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This thread has me bawling my eyes out.
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This thread has me bawling my eyes out.
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Way too lazy for formula
Way too lazy for formula
Omg, this made me bawl. Thanks for bumping this...it's a great reminder to enjoy every nursing moment with my daughter!
What a great idea I'm definitely balling like a baby.....but thank you for this. A million s to you mama!
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O.K., so we were all ready to try this BabyLed Weaning technique, and I'd been reading up on it in the weeks prior to our son's 6 month mark. The big day arrives, I cut up a nice big "chip-shaped" chunk of organic avacado and hand it to the babe. He entusiastically starts sucking and gnawing on it, and, as expected, extracts some bits off of it that he's not quite sure what to do with, and makes some yucky faces and mouth movements including some gagging, which we expected. We're o.k. with this-it's what we expected. But then my partner says nervously: "What happens when he breaks off a bigger hunk?" (which seemed inevitable at this point) "won't he choke?". We then immediately removed the chunk, mashed it with a fork and let him go at it with his hands, which he also enjoyed.
So, now we don't know what to do. We like the idea of babies learning to eat solids in this fashion, but after watching it in action, it seems rather dangerous. Our boy is a ravenous sucker, and I can guarantee he's going to break off bigger chunks of food. And I've spent my whole life with the understanding that you don't allow babies to put things in their mouths that they can choke on! Can anybody give me some advice or assurances? Other's experiences with this?


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Christmas is almost upon us.
Well, Christmas is almost here. Anyway, I'm going to keep this short.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone out there who reads my blog.
As for my Christmas wish? Please, as if there would be any doubt. My Phils doing a threepeat as the NL Eastern Division Champs next year, as well as repeating as the NL and World Series Champs.
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, there's already rumblings coming from New York City that either the Yankees or the Mets are going to do it next year, thanks to whom they have just gotten because of their money, but, I going to just sit back and let the players decide things on the field and not listen to folks who just might, when things are all said and done, be getting out the salt and pepper shakers and the codiments packets and getting ready to eat their words if they end up being wrong.
Anyway, once more Merry Christmas every one.
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I think the Phillies and Mets both have a really strong chance at winning the NL East title. Good thing the Phillies still have the same team that won the World Series (after all those rain delays too!). Happy Holidays!
I think the Phillies and Mets both have a really strong chance at winning the NL East title. Good thing the Phillies still have the same team that won the World Series (after all those rain delays too!). Happy Holidays!
That's the reason why I'm going to let the players decide things on the baseball field. The Phils still have the majority of the players that won it all this past October, but at least now they have some insurance policies in the minors, pitching-wise and will probably trade for a right handed bat to come off of the bench to compliment Greg Dobbs. And while the Mets have strengthen their set-up man and their closer in the bullpen, they still have the rest of the imploding bullpen from the last two years. If I was a Mets fan, I'd still worry about innings 5-7 before even thinking about the last two innings of a ballgame. As I'd said, I'm going to let the players decide things during the '09 season.
And, Merry Christmas to you too.
I have to agree with Elizabeth – the Phillies and Mets should be very strong next year! I hope you had a great Christmas!
On the Phils and the Mets, yes, they are obviously the strongest teams in the division at the point, with the Marlins come on their heals, while the Braves continue to fade and the Nationals try to find out what they need to do to become a divisional threat. It will be an interesting see if the Phils' bats, gloves and pitching arms will be better than the Mets to allow them to perform a threepeat in the East.
Yes, it was a nice Christmas. Hope it was the same for you.
Hey, nice blog! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the kind words on my blog. And a Merry Christmas to you as well.
Hey, just discovered your site today. Thanks for linking us over at We Should Be GM's @ http://pabaseball.blogspot.com. I linked you too now.
Hope you had a great Christmas! I just finished my post on Lidge and if that guy can keep it up he will be an incredible asset and definetely keep you guys in the hunt.
To We Should Be GM, you're welcome on the link and thanks for the link back. Really appreciated.
To Rockymountainway, thanks for the comment. I certainly hope Lidge remains as successful as he is now, but I don't really expect him to catch the lightening again. I'll just be happy if he can convert 90-95% of his save attempts while he's still wearing the pinstripes. And, yes, he is an important asset to the Phils.


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The 56-year-old worked as a case aide for the Department for Children and Families for 10 years at the time of his arrest, The Burlington Free Press reported.
Young-Hernandez said he learned about the prostitution operation in October 2010 from Jose Flores-Rocha at a trailer in northern Vermont where Young-Hernandez lived with several farm workers, according to court records.
"Flores-Rocha had brought a woman to his trailer to engage in sexual acts with at least one of Young-Hernandez's roommates, who worked at a nearby farm. Flores-Rocha asked Young-Hernandez to provide numbers and names for farmer workers that might be interested in prostitution services. Young-Hernandez agreed," said a sentencing memorandum filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Ross.
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Chev must be okay. Strange that Adam O'Brien has got the nod; that makes 3 hookers. Maybe Heathie's playing scrumhalf. Good sense, if so.
Simpler explanation for O'Brien being in 19 man squad is he's our last uninjured player so he has to be included to allow us to name 19. Platt was 50/50 last week so in the 19. Now he's ruled out.
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Yesterday, Rob asked if he could take his best friend–a major Cardinals fan–to the series opener against the Cards.
Being the saintly, loveable elf that I am, I responded, "Sure, babe."
I missed it! I missed the glorious Carloses in glorious action slamming out glorious RBI after RBI (including Carlos Delgado's 400th career home run–a grand slam, no less) and then walking off with a magnificent first-pitch homer!
I did not, however, miss Rob later that night saying "It was amazing!"
And, well…it totally was, wasn't it?
How much do you love our team today? Coming back from 7-1 to win the game in the ninth. It doesn't get much sweeter.
Or maybe it does! Because Willie Randolph's antics with the press afterwards were priceless. When asked where the stoic Mets manager went, Willie responded "I'm a chameleon." He couldn't stop beaming the whole time, and even told the reporters they've got him all wrong. "You guys just don't know me," he said gleefully. And the people who do know him? "Know that I'm a little weird, you know? A little crazy," said our Willie. Finally, he said to a reporter: "You should smile more yourself too, man." Hilarious.
What's also hilarious? Pay close attention to the right side to see Jose Reyes and Lastings Milledge shaking out a victory dance. Adorable.
(Oh, and you don't need me for the news of the day, do you? Shawn Green, in–Mazel tov! Glavine–in soon. Castro–out. Which of course means DeFelice–in. ****.) (And am I worried about the future of Cliff Floyd now that Green is in? Why yes, yes I am. But I'm still hoping my beloved Cliff will stay around to platoon one more year.)
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Wow, Zoe… your sacrifice gives new meaning to "taking one for the team" lol.
Willie really plays a great straight man, doesn't he? lol And thanks for the Milledge/Reyes victory dance! I loved it!
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Wow Zoe! I'm must say that it was selfless of you to give it up, but hey who knew?
However may this be a lesson learned LOL NEVER turn down an opp to go to a baseball game. I go to whoevers games and even if nothing eventful happens, I went just in case😉


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Kazi: swooping area mumbling about how he needs to kill more people-
Yui:-flies towards you and lands on your shoulder- What are you up to?
Kazi: trying to kill people whats it looks like..-
Yui: I see... Mind if I tag along, I'm bored -pouts-
Kazi: hmm fine only because i don't like killing people smaller than me..-
Galatea: *waits for Aoi*
Yui: -looks around- Good, I sense humans so there must be a nearby village
Kazi: smirks- this is gonna be fun-
Yui: You must really enjoy killing don't you,then lets go
Kazi: yeah I do a whole lot- lands and begins to make havoc-
Aoi: *carefully wandering around demon realm* So far I don't sense the weapon........
Yui:-hangs on tightly to your shoulder- WEEEEE!!
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Yui:-hangs on tightly to your shoulder- WEEEEE!!
(are you hanging on Aoi?)
Kazi: is destroying town- if i may what is your name?
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Kazi: is destroying town- if i may what is your name?
Yui:-sees all the blood and hears you talk- My name is Yui, yours?
Kazi: I am Kazi...- village is destroyed- the destroyer.. yah i like that
Aoi: *starts sensing the weapon and Kazi* The weapon is near! And someone else is too, I better be careful...... *walks into a pile of rubble*
Yui: I like your name-sees the entire village is destroyed- That was fast
Kazi: thats what i do destroy..-
Aoi: *walks through the rubble* Who did all this damage?
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A few years ago, I began an overview study in Isaiah–looking for Christ in each chapter. Studying God's Word is not for a select few, it is for everyone, you just need a few tools and a seeking heart for God. In studying, all you need are a few tools to begin. Your Bible, pen, notebook, a concordance and a Bible dictionary–or you can find all the study tools you need online with Bible Gateway and Blue Letter Bible. Read the portion you want to study. Re-read it and write down the words that most interest you. Engage in the Word, by allowing the Holy Spirit to direct your time. Then dig into the phrases and context.
Today I will share my insights from Isaiah 26, where there is much to glean. One of the best messages I ever heard was on Isaiah 26:3 by Beth Moore at a Living Proof Live event in Little Rock, Arkansas several years ago. The part of her message that most struck me was about this verse: "You will keep in perfect peace, him whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts in You." Picture laying your head on God's lap and He has His Hand upon your head, as you lay there. He is then applying His thoughts to yours by showing you HOW to think about all the WHAT that is going on.
Do you have a difficult situation? Put your head on God's lap and pour out your heart before Him. Then let Him speak over you in that situation. I often pray, "Lord, help me to see how to think about all this WHAT going on in my life." Perspective. Oh, I need it! A good Word from my Sister, Beth!
What I first saw when I read Isaiah 26 was that our strength lies in our salvation! Our salvation through Jesus Christ has become the walls and ramparts (protective barrier prepared to fortify) of our city. We have a strong Defender! His name is Jesus.
I also noticed that the city's gates are not closed, they are open. Salvation is not an exclusive club. It can be accessed by anyone, who comes with faith. All we need to do is share with others about knowing Christ–his blood shed on the cross to cover all their sins and make them white as snow. Are your gates closed or open?
The third verse has been a stay for me through the years. I have often thought upon the verse to the point, where I have it memorized like this (you will not be surprised): "Holly, God will keep you in perfect peace. Keep your mind stayed upon Him! Holly, put your trust in Him." I talk to myself like this all the time. Personalize the Word of God. It is for you. It is written TO you. Why should you not insert your name? There are scriptures and promises that through the ages have marked the way of men and women, because they took it for their own. Is His Word something you cling to as your own? His matchless, changeless character has kept His Word. It is true, every bit.
So try it for yourself with verse four: "(Your name), Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal." What does that mean when you say it? It means that the Lord God, the covenant LORD, is worthy of your trust in ALL situations. It means He keeps His promises. And it means that forever, He is strong, steadfast and firm.
Do you want your path to be level and smooth? Then look to verse seven: "The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth." It doesn't say He might make, it says He WILL make. Our part is to be righteous. Oh, you say, then I guess I cannot take this verse to heart, righteousness is an impossible standard for me, a sinner.
I have Good News! That Good News is Christ Jesus. When you ask Him to be your Savior, He becomes the righteousness in and over your life. Like clothing, we daily need to put on Christ. In putting Him on, we will long to know Him more by reading His Word. We will long to please Him more, by obeying His Word. We will long to serve Him more, for His love in us COMPELS us to do something for others. Ahhh, the great exchange occurs (His life for ours)…and we are never the same. Jesus becomes our desire.
Need a verse for your life? Verse eight is a life verse for our family: "Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts." I am laughing, because His Word never returns void. In our lives, we have over and over and over had to wait on the LORD. Every single time, we have understood that in the waiting, we were growing in the Lord and declaring His renown wherever we went. Oh, it is a hard path to travel, but I would never exchange it–no, not for all the wealth and fame and honor this world might offer.
You see we have longed for Him in the night, we have seen His Hand upon us, we have learned His ways (oh, there is much left to learn!) and He has established peace for us in our family.
How has this come about?
Verses 13-14 say it well:
O LORD, our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone do we honor.
They are now dead, they live no more;
those departed spirits do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;
you wiped out all memory of them.
Oh Praise the LORD! I am so glad. For indeed, we HAVE had other lords besides the LORD our God. We have bowed down to other gods. They ruled over us, and we walked bent over and with a limp–blind to see anything of God's Hand. Only now, walking under the authority of Christ, have we found that we can truly see how we were before. We are quite familiar now with all our ways during those times. God has taken His Word and spoken over those times. He has put to death our sin. He remembers them no more.
In light of who Jesus is and who we were, we begin to see that even then, He was there. Today, we walk in that Light, His Light…oh, Praise God for that. So many gods…not one worthy. Every one, cast down before the feet of Christ. Then in love, our Savior, Jesus, became the Lifter of our Heads.


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Does your baby have any health issues? Any immunity issues? IMHO, there's a big difference between changing what you're doing because of an actual issue, and if it's because of the potential of there being an issue.
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Does your baby have any health issues? Any immunity issues? IMHO, there's a big difference between changing what you're doing because of an actual issue, and if it's because of the potential of there being an issue.
I agree with a PP about getting a blood test at 9 months. My DS was EBF until 6 months old when our doc. told us we could introduce solids. We did so, but my DS was not all that into it even though he clearly showed signs of readiness. He ate very little in the form of solids, but was still nursing very well, by the time he was 9 months old and we had our next doc. visit. At that visit my doc. did a blood test to check for iron levels, and sure enough, his iron was low. So, even though he was eating some solids, albeit very little, he still had low iron levels. My doc. prescribed an iron supplement to help with his levels. At 12 months, his levels were normal and no longer a concern, although my doc. wants me to continue giving the iron supplement as long as I'm breastfeeding.
So, that was our experience. Even though my DS was eating some solids, he still had low iron. I hope I didn't confuse the issue more, but I wanted to share my experience.
That is so weird. My son was also a preemie, born at 33 weeks.
My SIL is a pediatrician that is VERY conventional (she weans all of her babies around 12 months and goes by regulated standards)
She said introduce foods at 6 months corrected age. It is very dangerous to give preemies food too early and you have to take gestational age into account.
Anyway, at 8 months we introduced solids. He hated them, refused. The best we could get we think he may have had two bites in his mouth that he accidentally swallowed. We did this every day for months.
Around a year he wised up and would take the bites and walk somewhere else in the house and spit it out.
Anyway, it wasn't until about 13 months that he would willingly eat food. He never became anemic in that time-frame (we had him tested)-
However, at 18 months when his solids picked up to normal speed we found out he was mildly anemic. Go figure.
It may be worth getting nor just his iron level tested, but also specifically ask for a ferritin test. You can always supplement with just iron.
My sisters kids were born on time and they also refused solids until around 12 months. She just had baby number 5, and said she doesn't even think twice about it anymore. It is so common for that to happen with EBF babies.
Oh, it also is important that you aren't anemic! Make sure you get your ferritin levels checked, as well...that is the first sign you are lacking iron.


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Shump's back!
Toney reaping what he's sewn.
Just got it and started watching the game. Glad to see their leading.
SMH @ Breen's dumb ass believing what TD said about losing his starting job. Clyde had to smack some sense into him lol. Breen is such a lush sometimes.
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Look at Bibby! This guy has got it going again, a nice return to his pre-Heat form, he's going to be a big play-maker and run-starter going down the line if he gets his minutes.
Melo with a hard dunk?
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What is going on here? I'm beginning to think someone is using one of these on Cole Hamels:
Either that, or it's the *gasp!* SI cover curse.
First it was the sore elbow in Spring Training, then he was hit by a liner off the bat of Prince Fielder last week, forcing him from the game. Last night, he turned his ankle while fielding a bunt by Washington pitcher John Lannan, and again had to leave the game. Just when he was starting to look like the Hamels of last October, too – pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings with 4 hits and 4 strikeouts. His velocity and control were back last night, as well.
Fortunately, x-rays were negative and the injury was deemed a "mild sprain." With tomorrow's off day, there will be an additional day between starts, so the team is optimistic that he will not have to miss a start.
The Phillies won the game, 7-1, with Chase Utley hitting two home runs, and Pedro Feliz and Raul Ibanez each adding a homer as well.
Back to that voodoo doll. If some evil person out there (probably a Mets fan) is using one on Cole, they obviously have a better doll than I do. For example, if I wanted to give, say, Johan Santana a sore elbow before his start today, all I'd succeed in giving him would be this:
"hinnis eebow"
If I wanted to sully the image of Grady Sizemore or Jacoby Ellsbury, to the consternation of many of the female bloggers, I could try to give them hairy ears, but end up giving them this:
"hairy eaps"
Or if I wanted to attack Manny's manhood, I'd have somewhat the opposite effect:
For the record, I bought this doll many years ago in the BK days, while strolling through the French Market in New Orleans. If you've never been there, the French Market is a sort of open-air farmer's market/flea market. Of course, I decided I needed a voodoo doll (doesn't everyone who visits New Orleans buy one?) but obviously didn't look at it too carefully. It wasn't until later that I noticed it was filled with typographical errors. I guess there was not a lot of proofreading or quality control going on where this was made.
As I promised in yesterday's comments, here is the other "fishy" picture of the Marlins, taken mere moments before Cody Ross gazed lovingly at his hands.
Note how the other players are dutifully stretching, while Dan Uggla is doing Lord-knows-what to Ross's butt. Something needed adjusting? Was there a little TP hanging out? I'm just going to stop right now.
(all photos (except SI cover, obviously) by me)
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I'm telling you, Sue. Next up for you is a career in "adult photography." Sorry about Hamels and his weird mishaps. As for the typos on the voodoo dolls, maybe whoever made them is the same person who was responsible for the Nats' uniforms.
Maybe Uggla is sizing him up for…well, use your imagination. Ha, ha! Scary.
I have Hamels on my Fantasy Team and he is killing me. I hope he's okay. Is hairy eaps supposed to mean hairy ears? If so, Grady could so rock that. haha
That picture is hilarious. I have no words.
I love the pictures… can't imagine what's going on with Uggla though… I read an article about the people on the cover of SI. Although… the Rockies were on the cover of SI in 2007… hmm…
Some of the other strange maladies I could cast upon my less favorite players would be "ingrown ofnails", "sweaty palmis", "water on the knef", and the ever-popular "atmlltes foot".
Oh, and not only was Hamels on the cover of SI, I was reminded by one of Jenn's comments elsewhere that he was on SI Kids, as well. Yikes! Doubly cursed!
Cole is definitely cursed, either by SI or that immunity idol his wife has on Survivor!
As for the Marlins, I think they must have read the new SI article about Clemens getting shot in the butt by McNamee and wanted to re-enact that for their pre-game play-acting exercise!
I agree with Ken – it's the immunity idol! Where is the Cole from last year? And those pics just make up wonder if the boys are spending just a little TOO much time together! loL!


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I know what you mean about watching Spring Training games on TV or hearing it on Radio, unless is Vin Scully then all bets are off or Jaime Jarrin or Pepe Yniguez. But I rather be there in person. 23 Days for us before Opening Day in San Diego. 28 Days before Opening Day at Dodger Stadium.


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Spring Street reopens after sewer work
After being closed for nearly two months for a sewer repair project, Spring Street in Buckhannon reopened to traffic Monday.
A sewer pipe had eroded beneath the concrete, requiring repair. Poor soil compaction in the area delayed the completion of the work that began in early December.
"It was in running sand, and you couldn't compact it or stabilize it," Street Commissioner Jerry Arnold said. "It was difficult on the sewer department making their repair on the pipe. If it would fail somewhere other than where they did the repair, we'd have to perform the same work, essentially, because of the ground conditions there."
Arnold said employees had to use more stone and tear up more ground to help gain some compaction.
City employees who were working on-site Thursday said weather also has been a factor in the delays. Arnold said more concrete than was previously expected needed to be poured because of the soil compaction issues.
"The initial restoration, we had substandard (weather) conditions. We had to take out a lot more than what we wanted to, but we had to do that due to the soil conditions," Arnold said.
When blacktop plants reopen in the summer, street work in the area will resume. City finances will determine how the project will proceed.
Because of the extensive and lengthy work conducted in the area, some businesses experienced difficulties as well. For one business owner in particular, it has been a long wait for the road to reopen.
"I understand that the weather is bad. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt," The Whistle Stop co-owner Melissa Ward said Thursday.
She knows the road was blocked for safety, but the work almost shut her business down completely.
"My business was doing really well until this happened, and then it just really quit," Ward said. "I lost all my older clientele. How many businesses could handle that for two months?"
The construction primarily took place in front of The Whistle Stop. After opening a restaurant component to her bar-style business in September, Ward said she already had to remove it because of the lack of business. She placed a sign addressing the issue on the door of her business. She said the only customers who were coming in were pedestrians, and she lost all of her older patrons. The only official parking spaces, including a handicap space, were along the street. Those spaces were removed for the duration of the repair work.
"They dug it all up, and they just left it wide open to where my customers would fall coming out on the step," Ward said, adding that she began to close her business at 5 p.m., because of the risk. "That's why I closed at dark. I did not want our clients to get hurt."
Ward said she is thankful that the Moose club has allowed her customers to park in its lot, even before the road and sewer work began. With the winter weather, however, it still wasn't enough to bring in customers. Ward said that when the roads were plowed, mounds of snow were left for her customers to cross before they could travel across the street to her business.
"I'm relieved to open Spring Street back up. It made it more difficult for plowing and general routine," Arnold said. "We did everything we could do as quickly as we could do it. If we tried to do a quick fix, we would have been back there in another week or two with another big hole to dig up. Weather certainly didn't help us either."
Ward said the area around the sewer work was marked by caution tape, cones and road closure signs, but she still felt people could get hurt or slip and fall in adverse weather conditions.
"They never took any consideration whatsoever for us," Ward said, adding that her delivery trucks had a difficult time when they came to unload. "They should have done something to protect the clients.
The two-month sewer work also complicated deliveries and donations to the Salvation Army.
"People don't think they can get down here," store manager Judy Butler said. "I think it has affected business, because people see the road blocked sign and think we're closed."
The Salvation Army is located next to The Whistle Stop, but its parking area at the front of the building was still operational. While a road closure sign was placed at the intersection of Spring Street and East Main Street, the project started near the Salvation Army. Traffic was able to get to the Salvation Army, and delivery vehicles were detoured to the front parking lot.
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Though retired from the service for 14 years, 68 year-old veteran Larry Mills found he wasn't done serving. He answered this call by serving fellow veterans through the Senior Companion program, one of three Senior Corps programs at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Across the country, Senior Companions provide care and companionship for aging adults, those with disabilities or terminal illnesses, and offer respite for caregivers.
Eighty-five Senior Companions in the Greater Salt Lake region serve more than 260 individuals who need extra assistance to live independently in their own homes. Low-income senior volunteers with the Senior Companion program also qualify for a living, non-taxable stipend. The stipend helps with bills and enables them to volunteer without a cost to themselves.
In Salt Lake City, the program has a unique partnership with the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Medical Center. There, four senior companions, also veterans themselves, work with the VA Home-Based Primary Care Unit to serve veterans who receive in-home services and provide respite care for their caregivers.
"The last place you want to go is away from your home and the Senior Companion is a resource that can help those individuals do that," said Dwight Rasmussen, Director of the Senior Companion Program at the Salt Lake County Aging Services. "One of the things keeping older individuals living independently is companionship. Isolation and depression are correlated and can have a negative impact on one's health."
Mills takes his service as a Senior Companion seriously, providing vital companionship and camaraderie to his fellow veterans who served in World War II and Vietnam.
"A lot of these guys are fighting to stay independent and not go to a care center," said Mills. "I try to do the best job I can, helping them stay independent. I know they also value the companionship, where we share a common bond of love for our country and being a veteran."
When spending time with his clients, Mills shares his love for history and has started genealogy projects for three of his clients, helping them learn about their past and who they are. The program is mutually beneficial; the service benefits Mills as much as it helps the men he serves.
"It gives me an opportunity to get out of the apartment and stay active. It's hard to find people who are upbeat and so positive, despite their circumstances," said Mills.
"Volunteering is an extension of service to the country and helps our local community by helping people in need. I am always so thrilled every morning when I go in and helpthese guys. It's not work – it's a labor of love."


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The original production of Oklahoma! opened on Broadway on March 31, 1943. Agnes De Mille, who choreographed that production, recalled in an interview that the back three rows of the theatre were often reserved for men and women serving in the US Armed Forces. Many of them were waiting to be shipped from New York to the European front. As they emerged from the theatre after the show, many of these service staff could be seen wiping tears from their eyes. They were strongly moved by the show, all the more so as they were preparing to risk life and limb in defense of the very things Oklahoma! captures: the great beauty of the American landscape, and the pride, joy, and excitement of the American heritage.
To help all of us understand more clearly how the average person in the street would have felt in 1943, we have tried to offer you some experience of it in the front of house display. 1943 was a dark time in US history. Axis forces controlled the entire European continent; Sicily was the first to fall to the Allies, in August of 1943. Hitler's U-boats were tearing up the seas, and Americans were pressed by rationing, scrap metal drives, recruiting for the forces, War Bonds, and all manner of efforts to fight back against the forces of fascism. These events affected every single person in the Western world, one way or another. It was a different time, a challenging time which demanded great sacrifices of those who lived it. It was also a time when men and women lived their lives with a view of the world that can seem hackneyed to our more cynical eyes. Seeing this masterful play in that context can help us to better understand its great historical significance. Not only is it one of the greatest musicals ever written, advancing the art form significantly, it is also an important piece of American history, a true slice of Americana. As such it remains one of the most popular and successful of all musicals, and one of the most enduring.


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EVA Ranked Among World's 10 Safest Airlines, Rating marks nine years at top of AERO International list
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (January 18, 2013) – Taiwan-based EVA Air has been ranked as one of world's 10 safest airlines by Germany's AERO International Magazine. The publication's 2013 assessments were released in its February edition on January 18. In the nine years that EVA has been counted among the world's 10 safest airlines, it has climbed in ranking. With its safety programs, consistently superb record and high standards, EVA has solid standing among leading international airlines and is listed as sixth among the top 10, just behind Finn Air, Air New Zealand, Cathay Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways.
AERO International is published monthly and focuses on civil aviation. The respected magazine provides safety rankings based on analyses by Germany's Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC). This year, JACDEC evaluated more than 800 airlines worldwide and ranked flight performances, using criteria that included serious flight accidents within the last 10 years and flight losses within the past 30 years. JACDEC determined the overall rankings by comparing an index value of each airline's accumulated operations with those of other carriers.
EVA maintains a safety record without any flight losses or fatalities for its entire 21 years of operation. It is unyielding in its commitment to flight safety and treats it as a never-ending responsibility. It assures top-notch safety quality by requiring safety-education programs for staff, regularly updating systems and equipment with the latest aviation technologies and adhering to strict procedures for aircraft maintenance, ground service and flight operations. Every two years since 2005, EVA has applied for and earned IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification and consistently been recognized for zero deficiencies.
EVA operates a fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs and Airbus 321-200s that were all new when the airline began acquiring them in 2003. It will take delivery of more of these advanced, efficient aircraft within the near future and use them to replace older models now in its fleet, providing a more reliable and higher quality of flight safety and services to passengers in the process.
EVA and its UNI Air subsidiary have also received GOLDEN WING AWARDs for airline safety from Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). EVA was singled out for the quality of its international and cross-strait operations, surpassing other Taiwan-based carriers in Flight Safety Management, Flight Reliability and Passenger Services. This is the fourth time for EVA to receive this honor.
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"I screwed the process up, guilty." Those were the words of Scott Samuelson, chair of the Sullivan County Legislature, at a meeting on January 17, regarding a resolution about an agreement with a firm named PKF O'Conner Davies, which has audited the county's books for the past few years.
The county had formed a committee to review the responses to a request for proposals (RFP) for auditing the county's books in 2013. The auditing committee, which was comprised of county treasurer Ira Cohen, county clerk Dan Briggs and Joshua Potosek, commissioner of management and budget, chose a company called Toski & Company over O'Conner Davies. The main reason the committee recommended Toski was because the initial bid was about $80,000 less than O'Conner Davies.
However, when the related resolution came before the legislature during an extended meeting when the final budget numbers were being negotiated on December 18, 2012, O'Conner Davies was the firm listed to receive the contract, and the legislature voted unanimously in favor.
When legislators subsequently learned that another company was the low bidder, several speculated that there had been intentional misrepresentation, and a final vote on the matter was tabled.
At the January 17 meeting, Samuelson said when the resolution was presented, he and the legislature were unaware that a recommendation had been made. He also said that O'Conner Davies had then lowered its bid and, given that the company had worked successfully with the county in the past and the respect the company had with the county, the legislators at the time thought the price might have been lowered enough so that O'Conner Davies could still win the contract.
This conversation occurred within a Democratic caucus and Samuelson noted that not all of the Democratic legislators were in the meeting the whole time. He said, "There was nothing malicious; there was nothing intentional. It was a misunderstanding. We were trying to do the right thing, at least in my brain."
Legislator Cindy Gieger said she was concerned with being able to trust that the process worked in a way that would get relevant information to the legislators, in this case that Toski was the low bidder, before a vote was taken.
Cohen said, "The resolution was erroneous. How that happened, I don't know. It was unintentional? That's fine, but the resolution said we had recommended O'Conner Davies, when factually that wasn't true."
Legislator Cora Edwards said, "Well, if we're looking at a resolution and we're being led to believe that it's the lowest bidder and it's not, then you have to start questioning the whole process."
Legislator Alan Sorensen said, "For me what's troubling about the error, or lack of judgment on that resolution is that it was on the very day we had to make the decision to cut contract agencies, including the Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA, and the recommendation was made to award the bid to a firm where the proposal wasn't just a little bit higher, but higher to the tune of $80,000. That's a considerable savings."
There was a discussion about whether it is proper to allow a company competing for county business to lower its bid, after the initial bids have been received.
Cohen said, "My reading of your current procurement policy is that it specifically authorizes and encourages that kind of conduct because it is beneficial to the county."
The legislature plans to review the procedures for RFPs and the awarding of contracts over the coming weeks.


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My opinion is wave by to Nate. I could see a Nate/Crawford trade for Lewis. May be we can package Jefferies or James in the deal as well? I don't think it will hurt us to lose any of those players because they all are expendable.
It is known fact that Rashard Lewis WILL opt out of his contract this offseason and search for a home to recieve the max contract.
Thing is there will only be two teams under the cap.. Orlando and Charlotte. He doesnt seem to be fond of either.
When asked about the Knicks he said he will definitely not exclude them. and with our need for a quality SF it seems like a perfect fit. It would have to be a sign and trade and with hometown Seattle players in JC and Nate its quite possible we can land him.
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My opinion is wave by to Nate. I could see a Nate/Crawford trade for Lewis. May be we can package Jefferies or James in the deal as well? I don't think it will hurt us to lose any of those players because they all are expendable.
i just dont wanna trade jamal crawford...
it would be great to get rashard lewis i think he would really be able to get us over the hump and into the playoffs reguraly. hes a great sf and teamed with lee, curry, steph, and mardy collins i think that could be a great lineup. i think there could be a chance collins could start next year at pg and let steph to his thing at 2. hes just what we would need teamed with lee who do the dirty work and get theres of broken plays. this would leave lewis, steph, and curry to focus on scoring and everyone would know there roles. id love that lineup with balkman, channing, and a good pick this year bringing something off the bench.
yo george m. look at the time of ur post and the time of mine-not this one, the one right above the one where u said donchris's sig was funny. wow.
this mite seem like a stupid thread to and everyone else, but i think its pritty cool.
I don't like the trade. I just don't know why Seattle would want to add Nate to Watson and Ridnour, and I don't know why they would want Craw at the 2 with Ray allen. Crawford has the skills to start, he won't want to come off the bench, PLUS he's now got that injury cloud over his head. As far as James, they won't take his ass back. The only guy is Francis, he could come in and play the 1 or 2 off the bench. but do they want that salary? I don't know man. There are other teams we can make deals with. Let's see what other rumors come around.
"When you win, how you start, kid you gotta have heart" - Q-Tip (ATCQ)
The knicks should try sending qrich (7 mil), nate (1 mil), jj20 (7 mil) for lewis... the sonics tried the jj13 experiment previously (they offered him major dollars about 6 years ago when layden first wanted to sign him)...
this gives us: steph, crawford, lewis, dlee, curry as starters
with: frye, collins, rose, francis as our bench... i would hate to see qrich go... but he's only a year younger than lewis and is injured just as often... except lewis has a higher talent cap...
I think you guys are offering too much for Lewis. Hes a good player and everything but a little inconsistent. But overall Lewis would be a great fit to the knicks team. I would offer Q-Rich and Collins for him.
I think the Knicks need a player like him. But if we get him, alot of people wil be struggling to get some playing time. Players like Quentin, Lee, and Jefferies will not get less playing time.
I wasnt saying give them jamal and nate and theyll except im just saying with both of them being seattle players and would draw seattle some ticket buyers thats a plus.
I actually think if francis continues to play how he is we have a chance of trading him for Lewis. not straight up though. id see a multiplayer deal happening.
if seattle is trying to rebuild especially with a move possible (stadium reasons) who knows maybe they would throw in Ray allen for a core of young players in return.
more likely is lewis and watson for francis and jeffries. maybe with nate thrown in there. watson despite team chemistry is not wanted by the coach and im sure hed try to do this if possible.
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1. Kansas City Chiefs (7-0)
No more dismissing. Right now, the Chiefs are the best team in football. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
2. Indianapolis Colts (5-2)
With wins over Denver, Seattle and San Francisco, the Colts have the best resume in football. Reggie Wayne, however, will be missed – considerably. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
3. Denver Broncos (6-1)
It was by no means Peyton's best game, but the defense, special teams and offensive line certainly didn't do him any favors. These two teams will likely meet again – and if they do, it'll be in Denver. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
4. San Francisco 49ers (5-2)
That's four straight wins, all by double digits. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
5. Seattle Seahawks (6-1)
The Seahawks are 6-1 for the first time in franchise history. They also have, at worst, the second-best defense in football. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
6. New Orleans Saints (5-1)
The Saints will have had two weeks to prepare for a home game against Buffalo. If you're in a pick-em league, two words: confidence points. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
7. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2)
Another game-winning field goal on the road from Mike Nugent, this time against a quality opponent. Perhaps the Bengals have matured. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
8. Green Bay Packers (4-2)
Three straight wins with divisional games against Minnesota and Chicago up next. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
9. New England Patriots (5-2)
The unsportsmanlike penalty may have been questionable, but New England didn't score a touchdown after halftime. In fact, Tom Brady has been held without a touchdown in two of his last three games – this after recording at least one touchdown in 52 straight. (Photo by Ron Antonelli/Getty Images)
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-3)
The offense was surprisingly lackluster against the Eagles, but the defense stepped up without DeMarcus Ware. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
11. Chicago Bears (4-3)
The Bears limp into the bye – literally, in Jay Cutler's case – having lost three of four. Green Bay, Detroit and Baltimore await. Good luck, Josh McCown. Good luck. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
12. Detroit Lions (4-3)
Calvin Johnson can't play much better, but lapses on defense and special teams doomed Detroit. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
13. San Diego Chargers (4-3)
Ryan Matthews averaged 46.8 rushing yards through five games; he's topped the 100-yard mark in each of his last two – both wins. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
14. New York Jets (4-3)
Nick Folk has kicked the game-winning field goal three times this year. (Photo by Ron Antonelli/Getty Images)
15. Miami Dolphins (3-3)
That's three straight losses with a pair of 5-2 teams – New England and Cincinnati – up next. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
16. Baltimore Ravens (3-4)
The Ravens have lost three of four, as Ray Rice (2.8 yards per carry) and the offensive line continue to disappoint. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
17. Carolina Panthers (3-3)
In his last two games, Cam Newton is 35-of-43 (.814) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He's also rushed for 56 yards and a score. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
18. Cleveland Browns (3-4)
This simply isn't the same team with Brandon Weeden at quarterback. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
19. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)
Matt Barkley (three fourth-quarter interceptions) showed why he's a third-string quarterback. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)
20. Washington Redskins (2-4)
Not a great win, but a win. RG3 (11 carries, 84 yards) looks much more like himself. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
21. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4)
They're not done yet, especially since two of their next three are against Oakland and Buffalo. (Photo by Vincent Pugliese/Getty Images)
22. St. Louis Rams (3-4)
You can't help but feel bad for Sam Bradford (torn ACL), who may never fulfill the promise he possessed coming out of Oklahoma. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
23. Houston Texans (3-4)
Case Keenum's first start went about as well as possible – minus the win. It was an encouraging performance for a franchise looking for positives. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
24. Oakland Raiders (2-4)
Oakland emerges from the bye with home games against Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The Raiders are 2-1 at home, but one of those wins came against Jacksonville. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
25. Atlanta Falcons (2-4)
Harry Douglas went over 100 yards for the first time since an overtime loss to the Saints in November 2011. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
26. Arizona Cardinals (3-4)
Two interceptions, seven sacks allowed and 30 rushing yards. You ain't beating any NFL team with those numbers, much less Seattle. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
27. Tennessee Titans (3-4)
That's three straight losses – albeit to teams that are a combined 18-3. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
28. Buffalo Bills (3-4)
Points scored by Buffalo this season: 21, 24, 20, 23, 24, 24, 23. I'll say this for the Bills: They know what they're going to get offensively. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
29. New York Giants (1-6)
I'm still not convinced the Giants should get credit for that win. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
30. Minnesota Vikings (1-5)
Until the Vikings get a quarterback, they'll continue to waste Adrian Peterson. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6)
Still waiting for that first win. Losing Doug Martin doesn't exactly help matters. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-7)
The Jaguars haven't scored a touchdown in three of seven games this season. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)


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PHILADELPHIA — Discovering the step-by-step details of the path embryonic cells take to develop into their final tissue type is the clinical goal of many stem cell biologists.
To that end, Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD, of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and associate director of the Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Cheng-Ran Xu, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Zaret laboratory, looked at immature cells called progenitors and found a way to potentially predict their fate. They base this on how the protein spools around which DNA winds -- called histones -- are marked by other proteins. This study appeared this week in Science.
In the past, researchers grew progenitor cells and waited to see what they differentiated into. Now, they aim to use this marker system, outside of a cell's DNA and genes, to predict the cells eventual fate. This extra-DNA system of gene expression control is called epigenetics.
"We were surprised that there's a difference in the epigenetic marks in the process for liver versus pancreas before the cell-fate 'decision' is made." says Zaret. "This suggests that we could manipulate the marks to influence fate or look at marks to better guess the fate of cells early in the differentiation process."
"How cells become committed to particular fates is a fundamental question in developmental biology," said Susan Haynes, PhD, program director in the Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology at the National Institutes of Health, which funds this line of research. "This work provides important new insights into the early steps of this process and suggests new approaches for controlling stem-cell fate in regenerative medicine therapies."
A Guiding Path
How the developing embryo starts to apportion different functions to different cell types is a key question for developmental biology and regenerative medicine. Guidance along the correct path is provided by regulatory proteins that attach to chromosomes, marking part of the genome to be turned on or off. But first the two meters of tightly coiled DNA inside the nucleus of every cell must be loosened a bit. Regulatory proteins help with this, exposing a small domain near the target gene.
Chemical signals from neighboring cells in the embryo tell early progenitor cells to activate genes encoding proteins. These, in turn, guide the cells to become liver or pancreas cells, in the case of Zaret's work. Over several years, his lab has unveiled a network of the common signals in the mouse embryo that govern development of these specific cell types.
Zaret likens the complexity of this system to the 26-letter alphabet being able to encode Shakespeare or a menu at a restaurant. Many investigators are now trying to broadly reprogram cells into desired cell fates for potential therapeutic uses.
The researchers had previously shown that a particular growth factor that attaches to the cell surface, gives a specific chemical signal for cell-type fate, promoting development along the liver-cell path and suppressing development along the pancreas-cell path. Liver and pancreas cells originate from a common progenitor cell.
Zaret's group figured out which enzymes -- called histone acetyl transferases or methyl transferases (that add methyl groups or acetyl groups to histones) are relevant to the pancreas arm of the liver-pancreas fate decision. They used mice in which they knocked out the function for one enzyme type versus the other to induce the development of fewer liver cells and more pancreas cells.
The transferases mark genes for liver and pancreas fates differently before a cell moves into the next intermediate type along the way to becoming a mature liver or pancreas cell.
Investigators want to make embryonic stem cells for liver or pancreatic beta cells for therapies and research. To do this, they mimic the embryonic developmental steps to proceed from an embryonic stem cell to a mature cell, but have no way of knowing if they are on the right track. The hope is that the findings from this study can be applied to assess the epigenetic state of intermediate progenitor cells.
"By better understanding how a cell is normally programmed we will eventually be able to properly reprogram other cells," notes Zaret. In the near term, the team also aims to generate liver and pancreas cells for research and to screen drugs that repair defects or facilitate cell growth.
With regenerated cells, researchers hope to one day fill the acute shortage in pancreatic and liver tissue available for transplantation in cases of type I diabetes and acute liver failure.
The research was funded by the Institute of General Medical Sciences and the Institutes for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders.
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Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion Disappearing Task Force
November 10, 1999
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Meeting Notes
Attending: Jill Cordner, Thad Curtz, Wendy Freeman, Doug Hitch, Steve Huntsberry, Linda Kahan, Mark Lacina, Trevor Lytle, Sherry Parsons, Masao Sugiyama, Bill Zaugg, John Carmichael
1. Announcements
Wendy made several announcements:
Susan Graham from SCA Engineering will attend the first part of the DTF's November 17 meeting.
Michel George may join the November 17 meeting late if another meeting ends early. Michel and Wendy will meet each Friday. Other members of the DTF are welcome to join them.
SCA will conduct a study of parking management options. An initial meeting is scheduled for November 23 at 8:00 a.m. Wendy will attend, and other members of the DTF would be welcome.
Wendy has been working to identify governing constituencies that the DTF should keep informed. The DTF discussed the Union-Management Committee, which Doug Hitch can keep informed, at its November 8 meeting. Wendy and Michel George can keep the Campus Land Use Committee (CLUC) informed. Wendy will make sure that Conference Services is informed of issues that may affect their operation. Steve Huntsberry noted that the Fire Department should be consulted regarding any new parking lot configurations.
2. Questions for SCA
Wendy said that the SCA report was intended to assist the DTF, but that the options included in the report are not exhaustive and the report's conclusions are not final. None of the options is a "done deal." The DTF discussed possible questions for SCA. Wendy will summarize the committee's questions and submit them to SCA in advance of the November 17 meeting. Possible questions included:
SCA rejected several options for reducing demand for on-campus parking as "inefficient," "impractical," or "cost-prohibitive" (p. 10-11). More discussion of these options would be helpful.
SCA's report relies on assumptions and rules of thumb. Knowing these assumptions would be helpful to the DTF. Thad will make a list of these items. Did the estimates account for the number of students abroad during Spring quarter? How would changes in the mix of full-time and part-time students affect parking demand? How does the mix of full-size and compact spaces affect capacity?
More detail in the cost estimates may be useful.
Can the options that reconfigure lots within existing footprints be implemented in phases?
Are we required to put landscaping in the middle of the lots? If landscaping is eliminated, how much capacity is gained?
How would pervious surfaces affect cost?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of angled parking?
Are there other options for increasing parking in the northwest corner of campus?
Why do the options for B lot show rows running east to west? Wouldn't north-south be better?
What is the best reduction in demand we can hope to achieve through demand management strategies?
How would adjustments in class scheduling affect demand? [Steve Huntsberry has some information he will share.]
What is the bird study in lot B referred to in the report? [Trevor will investigate.]
3. Financial projections
Bill said that the parking operation gets revenue from booth receipts, fines, and the sale of permits, including permits sold through payroll deduction. The main expenses are for staff, the maintenance of lots, and bad debt (unpaid fines).
Bill summarized two financial scenarios. In the first scenario, the college borrows $8 million to construct a parking garage. Even if parking rates are tripled, this scenario leads to some significant deficits. In the second scenario, the college borrows $1.2 million and doubles parking rates. This scenario provides some surpluses in future years. Assumptions made include:
The money would be borrowed at six percent over 10 years. (It may be possible to arrange cheaper financing.)
After parking rates are increased, demand would drop by 20% and then gradually build up.
General expenses would increase by three percent per year.
Thad asked Bill to produce a few more scenarios. For instance, what would be the effect if fees were increased 3 percent per year to match the increase in costs?
4. Community Input
Wendy asked the DTF to brainstorm ways of collecting input from the campus community.
Trevor will make reports to his academic program.
Jill suggested an article in the CPJ.
Wendy would like to put several options on posterboard and display them in high-traffic areas.
Thad suggested setting up a Web Crossings discussion area.
Thad maintains a subscribable e-mail list that could be used to distribute minutes.
Mark can help to involve students living in Housing.
5. Other discussion
How many new spaces do we really need?
Masao said that he is not yet ready to accept the notion that parking expansion is unavoidable. He would like to look more closely at strategies to reduce demand. Thad said that if SCA's estimates are correct, demand would have to be reduced by approximately 18 or 20 percent to avoid creating new spaces. Wendy suggested that after the DTF meets with SCA, the group may have enough information to begin grappling with this question.
How much should parking cost?
Sherry noted that the current cost for parking ($75/year) works out to about 30 cents/day, which seems inexpensive. Mark said that even this amount may be a burden for students and staff on very tight budgets. Some kind of sliding scale fee may be appropriate. Doug suggested that every person pay a small amount every day for parking rather than pay for permits in advance. The DTF might consider raising fines rather than (or in addition to) raising fees. Masao said the DTF should not be too quick to abandon the idea that parking fees should pay for the cost of parking. The DTF should think carefully before recommending a plan that would subsidize parking.
6. Next meeting
The group agreed to meet on Wednesday, November 17 from 1:00-3:00 in Library 1507. Susan Graham from SCA Engineering will attend the first 45 minutes.
- Return to the Parking Expansion DTF Home Page.
- This page maintained by: John Carmichael.
- This page last updated on November 12, 1999.


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By Casey Peacock: PNT Staff Writer
Nestled in the Depot District of Lubbock is the Cactus Theater. Starting life in 1938 as a motion picture theater, the facility was remodeled in 1993 and has since become a performance theater.
"We now do live musical productions and plays," said Tasha Starkey, Don Caldwell Productions administrative director.
According to Starkey, Caldwell and a group of area investors remodeled the theater and turned it into a performance venue. The theater is home to many shows throughout the year, said Starkey.
"We have a show at least every weekend," she said.
During the remodel, the theater was tailored for live performances, instead of movies as in the past. But Caldwell and his group did choose to keep many of the theater's original features.
"We did retain the balcony, sloped floor and the stage," said Starkey.
Local artist John Russell Thomason was hired to paint murals on the walls, said Starkey.
During this holiday season, the theater will play host to several shows. Scheduled to appear are the Flying J Wranglers (who appear at 7 p.m. tonight at the Lyceum Theatre in Clovis) on Sunday, Gary Morris on Monday and Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas on Thursday.
The Cactus Family Christmas will be performed tonight, Friday, and Dec. 23, said Starkey.
Overwhelming response to some of the shows has prompted performances to be added. The Flying J Wranglers and Michael Martin Murphey will hold two performances on their selected days.
Tickets for the Gary Morris concert Monday are sold out, said Starkey.
Information obtained from the Cactus Theater Web site indicates the performances are family friendly. A concession stand is available on the premises, serving drinks and snack-type food items, the Web site reads.
Tickets and information about the shows may be obtained by calling the box office at (806) 762-3233 or visiting the theater's Web site at
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Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (MST) Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (MST) Friday and Saturday.
All times MST
Cactus Family Christmas
Performances: Tonight, Friday, Dec. 23
Time: 6 p.m.
Tickets: $10, $20
The Flying J Wranglers
Performance: Sunday
Time: 1 p.m., 6 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Gary Morris
Perfomance: Monday
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: sold out
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Performances: Thursday
Times: 6 p.m., 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25, $35


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Editor: We should not be surprised nor disappointed nor frustrated at the antics of the inmates that seem to be in charge of the asylum in Washington D.C., if we only remember the four main goals that drive every political agenda.
The first goal of those in power is to remain in power. Every speech, every action, every law enacted is designed, ultimately, to secure the power base. True opinions are unimportant, the party line is all.
The second goal of the power elite is to extend that power. There is no status quo. You are either gaining or losing on a daily basis. The daily poll results are all important.
The third major goal is to finance the agenda of the majority. This is done with taxpayer money. Politicians have never been very frugal with taxpayer money. Their programs are advanced with little regard for economic reality and total regard for political consequences.
The fourth goal of any government is to silence, subdue, or eliminate opposition and opponents. Despots and tyrants kill their opponents or take them away in the night. Dictators imprison their foes or run them out of the country. In this,our more civilized country, we resort to character assassination, or attempt to make the critics irrelevant by belittling them or accusing them of being un-American.
Today, it seems, the most damaging thing one party can do to another is to use their own words, actions, or voting record against them; which is,of course denied by the accused. The most that they would ever concede is that they 'mis-spoke.'
Unfortunately we can never really tell what kind of leader a person will be until after they are in office. Some of our most promising leaders have failed miserably while some of our more underrated men have become our greatest and most admired presidents. The key seems to be personal character, insightful wisdom that looks beyond politics, and a sense of history and of the future. Still, the bad Washingtonites seem to never go away.
It is said that the Greek, Socrates, walked the streets of Athens with a lantern in his hand - looking for an honest man. Today, we need a searchlight!
Raymond Mayo
Thanks from Cowboy Poetry
Editor and Friends of "Cowboy Poetry": As we catch our breath and reflect upon the recent events of this year's (19th), Western Music & Cowboy Poetry Gathering, several things come to mind.
A big "THANKS" for so much support from the Heber Valley, including hundreds of volunteers, Wasatch County, Heber City, Midway City, Wasatch School District and especially Wasatch High School and many more. Contributions from our sponsors are so important to the gathering. Our patrons--who buy the tickets, the art, the food and all the great Western stuff--are ultimately the source of our continued success.
We can't tell you how important and gratifying it is to experience the "pitch in" attitude of neighbors and friends; really all the folks who made the events of Cowboy Poetry part of their life and time.
Some highlights this year were meeting and enjoying the new entertainers; honoring our old friends, The Sons of the San Joaquin and seeing lots of new friends that came to enjoy the experience, including folks from far away places. From the Cowboy Express Train and the Midway Steak Dinner Show, all the way through to Cowboy Church there were good times for all.
Happy trails folks; hope to see you on another day down the line.
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Wasatch County
Taking Turkeys
Editor: To the person or persons who steal kids turkeys: I want you and everyone who reads this letter to know just how low you went when you came into my back yard where my grandkids raise and keep their turkeys for the Turkey Sale at the Wasatch Events Center.
You went through two gates to get to the turkeys and then took the two biggest toms that belonged to a little special needs girl who went out each morning and night to take care of them. She is heartbroken to not see her turkeys out there and can't comprehend what happened to them.
I just hope that you can live with yourself knowing that you took a little girl's turkeys and broke her heart. The money she would have gotten at the sale was to help her mother who is a single parent and her brother and sister have a good Christmas but thanks to you not this year.
Dan A. Giles
Heber City
General Statistics of Wages, Greed and Low Pay
Editor: This is a little late, but I felt a response was necessary to Dave Kennamer's letter to the editor "General Theory of Wages and Greed", Wave, 10-16-13.
Theories are nice, but statistics are more revealing and to the point.
In his first paragraph, Mr. Kennamer states that Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have no minimum wage, and "some have low unemployment and strong economies". But this is the best part, hearing a capitalist explain the merits of low wages. Somewhere along the way, conservatives, capitalists, whatever, always leave out crucial parts of the actual conditions, to support their "argument". For example; The above countries supposedly do well without a minimum wage. I googled "average blue collar wages for Denmark" and found this interesting tidbit, left out of Mr. Kennamer's "theory". A graph representing the top compensation, (benefits included) for industrialized nations, found in "The Atlantic Cities" magazine, showed the number of rank and dollar amount.
Norway #1 $57.53; Switzerland #2 $53.20; Denmark #4 $45.48; Sweden #5 $43.81; Germany #6 $43.76; US #14 $34.74; Italy #15 $33.41
Could we expect wages to go up to these levels here in the US, if we had no minimum wage? Doubt it, considering the exploitation of illegal laborers to pay less than the minimum wage already.
"Jobs are created by investors", Dave claims, stating "Mr. Johnson and Mr. Gabrielson could pool their money and start a pizza business" .... Yes they could, but not where we already have half a dozen pizza shops already. It would be tough, without having the absolute best pizza in town. The key is having the demand for pizza, by consumers. You could open up 10 of them if you had the money, but if people aren't buying your pizza, what good are these "investors and risk takers" in the job creation department, if the businesses fail due to lack of customers?
Mr. Kennamer states that "if you routinely underpay, your best employees will leave". To where? When more and more semi skilled jobs are sent overseas for dirt wages, where are people to go for better paying jobs without having college degrees? In 1974, as a union carpenter apprentice in California, I made $6.25 an hour in my second year of a 4 year apprenticeship. Journeymen were making $13. 1 know guys today making $15.00 an hour in this "right to work state", doing remodels for millionaires! How do you get money flowing into the economy without people having expendable income? When one pays rent, utilities, food and transportation, and has nothing left to go out to dinner or on a vacation, the economy suffers.
He claims that "employees are somewhat greedy too. How many think they should be paid less". What? Personally, I've never heard of anyone saying that in my 59 years, but I know of a few people who could afford to make less. A lot less! The Wal Mart owners for one, and one of the candidates that ran for the presidency last year. He made $12,000,000 in 2011. What do you with all that money?
Silver plate your cars? Buy your kids an island somewhere? Have solid gold toothbrushes with camel hair bristles? This could go on and on, but back to my point.
According to the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, in 1973 the richest 1% of Americans had 9% of our wealth. In 2007, the top 1% had 23.5% of America's wealth! In 1928, before the Great Depression, the richest 1% had 23.9% of our wealth!
In a study done by the Fiscal Policy Institute of NY, NY, small businesses in 10 states that pay a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum, vs. 40 states that pay the minimum; The 10 higher wage states had a 5.4% increase in establishments vs. 4.2% for the mm. wage states; A 6.7% employee increase vs. 5.3%; a 24.5% payroll increase vs. 21.2% and payroll per worker increase of 16.7% vs. 15.1%.
The period between 9-1-1997 and 7-24-2007 was the longest period in America's history, (since the minimum wages inception in 1938) without a minimum wage increase. The Great Recession started in late 2007.
In his last paragraph, Mr. Kennamer states that "when govt comes in and demands a higher wage, there's a risk of paying more than can be captured with higher prices or less pepperoni per slice". This sounds to me like the assumption that once the pizza parlor pays higher wages, the employees will take that extra money, and stash it in the Cayman Islands, never to be seen again until that person retires! Well, for Capitalists, I suppose this is what happens, but in reality, this money will start up the chain and end up in the hands of the job creators anyway. Most of them are either too greedy or too afraid to pay more, unless someone tells them to, like the government. If ALL of them paid more, all businesses would benefit eventually.
Seems to me that some countries can be prosperous, and have good wages for the ones who do the actual work. Why not here?
Tom Kudla
Heber City