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PARKERSBURG - Restaurateur Tere Clegg and artist Jorge Tecunolmos see the potential for revitalization and fun in downtown Parkersburg.
On Nov. 16, the two brought their vision for a lively, entertaining downtown scene to Clegg's Mango Latin Bistro, at 701 Market St., with great results.
About 100 people crowded into the Parkersburg restaurant at various times to sample art, Latin wine and food and music during the evening.
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Chelsea Laswell, local musician, performs at the #IMLIVING event at Mango Latin Bistro in Parkersburg. (Photo Provided)
Clegg, owner/chef, said she felt sad that people had to be turned away at the door because Mango's was filled with patrons. Many of those attending learned of the event through social media.
Tecunolmos and photographer/mixed-media artist Michelle Waters supplied the artwork on display and for sale, Chelsea Laswell sang and played the guitar while Clegg prepared the Latin Tapas food.
The restaurant was filled with conversation and excitement during the #IMLIVING event.
"It was a social event for the community," said Clegg, a native of Puerto Rico who opened the restaurant in 2009.
The turnout shows the potential for downtown Parkersburg and that people are "starving" for something different, Clegg said.
Patrons asked Clegg when her next special events night would be held at Mango. She isn't sure when but future nights of art, Latin food, wine tasting and music are a distinct possibility, she said.
Clegg said 12 pieces of artwork by Tecunolmos and Waters were sold that night out of the 20-22 art selections on display. Some of the artwork will be displayed at Mango's through next week.
To Clegg, the #IMLIVING event highlights the importance of living life to the max and enjoying ourselves. Every second of life counts, she said.
For Tecunolmos, founder of the #IMLIVING movement, "art is my voice." Tecunolmos, a native of Guatemala who has lived in Parkersburg for seven years, said his mission is to touch lives for the good through his vivid paintings and community work.
Tecunolmos has been involved in Parkersburg's ON TRAC program as a volunteer for two years, working to revitalize the downtown area and "make a difference here." His paintings were featured in an exhibit at the Parkersburg Art Center earlier this year.
He was pleased by the response to the first #IMLIVING event and believes it raised awareness of the good things happening in Parkersburg.
Tecunolmos said he learned to paint a few summers ago and now people are becoming excited about his artwork. He hopes others also find their passions in life.
The local artist says the mission of #IMLIVING is "to inspire a revival of identity by realizing the valuable moments of life."
Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell said he enjoyed the #IMLIVING event and was happy to see it brought so many young people downtown.
It proved that people will attend evening events in downtown Parkersburg, he said.


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The Marceline R-5 Board of Education met in regular session Monday night with all members present. The Board approved the start date for school next year, hired all certified staff after approving a raise, toured the new weight room, talked winter cheerleading and approved financing on new buses.
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The meeting was called to order for a public hearing at 6 p.m. sharp by President Tom Hauser, and with no one from the public there to comment, the meeting was adjourned to regular session. There was no public participation, and the Lady Tigers Basketball Team was recognized for their Final Four season.
The agenda was amended to add three items, and both it and the consent agenda were approved unanimously after a motion and second by Judy Toops and Matt Cupp, respectively.
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The lone item of unfinished business for the Board was the approval of the stipend for R-5 staff members taking part in the upcoming Active Shooter Training on April 1. There are currently 78 staff members taking part in the training, so the stipend will cost the District approximately $15,600. The total cost to the District will be $18,330, and the sending District's will reimburse Marceline R-5 at a rate of $50 per staff member trained. The stipend was approved unanimously after a motion and second by Cindi Black Rodgers and Lex Cavanah.
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Bud Seyler, Chair of the Salary Liaison Committee, presented his committee's recommendation to the Board for next year's salaries in the District. The teacher's proposal was a $750 increase to the minimum salary, and a District-wide insurance deductible of $1000.
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Edgar recommended the Board move all teachers over and down on the salary scale, add $500 to the base salary, and make the insurance deductible $1000 across the District. Edgar also noted that this would be the first time in his tenure that the insurance deductible would reach this level. The Board unanimously accepted Superintendent Edgar's recommendation after a motion and second by Cavanah and Toops.
Melody Potter and Angella Taylor presented the evaluation of the District's Guidance and Assessment Programs. Mrs. Potter noted the state is now requiring the reporting of the ASVAB test's results, which the District was already doing. Mrs. Taylor reported on the progress made with her students in the Elementary, and broke down her day for the Board. Their reports were approved unanimously after a motion and second by Toops and Charlie Jobson.
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The McPherson High School Booster Club has something to be thankful for this holiday, as a recent fundraiser with Midway Motors brought in almost $6,000 for MHS athletes and band members. Keith Jost, MHS Booster Club member, headed up the Drive One 4 UR School event this year, which allowed patrons to test drive a car and, for each test drive, Ford Motors donated $20 to the school. Jost said half automatically goes to MHS. "The other half is held until sports organizations from the high school requisition it and it's either approved or denied," Jost said. "We do that accordingly to help out athletes with sports that are underfunded." This is the second year the booster club has participated in the program, which is done once in the spring and then again just before school starts in the fall. "It's our way of helping our athletes and band from the high school be the best that they can with the funds they're able to get," Yost said. "We're really appreciative of Ford and Midway Motors for doing this."
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A large obelisk marking the final resting place of Nahum Ward, his first and second wives and two of his children stands in Mound Cemetery, but it's not the only - or even the most recognizable - reminder of the business and civic leader's influence on Marietta.
It was Ward who formed the local Unitarian society in 1855 and paid for the construction of the Unitarian church that still stands today at Third and Putnam streets. He served as a treasurer of the Ohio Company, a mayor of Marietta and during his 48 years in the community had more than 100,000 acres of land in the region titled in his name.
Local historian Louise Zimmer described Ward as a "super-entrepreneur."
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Unitarian Universalist Society member Caroline Putnam looks at the monument for Nahum Ward, a pioneering businessman who had the Unitarian church built, and his family in Marietta's Mound Cemetery Friday.
"Nothing happened during his time period that he didn't have a finger in," she said.
Born in Shrewsbury, Mass., Ward was the grandson of Artemas Ward, who was appointed major general by the Continental Congress in 1775, second in command only to George Washington.
After schooling, working in his uncle's store and running his own mercantile business in Massachusetts, Nahum Ward traveled to Marietta on horseback in 1809 and toured the land of the first organized settlement in the Northwest Territory, according to Williams' "History of Washington County." After serving as a deputy sheriff in his home state, he returned to the Mid-Ohio Valley to stay in 1811 and became a land speculator.
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Born: Oct. 23, 1785, in Shrewsbury, Mass.
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Came to Marietta in 1811 as a land speculator; during his 48 years in the city, more than 100,000 acres of land in the region was deeded in his name.
Elected treasurer of the Ohio Company in 1836.
Elected mayor of Marietta in 1845.
Encouraged Scottish settlers to come to the Barlow area in 1823.
Established the Village of Bonn for German settlers around 1835.
Played host to the Marquis de Lafayette in 1825 and former President John Quincy Adams in 1843.
Formed the local Unitarian society in 1855.
Financed the construction of the Unitarian church, which was completed in 1857.
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Over 10 years, he amassed more than 37,000 acres of land in Washington, Morgan, Athens, Gallia, Lawrence and Meigs counties, Williams' "History" reports. As a property owner, he did not just see to his own wealth but built up the community, said Devola resident Caroline Putnam, who began to study Ward after she and her husband came to Marietta in the late 1960s and joined the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, based at the church Ward built.
"He was a very good landlord," Putnam said. "He put roads and built schoolhouses out in the country where the land was he was selling."
Ward reportedly never brought a foreclosure suit against his tenants.
"If someone couldn't pay ... he gave them credit for all the improvements they'd made," Putnam said.
Williams' "History" says, "It was the theory of Mr. Ward that the best condition of the country was attained when the greatest number of people possessed secured homes, and so becoming fixed, had a permanent interest in the welfare of the community."
Ward worked to bring new settlers into the area, although not always with the best of results. He convinced 175 people to immigrate from Scotland to the Barlow area, but when they arrived in 1823, they fell victim to a fever epidemic.
"He paid for the care of the Scots," Putnam said.
Around 1835, Ward established the Village of Bonn in Salem Township for German settlers. He intended it to be a manufacturing center based around silk, but the venture did not meet with "remarkable success," according to Williams' "History."
"The village of Bonn, of which very sanguine hopes were one time entertained, amounted to little more than a convenient trading place for the German settlers in Salem and the north part of Fearing (Township)," the book says.
Yet many properties Ward owned were successful, with Williams' "History" noting his farms were easily distinguished by "fine buildings, neat fences, well-cut areas and general appearance of thrift."
Ward was involved with many progressive causes of the day, and once offered, with two other men, to repay residents of Virginia if they would post the bond for three Ohio residents taken into Wood County after meeting six escaped slaves at the bank of the Ohio River.
He also served as host for visiting dignitaries of note, including the Marquis de Lafayette, who served with the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and helped secure French support for the colonies, in 1825, and former President John Quincy Adams in 1843.
Ward was elected mayor of Marietta in 1845 and served several years, notably introducing sidewalks and shade trees in the city, Williams' "History" says.
In 1855, he established the Unitarian society, with some differing theological ideas than the other denominations prominent in the area. The cornerstone for the church was laid on July 2, 1855, and the structure dedicated June 4, 1857. Williams' "History" says Ward spent at least $25,000 on the building.
"He sold it to the congregation, which (was) about five people, for a dollar," Putnam said.
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I have been training for about 6 months for an Olympic Distance Triathlon and I swim 1600M 4 to 5 days a week as part of my training.
I recently started to experience something very strange.
I can no longer keep my goggles from leaking water. I have tried several different brands of goggles, all of which used to work great. (I have had the best luck with Tyr in the past)
I have lost some weight as the result of my training and my face is much less fleshy. That is the only thing I can think of that would cause this.
Any ideas on how to solve this problem? (Some sort of product to use or a goggle recommendation)
Keep trying new brands. There are goggles made for faces of all sizes and shapes. Keep experimenting and one of them is bound to work.
When I want to make sure that absolutely no water gets in my goggles I use Aquasphere Caiman goggles. They have big silicone seals that seal tightly. Also, if you've lost weight, you may need a different size goggle, or at least a different size nose bridge.
i know how you feel... speed sockets by speedo are my favourite for training and racing. speedo is a great brand for all swim gear. try them and let me know they are the bomb
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I coach swimmers of all ages and train triathletes. Most goggles need to be worn the right way. Be sure that the strap is straight around the back of your head not on your neck. The black foam around the goggles are much better than the plastic too. Do not split straps if you happen to get split straps. The nose piece can be adjusted on most goggles too.
The foamless goggles dig in to most people and give a headache especially if you are a novice swimmer and get kicked in the head in a race.
Tighter for races and ocean swims helps too.
Try a little water in your goggles to keep them from fogging up. Put your head down and youwon't have the water in your eyes and your stroke will be a whole lot more efficient. That's a 500 dollar tip. B from swimkids
Speed sockets work great both in the pool and in the ocean.
I think that the problem I was having had more to do with leaky seals in the goggles rather than a problem with fit.
I had been buying the style of goggles with solid molded frames and I found that every pair I own now have leaky lense seals.
I suspect that the problem is caused by the excessive clorine levels in the gym pool where I swim. My swim suits and hair do not fair much better.
I think that the speed sockets work mostly because they are one piece and not have any glue or soft rubber seals to fall prey to the clorine.
Thanks for the tips
I train regularly at 2,000 meters, and have found Aqua Sphere (an Italian-made brand) nearly foolproof. Each end of the strap has a serrated edge, with a ratchet device on the left and right to hold any particular adjustment in place once it is made. I found them at a local bicycle store that caters to triathletes. The left and right ratchets make them superior to other brands that have only the serrated strap edge. I must wear contact lenses (soft in one eye, hard in the other to correct a corneal deformity), and have experienced no trouble with these goggles so far in four competitions.
I use the Aqua Sphere's for tri's. Fit is great and vision is better than goggles. I have a slender face and accidently found that Speedo "Kids" goggles work perfectly. Others who have tried the Kids version have had similar results.
TYR Rocket Sockets are the ONLY ones I have found that don't leak in the pool (and bonus-don't leave a huge ring around your eyes) strangely enough, they are also one of the cheapest to buy- make sure you get the mirrored ones if you're swimming outdoors or else you'll be blind! I have tried EVERY brand of goggle out there (I have a full box!) and it actually seems like the ones with the least "padding" are the best for not leaking. Open water (ocean) I would probably want a bigger field of vision so something like a Seal Mask is really good. Thats never leaked for me in all the races I have done in open water. You can order them online for like $9.
Have you tried swedish goggles? I am positive they are the best thing since Gu. They are cheaper than buying a meal at Carl's Jr. and can be adjusted to anyone. I would also suggest buying the optional bungee strap as the included latex strap will wear out after a few months and is harder to adjust. No padding can be uncomfortable at first but, if you tough it out for a week or so you get to the point you can wear them for hours and feel no discomfort. Plus the whole pick your own color thing is great! I have clear ones for inside and black ones for outside. Very versital. Good luck!
I just started swimming about 3 months ago to train for a triathlon and tried several goggles. The ones that absolutely DO NOT leak are the speedo air seal. I purchased them at Copeland's Sport for around $22. They are comfortable and I can do my entire workout and open water swims without having to adjust them at all.
I have used the same pair of Barracuda goggles for over ten years with great success. Recently when they started leaking I discovered that they were leaking between the lens and the frame. I removed the lens and reglued it with platic glue and the problem was solved. Barracuda has a superior seal of soft good quality foam rubber that fits around the eye socket and the frame has adjustments that can be made for the fit of the lenses.Hopr this helps you.
I agree with the swedish goggles. I have been swimming competitively since I was 8 years old and am now 32 and swear by those. I also like the versatility that the different colors provide for indoor and outdoor swimming. The price makes it extremely convenient to own several pairs. You can find them at Keifers.com. Usually under $4 a pair. You put them together yourself and you adjust everything to fit your face perfectly. Great in the ocean. I just swam the San Francisco Bay with no problems whatsoever.
I swim 2700M 5 days a week. I second the Barracuda recommendation. They are expensive (around $35) but worth it. They are the closed-cell foam type. Besides being leak-proof, they are comfortable...no red goggle prints on your face! My last pair lasted over 10-years before I bought a replacement. They are available in different lense shapes that fit faces differently, so you should try on the different shapes at the store for the best fit.
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This is the best upgrade i have done probably ever,pc is now so responsive its unbeleivable,and thats on a sata2 mobo.Windows experience index has gone from 5.5 to 7.8 after replacing my samsung 7200rpm hard drive with this.Highly recommend this to anyone who wants there pc to be ultra quick when booting and using programmes.
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Reviewed by Bobby. Review Posted 02/03/2012
I got this for my new setup, all I can say is wow! It installed Windows 7 less then 5 minutes, loaded up windows in 10 seconds! When installing this into a PC can be abit tricky into the HHD slots because it so small, I only used one screw to hold it in!
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Reviewed by adam. Review Posted 12/10/2011
Bought a workhorse lenovo laptop for £280. It was acceptable, but slow to boot, virus scan, windows update but generally 'quick enough'. As the laptop is not for games & doesn't need to store photos or videos, 64GB is enough to run windows 7 with no problems.
This SSD transformed the laptop - it absolutely flies. We don't bother hibernating, as it boots from cold just as quick. No more getting a cup of tea while your updates install, it's all done in a jiffy.
The crucial ssd comes with the reliable crucial name, and doesn't rely on compression to do its thing like the sand force drives. It will work in sata 2 or 3 and has a lively support forum and firmware upgrades.
Low ease-of-use as migrating a windows system is still a PITA. For a mac, simply replace the drive in your computer with the SSD, reinstall the OS and migrate your users & apps from your old drive via a usb to sata adapter.
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If midday is for making turns, afternoon is for sipping sangria and eating a delicious repast in the custom of alpine Spain: roast suckling pig with traditional accompaniments. Vail's Leonora restaurant introduces its newest apres ski feast each Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon, beginning today and continuing through the end of ski season. The apres event takes place on the sunny Mountainview Terrace from 3 to 5 p.m., the Segovia-style pig roast serves as an inventive late lunch, early dinner or festive apres ski. With sangria, wine and craft cocktail specials - along with live classical, jazz and Latin guitar - the pig roast is a fitting way to conclude a spring ski day.
"This will pack the patio," said Paul Wade, director of food and beverage for The Sebastian-Vail. "It's an opportunity for an elevated food and beverage experience in a barbecue environment, really an extension of the Leonora bistro experience."
In addition to roast pork, ensalada and patatas in a prix fixe menu for $32, ala carte selections by Chef Sergio Howland will be featured. Those items include tapas like croquetas, lobster tacos and calamari. Roast oysters will be available, as will the raw bar with a selection of shellfish, crudo and ceviche. Drink specials including heritage Spanish wines, mojitos, sangria and the bourbon-based Patio Pounder round out the afternoon fun.


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The study covered hundreds of hospitals, and found that some prescribed antibiotics at three times the rate of others.
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The CDC recommends every hospital start an antibiotic stewardship or accountability program to monitor the use of drugs.


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Winners & Losers From The Week That Was
Winners & Losers for the (slightly shortened) week that was in business and deals, Deal Journal's weekly look back and grading system of some of the biggest stories.
Winner — Nasdaq: It landed Facebook, the big kahuna of stock offerings. Good for them, bad for archrival NYSE. Enough said.
Winner — Jamie Dimon: The J.P. Morgan CEO received $23 million for his services in 2011, the biggest payday for a bank chief this year. Dimon also waxed poetic for some 38 pages in his annual letter, setting himself up as the second coming of Warren Buffett with his ideas on the economy, banking, regulation and J.P. Morgan shares.
Winner — Avon shareholders: The beauty products maker finds itself the target of a $10 billion offer from privately-held Coty, purveyor of the scents of famous people. Avon hasn't exactly had an easy time of it recently, but even in rejecting the bid as low-ball and opportunistic, the company's shares got a good lift, jumping 20% for the week, the highest point since a spike in October. And given Coty seemed willing to pay more, there might be more upside to come.
Loser — Groupon: The daily-deals pioneer tried to sneak out at the last minute on last Friday word that it had yet another accounting issue. It then found itself facing a week of coverage and reports about being probed by the SEC. Groupon also became the poster boy for the disclosure issues that might arise from the recently passed JOBS Act. As it is, shares dropped 16% this week to $14.18 and are now down 29% from its IPO price.
Loser — Yahoos: There will now be 14% fewer of them roaming the purple halls. The Internet company has started its restructuring by cutting 2,000 jobs. But the company has yet to please Dan Loeb and Third Point, who said the cuts should have come after some discussion about a real business plan. Loeb also launched a website to trash the work of Yahoo's board and urge shareholders support their dissident stake. Not an easy week for the employees.
Loser — U.S. Bancorp: One of the top performing banks, and the best stock among the largest banks over the past 12 months, has been subjected to several analysts calling for an end to its rally. On Tuesday, Stifel Nicolaus was the fourth cut in a week for the Minneapolis-based bank. Still, it's not as if the analysts think U.S. Bank's credit portfolio is about to implode, they don't. The calls have all been valuation moves. But heading into earnings when U.S. Bank could prove strong, it is a negative that analysts don't expect it to provide enough ammunition to keep its premium to peers.
You pick — Carl Icahn: The activist investor scored a victory this week when CVR Energy shareholders agree to tender 55% of the outstanding shares to him. CVR Energy attempted to paint the results as only one step, but Icahn came swinging back saying they had lost fair and square and should just admit it.
But on the flip side is Dynegy, where Icahn is a leading shareholder. Dynegy said this week it reached a restructuring pact with creditors to its subsidiary Dynegy Holdings that will create a new company. The creditors will get 99% of the equity in that company, a severe blow to shareholders who had originally seemed to have won out at the expense of the creditors until the company got blasted by a bankruptcy examiner.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that dresses in layers.
If you're new to the area, knowing how to clothe yourself in cold weather can be daunting. Follow our simple advice and you will never lose valuable appendages, have a runny nose or do that thing where you cross your arms and repeatedly slap your shoulders and then blow into your hands (yeah, we don't know what that's about either).
First, you start with a base layer. This is the most important part. We recommend beginning with a generous slathering of goose fat (yes, you can substitute other animal fats if you can't afford high-grade goose blubber). The fat will seal off the glands that produce sweat. Sweat makes you clammy.
Clammy kills.
Next, make a slurry of flour and water. Then you tear a newspaper into strips. (Finish reading the Summit Daily News before beginning this step.) Dip the newspaper into the paste and apply to areas where you desire insulation. Avoid places where you breathe, such as your nostrils or eyes. And also avoid standing next to open flames (Remember the goose fat?)
Let the newspaper dry before moving onto the next step: The mid-layer.
We favor imported yak fur kaftans that look like something a dwarf might wear in "The Hobbit." You can find them at any well-stocked sporting goods store here in Summit. Avoid yak cloaks with double zippers. Seems like a good idea at first, but the fur gets all caught in the teeth. It's a nightmare. Whale-bone buckles work much better.
The outer layer is the most important of the layers - after the base layer and the mid-layer - because it will shield everyone around you from the foul but warming stench produced by the goose fat, flour slurry and yak fur.
We recommend a brightly colored jacket. By now, the papier-mache will have hardened and you will find movement difficult. It is important that, whether you're on a ski slope or walking on Main Street, people see you coming from far away. Bright colors such as pink or chartreuse will signal to cars or skiers that they should swerve suddenly into a nearby embankment. The outer jacket should also be breathable, allowing wind to pass through freely. Otherwise, the wind will catch your clothing like a sail and push you over into the snow. Next column, we'll talk about accessories for your head, hands and feet. Here's a preview of what's to come: Dried elk bladders.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Sean Doolittle is the only A's All-Star who was drafted by the franchise. Yoenis Cespedes was signed as a free agent from Cuba, while Josh Donaldson (Cubs), Brandon Moss (Red Sox), Derek Norris (Nationals) and Scott Kazmir (Mets) started with other organizations.
Doolittle pointed out that the group representing the A's at this week's festivities is something of a microcosm of the roster as a whole.
"There's a lot of guys on our team who, maybe they got released by another organization, or another organization traded them away. Now they're with the A's, but maybe they're with their fourth or fifth team," Doolittle said.
"You've got a guy like Jesse Chavez who's bounced around and has found a home in the rotation and had an unbelievable first half of the season. Moss has bounced around from organization to organization and finally gets a chance to consistently play in the big leagues, and now he's in the All-Star game.
"In a way, it's part of our team character that everybody had weird, circuitous routes to the big leagues and everybody still plays with a little bit of a chip on their shoulder, like they've got something to prove, like they shouldn't have been passed over before. I think that's a big part of the reason why as a team we've been successful."


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A Summit County man contacted Eagle Police July 21 when he saw a Craig's List ad featuring a custom bicycle that looked exactly like a bike that he reported as stolen back in 2009.
The Summit County man made contact with the seller and found that he resided in Eagle. He then checked the seller's Facebook page and found he looked like an unknown male he had spotted checking out his bike before it was taken.
The Summit County man gave Eagle cops the make, model and serial number of this stolen bike, as well as the case number regarding the theft report he filed when it was taken.
After speaking with the bike owner, the Eagle officer went to the seller's home to discuss the case. The officer eventually spotted the seller outside his residence at around 10:15 p.m. The officer told the man the bike he was trying to sell might be stolen and asked if he could look at the serial number.
The seller refused the request and the officer advised him not to proceed with a sale and that he would likely return with a search warrant. The man said it was too late at night to deal with the issue.
After leaving the residence, the officer again contacted the bike owner in Summit County to get more information. At about 10:45 p.m. when the officer checked Craig's List, the bike listing had been removed.
On July 22, the officer obtained a search warrant and returned to the Eagle dwelling. The bike was not recovered during the search and the Eagle man declined the officer's interview request.
On Monday, July 30, the Summit County man emailed Eagle Police to report his bike had been returned to him and that he did not want to pursue charges.
On July 27, Eagle Police stopped a pickup truck when it passed a couple of cars along U.S. Highway 6 in town by swerving onto the unpaved shoulder.
Noting that the two-lane highway was an active construction zone and that there was heavy vehicle traffic and a number of pedestrians in the area at the time, the officer pulled over the driver to discuss his actions.
The driver said "everyone else passes on the shoulder" and argued that the vehicle in front of him had motioned for him to go around. The officer asked if there was an emergency because his driving was dangerous.
The driver was unable to produce registration or insurance documents for the vehicle, but said his employer owned the truck. He said the company had an umbrella insurance policy for its vehicles and that he was just driving it to Denver. He said a secretary at the firm had handed him plates for the truck so he could make the drive from Fruita.
When the Eagle officer checked the plates, they were registered to a Jeep from Littleton. The truck's Vehicle Identification Number was registered to a Fruita car sales operation. The driver then admitted he knew it was improper to put another vehicle's plates on the truck and he was uncomfortable with the situation, but did it because his employer is "a good company."
The man was issued a summons for displaying fictitious license plates, uninsured motor vehicle and passing on the shoulder. The fictitious plates were taken into evidence for safekeeping.
On July 27, an Eagle Police officer stopped a pickup truck on Eby Creek Road for unreadable temporary registration.
The driver did not have his license and he provided an expired insurance card and a temporary pink slip registration. However, the pink slip VIN did not match the temporary license plate.
The driver called his boss, the owner of the vehicle, to the scene. The owner said he is having difficulty getting the title for the truck because he bought it after it had been repossessed. He said he had obtained a new temporary tag for the vehicle, but the pink slip corresponded to the initial temporary tag.
The officer noted that the temporary tags both indicated "no record found" through dispatch and cited the driver for displaying fictitious plates and no proof of insurance.
Two local men were reunited with their lost wallets this week.
The first happened July 25 and was found on top of a gas pump by a customer at Eagle Sinclair. The wallet contained $2 in cash, several I.D.s and credit cards. Police contacted the owner, who retrieved the wallet a few hours later.
The second happened July 30 and was turned in by a town of Eagle employee. The employee found the wallet on a sidewalk and it contained a driver's license, a bank card and $72.26 in cash. The owner was contacted and he also collected his wallet the same day.


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In June 2013, Fairtrade International passed a historic decision. Producers and workers became half owners of the Fairtrade system, with 50% of the votes in the annual General Assembly, the Fairtrade system's highest decision making body. The decision is one that is rooted in Fairtrade's vision of producers having more control over their own future.
"With rights come responsibilities," says Marike de Peña, leader of the 400 member strong banana cooperative Banelino in Dominican Republic, and recently elected chair of Fairtrade International's Board.
"In the paradigm of shared ownership, I look forward to Fairtrade organisations becoming even greater change agents in a world full of injustice and unacceptable human practices linked to poverty, discrimination and inequality."
In this spirit, Fairtrade International is also looking to the three producer networks in Asia and the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. They will scale up their responsibilities to support on-the-ground work towards increased wellbeing of producers, workers, children and young people.
The recognition of the vital role of local leadership in development is not new.
However, all too often local ownership is interpreted as local people delivering on projects designed by outsiders. Concerns about capacity of locally-based groups to design effective local projects can hinder a genuine ownership and responsibility. Fairtrade has not been without these fears, but as we continue on our journey towards equitable, multi-stakeholder partnership, we have learned important lessons that reinforce the fact that local ownership and leadership is a decisive condition to increase Fairtrade's impact and accountability to farmers, workers and members, and their communities.
This has become particularly evident in our work to eliminate and prevent unacceptable forms of child labour in Fairtrade organisations and their communities. The past five years have taught us that our Standards, based upon relevant international laws, must go beyond producer groups and their members simply being able to recite Fairtrade requirements on child labour. Instead, we see an increasing leading role for producer organisations to become change agents in the fight against unacceptable social practices.
Over the years, we have experienced diverse responses in producers' willingness to acknowledge, and therefore address, the existence of child labour. We have seen producers take solid leadership in the fight against child labour in some places, while in others denial of the existence of unacceptable practices remains an obstacle to progress. Unless local communities lead the efforts and accept accountability for the wellbeing of children and youth, auditing and certification decisions on child labour is insufficient in addressing root causes.
Fairtrade producer organisations and their communities must exercise their right to discuss, analyse and make certain decisions based on their own local understanding of real or potential risks to the wellbeing of children's labour involvement. Fairtrade is therefore encouraging producers to establish youth inclusive community based monitoring and remediation systems on child labour as a first step. It is a proactive process to increase the wellbeing of children and youth in Fairtrade organisations and local communities.
This system combines community realities with international and national legislation and enables producers, their communities (including young people themselves) and their representative producer networks to become key agents of change in the identification and remediation of unacceptable child labour practices. Based on pilots, training and testing by producer organisations in Zambia, Honduras, Cote d'Ivoire and Paraguay, a manual outlining this youth inclusive approach to remediation is due to be published later this year.
Fairtrade has learnt from conducting rights based focus groups with approximately 500 children and youth in Fairtrade organisations and their communities; tea in India and Kenya; cocoa in Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Ghana; cotton in Burkina Faso and India; sugar in Zambia, Fiji, and Paraguay; coffee in Honduras; and bananas in the Dominican Republic. Working children can teach us about their lives, the impact of their work on themselves and their peers and the alternatives as they understand them. Of those participating, only five children and youth in these communities saw any prospect of a sustainable livelihood in agriculture, almost all of them had engaged in farming work after school and during holidays and weekends, and reported not liking it.
When asked about the future of farming and who will be involved, more than 70% of them noted that it would be reserved for "the uneducated, migrants from poorer areas and countries, people who do not speak English, French or Spanish or grandparents and poorer relatives." Young people's own insights have helped us understand the need to be even more proactive in the prevention of exploitation and abuse involved with children's engagement in agricultural production, especially with regard to hazardous labour and sexual harassment.
These are disturbing realities and Fairtrade International has reacted to them, through the trigger of our Child Protection Policy and Procedures. The development of these inclusive, producer and young people-led processes remain backed up by an increasingly rigorous standards and auditing process that has proved itself capable of both detecting and responding to allegations of child labour, including in its worst forms. In the last two years alone, seeking the advice of both international and local child rights partners, Fairtrade has investigated and responded on this issue in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Bolivia, India and Fiji.
However, we recognize that this is not enough. We need a bottom-up approach as well, where Fairtrade producer networks directly engage producer groups through their own child protection policies and procedures working through and with rights-based partners. Thus throughout 2013, Fairtrade has supported the capacity of the producer networks to develop among other things, their own child protection policies and procedures to ensure the increased wellbeing of children and youth within the producer groups they represent. In the Africa and Latin America networks, these will be in place by the end of 2014, with Asia currently in discussions.
Fairtrade International is looking forward to continuing to support the producer networks in achieving this strong vision with their members. It is now for producer networks to lead the way in consulting with communities, including working children and young people, and identify more ways for Fairtrade to move beyond adherence to standard requirements on child labour to become the best in its class in enabling the wellbeing of children and youth in and around Fairtrade organisations.
"Producers have always been in the driving seat of Fairtrade. They have always led as they organize their co-ops, decide on how to use the Fairtrade Premium or build their trade," said Harriet Lamb, chief executive of Fairtrade International. "In addition, they now have a more central role in the institution of Fairtrade, as well as on their co-ops. This provides a unique opportunity for Fairtrade to make sustainable gains in correcting child labour practices on a continuous and improving basis and thereby substantially reduce the current risks to children's wellbeing."
New chair of Fairtrade International, Marike de Peña, agrees: "Fairtrade enables vulnerable people to empower themselves and their organisations and start to take individual and collective control over their lives and futures. Small farmers and workers, thanks to Fairtrade, are already questioning and fighting injustice, inequality and poverty. They are, and should be the engine of change to move us towards a fairer world."
Anita Sheth is the senior advisor on social compliance and development at Fairtrade International. Read more about Fairtrade's perspective on child rights here.
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text: Looks like the much needed takeover gets closer. Not so sure about the latest rumour of a Chinese-Hong Kong take-over though. A Chinese consortium could be people Carson Yeung owes money too., only buying the club so that they can asset strip it in an attempt to recover money owed by Yeung. I know it sounds far fetched but that is exactly what happened at Portsmouth. The Italian bid is a favourite of mine...local businessman who has Blues at heart...I hope.


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Life with an Android Tablet One Week On
I've had my Asus Transformer tablet for approximately one week now. I have endeavoured to use it fairly constantly and as my sole means of computing. It has worked to varying degrees of success. After the first couple of days, I discovered that if I actually wanted to achieve anything, I needed a proper keyboard. To that end, I have ordered the keyboard docking station for the Transformer, and I am also writing this post on my three year old netbook.
A word of warning though about the Transformer docking keyboard – buy the package of tablet and keyboard to start with! This only attracts a £50 premium over the tablet alone. Buying the docking keyboard separately has set me back almost £120. I purchased from Amazon and couldn't find cheaper on eBay, Google's shopping results nor Tottenham Court Road (where it was not possible to buy the keyboard as a standalone item). I'll live and learn.
There are both good and bad points about this Honeycomb 3.1 tablet. Let's start with the good.
The Gmail integration is stellar. It is a much better Gmail experience that I have ever had through a regular web browser. I suppose this is as you would expect from a tablet running Google's Android operating system.
The tablet is great for having around on the coffee table, on the train, in bed etc. It's very easy to simply pick it up to check email, read a website or research something of interest.
The "instant on" aspect, with massive hours of standby battery time, is much better than any laptop I've ever experienced.
Now for the frustrations….
There is another built in mail client, which can be used to connect to both IMAP and Exchange email servers. Unfortunately this has some limitations that frustrate me when trying to deal with business email. There's no search functionality, it is only possible to synchronise up to one month of email from the server, it is impossible to create an HTML or Rich Text email signature and I also can't figure out how to synchronise IMAP calendars (Exchange calendar works fine though).
The standard web browser is buggy and crashes regularly. I haven't thoroughly tested, but I also think it may have a memory leak. Over time it simply slows down to a grinding halt. Using the back button to return to a Google search result often loads just a blank page and sometimes after entering a website's URL, I am simply re-directed to Google's search homepage. This browser has a user agent of "Android Tablet," however many websites simply see this as "Android" and deliver a mobile version of their offering. I can change the user agent to "Desktop" instead, but that also creates a few rendering problems. Opera Mini and Firefox Mobile don't seem to have this option, and thus you're stuck with mobile webpage versions in some cases. I'm now trying the Dolphin HD browser. One would think, that with an excellent browser in Chrome/Chromium Google would have this area sorted out.
Some apps from the Market are OK, but it's a bit hit and miss. Many of them are built only for Android phones, so don't render brilliantly on the wider tablet screen. I haven't bought any apps yet, as I haven't found anything so compelling to warrant a purchase. I have found some nice free apps though, such as MapQuest's OpenStreetMaps and FBReader for ebooks (I grabbed a lot of classics from Project Gutenberg).
The on-screen touch keyboard is reasonable, but still has some frustrations. For some reason at least 10% of the time my space bar presses do not register. There are also no forward and back arrows. The only way to jump to another part of the text is through very delicate and precise touches on the screen. This might improve when I have a mouse connected to the docking keyboard's USB port, but for now so much for keyboard navigation. There's also no Control key, which makes cutting, copying and pasting laborious.
I can't find any virtualisation software for Android either, which I wanted to use to run a different flavour of Linux. Maybe I can do do something via dual booting, from a USB key in the docking keyboard. That will be the next project.
In summary, after a week's solid use, I can't see this being my sole computing device. I'm just not sure Android's mature enough. It's a good enough device, which I am sure I will continue to use regularly, but it is not the one device to rule them all.
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Until a few months ago, whenever I went to a meeting where I needed to take notes or "tweet" the event from my laptop, the first thing I'd do was to look around for an electrical outlet because I was afraid that my computer's battery might not get me through the entire meeting. When traveling across the country, I would often chose Virgin America because -- as far as I know -- it has an electrical outlet at every seat.
But now I don't have to worry about my battery dying because the laptop I bought in June is equipped with an Intel (INTC) Haswell processor that uses a lot less energy than previous processors. I happen to have a MacBook Air, but the processor is being used on lots of other devices, including Microsoft's newest Surface tablets.
In the 30 years I've been using portable computing, I've used lots of laptops and each new crop had some minor improvements over the previous generation. But the jump in battery life from the Intel Core i7 processor in the laptop I bought in 2012 and the Haswell processor in my 2013 laptop are -- without any doubt -- the most important improvements I've ever experienced. Getting a better screen, more memory or more storage is nice. Upgrading to a machine you can use all day without a charge can be life-changing.
So I was very pleased to read that Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told analysts he expects to see new Haswell-equipped laptops coming out this year for under $300. Many of those will run Windows 8.1, but some will run Google's (GOOG) Chrome operating system. Acer has already announced a $250 Chromebook with a Haswell processor. So even though PC makers have to pay a fee to Microsoft to use Windows and would have to add additional storage to support Windows, it's not much of a leap to go from a $250 Chromebook to a $299 Windows PC using the same processor.
Krzanich also reportedly said he expects to see lots of $99 tablets running yet another Intel chip called Bay Trail. Like Haswell, Bay Trail is energy efficient -- expect about eight hours of battery life from these tablets. But it's not as powerful as Haswell, which seems to be the processor of choice for energy-efficient Windows and Mac laptops.
An eight-hour battery is no big deal in the tablet world (iPads are rated for 10 hours), but it's enough to get you through all but the longest international flights or an entire workday. PC World columnist Jared Newman speculated that we might see these lower-cost and lower-powered Bay Trail processors in Chromebooks, too.
Of course, most people don't think about the chips inside their devices any more than car buyers focus on the inner-working of their vehicle's powertrain. What we care about are things we can do with them and how well they fit into and enhance our lifestyles.
Appearance is important as well. Almost all PCs were ugly beige boxes until 1998, when Steve Jobs -- shortly after he returned to Apple (AAPL) -- introduced the colorful iMac desktop computers with their translucent cases. I went back and watched Jobs' introduction of the device, which he pitched as a computer "for the number one use consumers tell us they want a computer for, which is to get on the Internet simply and fast.'' That's pretty much the main application for the iPad as well and it's the only reason someone would buy a Google's Chromebook.
The fact that most people these days use their computers and tablets mostly to go online influences product design because it changes the equation in terms of what is important.
There was a time when Detroit mostly showcased its fast cars, as if that old car that could only go 90 miles per hour wasn't fast enough. The same can be said for processors in computers, tablets and phones. But when Apple announced that the iPhone 5s had a faster processor than the iPhone 5, hardly anyone cared. Because just like today's economy cars, the iPhone 5 was more than fast enough.
Even disk storage -- once an extremely important selling point for PCs -- is less of a factor today because of cloud storage. My laptop has only 256 gigabytes, a quarter of what most desktop PCs come with these days. But I'm only using 43 gigabytes of that storage because files that I don't use regularly are now stored online and available to download if I need them.
Back when I used an iPod to listen to music, I wanted as much storage as possible. But I'm OK with an iPhone with only 16 GB because most of the music I listen to is being streamed over the Internet, not stored on my device. And 16 GB is still enough to store more than 3,000 songs.
So the electronic devices that I've bought recently are smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient than the ones I used to own. That's also true of my cars. Sure, the Prius I bought two years ago has a lot less chrome than my dad's 1961 Chevy, but one of my laptops is pure Chrome.
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team will take to the road once again on Tuesday morning, heading south to take on the Texas – Pan American Broncs in Edinburg. The teams are scheduled to play a pair of games, one at 3 p.m. and one at 7 p.m., at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
The Islanders are 10-10 on the year and coming off of a Sunday win over Southeastern Louisiana to salvage a 1-2 weekend. UTPA was last in action a week ago on Tuesday and Wednesday, splitting a pair of games against the #8 Texas A&M Aggies.
For Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Trevor Foss and Jake Dziubczynski will get the start on the mound for the visitors. For the Broncs, Colby McCasland and Guadalupe Barrera will get the starting nod.
Foss comes into the game with a 0-2 record and 5.27 ERA in five appearances with two starts. Dziubczynski is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts and seven total outings. UTPA's McCasland is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in one start and two appearances. Barrera sports a 4.91 ERA in two games with a 0-0 record this season.
Eric Weiss leads the Islanders offense with a .324 batting average and is second on the team with nine RBI. Kyle Danford holds the team lead with 12 RBI while hitting .246 for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. Jordan Lee is the only other player on the team with at least 15 at-bats that is hitting above .300, with a .316 average.
For UTPA, Chris Torres leads the way with a .484 batting average and 10 RBI. There are five players on the team that hit .350 or better, and Derek Hagy leads the team with 11 RBI on the year.
Live stats for the two games will be available through www.UTPABroncs.com while a CoverItLive! event will be available through www.GoIslanders.com.
For all the latest on Islanders Baseball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Baseball) and follow them on Twitter (@CorpusBaseball).


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Patrick Kimeli has been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Kimeli earned the award for the third time this year following his performance on Saturday at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
For the second straight year, the junior finished in seventh place in the men's 10k to qualify for the NCAA National Championships. The native of Eldoret, Kenya crossed the line with a time of 30:55.9 to become the sixth runner in the last seven years to represent the Islanders at the NCAA Championships.
The junior helped pace the No. 9 South Central Regional ranked men's team to a ninth-place finish, two points behind Stephen F. Austin.
Kimeli will represent the Islanders at the 2011 NCAA National Championships on Monday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. at 11 a.m. CT.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2011-12 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
9-7-11: Jessica Korda, Volleyball
9-13-11: Brooke Alverson, Volleyball
9-20-11: Patrick Kimeli, Cross Country
9-27-11: Aurelien Tave, Men's Tennis
10-4-11: Isabella Arcidiacono, Volleyball
10-11-11: Nikki Dunn, Women's Golf
10-18-11: Ryann White, Women's Golf; Micah Nolan, Volleyball
10-25-11: Logen Bourque, Volleyball
11-1-11: Logen Bourque, Volleyball
11-8-11: Patrick Kimeli, Cross Country
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Across the country, parents, workers and students once were afraid to reveal their unlawful status on Wednesday were trying to frame the national immigration reform debate by sharing their stories, attending marches and sit-ins, and lobbying state and national lawmakers for expanded rights.
They declared themselves at a noon rally and march to the federal building in Oakland: "We are people! We are not illegal," the 100 to 150 people chanted.
Their newfound assertiveness will be heard in Washington, D.C. where thousands of immigration reform advocates were expected to rally as Congress tries to find a bipartisan plan for immigration reform.
Echos of that rally rolled round the Bay Area as about a 100 people gathered at noon in downtown Oakland to march down Broadway to the federal building where they plan to rally.
They strode behind a group of women carrying a banner proclaiming in Spanish "Women United and Active," an organization of Latina immigrant women
Earlier in the morning, more than 50 immigration reform activists and immigrants enjoyed tamales, rice and beans at a prayer breakfast at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
"You have to help yourself," said an Betzaida, an illegal immigrant from Mexico at the breakfast, taking up the position of the residents who have emerged from the shadows.
One person at the event took on the standard news media phrase used in this newspaper and others to describe immigrants who have sidestepped legal entry into the country -- "illegal immigrant."
"I don't like the word 'illegal,' said Sabujhi Siddique, a Muslim immigration activist. "I don't like the word undocumented either."
A religious leader underscored the hazards of prohibiting entry into a nation: "Jewish history reminds us that immigration policy has been a matter of life and death" said Rabbi Melanie Aron, referring to the Holocaust, when barriers were raised against European Jews trying to flee from the Nazi run countries.
Looking at the immigration reform measures taking shape in Congress, activist Salvador Bustamante commented, "This is better than nothing, but it helps people come out of the shadows."
A janitor expressed as similar sentiment at a noon youth march for reform in San Jose: The 13-year wait to apply citizenship in U.S. Senate immigration reform legislation "is unjust but better than nothing," said Vicenta Marquez.
But the sense of a looming resolution of the long-running immigration controversy was present. "We marched, we voted and now we gain" said Marta Campos, once an illegal immigrant and now a citizen who was at the Our Lady of Guadalupe gathering. "We know the formula now."
A larger gathering was expected later in the afternoon in San Francisco.
While small pockets of immigrant activists have been clamoring for political recognition nationwide for decades, experts say the movement has grown in size, and become more diverse, organized and well-connected in recent years amid frustration over Congress' inaction on immigration reform.
The growing influence of Hispanic voters -- especially in last year's election -- has added to the momentum.
"These are youth that were educated in the American education system for the most part. Now they are doing what we teach people to do in America -- stand up for your rights," said Kevin Johnson, a civil rights professor at the UC Davis.
The marches and rallies stand in stark contrast to the anti-illegal immigration movement, which generally tries to sway politicians through phone calls or letter-writing campaigns. Activists say they aren't worried that lawmakers or voters will be influenced by the emotional message from those in the country illegally.
Immigration reform critics argue extending legal rights to immigrants living illegally in the U.S. will prompt new waves of illegal immigration, create financial problems for cash-starved governments as low-income and undereducated immigrants become eligible for social benefits and increase job competition in a tough economy.
"Immigration reform is in the eye of the beholder. What they are really pushing for is amnesty of some form," said Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the conservative Federation for American Immigration Reform in Washington, D.C. "It might go over well with supporters, but it's not going to necessarily influence people or members of Congress who are opposed or even on the fence."
The activists already claim victories nationwide, including a successful lobbying effort against a plan in North Carolina to issue immigrants drivers' licenses with the words: "NO LAWFUL STATUS."
They have also sought legal help and sued Michigan and Arizona over driver's licenses for immigrants benefiting from the Obama administration's program that gives visas to young immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before they turned 16 and have been living in the country at least five years.
The immigrant activism movement gained national attention in 2007 when President George W. Bush and a bipartisan group of lawmakers unsuccessfully tried comprehensive immigration reform. Some high school and college students who were brought to the U.S. as young children began living openly and holding rallies.
The movement gained new supporters in 2010, when Congress debated but did not pass the DREAM Act -- legislation that would have granted legal status to young immigrants living illegally in the country. Another significant moment for the effort came last year as parents, students and workers began to see positive reaction nationally from lawmakers.
President Barack Obama announced in June his deferred-deportation program allowing young immigrants to apply for work visas. First lady Michelle Obama and Democratic leaders invited a handful of young people living illegally in the country to the State of Union address in February. During the speech, Obama called on Congress to quickly pass immigration reform.
Associated Press writer Cristina Silva and San Jose Mercury News staff writer Joe Rodriguez contributed to this report.


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Winery Highlight: Chris Ringland
Post by Chuck Hayward | February 9nd, 2012
Chris Ringland was surely not prepared for all of this. The popularity, the sudden attention. Working away at a rustic winery where time seemed not only to stand still but actually climbed backwards. He spent that time mentoring young winemakers as they learned the secrets of the Barossa Valley–its vineyards, its people, its history. The last thing he expected was an overflowing fax machine…100 point scores from Parker can do that.
Justifiably or not, Chris Ringland's shiraz was catapulted into the global world of wine and things quickly got out of hand. Insane prices. Incessant phone calls. Lots of pot shots. All of this attention resulted in a wine that became bigger than the man and his vines; all thanks to a wine review. The problem is the score regrettably only reflected the wine in the glass. Where was the story? Who was this guy? Where was the information about his plot of dirt?
The story behind this man and his land reads like the countless others written about vignerons from France, Spain or Italy. Consumers and the trade alike value the handcrafted nature of such winemaking; the idea of the grower intimately entwined with his property, crafting small amounts of wine that speak of vintage and site. Chris Ringland's wine proves no exception to this artisan tradition – the rustic charm is there in spades. But many in the business refuse to grant to Australia the level of gravitas so easily bestowed upon its so-called 'old world' counterparts. Dismissive phrases such as "It's a Parker wine" or "It's Australian" get thrown about easily, which only serve to propagate self-fulfilling stereotypes. 100 point Australian wines can do that. Such prejudice just about requires that the stories of these new world winemakers should be told.
For Chris, it all started many years beforehand. At school, actually, where he studied at Roseworthy, Australia's leading winemaking program in Adelaide. Looking back at his fellow classmates today, you could probably predict his fame. What an all-star class it was, with Rolf Binder of Veritas Winery, Michael Brajovich of New Zealand's Kumeu River, as well as Peter Barry of Clare Valley's Jim Barry Winery. His oenologically talented peers were not limited to just winemakers. They included Huon Hooke, now the wine critic for the Sydney Morning Herald and Jane Ferrari, Yalumba Winery's international brand ambassador. But after he finished his degree, he went home. To New Zealand.
Not long after, he returned to Australia and found himself at Rockford, the Barossa winery that emphasized the preservation of ancient shiraz vineyards and traditional winemaking techniques that were under attack from shifting wine trends. We are talking pitchforks and steam powered presses-type tradition. Between making wine there and mentoring young winemakers like Dave Powell (who modeled Torbreck from his experience at Rockford), Chris found a rundown property in the Eden Valley, a hilly region some 1500 feet above the main Barossa Valley floor. An old wool shed, some even older olive trees and a small patch of ancient shiraz in need of some care. "I thought it was going to get pulled out," said Chris. It was a vineyard that no one wanted, and it was the plot he purchased back in 1993.
The Eden Valley's altitude provides significantly cooler temperatures as compared to the warmer valley floor of the Barossa. Eden Valley shiraz is often picked two to three weeks later than its neighbors' down below and the style of wine it produces is significantly different as well. Here, the shiraz is more refined and focused, with beautifully integrated acids that provide for a long, lingering finish. In cooler years, subtle pepper scents reminiscent of Victorian shiraz will appear. The same wines from the warmer floor, by contrast, generally show a thick, juicy, and more viscous midpalate, as broad aromas of deep prunes and chocolate dominate the aromatics.
Chris Ringland's vineyard is part of a small stretch of linked properties going south to north that were planted around the 1910s. Ever mindful of the land and its heritage, he christened his plot "Stone Chimney Creek," after an historic gold mine nearby that was operational in the 1880's. His site is part of the Flaxman Valley, a unique subregion of Eden Valley with gently sloping plots facing due east to capture the cool morning sunlight while providing for drainage in wet years. Planted on their own roots, these vineyards form a bench that Chris sees as a "golden slope" for the perfect ripening of shiraz. His specific location allows his shiraz to obtain fruit intensity with persistence on the palate, all based on a focused frame.
Over the years, Chris nurtured the vineyard back to health and got to know his property intimately. He prunes the vineyard himself, remembering which techniques he applied to each vine in past years so as to plan for the next crop. "It's important to be close to these old vines," Chris says quietly. "They remember what happened in the past." Even amongst this small seven acre plot, there are enough distinct differences to ensure that each of the eight blocks is picked separately and blended later. "I'm still learning about this vineyard" Chris muses. "It's important that I get the feeling of this site. It's exactly what it should be, a beautiful old vineyard."
In a recent discussion about terroir, Nigel Greening of Felton Road discussed the importance of the human factor in translating a vineyard's soil and climate into the wine in the glass. Visiting Chris at his property, it was easy to ascertain the man behind the wine and the relationship with his vineyard. In his modern house with its upscale kitchen complete with the latest utensils and equipment, I immediately noticed the fruits of other labors: jars of homemade preserves and overflowing spice racks. Cooking is important to Chris, his way of relaxing and finding balance after his work and travels. We shared a lunch of beef ribs with rice and fresh bok choy. Simple and uncomplicated, like his wines.
Chris Ringland's shiraz is crafted the same way as that delicious lunch, simply, without much adornment. Grapes harvested when ripe, placed in barrels for 40-46 months and then bottled, released a few years later when ready to drink. New French oak but you'd be hard pressed to find it. Flavors and aromas that continuously reveal new and unique personalities. He surprisingly points to Randall Graham and Sean Thackery as inspirations to his winemaking approach. Not one for grandiose self-promotion, Chris said, "I just want to be a low-key operator." Low-key indeed. Aren't all the best wines made that way?


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AUSTIN (November 30, 2012)--Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams is deferring for a second time the requirement that high schools count new end-of-course exams as 15 percent of a student's grade this school year.
Williams made the announcement Friday after Gov. Rick Perry suggested the deferral.
Perry appointed Williams in August.
Parents and many conservatives have complained about the new standardized STAAR test that was put into use for the first time last year.
Under the new testing regimen, students must pass the exams at the end of each semester in order to graduate from high school, and for the first time the exams were to be counted as part of a student's grade.
Teachers and parents complain they have not had enough time to adapt to the new system and test results were not part of grades last year.
The Texas Education Agency already gave ninth-graders a break from the requirement this school year.
Students, however, still must take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.
Republican Sen. Dan Patrick, chair of the chamber's education committee, has filed a bill that would make the exemption permanent.


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- Aug 19:
- Mercury News editorial: CEQA reform bill doesn't go far enough
- Aug 14:
- San Jose denies 'greenmail' environmental appeals on high-rise project
- Apr 8:
- CEQA: Milpitas case shows how the rush to reform is unwise
- Apr 7:
- Reform of California's landmark environmental law is on life support
- Mar 5:
- CEQA reform: Time for meaningful changes to 43-year-old landmark law
Business leaders who want to reform the 43-year-old California Environmental Quality Act cite cases like these:
The city of Berkeley in 2001 wanted to convert a lot with an abandoned storefront into affordable housing for seniors. Environmental studies showed that the site, a former gas station, had no hazardous remnants. After eight public meetings and six design overhauls to address the concerns of residents, the City Council voted to move the project forward. But a local neighborhood group filed a CEQA lawsuit seeking a more extensive environmental review, arguing that the project was not compatible with its surroundings. The group's claims were rejected twice by courts. The lawsuit caused a two-year delay, and the city spent nearly $2 million fighting the challenges. The delay also increased costs of the project by $3 million. The project was completed in 2006.
Twenty-seven years after filmmaker George Lucas submitted a plan to expand his Marin County studios, underwent environmental review and secured final approval by the county's planning commission, Lucas appears to be out of patience. The Skywalker Properties' project, scaled down from original designs, was a 190,485-square-foot digital studio in a three-story building over an underground parking area. The project included fire roads and tanks, as well as $50 million to $70 million in restoration and enhancements for the creeks and tributaries on the property. The studio would have added 350 high-paying technical full-time jobs at the studio, as well as another 460 jobs for the two-year construction phase.
The Los Gatos Business Park and Netflix teamed up to plan the redevelopment of an old business park across from the Netflix campus, which would have created 800 jobs and added up to 168 senior homes and a half-million square feet of office space on a 21-acre site. Considered an ideal "smart growth" development, it was close to a planned light-rail extension and bordered Highway 85. Neighbors opposed the project, complaining that the building would be too tall and would harm the affluent community's aesthetics and filed a CEQA lawsuit to block the expansion, seeking a complete EIR. The delay has forced Netflix to push back its target date to hire new workers, scale back its plans and eliminate the senior housing.
Source: CEQA Working Group


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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Mexican Ravioli
Well, I guess it must be in my stomach because these Mexican refried bean ravioli with enchilada sauce were out of this world, or at least this country, and they're so quick and easy to make that you'll be traveling around the world in a matter of minutes!
Mexican Ravioli (makes about 18 ravioli)
2 tsp olive oil
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
3 green onions, diced
kosher salt and pepper
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp Mexican oregano
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup refried beans
1 cup shredded cheese (I used a combination of Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar.)
36 won ton wraps
1 egg plus 1 TBSP water
Jarred or canned enchilada sauce (or make your own!)
sour cream
diced tomatoes
diced avocado
sliced green onions
Heat olive oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and onions. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and garlic powder. Saute for 5-6 minutes. Remove from heat and add refried beans. Stir well to combine. When mixture is cool add in the shredded cheese and mix well.
To make the ravioli:
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Set aside.
Whisk egg and water until froth. If you don't have a Buckeye mug to do this in, you'll probably have to forfeit this recipe and go find another.
Working with two won ton wraps at a time and keeping the rest covered, brush one won ton with egg wash and place about a teaspoon of filling mixture in the middle.
Cover with the other won ton and seal filling in the middle, pressing out air as you seal.
Cut the ravioli in circles
or squares
and place on prepared baking sheet.
At this point, if you want to freeze the ravioli for future use, simply cover baking sheet with plastic wrap and place in freezer. Freeze ravioli for an hour or two and then place in a freezer storage bag.
To use ravioli immediately, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season water generously with salt. Place ravioli into boiling water and reducing heat slightly, boil gently for 4-5 minutes. Remove ravioli from pot with a slotted spoon.
Top with warm enchilada sauce, sour cream, and diced tomatoes, avocado and green onions if desired.
25 comments:
- PlumpNotFat said...
Well, I have a UGA Bulldawg mug that I think will work just fine, thankyouverymuch ;)
What a great idea! I always shy away from making ravioli because I don't want to have to make ravioli! Wonton wraps are pure genius!!
- December 5, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Julie said...
What an interesting take on ravioli. Love the flavor choices.
Wonton wraps are the best for ravioli.
- December 5, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Velva said...
Using won ton wrappers is a perfect way to enjoy a ravioli without all the fuss of making the pasta. This looks really good!!!!!
I have a Florida Gator mug that I can send you to replace that Buck Eye mug-I think you will do better with my mug :-)
- December 5, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- Design Wine and Dine said...
This is why I love reading blogs - so awesome and unique! I love the way you think!
And just because others are commenting too..."We Are..."
- December 5, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags... this looks perfect. Like something from a fancy schmancy restaurant.
- December 5, 2010 at 9:29 PM
- Smurfette79 said...
This looks amazing and I can't wait to try it. I have made something with manicotti noodles in an enchalada form (thanks to a foodnetwork chef)
- December 5, 2010 at 10:39 PM
- June said...
Let me know when you're leaving on your next trip and I'll book a ticket! Great idea Mags and they look so darn good.
- December 6, 2010 at 6:38 AM
- Sandy, the Old Crow said...
I think if you deep fry the ravioli, they would make a great hors'devour.
- December 6, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- briarrose said...
I always enjoy your creativity in the kitchen. These look delicious. Wonderful use of wrappers. ;)
- December 6, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Nasoya said...
Thanks for using Nasoya wraps! This recipe looks delish! I will be sure to post it on our Facebook page for others to enjoy!
- December 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Sue said...
Such an original idea, Mags! You really know how to think outside the box! I'm sure they're delicious!
- December 6, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Lauren said...
I love fusion recipes, and this one looks particularly delicious! I can't wait to make it - I think my husband will love the ravioli, as well :).
- December 6, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- SeattleDee said...
Yummy use of wontons. I have a quart of leftover red beans and rice that will work as filling tonight. Topped with salsa that would make a cajun/TexMex/Asian ravioli. I like it!
- December 6, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I absolutely love this idea. Combines my two favorite cuisines.
- December 6, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Mary said...
You are way too creative! Love this!!!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
- December 6, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Karen said...
Very creative! I think these would be good for breakfast :)
- December 6, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Nanan said...
Brilliant!!!!! - Mags - you are brilliant!
- December 6, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Love that ravioli filling! And it's such a good idea to use wontons. Thanks!
- December 6, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Shelby said...
Call me evil....I would probably fry these babies. Yummy! ;)
- December 7, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- Maria said...
Love the Mexican flavors!
- December 7, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- steph said...
This sounds great! I love using wontons.
- December 7, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- stephchows said...
oo what a fun twist! love it!
- December 8, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
These are brilliant! How did I never think to go Mexican with ravioli? Love it!
- December 8, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Kevin said...
I really like the sound of the Mexican take on ravioli!
- January 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Another great recipe Mags! I found a really easy recipe for "ten minute enchilada sauce" that went fabulously with this, and I decided to bake the frozen ravioli with the homemade sauce. It was out of this world! Thanks so much for another delicious dinner!
- January 8, 2011 at 7:09 PM


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