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MARIETTA - An Ohio legislator said this week that he will not continue the push for recreational marijuana legalization after a resolution to give Ohioans a vote in the matter was sidelined last year in the Ohio House of Representatives.
A house resolution that would have given the issue to Ohio voters in last November's election was never given a vote, and the resolution's sponsor, Rep. Bob Hagan, D-Youngstown, said he has no plans of revamping the resolution for inclusion in the upcoming general election.
However, he said legalizing medicinal marijuana in the state is still a priority.
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Maj. Brian Schuck of the Washington County Sheriff's Office cuts the wrapping back Tuesday from a 25-pound brick of marijuana that was likely smuggled into the area from Mexico.
One week after marijuana dispensaries opened their doors in Colorado, signaling the denouement in the state's march toward legalizing recreational use of the drug, speculation is running high on how the change will affect policy in other states.
Though polls show increasingly favorable opinions toward legalizing the drug recreationally, as voters in Colorado and Washington did in 2012, it seems unlikely that Ohio will be the next state to follow suit.
"I think my time is running out for that," Hagan said Wednesday.
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Marijuana Laws
* Voters in Washington and Colorado approved recreational use of marijuana in November 2012.
* This week Colorado became the first state to allow retail sales of the drug.
* Twenty states have laws allowing medicinal use of the drug.
* Groups are collecting signatures in Ohio for November ballot initiatives that would legalize the medicinal use of the drug in the state.
* A House Joint Resolution that would have given Ohioans the right to vote on recreational legalization in November was never given a vote in the House and will not likely be proposed for the 2014 election.
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Instead, the longtime advocate for marijuana reform will be focusing his efforts on legalizing medicinal use of the drug. At least four families in Hagan's constituency have children that suffer from severe seizures, he said. Administered as an oil extracted from the drug, marijuana has proven to significantly cut back on seizures in both children and adults, and the families in his constituency want that option, said Hagan.
"When I watch these 4-, 5-, 6-year-old kids having seizures right in front of me, I ask myself, 'Why can we not be more progressive?'" he said.
Nationally, opinions have become what Hagan would call more progressive.
According to an October Gallup poll, national support for legalization clearly surpassed opposition for the first time in the history of the 44-year poll. Support for legalization hit its highest number ever - 58 percent.
Locally, many residents are also in favor of legalizing, or at least decriminalizing, the drug.
"I'm for it. I think it's a great idea," said Marietta resident Joyce Robinson.
Robinson pointed to Colorado and Washington, which meticulously worked out policies, standards and specifics for use of the drug.
"Plus it's a boon to the government because of the taxes," she said.
Colorado's 25 percent sales tax on the drug is expected to generate $70 million in tax revenue for the state this year.
Hagan's now sidelined proposal includes a 15 percent excise tax on the drug in Ohio.
Bruce Williams, 71, of Marietta said he is less concerned about the state earning money and more concerned about the state saving money by decriminalizing the drug.
"I'm in favor of it mainly because of the cost of trying to control it, which is obviously not working," he said.
Too many people are in prison for minor drug offenses, he said.
Last year, 94 minor misdemeanor possession of marijuana cases and 61 misdemeanor paraphernalia cases were filed in Marietta Municipal Court, according to court administrator Jason Hamilton.
However, local law enforcement would much rather continue to enforce the laws against marijuana than deal with the proliferation of problems they predict would coincide with the drug's legalization, said Major Brian Schuck, the Washington County Sheriff's Office detective who oversees the Washington-Morgan Major Crimes Task Force.
"We don't know yet what the rise in crime is going to be because of this," said Schuck, in reference to the legalization in Colorado and Washington.
In addition, Schuck predicted illegal sales of the drug will continue in Colorado because the retail price - between $200 and $300 an ounce - is significantly higher than that offered by black market dealers.
"There's still going to be a black market, selling it at a reduced rate and profiting illegally," he said.
Furthermore, Schuck sees the drug as a gateway to more dangerous narcotics.
"All the years of working narcotics and interviewing suspects that have been arrested, a very large number of those individuals told me that marijuana was the first drug they tried and after a while marijuana no longer did anything for them. They moved on to bigger and better things," he said.
Legalizing the drug would increase its availability in the community and in turn its availability to juveniles, said Schuck.
This is a concern for Waterford mother and grandmother April Lewis, 51.
"I wouldn't want my grandchildren to get a hold of it... I see a lot of danger in it," she said.
Marietta resident Thomas Trombley, 55, agreed.
"It's dope. If you're going to ban drugs, ban all drugs," he said.
Legalizing the drug would require a staggering amount of regulations and could lead to conflicts with local municipalities, said Marietta City Law Director Paul Bertram III.
Many Colorado localities have taken advantage of a portion of the law allowing them to refrain from licensing dispensaries, similar to towns who choose not to allow the sale of alcohol.
However, local municipalities cannot override the state law as far as possession and use are concerned, said Bertram, who opposes legalization.
"The state law controls and local law would normally fall," he said.
Full legalization in Ohio could also create a problem in the workforce, said Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta.
"One of the biggest issues we have is we have jobs where we can't find people who can show up in the condition we need them to in order to qualify for work," he said.
Thompson cited lucrative trucking, pipe fitting, and oil field jobs that often require employees to pass a drug screen and smoking the drug could still be prohibited by employers even if allowed by the state.
That is the case in Colorado, where the law still gives companies the option to enact drug policies forbidding the use of marijuana.
Marietta resident Adam Farmer, 20, said he favored legalizing the drug as long as proper constraints were put in place, such as quantity limits.
Colorado allows users to purchase and possess up to an ounce of the drug at a time.
"Of course not operating machinery, cars while on it should be part of the law," said Farmer.
Ohio already has legal limits for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, said Lt. Anne Ralston, public affairs commander for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Marijuana can only be measured through a blood or urine sample and is measured in nanograms per milliliter of blood or urine, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
Marietta resident Nathan Gundlach, 29, said he thinks marijuana prohibition has created a multitude of problems ranging from excessive incarceration to infringement of personal liberties.
"To me, the important issue is that we have the right to choose what we put in our bodies," he said.
Additionally, he believes prohibition has driven up use and created a black market economy for the drug. The legalization in Colorado has enabled sale and use of the marijuana to be conducted by law abiding citizens instead of criminals, he said.
"A lot of evidence suggests it can do more good than harm," he said of the drug.
Ohio Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Albany, said she thinks that Ohioans should be given the option to decide for themselves how they feel about marijuana legalization.
"Putting the issue on the ballot would be giving the people of Ohio the chance to say what they have to say about it. I think it would be interesting to see how a vote like that would go now that people have seen the beginnings of what happened in Colorado," she said.
While it looks as though recreational legalization is out for 2014, at least two Ohio groups are gathering signatures to put medical marijuana issues on the November ballot.


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The local district judge once again has blasted those responsible for "disgraceful" behavior in Antrim Area Hospital.
His most recent comments came after he sentenced a 51-year-old woman to three months in prison for "interfering" with the treatment of an elderly woman by "trying to hug and kiss her."
District Judge Robert Alcorn was told her behavior was disturbing patients in nearby wards and, before granting her bail for appeal, he said: "I can't turn my back on this. Patients are entitled to be treated in peace."
Mr. Alcorn is renowned for his intolerance of criminal behavior at the hospital, with solicitors regularly warning clients to "pack a bag" if appearing before him.
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Local councilor Terry Hearty is delighted to announce that, following an extensive community campaign, the Community Centre in Crossmaglen has been successful in its bid for renovations.
"Newry & Mourne District Council received confirmation from funding body S.O.A.R. that the Department of Rural Development would be making 75 [percent] of the necessary funds available for this project.
"I am delighted with this news, especially given the fact that myself and others have been lobbying for this scheme for the past five years" Councilor Hearty said.
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The Eigse Festival held in Carlow recently announced Irish singer Bronagh Gallagher as one of their headlining acts for this year's festival. She will be performing in the G.B. Shaw Theatre on Friday, June 7.
Bronagh Gallagher is described as a deeply soulful artist with a unique gift for singing and storytelling. Bronagh is already well known for her parts in Pulp Fiction, Star Wars and most famously for The Commitments, but her first love is singing.
[Source: Leinster Express]
A body was recovered from the River Blackwater last Tuesday afternoon, behind the courthouse in Virginia. At the time of going to print, the body was thought to be that of missing teenager, Ricky McDermott.
Earlier that day, his father made an emotional plea for information regarding his missing son. Ricky McDermott (17) from Clonabreany, Crossakiel, Oldcastle, County Meath, was reported missing after a night out in Virginia on Easter Sunday. He was last seen on Church St. in the town around 12:30 a.m. on Bank Holiday Monday.
Father Richie McDermott said the time since has been a "complete nightmare."
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
Dolphins were spotted in muddy waters in the River Shannon.
At the time of writing, the dolphins are still at the same place and while there had been some fears for their safety in shallow water, it's now understood that they are not at risk at this location and have been feeding.
Speaking to The Clare Champion, the sightings coordinator with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Pádraig Whooley, said concerns dissipated after it was established that they were bottlenose dolphins, rather than common dolphins.
"Up to yesterday, we didn't know what type of dolphins they were, but they're bottlenose, so it's perfectly normal to have them in the Shannon, it's unusual that they'd go into a tributary of the Shannon, but it's not hugely unusual," he commented.
[Source: Clare Champion]
The family of a six-year-old Cobh girl family are "absolutely delighted" that she will get the chance to have a life-changing operation in the U.S., but they are asking for Cork's help in paying the $60,000 Katie's chance at walking will cost.
Antoinette Byrne only found out on Friday, March 29, when she and her husband Robert received a letter from the Missouri hospital that carries out this life-changing operation, and already the family has been blown away by the number of people offering to help fundraise for them.
The operation would change her daughter's life utterly. Katie is the youngest of five children.
[Source: Cork Independent]
One of the biggest names in Hollywood, Brad Pitt has said that a delay in the release of his zombie film World War Z could put in doubt plans for the Derry sequel, Ebrington Y.
The actor told "Entertainment News" that script-writing for World War Z has become "bogged down," meaning that plans for the Irish phase of the project are on hold.
The actor confirmed reports that he and his partner, Angelina Jolie, have already paid a "quiet" visit to the city. It's been said that Jolie, born in .L.A, has links with the city through her stepfather Bill Day, whose family lived at Springtown Camp for a time during WW2.
[Source: Derry Journal]
A town council meeting was suspended before it actually started last Tuesday afternoon, when a councilor demanded the tricolor be raised above the building.

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18 June 2005
"There's a Hole in the City" by Richard Bowes
But the story gripped me with more force than anything I've read in months. The matter-of-fact, journalistic tone helps make the emotions of the story truthful rather than overblown. The details of life in the altered landscape of downtown Manhattan are convincing, and I found the story particularly haunting because I was a student at NYU for three years and lived and worked in the area Bowes describes, though by 2001 I was in New Hampshire.
The story is complex, even enigmatic, without being baffling. It's a ghost story (as was the only other story about September 11 I've read that has impressed me, Lucius Shepard's "Only Partly Here", which I wrote about last year), and while I can imagine a less careful writer deciding to create a story of scary hauntings to try to jerk the reader into feeling the terror of that time, Bowes has more taste and tact than that. His ghosts are the ghosts of memory, the ghosts of dreams, the ghosts of despair. They are the shadows that haunt a consciousness rattled by events too large for the mind to absorb all at once.
I feel like there should be more to say, but one of the wonders of the best fiction is that through words it builds something beyond words in our brains, and while that something-beyond-words remains strong, there's no need to say more.
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A lot of recent post-9/11 fiction is of course "about" 9/11, but in an implicit/metaphorical manner.ReplyDelete
The TV series LOST, clearly has a post-9/11 theme. (Consider: an airliner full of people crashes on an island. Manhattan is an island...)
How long will we have to write "around" 9/11 until we're able to write about it directly?
Well, that's exactly what Bowes does in his story.
I've mentioned on the SCIFI.COM BB that I find it very difficult to objectively "see" this story as it is the story of my experience in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 in NYC. Not the ghost or personal stuff. But the everyday living in NYC during that period.
If Lucius Shepard had sent me "Only Partly There" several months after he did, I would have bought his story. But...it was too soon and I was too raw, and had no interest in reading about the event in fiction.
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For the kind of review I dream about, thank you very much.ReplyDelete
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Rick: Happy to oblige. It was the first piece of yours I'd read, I think, so now will have to catch up.ReplyDelete
Ellen & A.R.: I would hesitate ever to say somebody can't write about something, because there's often a genius waiting in the wings to prove such generalizations wrong. But some subjects take more skill and sensitivity than others. There are also things that for one reason or another we're unwilling to read at certain times, no matter how well written. I'm skeptical of any fiction that utilizes real tragedies as a central element of the story -- at least, ones recent enough to have some resonance for some part of the audience -- because of all the reasons I listed at the beginning of this post. The easiest way to make me wary of reading something is to say it's about 9/11, because it takes a really careful, intelligent writer to be up to that challenge. I still don't like 99% of the fiction and poetry I've read about the Jewish Holocaust, because it seems to have become the easiest way for writers and readers to be self-congratulatory about their ability to feel things for the victims of atrocities. It's not impossible to make it work -- I liked Louis Begley's novel Wartime Lies -- but it's phenomenally difficult. Works that incorporate the difficulties -- the poetry of Paul Celan, for instance, or the movie Ararat, about the Armenian genocide -- are the ones I most respect. Rick's story works brilliantly through careful use of details, control of tone, and avoidance of easy moralizing.


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Lincoln County Clerk Debbie Greenfield is issuing a warning to area residents about a Delaware company that is soliciting residents to purchase certified copies of their property deeds for about $80 more than they would pay if they got them from the local county clerk office.
The company is sending out notices to property owners offering certified copies of their deeds for a charge of $83, she said. The mass mailing to residents across the U.S., including some in Lincoln County, has prompted Greenfield to issue warning for what she is calling a property scam.
"Having a copy of your deed is helpful for record-keeping, but it not essential," she said."Your deed is a public record and is permanently maintained and preserved at the Lincoln County Clerk's Office."
Anytime someone needs a copy of the deed, they can purchase a copy for $1 per page to copy and $1 for certification.
"In most cases, the total cost will be between $2 and $3," she said.
Greenfield said users online can subscribe to get the county's land records online for the $1 charge, then she believes the company is turning around and selling it for much more.
Greenfield said she's had some customers call her office with concerns while others have sent her the mail correspondence they received, but as far as she knows, no one has used the services.
Many recorders and district attorneys are warning residents to "Beware of companies that try to make a profit off information that's already available for little cost," she said.
She's tried to contact the company as well, she said, but no one has returned her calls.
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St. Paul-based Izzy's Ice Cream is voluntarily withdrawing three flavors of ice cream after discovering glass fragments in a supplier's container of cinnamon.
Izzy's bought the cinnamon from a third party and uses it in three flavors. Izzy's has not received any complaints and has not found any evidence of glass in any of its retail products.
The three flavors are Soy (Non-Dairy) Pumpkin, Pumpkin and Cinnamon ice cream. The ice cream was sold between Nov. 7 and Dec. 31 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area under the Izzy's brand only and was available at grocery stores, restaurants and Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe.
The affected lots begin with 1211 or 1212.
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What's the Right Age to Start Plucking Your Eyebrows?
If you're like most people, your first time plucking your eyebrows marked the beginning of a long, sometimes painful eyebrow-maintenance journey. From there, the road forked into a thousand possible paths: you could keep plucking or graduate to waxing or threading. And these days there are even more possibilities. You can shirk brow-thinning all together and go in the complete opposite direction with eyebrow extensions. Or you can go all-in and give yourself this eyebrow makeover, which involves seven different products (don't skip highlighter!).Who knew a simple set of tweezers could lead to such a complicated, exhausting endeavor? Which raises the question: how young is too young to start plucking your eyebrows? And what do you need to know before you attempt to master the art of the arch? To find out, we asked a professional eyebrow waxer, a teen, a mom, and a guidance counselor to weigh in.Is Your Kid Ready?Some questions to consider before you hand over the tweezers.Is your kid self-conscious about her (or his!) brows? True, looks aren't everything. But they can feel important, especially to teenagers. Junior-high English teacher and mom Lauren Pedecone said, "A parent has to consider the effect [a kid's] eyebrows could be having on her self-confidence. Is she being made fun of? Or is it very bothersome? If so, then this might be a small change that could help greatly."Does your kid know about over-plucking? Sure, most kids who are anxious about their appearance are going to be careful not to pluck away a ridiculous amount of hair the first time. But Elena Serbu, an aesthetician at Asanda Aveda Spa Lounge, said over-plucking actually happens slowly, over time. You don't notice it at first, but she said she has tons of clients in their 20s who come to her saying, "I don't have enough eyebrows."This is a risk whatever your age. To avoid damage to the eyebrows, she recommends plucking at most every six weeks.Does your kid understand thick brows can be beautiful? If she has specific quibbles with her brows' exact shape or wants to divide up a unibrow, that's fine. Just make sure that she realizes thick brows are just as beautiful as thin ones—if not more so. They can make a face expressive. Or, as Elena put it, "Eyebrows are your personality."Has your kid considered waxing and threading, too?Elena waxes eyebrows and recommends it for teens. (Younger kids' skin is often too sensitive for the treatment, and "there's a risk of peeling skin.")High-school senior Lily Binkus recently switched over from waxing to threading. In her experience, at least, it goes more quickly and leaves longer-lasting results—which makes it great for kids who aren't ready for the upkeep.Can your kid describe the look she wants? This is especially important if when soliciting the help of a professional, as Lily found out during one of her first threading appointments. "[The lady] tried to thread my forehead. Like, the whole thing. I was like, 'What are you doing?'" She was was worried that by her next appointment, her forehead would be covered in hair.(It wasn't, though! She's OK.)Do you want to be hands-off about the whole thing? That might not be the best idea. This is the type of beauty endeavor it pays to supervise or at least rigorously discuss beforehand, said high-school guidance counselor and mom Lora Alexander-Flaherty. She recommends making your daughter's first round of plucking a mother-daughter (or beauty mentor-daughter) activity, "so your child is not that one kid that [everyone's] like, 'Oooh, what happened to you?'"So What's The Right Age?Elena thinks it varies, depending on the method. For plucking, she recommends waiting until 20 to avoid accidental over-tweezing. For waxing, she recommends waiting until at least 14, the year skin sensitivity starts to drop off. Lauren thinks sometime in late middle school is the right time—around 12 or 13 years old.Lora recommends roughly 16, the year of many kids' first major school dance. "But if they've got a unibrow, they better start as early as possible."Lily thinks 13–14 is the right age.Photo Illustration by Mark Mills, GrouponAge is just a number. Except when it comes to these articles:What's the Right Age For Your First Tattoo?What's the Right Age to Start Shaving Your Legs?Read More


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
June 21, 2006
EIA Forecasts Large Growth in World Energy Demand through 2030
The world's consumption of energy is projected to grow 71 percent by 2030, with energy use in China, India, and other developing countries growing the fastest, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA's "International Energy Outlook 2006," released on June 20th, boosts the projected cost of oil in 2025 to $57 per barrel (a 35 percent increase over last year's projection), causing a decrease in oil demand and a shift to natural gas and coal. But petroleum demand is still projected to grow significantly, reaching 118 million barrels per day in 2030, a 47 percent increase above the petroleum demand in 2003. The United States, China, and India cause more than half of the projected growth in oil demand. In the EIA reference case, which does not include policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions increase from 25 billion metric tons in 2003 to 43.7 billion metric tons in 2030, with developing countries accounting for three-quarters of the projected growth. See the EIA press release and the full report.
Those long-term trends are already apparent in the world energy statistics for 2005, which were recently released by BP. According to the BP report, world energy consumption increased 2.7 percent in 2005, with China accounting for more than half the growth. The report also shows a 1 percent increase in world petroleum consumption in 2005, to more than 81 million barrels per day. Oil sold at an average of $54.52 per barrel, a 40 percent increase over 2004 prices. As a result, the growth in petroleum use in China slowed to 200,000 barrels per day, one-fifth of last year's growth, while petroleum use in the United States actually dropped by 75,000 barrels per day. Natural gas consumption also dropped in the United States, but experienced a 2.3 percent growth worldwide, while coal consumption grew by 5 percent. China was responsible for 80 percent of the growth in demand for coal. See the report, "Statistical Review of World Energy 2006," on the BP Web site.


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Tonight, learn about how the transcendental meditation technique works, and how its practice is meant to dissolve stress and improve mental and physical functioning.
An introductory talk on the technique is being presented by local Scott Mclean, who teaches the program in Summit County, as part of a new wellness speaker series sponsored by Harmony Health and Massage in Breckenridge.
"The community outreach that I've had has been mostly just yoga classes, but there's so much amazing information available to us as a public as far as wellness and alternative medicine," said Inanna Hall, owner and main therapist at Harmony. "For people who understand and are open to these ideas, we want to give them free resources."
The series consists of seven more presentations after tonight's, including: a lesson on Sai Maa Diksha, a technique that allows light to flow to the recipient's brain; a session on transformational breath, a breathing technique that helps to open up your respiratory system and integrate old emotional patterns; and how to transform anxiety into calm confidence, since anxious patterns can lead to illness and disharmony.
"The uniqueness and the sincerity of the intent of this has been building in me for a year," Hall said, who enlisted the help of practitioners from around the county to plan the series.
Mclean's presentation tonight, at Meta Yoga Studio in Breckenridge, will include an explanation and history of the transcendental technique - a form of meditation - how it works, the benefits and the goals.
"During this practice, mental activity settles down naturally to its quietist state, 'pure consciousness,' the full creative potential of the mind. In this state the brain is maximally coherent, while the body is experiencing deep rest, dissolving accumulated stress," Mclean wrote of the practice. "Its ability to calm the mind and energize the body is an ideal complement to today's supercharged lifestyles, especially for those of us living in the mountains."
Hall hopes that the tonight's presentation, and the others in the series, will help those interested learn about the benefits of holistic health.
"These types of teachings help us find our own balance," she said.
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Horrifically graphic footage has emerged of a man accidentally firing a weapon into a crowd of wedding guests while dancing to "Gangnam Style."
The footage was reportedly recorded at a wedding in Yemen, and the man was apparently attempting to fire celebratory gunshots with an AK-47 while dancing.
It is unclear how many of the guests were injured in the incident, but at least three reportedly perished.
Celebratory gunfire is extremely common in Yemen and other parts of the region.
Back in 2011, some 100 people were injured as a result of celebratory gunfire fired by supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was ousted later that year.
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Autism in the News – Friday, 04.23.10
Study shows extremely preterm children are 3 times as likely to have psychiatric disorder (Washington D.C.)
Significant advances in the neonatal intensive care have resulted in increased survival rates of children who are born at less than 26 weeks of gestation, so termed "extremely preterm children". Notably, however, improved survival rates have been accompanied by a higher risk for later cognitive, neuromotor, and sensory impairments in these children. Read more.
Grandparents Often Help Support Kids With Autism (NPR.com)
Having a child with autism can turn parents' lives upside down. But it can also profoundly affect the lives of grandparents, according to an online survey by the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). Read more.
Sirius XM To Broadcast Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism (SiriusBuzz.com)
Ever wonder what that little blue puzzle piece is on Mel Karmazin's lapel? It is his way of showing that he supports autism awareness. I myself have one, as do many people across this nation. Read more.
Attorney for parents of special needs kids accused of practicing without license (Washingtonpost.com)
Life for parents of special-needs children can be challenging on its best days and crushing on its worst, some parents like to say. The parents of kids with autism, learning disabilities and other problems band together to share stories of frustration and success, and to swap the names of the best schools, the best psychologists – and the best lawyers. Read more.
How, When Child Develops Autism May Determine Outcomes (U.S. News & World Report)
Children with autism whose social and communications skills regress around age 3 tend to have more severe autism than children who show signs of the neurodevelopmental disorder at younger ages, new research finds. Read more.
Man shares story about growing up w/ autism (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Growing up through your teenage years is hard enough, but for those with autism, those challenges are multiplied. But one young man showed me how he turned those obstacles into opportunities, and has a lot to share about growing up with autism. Read more.
Hope Network opens state's 1st all-inclusive autism center; open house today (Kentwood, Mich.)
Hope Network leaders open The Hope Network Center for Autism today, the state's first all-inclusive center devoted to treating the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S. Read more.
Son's autism leads to innovation (BBC)
The father of a child with severe autism has developed technology to help him communicate. Read more.
Judge in Odgren case asked to explain insanity verdict details (Woburn, Mass.)
John Odgren's lawyer asked the judge overseeing the teenager's murder trial to detail to jurors the process that follows a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, saying that a general misunderstanding of the procedure could influence the jury's deliberations. Read more.
Walk Now for Autism Speaks: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Take an important step in the fight against autism and join ABC7 and Autism Speaks for Walk Now for Autism Speaks: Los Angeles, Saturday, April 24, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Read more.


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Robert Lee Bolin, age 81 of Carthage, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 at Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital. Robert was born on Jan. 20, 1931 in Essex, Mo. to Marion and Leona (Curd)Bolin.
Robert worked as a salesman for Lowery Auto sales. Robert was united in marriage to Deborah Webb on Jan. 3, 1972. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Larry Bolin of the state of Ohio; one daughter, Misty Sullivan of Webb City, Mo.; two brothers, Russell Bolin of Jackson, Mo. and Charles Bolin of the state of Michigan; one sister, Shirley Gaskins of Bloomfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Malaina, Marissa, Skylan, Jason, Justin, Katelin and Zach. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Marion Bolin.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 at Weng Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 from 2 p.m. until service time. at Weng Funeral Chapel.
The body will be cremated following the services. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper, Mo.
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A measure of U.S. home prices rose in 2012 by the most in six years, buoyed by stronger demand, a lower inventory of unsold homes and fewer sales of bank-owned properties.
Real estate data provider CoreLogic says its home price index, which is based on repeat sales of the same properties, climbed 7.5 percent last year. That's the biggest annual increase since 2006.
CoreLogic forecasts that home prices will rise 6 percent nationally this year.
CoreLogic estimates that sales of foreclosed homes fell more than 20 percent last year, the third annual decline in a row. That decline, plus a tight supply of homes for sale in many markets, is the main factor driving home prices higher.
Final 2012 sales figures for California have yet to be reported by the California Association of Realtors, but last month, the association said that in November, prices were up almost 25 percent compared with a year earlier, with the statewide median price at $349,300.
In San Joaquin County, year-over-year prices in November were up 14.9 percent to a median price of $177,660.
The average single-family home in San Joaquin County was on the market for 24 days in November, compared with 42 days a year earlier, CAR reported. That coincides with a drop in inventory available to sell, down to 2.7 months in San Joaquin county in November and just over three months statewide.
In December, there were 885 homes for sale in San Joaquin County, according to Trendgraphix.com, the lowest number since the second quarter of 2004.
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State Employees' Association bargaining officials voted, 56-48, against a proposed two-year contract for state employees reached this week with state negotiators. They then voted to send union negotiators back to the state for further talks.
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|Length Overall
|31' 0''
9.45 m
|Dry Weight
9,875 lbs.
4,479 kg
9' 6''
2.90 m
|Tested Weight
10,792 lbs.
4,895 kg
.94 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
130 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
29 gal.
|22 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
8' 8''
2.64 m
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Not Available
|Tested Power
|2 x 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAG SEACORE with Axius
|Opt. Power
2 x 300-hp MerCruiser 350 MAG ECT Bravo III
2 x 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAG ECT Bravo III
2 x 380-hp MerCruiser 8.2 MAG ECT Bravo IIIX
2 x 430-hp MerCruiser 8.2 MAG High Output ECT Bravo IIIX
4 Volvo Penta V8 Duoprop engines from 300-hp to 430-hp
With multiple color options the boring white on white is a thing of the past. The optional tower really adds to her utility without harming her striking good looks.
Mission Statement
The mission of the 310 Bowrider couldn't be more clear. She's the second largest bowrider by Formula offered and will satiate the desires of those that have no intention of spending the night onboard, but do plan on spending the days on the water with a boatload of friends. She has the amenities, space and good looks to impress virtually all comers.
Entertaining. By having forward-facing seating for 8 adults, underway they can all enjoy the thrill of boating at high speed and see where they are going in comfort. When cruising more slowly, or when at rest, she can easily seat 14 people in comfort -- as many as most pontoon boats. With her wet bar and options of a refrigerator and grill she can also become a venue for daytime picnics and evening BBQs.
Watersports. She is also watersports capable and able to get on plane relatively fast to pull skiers. Her 10,792 lbs. (4,895 kg) as tested will help create wake that wakeboarders will enjoy. She is about as big as is relatively easy to handle for these kind of activities.
Razzle-Dazzle 'em. Her final -- and usually unmentioned – mission, as alluded to above, is the "wow 'em" with her sheer beauty, grace and eye-dazzling finish.
With twin 320-hp engines our test boat was able to break the 50 knot barrier with three people aboard. Just imagine how fast she would go powered by twin 430-hp engines.
Distinguishing Features
• Strong Warranty. Formula stands behind its products with a 10-year structural warranty and a 5-year transferable "Formula Guard" protection plan. This plan includes engine and outdrives for five years.• Choice of Graphics. Most builders have a "one-and-done" policy regarding graphic choices. Not so with Formula. There are three different choices so that the 310 Bowrider can be dialed in to the specific look that owners are striving for.
• Certainly far more durable than the decal counterparts.
• DuPont ChromaPremier Paint. Formula uses this high-quality paint that has a bright luster, then covers it with clear coat for durability and longevity of high gloss. (See below).
• Polished to Perfection. Formula's are always easy to spot among the throng of boats. They're the ones that look far and away better than the rest. On our tour of the Decatur, Indiana plant, we paused at the end of the line to watch a boat being finished out. No less than four workers were at the hull with orbital buffers bringing out the perfect shine. When one of them stepped back to admire her work, we joined in and looked at the mirror-like shine. We saw no flaws or imperfections in the reflection.
The video on Formula's "polish-to-perfection" construction method…
• Excellent Tooling. Formula knows that much of its premium reputation is because of the exceptional cosmetic nature of its hulls. Look at any Formula hull at a boat show and notice the play of light across the surface. Their hulls do not reflect light in waves much less as a washboard. The reason is because the plugs were board sanded for hundreds of hours. Then the molds have been maintained and polished to maintain the fairness of the plugs.
Naturally we'd like to see this engine hatch open a bit wider but it still leaves access for the daily checks. For more involved maintenance, the electric ram can be disconnected allowing the hatch to be opened fully.
Major Features
• Single Level Deck. The deck maintains a single level from the cockpit to the bow, no steps, and this keeps everyone on the same conversational level as well as making transitions back and forth much easier.
• Concealed Fiberglass Anchor Locker. This creates a cleaner, and more uncluttered bow.
• Eight Formula Cast Cleats. The cleats have the Formula logo cast into them.
• Air Horn. We would have expected a basic electric horn on a bowrider, but an air horn is a step above.
• Bennett Trim Tabs. Formula has chosen to stick with the tried-and-proven hydraulic trim tabs and has not gone with the newer, less expensive electric ones. These are standard and include LED indicators to the sides.
• Polished Stainless Steel Engine Vents. Where we often see chromed plastic vents that peel over time, these vents not only look good, they're durable.
• Extended Integrated Swim Platform. This optional platform not only adds to the usable space to enjoy the platform, but keeps the sharp edges of the outdrive well clear of any swimmers boarding from the concealed ladder. It has been expertly designed and engineered to fit seamlessly with the stern. We recommend it for any owner planning on swimming from the stern or being engaged in towing sports.
• Choice of Helm Panel Materials. Choose between a silver burl or a wood and brushed metallic finish. The steering wheel hub matches the panel choice.
• Garmin GPS. The panel comes standard with a Garmin 536 GPS with color chartplotter, along with a digital depth sounder.
• All-Weather Cockpit Seating. Wet seat cushions are not much fun. But that will not be going on in a Formula boat because its cushions are made with DriFast foam that allows water to flow right through to drain holes underneath. This foam does not hold water. And they are made to withstand the elements.
• Molded Wet Bar. It includes an integrated sink, Corian counters, a 24-quart (27.7 L) igloo cooler, trash container and safety rail.
• Doublewide Helm and Companion Seats. At the helm we can have a second set of eyes looking ahead, the companion seats face the helm and there's integrated dive tank storage underneath.
• Modular Bow Seating. Converts easily to a sun pad with dedicated storage for the filler cushion under the starboard seats.
• Standard Head. Formula provides a standard VacuFlush head with 36-gallon (136 L) holding tank and dockside pumpout.
• Bow and Cockpit Covers. Very surprising to see this as a standard feature but Formula apparently doesn't want to run the risk of a short-sighted owner failing to cover this premium boat. These aren't giveaways either… they're color matched, and made from non-fading Sunbrella acrylic fabric with SeaMark and vinyl undercoating.
• Automatic Discharge Engine Room Fire Extinguisher. Another item typically seen as an option but one we'd never want to be without. There is also a standard fume alarm in the engine room. Formula also includes a separate extinguisher mounted in the cockpit.
The engine installation is roomy enough and the compartment itself is clean and orderly.
The Formula 310 Bowrider has a LOA of 31' (9.45 m), a beam of 9'6" (2.90 m), and a draft of 37" (.94 cm). With an empty weight of 9,875 lbs. (4,479 kg), 40% fuel and three people onboard, we had an estimated test weight of 10,792 lbs. (4,895 kg).
WOT Speed. With a pair of 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAG engines turning BIII outdrives with 26 pitch props, we reached a top speed of 51.8 mph at 5000 rpm. At that speed we were burning a combined 51.4 gph giving us a range of 118 miles.
Best cruise came in at 3500 rpm and 34.1 mph. That speed reduced the fuel burn to 20.4 gph producing a range of 196 miles and an endurance of 5 hours 42 minutes while still holding back a 10% reserve.
We reached planing speed in 4 seconds flat. Accelerated through 20 mph in 6.2 seconds, 30 in 9.1 seconds, 40 in 13.2 seconds, and eased past 50 mph in 20.5 seconds.
The helm seat is a doublewide version with individual flip-up bolsters.
This is a great boat to drive. She has a solid feel of a heavier boat and her 5-degree bow high cruise attitude feels as if it's on a more level plane. The bow comes up only 10-degrees upon acceleration producing no loss of visibility to the horizon. With 2 ½ turns from lock to lock on the wheel she responds smartly to helm inputs and she slices cleanly through the wakes of passing boats rather than launching over them. Spray is kept low for a dry ride in addition to being a comfortable ride.
Formula went with an attractive and functional helm that includes a Garmin 547 GPS as standard. Two choices of Raymarine units are available, the e7D ($2,170) or the e97 multifunction display ($5,250). There is full instrumentation in the panel, even with the addition of either the Mercury VesselView or the Volvo Penta EVC display, depending on which choice powers the boat of course.
A chartplotter, digital depth sounder and aircraft-style compass come standard.
To the starboard side are Mercury's DTS control system, Bennett trim tabs with LED indicators and the Axius Joystick just ahead. Note the color of the gel coat on the helm console blends with the upholstery colors and the hull sides.
To the starboard side, our test boat was controlled with Mercury's DTS control system, which offered a host of optional features such as engine sync, single lever operations and dock mode for lower power settings. We were also equipped with the Axius Sterndrive Joystick System, which gave us flawless operations around the dock with near surgical precision.
Formula's 310 Bowrider offers plenty of room to move about, even with all the seats occupied.
The big news with this 310 Bowrider is the newly styled interior, and it's based largely on customer feedback. By designing "alcoves" into the seatbacks, Formula is able to add ancillary items such as drink holders and grab handles without impeding on the available space of the seat itself. Multiple shades of earth tones keeps glare knocked down, and different densities of foam used in the construction add comfort where it's needed most.
The U-shaped seating wraps around a base for the standard cockpit table.
The seats have been redesigned with alcoves under the seatbacks that allow Formula to include items such as drink holders and grab handles without impeding on the amount of available seating.
We still have the usual accommodations for storage underneath the seats, and all the cushions are attached to double hinges that allow the "hatch" to remain open without having to hold onto it. This allows both hands to be free to work the compartment.
Shade is provided by this optional stainless arch ($9,560). A white fiberglass arch is available ($7,395) as well as a hardtop option ($12,145).
Drinks Anyone?
To the port side is a wet bar with a Corian countertop that is available in a choice of three colors, Lava Rock, Sonora and Tumbleweed, with no upcharge. There's adequate counter space for food prep, and underneath we have a trash receptacle and a sink.
Wet Bar Options. There's storage to the left, and this compartment also includes the house battery switches, while to the right is a pullout cooler. This cooler can be swapped out for a cockpit refrigerator with a stainless front ($2,025). With that option, we'd like to see the white acrylic door removed for better access. If a grill option is chosen ($1,360), then it mounts to a side-mount pedestal at the transom rather than into the wet bar.
We like this concept as it frees up space by the wet bar and takes advantage of unused space on the swim platform.
The wet bar has Corian counters with a sink and trash receptacle underneath. The hatch to the sink is held with a gas strut.
Observer's Seat
Just ahead of the wet bar is a double wide observer's seat that can be used while facing forward and watching the road ahead, facing aft and watching the wake shining in the distance, or spotting a performer at the end of a tow rope. Otherwise guests sitting here can face the captain and enjoying the scintillating conversation that they always offer.
An observer's seat to port has versatile seating options and storage underneath.
Head Room
Just ahead of the observer's seat is a head compartment. It comes standard with a VacuFlush toilet, 36-gallon (136 L) holding tank and dockside pump-out. The level of class continues here as well where we have Corian counters, a stainless sink, opening portlight for ventilation and a high-gloss laminate cabinet.
The head is in the port side compartment. It has sitting head room for even the tallest guest.
Inside there's a standard VacuFlush toilet, Corian counter, stainless sink, and an opening portlight for ventilation. Interestingly, there's a slide down window leading to the bow walkthrough as well.
Bow Seating
Forward, the bow is roomy enough to allow seating while facing each other and not worrying about knees knocking together. Used in the usual lounge style, there's more than enough room to stretch out one's legs even for those who are 6'6" (1.98 m). Flip down armrests are provided, and this is a much more preferred method to flip-UP armrests that require releasing a latch to return to the stowed position.
At the walkthrough to the bow, there's a slide-down window to the head. This is an unusual feature and a desirable one as well to keep the compartment from getting stuffy.
To the opposite side, two doors lead to the storage inside the helm console. The forward door also doubles as an air dam to keep the breeze knocked down on those chilly mornings.
Another neat feature is the ability to remove the center cushions from both sides. This creates two seats where guests can have their feet planted on the deck, much like a regular chair. The forward seat still accommodates the feet, much like an ottoman. And the seats can even be used in the same manner while facing aft. Again, the usual accommodations for storage are underneath.
Some of the many seating configurations that the bow seating offers can be seen here. All are quite comfortable and allow for plenty of room for others to join in on the conversation.
The possibilities with this bow seem numerous. For example, with the two filler cushions out why not put in a table where five could sit and have cocktails -- or even six with a jump seat?
Anchor Locker
Fully forward, Formula went with a concealed anchor locker. Our test boat was equipped with an electric windlass ($5,305) with 75' (22.9 m) of all-chain rode and a stainless steel polished anchor. (Something that one really must have on a boat of this caliber.) A chain counter is at the helm.
We most appreciated that the hatch utilizes a lift-and-lock type of latch instead of the turn-and-lock type that always gets turned in the wrong direction and we only notice it when we start to accelerate and the hatch starts bouncing open. (Why manufacturers choose to use these is beyond us -- but thankfully Formula doesn't!)
The windlass is optional, and considering the amount of time we spend at anchor while entertaining we wouldn't want to be without it, especially on such a classy boat.
Swim Platform and Lounge
The swim platform is roomy, but our test boat was fitted with an optional extended platform ($6,810) that really added to the functionality. Both were fitted with the optional teak grained vinyl decking ($5,520). A stainless rail surrounds the platform and created a convenient handhold for those in the water. It also serves to absorb the hit into the dock should an errant captain be at the helm. Two drink holders are also accessible from the water.
With the standard and optional extended platform, there's more than enough room to enjoy time spent at anchor while some of the guests are in the water. Note the location of the stern cleats -- when crossed they will not rub against the fiberglass bulwark that we see happen on some designs.
The aft facing rumble seat has storage underneath and we always look to this for storing the wet towels and bathing suits as its position right over the engine provides a natural drying space. The seats also fold flat to form a sun pad.
The aft facing seat easily converts to a sun pad. We count 6 ss cup holders in this picture -- there are 17 in total on the boat.
Pricing and Notable Options
The Formula 310 Bowrider has a base price of $240,480, including the twin 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAGs. We can drop down to 300-hp or bounce up to 430-hp engines but this seems to be a nice match for this boat in terms of speed and power.
Our test boat was equipped with some options worth considering, including the Axius Joystick Operating System and Mercury VesselView display ($23,280). These engines were also equipped with the SeaCore saltwater protection system ($6,555). We strongly recommend this option if operating in saltwater. The electric windlass with chain and anchor is a helpful touch as we ALWAYS anchor out when enjoying our boats ($5,305). While the 310 comes with a color chartplotter, our test boat was equipped with an upgrade to the Raymarine e7D ($2,170).
Other options to consider are the stainless steel sport top ($12,145), the extended sport swim platform ($6,810) and the teak vinyl decking ($5,520). These options brought the "as tested" price of our 310 Bowrider to $306,650 MSRP.
Captain Steve examines the chemical bond between the re-molded, foam-filled stringer and the hull in a Formula FASTech boat under construction. The 310 Bowrider also has its stringers chemically bonded to the hull the same way.
Formula Construction
Frankly, we don't hear about many hull failures these days, but the few we do learn about usually involve someone beating the living heck out of boat going at high speed through square waves offshore. It's almost as if they are trying to tear the boat apart. Happily it doesn't happen often.
Born to Raise Hell. Nevertheless, one of Formula's strong advantages -- and one of the reasons its boats cost what they do -- is that its hulls are built to take punishment. Because the builder came from an offshore racing heritage -- and is the ONLY major sportboat builder today which can say that -- it is well-acquainted with what can happen when a boat is abused, and it also knows how to keep its vessels together under the most challenging conditions. Failures under extreme conditions usually happen in one of the following areas--
1) Part of the hull delaminates
2) The hull-deck joint cracks
3) Interior bulkheads and cabinetry come adrift
4) Engines leave their mounts
Formula Building Techniques--
Captain Steve steps on a bulkhead that is "floating" above the hull by a slight gape that can't be seen because it is glassed over. Hat sections, stringers and angular boxes all add stiffness and rigidity to the hull.
1) Hull Construction: Resin-encapsulated, suspended cross-framed stringer and bulkheads are securely bonded to bowrider hulls with biaxial laminates for optimal force distribution. Additional structural reinforcement – custom fiberglass shapes are used in the hull bottom and along gunwales.
See the BoatTEST.com video of Formula's hull construction…
2) Hull-to-Deck Joint. Formula uses a chemical Plexus methacrylate chemical bond plus stainless steel bolts through stainless steel backing plates to join its hull and decks. Methacrylate adhesives provide a unique balance of high tensile, shear and peel strengths with the maximum resistance to shock, stress and impact across a wide temperature range. It is able to combine the properties of strength and elongation (flexibility) into a single high performance system, which gives excellent fatigue and impact resistance. As an adhesive, it is far stronger than fiberglass and resin.
Plexus is ISO 9001 certified and has been tested and certified by the world's most respected marine agencies, including Lloyd's of London, Det Norsk Veritas, Icelandic, and the American Bureau of Shipping.
Angled brackets connect cabinetry to bulkheads to keep them in place while pounding at speed through lumpy seas.
3) Bulkheads and Cabinetry Installation. Formula's CAD/CAM routers cut wood parts to precise dimensions to fit perfectly. Then durable metal angle brackets are bolted into place to insure integrity. Bulkheads are glassed to the hull with a space in between to avoid contact. Drawers are premium quality and are dovetailed for added strength.
See the BoatTEST.com video on Formula's cabinetry making…
4) Engine Mounts. All Formula engines mounts are thru-bolted using heavy-duty cast aluminum mounts and backing plates. This is far superior to lag screwing directly to stringers as in most other boat builders do in this class.
For the select few that can afford to be in this club, the Formula 310 Bowrider is a rewarding place to be. Formula doesn't build boats that anyone would consider "cost-efficient", but that makes them even more special. Some consumers demand an exquisite product, and when it comes to boats, Formula delivers them.
|Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Battery Charger/Converter
|Head: Portable
|Shore Power
|Trim Tabs
|Water Heater
|Exterior Features
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Wet bar
|Bimini Top
= Standard = Optional
|Warranties change from time to time. While BoatTEST.com has tried to ensure the most up-to-date warranty offered by each builder, it does not guarantee the accuracies of the information presented below. Please check with the boat builder or your local dealer before you buy any boat.
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|Pricing Range
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Total GPH
|Stat. Mile
All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation. Time to plane is measured from start of acceleration to formation of rooster tail behind boat.
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|0 to 30
|9.1 sec.
|Test Power
|2 x 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAG SEACORE with Axius
|15.25 X 26P LH SS 4 BL Front 13.75 X 26P RH SS 3 BL Rear
|3 persons, 2/5 fuel, no water, 50 lbs. of gear
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- The National Cathedral, the "spiritual home for the nation," and Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian churches in Washington, D.C., rang their bells last week to celebrate U.S....
Just because radical liberals whine and shout louder than any other group...doesn't mean they know anything. They are just good at PRETENDING. They say Obama is a good orator. Pfft. Have you heard him when his teleprompter stops working? Pleeease........bwahahahha......great clown act.
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Sounds to me like Puremagix would love to see sharia law in the US. His frequent descriptions of how our country should be highly resemble sharia law. Gods rule in everything, a return to strict enterpretation of biblical teachings, law based on religion....sharia law. Evidently, Pure has no grasp on the Constitution at all.
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Another amazing class has entered Williams, and you can learn all about them here. New students had much to do in their first days, all captured in photos, not to mention Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Welcome, new students!
Welcome, Class of 2017! As you settle in, please share your experiences on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media using the hashtag #newephs. First Days is a chance to get to know your classmates and the college. Check out the full schedule of events. You can also learn about the Class of 2017 here.


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Gary Delaney is a razor sharp one-liner comedian, who is widely regarded as being the most quotable comic on the circuit. The high quantity of stand out gags leaves the audience struggling to remember them all. He regularly plays all the big clubs including The Comedy Store, Highlight, Jongleurs, Komedia, Glee, Rawhide, The Frog and Bucket, Hyena, Baby Blue, The Stand, Comedy Café, Lee Hurst's Backyard, Banana Cabaret and headlines at clubs throughout the UK.
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Through various periods in art history, artists such as Leonardo DaVinci, Rembrandt and Pablo Picasso have focused on the human form. Yet, say local artists, it's still quite unusual for contemporary galleries to focus specifically on nudes.
"Painting and drawing the human figure has been happening for centuries. It's a perfectly normal thing," said Judy McBride, a Walnut Creek resident who's been painting for most of her life. "We painted a lot of nudes in our arts classes but weren't able to show them."
So several local artists aim to show that capturing the essence of the human form is akin to artistically recording the beauty of nature through "Homage to the Nude in Art," at the Art Cottage in downtown Concord from Jan. 2 through 26. They will feature drawings and paintings -- from realistic to abstract -- representing the beauty of the human form. Artwork includes quick gestural drawings and long studies, some in pencil and pastel, others in watercolor, oils and acrylics, by artists all over the county.
In the 50 years she's been painting, McBride has focused on the human form in her drawings and paintings for the last 20 years.
"The fact that this show is happening is unusual," said McBride, who started taking figure drawing and painting at Civic Arts Education.
Sarah Gross said the human body has always been her favorite subject because she's interested in people.
"I'm excited because there aren't many shows that concentrate on showing nudes," said Gross, who lives in Lafayette.
It's bizarre that showing nude paintings has been considered controversial for some people, she said. When Gross was in college in Minnesota, she remembers drawing "nudes" clothed in bathing suits.
"So when I went to grad school in California, I walked into an art class and there was actually a nude model," Gross said.
There's no shame in the human body because, "This is how we look," she said.
"When I draw nudes I end up concentrating on the face," Gross said. "I like drawing the figure but the focus ends up pointing toward the face. It expresses who the person is. I'm a realist and draw what I see. I can see a little more into the person when I can see the face."
Pam McCauley first painted still life before focusing on the human form in her watercolors, and continues to fine tune her skills at figure painting sessions at Lafayette Studio along with many of the artists whose work is featured in the show. McCauley said that the human figure is a much more dynamic subject and that she didn't want to paint apples and oranges all her life.
"In three of the four paintings, I tried to capture movement or a gesture," McCauley said of the paintings she plans to show. "To me, it seems almost a miracle that a still picture can capture motion."
In one picture, the young woman subject is seen walking with her head turned as if she has seen or heard something that caught her attention. In another picture, a young woman is rising from a chair. In another titled, "Naked Romp," a woman is pictured five times as if dancing, McCauley said.
"Also, I love the organic lines of the human body which I featured in 'Reclining Figure,' " she said. "Each person, large, small, male, female, old or young, is unique and interesting to paint or draw."
McBride said she's thrilled she and her husband Keith Modenbach, who will show his black-and-white photographs of nudes, are showing their work in the same show.
She said that for her, the success of a painting depends on how well the art model, draped or nude, expresses herself or himself.
"It's not about how still they sit," McBride said. "It's about them allowing their essence and vulnerability to show. Even if the pose is conventional, if they're able to show us who they -- their sadness, their reverie -- that contributes to the success of the painting."
If an artist can capture the essence of a subject, then viewers can connect with the paintings of human figures they see, McBride said.
"The human figure is the ultimate subject in art," Gross said. "It's also one of the hardest things, to make the model look human and alive. Art helps us understand the world and ourselves."
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WHEN: Jan. 2-26 (Artists' reception 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5)
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FREMONT -- A Patterson Elementary School teacher who was placed on paid administrative leave after a 9-year-old student claimed he was slapped twice for incorrectly answering a math question is slated to return to work on Friday, a district official said.
Police said Thursday that the student was not injured. The boy's name was not released.
The third-grade teacher, who this newspaper is not identifying because he has not been arrested or charged, was placed on a seven-day paid administrative leave, on April 29.
The boy's parents said the teacher grabbed the boy's face and slapped it twice in class on April 28 after the boy handed the teacher a math test with a wrong answer.
Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques confirmed Thursday ¿that a police report was filed on April 29 in connection to the incident. Bosques said late Thursday that the case remains open at the request of the family's attorney.
Attorney Dionne Choyce, representing the student's family, said the incident took place about 15 minutes before the school day ended.
After school, the father said his son was crying and told him what happened, so he immediately reported the incident to the school principal, Choyce said.
Fremont Unified School District placed the teacher on paid administrative leave on April 29, according to assistant superintendent of Human Resources Bob Lee.
On Thursday, Lee said the teacher was cleared return to work on Friday following the conclusion of a district investigation into the matter.
Lee said after police were alerted, the district received a preliminary police report, which was reviewed by district officials.
"We conducted an investigation, which is separate from the police investigation, and from our investigation a determination was made, and appropriate action was taken," Lee said.
He would not say what that determination was, citing confidentiality of a personnel matter.
"It's absurd," the boy's father said on Thursday of the teacher being permitted to return to work. "He's a grown adult admitting he put his hands on my 9-year-old son."
He said he plans to protest outside the school on Friday if the teacher shows up to work and that his son won't return to school.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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November 02, 2011
U.S. Solar Jobs Census Finds Solar Employment Soars: Report
Employment in solar energy industries increased in 2011, and is projected to grow next year, according to an industry report.
Numbers of U.S. jobs in the solar energy field continue to rise, according to a report by the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit solar education and research organization, which on October 17 released its second annual review of the solar workforce in the United States. More than 100,000 workers are now employed in the U.S. solar industry, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2011: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce report. It details more than 17,198 solar employment sites and 100,237 solar jobs in all 50 states as of August 2011. The survey calculated a 6.8% growth rate in the industry.
California continues to be the national leader in solar employment, with 25,575 workers. Rounding out the top 10 states are Colorado, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The report also project a 24% increase in the next year, adding some 24,000 jobs by August, 2012. Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Oregon, New Jersey, and Massachusetts showed the strongest growth rates from August 2010. The survey was conducted by The Solar Foundation and BW Research Partnership's Green LMI Consulting division with technical assistance from Cornell University. See the Solar Foundation press release.


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FILE - Singer Chris Brown appears at a news conference to announce his partnership with Ford's Sync, a voice activated hands free in car communication and entertainment system, in this Nov. 2, 2007 file photo taken in New York. Authorities are investigating allegations that Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown assaulted a man in a West Hollywood parking lot Sunday Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)


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VAIL, Colorado - Vail Fire Chief Mark Miller is urging residents to refrain from building snow caves close to the roadways, citing numerous dangers.
"Snow caves and snowplows simply don't mix," says Miller. "The risk is too great."
Miller says the danger from the blade of a snowplow or the sheer force of a projectile thrown from a plow could cause serious injury.
The town's snowplow drivers have encountered several snow cave hazards in the neighborhoods and are asking for the community's help in removing them.- ----
Chief Miller recommends keeping snow caves and other snow building activities at least 100 feet from the roadway. The town's police and fire departments will make regular sweeps through the neighborhoods to identify and facilitate the removal of such hazards.


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Resistance Training
Resistance exercise doesn't mean resistance to exercise! Instead, it's a type of exercise that has gained popularity over the last decade or so as researchers discover the many benefits it has to offer. It's so mainstream at this point that the American College of Sports Medicine, the governing body for exercise in the United States, has included it in its recommendations for all Americans since 1998. In this article, all that you need to know about resistance exercise will be presented: what it is, how it works, how to prevent injury, some of the most popular resistance exercises, and a general resistance-exercise plan.
What Is Resistance Training?
Resistance training is any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance. The external resistance can be dumbbells, rubber exercise tubing, your own body weight, bricks, bottles of water, or any other object that causes the muscles to contract.
There are several styles of resistance exercise. There is (1) Olympic lifting (where athletes lift the weight overhead like you see in the Olympics), (2) power lifting (a competition where athletes perform the squat, dead lift, and bench press), and (3) weight lifting (a sport where athletes lift heavy weights—typically fewer than six reps). When you lift weights at the gym to get stronger or bigger or more toned, you are performing resistance exercise. Occasionally you will hear the term "strength training" associated with lifting weights. Technically, it's incorrect to refer to resistance exercise as strength training. Instead, strength training would more accurately be described as resistance exercise that builds strength. In this article, the term resistance exercise will refer to the general type of weight lifting that you do in the gym to get bigger, stronger, more toned, or to increase your muscular endurance.
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Lecture addresses Maya prophesy of end of days
In "12.21.12: An End of Days?" Dr. Edwin Barnhart, Director of the Maya Exploration Center, will address the ancient Maya prophecies, which foresee the end of days in December of 2012. The presentation, which will separate fact from fiction, will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Barnhart's discussion covers everything from whether modern spiritualists are correct that we are entering a new age of enlightenment to the fact that the Maya calendar is coming to its cyclical end on December 21, 2012. Although the larger question remains: What did the ancient Maya actually predict about the future? The answer lies in a better understanding of Maya religion and hieroglyphic texts.
As Director of the Maya Exploration Center, Barnhart's knowledge comes from two decades of experience in Mesoamerica as an archaeologist and explorer. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, and teaches National Science Foundation classes for college professors on Maya astronomy and sacred geometry.
This presentation is part of the Penn State Berks Arts and Lecture series. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 610-396-6076.


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Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body inside a home early Thursday morning as a homicide.
Eliud Ornelas Moreno, 30, was found around 12:15 a.m. suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside his home at 3104 Summit Ave. Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police hadn't identified a suspect as of Thursday afternoon. Other people were inside the home, and police said interviews are continuing.
The incident doesn't appear to be random, police said.
Anyone with information on the incident or possible suspects is asked to call Crimestoppers at (336) 373-1000 or text "badboyz" and the tip to 274637.


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The corner of 24th Avenue and 18th Street is the proposed site for the new Dollar General Store. Perched along a main route for travel in the mid-town area, contractors say the site is perfect. However, city council members don't see it that way.
Despite a recommendation from the city's Planning and Rezoning Commission to approve a request to rezone the site from residential to commercial, city council members unanimously voted no!
'I can only speak for myself, but in my opinion it was close to spot rezoning,' says Council President Barbara Henson. 'Usually it's several tracks of land that people are rezoning and that we consider, but when it's just one little area, I've never looked favorably on that.'
The site is nestled in Ward 5 Councilman, Bobby Smith's district. During a phone interview he told Newscenter 11 that he is staunchly against the project because it clearly violates the comprehensive plan that was approved years prior by the city's Planning Commission. Smith stresses that the purpose of the plan is to protect the integrity of historic residential neighborhoods.
However, the contractor for the project disagrees.
'One of the neighbors who has gone in on the rezoning had asked us if we would do all masonry on the front and both sides and we agreed to dress that store up to make it look real nice for the area and also to do very extensive landscaping,' says Mike Rozier with Rozier Construction out of Carrollton, Mississippi.
Rozier is asking the council to reconsider the rezoning request. Touting the success of the store chain, he insists that approving the request could have long lasting benefits.
'Every store in the city of Meridian exceeds their national average. So, based on that, we're looking in the neighborhood of $18,000 or more in sales tax revenue. Property tax, which also includes the school tax, we're looking at $16,000 or $17,000 a year in the property tax,' says Rozier.
If the city council does reconsider the proposal, and it is ultimately approved, Rozier says construction could start at this site within 30 days of that. Within 60 days after construction starts, he says the grand-opening would follow.
Although the contractor has asked the city council to reconsider the request, he also has the option of requesting a formal review of the matter in Chancery Court.


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Trooper First Class Howard F. James with the South Carolina Highway Patrol almost lost his life along I-26 in Orangeburg County. (WRDW-TV / July 26, 2012)
News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, July 26, 2012
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. -- Howard F. James is only 27 years old. He's a Trooper First Class with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Last Friday, Trooper James almost lost his life along I-26 in Orangeburg County.
"He had gotten out of the car to investigate a collision and his vehicle was struck, causing his car to strike him," said Lance Cpl. Judd Jones with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Jones says the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the collision but says what happened to James could happen along any roadside.
"Statistically speaking, you know, there are more officers nationwide getting struck by vehicles and different things like that than getting involved in shooting incidents on the side of the highway," he told News 12.
That's why South Carolina has the "Move Over" law. If you break it, it's a misdemeanor that could carry a $300 or $500 fine.
"If you come up to an emergency vehicle on the side of the roadway, the law says that you need to move over to the adjacent lane, if safe to do so. If not, you need to proceed with caution," Jones said.
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department Chief Phil Napier says it's a law that a lot of people break.
"It's sad to say, but normally when I'm on the interstate, I'm usually watching the oncoming traffic more so than I am the actual scene to try to protect our people," Napier said.
So what's his answer?
"On these accidents, dispatch two highway patrolmen or dispatch a highway patrolman and a deputy and let them start writing tickets, and I'm talking about throw the book at them for these people that fail to move over," the chief said.
The National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial says more than 150 law enforcement officers have been struck and killed by vehicles along roadways since 1999.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that James is still in the intensive care unit. His condition is stable, though, and they say he's improving. Lance Cpl. Jones says that just this Tuesday, James was able to walk a little bit again.


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About the Book
From former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright comes a moving and thoughtful memoir of her formative years in Czechoslovakia during the tumult of Nazi occupation, World War II, fascism, and the onset of the Cold War. An intensely personal journey into the past that offers vital lessons for the future, Prague Winter combines the intimacy of an autobiography with the drama of an exciting and well-told story—all underpinned by the gravity and intelligence of a serious work of history. The result is a highly readable and incisive work filled with tragedy and triumph, a resonant narrative informed by Albright's remarkable life experience and her characteristic candor in speaking hard truths.
Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Battle of Britain, the near-total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Drawing on her memory, her parents' written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly available documents, Albright recounts a tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring.
In Prague Winter, Albright reflects on her discovery of her family's Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland's tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. At once a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history, Prague Winter serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past—as seen through the eyes of one of the international community's most respected and fascinating figures.
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Critical Praise
"A gripping account of World War II. . . . In taut prose, Albright weaves a powerful narrative that wraps her family's story into the larger political drama unfolding in Europe." — The Philadelphia Inquirer
"In the crowded field of memoirs written by former secretaries of state, Madeleine Albright's books stand out. . . . Albright is a charming and entertaining storyteller." — The New York Review of Books
"Albright has supplemented a deeply researched history of World War II-era Czechoslovakia with a moving family narrative." — The Daily
"Prague Winter is not only a family story-a proud and moving one-but a brilliant and multilayered account of how Czechoslovakia was formed along the most idealistic lines in the aftermath of World War I. An altogether fascinating and inspiring read." — Michael Korda, The Daily Beast
"Showing us villainy, heroism, and agonizing moral dilemmas, Albright's vivid storytelling and measured analysis bring this tragic era to life." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A genuinely admirable book. Albright skillfully returns us to some of the darkest years of modern times. Spring eventually came to Prague, but in much of the world it is still winter. The love of democracy fills every one of these instructive and stirring pages." — Leon Wieseltier
"I was totally blown away by this book. It is a breathtaking combination of the historical and the personal. Albright confronts the brutal realities of the Holocaust and the conflicted moral choices it led to. An unforgettable tale of fascism and communism, courage and realism, families and heartache and love. — Walter Isaacson
"A remarkable story of adventure and passion, tragedy and courage set against the backdrop of occupied Czechoslovakia and World War II. Albright provides fresh insights into the events that shaped her career and challenges us to think deeply about the moral dilemmas that arise in our own lives." — Vaclav Havel
"A riveting tale of her family's experience in Europe during World War II [and] a well-wrought political history of the region, told with great authority. . . . More than a memoir, this is a book of facts and action." — The Los Angeles Times
"A compelling personal exploration of [Albright's] family's Jewish roots as well as an excellent history of Czechoslovakia from 1937 to 1948. . . . Highly informative and insightful. . . . I can't recommend Prague Winter highly enough." — The Washington Post Book World
"Albright's book is a sprightly historical narrative of this long decade. . . . Her account of the destruction of inter-war Czechoslovakia, both as a geographical entity and as an idea of democracy, first by the Nazis and then by the Communists, is balanced and vivid." — The Economist
"A blend of history and memoir that reveals in rich, poignant and often heartbreaking detail a story that had been hidden from her by her own parents. . . . The beating heart of the book is Albright's searing account of her intimate family saga." — The Jewish Journal
"An extraordinary book. . . . Albright artfully presents a wrenching tale of horror and darkness, but also one in which decent and brave people again and again had their say." — István Deák, The New Republic
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 02/19/2013
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 1.081 in (d)
- Pages: 480
- List Price: 15.99 USD
- BISAC1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- BISAC2: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- BISAC3: HISTORY / Europe / Eastern