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State lawmakers added nearly a million dollars to their salaries last year through daily travel expenses.
The expense allowance, part of state law for years, helped some lawmakers add 20 percent or more to their take-home pay.
State lawmakers from outside Dane County can collect $88 per day in reimbursement, without showing any expense receipts.
The Republican leader in the state Senate collected more in per diems in 2010 than any other lawmaker.
Records released by the Legislature's clerk's offices show that Sen. Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau received $16,544 in per diems in 2010.
At No. 2 in the Senate is Weston Democrat and former Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, at $12,854. He was not re-elected.
Elkhorn Republican Neal Kedzie collected the third-most per diems in the Senate with $11,528.
Rounding out the top five collectors of per diems in the Senate are Milwaukee Democrat Tim Carpenter, who collected $11,440, and West Bend Republican Glenn Grothman, who clocked 123 days in Madison for $10,824.
Who racked up the most per diems in the state Assembly?
State Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, claimed the most per diems in the Assembly at $13,464 for 135 days. Schneider lost re-election.
Coming in at second-highest in the Assembly is Horicon Republican and then-Minority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald, who brought home $13,024.
Milwaukee Democrat Leon Young is third, working 147 days for $12,936. in per diems.
Fourth is Kenosha Democrat Peter Barca, at $12,232.
In the fifth spot is Abbotsford Republican Scott Suder, who brought home $12,144.
All of these amounts are in addition to a salary of $49,943 a year.
Dane County lawmakers also heavily used the per diems this year, but they can only collect $44 a day.
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Cutting sports programs a lose-lose for Barbour
An extremely controversial decision was put on hold this week when the Barbour County Board of Education tabled a vote on the possible elimination of middle school sports coaching positions.
The positions were among 53 extracurricular contracts on the chopping block Monday due to lack of funding or need. The middle school coaching positions oversee football, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country and volleyball.
Representatives from a grassroots parents group, the Barbour All County Sports Organization, attended Monday's meeting to ask Board of Education members to speak with them before deciding on the coaching positions.
In the end, board members voted to eliminate all the extracurricular contracts except the middle school coaches, and agreed to meet with the parents group at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 during the board's next regular meeting.
Although the delay gives parents a glimmer of hope, BOE President Bob Wilkins reminded everyone a decision on the middle school coaching positions must be made at the Feb. 25 meeting, in order to meet state deadlines.
No one wants to see middle school sports eliminated in Barbour County, but county Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Super told The Inter-Mountain the school system's financial problems have put officials in a tough position.
"We did a thorough and efficient survey of our school system and looked at all programs and positions," Super said, adding that county residents passed on a chance to fully fund school sports and many other programs during November's election.
"When we presented the school bond and levy, it gave residents the opportunity to speak up," Super said. "The voters spoke and at that time they said they cannot support these items."
We understand the financial realities of the situation, but we believe it would be a mistake for Barbour's middle school sports programs to be eliminated.
Cutting the programs will definitely make life more difficult for students as well as teachers and parents. What will Barbour's middle school kids do instead of participating in athletics? Sports keep kids motivated to do well in school, and help keep them out of trouble in the evenings. Students will also surely miss the exercise, a troubling thought considering that West Virginia is one of the most obese states in the U.S.
The county's high school sports programs will survive – at least for now – but how good can those teams be if their incoming freshmen haven't played the games before, or been coached in the fundamentals? High school sports bring in more money through ticket sales than middle school sports, but will the public continue to support the high school teams if they aren't competitive?
This will be a lose-lose situation for Barbour County. We urge the Barbour Board of Education to consider all possible alternatives to eliminating the middle school sports programs. It's doubtful that any vote they will ever cast will have a wider or more long-lasting impact on their community.

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Mr. Yunis was born April 18, 1948, to Anthony Edward Yunis and Phillis Marie Mussarra Yunis in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a member of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was also a Merchant Marine, a truck driver for Home Depot for 16 years and a machinist. He married Adelita Zapata on May 22, 1988, in Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ray Yunis.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bradley Yunis, Brian Yunis and James Yunis, all of Arizona; a daughter, Carrie Pancost of Arizona; brothers, Tom Yunis and Allan Yunis; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely breaks a smile in this spoof video made for a TV program that agrees with the Mayan calendar and predicts the end of the world on December 21. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned that predictions of the end of the world by ancient Mayans were correct and that the final days are coming -- in a deadpan ad for a lighthearted breakfast radio show.
"Whether the final blow comes from flesh-eating zombies, demonic hell-beasts or the total triumph of K-Pop, if you know one thing about me, it is this: I will always fight for you to the very end," Gillard said in a message to the "dear remaining fellow Australians."
She concluded her message by saying "Good luck to you all."
Australia's Herald Sun newspaper contacted Gillard's office seeking further information.
"What Australian doesn't mind a laugh from time to time? Anyway, the world's going to end tomorrow so shouldn't you be writing about that?" a spokesperson for the prime minister said.
NASA: It's not true
Such has been the hype about the supposed Mayan prediction for the end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012, that NASA was moved to issue a denial in a statement on its website.
"The world will not end in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012," NASA said.
TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown talks with author and professor Gerardo Aldana about his theory that the Mayan calendar, which many believe indicates that the world will end in 2012, is wrong.
2012 and Maya prophecies: What were they thinking?
The statement said the "story" started with claims by the ancient Sumerian civilization that a "supposed planet" called Nibiru was headed toward Earth.
"This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012," NASA said.
Maya text cites 2012 as end of calendar cycle, not end of world
"Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012," it added. "This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar."
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"The Wayne County Commissioners request that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) abandon any proposed plans to regulate natural gas drilling beyond the already established functions that focus on water quantity and water quality data collection and analysis."
That line of the commissioners' June 13 letter to DRBC pretty much summarized the county's position toward the commission's moratorium on natural gas drilling.
Approving their letter, commissioner Wendell Kay said the correspondence was based on "DRBC's inaction… There has been no action on rules and regulations over which they believe they have jurisdiction. We're asking them to step aside with the exception of water volume and quality."
Commissioner Jonathan Fritz said the DRBC postponement, since November of 2011, has surpassed any reasonable timeframe for issuing regulations for Marcellus gas drilling, and will "likely be postponed indefinitely."
Fritz said the commissioners feel that "Wayne residents are being deprived of economic benefits and the freedom to make land use decisions."
Chairman Brian Smith did not attend the June 13 meeting, but later signed the letter with his two colleagues.
Both Fritz and Kay said they felt a majority of Wayne residents supported the Marcellus drilling. Kay tempered his remarks saying, "I feel the majority endorse it. It's hard to quantify," he said, but the majority has favored drilling "based on the public forums we've all attended."
Fritz said Wayne County was asking DRBC to use the regulatory model put forth recently by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission—to stay in its own lane of expertise, managing water volume and quality.
In asking DRBC to "stay in its own lane," the commissioners' letter quoted the opening lines of a May 8 commentary by Susquehanna River Basin Commission Executive Director Paul Swartz.
Swartz wrote that "when a regulatory agency chooses to stray out of its lane of expertise and mission, it can have profound programmatic and legal consequences. Most important, however, I believe it does the public a disservice."
Route 6 upgrade
At the meeting on June 6, the Wayne County Commissioners endorsed PennDOT construction plans for the widening and upgrading of a commercial strip of U.S. Route 6 in Texas Township.
According to PennDOT, the plan is to widen the existing two-lane road between State Route 652 and Brook Road (SR 2009) which is just west of Joe's Kwik Mart.
Other work includes concrete curbing, storm-water drainage system, driveway adjustments, guide rail, signs and pavement markings.
Speaking after the June 6 commissioners' meeting, commissioner Jonathan Fritz and commission chair Brian Smith voiced their support of PennDOT plans presented at a recent informational meeting.
Commissioner Wendell Kay did not attend the morning meeting and was not available for comment.
Smith called the decision "a no-brainer." He said the plans for the projected 2016 work looked like a good design. "There is a lot of traffic turning there and the road needs a third lane."
Fritz said the daily highway traffic count of 14,450 determined the need, saying "safety is paramount."
Both agreed PennDOT would have challenges with drainage and water during the work, but Smith added that the commissioners had won assurances that efforts would be made to keep businesses along the stretch open during construction.


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The llama is thought to have evolved from the old world camel-like animals that inhabited the regions that is today the Middle East. Although the llama has many similarities to the camel, the most noticeable difference between the llama and the camel is that the llama does not have a hump on its back.
Llamas are very sociable animals and enjoy being with other llamas in a herd. The llama is also believed to be a particularly intelligent animal as llamas are commonly taught tasks which the llama picks up with only a few repetitions of the task.
Female llamas give birth to baby llamas (known as crias) standing up. The gestation period for a llama is between 11 and 12 months and the birth of the cria is usually over within half an hour. Baby llamas are generally standing up and attempting to walk within an hour of birth. Llama mating takes place throughout the year and baby llamas tend to be born in the morning when the weather is warm. This is believed to increase the fertility rate of the cria.
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Give him at least ten minutes a game, I say.
We know how bad he played most of the season, but with Shumpert's injury, would you go for it? I'm wondering if we should because of Baron's past (current?) injuries and I don't know if Bibby could play good that many minutes because I don't know if he's hurting. I'm also wondering because injuries might have effected Douglas, and if he is feeling good now, we might get some of that defense and shooting again.
I think we should if we struggle early and Bibby and/or Douglas needs the rest.
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Give him at least ten minutes a game, I say.
Yup ill give douglas 5 minutes
1 minute to tell me why he chucks up bricks
1 minute to tell me after learning things from felton, billups and Baron, why he still cant be even somewhat of a PG
1 minute to tell me why he cant make layups
1 minute to tell me what he's done for this team all season
and 1 minute to tell me why he gave Chandler the flu
but in all seriousness, i don't know im kind of starting to like bibby more, but since shump is down. I think woodson will play Douglas regardless, i dont think Baron/Bibby will cut it we need more help now
I prefer Davis and Bibby. We have JR Smith and Fields to cover the 2. Also, we've run with no real PG in the past. It shouldn't be too much of an issue with JR Smith is in there.
Give more playing time to the starters and bump up Novaks minutes before Douglas. Neither one plays defense but at least when Novak catches on fire, he's ridiculous. Plus, its the end of the season, the starters can go all out for 40 minutes. Fight through it!
Why the hell not at this point? He's rested long enough and should come out and give everything he's got to playing defense.
The only way Toney Douglas should get minutes is if Mike Woodson can't play up that game.
It depends on how badly Bibby is hurt...I prefer Dougless stays on the bench
A d league PG would be so much better than this guy handling the rock. It is sad how one dimensional he has become on offense. He has become a pure shooting guard that is 6'1.
I would play him since I cant stand seeing JR be the only pg on the floor.
Give Mike Bibby solid minutes, limit Davis since he is always hurt, and bring in TD for defense.
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He isn't that bad, he played solid when Billups went down against the Celts last year. And he has had glimpses this year (blowout in Orlando).
I really dont think toney should be anywhere near the court. Im sure anyone can dribble int mins.o traffic with their head down and then give up the dribble. Nah Id rather let Mr chuck city JR take it up when davis isnt on the floor, and let bibby get 5 min or so if healthy. I honestly think TD could do more to hurt us then to benefit us at this point. Woodson knows it too...
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We gave up to soon on Toney Douglas....workin on TD passin-skills this season in PnR, low-postup, hittin a open Novak, wouldve took TD out of Dantoni's green-light decision-making to shoot 3-balls.
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Vermont Supreme Court dismisses Yankee suit
MONTPELIER The Vermont Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by the New England Coalition to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
The high court, in a decision dated Monday, said the anti-nuclear group hadnt exhausted its administrative options, and also said the issue raised by the coalition was better addressed in a parallel case filed by Entergy Nuclear in January. That case is pending before the Vermont Supreme Court.
NEC had asked the Supreme Court to issue an injunction against Vermont Yankee to keep the plant from operating, saying the plant did not have a valid state permit to operate beyond March 2012.
But the high court seemed to invite the coalition to pursue other legal options.
NEC has not requested, nor has the (Public Service) Board issued, an order directing Entergy to cease operating Vermont Yankee on the grounds advanced by the NEC here, four justices wrote. Nor is it established that Board enforcement of Condition 8, if applied for, would necessarily be covered by the federal injunction enjoing enforcement of Act 160.
Condition 8 dates back to the 2002 sale of Vermont Yankee, when Entergy agreed it wouldnt operate Vermont Yankee beyond March 21, 2012 unless it had a valid state certificate of public good.
I think the court was searching for a reason not to have to deal with this, at this point, said Raymond Shadis, senior technical adviser for the coalition, which has its headquarters in Brattleboro.
Jared Margolis, an attorney for NEC, said the decision was disappointing but not unexpected.
When Entergy filed its appeal of the Public Service Board decision dismissing its 2009 petition for a new state license in January, a month after the coalitions petition, Margolis said he suspected the two would end up joined in one way or another.
But the important thing is the issue doesnt go away, said Margolis.
The Supreme Court still has to decide whether Entergy is violating a condition set by the PSB in 2002, when Entergy purchased Vermont Yankee from a group of New England utilities.
James Sinclair, a spokesman for Entergy Nuclear, said the company was pleased with the decision but declined further comment.
Patrick Parenteau, a law professor at Vermont Law School who has been following the legal fights surrounding Vermont Yankee, said he was most surprised by the high courts assertion that a decision by U.S. District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha granting an injunction against the states law that gives the Vermont Legislature a key say over Yankees future did not apply to this issue.
Most remarkable to me was the comment that, should the board decide to enforce Condition 8 it would not necessarily be covered by Judge Murthas injunction of Act 160, Parenteau wrote in an email.
Also interesting was the comment that the more appropriate forum for reviewing the Boards determination that Entergy was in violation of Condition 8 was Entergys pending appeal of the Boards decision to open a new docket instead of making a decision on the old docket, he added. Curiouser and curiouser.
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ReviewBy Jeffrey Matulef - Posted Oct 05, 2010
Enslaved is a return to form for linear, single player IPs. It may be too rigidly structured for its own good, but a lovable cast, solid combat, and great pacing do well to make it an adventure well worth taking.
The Pros
- Deep, Interesting and rousing combat
- Lots of variety in gameplay mechanics and inspired visual design
- Great characters and good pacing
The Cons
- Too many invisible walls making it difficult to tell where you can go
- Not always challenging and puzzles feel underdeveloped
- Can't always backtrack for collectibles
They don't make 'em like they used to. These days it seems practically mandatory that any game released has to have an open-world, include multiplayer, or be a sequel. So Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, the upcoming DmC) took a big risk releasing Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, an aggressively linear, purely single-player IP. Thankfully, the results paid off. Varied set pieces, robust combat, thrilling platforming and likable characters make Enslaved one of the best games of its kind since Nathan Drake's latest adventure.
Happiness in Slavery
The story concerns two fugitives who've escaped from a slave convoy. You play as Monkey, who despite his quirky name is a brutish, survivalist loner. The other half of your party is Trip, a street smart woman determined to make her way home across the killer mech infested wasteland. While this may appear to have romantic comedy of the season written all over it, their relationship is tenuous at best. Trip equips Monkey with a slave crown that he can't remove. If he disobeys, he gets shocked. If she dies, he dies too. While this sounds like an adventure based The Story of O, its actually a reimagining of a famous 16th century Chinese novel, Journey to the West.
As a game, it's an action/adventure, blending some of the finest elements in recent gaming together. It has the platforming of Uncharted, the partner-based puzzle solving of Ico (right down to a windmill homage), the collecting of Jak & Daxter, staff-based combat resembling Beyond Good & Evil, and there's even cover shooting. This may sound derivative, but when most games are content to copy a formula from one game you can't fault Enslaved for borrowing from such a diverse library.
When it comes to monkeying about, platforming is extremely automated. The jump button is context sensitive and Monkey won't leap unless there's something to grab onto. While this allows for some of the most spectacular parkour sequences in gaming with minimum frustration, it may not present the challenge platforming aficionados seek. Climbing is merely a means to an end for Monkey, no different from walking but a lot more exciting.
Combat, however, is deep and intricate. Bashing mechs with a staff starts out simple, but grows in complexity. There are plenty of upgrades to purchase for new moves and greater damage. Certain enemies will put up shields requiring a charged stun attack to remove, discouraging simple button mashing. You'll soon gain the ability to shoot from your staff with different ammo types for direct damage or stunning. Ammo is scarce though, so you can't grow to rely on it. Effortlessly switching between melee and ranged combat is fluid and only gets more enjoyable as it evolves.
There are further options outside of combat on how to approach a situation. Trip can set off a decoy – useful for distracting enemy turrets as you scurry to take them over from behind – and some set pieces allow for stealth (one gripe; you get more currency defeating enemies, so while stealth is a fun meta-game, its benefits are null). It never quite reaches the option-heavy heights of Batman: Arkham Asylum, but there's generally enough ways to go about your mission to keep things interesting.
Monkey Shines
What really separates Enslaved from most games of its ilk is its characters. Monkey in particular is one of the most unique protagonists in gaming. Looking like a mix between Ray Liotta and a gorilla, he's gruff, sensitive and mischievous. Played by Andy Serkis (best known as Gollum) he's extremely expressive and brings a lot of warmth to what so easily could have been a one-dimensional badass. Trip may play damsel in distress one time too many, but she's also smart, resourceful, and conveys subtle signs of remorse and self-loathing at enslaving Monkey. Witnessing their twisted relationship evolve naturally remains a highpoint throughout.
The storytelling is otherwise well done, if a bit sparse. Penned by Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later) the story moves in more interesting directions than one would expect from the premise. While there are scant few characters, a central mystery keeps players guessing until the wonderfully ambiguous conclusion. It may throw in too much at once in the 11th hour, but the finale poses some interesting questions about the human condition, even if it doesn't attempt to answer them.
The writing isn't the only thing that shines. The world of Enslaved is not only gorgeous, but original. Set 150 years into the future, mankind is eradicated and nature has overtaken the landscape. While remnants of civilization are everywhere, it's all overgrown with moss, rust and foliage. Simply put, this is possibly the most colorful post-apocalypse I've ever seen.
Monkey Trouble
While the world may be as beautiful as any I've seen, your interaction with it is forcibly restricted. It's not Trip, but rather invisible walls holding you back. While handholds are highlighted, it's often unclear what you can jump on and what's just decoration. Expect to roll into a lot of boxes testing if they're climbable.
There's also a general lack of challenge that permeates the proceedings. Aside from a few tricky chase scenes, I only died a handful of times playing on the default normal difficulty. Puzzles too, feel underdeveloped and all too easy to figure out.
Finally, the levels will often have unmarked points of no return, so scouring chapters for 100% of collectibles is infinitely more frustrating than it should be. Only the most OCD stricken need apply.
Stockholm Syndrome
Despite these nitpicks, Enslaved is a tightly woven, worthwhile adventure. Its heavily scripted, linear nature won't appeal to everyone, but for those looking for a focused single-player experience will find much to appreciate here. It may not be the most comprehensive package around, but what Ninja Theory lacks in quantity they more than make up for in quality. Enslaved's 11 hour journey is rife with harrowing scenarios, breath-taking vistas and memorable characters, making it a rousing odyssey from beginning to end.


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PA judge partially blocks voter ID law
HARRISBURG, PA — A Pennsylvania judge has blocked part of the controversial new Voter ID Law, which would require all voters to produce a state-approved voter photo ID in order to vote.
Judge Robert Simpson had been ordered to revisit the case by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Before he issued his ruling, state officials made changes to the process of obtaining a photo ID through the Department of State (DOS) to address the Supreme Court's reservations about the process, and they sought to assure Judge Robert Simpson that the process would work.
Simpson however, said, as the Supreme Court had instructed, he could not rely only on the word of officials in making his determination. He also had other concerns.
He wrote, "The proposed changes are to occur about five weeks before the general election, and I question whether sufficient time now remains to attain the goal of liberal access."
And, "The proposed changes are accompanied by candid admissions by government officials that any new deployment will reveal unforeseen problems which impede implementation. These admissions were corroborated by anecdotal evidence offered by Petitioners regarding the initial roll out of the DOS IDs in August."
Therefore, the judge blocked portions of the law, specifically the part that requires all voters to produce approved photo IDs in the general election on November 6.
Polling workers will still be able to ask voters to see a photo ID, but if the voter does not have one he or she won't be prevented from voting.
However, the 17-page ruling makes clear that the law may be allowed to go ahead later if the other reservations about the law can be successfully addressed by state officials.
Additionally, the judge ruled that the state could continue with its voting education campaign which as of now still contains the message that voters need a photo ID.
Witold J. Walczak, an attorney with the ACLU of Pennsylvania, one of three groups challenging the las, said the groups are having conversations with the state, and if the education campaign continues without changes, "we may be back in court."
David Gersch, of the Washington-based law firm Arnold and Porter, said this ruling does not settle the matter of whether or not the lawsuit is constitutional, but only the question of whether it will be implemented in the election in November.
Gersch said the constitutional questions surrounding the law, such as whether it puts undo burdens on the elderly and other groups in trying to obtain a photo ID, will be answered in the ongoing litigation process, for which another court session is scheduled for December.
However, Governor Tom Corbett said the judge did uphold the constitutionality of the law. He and Secretary of State Carol Aichele issued a statement saying, "We are pleased with Judge Simpson's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the
voter ID law. While we believe we have made it possible for every registered voter who needs voter identification to obtain one, we'll continue our efforts for the next election and all future elections, to make sure every registered
voter has the proper identification in an effort to preserve the integrity of our voting process in Pennsylvania."
It is not yet clear if the state will appeal the judge's ruling to the Supreme Court.
State Representative Mike Turzai, who championed the law, issued a statement saying, "Voter identification is about ensuring the integrity of our elections and preserving the principle of the 'one person, one vote' doctrine. When votes are diluted through fraud, the system starts to break down. Voter identification has always been about creating a level playing field where every Pennsylvanian's vote represents an equal opportunity to have a voice in government."
However, state lawyers who argued the case agreed to the stipulation that there is no evidence in Pennsylvania of any voter fraud of the sort the law was intended to prevent, and they also stipulated that they were not aware of any fraud in other states.


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New-Look Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Time Prep: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings Total: 16 servings, 1 cup each
What You Need:
4-1/2 Lb. red potatoes (about 9), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 container (16 oz.) Breakstone's Free or Knudsen Fat Free Sour Cream
3/4 lb. (12 oz.) 2% Milk Velveeta, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 Lb. (1/2 of 1-lb. pkg.) Oscar Mayer Smoked Ham, chopped
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It:
HEAT oven to 350°F.
COOK potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 10 to 12 min. or just until potatoes are tender; drain. Remove 3/4 of the potatoes; place in large bowl. Add sour cream; mash until smooth. Stir in Velveeta, ham and onions. Gently stir in remaining potato slices.
SPOON into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with Parmesan.
BAKE 30 min. or until heated through.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Sunday Synopsis: 2012 April 8th
Although this was not a tremendously productive week, I seemed to have been busy writing and other stuff -- both "writing and stuff" took way more time than I anticipated.
The two blog posts were quite time consuming. For instance, Furman Housel's name was spelled every which way, and few variations actually made it to a searchable name that I would recognize. Yep, that means going through the Springdale census reports, page by page, for 1850, 1860, and 1870 -- 1880 did indeed read Furman Housel -- yippee! Even so, that sort of activity has its own reward; I am so familiar with the old folks that lived in Springdale during those years, it was like visiting old friends ---- but it did take time -- too much time!.
I had much the same problem researching the bit that I did on "The sad and untimely death of Mary McPherson." Although, it dinna make a lot of difference in the writing of the post, I just HAD to check out all the census reports and background information. All went well, until I couldn't find Jabez and Mary in the 1880 census report. I knew they were in Dodgeville WI, but they just dinna show up on Ancestry's search. So again, I started going thru page by page -- this time of the 1880 Dodgeville WI Federal Census. Now that was a trip! Either the ink had faded, or there wasn't much ink in the first place --- whatever the cause, the census was nearly unreadable --- both to me as well as the original indexer. Fortunately, the right side of the page (with the place of birth columns) was more decipherable. Jabez birth place was New York, Mary's was New Jersey, and the children were born in Wisconsin, so it was a fairly easy pattern to spot. When I finally found Jabez, and it looked like the enumerator wrote Jabey, rather than Jabez -- and it was indexed under "Jabey." I don't know how many hundreds of names I would have gone thru before I came to a Jabey McPherson. I am not sure that all of this time was well spent, but you all know, when a researcher starts on the trail, the trail has to be followed to the end.
My critique group meets on next Tuesday so I have to start cranking out something on the ranch years. However, I do have a couple of posts semi-ready for next week. I really thought I would get at least one more in for this week, but family happens. A trip to Klamath Falls, some research and writing for a family project, and lo and behold --- the week was gone --- and here we are on a "sunny" (more or less, at least not snowing) Easter day.
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You are sheer persistence, Joan! Glad it paid off for you. Enjoy your Easter and family!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jacqu, I like persistence better than when my family calls a bull dog. LOLDelete
Made for a nice behind the scenes post, Joan!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, I thought it was an interesting set of folks I was researching, and the problems I encountered. You know, I usually don't have that much trouble finding people --- or maybe I was just more determined to fill in the blanks this time.Delete
Sounds like you've had a busy week Joan. Even if you haven't FELT productive, you have been thorough in your research and that's important. time seems to slip through your fingers when you get down these research rabbit holes. Good luck with the ranch stories this week.ReplyDelete
Rabbit holes, indeed, I thought I was in a veritable warren. Nice to have folks understand the feeling of the search.ReplyDelete


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The economics still work for the gas pipeline planned for Addison and Rutland counties, according to officials from Vermont Gas Systems, despite the higher-than-expected costs of pipeline construction.
Last week Vermont Gas Systems revealed that its cost estimate for the pipeline it proposes to build from Middlebury to Ticonderoga, N.Y., was low by about $10 million. It has now raised its estimate by 15 percent, from $64.4 million to $74.4 million.
That news followed an earlier revelation that its estimate for construction of the pipeline connecting Burlington and Middlebury was low by about 40 percent. The new estimate raises the cost of the Burlington-Middlebury connection from $86.8 million to $121 million.
The Public Service Department has asked the Public Service Board to fine the company $35,000 for the tardy reporting of the higher costs, and company officials have said they would not contest that fine. They say they knew costs were rising faster than they anticipated and were waiting for completion of the permit process before reporting the higher costs to the board.
The key question is whether natural gas will be the bargain that the company says it will be when the higher costs are taken into account. Company officials said previously that the pipeline to Middlebury would save customers $200 million over 10 years. When the higher costs of construction are figured in, they say, customers will still save about $150 million over 10 years.
The higher costs are due mainly to the rising costs charged by contractors who build gas pipelines. Expansion of the nations natural gas supply and of the infrastructure to transport it has been so rapid, and contractors are so busy, that their labor is bringing an ever-higher price.
Vermont Gas Systems says that other factors have driven up the price of the project more than anticipated. The company is using pipe that exceeds standards in thickness for the purposes of safety, and it has had to reroute some of the path of the pipeline.
As a result pipeline that costs about $1.4 million per mile in Chittenden County was expected to cost $2.1 million per mile in Addison County. After the unanticipated increases, that price has risen to about $2.9 million per mile.
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Long Live Moody! Part One: James Moody's Newark
October 14, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.Add new comment | Filed under: james moody, Jazz Alive, TD James Moody Jazz Festival
As the first TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival gets underway in Newark this week, we will post a series of reflections on the tenor saxophonist and his legacy. First up: a look at the town where he grew up. Many thanks to Linda Moody for these photos, which are not to be republished without permission.
Newark was the whole world to the young James Moody. The trailblazing bebop pioneer was born in Savannah, Georgia, yet came into his sense of himself as a man and as a musician in the Brick City.
"Moody was truly proud of being from Newark," says Linda Moody, the wife of the tenor saxophonist, who died in 2010. "That's where his heart was, and where he always felt was his hometown."
Moody's road to music was far from predictable. Born partially deaf in 1925 when his mother, Ruby, was only sixteen, Moody spent several years in a school for the developmentally disabled in Reading, Pennsylvania. Always devoted to her son, Ruby moved to Newark in 1933 to find better schools for her boy, and to be close to her brother Louis, who had a good job in city government.
Louis helped Ruby obtain an apartment in the new Pennington Court housing development when it first opened in 1940. At Newark's Newton Street School, Moody's deafness was first diagnosed; he spent two years at the Bruce Street School for the Deaf, then moved on to Arts High School.
Yet Moody always seemed to know that music – and the saxophone, in particular – was calling him. As a toddler, he danced to the vibrations of the family's motorized washing machine. Ruby played records by Swing Era bandleaders at home, and the boy first heard saxophonists Don Byas and Buddy Tate with Count Basie's band at the Adams Theater on Branford Place at around age twelve. That's when he set his heart on one of the shiny saxophones he saw in the windows of the Dorn & Kirschner music store on Springfield Avenue.
Yet even then, the world beyond Newark seemed impossibly large. "He stood at one end of Broadway and said to himself, 'One day, I'm going to the very end of this street!' That was his ambition," recalls Linda.
Uncle Louis had a trumpet at home, and tried to interest the boy in playing it. But he insisted on the saxophone. So when he turned sixteen, Louis bought him his first second-hand horn from the showcase at Dorn & Kirschner.
Moody did what he could to teach himself the instrument; if he heard a saxophone playing out of a window, he would find the house, knock on the door and ask for a lesson. Yet he could not read music, and did poorly in his classes at Arts High. He played well enough by ear to stay in the school band and graduate, but it was only after he was drafted into the Air Force and played in a band on his base in North Carolina that he learned the fundamentals of music.
When Moody returned to Newark in in 1946, he played well enough to get a job earning $7 a night at Lloyd's Manor, a sprawling complex at 42 Beacon Street. The club, which had two cafés, a ballroom and a bowling alley, had become a gathering place for young musicians eager to play they new style of jazz called bebop; Moody answered the call and jumped right in.
Bebop favored complex harmonies and breakneck tempos over the lilting, danceable rhythms of the Swing Era. The style was forged at Harlem after-hours clubs during the war years by musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, who also traveled across the river to play at Lloyd's. Gillespie took notice of Moody, and hired him to join a group he was forming to play the new "modern" jazz on 52nd Street in New York.
Gillespie became Moody's inseparable friend, mentor and musical foil for the next four decades. The pair shared a love for practical jokes and traveled the world together, starting in 1948, when they brought bebop to Europe. Seeking a respite from racism in the U.S., Moody settled for three years in Paris, where his uncle Louis worked as a procurement agent for the U.S. Army.
It was in Europe that Moody almost accidentally scored one of his most enduring hits. Visiting Sweden in 1949, he recorded an improvisation on a borrowed alto saxophone to Jimmy McHugh and Deborah Fields' pop song, "I'm In the Mood for Love."
Young jazz musicians, who were just becoming aware of the bebop style, were dazzled by the saxophonist's inventive use of harmony and phrasing, and many memorized Moody's solo note-for-note. Vocalist Eddie Jefferson wrote lyrics to his improvised line, creating a style he called vocalese. Retitled "Moody's Mood for Love," the song became a hit, which Moody only discovered when a fan asked him to play it one night at a Paris club, then scolded him for playing the pop tune instead of his bebop version of the melody.
Moody returned to the U.S. in 1951 as a conquering musical hero and star in his own right. He led his own band and recorded a series of popular records which were among the first to combine bebop harmonies with rhythm-and-blues, before rejoining Gillespie's group in 1962.
Among musicians, Moody became known for his unstinting generosity – he would literally give you the coat off his back – and encouragement of younger musicians, like nineteen-year-old pianist Kenny Barron, whom he persuaded Gillespie to hire for the group.
"Moody was so humble – he always felt like he needed to learn more," says Barron, who played with him and Gillespie for four years. "He'd say, 'hey, can you play these chord changes for me? I'm not really getting it.' Of course, when you did, he'd eat 'em up!"
When he wasn't on the road, he stayed close to Newark, and to Ruby. He shared a house with her for a time on Carnegie Avenue, then moved to the Mies van der Rohe-designed Collonade Apartments. Even after he moved to the West Coast, first to Las Vegas in 1973 then to San Diego when he married Linda in 1989, he always returned to the city, even after his mother's death in 1994.
Many of Moody's musical friends gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday in a concert at Carnegie Hall in June of 2010. While the saxophonist himself was too weak to attend – he had contracted the pancreatic cancer which took his life that December – he chose not to burden his friends with the news of his illness, so that they could better share the celebration.
"He had the most beautiful spirit," recalls Linda. "Whatever he had, he would give it to you, no matter what it was. He was just a gorgeous, gorgeous person."
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For a while, I was pumping WAY in excess, and I ended up giving 40 frozen bags of my breastmilk to a friend who was pregnant and still had a 9 month old who needed milk. I reduced how many times a day I pumped in order to reduce my supply (I was very engorged in the mornings and it was very uncomfortable). Now, I wish I hadn't reduced my pumpings. I am barely pumping out the 10 oz. that my daughter uses every day at day care plus what I need to make her cereal in the morning. There are somedays I am only able to freeze one 5 oz. bag. I am pumping in the AM after she is finished feeding (usually about 3 oz.), then I pump once at work (usually about 4 oz.), and once before bed (usually 4 oz). I'm afraid my freezer supply won't get me through until she's ready for cows milk.
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BERLIN Town officials are being asked to make a contractual commitment for the final design of a municipal water system that may never be built.
A week after a sliver of the towns 1,917 registered voters narrowly approved a bond issue to build a water system to serve the Berlin Four Corners area, the engineer who has been working on the project since 2007 said he needs more than a nod and a handshake to take it to the next level.
Mark Youngstrom of Otter Creek Engineering told the towns water supply committee Wednesday that he is eager for the Select Board to approve an amendment to an earlier contract so he can recoup more than $42,000 for work he has already performed in good faith and begin the final design of the system.
According to Youngstrom, the agreement he provided the town months ago includes roughly $20,000 for helping with preparations for last weeks bond vote and lining up financing, as well as $52,500 for fieldwork and $150,000 for the final design.
However, committee member Gary Beem said he believed Youngstroms request was premature, and not just because the 30-day window for petitioning to revote the bond issue wont close until March 15. The bond was approved 122-108.
Of greater concern to Beem is that a household income survey, which will help determine whether the $5.5 million project is financially viable, is still weeks away from being completed.
I dont think we have a project yet, and youre putting the Select Board and the town out there, he told Youngstrom, suggesting the risk was unwarranted.
According to Beem, the income survey, which was recently mailed to residents who live in the area that would be served by the water system, will determine whether the project is eligible for favorable financing and dictate what the town will need to charge for water.
I really think the income survey is the key to this project, he said.
The data collection phase for the survey is scheduled to conclude March 4, and the committee was told the results should be in hand in about a month.
However, Youngstrom said his firm has carried the project to this point. At a minimum, he said, he needs to be paid for the work he has already performed, but would like to get going on the design right now.
Although Youngstrom acknowledged the importance of the income survey, he said it wasnt the only thing that could trip up plans for a municipal water system.
There are all kinds of things that can stop this project dead in the water, he said. Its an act of faith to move ahead, and one act of faith is starting the design while youre working on all these other things too.
Ultimately the Select Board must decide how to handle Youngstroms request. The plan has been to roll all preconstruction costs including the now-completed drilling, testing and acquisition of three wells on Scott Hill Road into the cost of the project, to be paid for by future ratepayers.
However, if the water system is never built and town officials have said it wont be if available financing doesnt allow them to deliver water to users at an affordable rate taxpayers at large will be on the hook for any money that has or will be spent on planning and design.
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I'm very happy to a doing a cooking demo and book signings Saturday and Sunday, Sept, 27 and 28th in Portland at Oregon's largest plant-based food event!
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The fourth annual The Seed Experience expo and conference takes place June 20th and 21st. Focusing on living a healthy, compassionate and eco-friendly lifestyle. The two-day festival will be filled with leading national brands and best-of-class local merchants featuring, sampling and selling their delicious plant-based foods, and environment-friendly, cruelty-free products and services. And, the most inspirational roster of speakers yet will be presenting and holding workshops that will empower and introduce you to a plant-based way of life, and answering any of your questions.
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- Top chefs will be giving cooking demonstration.
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My cooking demo will take place at 2:00pm on Saturday.
The buy tickets visit: http://theseedexperience.com/expo2015/ticket/ Use the code "fran50" when checking out for a 50% discount.
The Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival takes place on January 9th and 10th, 2016, at the Scottsdale Civic Amphitheater in Scottsdale, AZ. I'll be doing chocolate demos at 12:15pm each day.
Visit their website for more information: http://azvegfoodfest.com
The Albany VegFest brings together the global health benefits of green sustainable living, environmental awareness, and compassion for animals and all beings. The festival is Saturday, June 4th at the Polish Community Center on 225 Washington Avenue Extension in Albany, NY.
Fran will be demoing Quick, Easy, Luscious Chocolate Desserts Vegan, Ethical, and Gluten Free from 3:45PM to 4:45PM.
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...is another man's treasure." Taking a peek into my garage, these words speak volumes. According to www.quotecounterquote.com [1], this common expression has been "a popular proverbial saying in America since the late 20th century. Its basic meaning is that something which seems worthless to one person is often deemed valuable by another."
While not (yet) a candidate for television's "Hoarders" (www.aetv.com [2]) or any of the gazillion spin-offs crowding the airwaves, I have to admit, I love my stuff! That being said, something I "simply can't live without" one day, often gets relegated to the "what was I thinking?" pile in a relatively short period of time.And with Earth Day just around the corner (on April 22), I do understand that even if I can bring myself to part with my treasures, it would be irresponsible to discard them wantonly.
Seeking a middle ground, I was thrilled to discover eco-genius Mike Morone, of North Chili, NY and his inspired, user friendly concept: "Give Your Stuff Away Day" (www.giveyourstuffaway.com [3]).
Scheduled for Saturday, May 12, this national (and quite possibly, global) effort is something Morone has put a lot of thought into. Meticulous in detail, this guy seems to have covered all the bases for us (yes, us... I know I'm not alone) in providing helpful hints, lists of "dos and don'ts," and a basic primer on what happens to all of those "treasures" that usually wind up clogging the landfills of the world, rather than simply being recycled for another's pleasure, taking it's rightful place on someone else's mantel, so to speak.
Morone writes that "Many of us own valuable stuff we just don't want anymore. But instead of giving it away or selling it, we allow it to clutter our households and businesses. Billions of great items are just wasting away, taking up space" Nodding maniacally in agreement, I read on—already making mental (I've been called worse!) notes and starting a list.
Calling his concept "the world's largest recycling event," Morone's thoughts not only make sense, but sound like fun, and I am already on board, taking my cues from his suggestions. "Let's break the cycle and help others by taking some of this stuff to our curb for others to take home," he writes. "It's simple, it's easy and it will work." Undaunted by what is waiting for me in the attic, I bookmark his site and continue. "It will help millions of people while reducing clutter, and will spark more giving and less hoarding. Give Your Stuff Away Day will reduce landfills and lower municipal hauling costs."
Leaving no stone unturned, Morone has provided dozens of helpful links on his website, which is loaded with suggestions to make the entire event relatively painless for even the lazy ( I mean me) to get in on the action. "Yes, it's going to be messy for a while," he cautions, but "Christmas and the Super Bowl are messy too—should we cancel those events?" Wow. This guy is not only concerned about the planet, but clever in grabbing our attention with questions like, "Wouldn't it be cool if we could magically shift ownership of this stuff, in one weekend, coast to coast, with zero effort, little time and at no cost?" My answer? "Yes, yes—a thousand times, yes!"
Some of Morone's guidelines include "no trash, recyclables, illegal or dangerous items. No food, drugs, chemicals, or weapons. Just safe, valuable items that others could use. Then watch the fun—or better yet, take a walk and find some free stuff you can use." (See sidebar for more details.) Realizing that I could unearth a new "treasure" from my neighbors while recycling some of my own, I am vibrating over the possibilities, while considering reigning in my constant desire for more stuff.
As if reading my mind, Morone cautions to "obey local ordinances and place ONLY the allowed items on your curb."
Oh, Mike Morone... you are brilliant! I'm thinking that it would seem prudent to check local sources willing to pick up what's left behind after the world's largest treasure hunt. Good Will, The Salvation Army, animal shelters and neighborhood thrift stores are but a few resources that come to mind as I begin sifting through my belongings. I do, indeed, have some incredibly cool stuff that has simply worn out its welcome as I downsize, but would love knowing that these "gently worn" precious items are pleasing others and saving our landfills from unnecessary waste. On April 22, I will be literally dancing in the streets while preparing for the May 12 event, when I'll be scanning the horizon for one man's trash that (in my quivering hands) could become a brand new treasure. If you haven't done so already, "like" The River Reporter on Facebook and get in on our conversation regarding this special event. Together, we can make a difference.


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General Motors (GM) has released some new information about its 2014 Chevrolet
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