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Tristan Gale won her gold medal in Salt Lake City in skeleton racing in 2002.
Merrrill Moses won his silver medal in water polo at Beijing in 2008.
Both have had their Olympic medals stolen, Tristan's just Wednesday, Merrill's late last month.
What are the odds?
Beyond which — Tristan Gale Geisler, as she is now known, and Merrill Moses are two of the most upstanding and fundamentally decent people you would ever meet.
You know that saying — when bad things happen to good people?
Hopefully this story produces a follow-up — when good things happen to good people because the cops catch the morons and then the morons go to prison for a good long time.
It's certainly one thing to steal. It's another to be so stupid that you steal an Olympic medal. Like, where are you going to fence that?
In the case of Tristan's medal, just to make the situation that much more galling:
The fool, or fools, stole from the house of an Olympic medalist and her U.S. Marine helicopter pilot husband, Capt. Jon Geisler, recently back from deployment in Afghanistan.
They live in Oceanside, Calif., just north of San Diego.
They went out for a noon stroll with their dog, a chocolate lab, Cody. It was while they were out with the dog — for all of 40 minutes — that their house, near the beach, was hit.
Tristan, as anyone who knows her can attest, is not the sort to keep her medal locked up in a safe-deposit box. When she raced in Salt Lake, she had dyed her hair red, white and blue. She loves to study art. She gets all gooey when she tells the story of how she and Jon met. She works in a beachfront coffee shop. She just liked to share the medal with anyone and everyone — kids, friends, groups, whoever.
That's why she typically kept it in a sock in the junk drawer in their kitchen. "Where it had been just fine," she said.
They were getting ready to move to a different house, though, and he had put it in a nice case for packing. And there it sat. You couldn't miss it.
Stolen, along with the medal, were her Olympic ring, diamond engagement ring, computers and some other stuff. The Wii got taken but not the Wii Fit. Go figure.
"I was in Afghanistan all summer long," Jon Geisler said. "It was a busy summer. I watched our young Americans fighting hard for our country and sacrificing for our country. And now I believe you have young individuals of about the same age doing this — it's very frustrating."
He said a moment later, "My wife's work — her medal. It breaks my heart," adding, "It breaks my heart for the people of Utah," where both he and she grew up.
"I hope that the [Oceanside] police have some kind of leads better than what our detectives have," Merrill said late Thursday by phone from Italy, where he's playing water polo.
"Unfortunately, our detectives," in Manteca, Calif., about 75 miles east of San Francisco, where his parents now live, "believe they know who it is. But they have no proof."
The Moses home in Manteca was virtually cleaned out on Dec. 28. Merrill had just proposed two days before to his girlfriend, Laura Bailey. He had flown his parents, and her parents, to Jamaica for the celebration. It was glorious. Everyone was happy.
Then again, the Moses home back in California was empty. Which, apparently, someone knew. Because the house was virtually cleaned out of everything of value."My parents are devastated," he said. "I'm devastated."
The story of the American team that won that medal in 2008 is nothing short of incredible. In 2007, they were what new coach Terry Schroeder called a "dysfunctional family." They came together in 2008 to upset Serbia in the Olympic semifinals and, with Moses in goal, win — not settle for — silver. Moses was named to the 2008 all-tournament team.
Moses, meanwhile, is a former college walk-on. He didn't make the 2004 Olympic team; he was that team's final cut. That silver 2008 medal came to symbolize, well, everything about his Olympic journey, and — much like Tristan — he loved to take it out and show it around, in particular to kids and to school groups.
Indeed, that's how he met Laura, at a clinic at Capistrano Valley High School, in California's Orange County. Her brother, Andrew, was among those there that day. He saw Laura and, ever polite, asked Laura's mother, Debbie — who was also in the audience — if he could ask Laura out on a date.
"That's our country's medal," he said. "It's not these people's medal," meaning the thieves', or whoever might have it now.
"The sad part is, as my mom said, I shared it with so many kids. I tried," he said, "to get them to have their dreams."


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Gragg has frequented the end zone during practice, as the offense has taken advantage of the athleticism he brings to the tight end position. Gragg's versatility and athleticism allowed Arkansas to use him in multiple roles (H-back, split out, and lined up tight), and the Bills have similarly done so just as they said they would when Gragg was drafted.
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Waddill UDC chapter celebrates 115 years
Joanna Waddill Chapter 294 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy celebrated 115 years on April 5 at the Baton Rouge Country Club.
Raymond Berthelot spoke about historical parks in the state and about what led Louisiana into the Civil War. Frankie Platte read a poem. New members Helen Thibodeaux, Jennifer Baum and Sara Grady were recognized.
BR Parliamentarians celebrate 30th birthday
The Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians celebrated its 30th anniversary April 10 at the Governor's Mansion. The celebration paid tribute to BRUP charter members, honored its history and celebrated its community partnerships.
Attorney Alison Wallis was the guest speaker. Also on the program were Nate Thompson, president of the Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians; the Rev. Willie Green and Dr. Betty Guerin. Alice Pav Brock drove from Mississippi to attend in memory of her sister, Elizabeth Pav.
BRUP received a proclamation from Gov. Bobby Jindal, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the Baker City Council recognizing April as Parliamentary Law Month.
Excalibur Club honors volunteer McGuffrey
The Excalibur Club honored Mae McGuffrey for her volunteer work with the Youth Oasis Youth Shelter on April 11 at the Marriott Hotel.
Rafael DeCastro, Youth Oasis Children's Shelter executive director, spoke about McGuffrey's contributions and introduced Sandy Morgan, the shelter's outreach coordinator. Youth Oasis provides an emergency shelter and support services to runaway, abandoned and homeless youths in the area.
LSU Faculty and Staff Retirees hear Honoré
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré spoke to the LSU Faculty and Staff Retirees Club on April 14 about leadership and the environment.
Well-known in Louisiana for his leadership following Hurricane Katrina and his work as an environmental activist, Honoré encouraged members to participate in the "green" movement by practicing leadership qualities he learned in the Army — know routine details thoroughly, be prepared to face the impossible and act despite criticism.
At the business meeting, Terril Faul, Ken Paxton, Lorry Trotter, Ed Bosworth, Barbara Franke, Mary McGehee, Jerry Juneau and Mark Claesgens gave their reports. Providing refreshments were Kan Cochran, Denver Loupe, Trotterand Kathy Bosworth. Retirees meet on the second Monday of the month during the academic year. LSU retirees and their spouses may join. Contact email@example.com.
Four students honored for honesty, integrity
Central Masonic Lodge 442 bestowed Honesty and Integrity Awards on four students on April 21: Corley Miriam Chutz, Allison Renee Wilson, Carl George Doescher and Carmen Paul Esch.
Guy Jenkins, Louisiana grand junior warden, spoke, and honorees received a key charm and a monetary gift. Worshipful Master Luther Perkins prepared the meal.
LSU student named Olmsted Scholar
LSU's Erin Percevault, of Verona, N.J., was selected by the Landscape Architecture Foundation as undergraduate winner of the 2014 Olmsted Scholars Program, a national award and recognition program for landscape architecture students.
Percevault is an LSU Honors College student pursuing a bachelor's degree from the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture and expects to graduate in 2015.
She will receive the $15,000 prize and plans to use the award to investigate how thorium extraction in Lemhi Pass, a National Historic Landmark along the wildlife corridor between Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho, can be tailored to local ecologies to minimize exposure of both wilderness areas and local communities to toxic externalities.
SLU Alumni elects officers at crawfish boil
The Southeastern University Alumni Association's Red Stick Chapter elected officers at its annual crawfish boil April 27 at the Southeastern School of Nursing on Essen Lane: Melanie Rabenhorst, president; Mary Gervais, vice president; Mary Kenelly and Annabelle Armstrong, secretaries; and B.J. Lorio, treasurer.
Outgoing President Michael Gilbert Hackler was presented with a framed certificate by Alumni Association Director Kathy Pittman,of Hammond. She also gave Hackler and his wife, Sarah, a gift for their baby Virginia Claire.
Food chairman was Clif Murphy. Staci Anderson, School of Nursing coordinator, was a guest.
Doyle graduates from Air Force basic training
Air Force Airman William R. Doyle III graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Doyle is the son of Laurie and Bill Doyle, of Baton Rouge, and is a 2010 graduate of Parkview Baptist High School.
Central Rotary Club attends Young Heroes
The Rotary Club of Central attended the Louisiana Young Heroes 2014 Awards Ceremony on April 16 at the Renaissance Hotel. Members attending were Roger and Kathy Denson, Lucky and Juanita Ross, Melanie Ross Alexander, Cade Ross and Olivia Alexander.
The Young Heroes Program was created by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company and the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge to award students who do exceptionally well in the classroom, make a huge difference in their community or have shown great courage in overcoming adversity in their own lives. To become a Rotary member, contact President Daniel Newman, (225) 261-8262
Legislator addresses Cortana Kiwanis Club
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The club meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 3332 S. Sherwood Blvd. Upcoming speakers include, May 8, former insurance commissioner Jim Brown; May 15, Rashmi Venugopal, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank CFO; May 22, Benton Thames, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honor guard member; May 29, congressional candidate Paul Dietzel. Guests are welcome. For information, contact Lowell Tilley, email@example.com or (225) 272-6744.
Scout from Troop 61 achieves Eagle rank
Boy Scout Aaron Vance Day of Troop 61 received the rank of Eagle at a Court of Honor on April 2 at Jackson United Methodist Church.
To become an Eagle, a Scout must stay active in the troop, earn 21 merit badges, hold a leadership position, and plan, develop, raise the necessary funds and give leadership to a service project helpful to a community organization.
Day is the son of Lisa Day and Ray Day. He is a sophomore at Zachary High School. His Eagle project was to fingerprint children and provide information sheets to the parents. He earned 35 merit badges.
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Native plants topic for Lagniappe Woman's Club
Sairah Javed, a Louisiana Natural Heritage Program botanist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, spoke to the GFWC Lagniappe Woman's Club on April 21 about sustaining Louisiana's habitats to preserve native plants, some of which are in danger of becoming extinct.
Club members attended the General Federation of Women's Clubs annual state meeting April 4-5 in Opelousas. The club won the Advocating for Children Award.
Bankhead addresses Chronologically Gifted
Bill Bankhead spoke about famous people he met during his career when the Chronologically Gifted and Talented of Broadmoor Presbyterian Church met April 23.
As the first director of the LSU Assembly Center from 1971-1981, Bankhead met Elvis Presley, Liza Minnelli, John Denver, Lawrence Welk, Red Skelton and other performers. In his work with the Olympics and Special Olympics, he met Great Britain's Duke of Windsor, Queen Noor of Jordan, President George W. Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eunice and Sarge Shriver. Bankhead, who earned a doctorate in education from LSU, was director of Special Olympics World Games from 1987-1995. He is the retired president of the National Senior Games Association.
Assisting Chairwoman Emily Jane McCune were Ashlynn Sorrells and Kate Michel of St. George Catholic School.
Tara Garden Club elects Giacone, Henning
The Tara Garden Club elected officers April 23 at Maison Lacour Restaurant: Chairwoman Brenda Giacone and Treasurer Linda Henning.
Ida Arnold and Henning won birdhouses made by Joe Giacone. The William Cobb family won the Yard of the Month Award and received a gift certificate from Louisiana Nursery.
Jeanerette Lodge names Genest Mason of Year
David Genest received the 2013 Mason of the Year Award from Jeanerette Masonic Lodge 255 on April 24. Presenting the award were Worshipful Master Harold Weber, Mark Charpentier and Right Worshipful Grand Senior Warden Will Gray.
The lodge presented the 2013 Outstanding Citizens Awards to Janice Bourgeois and Butch Bourgeois. Genest, Weber and Gray presented the awards.
Highland Cemetery topic for Altrusa event
Kenny Kleinpeter spoke about Highland Cemetery to Altrusa International of Baton Rouge on April 21 at Drusilla Seafood Restaurant. Kleinpeter, a volunteer with the cemetery, said it is the oldest surviving cemetery in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Kleinpeter said the earliest documented burials took place in 1813. The cemetery was abandoned after the Civil War, with only two attempts to clean the cemetery in the 1930s and 1970s. Now, a nonprofit group cares for it, with the goal to restore it to increase its chance of selection to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. For more information, call Kleinpeter, (225) 767-3002.
Altrusa celebrated the 73rd birthday of the local club, founded in 1941, and the international organization's 97th birthday. Altrusa was founded in 1917 in Nashville, Tenn. Birthday cake was served.
The Altrusa Club of Baton Rouge Foundation Board of Directors elected officers before the club meeting: President Diane Bezdek, Vice President Marti Didier, Secretary Carmel Streater, Treasurer Cherryl Alford and directors Mary Eleanor Cole, Jo Ann Morgan, Dawn Meng and Cathy Craddock. The group will serve for one year beginning June 1.
For information on Altrusa, contact Jackie Robbins, (225) 753-9307, or Didier, (225) 939-0460.
Laureate Alpha Gamma has friendship program
Maxine Muller led a program on friendship to Laureate Alpha Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International on April 15 at Dixie Gregory's home. She handed out a questionnaire for members to provide information about themselves.
Also attending were President Page Meyer, Anna Marie Burns, Virginia Huffman, Gail Keller, Verlyne LeBlanc, Jean Leyda, Sandy Linder, Ruth Mannen, Marilyn Mayeau, Anne Smith, Leslie Steele and Phyllis Turner.
The chapter attended the annual Founder's Day Dinner on April 24 at Ashley Manor, hosted by the organization's Baton Rouge City Council. Chapter guests were Abigail Elliot and Simone Thompson.
It was announced that the 2014-20 City Council officers are President Joan Conor, Lambda Master; President-Elect Karen Kimble, Laureate Psi; Vice President Patsy Thomas, Laureate Alpha Alpha; Recording Secretary Jean Leyda, Laureate Alpha Gamma; and Treasurer Casie Curtis, Xi Delta.
Kharey semifinalist for Presidential Scholars
Amelie Kharey, a graduating senior at Runnels High School, has been named one of 565 semifinalists in the 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 4,000 candidates after a review of students' essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations and school transcripts.
Final selection of the scholars will be made by the Commission on Presidential Scholars and will be announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in May.
Bordelon-Walker wins La. History Day Contest
Lyle Bordelon-Walker, an eighth-grader at The Runnels School, was awarded first place in Research Papers, Junior Division, at the State History Day Contest April 12 at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
His prizes included a medal and $500 to help cover the cost of traveling to the University of Maryland this June to compete in the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest.
His research paper was "The Fall of the Wall." Also representing Runnels at the state level were sophomore Lee Parker and freshmen Matt Gallant and John Wiese.
Bordelon-Walker is the son of Michael Bordelon and Jason Walker.
Child Advocacy honors Southeastern professor
Southeastern Louisiana University education professor Cynthia Elliott, of Baton Rouge, has been recognized by Child Advocacy Services of Louisiana as the organization's Community Partner of the Year.
The honor was presented by CAS at the Geaux Blue for Kids Awards Ceremony held April 15 in Baton Rouge.
Elliott, who serves as interim head of the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education, was recognized for her efforts to ensure that all Southeastern teacher education candidates receive national, evidence-based training in the Stewards of Children curriculum.
The program prepares individuals to detect and prevent child sexual abuse.
CAS, a nonprofit organization, serves families in 10 area parishes, providing services through the Court Appointed Special Advocates and Children's Advocacy Center.
Jeanerette Masons honor four teenagers
Jeanerette Masonic Lodge 255 bestowed Honesty and Integrity Awards to four high school students on April 24.
Worshipful Master Harold Weber presented the awards to Oscar Vargas and Erin Lanae Broussard,of Jeanerette High School; Taylor Elizabeth Migues,of New Iberia Senior High School; and Collin John Charpentier,of Loreauville High School.
Nzekwe graduates from Air Force basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Sylvester C. Nzekwe graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Nzekwe is the son of Barbara Nzekwe, of Seattle, and earned a bachelor's degree in 2013 from Southern University.
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It has been over a year since Mass Effect 3 first hit shelves and the dust seems to have finally settled on the controversy surrounding its ending. Fans of the series grabbed their pitchforks and lit their torches in response to what they deemed a disappointing ending to an otherwise spectacular story and franchise. Such negative responses caused BioWare to deliver an extended cut of the game's ending, which helped to alleviate some of the negativity, but ultimately it was time that proved the best cure against the rage.
At first glances the issues that many players had with the ending related to feelings of the final options being too similar or that those choices were ultimately inconsequential. However, now that the dust has settled is it possible that a deeper, more innate feeling was the reason behind the massive upheaval? There is room to believe that the ending to Mass Effect 3 made players feel something that they have not been accustomed to and that my friends is the feeling of failure.
All the way through the entire Mass Effect franchise, players take on the role of Commander Shepard who during his fight against the apocalypse-bearing Reapers is billed as the only being who truly has the capacity to stop them. Players are constantly reminded by their fellow companions and being that they meet on their travels that Shepard is the only one who can take on the Reapers and even remotely have a chance of beating them. The use of the name Shepard even has biblical references attached to it suggesting that Shepard is the being whom can lead humanity into the light. This whole setup, which is present throughout the three games can make the player become, almost, arrogant in their approach to upcoming events. With Shepard being the galaxy's one true saviour there is no way he can fail. Right? Wrong! Getting the best ending to Mass Effect 3 allows Shepard to get to the crucible and face the options available to the player and shock-horror, there is no decision that grants the player ultimately victory. Every single decision is actually a compromise.
There is no decision available to the player where the Reapers are wiped out, with the rest of the galaxy remaining intact. Players have multiple choices, but not one endings in what could be defined as a true win for humanity. Does this mean that every player who has experienced the ending of Mass Effect 3 has ultimately failed in their task as Shepard to defeat the Reapers? In some ways yes!
Every single decision is actually a compromise
Games, since their conception thousands of years back, have always revolved around a win state. There have certainly been games that have bucked this trend, but for arguments sake the majority, including video games will ultimately end in victory for one of the players. So surely a reason for such hatred of the Mass Effect ending may have been that the franchise spent three whole games building up the player to experience that winning moment and then snatched it away at the last possible second. The player's ego, the arrogant persona they had built up while playing as Commander Shepard was popped and ultimately that player was a failure in their task to save the galaxy.
Of course Mass Effect 3 is a game that has a variety of different ways to play so it is totally possible that this reason may be true for one person, it may not be for another. However, it is an interesting concept that if you truly analyse the ending for Mass Effect 3 in enough depth that it is quite possible that it may be one of the few games in which the player not only doesn't achieve their goal, but also fails in living up to a persona that they have built up during their play through.
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Does John Bolton want President Obama to nominate him for secretary of State? That is the only reasonable explanation for his wild accusations about Hilary Clinton's recent illness episode being fake. Hilary Clinton is not a medical doctor and could not have made a diagnosis about herself. And while one might fake illnesses such as depression and fibromyalgia, we need John Bolton to tell us how to fake a concussion.
Granted, John Bolton likes to see himself as hawkish and that is a position that he has a right to but he has gone too far in suggesting that Hilary Clinton faked an illness in order to avoid testifying about Benghazi. You know, in psychology, it is well known that it takes one to know one, so it will not surprise me to find after due investigation that there must have been times that John Bolton faked illness or something to avoid an undesirable event. Let us investigate his time in government and it will turn up fakes.
Meanwhile, I want to assure John Bolton that regardless of his dirty tactics, Barack Obama will not touch him with a 10-foot pole. John Bolton has been put out to pasture and there he will remain in spite of his occassional barks.


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Port Howe Vacation Packages
Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, is situated about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Port Howe.
Visitors commonly use Port Howe as a base for further adventures. This much-loved region has plenty of interesting sights and attractions. If your schedule allows it, head 13 miles (21 kilometers) to get to New Bight. Here you can check out the Fernandez Bay and The Hermitage of Father Jerome.
If you ask residents what to see around Port Howe, more often than not they'll point to Out Islands' fabulous open-air markets.
Why not relax and enjoy during gentle pastimes such as beach combing or sunbathing. Both activities are well-loved options for both tourists and locals alike.
Those planning to be in Out Islands or anywhere else in the Bahamas on the 10th of July, can enjoy national Independence Day celebrations and activities.
As you come to the end of your visit to Out Islands, remember that you can return time and time again. As it goes in places like this: Once a visitor, a friend from now on.


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We meet on the second Tuesday of every month. The next Green Drinks is on Tuesday, May 9th from 5:00- 7:00 PM at the at The Drake Eatery on 517 Pandora. We have the left side of the Drake reserved for us <map> That time of night there's usually street parking, and the lot on Herald offers the first hour free.
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Every day, whether we realize it or not, we meet people who are struggling with pain or fear or heartache. They may smile at you in the grocery store or frown at you as you wait at a stop light, but they are hurting. The teller at the bank or the guy working on your car may be hanging on by a thread, but most of the time we never see it, most of the time they never show it.
Free speech is obviously important to me. After all, I'm a journalist. If it wasn't for the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the government might be sitting over my shoulder right now telling me what to write. When that type of censorship occurs, you don't get the truth. You get propaganda – and I have a strong distaste for media propaganda.
Nashville recording artist and Taylorsville native J.D. Shelburne will perform Friday night in Louisville at Fourth Street Live! as part of the Hot Country Nights concert series.
The show starts at 8 p.m. and is free to the public.
Shelburne has most recently opened for Easton Corbin, Trent Tomlinson, Bryan White and recently appeared at the Grand Ole Opry with Steve Wariner.
He has also been in the recording studio working on his next record, according to a press release.
One Spencer County family's concerns about local water quality spurred the Taylorsville City Water Works to replace a line on June 9-10.
A Bloomfield truck driver miraculously walked away unscathed from an accident Saturday morning near Wakefield involving a 26,000-pound tanker hauling hot liquid asphalt.
According to the Spencer County Sheriff's Department, James G. Hahn, 44, of Bloomfield, was driving south on Ky. 55 in a tanker owned by the Asphalt Company of Bardstown, when an unidentified motor vehicle in the northbound lane crossed the center line.
While many questions remain about the future of economic development in Spencer County, one thing is certain – the current Taylorsville-Spencer County Economic Development Authority won't have a hand in it.
After hearing two proposals from Executive Director Annette King, the Taylorsville City Commission ultimately followed in the footsteps of the fiscal court and voted Wednesday to end its relationship with the EDA.
The Spencer County Fiscal Court is seeking interested citizens to serve on a new charter government commission, Judge-Executive Bill Karrer announced at Monday night's meeting.
A Spencer County man accused of murdering his wife in 2009 will be back in circuit court next week, but it may or may not be to face a trial by jury.
The jury trial for Raymond Revard Jr., who was indicted on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence in the alleged shooting death of his wife, Lea Revard, was originally scheduled to start Monday.
The upcoming Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be one of the dimmest in recent memory in Spencer County – at least in one aspect.
Despite several efforts, no official fireworks display is planned in the city or county at any point around the holiday weekend.
Light Up Salt River, a fireworks show and day of family entertainment put on at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center by a local committee for the past 16 years, has been canceled this year because of dwindling financial support and low turnout at past events.
By BEN CARLSON
Landmark News Service
Copyright © 2017
The Spencer Magnet is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Spencer County, KY and the surrounding area.


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When construction is completed, the Clouded Leopard, Cat's of the Canopy exhibit will become the gateway to the Asian Forest Sanctuary at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. In their native Thailand Tropical forests, these secretive cats are only rarely seen – and then, most often in the tree canopy where they are well adapted. At the zoo, visitors will get a privileged glimpse into the world of these endangered animals through an overhead viewing window, which enables close-up leopard sightings directly above. Other, more intimate views are provided through floor to ceiling glass into a heated cave and along the gravelly stream bed that winds through the simulated tropical understory. The Twenty-foot high mesh enclosure is attached to an indoor and outdoor holding facility that will be used to breed the cats. the visitors will be able to learn about the breeding program connections PDZA has with Asian conservation programs though video and graphic materials as well as discussions at their cub viewing room.
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If the latest poll is to be believed, Alaska GOP Seante candidate and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller is headed not to the U.S. Senate but to a mossible appearance as an answer to an especially difficult Trivial Pursuit question.
He has plummetted to third place behind "Write-In" and Democrat Scott Adams.
Additionally, the poll was in the field as news was breaking -- and before it set in -- that Miller had tried to cover-up his own misdeed in using government computers to conduct partisan political work.
I am hoping that the eventual Trivial Pursuit question will be: "Name the five Tea Party candidates who lost their Senate bids in 2010?" But, maybe it will be only "Name the three Tea Party candidates..." But, one thing is increasingly likely. Christine O'Donnell and Joe Miller were not ready for prime time, and there is a lesson in that for the GOP.
Whether the GOP learns that lesson or not will largely determine the party's future.
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Red Sox 6, Twins 5: Cody Ross belted his second homer of the contest with a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning as visiting Boston snapped a five-game losing skid.
After tying the contest with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Ross deposited a low fastball from Matt Capps (0-1) over the wall in right field to silence the crowd at Target Field.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had two hits - including a two-run homer in the second inning - and Daniel Bard (1-2) picked up the win after retiring the last two batters of the eighth.
Bard was scheduled to start Sunday's series finale versus the rival New York Yankees, but the contest was rained out.
Alfredo Aceves retired the side in the ninth to notch his third save of the season.
Danny Valencia belted a two-run homer and Ryan Doumit had a two-run double in a four-run fourth inning for the Twins, who have dropped three of their last four games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marlon Byrd, who was acquired from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, went 1-for-4 for Boston. ... Twins starter Jason Marquis pitched against the Red Sox for the first time since 2002. ... Red Sox outfielder Jason Repko was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder sprain. ... Boston won five of seven meetings with Minnesota in 2011.


text: By and large, I think Cook is doing all the important things right. Shareholders -- and bloggers (who usually aren't shareholders) -- are wrong in their panting for the head of Tim Cook. Sometimes the hardest thing to do in investing is doing nothing. And waiting. Maybe it's because I grew up on a farm, where I was always taught that you plant the seeds at the start of the season, you took care of them, and you harvested them at the end of the year. You can jump up and down all you want. You can say your name is Smith or Jones or Einhorn or Gundlach and you can shout at the moon, but that won't make the seeds grow any faster. If you don't like Tim Cook or Apple, sell your shares (or short your stock) and don't use their products. I bought more Apple stock yesterday. At the time of publication the author was long AAPL. Follow @ericjackson This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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Malpractice Crisis Under The Microscope: New Health Affairs Study Finds That Malpractice Payouts Have Not Grown Substantially
Meanwhile, Vulnerable Physicians Flock To States That Cap Malpractice Awards
Bethesda, MD — Contrary to popular belief, growth in malpractice payments was consistent with increases in health care spending between 1991 and 2003. In fact, payments grew only 4 percent per year during that period, according to a study released today by the journal Health Affairs. According to the authors, extreme judgment awards did not drive the increases.
Meanwhile, another online Health Affairs study released today finds that physicians are gravitating toward states that have capped malpractice awards. This trend is particularly pronounced among obstetricians, who are most vulnerable to lawsuits. Between 1975 and 2000, the number of obstetricians in states that had enacted caps in the 1980s increased five times more than in those states without caps (40 percent versus 8 percent).
"We already know that physicians' fears related to malpractice lawsuits affect how they practice medicine. Now we're finding that these fears affect where they choose to practice," said Health Affairs founding editor John Iglehart. "Yet these concerns seem out of proportion to what's really happening with malpractice suits – and so, for that matter, are the sharp increases in malpractice premiums."
In 2002, on average, malpractice premiums for internists, general surgeons, and obstetricians rose 20–25 percent. Specialists in some states have seen one-year increases of 75 percent. Physician groups contend that premiums are soaring because of out-of-control malpractice payments and have called for a nationwide $250,000 limit on noneconomic damages. President Bush has endorsed that proposal.
Yet 96 percent of malpractice cases never go to trial and are settled out of court, according to data by the authors of the first Health Affairs study. News reports about very large jury verdicts can be misleading, they say, because the final award is often reduced substantially.
"The large jury awards that attract so much public attention actually are rare events and comprise a very small portion of all malpractice payments," said lead study author Amitabh Chandra of Dartmouth College. "They're certainly not key drivers of malpractice insurance increases." Instead, he and his colleagues argue that the increase in payments parallels the increase in health care spending. Factors such as state regulation of malpractice insurers, as well as changes in investment income, are better explanations for the increase in malpractice premiums.
You can read the study by Amitabh Chandra and colleagues at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.w5.240.
The researchers analyzed data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, where all malpractice payments made on behalf on a physician must be reported. They found that between 1991 and 2003:
Malpractice Caps Influence Where Physicians Practice
Still, the second Health Affairs study found that states that have capped nonmonetary awards for pain and suffering and punitive damages have also attracted more doctors into practice. Twenty-seven states now have such caps. (See list below.)
In their analysis of state policy responses to the last two malpractice insurances crises, study authors William Encinosa and Fred Hellinger of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) say that caps on payouts appear to influence where physicians decide to practice. While the median number of physicians per 100,000 residents grew 83 percent between 1970 and 2000 in states that have never had a cap, that number grew 102 percent in states that enacted caps in the 1980s. Surgeons and obstetricians, two groups that are particularly vulnerable to lawsuits, appear to be most influenced by the presence or absence of caps.
Overall, the researchers found caps accounted for about 5 additional doctors per 100,000 people in the three years after their enactment. States with caps of $250,000 saw greater increases in surgeons and obstetricians than did states with caps of $400,000 or higher. These effects were even larger for rural counties, which have difficulties attracting physicians.
You can read the study by Encinosa and Hellinger at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.w5.250.
The following states have laws limiting potential damages in medical malpractice lawsuits: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Health Affairs, published by Project HOPE, is the leading journal of health policy. Peer-reviewed journal appears bimonthly in print with additional online-only papers published weekly as Health Affairs Web Exclusives at www.healthaffairs.org. The full text of this Health Affairs Web Exclusive is available free of charge to all Web site visitors for a two-week period following posting, after which it will revert to pay-per-view for nonsubscribers. The abstracts of all articles are free in perpetuity. Support for the publication of this Web Exclusive was provided by the California HealthCare Foundation; Web Exclusives are also supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund.
©2005 Project HOPEThe People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.


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5. Forza Horizon
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The Forza series has traditionally distilled simulation-grade racing onto a console package replete with hundreds of cars, varied race locations, and challenging tracks to master. Forza Horizon… doesn't. It's a spinoff, an open-world racing game set during a fictional racing festival that awards points for daring maneuvers, sweet jumps, and near misses (or epic crashes). In short, it's a Forza for the rest of us, keeping much of the series' simulation cred while letting its hair down a bit. It encourages exploration, driving recklessly to best your friends' records and simply enjoying the spectacle.
6. Wipeout 2048
PlayStation Vita
Wipeout 2048 is as far removed from simulation racers as you can get without diving into pastel hues and go karts. The classic combat racing series has been revamped for Sony's latest handheld console, but it's still all about blistering, dizzying speed. You don't drive so much as mash the accelerator and hold on for deal life, blithely swatting the air brakes in a vain attempt to correct your course. Munitions dot the track and give you the means to dole out a bit of punishment and slow down the rest of the pack. But do you spend those rockets taking a potshot at whoever's in the lead, or recharging your precious shield energy, lest your next bad turn end the race for good?
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, iOS and PlayStation Vita
Here's a shocker: a kart racing game starring non-Nintendo mascots that's actually really good. Sure, it doesn't make any sense—why does Sonic the Hedgehog need a car?—but great gameplay and a fair level of depth more than make up for the leaps in logic. Sonic will be facing off against characters from many of Sega's franchises, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, and… Football Manager. Winning events on the gorgeous tracks awards you with experience points to level up your driver of choice, and stars to unlock new characters and courses. It's definitely not for racing fans looking for something serious, but if you've grown tired of Mario Kart, it's well worth a look.


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The gulf between the G14 group of rich European football clubs and world governing body Fifa appears as far apart as ever, as they struggle to resolve payments and compensation for players used in international matches.
The G14 is supporting a test case brought by Belgian club Charleroi in the European courts over a player injured on international duty.
At the Soccerex conference in Dubai, Fifa director of communications Markus Siegler and Umberto Gandini, sporting director of G14 member club AC Milan, appeared on the same platform.
And, although there was a friendly handshake to begin, the difference in opinions soon appeared.
'We want dialogue'
Charleroi lost Morocco player Abdelmajid Oulmers for eight months when he tore ligaments during a friendly against Burkina Faso, and is suing Fifa for compensation.
They are being backed in their battle by the G14, much to Fifa's fury, and a court date has been set for March 2006.
"What we do not like is if an interest group tries to solve problems through the courts - we want dialogue," declared Mr Siegler.
"Our rules state that it is not allowed to go to court. There is a regulatory system within football, and we have our own Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.
"Things should not be going to outside courts."
And, in a statement aimed at the G14, which Fifa believes is going outside the set structure, he added: "We must not forget the pyramid structure, the federations are members of Fifa, and the clubs are members of federations - this is the reason why football works around the world."
Mr Siegler also revealed that a number of informal talks had been held between Fifa and the G14 to discuss a way forward on the increasing number of issues where they are failing to see eye-to-eye.
Club demands
Not only are Europe's leading clubs prepared to fight for financial compensation for players injured on international duty, they also want better recompense for releasing players to international games, including friendlies.
At present they get nothing from Fifa for releasing players for internationals, and if players are injured their treatment is paid for from club insurance schemes.
And they also want a say in how the international calendar, including international matches, is drawn up.
"Yes, G14 is backing Charleroi in this court case," said Umberto Gandini, AC Milan's sporting director.
"But it is not just about financial compensation - it is about decision-making processes, and our concerns about this," he added.
"The football associations, federations, and Fifa itself are rapidly becoming our financial competitors.
"We employ our star players and pay their wages for 12 months, but other people are taking our employees - the players - and using them to make money, yet we are excluded from the decision-making processes."
"This is not a problem that is going to go away, the clubs have to be listened to."
'No war'
Fellow G14 club Barcelona said it also suffered when there were friendly international matches, as it meant it fewer dates when it could play money-spinning exhibition and challenge matches.
"There are lost opportunities," said its commercial and marketing director Esteve Calzada.
"But, importantly it is getting our players back from international games in the right condition."
And two other large European clubs, Chelsea and Galatasaray - which are not G14 members - have voiced similar concerns here in Dubai.
But Mr Siegler said: "The big clubs have their interest group and their concerns are known. But I want to say there is no war between Fifa and the clubs; we are never against continuing dialogue with them."