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Not all Democrats joined President Barack Obama in gloating over the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of most requirements of "Obamacare," the law allowing the government sweeping control over health care in America.
A key facet of the law, forcing people to buy government-approved health insurance or pay fines for failure to do so, "doesn't make sense for West Virginians," U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., noted.
Manchin is absolutely correct. A divided court voted 5-4 to uphold that requirement, often referred to as the individual mandate. But justices did so by deciding fines levied against those who do not obtain insurance are, in fact, taxes. Until that technicality became useful, Obama and liberals in Congress had insisted the fines were not taxes.
As Manchin understands, the individual mandate will cost Mountain State residents dearly. Those who buy insurance themselves will have to pay more - probably much more - for policies. Those who do not will have to pay the stiff fines. Many companies will drop health insurance policies for employees, deciding it is cheaper to pay the fines than to fund the more expensive coverage required by the government. Many West Virginians who now have health insurance will lose it because of Obamacare.
All health insurance will become more expensive because of Obamacare's requirements, such as the one mandating coverage for children up to age 26 on their parents' policies.
State taxes will have to go up to cover the enormous expansion of the Medicaid program required by the law. One estimate is that 140,000 more Mountain State residents will have to be offered Medicaid coverage. After the federal government stops paying the additional cost, in three years, West Virginians will have to find a way to cover it.
West Virginia's other U.S. senator, Democrat Jay Rockefeller, was happy about the Supreme Court ruling. He has been a staunch supporter of Obamacare, as well as the president's other harmful initiatives, including the war against coal.
"It's real people in West Virginia who I'm concerned about," Rockefeller said Thursday.
But real people by the hundreds of thousands will pay more for health insurance and in state taxes because of the health care law. What about them?
Manchin is right. The law's expensive, intrusive requirements such as the individual mandate should be repealed.


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VAIL (AP) � Robin Behrstock and partner Ryan Stecker are trying to fill a need. But first, they need capital. For that, the pair are trying a new idea � �crowd funding.�
The partners � who founded iZen, which produces bamboo computer keyboards and iPad stands � are using a new website that brings together fledgling companies and small investors interested in helping them.
Investors can contribute just about any small amount, but those who contribute $85 receive a keyboard, a discount from the suggested retail price of $99, plus $11 in shipping.
Under the old laws regarding small-investment funding, products were the only way companies could reward investors. But a new law � passed by Congress and signed into law April 4 by President Barack Obama � allows startups to offer equity in their companies. The law also allows startups to raise up to $1 million a year without much in the way of disclosure.
The iZen founders have more modest goals. In the current pitch to small investors on www.kickstarter.com, the partners hoped to raise $18,000 in 31 days. If the company didn�t hit that goal, investors� credit cards wouldn�t be charged.
But investors like the idea of a keyboard that claims to be made of 92 percent bamboo � other components can be recycled, and the bamboo itself can be composted or will degrade in a landfill. With several days left in the funding period, iZen had raised more than $21,000.
When the funding period is over, iZen will be able to pay for a new round of production. After that, the company may be able to show traditional lenders there�s a demand for its products.
That seems to be the case at a couple of local retail outlets � the Bookworm of Edwards and High Country Computer Services, also in Edwards.
�People look at them and say �That�s cool!�� High Country Computer Services co-owner Karen Allen said. �It�s a unique, environmentally friendly product.�
At the Bookworm, Kelli Kostroski said the keyboards have been well-received.
�It�s beautiful,� Kostroski said. �People see it and say they�d like to own one.�
But it took more than displays at a couple of stores to gin up enough interest in iZen to make the latest money-raising effort successful.
Behrstock said the company put out word about the Kickstarter effort through Facebook and Twitter, as well as tech-related and environmentally friendly websites including www.treehugger.com and www.grist.org.
Behrstock said iZen probably won�t use any more crowd-funding as it moves from startup to started, but she�s a big fan of the idea.
�So many other companies can use it, and so can nonprofits,� she said. �There are a lot of other ways to use crowd funding.�


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"Oscar was crying all the time," radiologist Johan Stipp said at the double-amputee athlete's murder trial in South Africa. "He was praying to God, 'Please let her live.'"
The testimony in a Pretoria court was the first detailed, public description of the immediate aftermath of the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, by the Olympian in the predawn hours of Feb. 14 – Valentine's Day – last year.
At his bail hearing last year, Pistorius said in a statement read by lawyer Barry Roux that, after he realized he had shot Steenkamp, he pulled on his prosthetic legs and tried to kick down the toilet door before finally giving up and bashing it in with a cricket bat. Inside, he said he found Steenkamp, slumped over but still alive. He said he lifted her bloodied body and carried her downstairs to seek medical help.
"It was obvious that she was mortally wounded," Stipp said as he described what he saw at Pistorius' villa. "At the bottom of the stairs ... there was a lady lying on her back on the floor."
As a radiologist, Stipp is a medical doctor with years of study, and he said he used his expertise to try to save the shot woman.
"I tried to assist her." Stipp said. "I tried to open an airway."
"She had no pulse in the neck, she had no peripheral pulse. She had no breathing movements that she made," Stipp said.
Pistorius Covered Ears in CourtSitting on a courtroom bench, Pistorius bent forward and put his hand over his face, then moved them to cover both ears, as Stipp spoke. He stayed that way for a while, even when one of his lawyers reached back and touched him on the head.
Stipp, who said he didn't know that man was Pistorius until later, said he tried to help but Steenkamp showed no signs of life. Stipp said he noticed a wound in her right thigh, in her upper arm and in the right side of the head, and there was brain tissue around the skull.
Pistorius is charged with murder after shooting Steenkamp three times out of four shots through a toilet door in his home. Prosecutors said the athlete intentionally killed Steenkamp after an argument, but Pistorius says it was a mistake because he thought she was an intruder.
Pistorius, who ran at the 2012 Olympics on carbon fiber blades that brought him to be known as the Blade Runner, is charged with premeditated murder. The state has to prove its case against Pistorius completely to convict, while his defense can focus on casting doubt.
Three witnesses, including Stipp, have now testified to hearing a woman screaming in Pistorius' home, apparently boosting the case against Pistorius that there was a fight between the couple and Pistorius killed Steenkamp intentionally.


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The StreamTeam program is a volunteer based stream restoration and environmental education program of Clark Public Utilities in Vancouver, Washington. The StreamTeam completes projects to restore salmon habitat that include native tree plantings, environmental education, water quality monitoring and non-native plant removal. The StreamTeam also offers an extensive watershed education program that includes service learning outings and the Stream Stewards program. Not only is the StreamTeam committed to bringing salmon back to Salmon Creek but to facilitating meaningful, hands-on experiences in our community.
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After taking a beating in the 2012 elections, Republicans agree that the party needs a makeover. However, fundraising heavyweight Karl Rove of super PAC American Crossroads fame believes it's going to take more than simple rebranding to bring the GOP back to power. According to Rove, the problem is the candidates.
"Akin lost a Senate race in Missouri to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in part because he told a local TV station an untrue statement that women who are raped rarely get pregnant because their bodies can shut it down. Meanwhile, Mourdock, the GOP candidate in Indiana who lost to now-Sen. Joe Donnelly after Mourdock suggested in October that pregnancies from rape are God's will," according to a Feb. 6 report byKevin Cirilli in Politico.
But let's not forget that candidates like Akin and Mourdock get on the ballot in the first place because Tea Party fundamentalists give them primary victories. When they face-off with less neurotic candidates in the general election, they lose. There are simply not enough voters out there buying into the idea that America would be a better place if only we could get rid of every part of the federal government that cannot be used to stop women from having abortions and birth control pills.
Still, Rove seems convinced that if he could just throw enough money behind less crazy candidates, the GOP would start winning elections.
In an effort to do just that, Rove has launched The Conservative Victory Project, a super PAC intended to squash allegedly unelectable fanatics before they ever get to the general election ballot.
The suggestion that there is something wrong with far-right candidates has been met with backlash from Tea Party backers, who vow all-out war against Rove and his Conservative Victory Project.
While Rove and the Tea Party fight it out with giant piles of money, the real winner will likely be Democrats who have not gone out of their way to offend large mainstream voting blocks, like women, and people who want Congress to do something about creating jobs.
It may take more than one more election cycle for Rove and the rest of the Tea Party to realize that the Republican Party needs more than money to win votes.
Republicans need to demonstrate that when they are elected, they can do more than just sit in Washington and do nothing but try to roll back decades of progress while complaining about Barack Obama. They also need to have ideas that are based in something other than fear of the Boogeyman, who has so far failed to appear anywhere but in the conservative blogosphere and in Karl Rove's mind.
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Privacy Policy for Bare Escentuals
Privacy Policy for Bare Escentuals
Effective- 9/2010
Last updated- 2/2014
This Privacy Policy (or "Policy") tells you how Bare Escentuals Inc. ("Bare Escentuals," "BE," "we," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information obtained from and about our customers ("you"). It also tells you how you can access and update your information and make certain choices about how your information is used. This Policy covers both our online and offline data collection activities, including information that we collect through our various websites and applications, as well as our offline programs and events. By using a Bare Escentuals' website or by otherwise giving us your information, you agree to the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, you must not use our websites or applications or give us any of your information.
If we want to change the way we handle your information, we will post those changes in this Privacy Policy. For material changes (i.e., substantially new practices you wouldn't expect from us or that we didn't previously tell you about), we may decide to notify you more prominently and/or give you prior choice. We reserve the right to make changes to our practices and this Policy at any time, provided that we follow the procedures above.
This Privacy Policy answers the following questions:
1. How do we collect information from you?
2. What information do we collect?
3. How do we use your information?
4. Do we use cookies to gather information?
5. With whom do we share your information?
6. How do we protect your information?
7. Other important policy information
8. How can you contact us with questions?
1. How do we collect information from you?This Privacy Policy applies to information that we, Bare Escentuals, collect from or about our customers through the methods described below.
We may combine information collected via one method (e.g., a BE website) with information collected via another method (e.g., a BE store boutique). We do this to get a more complete view of our customers, which, in turn, allows us to serve you better and with more personalization. Also note that not all of the methods listed below may be relevant to you.
Bare Escentuals' websites and applications
We may collect information from you through one of our U.S. or international websites or applications. This could include (a) any site that we own and control under our own domain (such as bareescentuals.com, bareescentuals.co.uk, or some other domain name that redirects you to one of these sites), or (b) any site or web application that we may develop and run on a third party social network such as Facebook. This could also include any site or application that we specifically design for use on a cell phone or other mobile device, such as a mobile-enabled site (i.e., WAP site) or mobile application (e.g., iPad/iPhone app). This Policy will only apply if it is posted or linked to on the website or application which you are using.
Please note that some of our non-U.S. websites or applications may post their own privacy policies which are separate from this one. If they post separate policies, those policies will apply instead of this one.
Bare Escentuals' store boutiquesWe may collect information from you at one of our mall retail stores or mobile kiosks. This may take the form of a printed registration card (such as sign up for our Friends and Benefits Program or "FAB") or other information collected during checkout. Our store boutiques are available in the U.S. and in some locations outside the U.S. (e.g., United Kingdom). In some instances, these boutiques may be found within other department stores.
Bare Escentuals' text messaging programsWe may collect information from you through one of our inbound text messaging programs. For example, periodically we may allow customers to send us inbound text messages using a short code that we create and advertise in connection with a special offer or promotion. These programs might be advertised in one of our store boutiques or on one of our websites or applications. If you choose to participate in one of these programs, information about your physical geo-location may be collected and used for marketing purposes (see "Marketing Communications" under Section 3 below for more information).This Policy will only apply if the BE text messaging program indicates it applies or refers you to our website to view the relevant privacy policy.
Data collected from other sourcesOccasionally, we may obtain information about you from other sources. For example, we may hire a third party data aggregator or vendor to provide us additional information about our existing customers (this is known as "data appending"), including information from your profile or postings on a third party social network. We may also receive information from third party co-sponsors who we may partner with occasionally to run special promotions or giveaways. We may also receive information about customers in the event we acquire other companies.
2. What information do we collect from you?Depending on how you interact with Bare Escentuals (online, in-store, on the phone, etc.), we may collect from you various types of information, which are described in more detail below. In some instances (and unless we say otherwise below), we may combine one type of information with another type of information, and store them together in our records. In all cases, however, we strive to limit the amount of information we collect and store to that which is necessary to provide you the relevant services.
This includes any information that would allow us to personally contact you, such as your name, home or mailing address, phone number (home, cell, etc.), or email address. In some cases, this could include information that you give us about someone else (for example, if you ask us to ship a Bare Escentuals product to a friend). We typically collect personal contact information in connection with a variety of activities, including account registration (e.g., FAB Friends and Benefits Program, Club/Auto-Renewal Program, online shopping and website community features, newsletter sign-up, etc.), product orders, customer service, contests and promotions, and customer feedback. If you create an account with us, some of your personal contact information may be stored under your account profile. To review or edit this information, go to the relevant "My Account" section of our site or contact Customer Service.
Other information (depending on context)This refers to any other information that we might need to collect for a specific BE form, feature, or other service that you use or request. What this information might include will vary depending on the method of collection and the specific purpose(s) for which the information is being collected. Please see Section 3 below for more specific examples.
3. How do we use your information?The following paragraphs describe the various purposes and features for which we might collect and use your information, and the different types of information that might be collected for each. Please note that not all of the uses listed below will be relevant to every customer.
We may collect and use your information to process and ship your orders, to inform you about the status of your orders, and to follow up with you about your satisfaction with the ordered products. Depending on how you make a purchase (e.g., online, in-store, call center, etc.), this could involve the collection and use of certain personal contact information, payment information, account login information, and/or information related to your purchase (such as products ordered). This could also involve the ongoing storage of your payment information to allow for easier checkout on future purchases.
Please note that there are many independent e-commerce sites that sell BE products but that are not controlled or operated by BE. Because these sites may have different privacy and security practices than we do, we recommend that you read their privacy policies before making any purchases on those sites.
Product improvement and customizationWe may collect and use your information so we can constantly improve our products, tailor them to your needs, and come up with new product ideas. This mostly involves the collection and use of demographic information and customer feedback.
Personalized product recommendationsWe may use your information to provide you with BE product recommendations, offers, and rewards that are tailored to your interests and profile (for example, as part of our Friends and Benefits Program). This mostly involves the use of your previous order history (including online, boutique, and call center purchases), as well as certain demographic information (such as your favorite look, unique facial attributes, birth date, etc.).
Sending you marketing communications mostly requires the collection and use of certain personal contact information and/or demographic information. In some instances (such as for mobile messages), this may involve the use of technical information or precise geo-location information obtained from your mobile device. This allows us to send you messages directly to your mobile device, including offers and coupons based on your location.
You can always opt-out from receiving marketing communications either by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each such communications or by updating your device settings for mobile messages. If you have an online account with us (e.g., Friends and Benefits account, Club/Auto-Renewal account, Shopping/Community account, etc.), you may be given the option to change some of your communication preferences under the relevant "My Account" section of our site or by calling Customer Service. Please note that even if you opt out from receiving marketing communications, you may still receive other communications from us, such as order confirmations, notifications about account activities (e.g., account confirmations, password changes, website community postings, etc.), and other important announcements (e.g., product recalls, privacy policy changes, etc.).
Website personalization and convenienceWe may collect and use your information to personalize your experience and save you time when you visit our websites and applications. This is typically done through the use of automated technologies (such as cookies) that collect and remember certain account login information, technical information, and/or previous website usage information. For example, we might remember your login ID or username so you can quickly login the next time you visit our site or so you can easily retrieve the items you previously placed in your shopping cart. Based on this type of information, we might also show you specific BE content or offers that are more relevant to your interests.
Website viral features (e.g., tell-a-friend)We may request and use your information so you can use our website viral features, such as tell-a-friend. These features allow you to easily share certain Bare Escentuals' news, product information, promotions, wish list items, or other content with family members and friends. These features typically require the collection and use of certain personal contact information (such as email addresses and names) so that the selected message or content can be delivered to the proper recipients. In some instances, this information may be stored in our records so we can track and reward our customers for their referrals. For tell-a-friend or other viral features offered by third party social networks (such as Facebook "Share" and "Like" features), see separate paragraph on "Third party social networking" below.
- "Social network information" under Section 2). You can learn more about how these features work, and the profile data we may obtain about you, by visiting the website of the relevant third party social network.
Third party online advertisingWe may allow third party ad networks to collect and use your information to show you targeted ads (including Bare Escentuals' ads) on our sites or on other sites. Some of these ads may entice you to come back and revisit our site for new offers and promotions. This type of advertising typically involves an ad network collecting and tracking certain technical information (such as your IP address) and website usage information (such as your browsing history) on our sites and across many other sites on the Internet. This does not involve the collection, use, or sharing of your personal contact information, such as your name or email address. You can opt-out from this type of third party tracking at any time by going to: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
Other general purposes (e.g., website security, internal research)We may collect and use your information for other general business purposes, such as to maintain the day-to-day operation and security of our websites and applications and to conduct internal marketing and demographic studies. These activities mostly require the collection and use of certain personal information, demographic information, technical computer information, website usage information, and customer feedback.
4. Do we use cookies to gather information?We use cookies on some of our websites. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your device when you visit our website and which allows us to recognize your computer when you come back to our site at a later time. Cookies allow us to enhance your website experience in several ways. For example, we use cookies to remember the items that you place in your shopping cart and to assess how visitors are using our site. We may also use cookies to personalize certain website features and to show you content and ads more relevant to your interests. By accessing and using our website(s), you consent to our use of cookies.
You can learn more about cookies and how they work at www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.You can always disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so, however, may disable certain features on our websites, such as online ordering.
To opt-out from third party cookies that are used for advertising purposes, you can do so on the NAI website at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
5. With whom do we share your information?We may share your information with the types of companies or in the situations described below. We do not rent or sell your information to third party companies for their own marketing use.
These are outside vendors, agencies, or contractors we hire to help us run our business (e.g., fulfill orders, operate our websites, run promotions and marketing campaigns, operate our call center, etc.). The information shared with our vendors could include personal contact information, payment information, demographic information, or other types of information depending on the service being provided by the vendor. For some vendors, we may need to transfer your information to locations outside the United States. Our vendors are only allowed to use your information for the specific tasks we've hired them to do, and for no other purpose. They're also required to keep your information confidential and secure.
Legal disclosures (when necessary)This is when we may need to share your information for law enforcement or other legal purposes. This type of sharing may be necessary in connection with a lawsuit, claim or investigation, governmental inquiry, court order, enforcement of legal rights (e.g., contract terms, intellectual property rights, etc.), safety issue, or other similar legal or security matter. Sharing your information for these reasons is not a regular event, but could arise from time to time. We will strive to limit the types and amount of information we may need to share for legal purposes to that which is reasonably necessary.
Business transfers (e.g., sale or acquisition of company)We may share (or receive) information about you, including personal contact information, in the event of an acquisition, merger, sale, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, or other similar event that involves Bare Escentuals or its parent or affiliated companies. If such an event occurs, we will take reasonable steps to require that your information be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy, unless it is not practicable or permissible to do so.
6. How do we protect your information?We use a variety of standard methods (described below) to keep customer information confidential and secure. Please note, however, that these protections do not apply to any information you choose to share in public areas such as our website community features or other social areas.
We store your information in secure operating environments that are protected from the public and that we only allow authorized BE employees and agents/contractors to access on a need-to-know basis.
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ELKINS — One week after admitting to having a relationship with the head of a regional alternative sentencing program, Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong heard a variety of motions in Randolph County......
I don't find this sexist. I think anyone who does this shouldn't be in a judge position. Of course the left always responds with "well (he) did it too......" right is right and wrong is wrong; no matter WHO is doing it.
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I find it depressingly sexist that this affair is even an issue. It's irrelevant. There's no profit being made, no favors changing hands. Men in positions of power do this crap constantly, and not only is it not in the news, it's practically condoned. Is Judge Wilfong a sound, intelligent and good judge? Yes, so who gives a crap who she sleeps with. It's a private matter.
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Cooper files complaints to help his clients.
Parker files complaints because he thinks he can be judge. Except he's not that bright.
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What a tangled web one weaves. It was not so long ago that Chris Cooper was fired from the Randolph County Prosecutor's Office. Of course the public was never told why. Play nice everyone.
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How to find a community's cheeseheads when they aren't wearing foam hats
The other day I was chatting with friend and digital strategy/social media expert Ken Burbary on the phone. He was advising a colleague on some good community-building techniques to consider when all of the sudden the following words came out:
"You have to find your cheeseheads."
What? I did a double-take (or at least the conference call equivalent) and asked him to repeat himself.
I had heard him correctly.
Ken lives in Michigan. Michigan is not far from Wisconsin. Wisconsin is where a lot of cheese is made. Wisconsin also has an (American) football team called the Green Bay Packers.
The biggest fans of the Green Bay Packers wear wedges of cheese made out of foam on their heads to show their support for the team. When someone will wear a big wedge of cheese on their head to show support for their team, that means they are a pretty big fan.
So Ken was saying that good community catalysts seek out and empower the biggest community supporters and advocates—the cheeseheads.
I found a fantastic blog post, written last fall by a colleague of Ken's named Rachel Happe, entitled Cheeseheads. The post, which appears on The Community Roundtable website, explains in more detail the concept of how to engage your community's cheeseheads. I won't repeat Rachel's advice here, but instead want to ask a follow-on question:
Sitting at a football game at Lambeau Field, it's pretty easy to spot most of the biggest fans. They have foam cheese on their heads.
But what you do when a community isn't the foam-hat-wearing kind? How do you find and empower the people who are the community's energy source? Here are a few thoughts from me on how to find the biggest community advocates when they aren't in plain view.
1) Find the people who bring ideas more often than opinions.
Whether on a mailing list, a conference call, or at a meeting or event, it is pretty easy to tell who is active in a community.
But activity is a red herring.
Simply because someone is an active participant does not mean they are a key influencer in the community. I tend to look not for the people who are talking or emailing the most, but for the people who are generating ideas.
In healthy communities, lots of folks are generating ideas. In unhealthy communities, a few people are generating ideas, and others are shooting them down.
In my favorite communities, those run the open source way, there is a meritocracy of ideas where the best ideas always have a chance to win. My good friend and business partner David Burney taught me that the best way to generate the best idea is to generate a lot of ideas.
So when you are joining or starting a community and are trying to figure out how to help, look first for the people who are generating a lot of ideas. Or better yet, become a member who is generating a lot of ideas yourself.
2) Find the people who are doing more than saying.
In my experience there is one thing that, in the long run, trumps power and influence in communities:
The ability to actually do stuff.
It sounds obvious, but I'm often amazed when I observe communities when 90% of the members sit around talking about what they are going to do, and one or two people are doing most of the work. These workers often speak softly, but carry big sticks.
Finding and helping the people who are actively doing the work is one of the best ways you can truly become a catalyst in a community.
Can you provide these people with resources or other assistance that will help them scale their efforts? Give them money, tools, jobs, publicity, your own time, or whatever else you or your organization has at your disposal—every bit helps.
Can you remove distractions that are getting in their way? Sometimes the people who do the work would like no greater gift than breathing room.
And, of course, also consider becoming a productive member of the community doing real work.
Those are a few simple ideas from me. If you have other ideas for ways to find and engage the cheeseheads in a community, I'd love to hear them. Please feel free to add yours in the comments section below.
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I can't wait for the followup post: "Who Moved my Cheeseheads?"
Building and sustaining a community is a delicate balance of personalities. Rarely is something so compelling that it becomes self-sustaining. The toxic community as described, I assert, does not exist because these projects either self-implode or are not truly communities. What you're observing is a project in the midst of collapse (or, more rarely, recovery).
A good next article would be about the rise and fall of communities, with exposition of many potential warning signs, their remedy and prevention.
Hi Chris -
Thanks for the shout out and riffing on the cheesehead concept. There is a lot of discussion around who really are the important individuals in the network and often, they are not the obvious choices (the people most active) but the people that connect sub-groups, influence the influencers, and quietly make connections and as you said, *do* things rather than just chatter a lot.
I've found that understanding Social Network Analysis has been very helpful to my understanding of who is important in a community and the different roles they play.
Although not related directly to the topic at hand of how to identify people in your community, it is interesting to note that the Green Bay Packers at the core are an anomaly in the NFL in that they have a different ownership structure, as described on wikipedia's Green Bay Packers page. For me at least, this makes it a lot easier to be a fan of the packers and to invest more emotionally. Even though the host city, Green Bay, only has a population of 100,000, I feel more confident that the Packers will always stay in Green Bay, and in Wisconsin.
I live on the other side of Wisconsin, near the border and closer to the Twin Cities, MN, with a population of nearly 3 million, so I get to see more TV related talk about the Vikings, a rival NFL team. Every few years, the owners of the Vikings threaten to move the team to a bigger city if they can't get local funding for something they want, such as a new stadium. The Twin Cities has a relatively small population so it's harder to keep sports teams. In fact, they've lost several major sports teams throughout the years in this fashion, including a basketball team called the Lakers (now LA Lakers, Minnesota being the state of 10,000 lakes), and a hockey team called the North Stars (now Dallas Stars). Even if your a fan of individual teams for that year, it's incredibly hard to remain a fan when you don't trust that the owner's politics will lead them away the next year.
Anyways, this doesn't relate directly to the question of identifying cheeseheads, but I thought it was interesting to note the uniqueness of the underlying situation in this case.


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When fig season starts in Charleston, there is a flurry of emails, postings on Facebook, and people knocking on your door with figs in their hands. The older trees produce figs earlier than the newer trees, so longtime residents, or those who purchased a home with an established tree, are the first to brag on their bounty.
Like many Lowcountry fig tree owners, Charleston writer and editor Harriet McDougal's 80-year-old tree is older than she is. Her friend, Peter McGee, ate figs from it as a boy when it belonged to another family. Harriet's grandmother purchased the home in 1929, so Harriet's family has fig tales after that. Harriet has planted five more trees there, all contributing to her robust fig harvest every year. She collects them in a very specific, small metal colander, sternly convinced it is the best thing to collect figs in because of the shape and the air circulation. Woe unto you should you not return it.
After she has her fill, she dispenses some to neighbors and friends and freezes the remainder, enjoying her figs year round. She either cooks them into jams or jellies when she has time, or slices them into cereal for breakfast straight from the freezer.
Charleston author Josephine Humphreys said, "My sisters and I grew up with a fig tree just outside the back door at 29 Tradd Street. We mostly ate the figs right off the tree but sometimes in a fig 'pie' with ice cream. The main attraction of the fig tree for us three little girls was the June bugs, who magically appeared in droves when the figs were ripe! I can't think of figs without thinking of June bugs. My husband's tree on Johns Island is one he planted; the variety is Celeste. This is the first time we've had a huge crop - in the past, birds have gotten most of the fruit, but this year he covered the tree with netting."
Cathy Forrester, author of "At Home Charleston," looks out at her grandmother's fig tree from her dining room. She has a 1940 picture of her mother standing in front of the much smaller tree in its early days. When the squirrels and the birds leave her enough figs, she makes a jam from a recipe in her book.
Figs through time
Just how old is the fig and how long have figs been in the Americas?
The fig is an ancient fruit, going back to perhaps 5,000 B.C. Scholars have debated for centuries if the fig is the fruit mentioned in the Garden of Eden. The leaves were large enough to provide some coverage for Adam, and snakes are known for being found around and in fig trees, sliding into the lower branches, even though snakes are carnivorous. The apple is also an old Middle Eastern fruit, but if a snake had to eat either a fig or an apple, it would be much easier to eat the fig.
Historians agree the first figs in this hemisphere were planted in Mexico in the 1500s, moving from there to California. They wound their way to Virginia, perhaps from Europe, by the late 1600s. According to Dr. Robert F. Polomski of Clemson University, they then moved into the lower South and South Carolina by the 1700s. With all their popularity, they have not been studied by Clemson as a commercial possibility in South Carolina.
In 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote unkindly of the fig to South Carolina's William Drayton, "The fig and mulberry are so well known in America that nothing can be said of them."
According to Eric Becker, manager of the estates and gardens for Drayton Hall, "Charles Drayton records on February 16, 1779, that 'fig trees are beginning to flush leaves' and the first written entry in Charles Drayton's diary about figs is the 18th of June, 1791."
University of South Carolina scholar David Shields says, "Figs were everywhere in the Lowcountry from the early 18th century on. The 1831 meeting of the Horticultural Society in Charleston was largely devoted to all aspects of fig culture including varieties. In addition black turkey figs arrived in barrels from Turkey in large quantity and were standard stock in 19th-century grocery stores. The Colcock plantation on the Wando had an orchard of 60 fig trees (probably Celeste) in the 1790s that were famous. In the 1830s, a yard on the north side of George Street between Anson and Meeting was reputed to have the finest in the city.
"Usually fig varieties went by rather generic names: sugar, white, brown, brown turkey, Celeste, green (Ishia). In rural areas, a tree was planted by a plantation bake house because yeasts associated with sugar worked bread dough well."
Dottie Stone of Middleton Place sent two of the recipes found in a family cookbook, "The Carolina Housewife" by Sarah Rutledge, originally published in 1847. Sarah Rutledge (1782-1855) was Arthur Middleton's niece, daughter of his sister, Henrietta Middleton Rutledge.
Fig Pudding
Fill a soup plate with ripe figs, peeled and mashed very fine; to this add three table-spoonsful [sic] of sugar, half a table-spoonful of wheat flour, and a teaspoonful of butter. Bake in a moderate oven.
To Preserve Figs
Pick your figs when a little more than half ripe; peel them very thin, and to a pound of fruit put three-quarters of a pound of sugar; make a syrup, and put the figs into it, with a good deal of stick cinnamon; let them boil till clear, stirring frequently.
Cooking with figs
Cooked figs have a different texture and taste than fresh figs and need a bit of something to enhance their flavor.
It's important to avoid overcooking figs when making pies and cobblers for this reason. When testing a new recipe, keep in mind that less time is better than more for the figs, with half an hour at 350 degrees a good guide for a cobbler or tart filled with figs. For a pretty dish, take care the inside of the figs is to the presentation side.
Some things that enhance their flavor are lemon juice, lemon zest, orange zest, chopped candied ginger and fresh ginger, ground fennel or anise seed, dried cranberries, cherries, etc.
Josephine Humphrey's Fig Cobbler
Josephine explained, "We called it a pie but it was more of a cobbler. I think the recipe was from a Bisquick box, just a general fruit cobbler, super easy. My mom was not much of a cook."
The topping spreads over the top of the fruit, giving a crunchy crust. It takes well to being served with plain or vanilla yogurt or slightly sweetened whipped cream. Take care, as the figs are sweet in themselves.
3 to 4 cups figs, halved lengthwise
1 lemon, juiced
1 cup Bisquick
3/4 to 1 cup light brown sugar.
1 stick butter
Cover bottom of baking pan with halved figs. Squeeze lemon over the fruit. In large bowl mix Bisquick with 3/4 to 1 cup light brown sugar. Cut 1 stick of butter into the flour and sugar mixture, and spread it over the figs. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes until browned and bubbly. Serve hot or cold.
Note: Self-rising flour substitutes well for the Bisquick.
Cathy Forrester's Fig and Lemon Jam
This is a delightful way to use of Charleston's ubiquitous figs during the summer months. A small piece of stem ginger is nice to cook with this jam.
3 pounds ripe figs
11/2 pounds granulated sugar
1 lemon, sliced very thin, seeds discarded
Cut figs in pieces and put in a heavy kettle. Add the sugar and lemon slices, mixing well.
Place on low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Bring to a boil, then lower the heat again and simmer until the jam is thick. Stir often to prevent burning.
Pour into hot sterile jars and seal at once.
Process in a hot water bath if you wish.
Fig Batter Cobbler
This is the simple batter cobbler well known in the South, but with a bit more fruit than normally used. Baked in a ovenproof nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron frying pan, it can be turned out upside down. Otherwise, serve in the pan. Make the decision about how to serve in advance so insides of the halved fruit will be on the outside when serving. Blueberries, sliced peaches or mangos can be substituted for some of the figs.
1 stick butter
21/2 to 3 cups figs, halved
1 cup self-rising flour?3/4 to 1 cup brown or granulated sugar
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In the oven, melt the butter in the oven in a frying pan or other baking dish. Remove pan.
If turning out the cobbler as if it were an upside-down cake, place the figs, cut side down, into the butter on the bottom of the pan in one layer, close together. Mix the self-rising flour, sugar and milk thoroughly and ladle carefully over the figs and butter. Return to the oven and bake until the top is light brown and firm and the bottom is crispy brown, about 1/2 an hour. Carefully run a knife around the outside of the pan, cover with a plate larger than the pan, reverse pan and plate and give a gentle shake. The cobbler should fall down onto the plate with the cut sides of the figs on top.
If serving from the pan, melt the butter in the pan or baking dish in the oven, remove and pour the batter of self-rising flour, sugar and milk over the butter. Add the figs, cut side up. The batter will rise up around but not over the figs.
Either way, serve hot or cold.
Variations: Add 1 to 2 teaspoons or to taste of chopped candied ginger, lemon rind, orange rind, ground fennel or anise seed to the figs.
Nathalie Dupree, who lives in Charleston, is the former director of Rich's Cooking School in Atlanta and the author of eight cookbooks, including "Nathalie Dupree's Comfortable Entertaining." She may be reached at www.nathalie.com.
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Grommit _(noun) An offensive term used to describe a male person, ranging in age from adolescence to young adulthood. Usually an obnoxious miscreant of urban or suburban upbringing, a Grommit's life usually revolves around low-grade or under-weight grams of marijuana (see also Grom). A Grommit is usually a half-assed (as in "not very talented") skateboarder, or surfer, or (typically in more rural areas) skimboarder. Grommits can usually be found in the parking lots of liquor stores and gas stations throughout most of the U.S. and Canada, where they are known to hassle people to illegally buy them cigarettes and/or beer. Their dress style/music preference can range from "crunk-hiphop douche-bag," to "skinny-jeans-wearin' emo-twerp," to" neo-metal nincompoop." Whatever their style be, Grommits are ALWAYS considered posers, and if you find yourself making a purchase at "Hot Topic," chances are you are one of them. Outside of skate/surf/skim-boarding, Grommit activities usually include: jacking candy from 7/11 as a political statement of "sticking it to DA-MAN," huffing gold-flake spray paint for an all-time classy buzz, harassing semi-friends of theirs who work at Taco Bell to "hook 'em up with a Churro," and last but not least, competing with each other over the heart of the Grommit female counterpart, the Gromette.
Man.... I left my car unlocked in the 7/11 parking lot for two minutes and the damn grommits stole my pack of smokes off the dash. Worthless parking lot RATS!!!!!
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Just a little skate(board) rat(kid), this could apply to other "extreme" sports as well such as surfing, BMXing, motocross, etc. It can't however apply to traditional team sports. The kid should be hardcore skater and isn't your next door neighbor with knee-pads and rollerblades but it could be referred to a novice skater as well.
Damn, this park is stuffed to the brim with grommits.
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grommits- your hommies; a small metal circle used to keep holes from ripping; anything you want it to be
ex. wats up my grommits; or: i need to use the grommit hole
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A rookie. A novice.
What does he know? He's just a grommit.
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a grommit is a person who is grungy looking such as not shaving and having a grotest beard or smelling like shit or even dressed like hobo to public events
dude ur such a grommit for wearing that
that is filthy totally gromtastic
that is filthy totally gromtastic
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Head Coach Nicole Moore and the Stetson lacrosse team will host a clinic at the Athletic Training Center on January 18th and 19th.
Campers will have the option of attending one or both days over the weekend. On Saturday (Jan. 18) the clinic will run from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 12:45 p.m. On Sunday (Jan. 19) it will go from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with registration starting at 8:45 a.m.
UPDATE: The clinic has been extended to 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 18, and to 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 19 so campers get more bang-for-their-buck!
The cost of the clinic is $65 for a single day or $100 for both days. There is a $50 non refundable deposit for holding a spot.*
UPDATE: Stetson will not be providing lodging or food for the clinic.
*If the minimum number of 12 participants registered is not reached on a day, the day will be refunded in full (including the deposit) to those who have paid.
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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Harpers Ferry:
I would like to thank the Jefferson Memorial Hospital second floor nurse's station and aides for the outstanding care that they gave my mother in the last days of her life. Also, the cafeteria workers for taking such good care of us and the security for letting us in and out in the middle of the night when we had to leave. Way to go, Jefferson Memorial Hospital! Thanks a lot.
From Charles Town:
This Thanksgiving I'm going to give thanks for this young president and his wonderful family and administration. At last, socialism will kick in in this country and everyone will be equal. There will be no rich and poor anymore. We'll all have the same, and that's wonderful.
From Martinsburg:
It is reported that unemployment may increase the chance of a heart attack. This area's unemployment has not improved in the past four years, to the dismay of citizens. Another category that is causing health problems is the continuing campaigning by the administration causing heartburn, indigestion and other digestive disorders from the campaign rhetoric.
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If anyone has had their vehicle spray-painted over this past weekend, please leave a contact number through the Journal Junction. I may have some information for you.
From Martinsburg:
Let's tell both sides of the story regarding the decision by Hostess to file for bankruptcy. They are paying their 19 executives $1.75 million in bonuses and presently pay their CEO $2.5 million a year. So who are actually the greedy ones?
From Martinsburg:
I drove through yesterday by the Olive Garden. When I stopped for the stop sign I was almost rear-ended. How about putting up some blinking lights there to attract peoples' attention? Second request, how about mall shopping? Are we going to have to shop in Winchester, or over in Maryland at their malls? That will not bring income into Martinsburg.
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Want to know how our prez is really doing? Read the British newspaper "The Telegraph." Headline: "Barack Obama Blunders Again on the World Stage." Not a peep from the media on this side of the pond. If Prez Bush did what O did, the media would have been awash in ink up to their eyeballs.
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I'm sorry...but these people that get arrested for stupid stuff just make me laugh. Guess they like to see their picture in The Journal.
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What happened to the "comments" section that used to be with the online Journal Junction? It used to be the funniest thing to read. I really miss the comments.
From Ranson:
To the lady near Bunker Hill who collects plastic caps for cancer patients: Please put your contact info in again, as I misplaced your phone number. Thank you.
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I am wanting to find a good cause for Christmas, to bring some food and maybe clothes and even give some time on Christmas to help cook or serve in Berkeley County. I'm not rich and it will not be a huge amount, but I just want to do my part....Can I get some ideas??
From Martinsburg:
Based on comments by most of the left-wing columnists given a forum in The Journal, Rush Limbaugh was right, as he usually is, when he predicted the day after the presidential election that he would get the blame for Romney's defeat. Baloney, he was no more to blame for Romney's defeat than West Virginians were for Obama's victory. Or for that matter, even Obama himself was.
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When the rapture happens, all of the religious people will leave the earth. Everyone left will then be in heaven.
From Charles Town:
My beagle puppy was hit and killed by a vehicle Friday, November 16. I know it was an accident, but would like to know what happened. Zoey is very much loved and missed. I know in my heart someone can give me some closure. Please call me at 304-582-4025. Thank you. This happened on Route 51.
From Charles Town:
To the Inwood caller: You should thank the people that HAD to give up their day with their family so you could go shopping Thursday.
From Inwood:
Why is no one blaming the president for the gas prices? These prices have increased, sometimes to almost $2 per gallon, over the past four years. All we heard when Bush was in office was how he had the oil companies in his pockets, but gas never increased in his eight-year run as it has with this president in his four-year run. Amazing.... this president seems to do no wrong in the eyes of Americans and the media.
From Martinsburg:
Sincere thanks to Don Raney for sharing with us his heartwarming remembrances of three of his friends who served in World War II. They truly were members of America's "Greatest Generation." Knowing Don, I'm sure he regularly prays that all who have served in our military to ensure our freedom will not have done so in vain. Maranatha, my friend.
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What is it about Wal-Mart parking lots that cause so many people in Berkeley County to lose their wallets?


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With Christmas not far away and 2012 coming up soon, we often find ourselves busy with various activities that are a part of this time of the year. And we may be reflecting back on 2011 and the events of the year, or we may be looking even further back.
As I sat down to help address our Christmas cards and get them ready to mail, I thought about each name on our list. Actually, we have two lists from the friends we have both made over the years.
So our list is longer than we like, yet each person on that list is important in one way or another to us. Going down the list, I thought about each person. Just how did that person impact our life and, if we haven't seen them for some time, how are they doing now?
That is one of the values of sending Christmas cards, to connect with someone that you may not have seen or heard from since last year. It is always nice when someone adds a personal note to their card, giving you a more information about them. That takes time but makes the card more enjoyable.
Rather than a card, we send a letter, which is a bit more personal. We try to keep ours down to one page and include mostly family information. We also get a number of letters and enjoy them. There are many beautiful and thoughtful Christmas cards that we receive and appreciate them. It's that personal contact that we have, regardless of the form, that is important.
Also, this time of the year I tend to reflect back on those people that were important in my life. As we grow up and make a life on our own, many people helped us along the way. Often we don't realize who they are when it happens, and their importance shows up later.
Our parents are the most important influences in our lives and on what we do later in life. After our parents may come certain schoolteachers that helped us and made an impact. I can think of several from both elementary and high school days. Then there were church experiences that have been an important part of our lives.
When I was growing up in Trumbull County and got out into the world of work, I think of several people that were important along the way. I think of C.D. "Dan" McGrew, who was our county agricultural agent and provided a lot of encouragement when we were in 4-H. My three brothers and I were all in 4-H at the same time. Dan was also a big help to me during my years at Ohio State University, offering support along the way.
Dick Kellogg, who managed the Northeast Ohio Artificial Breeding Association headquartered in Bazetta, was also a kind of a mentor and helped and taught me much. Several of the farmers involved in the organization were great to work with and supportive with a program that was new and sometimes controversial.
After my college years, I decided to go into Extension work for Ohio State University. My first experience was in Summit County. Once again, there were several folks who were great support and provided help along the way. The same was true when, after a short time, I was moved to Ashtabula County as county agricultural agent.
Those were troublesome early years in that county because of very low farm milk prices. Dairy farmers were at odds with each other about how to solve the problem. Once again a solid group of farmers provided help and guidance to a young county agent who was sometimes caught in the middle.
So as you get ready for Christmas and reflect back on the years past, be thankful for those who have been important in your life, who have offered help and support. And we should be doing the same thing for those around us that may need our encouragement.
A very merry Christmas and happy New Year to you.
Parker is an independent writer for the Tribune.


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A Salem area couple celebrated a milestone wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at a ceremony 70 years in the making.
Donald and Ruth (Walpert) Sanor of Cider Mill Road on Nov. 11 renewed their vows for their 70th anniversary in front of 150 family members and guests at a marriage ceremony at Damascus Friends Church replete with wedding gown and "Wedding March." Father Robert Edwards of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Salem officiated the ceremony.
The wedding ceremony, held prior to a party planned by the couple's seven children, served as a dream come true for Ruth, who had harbored a wish for a big wedding since the marriage's humble inception 70 years ago.
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Salem area residents Donald and Ruth Sanor, set to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in January, renewed their vows in a marriage ceremony they missed out on in 1943. (Submitted photo)
The Sanors, in dressy but simple attire, were married on Jan. 20, 1943, at a small ceremony at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church rectory in Leetonia in front of only two witnesses- Ruth's brother, Raymond Walpert, and sister, Helen Chaplow. A small gathering of family members celebrated with cake and ice cream following the ceremony.
The two had met approximately one year prior at a Washingtonville roller skating rink and had very little money for an extravagant celebration.
"It was shortly after the depression and everything was tight," Ruth said. "It was all we could afford...it was nice but it never seemed like a real wedding."
The marriage produced seven children, Donnette Huston, Ron (Nancy) Sanor, Tom (Jackie) Sanor and Larry (Dawn) Sanor, all of Salem, Luanne Sanor of Damascus, Patti (Mike) Cardone of Lakewood and Rita (Chuck) Blake of Cincinnati; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
As the Sanors' anniversary approached, their children began planning a simple celebration for family and friends. When told of the plans, Ruth revealed her dream of walking down the aisle in a wedding dress.
"No one knew until that moment that she had secretly longed for the 'beautiful wedding' that every bride dreams of and, of course, (that) after 70 years of marriage she knew it would remain a 'dream' forever," said Luanne Sanor. "She's a wonderful woman, wonderful mother, we just wanted to make her dream come true."
But it had long been bothering Ruth that she couldn't have the wedding she longed for in 1943. So when her daughters suggested the party, she immediately relayed her desire to them.
"It started as a little party, but I had been thinking about a large wedding with a gown and vows in a church," she said.
Having purchased her perfect wedding gown within a week of being told of the celebration, Ruth decided to keep the "wedding" a secret so she could surprise everyone at the party.
The joyous occasion hit came to a halt a few weeks later when Huston became unexpectedly ill and was diagnosed with bacterial pneumococcal meningitis. She was life-flighted to Aultman Hospital in Canton in very critical condition and doctors gave very little hope of survival. The family started to prepare for the worst.
Within hours prayers were coming from all over the country, Luanne Sanor said, and little by little her condition started to improve. A few days later she was awake and talking, baffling the doctors who didn't think she would live. A week and a half later she was transferred to a rehabilitation center where she made tremendous progress daily.
"It was nothing short of a miracle," Luanne Sanor said.
Once Huston's condition began to improve, the family resumed preparations for the celebration not knowing if she would be able to attend the party for which she had helped plan.
Wedding day
On the day of the party, Don and Ruth hid away to wait for their "surprise" entrance, but were surprised themselves by the arrival of Huston, who had been given special permission by doctors to attend the party for a short time. The Sanors not only were about to have the wedding Ruth always wanted, but they were able to celebrate it with all their children in attendance.
As the "Wedding March" began, the bride and groom entered the room to the awe of family and friends, who greeted the happy couple with a standing ovation and cheerful applause.
"It was thrilling to make (her) dreams come true," Luanne Sanor said. "We all had tears in our eyes."
In the end, Ruth viewed the event as more than her children being thoughtful, loving and ambitious, though.
"So many families today break up and we're so close," she said. "That's what I'm most pleased with."
The couple
Don, 91, and Ruth, 89, have been lifelong Salem area residents. He is a retired dairy farmer and she was a housewife who raised the children and helped on the farm.
Don is a former Butler Township trustee, a 50-year member of the United Commercial Travelers and a Winona Ruritan. Ruth is a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. Both are 70-year members of the Willow Grove Grange and 50-year members of the Farm Bureau.


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Yesterday I was telling one of my friends that the futures market for the Nasdaq and the S&P were down. He remarked that while he understood the idea of futures on a conceptual level, he didn't really know what it meant when it said -14 or -12 S&P futures vs. fair market value. As I tried to formulate a response, I actually didn't really know what the difference was. I did a little research into what those values meant and while I'm not 100% confident in my response, I wanted to put it on the site and hopefully you all can tell me I'm right or wrong.
S&P futures vs fair value: +4.8. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +12.3. .
A futures contract is it's an agreement to buy or sell something at a particular price on a particular date in the future. So in the case of the S&P futures, it's a security pegged to the S&P's performance and that's what's up for sale. A future is a lot like an option except with an option you have a choice in whether you want to exercise the option. With a future you are obligated to exercise it, so you are obligated to buy or sell that security on the particular date.
What does it mean when the future is priced at 5.0? I believe each futures contract is for 100 units (option contracts are like this) and the price is specified in units, so that means to buy the futures contract you would need to pay $500. When you say that the S&P futures are trading at -14 to the fair market value, that means, after you factor in interest and dividends, a contract is selling for $1400 than the fair market value of the contract.
Ultimately, what can I do with this information? I'm not entirely sure other than the general notion that investors believe the market will go down. If they are trading for above fair market value, then in general investors believe the market will go up. I don't think you can read anything other than a general notion from those values, even if you compare them, because there are so many other factors. For example, pre-market yesterday (Monday 22nd October 2007), the futures were down in the negative low teens and the market ended up for the day after being down to start.
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Billie Joe Armstrong isn't the kind of dude who just sits around on the couch all summer watching soccer and baseball. No, the Green Day singer can't sit still, which explains why during a break between his band's touring and recording he's scored the coolest summer job ever: rhythm guitarist for the reunited Replacements.
Starting with surprise appearance at Coachella in April where BJA helped the legendary 1980s Minneapolis shamble punk icons out by assisting ailing 'Mats singer Paul Westerberg (who was laid low by persistent back problems), Billie has seemingly joined on as an unofficial fifth Replacement. (He also played with them at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta in May.)
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MILWAUKEE -- Marquette put its size and athleticism to use Tuesday night on the way to a 91-53 victory over Ball State in men's basketball action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
The Golden Eagles of the Big East Conference scored more than 85 percent of their points either in the paint (56) or at the free throw line (22) against the undersized Cardinals.
Freshman point guard Zavier Turner led all scorers with 16 points to go with five assists for Ball State (2-6), while fellow freshman Mark Alstork matched his career best with 11 points for the second straight game. Marquette (7-4) placed seven scorers in double figures led by big man Chis Otule with 14.
"Some of their points in the paint came off steals, but they're a physical and strong team in the post," Ball State head coach James Whitford said. "(Davante) Gardner and Otule are two really high-level big guys, and they caused problems for us."
The Golden Eagles scored 30 of their first 36 points in the paint and shot 51 percent in the first half on the way to a 42-24 lead at the break.
Ball State used a pair of Turner 3-pointers and a basket from Franko House to cut the deficit to 13 just over three minutes into the second half, but Marquette responded with a 21-3 run over the next six-plus minutes to take a commanding lead at 66-35 midway through the second half.
House, another freshman, added seven points for the Cardinals. Rookies combined to score the first 15 points of the night for Ball State and finished with 37 of the team's 53 for the game.
"In a 200-minute game tonight, we played 110 minutes of freshmen," Whitford said. "There aren't many teams in the country doing that, and to bring them on the road in this environment was a tough task."
Part of the youth movement was due to foul trouble. Senior center Majok Majok was saddled with early fouls and limited to just 21 minutes, while Tyler Koch picked up his fourth foul early in the second half.
The Cardinals struggled at times against Marquette's 40 minutes of full court pressure with the Golden Eagles forcing 23 turnovers. They turned those into 30 points, generating high percentage looks that helped them shoot 54 percent for the game.
"They're a really good pressing team," Whitford said. "I really believe in our point guard Zavier, but it's not an easy thing to deal with. They're fast, athletic and very long."
Ball State walk-on Kindon Crowder saw action for the second time this season and scored his first career points. The former team manager played a career-high nine minutes off the bench and knocked down a first-half 3-pointer.
Tuesday's game continued a challenging non-conference schedule for Ball State. The Cardinals entered the day with a schedule strength ranked among the top 50 in the country, and that number only got better.
Ball State will be back in action Saturday at Southern Illinois. Tipoff is set for 2:05 p.m. CT (3:05 p.m. ET) in Carbondale, Ill., in the Cardinals' last game before Christmas.