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SANTA CRUZ -- An Eastside Santa Cruz man was behind bars Monday after he allegedly committed his third driving under the influence offense while out of jail on an ankle monitor, prosecutors say.
Corey Kalon Pooley, 37, was arrested on Feb. 19 after driving the wrong direction on Eastside streets, jumping a curb and eventually striking a parked car on River Street, Santa Cruz police said.
Pooley almost struck another motorist. That motorist then followed him while calling 911, police said.
Prosecutor Alex Byers said Pooley tested positive for being under the influence of drugs in a presumptive test and that he has asked for expedited test results from the Department of Justice.
Pooley was convicted of driving under the influence in 2011 and 2012 and convicted of reckless driving in 2008, Byers said.
In December, he was sentenced to 120 days in County Jail and then placed on an ankle monitor, he said.
Byers believes he shouldn't have been released on a monitor.
"It's a safety issue," he said. "We're really concerned when an individual who should be in jail is released, and it jeopardizes public safety."
Byers said he was pleased Friday to see Judge John Salazar take a look at the case and set Pooley's bail at $100,000.
Sheriff's Lt. Fred Plageman said Pooley is one of 70 inmates in the jail's Custody Alternatives Program and one of 31 in the program convicted of similar offenses.
A judge in December recommended he be allowed out on work release, Plageman said.
Custody alternatives is a newer program, implemented last year, that is related to state law AB109, prison realignment, which as of October 2011 directed certain prisoners who would have been sent to state prison be kept locally.
Those in the Custody Alternatives Program must be considered low-risk and have some type of home and a job, among other requirements, Plageman said.
"Custody alternatives is a way to help manage the jail population," he said. "It also puts people in an environment that provides positive support if they are moving in a positive direction."
Participants are checked on every two weeks, or more if needed, Plageman said.
They checked on Pooley last week, but did not find him home, he said. He wore an ankle monitor that is activated at all times and will alert an on-call officer if he drinks. The monitor also tells them when he is home, Plageman said.
He had a prior DUI for alcohol and a prior for drugs, he said.
"There is risk, but the risk is relatively low when you consider the program as a whole," Plageman said. "It doesn't excuse the behavior of the individual in this case, which is totally unacceptable."
Pooley was eligible for serving half-time, with good behavior, and had 19 days left when arrested, he said.
Public defender Leila Sayar, who represents Pooley, said custody alternatives can help a person care for family members or keep a job while taking responsibility for crime.
"It's a really great program that allows people to serve out a sentence that otherwise would be catastrophic in their lives," she said, adding that Pooley had a job and roommates.
"Most of the time people are successful," Sayar said. "I still maintain it was the correct decision. Nobody thought he was a public safety hazard before."
Pooley is due in court March 15 for a probation violation hearing.
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Okay, so what if you don't want people to know you still use that Elmo nightlight in your room. Now there's a cooler way to keep some light around when you're going to bed. It's an encased lightbulb that charges up during the day through solar power, then glows at night. Kinda pricey at $45, but still a great idea.
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A detailed branding campaign for a craft brewery; an exploration of the self, depicted in classical oil painting portraits; and large-scale reinterpretations of the Major Arcana cards in the Tarot deck are among the compelling projects that will be featured in the Elmhurst College Art Department's 45th Annual Spring Capstone Art Exhibition.
The culminating experience for every graduating art major, the Capstone Exhibition requires each student to create a body of work in her or his area of concentration—painting, sculpture, digital art, graphic design, printmaking or photography. This year's exhibition, which runs through June 1, features the work of 13 senior art students, expressed through a variety of media.
Hannah Manocchio, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, undertook a massive project—a reinterpretation of the Major Arcana (a suit of 22 cards in the Tarot deck) as large-format, color reduction woodblock prints. Each examines the historical and symbolical significance of the cards through the lens of a personal narrative.
Carolyn Hartmann, of Villa Park, created five large, conceptual portraits of people she knows. Rendered in oils in the style of classical portraiture, these paintings explore the dichotomies of self through the overlaying of multiple, differing images of each subject.
A.J. Barker created a fictional craft brewery in his hometown of Rochester, Minn., and designed its branding, packaging and promotional materials.
The seniors who will display their artwork are:
• A.J. Barker of Rochester, Minn. (Graphic Design)
• Maxwell Cooper of Palatine, Ill. (Drawing and Painting)
• Kristin Faleni of Lake Zurich, Ill. (Printmaking)
• Rebecca Foust of Shannon, Ill. (Painting and Drawing)
• Carolyn Hartmann of Villa Park, Ill. (Painting and Drawing)
• Alexander Huang of Barrington, Ill. (Graphic Design)
• Emily Hufford of Carol Stream, Ill. (Drawing and Painting)
• Alexandra Johnson of Melrose Park, Ill. (Photography)
• Nathaniel Jones of Palatine, Ill.
• Hannah Manocchio of Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Printmaking)
• Lauren Smith of Hinsdale, Ill. (Graphic Design)
• Todd Suhs of Oak Lawn, Ill. (Sculpture)
• Katheryn Traub of Chicago, Ill. (Painting and Drawing)
The Elmhurst College Spring Capstone Art Exhibition runs through Saturday, June 1, in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center and the Barbara A. Kieft Accelerator ArtSpace. The Frick Center is open daily; the Accelerator ArtSpace is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A public reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, May 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center, and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Barbara A. Kieft Accelerator ArtSpace. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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The number of cars and trucks on our roads is increasing faster than we can fund and build more roads and widen old ones. During the past 20 years, we've built about 3 percent more roads, but there are more than 50 percent vehicles using them, traveling 77 percent more miles. A high-tech solution is required.
Roads and automobiles have shared a matchless partnership for more than a century. Innovation through technology is about to bring these two partners even closer together as we look for new ways to make the driving experience safer and the roads less congested.
During a tour of the recently completed North American International Auto Show in Detroit, I witnessed a great amount of attention directed toward the rapidly advancing area of auto-related technology. Some of this discussion focused on the partnership between the vehicle and the roads, which is an area near and dear to our hearts at the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC). It is an area where we have been active for decades.
It is exciting to see this field beginning to mature. RCOC and our automotive partners have been imagining and working toward the potential of this technology for a long time. It is gratifying to see it beginning to reach a point where all this work and planning is starting to bear fruit.
The concept of the "connected vehicle," where the vehicles will talk directly to each other and to the road system, is accepted as the inevitable direction in which we are moving. While this concept may seem futuristic to some, it is something the Road Commission has been focused on for more than two decades.
Our involvement with this began when we were part of a national test project in the early 1990s in which cars communicated directly with the road via infrared beacons posted on the sides of the roads. The technology at the time was not really robust enough to support the vision behind the project, but it demonstrated that the idea was worth pursuing, and we've continued our involvement in this effort.
Since then, the available technology has advanced at warp speed. Today, it's clear we're not too far from the time when vehicles will be in constant communication with the roads, collecting data about road conditions, traffic and weather, while sharing information about speeds, travel patterns and driving conditions.
For example, our traffic signals will tell upstream motorists when traffic is heavy at the intersection ahead. This information, coupled with GPS systems and traffic services, could suggest an alternate route might be appropriate.
Additionally, vehicles may automatically relay to RCOC that a driver has turned on the windshield wipers. This, coupled with GPS location data, could help the Road Commission pinpoint the location of the snow line, enabling us to better respond to potential icing.
Other emerging technologies we continue to monitor include:
-- New road-surface materials, such as recycled composites;
-- Dynamic paints, glow-in-the-dark paints for road striping that don't require lights;
-- Wind-powered lights activated from a vehicle's motion;
-- Wireless electrical, vehicle charging for inductive power transfer;
-- Solar-energy roads made of tough solar panels that charge cars as they travel upon them;
-- Anti-icing roads with naturally interactive deicers that prevent roads from icing.
All this is very exciting, particularly when you consider that Southeast Michigan is well positioned to be the center for the development of this promising technology. This could prove not only to be a way of enhancing safety and the driving experience, but could also be a growth industry and add jobs for our region.
But 2013 is an exciting year at RCOC for another reason as well. May 7 will mark the centennial celebration of RCOC's founding and the initiation of our collaboration with the automobile, making us one of the oldest governmental institutions in Oakland County.
Many people don't realize that we were formed through an election of the people of Oakland County. We exist because Oakland County residents wanted an independent agency to build and manage the countywide road system.
Throughout much of our 100 years, this agency has been a leader among road agencies. We have been fortunate enough to have stable and forward-thinking leadership throughout our existence. Our leaders have continually sought to push us and to challenge accepted thinking, so that we have routinely been home to cutting-edge techniques, equipment, practices and technologies, including the connected-vehicle concepts I described above. The future may be closer than you think.
RCOC will host a public open house to celebrate our centennial anniversary on May 18. We hope you will join us to mark this momentous occasion. Stay tuned for further details regarding the open house.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Enjoy the spotlight while you can fiscal cliff because talk of the need for a grand bargain on Capitol Hill is already leaping into Wall Street's lexicon. Most market observers expect the Democrats and Republicans will show they learned their lesson about playing chicken with the nation's finances during the debt ceiling debacle and come to some compromise in a timely manner in order to avoid the fiscal cliff, which refers to a bevy of tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect on Jan. 1 unless the parties can hammer out a deal. There is a fear though that U.S. legislators will simply borrow a page from their procastinating counterparts across the pond and find a way to delay, rather than solve, the country's financial problems. What's needed instead is a ... wait for it ... grand bargain that will be more than a band-aid. UBS used the term in commentary on Monday as it introduced a year-end 2013 target of 1425 for the S&P 500. That view implies potential upside of just 2.7%, or 38 points, from Monday's close at 1387, and 4.8%, or 65 points, from Friday's finish at 1360. "Our cautious stance is predicated upon a belief that a number of macro uncertainties -- the most important of which stem from long-term U.S. fiscal imbalances --will hamper earnings growth and constrain valuations in 2013," the firm said. "While not our base case, we believe that stocks could rise substantially if U.S. policymakers can negotiate a 'grand bargain' that credibly addresses long-term tax, spending, and entitlement reforms. Unfortunately, our sense is that the most important structural issues will be pushed off into the future, leaving significant uncertainty about the long-term direction of the economy and corporate profits." UBS reset its year-end 2012 target for the S&P 500 at 1375 and said it expects "mid-single digit earnings growth over the next two years on the back of moderate economic growth, flattish margins, and buyback activity." From a sector standpoint, the firm said it's now overweight on discretionary, Staples and Health Care, and that it's staying underweight on financials, telecom and utilities, stating that: "We believe stocks exhibiting a combination of high earnings growth and payout ratios will continue to outperform."
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A new program has the goal of providing food for hungry children on weekends and school vacation days.
The program received $1,000 Friday from Robbie Stefka of the North Platte Public Schools Foundation.
Under the program, staff members at local elementary schools will identify chronically hungry students. Bags filled with nonperishable and perishable food will be provided to them to take home on Friday afternoons, organizer Kristen Parker said. Each bag will contain two breakfast meals, two lunch or dinner meals.
The bags will be delivered to participating schools by volunteers.
The need is evident. Parker said more than 150 backpacks go out each week and there are kids on the waiting list.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 by Dec. 31, which will provide an additional 35 backpacks per week for a year available for kids in need, she said. We are promoting to businesses to Adopt-A-Backpack for a year for $288, or three backpacks for $864 or five for $1,440.
Each backpack is valued at approximately $6 per bag, per week, per child, she said.
For more information, the chairpersons are Kirsten Parker (308) 535-3672 and/or Judy Pederson (308) 532-1111 or Mandy Brandes, the Healthy Schools Healthy Kids Coordinator at the West Central District Health Department at 308-696-1201 ext 256.
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Reaching 35 years is a huge milestone that only a handful of car clubs (and even fewer marriages) have been able to accomplish. During its lifetime, the lowriding community has seen many car clubs come and go, so there's something to be said about such a rich and enduring history. Those who have reached it can testify that the only way to get there is with sheer commitment.
Individuals like Ricardo Alvarado have demonstrated their commitment to the lowrider lifestyle and his deep-rooted history and involvement is evident as we gaze at the black and white images of young Ricardo that were on display alongside the Oldies Car Club memorial wall. Not only do the different variations of Oldies car club plaques demonstrate the transformation the club has endured over the years, but it also represents the commitment they made so long ago.
To celebrate this achievement, the club hosted a black tie attire soiree, which was held at Marquis Banquet Hall in Glendale, California. Oldies members accompanied the San Fernando Valley chapter from the San Diego, Stockton, Fresno, Inland Empire, New Mexico, Houston, Los Angles, Arizona, Tijuana, Washington, Coachella Valley, Monterey, and county chapters. Guests in attendance enjoyed food, drinks, and dancing, while spectators passing by admired the multiple bombs parked outside of the facility. We here at LOWRIDER Magazine would like to congratulate the Oldies on their commitment to their club and the contributions they have provided the lowrider lifestyle.


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PATHOLOGY staff in Worcestershire have been recognised for their hard work processing and analysing blood samples.
Labs at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital
were recently awarded full compliance status with Clinical Pathology Accreditation UK following a detailed inspection.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Penny Venables paid a visit to the teams to thank them for their work, describing pathology as "an essential but unseen hospital service".
"You're under pressure every day to keep up with an ever increasing number of samples, and regular inspections add to the workload," she said.
"You've worked really hard and pulled together as a team to make sure you were ready for the latest inspection and we're very grateful for all your hard work and commitment."
More than 200 staff work at the three lab, where they analyse most blood tests and other samples carried out both in hospitals and GP surgeries in the county.
Chief biomedical scientist Gurmit Tamber said: "Our accreditation shows that we are maintaining and delivering a very high quality pathology service in Worcestershire.
"The assessment looks at the whole team and we're very proud to have achieved this industry standard."


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On the fourth day of the voyage the Veldmans heard an ominous weather report on their long-range radio. A storm was coming, bringing high winds and rough seas. As conditions deteriorated, they couldn't make any forward progress at all, and in fact, the boat was drifting toward Cuba. Here's how Elle describes riding out the storm on a blog post:
"We fought the wind and waves for hours and when I say we fought them I mean WE FOUGHT THEM! The seas were the most confused seas we have ever been in. They (waves) were hitting us on the nose and they were about 6 meter crashing waves. When we were in the trough of the wave there was no way we could see the horizon, only a wall of water surrounding us on all sides. At one point the waves were crashing over the bow so strong I was scared we would flip end over end, but Dad reassured me that with the physics of it and wave height it was not possible — still a scary feeling (I would lie in bed and be suspended in the air then dropped back on to the bed when the wave passed)."
Eventually the storm passed and the Veldmans made it safely to Key West, after eight days at sea — about twice as long as the trip was expected to take.Let's face it, many parents and their teenaged offspring would probably shudder at the thought of being cooped up for a year on a boat with each other. The Veldmans aren't the average family.
When the decision was made to sail the Caribbean for a year, it meant huge changes for the family, beginning with selling their 2,200-square-foot house in Fort Wayne and preparing to live on a boat with about 300 square feet for a year.
Planning the trip was stressful and emotions were raw at times. The children were apprehensive about selling their home and leaving their family and friends.
But the opportunity of an adventure of a lifetime eventually won out over apprehension and sadness over leaving the familiar behind for uncharted territories.
Paul, a firefighter, and Laura, a business professional, put their careers aside for this trip. In addition to selling their house, they sold Paul's business and some possessions to purchase their boat, which they've dubbed Laeto Loco. It means two things: "In Latin it means 'Happy Place,'" Paul says on the website. "Combine the Latin with Spanish and it means 'Crazy Happy.'"Paul and Laura saw the trip as an opportunity for the family to bond and share a sense of purpose. Other benefits included experiencing the cultures of the islands, home schooling the two younger children, reducing the carbon footprint by using wind power, eating local foods, promoting goodwill and presenting a positive image of Americans.
But the crux of the trip is family togetherness, the very thing so many families would avoid. This is what the family says on its blog: "Being together has always been good for our family. To take on a trip like this, as a family, will cement the bonds between us. Many difficulties, struggles and obstacles will be faced and overcome."The family had some sailing experience in the form of lessons, charters and a couple of boat deliveries, but knew they had a lot to learn.
On Sept. 11 the Veldmans moved onto their newly purchased boat in Bocas Del Toro, Panama.
They spent two months in the marina there fixing things on the boat. They spent November sailing around the Bocas area getting their "sea legs." Christmas was spent anchored in the Chagres River in Panama, "with crocodiles and monkeys as our only neighbors," Paul said.
"We took it slow in the beginning, but eventually we had to set our sails and leave the land behind," Paul said. "When we're out there we have to be completely self-sufficient. Anything that happens is on us, both the good and the bad. There's no AAA for ocean side assistance. Where we've been so far, there's very little in the way of hardware or groceries, let alone boat supplies. The actual sailing the boat has been less of a learning curve than just maintaining the boat and all its systems — diesel engines, electricity, wind generator, auto pilot, etc."
January was spent in the San Blas Islands of Panama. Paul said it's also known as the Kuna Yala Nation. The local tribes are hunter-gatherers who still live in thatched-roof huts with dirt floors. "It was beautiful and eye-opening," he said.
In February the family sailed north 59 hours to the Colombian Island of Providencia, off the coast of Nicaragua. Then they sailed to Roatan before setting off on the nail-biting trip to the Keys, where they are now.
The trip has been an eye-opener for the family as they learn about different cultures. It's also been an extraordinary bonding experience for the family. "I thought moving from our Fort Wayne home to a 300- square-foot boat could cause a lot of tension," Paul said in an email. "It has been much less of a hurdle than I thought it would be."
The trip has been filled with new experiences — mostly good — and a few frightening ones, such as the storm that left them drifting toward Cuba.
Another frightening experience occurred in February off the coast of Honduras when another boat was bearing down on them and they thought they were being stalked by pirates (See sidebar for daughter Elle's account of this experience in Features.)One look at the Veldmans' website, www.veldmansailing.com, speaks volumes about the trip, which has been mostly a positive experience. Blue skies, blue ocean, swimming, freshly caught fish, tropical islands and smiling faces tell the story. Here's what the kids have to say when asked what they've liked about the trip:
Elle: "I've really enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. I love hearing their stories of how they ended up on a boat, where they're from, and trying to place all the accents. I've gained so much confidence in myself and my abilities to handle the boat — we're each now capable of handling the boat alone."
Claire: "All the experiences that we would never get without this. We've transited the Panama Canal. We've taken walks in the jungle to see tons of wild animals — monkeys, anteaters, sloths, lemurs. We've visited an iguana farm where I had to pick my path through them wisely so I wouldn't accidentally step on one. We've had a personal tour of a Kuna village and experienced a teenaged girl's coming-of-age three-day ceremony. It's been amazing and I know there's so much more to come."
Adam: "I love seeing all the different cultures of the places we've visited. I also love being part of the cruising community. The people are all so friendly and welcoming. I enjoy living on a boat and learning about how the systems work — electricity, plumbing, diesel engines and so much more. All this, and we're only half-way through."
Paul most appreciates having all these experiences with his family. Laura also considers it a blessing. "I can't believe I get to spend all this time with my children and husband," she said. "We have so much time to talk with each other, which we didn't do nearly as much of when we were home with all our busy separate lives. I love being on watch through the night with one of my kids sitting by my side, reading to me or talking about where we've been and what's to come."Feb. 12 was not a good day for the Veldmans. It was their third day at sea, heading from Providencia, just off the coast of Nicaragua, to Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras. Very early in the morning a 90-foot tugboat altered its course to remain on a collision course with the Veldmans' boat in an area infamous for its piracy, Laura said (the incident is detailed in the sidebar in the Features section). It was scary and unsettling.
"We were all pretty shook up for the rest of the day, but certainly thought we were through the worst of it," Laura said. But later that day as the Veldmans approached where they were going to anchor for the night their boat crashed into a coral reef.
"For what felt like an eternity to us, but in reality was only about a minute, the waves picked us up and crashed us down onto the rocks again and again," Laura said. "Miraculously, God led Paul to turn the boat hard to starboard (right), which was the only way out of there."
The boat only suffered some superficial fiberglass damage that has been repaired.
"The last thing we did as a family this day was to come together to say a prayer of thanks; things could have been so much worse, but instead we were going to sleep soundly for the night tucked into our beds on a boat that was still in one piece in a place people dream of visiting for a vacation," Laura said.After their stay in the Keys the Veldmans will sail to the Bahamas and spend the rest of the trip there. Then they will sail the boat back to Florida, where it will be for sale with a broker. Actually, the boat already is for sale, with an availability date of late June.
And then, "most of us will go back to life as it was before the trip," Laura said. Claire will return to Bishop Luers High School and Adam will go back to St. John the Baptist. Paul and Laura will look for a new home and return to work.
Elle, who graduated from Bishop Luers in 2012, will see life change the most. She wants to work on a boat crew. Initially she wanted to work on a super yacht (an expensive, privately owned yacht that has a professional crew), but after the ordeal of being stranded at sea in a storm on a sailboat, incredibly, she's thinking of working on a sailing yacht "for the adventure side of things," she said on the blog. "When I told Mom and Dad this they just laughed and said I was crazy."


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NEWPORT County AFC will host Coventry City in a pre-season friendly at Rodney Parade on Tuesday, July 29, kick-off 7.30pm.
A club statement reads: "This will be a fine test for Justin Edinburgh's men and will conclude a busy period at Rodney Parade with FC Carl Zeiss Jena coming to the County the previous Saturday.
"Coventry City have a fine tradition including winning the FA Cup in 1987 in one of the most romantic of recent cup finals with a 3-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur.
"Goalkeeper that day Steve Ogrizovic is now on the coaching staff and Sky Blues Manager Steven Pressley is sure to bring a strong squad to Newport."
Ticket prices and further details will be announced in due course." The Argus understands that a further friendly will be arranged for Saturday, August 2, ahead of the League Two season opener on August 9.


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A jail inmate would have to pay $10 if he or she makes a non-emergency visit to a health care provider, under a new bill introduced in the Legislature.
If the inmate doesnt have the money, it would be taken out of future income.
Initial health evaluations would be excepted and paid by the taxpayers.
Sen. Tyson Larson of ONeill introduced the bill, LB 246. He said a county sheriff asked him to introduce the bill. The sheriff said inmate requests for health care pull deputies away from regular duties and the county has to pay all the costs.
Larson said 37 other states require such payments from inmates, including Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas, according to an Associated Press report.
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In all, Nebraska lawmakers introduced more than 246 legislative bills during the second week of the legislative session, bringing the total so far to 401 bills.
Thursday is the deadline for bill introductions.
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LB171 would expedite the concealed handgun permit process − from 45 days to five days − for applicants who are victims of domestic violence. Sponsored by Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins.
LB181 would make it illegal to operate a motorcycle with a passenger under 8 years of age. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Avery of Lincoln.
LB182 would prevent the biological father of a child who was conceived as a result of sexual assault from being considered a part of the child's family under paternity law. Also sponsored by Avery.
LB190 would appropriate $10 million each from the general funds for 2013-14 and 2014-15 for the Early Childhood Education Endowment Cash Fund. The fund provides grants to school districts for early childhood education programs for at-risk children from birth to age 3. Sponsored by Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff.
LB204 would increase the punishment for anyone who witnesses or suspects animal cruelty without reporting it from an infraction to a Class III misdemeanor. It also expands the responsibility to report such abuse from employees to the public. Sponsored by Sen. Tyson Larson of ONeill.
LB216 would provide support for foster children transitioning to adult life with services such as Medicaid and payments for housing. Sponsored by Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln.
LB217 would increase the salaries of Nebraskas constitutional officers in 2015. The governors salary would increase from $105,000 to $126,000. Sponsed by Sen. Bill Avery.
LB225: Under this bill, all new babies born in Nebraska would have to get screened for critical congenital heart disease if theyre born at a hospital or health care facility with birthing services. Sponsored by Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion.
LB258 would prohibit school bus drivers from using wireless devices. The drivers would still be allowed to use dispatch radios. Sponsored by Sen. Kate Sullivan of Cedar Rapids.
LB267 would prohibit a prison inmate, person on parole, probation or work release from working as an undercover agent or employee of law enforcement. Sponsored by Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha.
LB280 would change the provisions in the law regarding domestic assault cases. Among the provisions, the pronouns his or her would be added in the language of the statutes and penalties would stiffen for violators with prior convictions. Sponsored by Sen. Pete Pirsch of Omaha.
LB293: Under this bill, information regarding firearm sale, registration, use or purchase would not be a matter of public record. The information would be available upon request by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Kinter of Papillion.
LB310 would clarify shoulder injuries would not be compensated the same as arm loss under the Workers Compensation Act in Nebraska. Sponsored by Sen. Kate Bolz of Lincoln.
LB327: Under this bill, all 2014 individual income tax rates would go down by a few tenths of a percent. Sponsored by Sen. Pete Pirsch.
LB355 would reduce the age of a minor from 19 to 18. Sponsored by Sen. Tyson Larson.
LB393 would require motorcyclists and moped drivers to wear eye protection while driving on highways in Nebraska. It also exempts people over 21 from wearing helmets while driving on the same highways. Sponsored by Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins.
LB400 would appropriate $101 million for the program Aid to Community Colleges in each year from 2013 to 2015. Sponsored by Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh of Omaha.
Joseph Moore, Bethany Knipp and Demetria Stephens of the Nebraska News Service wrote the bill recaps.
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Range-wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Submitted to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas Among Five States Working To Conserve Bird, Avoid Need For Threatened Listing
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other state wildlife agencies in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado have submitted the 3rd draft of a range-wide plan to conserve the lesser prairie chicken to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is considering whether to list the bird as a threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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"It is noteworthy that 44 landowners across the Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains have enrolled 427,685 acres in voluntary conservation agreements to help conserve this species, a nearly four-fold increase since 2010," Melinchuk said.
Under the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, landowners voluntarily help conserve and restore habitat for the bird on private land in Texas and other states. In exchange for management practices such as prescribed grazing, brush management, and prescribed burning, landowners receive assurances that they will not be required to meet any new regulations should the bird be listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Funding for the multi-state plan came from a grant from the USFWS with support from the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Grassland Initiative. WAFWA collaborated with the Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group, made up of biologists from the five state wildlife agencies and other partners, to develop the range-wide conservation plan.
The lesser prairie chicken is a grassland grouse species native to parts of the five states. It has been a candidate for listing since 1998. The USFWS proposed to list it as threatened last December, and is expected to issue a final rule in September.
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service commends the Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group and WAFWA for their tireless efforts to develop a range-wide conservation plan for the lesser prairie-chicken," said Benjamin Tuggle, PhD, director for the service's southwest region. "In the next few weeks the service will reopen the comment period in order to provide the public the opportunity to provide additional comments on the lesser prairie chicken listing proposal and the range-wide conservation plan as it relates to the service's listing proposal."
Throughout the multi-state planning process, which started last April, the state wildlife agencies have reached out to the public, seeking feedback on two previous draft plans, and they've been encouraged to see support for a state-led effort to conserve the species.
"Historically, state conservation agencies saw drought conditions like the ones we are observing now back in the 1930s, and biologists thought the species had become extinct," said Bill Van Pelt, the WAFWA's grassland coordinator. "However, we believe that with habitat conservation efforts available through various Farm Bill programs, plus landowner enrollments in conservation agreements, we are seeing lesser prairie chickens maintained on the landscape and even expanding into new areas in some parts of their range."
Before finalizing the range-wide plan for submittal to USFWS in May, the five state wildlife agencies are again seeking public feedback on the latest draft. The Range-wide Conservation Plan for the Lesser Prairie Chicken can be seen on TPWD's lesser prairie-chicken web page at http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/lesserprairiechicken/. Any interested parties may send comments about the range-wide plan to Jan Caulfield Consulting at firstname.lastname@example.com. Texas landowners or others with questions or comments about the plan may contact Sean Kyle, TPWD biologist in Lubbock, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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HOUSTON — A workshop to be held Feb. 25 will educate Houston-area landowners about available land management tools. The workshop is part of a statewide series designed to address the growing problem of Texas rural land being fragmented into smaller tracts, often involving urban-based owners who are interested in wildlife conservation but lack experience in wildlife or land management.
For more than a century, rural Texas land has been owned mainly by farm and ranch families who lived on it. In recent decades, the countryside has been fragmented into smaller tracts owned increasingly by urban owners looking for a weekend retreat or retirement home.
In 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report showing that Texas led the nation in the loss of undeveloped land from 1992-97.
Land fragmentation is one of the main threats to wildlife in Texas. It crowds wildlife into smaller spaces, blocks travel corridors and disrupts access to feeding areas.
This workshop is for landowners who already have some experience with land and wildlife management. A workshop for beginners will be held later in the year.
The Feb. 25 workshop will discuss the tools, people and funding programs available to help landowners achieve conservation and financial goals when managing property for wildlife. Local wildlife professionals will give presentations regarding setting up leases, wildlife census counts, alien species, supplementing food and other topics.
Attendees will also receive two continuing education credit hours in general pesticide and agricultural applicator's licensing
"The rural landscape is being broken up and fragmented by landowners that want to own a little piece of the country. At this workshop, urban landowners that own property elsewhere can come and get the knowledge to make sound management decisions that benefit wildlife," said Keith Crenshaw, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department natural resource specialist. "Houston landowners have property all over Texas so the workshop is not limited to management techniques along the Gulf Coast. We give a broad spectrum of information that is applicable statewide, then we add information from local biologists for the individual landowner to get a more regional perspective."
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Luck so far... not just good. Truly magnificent. This kid will be a top-5 quarterback soon. Very soon.
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Luck so far... not just good. Truly magnificent. This kid will be a top-5 quarterback soon. Very soon.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Where is he now? I mean is there anymore debate that he is the best QB in the division?
I don't know where I'd put him right now if someone put a gun to my head and made me rank QBs, but it'd be tough to not put him top 10 at this moment.
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You guys are not going to get anywhere, but requesting OlBlu to get banned. It plays exactly into his hands. If you want him gone, reply to his posts with thought out sane responses and watch him continue to descend into his own madness. It's much more fun this way anyway.
But to continue to call for his head, you are giving him his best defense. Which is that everyone here is just "against" him, just let it play out, we've seen this 100 times on PD. Yes, I like to play with trolls as much as anyone, but continuing to ask for him to get banned does nothing but tick the admins off and give OlBlu the ammo he needs to defend himself. If you respond to him with logic and thought our responses, no matter how far out of left field his views may be, eventually he will either get bored and tone it down or leave, or he will slip up so much trying to draw attention to himself, that he will get banned. But continually asking for him to be banned is going to accomplish absolutely nothing, that has never been how this board has worked.
He's not better than Schaub... yet, but he will be
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I think this is wrong, if Schaub didn't have his running game, Andre Johnson, and an incredibly good defense, people would view Schaub IMO as a Kevin Kolb level QB.
yeah i understand. If Peyton didn't have Marivn or Edge, he may not have been as good
Smothered Chicken!
This quote from Indystar is why Luck is already so smart, great understanding of how a game works and flows.
On third-and-7 at the Packers 14 with 47 seconds remaining, Luck took off. He scrambled up the middle, diving for 7 yards and a first down. Luck described his mad dash as understanding "situational football.""I realized we needed a first," he said.Had he gone into a QB's slide, he likely would have come up short of the sticks."In a crucial situation," Luck said, "you duck your head and get (it). You'd better duck your head. You owe it to your teammates. You owe it to coach Pagano, the coaching staff, the fans, everybody who loves this organization."
I'm not sure what your point is here? Comparing Peyton to Schaub in any way is a big stretch.
This, or just plain IGNORE him.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I'm not sure either but top-10 is certainly possible.
If I had to pick a QB for a game I had to win tomorrow there are only 6 I can definitively say I'd choose before Luck. Rodgers, Brees, Brady, Peyton, Eli, and Matt Ryan.
Before the preseason I thought this was a 4-12 team. Once I saw Luck, I said they could win 6-7 games simply because in 10 of our games we clearly had the best QB. It may be more than 10.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Rodgers, Brady, Manning, Manning, Brees, Ryan, Rothlisberger are for sure better right now.
Rivers, RGIII, Cutler (on a good day) are at least able to make an argument. Though the last greatly two benefit from having good teams/receivers around them.
Alex Smith, Andy Dalton, and Matt Schaub are hard to gauge due to the talent and depth within their respected teams.
Vick, Romo, Stafford, and Newton, have all had tremendous ups and downs. (You could put Cutler in this group as well) they've all struggled to put up W's at one point or another--some in spite of having talented teams around them.
I think Fitzpatrick, Tannehill, Sanchez, Weeden, Locker, Gabbert, Cassel, Palmer, Ponder, Freeman, Kolb, Bradford, and Wilson have easily been surpassed.
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Did Luck play miserable in the first half? I don't recall him playing badly.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Let's put it this way, in the past two years Schaub is 11-3. He has not lead a single game winning comeback in that time period.
He's way better SOONER than I expected, to be quite honest. I expected him to eventually get to where he was yesterday, perhaps a year from now (as a non Colts fan & a dispassionate observer).
The earlier assessment of him being behind only Rodgers, Brady, PManning, EManning, Brees, Ryan, and Rothlisberger is probably accurate. In five years you likely are concerned only with Rogers and Ryan among those, and Luck will get better. RGIII, Shaub, and Dalton (and just maybe, to my astonishment, Tannehill) could be the ones to fend off. Plus Ryan Mallett.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
I'm not comparing them. Schaub is a top 10 QB. He's good and yes he has help. But he's still good. Peyton is great but he had some help with Marvin and Edge
Smothered Chicken!
Kevin Kolb has Larry Fitzgerald (every bit as good as Andre Johnson), yet he still sucks. Schaub is much, much better than Kolb.
Schaub is legit. His biggest issue is that he tends to crap his pants in bigger moments. But right now he's probably better than Luck.
If you don't like my posting about it, just ignore them. See, it doesn't work like that because other people respond to it, the entire topic at hand gets derailed, and the thread no longer has any bearing on what it originally did. I don't give a **** if I am "playing into his hand" or not, it's bull **** that he's even allowed around here.
It's important to note that the rough Bears game still has a significant impact on Luck's overall statistics. He had a 52.9 passer rating that day. He was 23-45 with 309 yards, 1TD, 3 INT. But let's look at how other QBs have fared against Chicago this season:
Rodgers: 22-32, 1 TD, 1 INT, 219 yards, 85.3 rating
Bradford: 18-35, 0 TD, 2INT, 152 yards, 39.2 rating
Romo: 31-43, 1 TD, 5 INT, 307 yds, 60.1 rating
Gabbert: 17-33, 0TD, 2 INT, 142 yds, 37.7 rating.
So to put it into context, Luck played the very first game of his career on the road against a very solid team that has made life difficult for every QB it has faced this season. The Chicago game still has a significant impact on his stats as there have only been four games. The only QB that has looked OK against Chicago is Rodgers, but even he didn't have a great performance by his standards. Romo, Gabbert, and Bradford all looked awful against Chicago.
Record wise they aren't a whole lot worse. Perception wise--different story. Houston is widely regarded as one of the two best teams in football. Arizona is a feel good story who just got curb stomped by the mighty Rams. Schaub was good before he had a running game. He's been a solid quarterback for years. He's a step below elite, whereas Kolb is a step above atrocious.
Schaub sure gets a lot of credit around here for a guy who has made the playoffs a whopping one time.
And he technically didn't make the playoffs last year. He was placed on IR after week 10.


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It was to become a turning point, the pivotal moment, that critical juncture. Whichever expression you prefer for the decisive shift from the C4 to the C5, it wasn't the first time this sort of thing had occurred in Corvette history.
To mention just a few, we'd point to the first V-8–powered model in 1955, which replaced the anemic Blue Flame Six. Then there was the end of the straight-axle era, when the chassis was upgraded to include an independent rearend. The 427 big-block Vette was certainly a startling development. Ditto for the shift in body style from the hard-edged, midyear Sting Ray to the Coke-bottle Stingray shape. And perhaps one of the more ignominious events was when smog laws emasculated America's sports car. The list goes on and on.
Then there's the sea change that took Corvette into the modern era of C5 and C6 supercars. Not that the C4 was somehow wanting during its time. After all, its preliminary introduction in 1983 heralded the first all-new Corvette in two decades. Only 44 pre-production cars were built that year, but none of them was ever sold, and all but one was eventually destroyed, making it the "missing year" of Corvette production.
As Mike Yager, head of Mid America Motorworks, points out, most pre-production vehicles are crushed during testing or soon after, when they are no longer needed. Sadly, there are no engineering test platforms in existence from any prior Corvette generation.
Not so with the C5 prototypes, three of which Yager now owns. In 1988, GM began development of this radically reworked model with the CERV-4b. It appeared to be a C4 on the outside, but underneath were a number of mechanical upgrades being developed for the C5, such as the interior, exhaust, suspension, gas-tank filler, and rear convertible trunk entrance.
As these prototype designs morphed from CAD drawings into real-world test vehicles, 14 "Alpha Build" cars were assembled. The Alpha cars were a rough approximation (putting it charitably) of how the C5 Corvette would look. They were then followed by a Beta version, which improved on the rudimentary R&D phase, in part by perfecting both the hydroformed framerails and the all-new Gen III powerplant.
For those who like to see what those GM's wizards of engineering did behind the curtain, we prevailed on Yager for an exclusive shoot combining not only both the Alpha and Beta test beds, but also the last-ever C4 produced. This troika of collectibles, gleaned from Yager's extensive personal collection, provides a revealing look at how the C4 was transmogrified into a crudely camouflaged C5 prototype. Like grinding sausage or watching a bill making its way through the legislature, it ain't pretty, but the final result sure was.
While it might not be immediately obvious from these primeval prototypes, Chevrolet designers worked hard to improve on the C4's dated lines and aging chassis, the latter by reducing the number of parts needed by a whopping 1,500 items. This deletion was designed to tighten up the rattletrap dynamics of the C4 (for a firsthand confirmation, just ask our long-suffering editor about his personal car), while also streamlining production and maintenance. In addition, the frame was substantially stiffened by using the aforementioned hydroformed main-rails linked to a backbone configuration.
In contrast to stamped or welded parts, this manufacturing process basically consists of using high hydraulic pressure to press room-temperature metal into a specialized die. To hydroform aluminum into a Corvette framerail, a hollow tube of aluminum is placed inside a negative mold with the desired shape. Hydraulic pumps then inject fluid at very high pressure inside the aluminum, which causes it to expand until it matches the mold.
Hydroforming allows for production of complex shapes with concavities that would be difficult if not impossible with standard solid die stamping. It also optimizes the stiffness-to-weight ratio at a lower cost per unit. A stiffer frame, in turn, allows for softer suspension settings to enhance ride comfort, even as the handling is more stable. (The 8-inch-wider track of the C5 improved this aspect as well.)
As for body styling, the influences came from a number of places. In the past, the concept and design of the Corvette was largely conceived by legendary individuals such as Zora Arkus-Dutov, Bill Mitchell, and Pete Brock. Instead, the C5 stemmed from both market research and feedback from 1,600 or so Corvette owners (along with owners of similar sports cars). In the halls of GM, this "Voice of the Customer" had been previously a distant note. One thing designer John Cafaro heard loud and clear, though, was that prospective customers feared that America's favorite sports car might end up looking like a "furrin" concoction; e.g., a Ferrari or an Acura NSX.
That anxiety was not totally unfounded, as GM designers admitted to looking at cars like the Nissan 300ZX and Mazda RX-7 for styling cues and quality control. Even so, all this lucubrating by GM stylists and engineers over the lines and underpinnings eventually paid off, as the C5 was significantly superior to the C4 in every meaningful way.
That included a new, 345hp (later increased to 350 horses) LS1 small-block. This lighter, all-aluminum mill also represented a complete redesign, featuring a distributor-less ignition and a revamped firing order. Combined with a more slippery shape with a mere 0.29 coeffcient of drag, the new model would eventually achieve a surprising rating of 28 mpg on the highway. Of even greater interest, of course, was the enhanced performance.
To maximize this aspect, the C5 Alpha and Beta cars were subjected to a number of studies to evaluate aerodynamics, durability, driveability, and the like, providing essential data so Corvette engineers could further refine the design. Using that research, GM started building the first of a baker's dozen of test cars in the mid '90s.
These test mules were driven extensively, their higher-caliber firepower disguised with ersatz body panels, like modern-day Q-ships, to fool prying eyes and photographers as to the underlying reality.
So how did Yager come to own these intriguing slices of Corvette history? The Alpha and Beta Corvettes were obtained to join another research vehicle in the Yager stable that played a significant part in the creation of the C5. In 2009 Mike's sons, Michael and Blake Yager, purchased the CERV-4b at auction. After that, the Alpha and Beta versions, which had been in the GM Heritage Collection, were sold at a later Barrett-Jackson auction. The buyer, appreciating their historical significance, later contacted Yager and asked if he would like to have them safely installed in his collection at the hammer price. Aside from the attractive price, Yager jumped at the chance to round out his display of the engineering platforms of the C5 Corvette.
"They're an exceptional piece of Corvette history," he points out. "The C5 is such a special car. And there's only one left of each of these development cars. They're not prissy cars, but they drive and handle really well. They're testing tools, works in progress that show the engineering process."
Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Yager uncovered intriguing details in these test beds, such as old decals indicating the age of certain components. "The dates of things were surprising, how early they started on the project. People don't realize how long it takes."
He also could spot some detours along the way, such as items for the dash and door panels that never made it into production, as the designers took a different direction. He even came across some jury-rigged stuff. "In the Beta car, the ignition switch looked like it came off a '53 pickup. Of course, the engineers just needed something to get the engine started."
Delineating the development process even further, Yager notes that there were five basic stages on the C5: CERV-4b, Alpha, Beta, pre-pilot (or pre-production), and pilot cars (which are actually available for purchase by consumers). He has a number of contacts at the factory who have helped him gain some insight into what goes into creating a new Corvette, such as Peter Liccardello, who served as an Integration Manager, basically a go-between from engineering to manufacturing. "It's really cool to own the car that GM people like Peter can identify."
Of course, Yager would like to have all five phases in his collection for posterity. "I'm definitely interested in getting those," he admits. "I saw No. 19 of the '97 pilot cars at Bloomington and didn't buy it, but I wish I had." On the other hand, at least he has the last C4 produced, as sort of a segue into the CERV-4b and Alpha and Beta platforms. Obtaining that finale took some doing, as he wrote to then-GM manager Jim Perkins to inquire about purchasing it during a special ceremony. He agreed, and allowed Yager to bring in a film crew the night before in order to document that car's swan-song construction.
"Most people are interested in the first car built, not the last ones," he observes. "I like having the end of one, and the start of another." So now most of the C4-to-C5 nexus is safely on display at Mid America's HQ for all Corvette owners to relish for themselves.


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The Atlantic's case against high school sports
I finally read The Atlantic's recent cover story, "The Case Against High School Sports," which includes a quick shout-out to Pasco County, and the magazine's counter-point, "High School Sports Aren't Killing Academics."
The anti-sports story repeats the arguments you've heard before:
* Schools place too much of an emphasis on athletics
* District waste too much money on sports instead of using that money for academics
* Schools in other countries don't have high school sports, and their kids do better on tests
* Coaches focus on coaching and not enough on teaching
I think those points are worthy of community discussion, even if I disagree on the last part.
To me, the most interesting argument was this: High school sports are bad for those who don't play them. It cites a study on the University of Oregon that showed that when the Ducks' football team did well, the men on campus got poorer grades. …Full Story


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Azog and Bolg...
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I used whole wheat flour tortillas to make the tortilla chips, which made this already low-glycemic recipe even better for someone who's following the South Beach Diet. (You can use low-carb tortillas if you want to make the car count even lower.) You could also use whole wheat pita bread, or even use regular tortilla chips if you're not worried about the glycemic index.
White Bean and Artichoke Dip with Whole Wheat Tortilla Chips
(Makes about 2 cups of dip, recipe from Cooking New American.)
Tortilla Chips Ingredients:
6-8 whole wheat flour tortillas (can also use pita bread)
olive oil for brushing on tortillas (I used a mister)
salt for sprinkling on tortillas (I used Vege-Sal)
Dip Ingredients:
1 can (15 oz.) cannellini beans
1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts (I used artichoke bottoms which have hearts only, no leaves)
1 small clove garlic, chopped (about one tsp. chopped garlic)
2 T fresh lemon juice
2 T extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling on top
3 T freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary (I used frozen rosemary, if you only have dried rosemary be sure it's completely crushed)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
sweet paprika, for garnish
Drain beans into colander and rinse well, until no foam remains. Let drain at least 5 minutes. Drain artichokes. In food processor, combine beans, artichokes, garlic, and lemon juice and blend until fairly smooth. Keep food processor motor running and add the olive oil in a stream. Add Parmesan, and finely chopped fresh rosemary and pulse about 10 times to blend. Season dip to taste with salt and fresh ground pepper.
Place dip in a serving bowl, sprinkle with a small amount of paprika and drizzle over a small amount of olive. Arrange tortilla chips around bowl and serve.
South Beach Suggestions:
This dip with 100% whole wheat tortilla chips (or pita bread) is a good choice for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet.
More Tasty and Festive Dips with Beans:
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Slow Roasted Tomato Hummus
White Bean Dip and Baked Wonton Chips from The Unemployed Cook
Roasted Garlic, Pepper, and White Bean Dip from Daily Unadventures in Cooking
White Bean Puree with Polenta Crackers from Brownie Points
Roasted Garlic, Artichoke, and White Bean Spread from Gluten-Free Bay
White Bean Puree with Sun-Dried Tomatoes from Well Fed
Hummus Dilettante from Desert Candy
Hummus from Simply Recipes
Green Onion Hummus from Je Mange la Ville


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Mail: Southern statues symbolize suppession
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Robertson and Delsing re-elected chair, vice chair of NWB
More Ag News
"I was in foster care since I was two weeks old, 18-year-old Lucas Lisle said. My parents didnt know how to take care of me.
Its tough on children.
Its not the childrens fault, Lisles adoptive father Jack Taff of Omaha said. Its the situation theyre thrown into.
Now, Lisle is thankful to have found a permanent home with a family who cares about him. Next year, he plans to attend Southeast Community College.
I have a future and I plan to stick to what I do, Lisle said.
In an effort to increase adoptions within the foster care system, Gov. Dave Heineman declared November as Adoption Awareness Month in Nebraska.
According to Thomas Pristow, the director of Children and Family Services, who also attended the press conference, there have been more than 200 adoptions in 2012, and another 130 will take place in December.
However, Pristow added that there is still a shortage of available foster families both statewide and nationally. Plus, finding adoptive families for older youth and siblings who want to stay together tends to be more difficult.
Every child deserves a home where theyre safe, Pristow said.
Taff described his familys experience in adopting Lisle and their other 15-year-old son. Taff said, as a teacher, he has seen the need and suffering of kids in the foster care system. He also added that he has seen what good, stable homes can do for those children.
We took on the challenge, Taff said. We get as much out of it as the kids do.
Lisle said with his family, he gets discipline he never received before. He said he used to do whatever he wanted and thought he could get away with it. Now, when Lisle or his brother makes mistakes, Taff said he and his wife, Cathy, talk to their sons and try to work out the problem.
Anyone interested in more information about foster children who are available for adoption can visit the Department of Health and Human Services website at http://dhhs.ne.gov/AdoptionKids or call 1-800-7-PARENT (1-800-772-7368).
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ByHeather Haddon
Federal investigators visited the parents of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former deputy chief of staff in their efforts to interview her about the George Washington Bridge scandal, according to her attorney.
The investigators were rebuffed by the parents of Bridget Kelly, whose email, "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" appeared to order a series of politically motivated bridge-lane closures in September. The investigator also tried to contact Ms. Kelly's ex-husband and other in-laws, said her attorney Michael Critchley in papers expected to be filed in state Superior Court Friday. The briefs were reviewed by The Wall Street Journal Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey sought to speak to Ms. Kelly within two days of Democrats' Jan. 8 release of hundreds of pages of subpoenaed documents showing the involvement of administration aides and allies in closing the lanes, Mr. Critchley wrote.
Mr. Christie fired Ms. Kelly after her involvement was revealed, and has denied specific knowledge of the lane closures before they were reported in the news media.
New Jersey lawmakers have issued 38 subpoenas for additional records pertaining to the closures, as they investigate whether the September lane closures were orchestrated to settle possible political vendettas. The five days of lane closures caused traffic gridlock in Fort Lee, N.J., at the western end of the bridge.[wsj-responsive-more-in tag="George Washington Bridge" category="" ]
Ms. Kelly has declined to cooperate with a state legislative committee investigating whether the lane closures were orchestrated to settle possible political vendettas. Bill Stepien, Mr. Christie's former campaign manager, has also declined to comply with the subpoena for records.
Both Mr. Stepien and Ms. Kelly are trying to exercise their constitutional right against self-incrimination, saying they don't have to provide the records. Their lawyers also have accused Democrats of tainting the investigation with partisan statements.
In a 47-page brief, Mr. Critchley particularly singled out Democratic Assembly John Wisniewski, the committee's co-chair, for making leading statements.
"Before Ms. Kelly was first subpoenaed, co-chairman Wisniewski had already concluded a crime had been committed," Mr. Critchley wrote. "The subpoena is still nothing more than an unfocused fishing expedition."
Mr. Critchley also argued that the subpoenas would violate Ms. Kelly's personal privacy.
"[The subpoenas] would require the production of highly personal and potentially privileged information related to Ms. Kelly's personal life," Mr. Critchley stated.
The investigative committee is expected to file its legal response Friday. A court hearing will be heard on Ms. Kelly and Mr. Stepien's efforts to fight the subpoenas next Tuesday.
Mr. Wisniewski didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
– Ted Mann contributed to this article.


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Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV Infection (P2C2)
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|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lung Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Failure HIV Infections Cytomegalovirus Infections Pneumocystis Carinii Infections Ebstein-Barr Virus Infections
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Start Date:
|May 1989
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2003
In 1982, a year after the discovery of AIDS in adults, cases were described in children. Subsequent reports clearly indicated that pulmonary and cardiac diseases contributed significantly to morbidity and mortality in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
The initiative was developed by the staff of the Division of Lung Diseases and the Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases after consultation with members of the pulmonary, cardiology, and pediatric communities. The Request for Proposals was released in August 1988 and awards made in May 1989.
In this prospective natural history study, research was conducted on the response of the immature lung to Pneumocystis carinii and other opportunistic lung infections, as well as on the etiology and pathogenesis of lymphocytic pulmonary disorders. The types, incidence, course, outcome, and origin of cardiac disorders were also determined. In addition to the pulmonary and cardiovascular measurements, data on the effects of co-infection with other viruses, CMV and EBV, were obtained.
Enrollment of participants began in May 1990 and continued through April 1993 in Group I and through January 1994 for Group II. The cohort was followed at specified intervals for an additional three years beyond the end of recruitment for clinical examination, cardiac, pulmonary, immunologic, and infectious studies and for intercurrent illnesses (The cohorts were followed through January 1997). Follow-up ranged from 2.5 to 6.6 years. The study ends in July 2002. Analysis of the database, preparation of manuscripts and follow-up of adult type pulmonary function studies in infants currently followed at sites conducting the Womens & Infants Transmission Study (WITS) continue through July 2002
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 100 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005274
|Samuel Kaplan
|University of California
|Meyer Kattan
|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
|D. Kutner
|The Cleveland Clinic
|Stephen Lipschultz
|Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
|Robert Mellins
|Presbyterian Hospital
|William Shearer
|Baylor College of Medicine
|David Teitel
|University of California
Study Data/Documents: Individual Participant Data Set
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005274 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 25, 2000
|Last Updated:
|April 13, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Heart Failure
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Lung Diseases
Virus Diseases
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Pneumocystis Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Lung Diseases, Fungal
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Whiting, Ind. -- More than one-quarter (27%) of U.S. adults will use their smartphone or tablet for their holiday shopping this year, according to new survey by CouponCabin.com. In addition, 83% of those who will use their smartphone for holiday shopping this year report they will be doing so because of the convenience.
The survey was conducted online nationwide by Harris Interactive on behalf of CouponCabin.com from Sept. 26 – Sept. 28, 2012 among 2,523 U.S. adults aged 18 and older.
The majority of smartphone users who plan to use their devices for shopping this year will use them for research. Seventy percent said they will use their smartphone to do research ahead of their shopping trips, while 59% will use it to do research in-store. When asked what else they will use their smartphone for this shopping season, U.S. adults said the following:
In addition to using mobile devices to keep their shopping on track and find coupons, shoppers are interested in taking their traditional coupons and loyalty cards into the digital age. In fact, 67% said they would be at least somewhat likely to use a barcode-scanning app to scan coupons and save for later use, with 12% being very likely. Sixty-nine percent would be at least somewhat likely to download an app on their smartphone, which allowed them to keep multiple store loyalty cards in their smartphone instead of loose in a wallet or purse.


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I am a very sincere, newly practicing Buddhist who has just formed a new forum website,
at BYOBuddha.org. My apology is regarding a posting yesterday that got me banned and was
intended as a humorous way to encourage participation. I would like to invite
anyone here to join. It is brand new and needs members. It is free.
It is an act of love and kindness on my part to engage in this project. There is no other
goal. It was formed at the closing of Buddhachat.org. Please come visit.
With Metta,
Robert (AKA Slothrop)


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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, says he's now a "cover boy," too.
Shapiro is featured in the current edition of Sacramento News & Review. The headline: "Butterflyman: Is the Climate Heating Up? A UC Davis Lepitopdera Detective Cracks the Case."
Fact is, Shapiro chases butterfly. It's his passion, pure and simple. He maintains "Art's Butterfly World" website, does nearly year-around field research, and is widely published.
He also has a keen sense of humor. When SN&R reporter Hugh Biggar and photographer Ryan Donahue tagged along with him to Sacramento's Granite Park, Shapiro spotted a male orange sulphur butterfly flying around in the vetch.
"He's probably looking for a mate, and we are not what he has in mind," Shapiro told them, as they moved on.
Shapiro is now pursuing painted ladies.
The Lepitoderan kind.
"I've begun receiving inquiries about whether or not to expect a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) migration this spring," he told us last week. "In good years they would already be showing up, but there have been no reports so far anywhere in California, to my knowledge. The phenomenon depends on breeding success in the desert wintering grounds, which in turn depends on the rains producing a good crop of annuals for the larvae to feed on. After good late autumn and December rains, the tap was turned off for seven weeks—just like here—and the early annuals either dried up or froze. There were good rains over the President's Day weekend—almost 2 inches at Anza-Borrego—which have already triggered another round of germination.
"But is it too little, too late? It all depends on March. 1992 had a very wet March after a dry midwinter. However, the northward migration is controlled by photoperiod (we think), and any butterflies that are around in March will head north rather than try to breed down south. So the timing is dicey. As of now, I would NOT expect a big flight here this spring."
If anyone can find Vanessa cardui, Art Shapiro can.


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IBM's "Brain" Guy: Dharmendra Modha
This video is mind blowing. Well, for Dharmendra S. Modha, manager of cognitive computing at the IBM Almaden Research Center, his job is mind developing. Er, coming up with a computing brain that mimics our own. This is a HUGE challenge and he talks about all the people and organizations that IBM is working with to make this happen.RS


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All weights are scaled. Ink is minimal unless otherwise noted. Pictures upon request.. Sleepy's scale used.
173.5g 2006 Augusta Champion Wraith, 8.5/10, yellow, still looks good enough to hang on the wall, but it would make a nice thrower for someone
174.0g Z Predator, 8/10, blackish top and greenish bottom, ink (plate)
171.6g Z Predator, 9.5/10, light pink, no ink
169.8g Z Predator, 8/10, green, ink (plate)
174.0g Z XL, 8.5/10, orange, ink (rim)
173.9g Z XL, 9/10, orange, ink (rim)
172.4g Z XL, 7.5/10, blue, ink (rim and plate), pearly with old Discraft logo, still quite stable
169.4g Z XL, 9.5/10, yellow, no ink, pearly with old Discraft logo
171.5g X XL, 7.5/10, yellow, ink (plate)
170.3g X XL, 7/10, tie dye, ink (plate), "Elite Pro" plastic
177.1g Cryztal Z Buzzz, 8.5/10, teal, ink (rim)
170.2g D Challenger, 8.5/10, blue, ink (rim)
172.2g Champion Wraith, 8.5/10, yellow, no ink
173.5g Champion Teebird, 9.5/10, orange, no ink
I also have around 12 DX Aviar P&A's with a variety of wear/colors/weights, PM for details if interested
Lat 64
176.3g Opto Striker, 9/10, green, ink (rim)
171.5g Opto Striker, 7.5/10, blue, no ink
177.5g Opto Pain, 9/10, green, ink (rim)
Older run, pearly Z Predators
175g Champion, Star Eagles (X more so than L, but I'd like both)
168g Yeti Pro Aviars
175g Star, Echo Star Teebirds
LE FLX Drones
1st Run Champion Bosses
Rare Buzzzes
Those last 3 are more dreams than anything. Mainly looking for Pains, Teebirds, and Eagles. Weights are negotiable.


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I picked up this Texaco pump island light pole sign. It is original in the box with the original instructions but no hardware. It appears to be cardboard or some other rigid material. I'm looking to see if it's worth anything or just an interesting advertising piece.


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Conservative News Update:
Al Gore and his radical pals in the Environmental Fascist movement see 'children as pollution'. Liberals can spin this all they want, but this is why Leftists are 'blood thirsty' when it comes to abortion rights. Some people can have views wither way, but Leftists know that population control is key to sustaining their Marxist program.
This is why Mao, Stalin and the other Socialist dictators starved millions, because they needed less people to feed. The math of Socialism doesn't work if you have too many mouths to feed. The 'Peasant population' needed to be controlled and starvation was an effective tool.
Liberals are never up in arms about violence in the black community, because that is a way to control the black population that is usually poor and dependent on the Government. Guns work just as well as abortion in the black community; this is why Liberals want to keep the guns in their hands instead of yours.
Global warming is a Socialist scam and that debate ended when the Climategate scandal unfolded where scientists were 'cooking the data' to make global warming look real. Leftists want to use the environment and healthcare to control behavior and wealth. This is the alarming radical plan and nobody seems to be trying to stop them.
Many of the rich liberals that protest about Global Warming will 'pass' on attending the next Super Bowl due to frigid weather.


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Carrera claimed by Philly; Huff sent to Triple-A
TORONTO -- The Indians knew they were taking a risk when they exposed the fleet-footed Ezequiel Carrera to waivers. The only question seemed to be which club would claim the outfielder.
On Tuesday, the Phillies claimed Carrera off outright waivers, adding him to their 40-man roster. Indians left-hander David Huff, who was designated for assignment on Sunday, cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Columbus.
"You know what? I'm glad for him," manager Terry Francona said. "That's one of those where, yeah, selfishly [you'd like to still have him], but I'm glad he got a big league job. It's hard not to be happy for somebody."
Carrera would be an ideal fourth outfielder for most teams, considering the speed he offers and the fact that he can play all three outfield positions.
Cleveland, however, has three outfielders in the starting lineup -- left fielder Michael Brantley, center fielder Michael Bourn and right fielder Drew Stubbs -- capable of manning center. The Tribe also boasts plenty of speed in the starting lineup. First baseman Nick Swisher can also play right field, if needed, and utility men Mike Aviles and Ryan Raburn can also help in the outfield corners.
Those factors made it difficult for the 25-year-old Carrera, who is out of Minor League options, to crack Cleveland's Opening Day roster. This spring, he hit .279 with one home run, three RBIs, eight runs and 11 stolen bases in 20 Cactus League games. Carrera hit .272 with 11 extra-base hits, eight stolen bases and 20 runs in 48 games for the Tribe in 2012.
Huff went 1-1 with a 5.82 ERA, 15 strikeouts and five walks in 17 Cactus League innings this spring. The 28-year-old spent most of last season at Triple-A, but he went 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 26 2/3 innings for Cleveland in 2012. For his career, the lefty is 18-26 with a 5.30 ERA in 55 big league games for the Indians.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A WOMAN with two young children in the back of her car drove more than 35 miles along busy motorways while three times over the drink-drive limit.
Janet Marie Cunningham narrowly avoided crashing into other cars when she misjudged a bend and veered onto the wrong side of the road.
She was only stopped when a concerned motorist who had seen her driving followed her car onto a garage forecourt and pulled the keys from her engine, a court heard.
Both of the youngsters were not wearing seatbelts or in child seats.
Yesterday, her actions were criticised as 'irresponsible' and 'potentially tragic' by a former road safety officer and a drink drive charity said her actions were 'incredibly selfish'.
Magistrates heard how 41-year-old Cunningham, of East Crescent, Accrington, travelled along the M55, M6 and A59 from her sister's house in Blackpool before stopping in Preston New Road, Blackburn.
Tracey Yates, prosecuting, said police were contacted by the worried motorist at 1.50 pm. He said he had seen a car on the Preston road which appeared to have broken down at the lights at the junction with the A59.
"He pulled alongside and asked if she needed any help," said Mrs Yates. "She said she had run out of petrol but he could hear her engine running."
The witness followed Cunningham and saw her nearly cause a head on collision when she misjudged a bend. She indicated to turn right and went straight on and then go onto the wrong side of the road and almost hit another car.
"When she pulled into the garage he leaned in through her window and removed the keys to prevent her driving any further," said Mrs Yates.
"There were two young children in the back of the car not wearing seat belts or in appropriate seating."
Mrs Yates said Cunningham gave a roadside breathalyser reading of 109 against the legal limit of 35 but the lower reading at the police station was 89.
When she was interviewed Cunningham admitted driving from her sister's home in Blackpool.
"She had driven on the M55, the M6 and the A59 for more than 35 miles," said Mrs Yates. "The defendant told police she was ashamed of her behaviour."
Cunningham pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. She was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report and made subject to an interim disqualification.
Peter King, defending, said his client had been a problem drinker for about eight years but had been managing the issues.
"There are obvious aggravating circumstances to this offence which suggest there should be a pre-sentence report," said Mr King.
Speaking after the hearing, Carol Marr, of the Campaign Against Drink Driving, said: "Drinking like this is incredibly selfish. If this woman had had a child killed by someone who was drunk behind the wheel she would have been devastated. I really think a severe penalty is called for.
"My 18-year-old son was killed while riding his bike 27 years ago, by a lady who had been drinking all day and had a two-year-old in the back of her car at the time.
"Warnings about drink driving don't seem to have much effect on people until they've known someone who's been mown down by someone who's under the influence of alcohol, and then it will have a massive effect.
"The devastation it causes when an innocent person is killed like that is beyond belief."
Philip Goose, senior community engagement officer at Brake, the road safety charity, said: "Drink driving is illegal for a reason – because it leads to deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
"Research shows even very small amounts of alcohol dramatically increase crash risk."
Former East Lancashire police chief Bob Eastwood said what Cunningham had done was 'unbelievable'.
He said: "Drink driving is seen as a selfish act in the first place, but the manner in which she placed those children in danger is a great surprise.
"Thankfully a public spirited man has saved those children from further harm by snatching her keys.
"What on earth she was thinking about exposing them to that, nobody knows.
"These are quite unusual circumstances and it is quite unbelievable anybody would do that."
East Lancashire road safety campaigner Steve Johnson added: "This is a sad example because she risked the lives of the young children who were unbelted in the vehicle.
"It was a potential tragedy because no driver can predict when they might have a crash and any drink impairs your driving.
"Drivers are responsible for ensuring the safety of the children in their vehicle."


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sad ... for many of us, the only reason to stay with the iphone is because of what a jailbreak allows (and itunes). still, there are many more smart brains out there to fill the void. unfortunately, i'm not one of them
Sad, but I feel confident that the Dev-team will survive this and move forward.
I'm sure There is a lot to this story of his departure, but it is certainly strange to say the least. Maybe as a community, we should try to do more for the guys that bring us these jailbreaks. Wether it be donations or something else, cuz the dev teams truly do make my iPhone what it is. Without the jb, it just wouldn't be the same phone. Best wishes to posix though.