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Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine may be best known to some for judging aspiring singers on NBC's "The Voice." Now, however, he's taking those opinions to Twitter by judging Lady Gaga, but apparently she's not interested in any of his coaching.
It started on Friday with Levine calling out Gaga with the tweet suggesting she's not much of an artist:
Ugh..recycling old art for a younger generation doesn't make you an artist. It makes you an art teacher.
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) September 20, 2013
He then upped the ante a bit:
I unabashedly love writing and performing pop music for both myself AND everyone around me. That's It. It doesn't need any extra sauce.
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) September 21, 2013
Gaga, however, didn't take the criticism lying down, and mocked Levine right back:
uh oh guys the art police is here
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 21, 2013
However, the Levine-Gaga twitter "art" feud only went one round, with both soon moving on to other subjects.
On Sunday, Levine was impressed with a living legend, tweeting, "Paul McCartney. F*** YES!" However, we're not sure if Levine was catching up with Sir Paul's Saturday performance at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, or if he got hooked up with passes to see him play "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tonight. Today, Levine was busy plotting with his fellow judges on "The Voice," which returns to TV tonight, writing, "Seriously @xtina @CeeLoGreen it's time to take @blakeshelton down. He's due for a loss. It's getting old."
Meanwhile, Gaga was on Twitter trying to ratchet up excitement for ARTPOP, her forthcoming album by quoting the lyrics of a new song called "Do What You Want (With My Body)."
you can't have my heart and you wont use my mind but do what you want (with my body) do what you want with my body
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 22, 2013
you can't stop my voice cuz' you dont own my life but do what you want (with my body) do what you want (with my body)
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 22, 2013
it's called DO WHAT YOU WANT (WITH MY BODY). I thought if i repeated the title four times you'd figure it out but NOOOOO
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'Perfect storm' creates delay in town of Beloit tax bills
TOWN OF BELOIT—Town of Beloit residents eager to pay their 2013 property taxes flooded area officials with phone calls after a "perfect storm" delayed mailing the bills, which should have arrived in mailboxes Thursday, town Administrator Brian Wilson said.
Wilson detailed the timeline of events that factored into the delayed mailings:
The town didn't receive its assessed value from the state until Nov. 22, and that number was given to the town board Nov. 25 to consider in its budget discussions.
The town has to provide at least 15 days notice for its public hearing on the budget, which was Dec. 16, when the board set the tax levy, Wilson said. The town Dec. 17 provided the tax information to Rock County, which prints the tax bills.
The county switched software this year, which resulted in "a bit of delay from previous years," said Michelle Schultz, real property lister for the county. The software switch meant only additional testing was needed to make sure everything was correct, she said, so it didn't create major delays.
The county prints tax bills for municipalities in the order they are received, she said, and when the county received the town of Beloit bills, it already was still processing other municipalities.
The tax bills were ready for the town to pick them up Dec. 23, Wilson said, and the town gave the 4,300 bills to its mass mailer Midwest Mailworks in Rockford, Ill. With the Christmas holiday, the company apparently didn't get the bills mailed until late last week or early this week, he said.
Residents should have received them in the mail Thursday, he said.
"For us, it just was kind of a perfect storm," he said.
The lack of a hard copy of the tax bill didn't prevent residents from paying their 2013 taxes. Once the bills leave the county office, the taxes are in the county computer system, so anyone can look up the totals on the county website. Mortgage companies that automatically pay residents' tax bills using escrow accounts had access to the bill totals.
County and town officials were able to look up the amount due for residents who called or visited by using their tax identification numbers. The town also posted a link on its website at townofbeloit.org and its Facebook page for residents to look up their taxes.
Taxpayers who missed the Dec. 31 postmark can't claim the property taxes as a 2013 income tax deduction, but they might benefit by doubling up property tax payments in 2014, said Barb Bartlett of Liberty Tax Service in Janesville. It is sometimes helpful for people to pay property taxes in January for the previous year and in December for the current year, she said.
"That's something people can consider," she said. "Sometimes people do it intentionally. … It depends on their individual situation."


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William "Bill" H. Bermann, 64, of Edgerton, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side, after losing his three year battle with cancer. He was born on Dec. 20, 1949, in Appleton, WI, son of the late Harold and Edna (Flebelkom) Bermann. He was united in marriage to Peggy Brummond of Eau Claire, on Nov. 18, 1978, in Eau Claire, WI. Bill was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edgerton. Bill had a long work history in retail sales, which included owning and operating the Edgerton IGA Store for over 10 years, and then was the District Manager for the Voortman Cookie Company for over 15 years. He was the past mayor of Edgerton, as well as a councilman, past member of the Edgerton Lions Club, volunteer fire department, optimist club and the JC's. He enjoyed boating, photography, woodworking, and riding his Harley. His happiest times were spent with his son, Josh; Learning to scuba dive, becoming a Padi instructor, and coaching his son into a professional diving career. They enjoyed diving anywhere from Devil's Lake to the Caribbean, their yearly trips to Bill's friend's ranch in Montana, and their jaunts to the family cabin.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Peggy; extended family: Joni (Jason), Zoe and Pyke Sepielli, of Grants Pass, OR; and many family and friends. He was preceded in death by his only child, Joshua William.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Edgerton, with the Rev. Carl Seeger officiating. Burial will be in the Fassett Cemetery, Edgerton. Friends may call, at the EHLERT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, US HWY 51 N, Edgerton, on Friday, March 21, 2014, from 5 until 7 p.m. and at the CHURCH on Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Condolences may be expressed at ehlertfuneralhome.com


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JPMorgan Chase suffered a mammoth trading loss last year as a result of a huge position in credit derivatives that was put on by a trader in its chief investment office. But the bank's report on the $6 billion loss last month laid a portion of the blame on a very common problem: an error in a spreadsheet.
A spreadsheet that calculated the Value at Risk of the chief investment office's portfolio contained an error in a formula that had the effect of lowering the Value at Risk, according to the report.
The risks involved in employing Excel spreadsheets are well-known. Users can make mistakes as they key in data, enter formulas or combine multiple spreadsheets. As spreadsheets circulate through the company, other users can add errors as they make changes. There's also the possibility a user could deliberately introduce inaccuracies.
A recent survey of 3,000 spreadsheet users by Ventana Research shows that about half acknowledge finding errors in spreadsheet data at least occasionally, while a third cite errors in spreadsheet formulas.
Robert Kugel, senior vice president and research director at San Ramon, Calif.-based Ventana, said that is no surprise: "There's more than 30 years of academic research that demonstrates that spreadsheets are error-prone."
And finance departments are among the heaviest users of spreadsheets. The Ventana survey shows 59% of finance employees spend more than half their time working with spreadsheets, versus just 35% of front-office employees.
Michael Juergens, a principal at Deloitte & Touche and leader of its information technology internal audit practice, said that a company's income statement and balance sheet may contain items that are generated in spreadsheets. "It's an enormous issue for external auditors. It circumvents all the process controls, the things we would rely upon as auditors," he said.
In fact, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has notified all audit firms that they need to do more to validate information from spreadsheets, Juergens said. "So everybody has really stepped up their games."
Companies are working to improve the accuracy of their spreadsheets and the controls over those spreadsheets, encouraged by Sarbanes-Oxley and "the regulatory environment," Juergens said. Adopting software tools that can inventory a company's spreadsheets, spot errors or enforce controls is an evolving best practice, he said, adding that for a company with fewer than 200 spreadsheets, oftentimes the cost of the software is prohibitive.
"But we have companies that have 10,000, 50,000 spreadsheets they're trying to manage. There's no way they can do that without software to help," Juergens said.
But businesses still have quite a ways to go. "Nobody I have seen or talked to yet is at that optimal place," Juergens said. "Even the folks that are at the leading practices level, with software in place, they are still going through the process of going through all the spreadsheets in the enterprise and enrolling them. There are so many spreadsheets, they do so many different things, they have been built and constructed with so many methods, they're stored all over the place–there isn't a magic button you can push to control and manage all the spreadsheets. That's why companies aren't done yet," he said.
According to Juergens, progress varies by industry, with financial services firms the farthest along because of pressure from their regulators.
Effectively managing spreadsheets requires "a solid program that looks at a lot of different criteria–things like software, the regulatory environment, standards and templates, a regulatory model," he said.
"I see a lot of companies falling into the trap of thinking they're just going to buy a software package and it's going to solve all the problems. So they don't do any of the training, they don't build any of the standards, they don't help find templates. Inevitably that fails," Juergens said. "You need a program, you need people focused on this problem, and you can't just throw software at it."
The Ventana research shows that respondents have more confidence in spreadsheets than in a previous survey in 2007. Almost half (49%) said spreadsheets are accurately and timely, up from 35% in 2007.
Kugel said the improved perception may reflect companies' adoption of software solutions that improve spreadsheet accuracy and control. "There are an awful lot of finance-related applications now that have got something that looks like a spreadsheet and acts like Excel, but it's got data storage in a real database, where you've got all kinds of process controls and process management," he said.
Companies could benefit by training employees in how to use spreadsheets. But according to the survey, just 8% of companies offer regular training sessions and 45% offer no training at all, according to Kugel, pictured at left.
"People tend to build on what they know how to do rather than figure out the best way to do things," he said. "The result is it takes longer typically to get something done. If you knew how to do something intelligently in Excel, you could do it in minutes rather than dozens of minutes, and you could do it with more reliable results."
For previous articles on this topic, see Financial Reporting Blues, Taming Spreadsheets and Spreadsheet Sprawl.


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Mike Rosenfeld's triple to center was the key hit in a two-run eighth inning that propelled Duke to a 4-3 win Friday night over Florida in the season opener for both teams.
For a team with a small margin for error, Florida made just enough mistakes to lose its season opener Friday night to Duke at McKethan Stadium.
There were two errors, two runners thrown out on the bases and — most importantly — two leadoff walks that triggered two-run innings for Duke (1-0) in its 4-3 win.
"It was a point of emphasis in the early part of the spring," said Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan of the walks to start the fourth and eighth innings. "We can't do that. But it was the first game. We have 55 more."
Mike Rosenfeld's triple to center was the key hit in the eighth after Corey Stump started the inning by walking Jeff Kremer. With the infield drawn in, Jordan Betts' hard smash to second was mishandled by Casey Turgeon, and Rosenfeld, who had three hits in the game, scored from third to make it 4-2.
Florida (0-1) rallied for a run in the bottom of the eighth on two singles and a botched pickoff attempt by Duke, but reliever Andrew Istler got Vickash Ramjit on a fly to right with two on to end the threat.
Istler pitched a perfect ninth to earn the save.
"There's a lot of emphasis on opening night," O'Sullivan said. "Everyone wants to play well and you want to win at home. But Duke outplayed us.
"Do we need to get better? Yeah. But if we were on the winning side I would have told you the same thing."
On a chilly night, Florida set a school record for opening-night attendance with a crowd of 5,771. It was also the sixth largest crowd in school history.
Florida scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second. After a pair of strikeouts by Duke starter Trent Swart, Justin Shafer hit a line drive that landed in center. The ball took a tricky hop to the right of center fielder Anthony D'Alessandro, and Shafer was able to turn the hit into a double.
After Josh Tobias was walked on four pitches, redshirt freshman Cory Reid blooped a single to right in his first Gator at-bat to score Shafer.
"It felt good," Reid said. "I got it out of the way."
Florida starter Jonathon Crawford made that stand until the fourth when he walked the leadoff batter and then gave up a two-run homer to Betts. The ball barely cleared the left-field fence, but Duke led 2-1.
Crawford left the game three batters later after throwing 74 pitches. He allowed three hits and struck out four.
Swart gave the Gators fits after Reid's RBI single as he retired 10 straight Florida batters. But in the sixth, freshman Harrison Bader ended the drought by leading off with a single. He went to third on a hit-and-run single by Turgeon and scored on Ramjit's sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Shafer doubled off the wall in right field with one out in the seventh, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
"It's just one game," said reliever Ryan Harris, who pitched two scoreless innings. "We didn't play our best, but we just have to get back out there (Saturday) and try to even the series."
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VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN—A man and woman were hospitalized Saturday after a vehicle chase that ended in a crash, the Green County Sheriff's Office reported.
Joseph Carow, 23, Albany, fled police shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday� when police responded to a domestic dispute at a residence on Psalms Way Road in the town of Albany, according to a Green County Sheriff's report.
Carow resurfaced at the same location about 8:45 p.m., and took off in a stolen vehicle north of Evansville, according to the Green County Sheriff's report. Carow then apparently led Green County sheriff's deputies in a chase that ended when deputies blew out one of the tires on Carow's vehicle by using a stop stick, according to the report.
Carow's vehicle careened off the road at Highway 104 near Amiden Road and West Evansville-Brooklyn Road and clipped a utility pole. He and an unidentified female passenger were injured in the crash and transported to area hospitals, according to the report.
Carow, who was still at an area hospital Sunday with undisclosed injuries, was arrested for third-offense operating while intoxicated, causing an injury while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, fleeing police and disorderly conduct, according to the report. Additional charges are pending, police said.


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In an ongoing labor case against deal-czar Groupon, a Chicago Federal judge ruled on Aug 29 that former employee allegations were too disparate to warrant class action certification, allowing the company to avoid litigation for the time being. The class had been seeking retribution for the company's failure to pay overtime both before and after its initial public offering in 2011.
Roughly 1500 prospective class members had pending claims against the online retailer, but the range of those claims was too great to warrant certification, said U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang. The judge recommended that the group reevaluate their claims against Groupon's newer management policies and, where possible, form smaller classes. The plaintiffs will have until Sept. 23 to determine new classes or file suit individually.
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In his opinion, Chang said, ""Variations in Account Reps' actual job duties and their individualized damages claims prevent Plaintiffs from establishing commonality and predominance. The types of duties that each Account Rep performed, the amount of time each Account Rep spent on a certain duty, and also the amount of independence and discretion Account Reps could exercise has varied from employee to employee."
Plantiff's were suing for alleged injuries on the job, overtime pay owed and accusations that Groupon had violated Illinois' minimum wage law with its policies. A separate class action suit against Groupon cites violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act
In his decision, Chang cited the Supreme Court's 2011 Walmart decision. That case has made it more difficult for groups of workers to file suit, putting more pressure on plaintiff's to demonstrate commonality amongst a group or prospective class members.
As reported by Reuters, Groupon spokesman Bill Roberts said the company is pleased with the decision.


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Stomach bloating and weight gain
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I have had this same problem now for about 8 or 9 years! I have had every possible test done, changed my diet and still none of the doctors in California nor here in Arizona has figured it out either. I swell up at the drop of a hat and look very pregant in a matter of minutes. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat or don't eat, no one has figured it out. I have alot of pain and discomfort with it, at times it even feels like my ribs may crack or break because of the swelling. I do have IBS, but this will last up to two weeks or more at a time which isn't caused by the IBS. I am so tired and tired of the pain and uncomfortable feeling that comes with this every time it flares up. Its hard to figure out how so many of us have the same thing and yet no one can seem to help us. But I keep hoping that someday they will. Hang in there, someday I hope someone in the medical field will come along that can really help all of us.
After my previous post, I did try the diet the doctor asked me to try. No salads, no fruit, no nuts, no fiber cereal, no raw veggies. I crave fruit and a salad. I have to admit that things are a "little" better, but far from good. Last night my husband and I had dinner at a friends home and she had pasta. I felt horrible afterwards and I ate none of the things I wasn't supposed to. I've tried to do my own research on this matter, but there doesn't seem to be information available on this subject. And what exactly would you call it? That's the problem. There's no name for it and no research and no solutions. I too, am very tired and so tired of feeling sick after I eat. I've actually had to buy larger pants so that when we eat out, I don't feel pain from my clothes being too snug. My belly simply blows up and I can't stand the pressure of the waistband. Eating cottage cheese or yogurt for a few days, lessens my bloating (to a point), but who can survive on that? UGHHHH!! This is awful. I need energy.
A friend of my sister has had the same problem that all of us seem to be having with the swelling and pain and the doctors couldn't find what was wrong with her either. She finally went to a Mayo clinic in Scottsdale, Az. There they finally found that she had a bad gallbladder and gallstones! Which has been removed and she is about 95 percent better now! Has anyone else been tested for that??
I too have this problem. The word 'bloated' does not do this feeling justice. I get frustrated because people don't think it's a serious problem. But when it feels like you swallowed a football with lunch, along with legarthy, irritability, back and joint pain, headaches, wind... you feel like hiding away in bed all day- you don't want to go to work, let alone socialise, your clothes don't fit, you're in extreme discomfort, but as it's not 'pain', it's not seen as important. Ahh! Whatever exclusion diets I try does not help- eating less carbs can reduce bloating but gives me IBS symptoms- diarreah, urgency. Either way I need to urinate far too often throughout day and night. Problems are a lot worse pre-menstrually, but my periods are extremely irregular, and the 'PMS' can seem to last for weeks, months at a time! This problem is isolating, confusing, despairingly frustrating and is ruining my life!!!
An answer finally!
Hi Everyone,
I am the one who originally posted this topic. It has been 6 years of testing and frustration and thye finally found something. I did a Gastric Emptying scan and they found that I have a delay in emptying my stomache. Has anybody else been tested for this? I am not sure why or what they can do but I will keep everyone posted.
Hi Everyone, I've read everyone's comments and replies- and I'm now questioning things that are going on with me. I'll start with saying that in the last year I've gained 30lbs. In May of 05 my doctor put me on Effexor Rx for depression, I took that medicine for about 9 months- and during that time, I did notice weight gain and constipation, which are all side effects of taking this medicine. So in January, I was taken off the medicine, and I felt better. I started dieting, trying to let my hair grow all b.c I was getting married IN MAY! So, with in a few months of not being on the effexor anymore, I still have the constipation problems, my hair wasn't growing and I felt horrible. So I went back to my General Pract. and He said I have IBS and he also wanted to check my thyroid. Because depression and all my systems go with hypothyroidism. My test came back with hypothyroid systems and my GP decided to send me to an endocrinologist. I'm on Synthroid (which is a synthetic replacement) Now, my TSH levels are great. .097 and my constipation is still here- (which always goes along with Hypothyroidism) The bloating is killing me. My face and eyes swell a little to! My endocrinologist has decided to send me to a Gastronoligist for testing, since my Thyroid level is exactly where I want it to be. So, I'm just nervous, and fed up with not knowing what's wrong with me. What's the hardest for me is people don't see anything physically wrong with me, they only see the weight gain- so I'm constantly educating my friends and family about hypo thyroidism and the problems that go along with it, so they'll understand.
hi everyone
I have just read all your comments , it really helps to know others have the same problem as me. My bloating has got worse over the past year, as soon as I eat most things my stomach doubles in size and the wind is so bad its affecting my work, I work in an office and sometimes I dare not stand up to open a filing cabinet so I try to stay seated. I have only recentley visited my Dr, who has given me some tablets to relax my bowels, which have not helped so far, she said I probably have a food intolerance but i get bloated whatever food I eat , so I was wondering if any one had any advice for me
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I went to my gastro and he suggested that I take Zelnorm for a month along with some previcid! I'm pretty upset that he's prolonged my problem- I've tried Zelnorm before for 2 wks with zero results. If anyone has any suggestions on what to do about bloating and constipation, I would like to know! Thanks
I am relieved to hear that others are experiencing the same symptoms as I have been for the past year, but sorry that no doctors seem to be able to fix the problem. After a year of believing I was simply getting fat, not exercising enough, or eating the wrong foods - and changing all of those things with no results - I have made a dr appt with a gastroenterologist. If I find out anything encouraging I will certainly post it here, and would love to encourage others to do the same. Similar to everyone's else experience, after I eat ANYTHING, my stomach swells to where I look 5 months pregnant. I run 3 miles a day and am an otherwise thin, fairly young (31) person, and unless I completely stop eating these symptoms occur. I am miserable. I hope that we can all find out what's causing this, because it definitely is not normal!
I've recently started eating ALL BRAN Cereal and it's helps 95% with the constipation and the bloating! Just an fyi to those that want something to help a little. I honestly don't have the bloating as much, b/c I'm going to the b room and the constipation is relieved bye the cereal. Good luck.
I have read all your stories and just wanted to Thank you all for telling them. I thought I was going insane with all this. I have been dealing with Bloating, stomach discomfort, weight gain, constipation, looking like i am 5-6 months pregnant, discomfort in sex and so on.
This problem has been driving me nuts. I have taken laxatives to try and get rid of everything that seems to be backed up and that has not worked for me. It seems everything i eat makes me look like i am pregnant. I am frustrated and don't know what to do - it's has taken over me and made me feel so depressed. I wish there were an answer out there. I went to see my GYN about this, in which i thought it was something wrong woth my uterus, just cause the size of my belly and the discomfort in sex. He said it was just gas and i shoul d try some laxatives.
And that did not work for me. So please if any one of you receive a decent answer to all this - please post it. Thank you and good luck!
Me Too
I gained 40lbs in less than 6 months, am constipated, and look like I am 6 months pregnant. I thought I was losing my mind and no one believe me until I compared my stomach with a pregnant woman! I do have IBS but I had the diarrhea kind and it is under control. Are any of you taking prescription pain pills? I had 2 failed spine surgeries and take pain pills which do slow the system down.
Last night I was only able to eat 1/2 of a fish kabob with rice then felt like my meal was seating on top of giant baseketball. I couldn't finish my meal. I started wonderering if I had developed a gluten intolerance (no rice, cereals, bread and a lot of stuff I eat). I also wondered if I had stomach cancer and started scaring myself but if all you people are suffering the same thing, it is likely a food interolance or related to IBS I think.
I am seeing my doctor in about an hour for a follow-up appointment. She tested me for thyroid, diabetes, parasites (because I travel alot) and I asked her to look for Cushings Disease which causes your stomach to protrude.
Worse, I am supposed to go somewhere an appear in a bathingsuit in about a week where they may be media cameras for an event I am attending. Luckily, the cameras won't be looking at me but I still may not go. Who is that 6 months pregant woman and why is she scuba diving?
I am glad I not alone...
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Lisbona Tomatis: Bakers of Traditional Italian Cookies
We have been importing Lisbona Tomatis cookies from Italy for 15+ years. Many of our customers know them well – a sweet-savory-secret in our bakery section. However, we worry that tucked on the shelves as they are, new customers may be missing out on this delicious taste of Piedmont. As a result, we wanted to share a little about how we came to import these cookies and what makes them special.
Founded in 1925, Lisbona Tomatis is a third generation bakery located in Pamparato, a municipality in the northwestern extremes of Italy. Their recipes stem from local tradition and all of their ingredients are sourced within the province of Cuneo.
Beatrice Lisbona and Mario Tomatis launched the bakery back in the twenties with the idea of selling their cookies not just locally but to others outside their area, sharing their Piedmontese heritage. They started by making one kilogram of cookies per week. Today, Annamaria Tomatis, the third generation of her family to run the bakery, continues to make the biscuits with what she refers to as a "sacred respect" for the traditional recipes.
In the mid-90s, Ihsan and Valerie had their first taste of Lisbona Tomatis cookies when food-writer and author, Corby Kummer, kindly gave them a box as a gift. Shortly thereafter, on a cheese sourcing trip they were able to sample the cookies on location. One of the cheesemakers they were visiting was located up in the mountains in Pamparato and he further endorsed these wonderful, locally made biscuits. Ihsan and Valerie met with Annamaria over lunch that day and, impressed by the flavor and quality of the cookies, as well as the spirit in which they are made, we have been importing them ever since. In a follow-up visit to the region, Ihsan recalls being served their Integrali biscuits as a complimentary side with a cup of hot coffee when having a 6am café meeting with Fiorenzo, an old friend and Italian cheesemonger. An excellent start to a busy day.
We carry three varieties of Lisbona Tomatis cookies: Paste di Meliga, Paste di Meliga Solo Mais and Biscotti Integrali di Pamparato. Sugar, butter, fresh eggs, whole milk, honey and salt are common to all three with the main variation coming in the type of flour or grain used and the shape of the cookie. The Paste di Meliga Solo Mais, true to its name, is made solely with cornmeal. Eating a Solo Mais is like eating a scrumptious cornbread cookie. We think it would be absolutely amazing paired with a rich and creamy vanilla ice cream. The Integrali are made with wheat flour while the Paste di Meliga are made with a combination of wheat flour and cornmeal. The Integrali is the heartiest of the three cookies and they pair well with sweet tea or a strong coffee (as Ihsan had them). The Paste di Meliga, with its more noticeable hint of honey, is excellent paired with a cup of black tea in the afternoon.
Regardless of which biscuit you choose, they all offer a delicious taste of Piedmont – perfect when shared with friends or family. Also good when kept all to yourself.


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Federal prison ordered for Clinton woman
MADISON—A Clinton woman was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison for defrauding the Social Security Administration and state and federal Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Amira Avendano-Hernandez, 42, also was ordered to pay nearly $232,000 in restitution.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Avendano-Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, first applied for Social Security benefits using the name and Social Security number of another person in May 2002. She submitted another application for benefits, signed as Wanda Aquino, in May 2005 asserting a disability at the Monroe County Offices of Social Security.
Following the disability determination, and by using the name and Social Security number of another person, she became unlawfully eligible for Medicaid and began receiving monthly disability income checks that ultimately totaled nearly $66,500 by December 2011.
In addition, investigators obtained records that confirmed that from 2004 to 2009, the Medicaid program paid $153,074 and the Medicare program paid $12,389 to medical providers for the defendant's care as a result of her fraudulent application for disability.
The charges against Avendano-Hernandez were the result of a joint investigation by the Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


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Kilbourn Park
3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60641
(773) 685-3351
Fee: free admission; plant prices vary
Age Range: all
Update [May 17] - Plant Sale Update:
Thanks to our friends at Growing Power and the Peterson Garden Project we have been able to obtain some additional plants for the sale. However our supply of plants remains limited.
Updated Info [May 13]: The Chicago Park District's Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse is committed to local, organic, and sustainable practices and production.
This year, we made a commitment to remove peat, a non-renewable resource, from our potting mix and replace it with coir, which is made from coconut husks. Our vendor created a peat-free mix with coir, rice hulls, worm castings and certified organic compost.
Unfortunately, the peat-free mix, combined with unseasonably cool temperatures and low light levels due to the aging greenhouse roof, the result is that the quality and quantity of our crops is far below our expectations and standards.
Our plant sale will go on as scheduled [May 18 & 19 from 10am – 2pm], but the quantity of plants for sale will be extremely limited. The majority of plants we produced are very small and we will be selling those plants at reduced prices or for donation.
At the plant sale Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will be selling certified organic compost, perennials, and baked goods. Proceeds from those sales will go to support programming and improvements to the greenhouse. Additional donations will be accepted and greatly appreciated.
On Sunday, May 19 you can also come and enjoy the Easy Being Green Family Event sponsored by Kids Table and Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse.
We appreciate your support for Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse and your patience with us during this trying time.
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will sell more than 150 varieties of organically-grown vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings. Customers can expect a wide variety of open-pollinated and heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Other highlights include an assortment of greens and onions. These seedlings are grown with the support of a team of dedicated volunteers who make this Plant Sale possible. This yearly fundraiser supports the greenhouse and our work to connect kids to nature and healthy foods.
Plan ahead and check out the listing of plants availabe for purchase at our annual Kilbourn Organic Greenhouse Plant Sale! Click here for a complete listing.


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Today's Red Leaf Tea Special
How fortuitous! I was just drooling over all the matcha and making a list of which I want to try! Email sent!
I just had a look at the page! Cool! I notice not all the flavors are available, and we can't choose flavor level. What flavor level will it be? Will it possible to pay extra for the higher flavor levels? Thanks!
Flavor options have just been added.
What flavors are missing?
I was looking for amaretto but I didn't see it. I think there were one or two others, I can double check!
I have made a change to it. Now you will type in the flavors you want instead of pull down menu until my programer finds out why this freezes when I try to add more flavors tot he list.
all flavors should be listed there now. all fixed.
This weekend's special: Berry Matcha at 40%OFF
Oh no! I swore not to buy any more matcha until I made a significant dent in the flavors I have, but berry… I can't resist!
For those that are looking for even better deal than "Buy3 Get 1FREE", there's a new deal: Buy 5 Get 2 FREE :-)
I really like this idea :D it's much easier since I'm never very good at writing reviews :D This way I can still get my matcha fix :D Now I only have to choose the flavours….
I'm working on Mega Deal: Buy 10 Get 5 FREE now :-)
Say it's a new kind of investment :-)
Looking for ideas for Cyber Monday Sale?
Can you help me out? What kind of Special/Sale would you like to see?
Looking for suggestions for next weekend sale. Any flavors you'd like me to add for voting?
I have no idea but I just had to tell you that I am so excited about the butterscotch matcha I just ordered I can hardly stand it!
Have you decided a poll yet? Did I make this up or do you have a macadamia praline? That might be exciting. Or raspberry truffle? English toffee? And I'm always down with caramel popcorn <3
I have been so busy that I have totally forgotten about the poll. As an apology, I will create a sale on all mentioned teas this weekend.
Macadamia Praline
Raspberry Truffle
English Toffee
Starting tomorrow, all at 40% OFF.
Only til Sunday midnight.
(Please note that Gift Certificates do not work on items on sale to avoid double discount)
Wow! You're awesome!
All tests for new "Discount for Reviewers" program have been completed successfully and I have already made all Gift Certificates active again so that you can use them to place new orders. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your patience.
Oh, does this mean the Buy 3 Get 1 free order I just placed last night isn't "real" but just a test and I need to do it again? Or was that the real order?
No, your order was real. But today I have activated the rest of Gift Cards. Few days only a few were activated to make sure it's all working correctly. Your order will ship on Monday :-)
Squeeee! That is wonderful! I am so excited to try the Butterscotch flavor, and I am hoping that if I mix it with the Caramel I will get something akin to the Harry Potter theme park Butterbeer!
interesting I may just have to try that myself! Butterbeer matcha that's sounds really tasty :D
Did you know that all flavored matcha teas have the same calorie count no matter what the flavor? It can be chocolate, cheesecake or cranberry or caramel – it does not matter.
If 1g of flavored matcha is considered 1 serving, how many calories does flavored matcha have per serving (delicate flavor)?
Post your answers here on Steepster. The one closest to the correct answer will win small size flavored matcha. Flavor of your choosing :-)
Due date tomorrow evening.
What's your guess? Good luck…
PS: Did you also know there is less than 5% difference in calorie count between flavor strength of Delicate and Robust?
I guess 3 calories!
Aww Alphakitty took my guess. So I'll guess 5 :)
edit: LOL and Ashmanra took my guess too. So I guess I'll change it to 6. LOL.
I'm going to go with just 2 calories.
Let's post the numbers as x.xx (like Sil or cuppaT)
this way it's not likely that someone else will have same number.
If 2 people have same number and are winners, both will get the reward :-)
I'll say 2.25
Thanks for hosting such a fun contest!
Im thinking more around 16.00
Are you trying to make my product look bad, LOL?
It's not even 1/3 of that!
Even if it was 16 calories, that's a lot less than a lot of other things we consume ;)
@ Red Leaf Tea LOL No not at all … I just think everything has too many calories :)


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Phillip Byrd of Janesville charged in ex-girlfriend's shooting death
MADISON—A Janesville man charged in the shooting death of a Mazomanie woman told police a handgun fired twice into the woman's head while he was trying to wrestle the gun from her hand, according to court documents.
Phillip A. Byrd, 39, Janesville, was charged Thursday in Dane County Court with domestic first-degree intentional homicide while armed in the Feb. 23 shooting of his former girlfriend, Cheryl Gilberg, Mazomanie.
In police interviews, Byrd claimed Gilberg pointed a .38 caliber revolver at him while they were in the bedroom of her home. She told him to get to his knees, and she put the gun into his mouth, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Dane County District Attorney's Office.
Byrd told police he wrestled Gilberg on her bed and on the floor for control of the gun. He said he hit her and put pillows and towels over her face to obstruct her vision. He's claimed the gun went off twice as he bent Gilberg's wrist to pull it free, but he doesn't know whether he or Gilberg pulled the trigger, according to the complaint.
Police investigators have a different theory. They believe Byrd wrapped a pillow around the handgun as a silencer before shooting Gilberg twice through her eye and ear, killing her, according to the complaint.
A pillow recovered in the bedroom near Gilberg's body had two bullet holes and burn marks that show a gun was "directed" into it before it was fired, according to the complaint.
Police found blood on the bed, and a pillow appeared to have been placed over it. Gilberg's body was found on the floor next to the bed, and it appeared she might have been moved there, according to the complaint.
Although Byrd did not admit pulling the trigger, he told police he fully expected—and wanted—Dane County prosecutors to charge him with Gilberg's death.
He said he's felt remorse over the shooting but said he "didn't kill her in cold blood." He claims he's "woke up screaming" while in jail and has tried to press his eyes shut to suppress images of the shooting, according to the complaint.
"Nobody deserves any bad fate but me," Byrd told investigators, according to the complaint. "I want every ramification … I won't resist … no matter what happens, it still doesn't bring her back."
In court Thursday, Byrd stood mute to the charges and a not guilty plea was entered for him. He was ordered held on a $300,000 cash bond.
Byrd told police he was in the bathroom at Gilberg's house, and she pointed a handgun at him when he entered the bedroom. She ordered him to his knees, he said, and put the gun into his mouth, according to the complaint.
He said she was angry with him and accused him of "f---ing with her," according to the complaint.
He said he "pleaded and begged" with her and was able to knock her hand away from his mouth. He claimed he then wrestled with Gilberg for control of the gun on the bed, putting pillows and towels over her face, according to the complaint.
They rolled off the bed onto the floor, Byrd said, and that's when he bent her wrist toward her face. The gun went off once, he said, and fired a second time as he tried to pull it back from her face, according to the complaint.
Byrd said he fled the house in his pickup truck, heading back to Janesville on Highway 14. He saw blood on the floor, but he said Gilberg was breathing when he left, according to the complaint.
He said he got nervous when he saw a police officer parked at a gas station. He pulled over on Highway 14 and threw the gun as far as he could, apparently into an area near some trees, according to the complaint.
Police said they have not found the gun.
Police later arrested Byrd on unrelated charges at a residence in Janesville. At the time, police found prescription medication belonging to Gilberg at the Janesville residence, according to reports. Police at the Janesville residence also found anabolic steroids and needles that belonged to Byrd, according to reports.
Byrd, who was a former champion high school wrestler at Janesville Parker High School, and is a body builder, has what police described as "a very strong upper body and defined musculature."
Police say Gilberg, who was a victim of a 2008 drunken driving crash, had serious back injuries. She was on multiple pain medications and had a spinal stimulator placed in her back to minimize pain from the injuries.
Police indicated that in a physical altercation, there would have been a "significant physical disparity" between Gilberg and Byrd.
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Inappropriate Emails
"To the extent there are questions about certain communications by General Allen, he shares in the desire to resolve those questions as completely and quickly as possible."
–John G. Baker, general counsel of the U.S. Marine Corps
The revelation of the extramarital affair between CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell, quickly grew to ensnare others, among them General John Allen, the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Officials at the U.S. Department of Defense revealed that they were investigating 20,000-30,000 pages of communications between Allen and Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite who initially notified authorities about threatening emails from Paula Broadwell.
Officials have described several of the emails between Kelley and Allen as "flirtatious" and "suggestive," although some have said that only a small number of the communications are problematic. Allen has denied any wrongdoing.
Criminal Chemist
"There are a lot of really, really massive problems with this situation."
–Lisa Hewitt, general counsel of The Committee for Public Counsel Services
Thousands of criminal prosecutions have been called into question by the revelation that a chemist at a Massachusetts state drug laboratory reportedly falsified test results for years. According to authorities, Annie Dookhan reported results for samples that she had never tested and contaminated samples with other drugs to cover up inconsistent results.
At least 10,000 people were reportedly prosecuted based on Dookhan's drug testing. Hewitt, who represents the state's public defender agency, told the Boston Globe that it would take as much as $332 million to retry all of the cases that the lab handled during Dookhan's tenure.
Abysmal Acquirement
"They used low-end hardware sales, but put out that it was a pure software company. They put this into their growth calculation."
–John Schultz, general counsel of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP)
HP investors got an unwelcome surprise this month, as the technology company announced that it would take an $8.8 billion charge, largely as a result of alleged financial misrepresentations at Autonomy, which HP acquired for $11.1 billion last year.
According to HP, "some members of Autonomy's former management team used accounting improprieties, misrepresentations and disclosure failures to inflate the underlying financial metrics of the company" prior to the acquisition. One of these misrepresentations included counting hardware sales as software sales, which typically have a larger profit margin, Schultz said in an interview with the New York Times.
Counterfeit Coach
"The magnitude of this judgment underscores the severity and illegality of counterfeiting, and sends a clear message that our courts will enforce the law."
–Todd Kahn, general counsel of Coach Inc.
Luxury retailer Coach scored a major victory against counterfeiters selling knock-off goods online, when a judge awarded the company $257 million in damages, along with ownership of 573 Internet domain names that contained the word "Coach" in the title. The case is part of a larger anti-counterfeiting campaign, Operation Turnlock, which the company launched in 2009.
Since starting the program, Coach has sued a variety of counterfeit manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as landlords who provide an outlet from which to sell fake merchandise.
Angry at Obamacare
"Every American, including family business owners like the Greens, should be free to live and do business according to their religious beliefs. The Green family needs relief now and we will seek it immediately from the federal appeals court in Denver."
–Kyle Duncan, general counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The deadline for companies to comply with Obamacare's employer mandate is fast approaching, but some companies aren't happy with the impending reforms—and they're taking their fight to court. Among those companies is Hobby Lobby Inc., whose founder, David Green, argues that the mandate violates his Christian beliefs by requiring the company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after contraceptives.
Green contends that these medications are tantamount to abortion pills, and sued to block the mandate. An Oklahoma judge, however, found that the company does not qualify for an exemption from the law, as it is not a religious organization.
Fee Fight
"As we have said from the beginning, this settlement is a fair and reasonable compromise for all parties. It is the result of two years of negotiation between retailers, their legal counsel, the networks, financial institutions and two highly regarded mediators under the supervision of the court."
–Josh Floum, general counsel of Visa Inc.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson granted preliminary approval to a $7.2 billion settlement between Visa, MasterCard Inc. and several banks and a class of merchants angry over swipe fees. The retailers argue that the card companies and banks fixed swipe fees, which cost retailers whenever a customer buys anything using a credit or debit card. Gleeson granted preliminary approval to the deal, which would be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history, over the objections of retailers, who claim that it does nothing to prevent credit card companies from raising fees in the future.
Floum lauded the settlement in a statement, but 10 stores and trade groups apparently aren't so thrilled: They appealed the settlement to the 2nd Circuit on Nov. 27, arguing that it violates their due process rights because they cannot opt out of the agreement.


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Sound Off for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013
On shutdown: The president gave a speech claiming he didn't want the government shut down. He lied. He wanted the shutdown badly because he believes Republicans will get blamed for it. He knows the media will tell everyone it's all the Republicans' fault. The last time government shut down, conventional wisdom is that Republicans took a beating.
-- How about putting all these conservative Republicans to work at a McDonald's for about two months and see how well they can live on it. Also, we should cut insurance for all members of Congress.
-- Republicans offered four or five compromises ahead of the shutdown. Democrats rejected every one and offered no compromise, yet it's still Republicans' fault.
-- Everyone affected by what this do-nothing Congress has done to us should remember this when representatives are up for re-election.
-- A grass-roots group is forming in Elkhorn to go to Washington and take members of Congress and push them out in the ocean in rowboats.
-- Looks like members of Congress don't care if they get re-elected.
-- Where were all the Republicans who cried foul when Democrats brought about a recall of Gov. Walker? They called us babies and said you lost the election; 14 Democratic state senators left the state and should have been fired for not doing their jobs. Sounds similar to Republicans in Congress.
On health care: I don't see where this Affordable Care Act is affordable if you're 58 years old and are high risk because you have health problems. I don't know how they think we can afford $500 to $700 a month.
-- Kudos to House Republicans for trying to get rid of the special subsidies for members of Congress so they don't have Obamacare for insurance. They are no better than us.
-- In response to a Wednesday Sound Off, I wish people would know their facts before they comment. My husband and I have farmed over 30 years, and we're not on BadgerCare.
On WWII Memorial: Veterans found it barricaded, so they moved the barricades and went in anyway. This closure should infuriate everyone since there was no reason for barricades; it's an open-air memorial. It actually costs the government more to barricade it, but they did it because they want everyone to believe you can't live without maximum government.
-- The memorial was possible because of $197 million in private donations. Obama had no right to shut it down; it only shows his contempt for those who fought for our country.
-- Americans including school children who have always been able to tour the White House are no longer allowed in there; now veterans are not allowed to visit the memorial. What's happening to our once great country? Is this really the America we want?
On town of Milton: In regard to Sunday's Sound Off about Milton enforcing ordinances, we've been trying to clean Mallwood, which is in the town of Milton, for years and get no help. Why do homeowners not take any pride in their residence?
On bypass ramifications: Milton City Administrator Jerry Schuetz does not need a study to determine which streets have become busier since the Highway 26 bypass opened. John Paul Road has become a freeway, average speed probably 50 mph.
On superintendent: Karen Schulte inherited several programs that have provided a base for district success. For example 4-year-old kindergarten, the Studer-based leadership program, and a stable budget and fair teacher contract. Let's hope she can continue the long-time district success in an open and less self-serving manner.
On city maintenance: The city was notified late Thursday afternoon that two bulbs were out in the flashing crosswalk light on Main Street. By Friday morning, they were replaced. Nice work.
On courthouse tower: The solution is to put a roof on and also louvers in the windows. Too much rain and snow are causing freezing and thawing cycles, and that's the problem with bricks coming off.
On election funding: Last month there was an article about a city councilman who wants Janesville taxpayers to help pay for campaigns. They should pay for it all themselves or go around and get the money themselves. We should not pay any of it.
On 70-mph speed limit: I don't know what planet this Rep. Paul Tittl came from, but 70 is too fast. Automakers are required to get better mileage with their vehicles every year, and all higher speed does is waste fuel. If it goes to 70, people will be doing 85 and 90.


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Janesville schools superintendent responds to critics, details China trips
JANESVILLE—Superintendent Karen Schulte is responding to a call by a Janesville School Board member to lay out details of recent trips to China.
Schulte and several other district officials and school board members have traveled to China numerous times since November. Schulte has said the trips helped lay the groundwork for relationships with Chinese schools and parents.
The goal is twofold, Schulte has said:
-- To gain new revenue by bringing in tuition-paying students from China and other countries.
-- To expand the horizons and increase academic achievement of local students by exposing them to other cultures.
Schulte published blog entries this week in response to school board member Kevin Murray's comments at a school board meeting Aug. 27.
Murray said he was speaking for constituents who were asking him for details about the trips, who was paying for them, and what the purpose was.
"I want to be an advocate for this program, so I want to hear about it," Murray said at the meeting.
Murray asked for an accounting of the costs and revenues of Schulte's Janesville International Education Program.
Schulte had promised such an accounting at a board meeting in September, Murray said at the time, but Schulte has given at least a preview of that information in her blog.
More information is laid out in a memo included in the packet for the board's meeting Tuesday, when Schulte will ask the board to approve her Janesville International Education Program.
Schulte's blog on Friday listed trips, costs and other details.
Murray did not respond Friday to a request for comment.
The figures show that most of the income and most of the expenses came from tuition paid by Chinese families who sent students to a "summer institute" in Janesville in July. Grants and donations provided lesser amounts.
Schulte's balance sheet shows a net income, so far, of $67,015. She has said she wants to bring tuition-paying Chinese high school students to Janesville for their junior and/or senior years.
The income from those students would presumably be much more than from a three-week summer program, but the tuition amount has not been set, or at least made public.
Schulte wrote in her blog Thursday that doors opened to China after the school district's Mandarin Chinese language program gained international notoriety several years ago. Offers to visit Chinese schools ensued.
"Opportunities for international connections started to multiply and grew faster than any of us expected," Schulte wrote. "The Asia Society invited me to China, and I took Commissioner (Kristin) Hesslebacher along. Then, Dr. (Robert) Smiley (district chief information officer) was invited to travel there. The purpose of the travel was to set up partner schools and form collaborative relationships with schools in China."
Schulte's blogs did not detail the sources of donations that paid for some of the travel. A district spokesman said getting that information would take time because "different reports would have to be completed, merged and sorted."
In previous interviews, Schulte has said some of the costs were paid by two district suppliers, NASCO of Fort Atkinson and Rhyme Business Products, whose president is a Janesville native.
More trips are in the works as the district seeks partners around the globe. The principals of Craig and Parker high schools are planning a trip to China in October. Accompanying them will be Parker computer science teacher Bob Getka and Parker academic learning coach Lisa Brovick.
The latest China trip has the goal of developing a pathway from Janesville high schools through UW-Rock County to UW-Madison. UW Colleges official Tim Urbonya will be part of the delegation.
Getka has developed a moodle that will allow him to teach Advanced Placement computer science to students in China this fall, according to an internal district newsletter. A moodle is a tool that allows teachers and students to interact online.
The course would generate income for the district, the newsletter states.
Meanwhile, Smiley has been invited to a vocational training workshop at American University in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, a trip that came about after school board member Cathy Myers contacted her brother who works for the U.S. Commercial Service in Cambodia.
And, the district plans an International Winter Institute this school year. Visiting students will attend local classes during China's New Year vacation.
Efforts are also underway to establish relationships with schools in Colombia, Mexico and Slovakia, and to enhance longtime relationships with schools in Argentina, France, Germany, Thailand and Spain, Schulte has said.
Last updated: 3:35 pm Friday, September 6, 2013


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Water temperature key in finding active walleyes
Special to The Gazette
Southern Wisconsin is experiencing dramatic environmental variables as we work through seasonal change this spring.
Warm-blooded creatures adapt quickly to 30-degree temperature swings and sharp changes in barometric pressure that occur every two or three days.
Cold-blooded creatures like fish don't respond so quickly.
Ice is still covering many lakes in this part of the state. Even where water is open and flowing, cold night temperatures almost cancel warmth gained from the daytime April sun.
Fish sticks in a freezer at zero degrees or 25 degrees are still fish sticks in a freezer. When Mother Nature puts them in the 'frig, they will thaw out overnight. We're still waiting for this day to come—and the winds of seasonal change to calm down.
Every river has small niches where those marble-eyed fish sticks have already been moved from freezer to 'frig. An accurate surface-temperature gauge is the best tool for locating fish trying to awaken from their frozen zombie state.
The ability to "read" a river comes into play even before checking changes in temperature status on the boat's electronics. If your river-reading ability is just slightly north of the "see Spot run" level, and you have a temperature gauge in the boat, the odds of washing the landing net increase dramatically.
Any source of water entering the river's grand flow can be a fish magnet. Creeks and other tributaries are obvious places to look for changes in temperature. Drain tubes and similar subtle structures can provide even more dramatic temperature changes.
Last week I was guiding on the Mississippi River. Water temperatures ranged from 33 down to 30 degrees on the main channel. A major running slough just off of the main channel had 34-degree water—still "deep freeze" status to cold-blooded walleyes.
This particular running slough has several smaller tributaries entering the water column. While easing the boat upstream towards this confluence, the numbers on my Lund's surface-temperature gauge began to climb. Thirty-six degrees—39 degrees—FORTY DEGREES.
Electronic signatures on the main screen indicated fish species had also discovered this substantial temperature change. First there were a few little orange digital boomerangs, then dozens.
When the Humminbird 597 said the water temperature was 39 degrees over water 7.6 feet deep, there were too many "fish marks" on the screen to count.
With more than 100 species of fish swimming in this river, most fish marks were probably species other than walleyes. No matter. The first step in catching fish is finding fish.
Drifting jigs tipped with minnows through this piscatorial rendezvous didn't produce results. Neither did pitching lighter jigs with bait or dragging jigs with plastic.
Time to break out the "Double Rap Rig": a pair of No. 9 orange/gold Rapalas in trail formation on a 40-inch leader with a 2-ounce sinker on the other dropper line of a three-way swivel.
The front Rapala on this rig has the plastic lip and back treble hook removed, with the trailing Rapala about 18 inches behind the front lure, tied where the back treble hook used to be.
My Humminbird 597 has GPS that told me my progress upstream was 0.4 mph behind the bow-mounted MinnKota trolling motor.
Seven of the nine fish landed over the next three hours hit the Rapala with the busted lip and missing treble hook.
Two lures and a walleye flopping in a landing net is a guaranteed recipe for a tangle. This is why there are two landing nets in the boat. Twice we had to use the anchor feature on the trolling motor in a time out to untangle nets.
Both intermissions brought smiles without complaint. Complaints were reserved for the wind. Fishing in gusts to 30 mph is never fun.
But its more fun than sitting at home.
Ted Peck, a certified Merchant Marine captain, is an outdoors columnist for The Gazette. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Rock County crews installing six miles of snow fencing
What it is: Rock County Public Works crews are working to install nearly six miles of snow fencing along roads.
Although the work typically is finished by the end of November, road construction projects kept crews busy. Snow fencing installation will continue into December, Public Works Director Ben Coopman said.
"We're lucky the snow has held off," he said.
A half dozen crews will install the estimated 30,000 feet of snow fence along state, county and town roads, Coopman said. He said fencing sections up to hundreds of feet long are scattered throughout the county.
The placement of snow fencing is based on the experience of snowplow drivers who know where snow creates blowing and drifting problems, Coopman said.
Property owners are asked if fencing can be installed on their land.
Snow fencing slows the blowing snow, causing it to form drifts downwind of the fencing rather than on the road, Coopman said.
"The idea is to catch that snow back and away from the road," he said.
Coopman said a strategic highway research report indicates snow fencing is cost effective.
"It claims that the cost of removing snow from the road versus the cost of putting up snow fencing is 100 times higher," he said.
Coopman said it costs the public works department between $20,000 and $25,000 for the staff time to put up and take down the snow fencing each year.
This year, it also cost $18,000 for new snow fencing, the first time in three years the county has purchased fencing.
The fencing will be part of the county landscape until crews remove it in spring.
"We usually wait until the warmer part of March and into April when the frost thaws," Coopman said.


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Please Help Identify My Unkown Bacteria!!
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Please Help Identify My Unkown Bacteria!!
Hello All,
I am trying to identify my unkown bacteria for my Microbiology class. Below are the test result and information I have gathered thus far. Any possible guesses on Genus and/or species would be greatly appreciated.
Initial Observation: opaque/ off white, slightly clump, slight growth on nutrient agar
Presumed Optimum temp: 37C
Oxygen Requiremets: Facultative Anerobe
Bacillus shape (small rods)
gram negative
non spore forming
not acid fast
NEGATIVE for casein, starch hydrolysis
Produces acid reaction with litmus milk
Fermentaion of sucrose, glucose, lactose & mannitol. All with gas production
Positive methyl red
Neg Simmons Citrate (I did see a little blue *very minimal*, but still negative compared to the control)
Neg indole
Neg VP test
Pos nitrate reduction ( produced nitrous acid)
Pos TSI (hydrogen sulfide produced)
Neg oxidase
Pos catalase
Neg Urea
Possible bacteria I am considering, using Bergy Manual (but I could still be absolutely wrong):
Genus Budvicia
Genus Leminorella
Genus Salmonella
Genus Cedecea
If any one has any possible ideas or can suggest an idea based on the addition of another test, let me know. Media is limited, so Im not sure whats available for me to use.
Re: Please Help Identify My Unkown Bacteria!!
Where did you take your sample from and how was it collected?
I think it's either Pectobacterium wasabiae or Citrobacter freundii. Possibly Salmonella but not others you listed. Check the manual again. Also, minimal positive is positive not negative.
I suggest you check their characteristics and decide on the test that would distinguish between them.
Good luck!
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