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Almost exactly a year ago, Fred Jackson announced his petition to change a Nevada law banning the commercial harvest of crayfish from Lake Tahoe. Now, the Yerington resident is within weeks of legally being allowed to pull up his first catch.
"Things are moving along," Jackson said Friday, standing outside the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, where he'd turned in his application for his final permit. "They're just not moving at the speed we'd like."
Though open to the public, Jackson has been the first to navigate the permitting process for the commercial crayfish harvesting. Along the way, he's had to petition for several laws and regulations to be changed and develop a plan that eases the concerns of many residents and agencies.
The move by the Nevada legislature to allow commercial crayfish harvesting prompted a similar act in California. An amendment to the ban on the California side of the lake is working its way through committees and could hit the legislature by the end of summer, said Dana Zacky, legislative director for assemblywoman Beth Gaines, who introduced the amendment.
Jackson also petitioned to change the Nevada Department of Wildlife handling fees for live crayfish. As it stands, every fishermen, wholesaler and retailer would have to have permits to possess live crayfish. The NDOW Commission approved changes to the regulation Friday that will head to the legislature for approval later this year.
Jackson's work in preparing the applications and his focus on improving the lake's clarity has impressed some of the agencies he's worked with.
"It just seems that there's been a lot of due diligence on the part of the applicant," said Charlie Donohue, deputy administrator for the Nevada Division of State Land.
In the last few weeks, Jackson has experimented with traps and locations. He's tested different types of bait and different methods of setting the traps. With this experience, he's come up with a plan that has been presented to the permitting agencies.
According to a plan prepared by Jackson, Tahoe Lobster Co. will fish for crayfish in 15 to 120 feet of water. The traps will be attached to lines with floating buoys that will sit underwater, no more than 6 feet from the surface. Tahoe Lobster Co. will not fish near piers, buoys, marinas, boat ramps, docks or breakwaters.
The traps have been tested to be resistant to the capture of native minnow and fish species, according to documents detailing Jackson's fishing plan. Bait will be approved by NDOW and as the catch increases, crayfish will be used as bait.
"We'll try to find the big mass of them," Jackson said. "The idea is to get them out of here, so we'll take as many as we can."
All information about the catch will be recorded and shared with NDOW, Jackson added.
Now, he just wants to get started.
"This thing has been out in the open for a long time," Jackson said. "It's time to move."


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Parents and Friends Run Long Beach Marathon for Autism Speaks' Autism Tissue Program
This is a guest post by Kristin and Brian Thompson, supporters of Autism Speaks' Autism Tissue Program (ATP).
On October 17, 2010 parents and friends of Reid Thompson will be running in the Long Beach Marathon to raise funds and awareness for Autism Speaks' Autism Tissue Program (ATP). Reid, an 11-year-old boy with autism from Thousand Oaks, CA tragically and unexpectedly died in his sleep in August 2007. "It is our way of honoring Reid's memory and helping an organization dedicated to autism research," said Brian Thompson, Reid's father.
Even though this was a catastrophic loss for the family, the Thompsons courageously made the decision to donate Reid's brain tissue to the ATP within the critical time period of less than 36 hours after his death. The cause of Reid's death is unknown as the autopsy results were all normal, with the exception of his brain being slightly heavier than average (this is common among individuals with autism). Although medical experts cannot provide a definitive cause of death, they hypothesize that Reid died from a massive seizure, even though he had no history of seizures.
Reid's parents continue to seek answers about his untimely death, not only for their own closure, but also to help other families affected by autism. "Reid had autism but we don't know exactly why his life here with us was cut short," said Thompson. "Leading scientists are working with the ATP and are already using tissue donated by Reid in hopes of providing our family, friends, and others impacted by autism with the answers we seek. Reid is a teacher and we hope his contribution along with the ground-breaking work being done by the ATP helps scientists understand autism, which will lead to a cure".
The ATP makes brain tissue available to as many qualified scientists as possible to advance autism research and unravel the mysteries of this and related neurological conditions. In fact, it is the only program solely dedicated to increasing and enhancing the availability of post-mortem brain tissue for basic research in autism. Each precious donation to this program greatly adds to our understanding of the complexities of the human brain and the factors that contribute to autism.
Months after Reid's passing, Brian met another parent, Ben Fesagaiga, who had just founded an all-volunteer non-profit called Train 4 Autism. Train 4 Autism helps people raise funds for various autism-related charities through participating in athletic events such as 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, full marathons, and triathlons. In about three years time, the organization has grown to 35 chapters across the United States and has raised more than $100,000 for autism-related charities.
Team Reid's Long Beach Marathon participants will include Reid's father Brian, Brian's wife Kristin, and Team Captain and Train 4 Autism Director of Communications Molly Rearick, Reid's former teacher. Team Reid has participated in this event since 2008 and also has a presence at the annual Los Angeles Walk Now For Autism Speaks event in support of Autism Speaks.
To support Team Reid and their efforts at the Long Beach Marathon in 2010, click here.
More information on the ATP can be found at: www.autismtissueprogram.org or by calling (877) 333-0999. The ATP is deeply grateful to the Thompson family for their efforts to advance research into the causes and treatments for autism.
June 9, 2011 at 10:53 am
Long Beach (The LBC) 10.17.10 – It was not as organized as last year. Thank goodness for the mile 9 glazed munchies from the Lakers tent and the mile 16 pound cake. The scenery running along the coast was beautiful. Completing my California Dreaming Series was rewarding. That's all I have to say positive about this one. Add to the disappointment – a sharp pain out of nowhere on the left leg and a severe irritation where my shoe laces were tied on my foot – just glad that one is over!
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"Dark, sexy, and smart... A stunningly good read." — Linda Fairstein, author of Hell Gate
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In this exciting thriller by Kate White, Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief and New York Times bestselling author of the Bailey Weggins mystery series (If Looks Could Kill, A Body to Die For, 'Til Death Do Us Part, Over Her Dead Body, Lethally Blond), a mother of two goes from ordinary New Yorker to victim and detective overnight. Readers of Laura Lippman and Iris Johansen are sure to find many page-turning thrills in Kate White's Hush.
Four months after their separation, marketing consultant Lake Warren faces a tough legal battle with her husband, Jack, for custody of their two kids. Though the timing couldn't be worse, she finds herself responding to the flirtations of Dr. Mark Keaton, her handsome colleague at the Advanced Fertility Center. But the morning after their one-night stand, Lake discovers Keaton with his throat slashed.
Afraid of losing her children forever, Lake lies to the police—and begins searching for the truth on her own before she can be charged with the heinous crime. She starts getting hostile treatment from her coworkers, and strange clues start appearing, quite literally, on her doorstep. Soon Lake is pulled dangerously close to the very dark secrets surrounding the slain man and the clinic where they worked. And suddenly the police are not the only ones hunting Lake Warren.
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BLACK FOREST — Portions of Colorado Springs are now under the mandatory evacuation orders for the Black Forest fire.
The city said the boundaries for the new evacuation are: Northern Boundary: North Gate and Old North Gate Road; Southern Boundary: Flying Horse Club Drive (to include homes south of Flying Horse Club Drive on Barossa Valley Road and Veneto Way)/Vine Cliff Heights/Equinox Drive/Serenity Peak Drive; Eastern Boundary: Highway 83; Western Boundary: Voyager Parkway.
This is the second time Thursday that the fire's boundaries were increased.
The fire has now destroyed at least 360 homes and consumed 15,000 acres, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said at a news conference early Thursday. The list of homes that has been evaluated has been posted online and is updated whenever possible.
Its footprint is approaching 70 square miles.
The evacuation area includes 94,000 acres and 13,000 homes as of Thursday morning. Some 38,000 people have been evacuated.
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February 10, 2006
An Aiken County woman is dead after deputies say her ex-boyfriend shot her twice with a shotgun outside an apartment complex. That's at 401 Kalmia Apartment Drive, right near Canal Street in Graniteville.
Jeffrey L. Scott, Jr. is charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, 34-year-old Nicole Mckie.
Emotions ran high among neighbors and family members. Officers at one point had to stop their investigation to break up a fight. Witnesses gathered around to watch as deputies cleared the area. Off to the side, things got out of control.
Deputies put at least one of these women in handcuffs, and they say some may face charges. The fight added to an already emotional afternoon for Nichole's aunt, Ellen
Trowell. She tells us Nichole's father took the news hard.
"Last time I talked to him, he can't come out here, that's my baby daughter dead," Trowell said.
Trowell tells us her niece was pregnant, and had a five-year-old daughter by Jeffery Scott.
"She was just shaking and crying. I said where your mamma, she said I don't know," Trowell said.
Officers tell us she was laying outside of apartment 401, shot to death. Two rounds from a shotgun hit her in the arm and chest.
"Mr. Scott was arrested, he will be charged with Ms. Mckie's murder," said Sheriff Michael Hunt.
The sheriff tells us Jeffrey Scott drove this white Buick to his house where he lives with his uncle in Warrenville. Deputies may have gotten Scott's location from his father. Neighbor Adam Kline was surprised to find police tape outside his apartment.
"I was watching Blue Collar Comedy Tour and came outside and police was everywhere." he said.
"Somebody layin out there dead!" Said Nichole's aunt.
It was a day of sadness for some, and anger for others. Two women in the fight face charges of disorderly conduct, at least one of the women may be related to the victim.
Family members tell us Nichole's daughter may have seen the murder. Deputies have not confirmed whether the five-year-old girl witnessed the shooting or not. They do tell us Nichole Mackey's family members have been notified. Jeffery Scott is in jail charged with murder.


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Orientation sessions are open to new students as well as parents or spouses of new students. Students may sign up for New Student Orientation at www.timecenter.com/gatewayactivities.
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Bill Johnson
Age: 57.
Address: Marietta.
Party: Republican.
Occupation: Member of Congress, Ohio 6th District.
Past offices held: None.
1.With the national unemployment rate still around 8 percent, what specifically can you do as a member of Congress to help more Americans find work?
There are three actions we should take in order to start positively impacting job creation.
a. We have to promote and invest in domestic energy production. Eastern and Southeastern Ohio are primed and ready to be a hub of energy production. While Barack Obama's decision to not allow the hundreds of thousands of jobs and the millions of barrels of oil that we would have received had he approved of the Keystone XL Pipeline, I'll continue to fight for America's natural gas and coal industries. That's why I'm proud to have sponsored the "Stop the War On Coal" Act that passed the U.S. House recently with bi-partisan support.
b. We must pursue regulatory reform to stop unelected bureaucrats from imposing arbitrary rules that strangle job creation. I've authored legislation to stop the Department of Interior from effectively killing thousands of coal jobs - and thousands more jobs that depend on coal. I've also supported legislation that would require Congress to vote up or down on regulations that could negatively impact jobs rather than having the Obama Administration unilaterally enact them without taking their economic impact into consideration.
c. Pursuing comprehensive tax reform is also vital. That's why I support legislation called the "Tax Code Elimination Act" that would sunset the current tax code and replace it with a fairer, simpler and flatter one with lower rates for every single hardworking American taxpayer. Americans will spend an estimated $431 billion this year just to comply with the federal tax code, a code that contains about four million words, has been changed nearly 4,000 times since 2001. Our current tax code is overly cumbersome, complex, and stifles economic growth. It should be done away with.
2.What adjustments do you feel should be made to the Affordable Health Care Act and why? What should be kept, tweaked or discarded?
One of my first votes after being sworn into office was to repeal President Obama's new health care law, "Obamacare."
Obamacare places unelected bureaucrats in charge of making health care decisions, cuts Medicare by 716 billion dollars, and is one of the biggest tax hikes in American history. While the Democrat-controlled Senate is unlikely to follow the House's lead in voting to repeal this costly federal takeover of our nation's health care system, I will continue to work to repeal this dangerous new law and replace it with patient-centered solutions.
For example, we should provide incentives for Americans to invest pre-tax dollars into Health Savings Accounts (HSA), so we can pay for much of our routine health care from the HSA at costs much lower than a massive health insurance policy.
Also, in order to make health care more affordable and available for all Americans, I'm supporting legislation called the "HEALTH Act" that would bring meaningful medical liability reform to our health care system by stopping frivolous lawsuits - one of the primary reasons health care is so expensive. This legislation would lower costs and save billions of tax dollars by reducing the need for defensive medicine.
I'm also working to advance legislation called the "Health Care Choice Act" that would eliminate Washington insurance mandates by providing Americans the freedom to purchase health care just like we do other insurance products: across state lines, online, by phone, or through their hometown insurance agent. The bill would increase choice and lower costs through increased competition.
Unfortunately, the small improvements to our health care system that were part of the President's health care bill came at great expense to the taxpayers, and did not fix the underlying problems with the health care system. Consequently, there are pieces of Obamacare that merit consideration and should be passed as stand-alone upgrades to our health care system. These include: prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage for those Americans with preexisting conditions; and, allowing young adults to remain on their parents' health insurance plan until age 26.


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Nonprofit seeks city funds for art on bayfront
Published: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
SARASOTA - Two years ago, tourists and residents wandered past brightly painted steel tubes and spikes that twisted and pointed toward the sky. In 2009, they saw bronze statues that blended into their surroundings.
• Residents can no longer let their dogs run free at Payne Park in downtown Sarasota. City Commissioners voted unanimously Monday that people must keep their dogs on leashes at the park.
• Commissioners approved an overlay district for Laurel Park in a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Paul Caragiulo voting against it. The overlay district requires two community workshops before certain development projects are approved in that neighborhood and creates a process for people to appeal the city's decision on building permits and site plans. About 25 people showed up to support the overlay district, which they said would give residents a voice in what is built next door. But Icard Merrill Attorney Michael Furen warned that it would be a disincentive to potential developers.
• The small, crowded Children's Health Center that serves needy kids at the Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center plans to expand and build an approximately 12,000-square-foot doctor's office at 1651 16th St. Commissioners unanimously approved the site plan and conditional use application for the project.
Every other year, Sarasota Season of Sculpture brings a different set of large-scale sculptures to the Sarasota bayfront for six months. But the nonprofit is not satisfied.
Since formed it in 1999, the organization's board members have wanted the public art display to be an annual event — and they think that time may have arrived, despite a struggle to cover the cost of this year's exhibition and a city commission that appears unwilling to help fund the goal.
"We always recognized that we have difficulty with the organization being remembered and recognized when we're down for 18 months," said Susan McLeod, chairwoman of the nonprofit's board. With the city's tax base growing and the economy recovering, McLeod said the organization is ready to change that.
On Monday, she asked city commissioners to chip in $50,000 every year, starting with the upcoming showing in November. It was the first time the nonprofit has asked the city for money.
The commissioners' response? Let's set up a process to handle such requests.
The city seems to be getting a lot of bayfront art requests, said Commissioner Susan Chapman. She suggested a specific policy to fairly address them.
"This will open up Pandora's Box," warned Mayor Shannon Snyder. "We don't even have money to discuss a process."
Snyder was the lone vote against the plan to set up a policy to handle financial requests for art projects. He said he did not want staff to spend time discussing a procedure for something the city cannot afford, and will eventually vote against.
Raising money
McLeod said Season of Sculpture will still work toward holding the event annually and raising money for this year's exhibition. She said she was not sure who would provide that financial support.
"While we have consistently been successful in funding Season of Sculpture through private sources, we are experiencing increasing difficulty in reaching this goal. It is indeed problematic to consider success in reaching our budget goals in Season VII without this request for support," McLeod wrote in a request to the city for funding.
Every season, it is difficult to raise the approximately $150,000 needed, said Andy Maass, the board's vice chairman. That is partly because people think Season of Sculpture is a city-funded endeavor, he said.
City Manager Tom Barwin said the commission's vote does not preclude the city from having "creative conversations" with the nonprofit about fundraising.
"We're in a challenging circumstance," Barwin said of the city's finances. With city budget workshops beginning today, the commission is well-versed in that circumstance.
The rotating exhibit of artwork helps drive tourism dollars and is a boon for the city, pointed out Jim Shirley, the executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, who presented the idea with McLeod.
"Frequently, we are the first impression tourists and homebuyers have of the rich cultural core of this community," McLeod said.
Commissioner Suzanne Atwell said she is a big supporter of the exhibition, which she called a signature event for the community and an economic multiplier.
But, she said, the city has to handle requests through the right process.
Sarasota's art scene was recently criticized in a documentary by Ringling College of Art and Design students, which said the city ignored local and minority artists.
If the event were held every year, Maass said the nonprofit would like to focus on local and regional artists on the even years. He said the board has not considered the details but would review the work of artists from New College, Ringling College and University of South Florida.
"There are exciting people around. We would be looking at that," Maass said hopefully.
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NC lawmakers hear from company on virtual schools
Published: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 7:49 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 7:49 a.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. — One of the national companies vying to run a taxpayer-supported, online-only school in North Carolina is making a public pitch to state legislators.
An executive from K12 Inc. is scheduled to make a presentation to a legislative committee on Tuesday. The publicly traded company generates most of its revenue from running online public schools around the country and its lobbyists have been trying to influence North Carolina legislators for years.
A company vice president last week addressed a study group preparing recommendations for the State Board of Education on how online-only schools should operate in North Carolina. The executive admitted virtual schools that K12 runs in other states have had problems.
K12 and rival online education company Connections Academy want to open up a virtual charter school starting in 2015.
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Bestselling author Jim Marrs steps once again to the cutting-edge of research into conspiracies and hidden truths. In Our Occulted History, Marrs goes beyond the revelations of his classic Alien Agenda and illustrates how human civilization may have originated with non-humans who visited earth eons ago...and may still be here today
Our Occulted History: Do the Global Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens? is an extensive survey that includes a mass of well-documented scientific and historical texts and sources. It will change the way you view the origins of mankind and the current state of society.
No subject is too controversial for Marrs, an award-winning journalist whose other investigative works include Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, the basis for the Oliver Stone film JFK; Rule by Secrecy; and The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy.
We are not alone.
And we never have been . . .
For years we've been taught that human progress has been a long, slow climb from the primordial ooze to hunter-gatherers to empires. But what if that's only part of the story?
Bestselling author and legendary conspiracy researcher Jim Marrs takes on his biggest subject yet: the history of mankind. Our Occulted History overturns conventional knowledge and beliefs, presenting compelling evidence that the earth once hosted prehistoric civilizations of nonhumans, using technologies that very well may have surpassed our own. From the flying shields reported by the Romans to the mysterious airships of the 1800s and the UFOs of today, Marrs argues that someone other than us is still present on this planet. But are these visitors simply observers—or do they play a much more active and controlling role? Jim Marrs raises this shocking question and more in the provocative and persuasive Our Occulted History.
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The Islanders completed the season with a record of 15-4 overall, and 8-3 in league matches. Nicholls finished the year at 8-13 on the year, 2-9 in conference play.
"I am very proud of the season this girls have had," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "Their commitment to be a true team, and the consistency that they showed in competing extremely hard in every match as a team.
The teams split their doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 2, but the lack of players for Nicholls gave the Islanders the doubles point. Mirna Cicak and Doris Kuselj lost 8-4 at No. 1, while Chelsea Horan and Sandra Burges won by the same 8-4 score at No. 2 doubles. No. 3 was uncontested as Nicholls was unable to field a third team to give Texas A&M – Corpus Christi a 1-0 lead.
"We talked a lot about the importance of every girl playing every point with intensity and I really feel that they showed a lot of discipline and focus during the regular season," said Moore. "They really showed a lot of toughness battling through injuries that lots of girls might not have played through it."
In singles, Burges won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles, and Nicolae took a 6-3, 6-1 final at the No. 4 position. Mia Matuszak won by retirement at No. 5 singles, while LeAnne Mascall won by default at the No. 6 position to finish the scoring for the Islanders.
Cicak lost at No. 1 singles with the score 7-6, 1-2 when she retired from the match. Kuselj lost in three sets by a 3-6, 6-1, 10-3 final.
"The girls didn't just play through injuries and adversities, they played with a real edge about them," said Moore. "Playing injured typically makes a player take one of two paths; pouting and playing with excuses, or tough as nails and fighting harder than ever.
"Everyone of these girls chose that character road. They really posses a lot of the qualities that you appreciate and respect as a coach."
With the regular season done, the Islanders turn their attention to the Southland Conference Tournament next week in Nacogdoches. They will face Northwestern State in the first round, a team they lost to in a 4-3 nail biter earlier in the year, and tied with in the regular season.
"They should be very proud of their regular season, but now all of the focus turns to the conference tournament," said Moore. "We will take a day or two to rest our bodies and then this will be the most focused and motivated week of practice of the year.
"I'm excited about this girls in the conference tournament because of their character and the way they compete."
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Women's Tennis Match Results
Nicholls vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
04/18/2012 at Beaumont, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5, Nicholls 2
Singles competition:
1. Parija Maloo (NICH) def. Mirna Cicak (AMCC) 7-6, 1-2, retired
2. Marie Aubert (NICH) def. Doris Kuselj (AMCC) 3-6, 6-1, 10-3
3. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Janna Leeuwerik (NICH) 6-4, 6-3
4. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Marina Ljoshevska (NICH) 6-3, 6-1
5. Mia Matuszak (AMCC) def. Catherine Gauthier (NICH) 4-1, retired
6. LeAnne Mascall (AMCC) def. Andrea Pont Grau (NICH), by default
Doubles competition:
1. Parija Maloo/Janna Leeuwerik (NICH) def. Mirna Cicak/Doris Kuselj (AMCC) 8-4
2. Chelsea Horan/Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Marie Aubert/Catherine Gauthier (NICH) 8-4
3. Ashley Garza/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Andrea Pont Grau/Marina Ljoshevska (NICH), by default
Match Notes:
Nicholls 8-13, 2-9 SLC
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 15-4, 8-3 SLC


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Iowa State University is offering a spring 2013 online course covering the production and management of vegetable crops. Web-based Vegetable Crop Production and Management (HORT 493) will be taught by Ajay Nair, vegetable specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.
Across the state of Iowa, 18 rural libraries are getting ready to welcome the Smart investing@your library® project beginning in January 2013. The Iowa project is a collaboration among Iowa Library Services, the Ames Public Library and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have advice on disposing of real Christmas trees and options for poinsettias after the holidays.
The Feedlot Forum 2013 will be held at a new location, Terrace View Event Center just south of Sioux Center, on Jan. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The forum will address a variety of new beef issues– animal welfare audits, new feed processing methods, global trade and formula pricing – facing feedlot producers in 2013.
With funding from Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Learning Farms developed "Watershed-based Community Assessments," a toolkit to guide local communities with their watershed improvement projects.
It might be easy to assume that young ones are not impacted by tragic events in other parts of the country, but children have a keen sense of radar and pick up on adults' body language, conversations, and news media stories. Malisa Rader, a family life program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, suggests parents be reassuring, monitor their TV viewing when children are present and watch for signs of stress in their children.
With nearly 2.5 million cattle in the four-state Driftless Region, cooperative extension in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have teamed up to offer a Driftless Region Beef Conference. The event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 31, and Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at the Grand River Convention Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have advice on how to maintain plants during the winter, including how to protect trees and shrubs from salt damage. Even though it may not seem necessary to care for plants during winter, it is key to ensuring beautiful yards and gardens in the spring.
Nine women involved in value-added agriculture graduated on Dec. 3 from a special Annie's Project workshop sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and held in Boone. At graduation, each woman had a business plan created by applying information they received during the course.
How can cover crops, strip-tillage, tile drainage systems, small grains and woodchip bioreactors benefit the soil and enhance production in corn and soybean systems? Find out at Practical Farmers of Iowa's 2013 annual conference, "Soil and Soul," Jan. 10-12 at the Iowa State University campus in Ames.
The premier educational event in Iowa for cow-calf producers is offering a comprehensive package of information to attendees next month.
Average Iowa farmland value is estimated to be $8,296 per acre, an increase of 23.7 percent from 2011, according to results of the Iowa Land Value Survey conducted in November. This is the third year in a row where values have increased more than 15 percent. The 2012 values are historical peaks.
Three informational meetings regarding the recently released Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy will be held in Denison, Ames and Waterloo the week of Dec. 17.
Iowa Soybean Association watershed management specialist Keegan Kult will be featured in the Iowa Learning Farms' webinar Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 11:30 a.m. The webinar is part of a free series, hosted by ILF, through Adobe Connect.
As flu season swings into full gear, producers and those who work with pigs are reminded that it's not too late to get a seasonal flu vaccination. Iowa State University Extension swine veterinarian James McKean said the vaccination helps protect both people and animals.
All facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food (human and animal) within the United States are required to register with the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with the Food Safety Modernization Act. ISU Extension and Outreach has a registration tutorial and a checklist for assessing food safety preparedness available online.
Amaryllis and narcissus are two popular flowering bulbs grown indoors during the winter months. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach share information to bring blooms to Iowans' homes during January and February.
Organizations and individuals who are developing local food systems in their community or region are invited to join others throughout Iowa who are doing the same thing at the winter meeting of the Regional Food Systems Working Group of Iowa on Friday, Dec. 14, in the South Ballroom of the ISU Memorial Union in Ames.
"Experience and explore Iowa in ways never before thought possible" is the invitation extended by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach educational travel courses. The courses include history, stories and insights about each community while opening doors to private homes and places typically not accessible to the public.
Research shows that children who get everything they want grow up to be greedy, self-centered adults. However, parents can raise their children to focus instead on goals such as learning and helping others. In December, ISU Extension and Outreach specialists offer tips for parents on how to avoid overindulging children in the Science of Parenting blog.
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April 06, 2005
Eastern States Offer a Variety of Renewable Energy Incentives
Homeowners, businesses, and other institutions located west of the Mississippi River—and in California in particular—have in recent years led the rest of the country in their pursuit of renewable energy, but Eastern states are now offering a variety of incentives that may just help them catch up. In Massachusetts, for instance, the Renewable Energy Trust has launched a new $5-million rebate program for customer-sited solar photovoltaic systems, wind power, and micro-hydropower systems. The rebates are for systems up to 10 kilowatts in capacity and can range up to $50,000. They are designed to offset one-quarter to one-half of the cost of 400 to 500 systems across the state. See the press release and program description from the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust.
Maryland has chosen to extend its solar energy incentives, allowing homeowners, businesses, and local small governments to apply for grants through May 16th. The grants cover 20 percent of the system cost for solar water heating and solar photovoltaic systems, and can be as large as $5,000 for non-residential photovoltaic systems. See the press release from the Maryland Energy Administration (PDF 74 KB). Download Acrobat Reader.
New Jersey, meanwhile, has seen a surge in demand from public schools for its solar energy rebates, which can save 60 percent off the cost of installation. To help distribute the funds fairly, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently set new criteria that caps the amount awarded to each school district. New Jersey's Clean Energy Program also provides incentives to residential, commercial, and industrial projects. See the New Jersey BPU press release.


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Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints
July 16–October 23, 2011
This exhibition presents works by forty-one leading printmakers from contemporary China to showcase the extraordinary innovations, in both technique and conception, which have transformed this long-established art form in recent years. The exhibition features 114 works by such artists as Xu Bing, Kang Ning, Song Yuanwen, Chen Qi, He Kun, and Fang Limin, as well as many other accomplished printmakers. Curated by Dr. Xiaobing Tang, Helmut F. Stern Professor of Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and organized by UMMA with the assistance and cooperation of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, this exhibition-the largest examination of contemporary Chinese prints in the US since 2000-provides an important framework for understanding both contemporary art from China and contemporary Chinese society.
When the first public exhibition of modern-style woodblock prints took place in Shanghai in June 1931, it heralded an explosive art movement that helped shape the course of modern Chinese art history in the 20th century and has remained a vital part of contemporary China' s artistic language. Multiple Impressions refers to both the complex process of making a print-especially when the traditional moveable multi-block method is employed-and the vibrant and diverse visions and vocabularies reflected in contemporary Chinese prints. The exhibition underscores the printmakers' search for a new visual language and subject matter-in self-conscious competition with oil and ink-and-brush painters on the one hand and mass-produced print culture on the other.
Multiple Impressions was organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art with the cooperation and support of the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China. It is made possible in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and the University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies, Confucius Institute, Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. Additionally, UMMA gratefully acknowledges the University of Michigan Office of the President and Office of the Provost for their ongoing support.


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STOCKTON - Authorities apprehended five people who fled into a north Stockton apartment complex Thursday following an armed robbery, police said.
Three boys were walking near Claremont Avenue and Jamestown Street about 5:25 p.m. when they were approached by five males, officers said. One of the robbers pointed a handgun at the victims while the others took their belongings, police said. The robbers then fled east on Jamestown Street, authorities said.
After viewing a video and talking to neighbors, patrol officers, Community Response Team officers and members of the multiagency San Joaquin County gang task force determined the robbers ran into a nearby apartment, authorities said. The robbers were eventually called out, and the victims' property was located inside, police said.
Marquise Cochran, 19, Ladorian Hale, 19, and three boys were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, resisting a peace officer, gun possession and other crimes, police said.
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Friday, 02/14/1997
Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
Set 1: Runaway Jim > NICU, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Sweet Adeline[1], Axilla > It's Ice > Billy Breathes, Uncle Pen, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > Ya Mar > DwDDown with Disease > Funky Bitch > Reba[2], Walfredo, Rock A William, SOAMuleScent of a Mule[3] > ADITLA Day in the Life
Encore: Character Zero
[1] Without microphones.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Unfinished.
Noteworthy Jams: Reba
Average Song Gap: 3.21
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Mule was unfinished.
Song Distribution:
3 Stash
3 The White Tape
2 Billy Breathes
2 Hoist
2 Lawn Boy
1 Rift
1 Junta
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "1997 Winter European Tour."
The opening trio of tunes have plenty of energy, and the YEM is particularly exciting. The jam isn't long, but the drum and bass section is outstanding. Mike uses a unique effect to drive a patient jam that slowly builds in momentum and his "laser" sound gives the D&B section a very unique flavor.
The Bag to open the second set sounds like the whole band's just taken some Valium for the first five minutes or so before they all sort of wake up.
Reba is played at a very fast pace, especially the lyric section. The bass kind of disappears at the end, not sure what happened here. The novelty of Walfredo is introduced amusingly by Trey.
To make sure you dont get confused with the sauce, this song is not called Alfredo. Its called Walfredo. We hope you like it.
Of historic interest, following Walfredo with Rock-A-William marks the only time these two songs were paired back-to-back. So you get a solid block of time with band members playing each other's instruments in the middle of the second set. The rest of the show is completely standard.
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When 37-year old Jay Henry, from Avon, crossed the finish line and threw his hands up as the top pro competitor in Wednesday's Firecracker 50 mountain bike race, the victory didn't come without effort - a lot of it.
All Henry, 2007 Firecracker 50 champion, wanted to do was put some distance between him and silver-medalist Ben Melt Swanepoel and bronze- medalist J.J. Clark, but every time he looked back, they were chasing his tracks.
"Those guys were pushing me the whole time," Henry said, adding that though he crushed the course, he felt like the 50-mile race crushed him.
The top three finishers passed through the split gates neck-and-neck on their way into the second lap. Henry led with a 1:43:58 while Clark tailed with a 1:44:19 and Swanepoel clicked in a 1:44:42. The well-decorated Travis Brown, 2004 Firecracker 50 champion, kept up with the leaders to finish fourth overall.
"It's pretty spooky someone can go that fast," announcer Larry Grossman said. The course was fast, hard-packed dirt with some rain to reduce some of the dust. Still, racers crossed the finish line covered in grime. The weather was overcast, making it more bearable for racers, who are used to the sun baking down, making their skin feel like it's melting.
Henry and Clark go head-to-head in many of the professional riding races, like the Crested Butte Wildflower Rush, held two weeks ago. There, Clark finished third, behind Henry with the silver medal.
Henry doesn't have much strategy for staying ahead of his competitors except to stay steady and not burn too much energy on the climbs, cruising and recovering on the singletrack.
"It was stressful and a little more uncomfortable, riding faster than you want to," Henry said.
Meanwhile, some said Swanepoel could have finished ahead of Henry, had he known the course better.
Swanepoel denied it.
"Jay was good uphill, downhill," said the rider, who finished just behind Henry even with having to stop to fix a derailed chain. At one point, Swanepoel passed Henry, but Henry was surprised to again overtake his fellow rider - which doesn't usually happen.
The South African is riding the United States races because his sponsor, Squirt Lubrication, wanted to get more of a North American presence. He showed up at the Crested Butte Wildflower Rush after he finished Michigan's Lumberjack. He plans to be back for the Breck Epic.
He was impressed with the course, which is improved year after year. This year, the two-way stretch at Sally Barber Mine was replaced with a new trail created in cooperation with the Breckenridge Open Space and Trails department, primarily to reduce the risk of collision and create better flow in the course.
"It's a well-balanced course," Swanepoel said. "It was tough. You can never take it easy."
Though the Firecracker 50 attracts professional riders, it's a race designed mostly for the sport riders in the Summit County and regional community, said Jeff Westcott of Maverick Sports, the company that organizes the race.
"Not to take away from the pros and experts, because they are supremely conditioned athletes, but I have so much respect for those who fight for every pedal stroke. This race is for them," Westcott said.
The sport class holds the most competitors, many of whom crossed the halfway mark with broad grins, showcasing how much fun they were having riding the 50-mile course. Approximately 150 of the racers were in teams, too, which adds a fun component for the community. Team members each complete a 25-mile stretch. Other categories include men's and women's single-speed and the men's, women's and junior Sparklers, who complete a 14-mile course.
Westcott was surprised at the men's professional finishers; he expected Brown to go head to head with Henry at the finish. But he wasn't surprised that Gretchen Reeves took the gold medal in the women's professional division with a time of 4 hours and 12 minutes. She was champion twice before in 2005 and 2006.
Westcott is quick to thank the sponsors and more than 100 volunteers who help with the event.
"Not to be cliche, but it takes a village. The community that rises up around this event is one of the most gratifying parts," he said.


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When tech investors from around the country convened in San Francisco last week for the annual convention of the National Venture Capital Association, spirits were high. The group was celebrating its 40th anniversary, and members hailed last year's passage of the JOBS Act, which advocates say will help more companies go public by easing regulations.
But the association's latest quarterly funding roundup provides a sobering counterpoint.
In the first three months of 2013, nationwide venture funding fell 12 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to the MoneyTree report. The association and PricewaterhouseCoopers compile the data with Thomson Reuters.
That's a troubling sign, considering that 2012 was the first time since the Great Recession that venture capital investment fell year over year.
"It's the product of lousy returns over the past several years," said Jason Green, a venture investor at Emergence Capital Partners in San Mateo.
Those poor investment returns have prompted a pullback by the pension funds, college endowments and other "limited partners" that give venture firms money to pour into startups.
Eleven of the 17 industry sectors the MoneyTree report tracks saw dollars decline in the first quarter. Venture capitalists put less money into Internet companies, information technology, semiconductors, cleantech and life sciences.
Even the bright spots had gray linings. Funding for media companies rose, but that was largely skewed by a $200 million investment round for Pinterest. And while dollars for software companies continued to flood in, the number of deals declined compared to the previous quarter.
Green, though, says there's still reason for optimism.
"It's very simple how it gets resolved, which is that we put together 10 years of good returns," he said. "We've seen these cycles before."
Green, whose investments include enterprise software makers Box, Yammer and SuccessFactors, said there's no shortage of promising entrepreneurs in which to invest, especially given the promise of mobile and cloud computing to boost innovation and productivity.
"Is it gonna be painful the next few years? Yes," Green said. "But I see all the fundamentals as being definitely up and to the right."
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Federer back in second place in ATP rankings (The Hindu)
Roger Federer, who on Sunday won his home event in Basle, has closed the gap on Rafael Nadal in the latest men's top 10 tennis rankings issued by ATP on Monday. Nadal still has a convincing lead of more than 4,000 points, but Federer closed the gap by 200 points and could move even closer with a good showing at the Paris Masters this week.
Cool Federer wins back Swiss title from Djokovic (Reuters Canada)
The Swiss himself had to save two break points in the second game, the only glimmer of a chance Djokovic had in the first set, before breaking in the third. World number two Federer produced some delightful strokes including a superb backhand drop from near the baseline in the fourth game. But he seemed to lose his composure at the start of the second set and was broken in the second game as he produced a flurry of unforced errors.
There were some outstanding rallies, one ending with a stunning crosscourt drive from the Serb and another a perfect smash by Federer from a Djokovic lob which nearly hit the ceiling. Federer saved one set point in the eighth game but Djokovic then held serve to level to clinch the set and level the match. Federer could have fallen apart after missing two sitters in a row in the second game of the final set, over-hitting both with the court at his mercy. Instead, he produced the decisive break in the fourth game with a superb pass down the line followed by a double fault from his opponent.
Federer beats Djokovic to win back Swiss Indoors title (CNN International)
It was his third win over the second seed in four meetings this year with his only loss in the U.S. Open semifinals at Flushing Meadows. Federer now has 65 career titles to go fourth in the all-time list, one ahead of American great Pete Sampras.
The St. Jakobshalle arena is certainly a happy hunting ground for the 16-time grand slam champion, winning four of the last five finals at the Swiss Indoors tournament and seven from 11. He swept through the deciding set for the loss of a single game to wrap up victory in just under two hours.
Federer now heads to the Paris Masters bidding for a hat-trick of tournament titles after winning the Stockholm Open last week. He will be top seed at Bercy in the absence of world number one Rafael Nadal. Meanwhile at the Valencia Open, Spain's David Ferrer beat compatriot Marcel Granollers 7-5 6-3 in Sunday's final. The victory boosts Ferrer's chances of claiming one of the three places available for the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in London later this month with the Paris Masters the final counting event for qualification.
Federer regains hometown crown (swissinfo.ch)
Roger Federer has defeated world number three, Novak Djokovic, in the final of the Swiss Indoors 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Federer's fourth Basel title gave him some revenge after having lost to Djokovic in the semifinal of the 2010 US Open. The Swiss also avenged last year's defeat when Djokovic beat him in the final to interrupt his run of wins at the Basel tournament. Both men showed how evenly matched they were in the first two games.
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"It's just good to be back out on the field." Lattimore said Tuesday after he completed yet another practice without any setbacks from a dislocated knee and torn ligaments he suffered at South Carolina in 2012.
Lattimore is itching for more, though. He spent all of last season rehabilitating, away from full-team activities, and has yet to play in an NFL game of any kind.
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ALAMEDA -- Everyone from the new regime was accounted for Monday, but much of the buzz among Raiders fans is about the potential return of an old favorite.
Charles Woodson reportedly will visit the Raiders on Tuesday. Woodson said at a charity golf tournament over the weekend that ending his career where he started it is a viable option.
"It would be a really big thing to go back to Oakland being that I played there really most of my career," Woodson told Maize and Blue.com. "I still have a lot of friends there. I still know people in the organization. It would be a homecoming of sorts if it were to happen, so we'll see."
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The only player remaining from Woodson's eight-year tenure (1998-2005) as a Raider is kicker Sebastian Janikowski. A four-time Pro Bowl selection in Oakland after being the No. 4 overall pick in the 1998 draft, Woodson went from good to great as he matured with the Green Bay Packers and developed into a potential Hall of Fame player with 55 career interceptions and 11 touchdowns.
Quarterback Matt Flynn, who spent four years with the Packers as Woodson's teammate, is leaving the personnel decisions to general manager Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie was a personnel executive with the Packers when Woodson signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2006.
"I've spent four years with Charles. Everybody knows he's a great player, but he's also a great man, a great teammate, a great leader," Flynn said. "The front office is going to make the right decision about what they think is going to be best for us going forward ... we'll see how it plays out."
Woodson has played safety for the past two seasons in Green Bay and would likely fit in alongside strong safety Tyvon Branch in Oakland. Unrestricted free agent Usama Young lined up with the first team at free safety Monday.
"He's a great player, a great competitor," Branch said. "I'm sure Reggie and D.A. have something brewed up. I'm focused on the guys we have now.
Having said originally upon his release from the Packers that he wanted to play for a contender, Woodson has revised that stance.
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Janikowski, who usually does not attend OTAs, was at practice.
"There's definitely some rust out there from everybody, myself included. But it was good to get out there and compete a little bit," Flynn said.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.