble Narrator�s opinion, marriage is two things, sacred and secular.
Marriage in the secular sense is a legal contract involving obligations of support, rights of inheritance, the power to act for another in the case of incapacity, etc.
Does anyone see anything absolutely gender-specific about this? I�m not a lawyer, but it doesn�t seem so to me. Or at least not anything that minor modifications wouldn�t adjust it to the needs of gay couples. To my non-professional eye it looks rather like a legal adoption except that the rights and obligations are equal and reciprocal.
Marriage is also a religious sacrament. In the Catholic church one of seven: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
My understanding is that when an ordained priest or minister performs a marriage he/she also serves as a registrar for the local government and gets a small fee for filing the appropriate papers.
It�s not done this way everywhere. In many countries in Europe couples have two ceremonies, one at the local government office and one in church. In some places they do this in the morning and afternoon, but I knew couples in Poland who waited years and had a few kids before getting around to the church wedding.
My children�s Polish grandparents had a church wedding in the city of Wroclaw – at 6 o�clock in the morning with a witness they literally dragged in off the sidewalk, because grandpa was an officer in the Army of the Polish People�s Republic and he was terrified the Party would find out he�d been married in church.
But I digress. My point is, aren�t we supposed to have something called �separation of church and state� in this country?
What business is it of the state to define what marriage is? Shouldn�t the role of government be confined to registering the contract and enforcing the provisions thereof if necessary?
The question of marriage in the sacred sense is the business of the churches. If yours does it, fine.
If it doesn�t, agitate for change or join another. Or start your own, it�s the Californian Way.
DO NOT demand the state force your church to do it. Whether you agree or disagree with the stand of your or anybody else�s church, that separation thing works both ways.
The only issue remaining is whether society at large is going to recognize same-sex couples as married.
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CINCINNATI -- It's no coincidence that Dusty Baker referenced his own fortunes after talking about the way Jay Bruce grinded and grinded in his memorable ninth-inning at-bat.
Bruce, so close to being the hero, ultimately came up short.
Baker knows the feeling.
"This is going to take a while for this to heal, but everything heals,'' Baker said Thursday. "Sometimes you just get tired of disappointments."
Only Gene Mauch managed more games than Baker without winning a World Series. Baker's teams have reached the playoffs six times. He has one pennant -- and an almost unfathomable number of painful endings.
This time, it was his old Giants team that finished off the Reds with a 6-4 victory in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. The game left Baker exposed to the familiar second-guessing about how he handled his pitching staff and raised questions about whether he would be back in Cincinnati's dugout for 2013.
In the end, the Reds blew a best-of-five series they led 2-0 -- with the final three games at home.
"Yeah, you get tired of the disappointments, but then you get over it," Baker, 63, said. "It hurts, big time.
"I'm a strong man and I usually get over hurts, and it makes me stronger when I come back."
But will he be back? This was the final season on his contract. General manager Walt Jocketty has yet to weigh in on whether Baker would be back.
The manager, who was hospitalized with a mini-stroke last month, acknowledged his uncertain future.
"I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati," Baker said. "We're going to talk about that in the next couple of days, but I'm not through managing yet. I have more to do."
Baker has 1,581 career regular season victories, the 19th best total of all time and second only to Jim Leyland (1,676) among active managers. His lone pennant came in 2002, when the Giants lost a seven-game World Series to the Angels.
Baker raised eyebrows Thursday by leaving starter Mat Latos in as the Giants mounted the decisive rally in the fifth inning. Baker even left Latos in to face MVP candidate Buster Posey with the bases loaded.
Posey belted a grand slam for a 6-0 lead.
Baker said he stuck with Latos because he liked the matchup.
"He had two strikes big time on a dangerous hitter who he had gotten out in Buster Posey," he said. "Plus, Buster's hit into 19 double plays, and we were hoping to get another double play at that time.
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I can't remember a time when people didn't define relationships by how they were presented on Facebook. Maybe that's because Facebook started becoming popular when I was in middle school.
Nowadays, if teen couples don't make their relationship Facebook official, it's not considered valid. It doesn't become real until there is a status change from "single" to "in a relationship." Have we teenagers become so stupid that we can't recognize a relationship when we see one, or is it just that social media has become paramount in our lives?
I'd like to think it's for the latter reason. We rely on the Internet to tell us everything we need to know about everyone else. Instead of valuing relationships by how they occur in real life, we value them by how many "likes" or comments they get on Facebook. This is our barometer for how meaningful the relationship is. Does that even make sense?
Yet couples eat it up. They take pictures of themselves kissing on a beach at sunset and post cute statuses declaring their undying affection for their significant other. When I see this, I always wonder, what are they trying to prove?
If they're in love and they both know it, why do they have to share it with the world? Why do they view "likes" and comments as evidence that their love is real? It is because, as teenagers living in a digitally dominated world, we place a high value on online opinion. In doing so, we forget what the essence of romance is. A romance is not measured by how many likes you get on that picture of you with your boyfriend, but how much you truly enjoy his personality and conversation.
After all, there's a reason why it's called a relationship. You relate to the person you're with -- not the entire online world. If you are content with your relationship, you don't need to look for another's verification. There would be no reason to take passionate pictures or write dramatic statuses.
When couples break up, they immediately start posting angry statuses and deleting every picture they took with his or her boyfriend/girlfriend. While before she wanted proof that the relationship was real, now she wants to deny that it ever existed. And, of course, Facebook lets you erase those memories from sight. A few months later, a new relationship is formed, and all the declarations of love emerge again. Sigh.
Call me old-fashioned, but I miss the days when love was a private thing and not broadcast to everyone in town. I miss the days when couples were embarrassed to be seen kissing in public, much less photographed kissing by others. I miss the days when people learned from prior relationships before entering another one. And most of all, I miss when people wrote about romance in journals instead of using the Internet as their own personal diary.
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For more information, please contact the De Pree Gallery Office at (616) 395-7500. Regular Gallery hours for the Academic Year are Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. The De Pree Art Center and Gallery is located at the corner of 12th Street and Columbia Avenue. Gallery hours may be reduced during breaks and holidays. The gallery is handicapped accessible.
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Intel 2140 @ 1.6GHz
Ram - 2GB
OS - Vista 32bit
Linksys WRT54G (PC Wireless, PS3 wired)
Installed PMS, did not change any settings, says "PS3 has not been found. Is it on? You can also check, blah blah blah"
Haven't gotten that far, can't get PMS up and running
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what would I need to change to get this up and running? My PS3 network settings are set to automatic but I can make static if need be. The PMS has been allowed to pass through my Bit Defender firewall (added to whitelist). I'm tired of Tversity, and would like to support this media server.


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Looking for something to go with a baguette? Try this gumbo!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Gumbo with Vegan Andouille Sausage
Looking for something to go with a baguette? Try this gumbo!
22 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I've been lurking on your blog awhile as a new vegan, and I've enjoyed many of your recipes. This one, however, makes me ecstatic! I'm from Houston, and being that it's crawfish season, I've been craving canjun like you can't imagine. Yay for eyeless gumbo!
- May 14, 2008 at 11:28 PM
- Katie McQuage said...
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- May 15, 2008 at 5:12 AM
- Meat-free Mike said...
Lay THIS recipe for Andouille on Emmeril and see whot he says! :)
- May 15, 2008 at 10:11 AM
- viennaguitar said...
Mmmm...I made this last night, and it really hit the spot. I added some chopped fresh tomato and extra hot sauce (we're getting over colds, and could use some extra zing). I may even try to make this for my veg-dubious mother some time!
- August 13, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Kitty said...
I finally made both the sausage and the gumbo tonight. It is absolutely delicious! I'll definitely make this again.
- November 19, 2008 at 11:43 PM
- Karen said...
I made 4 batches of this stuff for the first time last night for a dinner for one of the clubs I'm in. They ate ALL of it up and LOVED it. They even liked the sausages which I as surprised since most of them usually complain when we have a veggie meal. Thanks so much!
- April 25, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Sahra Cayetano said...
I made just the sausages to bring to a potluck last Saturday and they were a big hit! The veg*ns were so happy to have something other than veggies to put on the grill. Thank you!
- July 31, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- Kate said...
Just made this again for the 4th time... my husband and I are in love with this recipe! It is so delicious. My husband (not vegan) requests it on a regular basis.
- September 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Vegan Dad,
I wonder if you could clarify something regarding the method of this recipe. I didn't see any instruction for the 5 tablespoons of margarine listed in the ingredients. I noticed the steps to heat the oil, then add the flour (to make a roux?). When does the margarine come into play? Could you please advise?
- January 26, 2010 at 9:12 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
Heat it with the oil--I fixed the recipe.
- January 26, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- The Hob Nob said...
So good! I made this tonight and my non-veg husband loved it too! Vegan fried dill pickles + this recipe + mint juleps = yummy! I can't wait to try another recipe on here...wonderful thing you are doing. :)
- May 15, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- Helen said...
Just finished making these sausages. Going to add them to beans and rice - though I almost hate to, they're so good on their own - next time I'll grill them, put them in a bun, and top them with mustard and sauteed peppers. Thanks for this cool recipe link, and for your awesome blog!
- June 10, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Sharine said...
Tres delicieux! Merci beaucoup pour la recette! I've made vegan Cajun sausages before using a different recipe, but these rocked my Jambalaya! I made a few minor changes due to our dietary requirements: omitted the soy sauce and sugar, and used a couple tablespoonfuls of apricot preserves instead. Also, after steaming, I heated the sausages in the oven for another 25 minutes to crisp up the outsides so they would remain firm in the Jambalaya. We have two left and I can't wait to test them on the grill!
- July 13, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Toby said...
I just discovered your blog and i really like what I've seen. I'm not a vegan, not even a vegetarian any more, but I am steering the family more in that direction. I want to try this recipe out, and have purchased the ingredients but I need to clarify something, do I substitute the spices here for the spices in the original sausage recipe or add them in addition to?
- January 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- MattCoon said...
I've been searching for a meatless andouille recipe, and can't wait to try this one. One question - when you substitute the spices, do you still include the nutritional yeast?
- February 12, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- Aaron said...
This gumbo is great, but I'm looking to add more. Are those chickpeas in the picture?
- March 25, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- Michele said...
I've tried several vegan sausages and...they're ok. Yours, however, is FANTASTIC! I've only been vegetarian for a little over a year, and the hubby isn't into it at all--this recipe will definitely make him a believer-if not a convert! Dinner will be great tonight! Thank you!
- April 6, 2011 at 6:51 AM
- Bonnie said...
I made this recipe last night for non-veg friends and everyone loved it! The only substitution I made was to use collard greens instead of the spinach and I used more (2 bunches chopped) and added it about 15 minutes earlier than called for with the spinach. It was great. Another hit, Vegan Dad! Thank you for posting it.
- July 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- JenniferClement said...
I made the sausages to go with red beans & rice. They are wonderful! Thanks so much - you rock!!
- February 21, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- freeinsilence said...
I am looking forward to trying this, so excited I saved it on my Pinterest bulletin board for later. It then occurred to me I should ask for your permission to do so. Is this ok, or would you rather I removed it?
- March 11, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Rachel Page said...
his recipe looks great and the ingredients are fantastic!
- January 28, 2015 at 5:08 AM
- Runner said...
Does anyone know how many servings this makes? And can it be doubled or tripled? I wondered because of the roux. Thanks so much!
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I love PMS, but i miss some functionality that i thoguht could be done with a couple of plugins wich i think could benefit everyone.
So, for one..i would like opinions on if it's possible to do via a plugin, and next, would anyone care to contribute time in develop it?
I have some programming skills, but never messed with java. I have no clue on how to start building a plugin.
1. Play AVS files - Plugin
- Plugin that let you play .avs files for obvious reasons.
I don't know for what reason this is not already possible, but there's so many things you could do (make your own structure, chapters, even mix sequences, with having to duplicate or alter the video files) Edit: I know AviSynth is not preferred, also got some limits..but still.
2. Simple Active/Inactive Event CMDline interface - plugin
- Plugin that calls execute commandline to your OS when ever PMS is active/inactive)
Reason: In order to gain performance, and save bandwidth, I'd like that my server shuts of certain services while streaming movies.
Instead of having a script that parses the PMS log file to see if PMS is active/inactive, maybe PMS could "execute/call" shell script that
would, in my case, shut off the services i want to stop .. . When PMS goes inactive, it calls another shell script that activates these services again.
It does not even have to be very dynamic, PMS should simply just execute "active.bat" when active..and "inactive.bat" when inactive.
It's possible that adding arguments could enhance further use (ie pass the movie filename as arg, to do...??..i dont know, but could turn useful)
Last, I know a plugin was made to call _one_ commandline, my request is quite different.
3. General CMDline interface - plugin
Why not let PMS excute shell/bat files? , you'd be able to control pretty much everything on your computer from your remote.
1. i'd like opinions on how "hard" it would be to make it.. possible even?
2. Would anyone care to look into it?
3. As user, can you also see the benefits from such plugins?


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I´m a surveyor and I realy like qcad´s exelent interface.
But I need qcad to work with hights, terrainmodells and some volume calculating before I can use it in my work.
Moderator: andrew
andrew wrote:Thanks for your feedback.
Please keep in mind that QCAD is a 2D CAD system. Heights, terrain and volume are all 3D aspects which cannot be represented with QCAD.
andrew wrote:QCAD generally loads and stores Z values of DXF coordinates for example for 3D points, 3D lines, 3D arcs and circles that are parallel to the X/Y plane.
However, QCAD does not support the typical 3D entities such as 3DFACE, 3DSOLID, BODY at all.
Further, QCAD does not support viewing or editing of 3D data.
Perhaps, you can describe in more detail what problem you are intending to solve and attach some example data, screenshots, etc, so I can give you an idea if QCAD is suitable for the task.
andrew wrote:You can display Z values in the property editor by saving the attached file to:
<QCAD installation directory>/scripts/Widgets/PropertyEditor/PropertyEditor.js
This replaces the file that already exists.
Future QCAD versions might offer a user preference to display Z values, so I'd appreciate any feedback on this experimental feature. Thanks.
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Are There Too Many Climate Change Deniers in Congress?
Recently, while reading the November/December 2013 issue of Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, I came across a graphic that startled me. It depicted two columns, labeled "House" and "Senate." Under each of those titles were two more columns, showing the number of Democrats and Republicans in each branch of the legislature that are climate change deniers. Under the House section were 200 Democrats; none were listed as climate change deniers. Of the 233 Republicans, 128 deny climate change.
In the Senate, there were 52 Democrats (with two Independents), again with 0 climate change deniers. Of the 46 Republicans, 30 deny that the world is warming.
My goal here is not to cast aspersions on any one party but to look at the big picture. It is possible that we can make strides to protect the planet against the devastating effects caused by rapid climate change if our leadership fails to believe it is real?


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CHICO- On Thursday, March 28, Chief Minority Whip and North State Assemblyman Dan Logue, will host a town hall with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on issues such as clean air requirements, and how the North State will be impacted by diesel regulations. The program is informational and is scheduled for 5:00-6:30 pm at City of Chico Council Chambers located at 411 Main Street, Chico.
"In light of the significant challenges that many businesses and farms have faced meeting diesel regulations, I want to make sure the people of the North State are fully aware of how these regulations will affect them," said Logue, "This town hall is about giving farmers and business owners in my district the opportunity to interact directly with members of CARB. I want them to be able to ask questions and get responses first-hand."
"As a North State business owner I work to confront the issues of staying in compliance with CARB regulations every day for our clients and our own operations," stated Ryan Rogers, President, Lakeview Energy Services. "Considering the growing volume of state and federal regulations, I know first-hand how challenging it can be to meet ongoing requirements including investing in new equipment and tracking emissions data. I am looking forward to participating in Assemblyman Dan Logue's Town Hall on March 28 regarding CARB and the diesel regulations. I encourage those in industry, farming, or anyone who is affected by CARB regulations to join us for this important event."
Joining Logue will be Jennifer Gress, Legislative Director, Erik White, Mobile Source Control Division Assistant Chief, Tony Brasil Heavy Duty Diesel Implementation Branch Chief, and Judy Friedman, Compliance Assistance and Outreach Branch Chief.
For more information regarding the event, or to RSVP, please click here.
Assemblyman Logue will hold press availability at 4:30 prior to the town hall.
CARB Town Hall
Where: Chico City Council Chambers, 411 Main Street, Chico, CA 95928
When: March 28 5:00pm – 6:30pm
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The need for treatment in Type 2 Diabetes
The need for treatment in Type 2 Diabetes
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Last week, PhRMA released a new report highlighting the fact that there are more than 5,000 medicines in development, 70 percent of which are potential first-in-class medicines that can help patients with serious unmet medical needs. The authors of the report found that a sizable percentage of the potential first-in-class medicines focus on diabetes.
Today on the Catalyst, we are featuring a blog post from Dr. Elisabeth Bjork, Vice President and Head of Cardiovascular and Gastroinestinal Global Medicines Development, AstraZeneca about her company's research work on potential new medicines for patients with Type 2 diabetes. In her post, Elizabeth highlights the collaborative partnerships between AstraZeneca and other biopharmaceutical companies to help move the science forward in the diabetes space.
Have you ever heard a child say, "I can't wait to grow up so that I can...."? Surely if you, like me, are the parent of a teenager striving for independence, you've heard the beginning of the phrase at least once! But I doubt the phrase has ever ended in "develop Type 2 diabetes." Yet this disease is a reality for too many adults and is expected to affect 380 million people worldwide by 2025.
Type 2 diabetes is occurring at an alarming pace. Why the growing, global pandemic? Increased international trade has made processed foods widely available, and the dramatic increase in automation and use of computers encourages a sedentary lifestyle. Obesity is fast becoming a worldwide issue, driving not only a surge in cardiovascular disease, but also in diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes in China is now thought to be the same as in the US - that's nearly 100 million diabetics requiring long-term treatment.
If you know someone with Type 2 diabetes you know that its impact on people's health can range from a manageable inconvenience to serious, debilitating consequences. With Type 2 diabetes, it is common to start treatment with diet and exercise, and then add one or more anti-diabetic agents as the disease progresses. Patients cannot properly produce and use insulin, which is necessary to move sugar from the blood into other body tissues where it is used for energy. This leads to a state of persistent high blood glucose and can cause complications to the circulatory system, kidney failure and retinopathy, a medical term for eye damage.
Currently there are about 400 molecules in development for the treatment of diabetes and AstraZeneca is proud to be responsible for some of these, via collaborations with other like-minded companies who want to help patients with diabetes. For example:
- AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb entered into collaboration in January 2007. Together we are researching, developing and commercialising products that may represent a new vision for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes with the potential to improve patient outcomes. And we expanded on our diabetes alliance in 2012 through Bristol-Myers Squibb's acquisition of Amylin Pharmaceuticals.
- In 2012, AstraZeneca announced a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with California-based Ardelyx for a research program that may help treat end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease, which are serious complications of diabetes.
Another exciting aspect of AstraZeneca's diabetes research is in the area of regenerative medicine, in which we seek to make replacement tissues and organs for people whose endocrine systems are not functioning properly, due to diabetes.
We are continuing to drive research efforts and broaden our diabetes portfolio through partnership and collaboration, which we firmly believe is the way forward to treating individual patient needs in diabetes.
Because of the progressive nature of diabetes, patients need different treatment options. Each Type 2 diabetes patient has their own unique set of characteristics and challenges, which highlights the need for multiple treatment options. That's why we're working to broaden our research capabilities by working with others externally to break the boundaries through pure innovation and collaboration.


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A group of 80 Republican lawmakers have signed a letter penned by Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina urging House Speaker John Boehner to threaten a shutdown of the government if Obamacare is not defunded.
One of the curious aspects of this rule-or-ruin ultimatum is that the letter's signatories don't represent anything even close to a demographic cross-section of the American populace, as Ryan Lizza EXPLAINS:
The ability of eighty members of the House of Representatives to push the Republican Party into a strategic course that is condemned by the party�s top strategists is a historical oddity. It�s especially ...
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The new version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was released September 18 to mostly positive reviews. But there have been a number of complaints as well. Take a look at the biggest problems with the new operating system.
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May 10, 2013
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Men's Tennis team will have to wait a little bit longer for their shot at the Texas Longhorns on Friday morning, with the match being delayed due to weather in the area.
The match, originally scheduled for an 11 a.m. start at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, has been moved back to 1:45 p.m. because of weather conditions, with further delays possible.
When the match does begin, fans can find all the information and live scoring by clicking on the following link: Tournament Central.
Stay updated with the latest information by liking the Islanders on Facebook (IslandersTennis), following them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visiting GoIslanders.com.


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Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert said she is confident her office's three buildings will reopen today following a bomb attack that damaged the entrance to one early Wednesday.
Two of the three buildings at 715 W. 10th St., which house the child support and victim services divisions, along with half of the criminal division, will reopen as scheduled at 8 a.m. Heckert said she expects the building damaged in the attack will reopen around 10 a.m.
Trials and motions for today are canceled, but grand jury and arraignments are still scheduled. Heckert said she will be glad to get back to business as usual following the Wednesday explosion.
"I'm very pleased with my staff and how they dealt with all of this," she said today. "We're not going to be intimidated."
The homemade bomb — in improvised explosive device attached to a propane tank — went off at 4:38 a.m. Wednesday. The blast broke the front windows and caused some interior damage. The device did not detonate all the way, only caught fire that eventually went out. Investigators said most of the building would have been leveled had the tank exploded as planned. No one was hurt, and the fire did not spread to surrounding structures.
Medford police are currently working in conjunction with the FBI, Oregon State Police Bomb Squad, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. No suspects have been identified, and a motive for the attack has not yet been established.
A second press conference on the ongoing investigation is scheduled for 10 a.m. today.
— Ryan Pfeil
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Take Action:Sign the Petition
Tell Congress: Take Action To Protect Survivors of Military Sexual Assault
The U.S. Congress must act swiftly to move the decision to investigate, prosecute, and punish sexual assault in the military out of the chain of command.
Every year, 19,000 service men and women are sexually assaulted while serving in the United States Military. But 86% of them never report their assault―too often because seeking justice threatens their safety, their job security and their future.
Seeking justice should never be a risk, and rape should never be an "occupational hazard."
It's time to take action so that survivors of military sexual assault are protected from such egregious acts and sexual predators are brought to justice. Survivors should not suffer retribution for speaking up.
Congress must amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and move the prosecution of military sexual assault out of the chain of command.
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BERKELEY -- There's a new business in town whose name, SpoonRocket, suggests the duality of food and speed, letting customers know they'll get meals delivered quickly. Founders and UC Berkeley graduates Anson Tsui and Steven Hsiao have developed a model that promises to deliver healthy, organic meals to your door in 10 minutes or less.
Add to the equation that the food is tasty and healthy and only costs $6 and it's not hard to understand why the SpoonRocket concept is taking off.
Delivery time and cost are the attention-getters, but the food itself is what keeps customers asking for more. Two dishes are offered every day, including one vegan or vegetarian. Executive-chef David Cramer designs and creates the menu daily, working from scratch with fresh ingredients -- local, organic, seasonal produce from GreenLeaf and all-natural, free-range, and meats free of antibiotics and growth hormones.
Entrees such as ginger soy vegetarian stir fry, cola carnitas, crimini brochette and osso buco of pork catch the eye of menu browsers.
Tsui and Hsiao got their first taste of the food business in college, when late-night, inebriated hunger pangs led them to start Pho Me Now, an instant success delivering Vietnamese food. Upon graduation they combined all their financial resources to add Munchy Munchy Hippos, burritos and eventually an online food court.
"We continued for 3½ years, doing well and making money but we realized that essentially we were selling junk food to children," Tsui said. "We felt really bad because we understand how important good nutrition is. We needed to come up with something that was healthy, fast and cheap."
SpoonRocket, a new model of delivery service, allows them to do it all.
The co-founders determined that by having prepared food already in delivery vehicles and using smartphone technology, the model would work.
They took their idea to Y Combinator, an online seed-funding site that accepted them into its "summer camp for entrepreneurs" and gave them startup money to develop their technology.
"A core part of our business is our logistic technology, which we designed ourselves; it's the software that binds the whole model together," Tsui said. "When a customer places an order it pops up in the nearest delivery vehicle on an iPad. The driver hits go and the customer gets notification that the order is on the way and to come outside to receive it."
SpoonRocket has grown so fast that its original two vehicles have grown to nine, all outfitted with heating units, eliminating the time necessary for round-trips every time someone places an order.
Since its start in June, when one meal was sold on the first day, SpoonRocket is now pushing 850 a day.
"Now we know that people want this product," Tsui said. "There are a lot of repeat customers. Students order from us, families and young working professionals."
A surprising demographic is senior citizens, who the co-founders have helped by setting up workshops to teach them how to order online and developing a special automated phone ordering system for the non-computer-savvy.
The mission of the company is to change the way people think about fast food; to change the world, starting with Berkeley and Emeryville for now and eventually looking to expand around the Bay Area, California and parts east.
There is also a goal of making healthy meals available to all, even people without a lot of money. To that end SpoonRocket has formed a partnership with World Food Program USA, donating the cost of one nutritious meal to a child in need with every meal purchased.
Right now, there's still a bit of magic in the air as customers are wowed by the rocket-speed of deliveries, disbelieving that a meal can arrive within minutes of placing an order.
Tsui and Hsiao are a bit wowed themselves. "This experience is amazing. What's exciting to us is that we've invented a new way of bringing food to people," Tsui said. "We're working on building the best real-time delivery logistics engine that could have many other applications. We're not just selling food, we're a technology company."
SpoonRocket is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. seven days a week. Their website is at www.spoonrocket.com.


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OAKLAND -- A federal class action civil rights lawsuit was filed against Oakland and Alameda County by a group of Occupy Oakland protesters who were arrested and held in jail but never charged with a crime.
The lawsuit stems from a Jan. 28, 2012, protest during which more than 400 protesters were arrested in front of the downtown YMCA and booked into Santa Rita Jail after a day of marches that included protesters trying to take over the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center.
The lawsuit, filed by one-time mayoral adviser Dan Siegel and Berkeley attorney Yolanda Huang, claims that Oakland police officers and the Alameda County Sheriff's Department violated protesters' constitutional rights by conducting unlawful arrests and false imprisonments.
Many of the protesters arrested, the lawsuit claims, were held in jail between 12 and 85 hours without ever being charged with a crime. As a result, the lawsuit says, the protesters' right to free speech, liberty and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures were violated.
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and asks the federal court to order Oakland police and the sheriff's department to stop following what it claims are illegal practices.
The suit also seeks to have any records connected to the arrests of the protesters sealed and destroyed. Those records include fingerprints, photographs and biological samples.
"You can't just arrest people because they are on a march; they have to be committing a crime," Huang said. "It's a system of punishing people up front."
Alex Katz, spokesman for the Oakland City Attorney's Office, declined to comment, saying the office has yet to see the complaint.
Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Nelson could not be reached for comment.
While the lawsuit names eight plaintiffs, Huang has asked the court to create a class, which she said could eventually represent about 400 people.


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A major condominium project could be home to some prime real estate on the Augusta Riverwalk.
A developer has offered to pay $1.8 million for the site.
But the planned project is getting mixed reaction from commissioners and the mayor.
Right now the city property where the old train depot sits at 6th and Reynolds serves as a parking lot for people who want to stroll the Riverwalk.
One Savannah developer wants to buy the land and build condos.
"We have a well-qualified developer that would like to do a $120 million project there," says Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver.
The condos will average $400,000 each and overlook the Savannah River.
Mayor Copenhaver thinks it's a great idea.
"The economic impact study shows that it would add six million dollars to our tax base over the next five years," he says.
But Commissioner Marion Williams says he opposes that type of new development. He wants to use the area as a way to get more visitors into the city.
"People are moving into the Augusta area but they are not moving into Augusta into condos," he says. "We need another five star hotel."
"Basically the responses we've gotten from the hotel developers is: 'It would only be feasible if you give us the property'," Copenhaver says. "So really the highest and best use of land is residential."
Commissioner Keith Brown says, "The project could possibly help, but I think we need to concentrate on industry and good paying jobs. We need people who will spend money in this city."
Mayor Copenhaver says with the city looking at a $5 million budget deficit, the condominium project will help grow the tax base, but Commissioner Marion Williams says the project may not be possible.
"We bought that property with tax dollars, so that means you can't take it and sell it...and that's another thing we need to look at," he says.
Commissioners are scheduled to take up the issue at their meeting next week.


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OAKLAND -- For starters, Raiders coach Dennis Allen would be hard-pressed to come up with a better three-point plan for success.
With all three phases contributing to the first game-opening touchdown by the offense in more than a year, the Raiders made an immediate statement Sunday and spent the rest of the day keeping the game under control in a 19-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars before a crowd of 49,400 at O.co Coliseum.
In a national sense, the game was being viewed as a potential battle for the No. 1 overall draft pick, given the fortunes of the two franchises in recent years.
When it was over, only one team on the field looked as if it would be called to the podium for the first pick, and it wasn't the Raiders, who outgained Jacksonville 340-248 in their home opener.
Free safety Charles Woodson, who had the game's most spectacular play when he hurdled a Jacksonville blocker to prevent a potential touchdown by Maurice Jones-Drew, already was looking forward to an AFC West showdown with the Denver Broncos on "Monday Night Football" in Week 3.
"It's one win. There's bigger fish out there," Woodson said. "It looks like Denver put up a lot of points again, so we've got to get over this one."
Running back Darren McFadden keyed a 226-yard rushing effort with 129 yards on 19 carries, Marcel Reece scored on an 11-yard run, and Sebastian Janikowski kicked field goals from 46, 30, 29 and 29 yards as the Raiders evened their record at 1-1.
Jacksonville, its quick-tempo offense shut down by a sharp-tackling Oakland defense, managed only a 27-yard field goal by Josh Scobee in the second quarter and a cosmetic 13-yard touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Chad Harbor with 2:53 remaining.
The Raiders got the crowd into the game from the outset, winning the toss and electing to defer to Jacksonville.
Jacksonville was immediately forced to punt after a three-and-out, and Phillip Adams returned it 30 yards down the left sideline to the Jaguars' 38-yard line.
Set up with a short field, the Raiders turned it into points on Reece's 11-yard run. It was the first time the Raiders had scored on their opening offensive possession since the 2011 regular-season finale.
"I thought that was huge," Allen said. "I think our defense stepping up, getting a three-and-out, getting the big punt return, then scoring was a big momentum builder, a big confidence-builder."
The offense never made it back into the end zone, with Janikowski getting five field goal attempts -- he missed from 35 yards -- and making four of them.
McFadden's big day was supported by 50 yards on nine carries from quarterback Terrelle Pryor and 32 yards on four carries by Rashad Jennings. The Raiders gained 163 yards rushing on six explosive runs ranging from 24 to 30 yards -- four by McFadden and one each from Pryor and Jennings.
Having watched Pryor run for 112 yards on 13 carries in Week 1, the Jaguars defense might have overcompensated and paid for it.
"Guys were over-shifting big-time on me," Pryor said.
Pryor completed 15 of 24 passes for 126 yards, seldom looking downfield with the Raiders content to take field goals with their defense in control.
"I feel like I did my job with the plays that were called in," Pryor said. "I did my job and we got a W. We got out healthy, and we have a big opponent coming up, so our mind is on that now."
Henne completed 25 of 38 passes for 241 yards and the one touchdown, but Jacksonville averaged only 1.8 yards per carry against the Oakland defense. Former De La Salle High star Maurice Jones-Drew had just 27 yards on 10 carries before leaving with an ankle injury.
Coach Gus Bradley said Jones-Drew sustained a sprain and X-rays were negative. He will be evaluated Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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There were 53 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,428 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: A Stockton man reported being robbed at gunpoint on California Street near Park Street at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. The man told police he was at a business in the area when he was confronted by a gunman who demanded his belongings. The robber fled on foot.
Carjacking: A Stockton man told police he was stopped at a red light on Fremont Street and Van Buren Street at 2:20 a.m. Sunday when was approached by a man with a gun. The gunman told the driver to give him his personal property and exit the car. He then drove away toward Oak Street. The suspect is described as a white man, 30 to 40 years old with tattoos on his neck and hands. He stands at 6 feet tall and weighs an estimated 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a blue windbreaker and blue jeans.
Auto theft arrest: At 2:29 a.m. Sunday, Stockton police officers located a car on March Lane near Da Vinci Drive at that had been reported stolen. Kevin Beard, 34, was arrested without incident.
Robbery: Three men entered a business on the 1300 block of East Harding Way at 1:48 a.m. Sunday and stole cash and merchandise at gunpoint, police said.
Weapons arrest: Stockton police were dispatched to the 1600 block of West Flora Street at 11:48 p.m. Saturday to investigate a suspicious vehicle. The car's owner, Reynaldo Valenzuela, 34, was found to be in possession of drugs and a loaded shotgun. He was arrested on drugs and weapons charges.
The California Highway Patrol did not report accident or arrest statistics for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 95 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, including six vehicle accidents, 75 medical calls and two structure fires.
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Family of NH journalist missing in Syria marking 40th birthday with vigil
James Foley was last seen Nov. 22 in northwestern Syria. He was contributing videos to Agence France-Presse (AH'-zhens frahns PRES') for the media company GlobalPost. The company says he likely was abducted by a pro-Syrian government military group.
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Intel® vPro™ Platform Secures and Manages Remote Clients
Securing and Managing Remote Clients
Intel® vPro™ platform enhances remote management, user productivity, and client security for Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation is the leading media and marketing company with brands such as Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, and Parents. In the turbulent world of print and digital media, Meredith thrives by moving rapidly into new distribution platforms and custom marketing solutions.
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