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DojoFirebugExtension Reference Guide
- 1 Intro
- 2 Download
- 3 Tested platforms, Installation and other info
- 4 Main Panel
- 5 Side panels
- 6 Integration of Firebug inspector and the dojo extension - Inspect in Dojo Panel
- 7 Breakpoints
- 8 Support for aliases when using multiple dojo versions on page
- 9 GFX Main Panel
- 10 GFX Side Panels
- 11 Tip: Debugging dojo source with Firebug 1.7 and Firefox 4
- 12 Known issues
- 13 Authors
NOTE: The current version of the extension does not work with dojo 1.8+ and FF17+ . Please disable the extension, until we upload an update.
Are you a dojo app developer? How many times did you find that having the chance to debug the HTML, DOM and also the javascript of your page was *great*, but at the same time you wanted to have a faster access to dojo specifics? Exactly...That was one of the motivations behind this Dojo Firebug extension.
The idea of this extension is to provide easy access to some dojo concepts. Coding and debugging time can be reduced by having features to monitor dijits, access higher-level dojo concepts and specific dojo properties (instead of just DOM properties), see the available connections and subscriptions and be able to set breakpoints on those.
With this extension you can:
- View all the widgets registered in the dijit registry (as a Tree or as a plain list)
- View their properties. For each widget you can also switch the view between "dojo specific properties" and "classic DOM properties". For example, whether the widget's startup() method was already invoked or not.
- Highlight dojo widgets in the web page (when you mouse-over them).
- View detached widgets (widgets not yet attached to page).
- View information about the dojo version, dojo-config object, url modules of the loaded page, and the total number of widgets, connections and subscriptions (these numbers are automatically refreshed in the extension UI...useful to detect leaks).
- View all available connections and subscriptions (global to the app), and also connections and subscriptions associated to a "selected" object. You can filter the connections table to find some specific ones to debug.
- Set breakpoints to connections: in the connections's event, in the target method, and in the line where the connection was created (i.e. dojo.connect)
- Set breakpoints to subscriptions: in the target method and where the subscription was created.
- Open documentation associated to a dojo object.
The extension is integrated with the Firebug inspector. You can right-click on a dijit element in the web page and it will be selected/inspected in the extension panels. You can also click the Firebug's inspect button from inside the extension panel and inspect only the dojo elements from your page.
Also, several new visual representations were added to Firebug to better identify dojo objects in Firebug panels.
The Dojo Firebug Extension started as an internal IBM initiative to help IBMers working with Dojo.
The Dojo Firebug Extension is available from in the dojofirebugextension folder at getfirebug.com. Pick version number folder to match your version of Firebug.
Tested platforms, Installation and other info[edit]
NOTE: The current version of the extension does not work with dojo 1.8+ and FF17+ . Please disable the extension, until we upload an update.
- Download from:
- Releases can be found in Mozilla add-ons repository: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dojofirebugextension/
- Releases, alphas, and betas can be found in getfirebug server: http://getfirebug.com/releases/dojofirebugextension/
- Compatibility table:
- Firefox 11 and 12 with Firebug 1.9.x . Dojo extension v1.1.5a1+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 8/9/10/11 with Firebug 1.9.x . Dojo extension v1.1.3+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 8/9 with Firebug 1.8.x . Dojo extension v1.1+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 7.0 with Firebug 1.8.x . Dojo extension v1.1+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 6.0 with Firebug 1.8.x . Dojo extension v1.1+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 5.0 with Firebug 1.8.x . Dojo extension v1.1+ from 1.8 folder
- Firefox 5.0 with Firebug 1.7.3 . Dojo Extension v1.0.x from 1.7 folder
- Firefox 4.0 with Firebug 1.7.3 . Dojo Extension v1.0.x from 1.7 folder
- Firefox 3.6 with Firebug 1.7.3 . Dojo Extension v1.0.x from 1.7 folder
- You need to enable Firebug's Console and Script panels if you want this extension to work properly.
- This extension works better with "src" versions of Dojo . Also in dojo.config you need to have "dojo-publish-privates: 1 , in the dojo's has.cache"(anyway, it's currently the dojo default value).
- You may probably want to create an extra profile in Firefox to try this extension (more info here http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/use-multiple-firefox-profiles-at-the-same-time/ and here http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing-profiles).
- The latest version of the extension will not work with Firebug 1.6.x
- if you want a version for Firebug 1.6.x please go to https://getfirebug.com/releases/dojofirebugextension/1.6/ , but keep in mind that version has fewer features. The recommended combination in this case is: FF 3.6.x + Firebug 1.6.x + this extension
- This extension WILL NOT WORK with Firebug 1.5.x
- Latest version from 1.7 download folder was tested with Firefox 4.0 and 4.0.1 , and Firefox 5 in Windows with Firebug 1.7.x.
- 07/07/2011 Note: if you previously installed the "dojofirebugextension-1.0.xpi" from this server and now you get a "not compatible with Firefox 5" error, please remove the extension and install it again (from http://getfirebug.com/releases/dojofirebugextension/1.7/dojofirebugextension-1.0.xpi). We updated the compatibility support but kept xpi version number.
Main Panel[edit]
In this panel you can access:
- All Widgets : displays all available widgets in dijit registry. You can see the widgets as a Tree or as a plain list, by changing a setting in the main menu of the extension panel.
- All Connections: displays all registered connections as a Table.
- All Subscriptions: displays existent subscriptions (as a Tree).
There are also some useful side panels at the right:
- Info side panel
- Connections and Subscriptions for a "selected" object
- DOM and HTML panels to show lower level info of the "selected" object
The widgets view displays the available widgets in dijit registry. By default they are displayed in a Tree according to how they are placed in the web page. If you move the mouse pointer over the widgets, you will see them highlighted in the page.
In the following 2 screnshots you will see a widget selected (in the extension panel) and the same widget highlighted in the web page.
Widgets as list[edit]
There is also an option to display the widgets as a list (instead of tree). You can switch it in the extension's main menu.
Diplaying properties[edit]
Widgets can display highlevel info related to dojo, or you can just see all their DOM properties (you can change this behavior using the toggle button at the right of each widget)
Other widget options[edit]
This is how detached widgets look like in the panel:
Documentation links available for widgets:
Connections panel[edit]
This extension collects information about connections made by dojo.connect and widget.connect methods. They are displayed in a table with the following columns: Object, Event, Context, and Method (trying to follow the names of the arguments of the dojo.connect method).
Filtering connections[edit]
You can enter a filtering criteria to display connections .
Important: using a "count" filter with a small value will improve performance of the connections panel (e.g. Begin = 0, End = 50 , or Begin = -50, End = 0 if you want the last 50 connections created).
When writing a filter, you can use 3 fields: "Begin" , "End" , and "Filter" . Begin and End fields follow the rules from Array's slice method (https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/slice).
1. Begin: starting index (0 based) . You can use negative indexes too.
2. End : zero-based index at which to end filtering connections (not including "end"). You can use negative indexes too.
3. Filter: a filtering query . It currrently accepts 2 syntaxes:
3.1. You can write a simple string (you can also enter perl regex as well as use a simpler form with * and ? wildcards) , that will be compared (regexp match) against connection's event and method attributes. For example:
3.2. You can also write a filtering query following the rules from dojo.data.ItemFileReadStore , i.e. a query object (JSON notation) to filter by several fields at once. Some examples:
{ event: '*dojo*' }
{ object: '*button*' , method: 'onClick' }
Picture 1: simpler syntax
Picture 2: query object . For this specific example the query was:
{ context: '*menu*', method:'from*'}
Subscriptions panel[edit]
This view displays information about topics and subscriptions. Each flag represent a topic with its name in red. Each children represent the interested object and the method that will be executed.
Side panels[edit]
Display information about dojo loaded in the web page
Widget Properties[edit]
Integration of Firebug inspector and the dojo extension - Inspect in Dojo Panel[edit]
You can inspect any dijit by right-clicking in web page and choosing Inpect in Dojo panel
Also, you can use the Firebug Inspector tool (the arrow icon at the left) and choose any dijit in the web page. When you use this option, dijits in web page will display a green border when mouseover.
The extension allows you to add breakpoints to connections and subscriptions. You can:
- Break on Target execution
- Break on Event execution
- Break on connect place (or subscribe place) . The place where the dojo.connect was executed to create the connection (IMPORTANT:see performance note below).
Performance note: app loading time will be increased 4X when "Breakpoint on connect/subscribe place" is enabled.
The following pictures show the idea:
Picture 1 and 2: context menu for connections and those items checked
Picture 3: Breakpoints listed in Firebug's Script panel (breakpoints sidepanel)
Pictures 4 and 5: source code with breakpoints
Support for aliases when using multiple dojo versions on page[edit]
For more info: http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.7/quickstart/multiversion.html
Starting from Dojo Firebug Extension v188.8.131.52 there is a new preference to support this. To use it, you need to type "about:config" in Firefox's address bar . Then look for a preference called "...extensions.firebug.dojofirebugextension.aliases", and set it with a JSON value (using double quotes -- not single quotes) similar to this one:
{ "dojo" : "myDojo" , "dijit":"myDijit", "dojox": "myDojox" } .
Note that you need to explicitly remove the preference if you want to debug another page .
I think this method will work while dojo, dijit, and dojox can be accessed as globals ( probably not valid with Dojo 2.0 )
GFX Main Panel[edit]
This extension also supports inspecting the GFX Structure in the web page.
With this panel you can see a tree containing all available GFX surfaces and shapes.
In the following picture you can see the GFX structure displayed in the extension panel. Also you can see the hours hand of the 1st clock highlighted in blue .
Support for Highlighting and inspection:
- If doing a mouseover in the panel's tree , you will see the pointed shape being highlighted in the web page.
- You can r-click on a GFX Surface/Shape in the Web page, and select "Inspect in GFX panel". When doing this, the chosen Shape will be displayed in the extension main panel tree.
- The GFX panel supports Firebug inspector tool (i.e. the arrow-icon in the toolbar):
- When enabling the inspector tool from inside the GFX panel, you will be able to select any shape in the page.
In the following picture you can see the Firebug inspector tool enabled in the GFX panel. Also, a highlighted shape (under the mouse pointer, in green) in the web page.
The main panel tree is integrated with other Firebug panels: You can r-click on a Surface or Shape and select "Inspect in HTML Tab" or "Inspect in DOM Tab".
GFX Side Panels[edit]
Currently there are 2 GFX side panels bundled with the extension:
"Info" side panel[edit]
It displays properties of the selected Surface. It is only active when a Surface is selected in the main panel's tree.
"Shape properties" side panel[edit]
It displays the properties of the selected GFX Shape.
Tip: Debugging dojo source with Firebug 1.7 and Firefox 4[edit]
Due to a problem with FF 4, when using a source build of dojo with FF 4 you won't be able to see filenames in the files dropdown list of Firebug's Script panel. Probably you will see entries like this:
But if you change 1 line in the dojo[eval] implementation you'll be able to see and debug dojo files again:
You need to change the following file:
and in the eval function implementation, replace this line:
return d.global.eval ? d.global.eval(scriptFragment) : eval(scriptFragment); // Object
by this one:
return eval(scriptFragment); // Object
ending in something like this:
dojo["eval"] = function(/*String*/ scriptFragment){
// summary:
// A legacy method created for use exclusively by internal Dojo methods. Do not use
// this method directly, the behavior of this eval will differ from the normal
// browser eval.
// description:
// Placed in a separate function to minimize size of trapped
// exceptions. Calling eval() directly from some other scope may
// complicate tracebacks on some platforms.
// returns:
// The result of the evaluation. Often `undefined`
//return d.global.eval ? d.global.eval(scriptFragment) : eval(scriptFragment); // Object
return eval(scriptFragment); // Object
Known issues[edit]
- You may use this extension with Firefox 3.6 (and Firebug 1.7!) but JS objects asociated to connections/subscriptions will contain another DOM property called x_dojoExtHashCode_. This may affect your application if it's coded using some foreach var in object loops.
- you can avoid that property by setting the Firefox preference extensions.firebug.dojofirebugextension.useHashCodes to false. (go to about:config page to set preferences) .
- Remember: you do not need to change anything if using FF 4 or a newer version.
- Patricio Reyna Almandos (IBM Argentina)
- Fernando Gomez (IBM Argentina)


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As city diversifies, police department tries to follow
JANESVILLE—The 2010 U.S. Census told many Janesville residents something they already knew: Their city was becoming more diverse.
Though white residents made about 89 percent of Janesville, the city's populations of Latino and black residents were growing—up to 5.4 and 2.6 percent of the city's population, respectively, and well over five times what they were two decades earlier.
A similar change wasn't reflected in the Janesville Police Department, however, where all but one of the department's sworn officers were white. One was Native American.
Since then, the department has hired two Latino officers: Benito Rocha joined the force in 2011, and Carmen Roche is in field training after being hired in February.
Roche, who grew up in Puerto Rico before moving to Milwaukee as a teenager, knew she would be just the second Hispanic officer in the department's history. But that made the job more attractive to her, she said.
"It feels good to be one of the few," she said. "I can make a change in the community and be able to help with the translation, be able to help with everything else in the Spanish community."
Police also have started outreach efforts to hear the concerns of Janesville's black and Latino residents with the goal of improving relations between cops and people of color—steps some organizers and Chief Dave Moore say are working.
Still, the department hasn't accomplished one of Moore's goals: Swearing in the city's first black officer.
Marc Perry, who helped form the city's African-American Advisory Committee in 2011, said it would be a symbolic step.
"You want your institution … to reflect the population," Perry said. "You want to make sure that all populations that you serve are represented. That voice at the table, that different perspective, that different lens, is beneficial."
One of the biggest challenges to achieving that goal, Moore says, is that prospective black officers are highly sought after. Departments all over the country want to reflect their community's demographics, which means good candidates could choose to go elsewhere.
"An African-American officer that has the right educational prerequisites … can pretty much go wherever they wish," Moore said, "and their first stop may not be the Janesville Police Department."
Statistics on who applies for the department's jobs illustrate the issue—of the 293 people who applied to become Janesville police officers in 2010, 11 were African-American and 10 were Latino.
In 2012, there were nine African-American applicants, while the number of Latinos applying grew to 26, among 310 total applicants.
That's one reason the department is looking at a younger pool of potential applicants, Moore said, hoping to spark an interest in one day becoming an officer among students of color growing up in Janesville.
The department hopes to set up an Explorers program in the city's high schools this year, putting students on a path to a career in law enforcement through training and experiences with police officers, Moore said.
"We're putting our efforts into trying to contact those students that already are a part of our community and seeing if they would be interested in law enforcement," he said. "Because their department of choice would probably be home."
For the Madison Police Department, recruiting officers of color is seen as a process that starts even earlier, Sgt. Mike Koval said.
As one of the department's recruiters, Koval said he knows there's no "quick fix" to having a police department that's representative of the city it serves.
So the department's recruiting efforts involve trips to big cities in the region—from Minneapolis to Milwaukee to Detroit—along with outreach efforts to students as young as elementary school, Koval said.
Those programs can improve relations between police and students and possibly end with those students looking to join the department one day, he said.
"We believe in planting seeds at the earliest possible age," Koval said. "We're in it for the long haul."
Perhaps it's not a coincidence, then, that in Madison African-Americans represent a larger percentage of the police department (9.9 percent) than they do of the city's population (7.3 percent). Latino representation lags, but only slightly—5.5 percent of the department and 6.8 percent of the city.
Koval recognizes Madison enjoys a number of advantages Janesville doesn't: It's the second-largest city in the state, and it has a good recruitment base in UW-Madison.
Janesville, by comparison, is a smaller city with smaller black and Latino populations.
It's also a city for which race relations have at times proven a thorny issue, Moore admits.
"This whole issue is larger than just policework, and it's larger than just the Janesville Police Department," Moore said. "It has to do with having persons of minority feel comfortable in this community."
While having a black officer patrol Janesville's streets would be important and could help the department be more effective, Moore knows having a police department that's seen as being racially diverse goes beyond just one cop.
It's important to avoid "tokenism," Perry said, in which a black officer is hired but little else is done.
The department as a whole must be committed to fair and unbiased policing—as Moore puts it, equal protection under law and equal application of the law.
"It goes much deeper than just having a person of color on the department," he said.
With that in mind, Moore has overseen the creation of two committees designed to give Janesville's black and Latino residents a voice to their police department.
At meetings of the Latino Advisory Committee, for instance, Moore meets with school officials, community organizations, attorneys and church representatives to hear concerns brought to them by Latino residents.
"We realized that there was a need for some kind of structured outreach that we could do to … bridge that gap between the police department and the Latino community in Janesville," committee co-chair Renae Bue said.
Asked if black or Latino residents brought up repeated issues with the police department's conduct—profiling or unfair treatment, for instance—Bue and Perry said they haven't heard them.
When someone complains to her about profiling, Bue said, she'll often talk with the person and realize it wasn't a matter of profiling, just someone who got pulled over for speeding or a broken tail light and wasn't happy about it.
The issues Perry hears about aren't so much with the police department, he said, but more reflect "quality of life" issues and lingering concerns about racism and discrimination in the community as a whole.
Moore said he has not heard about discrimination concerns or friction between the police and people of color in Janesville.
While police will keep up outreach efforts, Moore still is hopeful to have a department that better represents the city it serves.
Another chance is coming up—the department's next round of hiring starts later this year, with a new officer potentially coming on board in early 2014, he said.
Last updated: 9:23 am Saturday, September 7, 2013

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Mercy moves into old Dean building
What is it?: The building at 580 Washington St., Janesville, formerly housed the Riverview Clinic of Dean Medical Center. The clinic moved to its new home on the east side of Janesville in a complex partnered with St. Mary's Janesville Hospital, which opened in January 2012.
Mercy Health System bought the 110,000-square-foot Washington Street building in 2012 for $2.1 million. The building is adjacent to the Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center complex.
What's happening?: About $550,000 in infrastructure improvements were made in the building, which sat empty until last year. Several Mercy departments have moved in and new "MercyCare Building" signs are now on the facility.
What do I need there?: Patients and the general public most likely will visit the building for the MercyCare insurance services while jobseekers also will visit human resources. People are welcome to pay their bills in person or sign up for insurance.
Phone numbers for all departments remain the same, and the main number for the building is (608) 755-5362.
What's in the building?: Mercy's marketing department was the first to move in last April. Other departments have followed in the last few months, and a total of 450 employees now occupy the building.
The departments include:
—Mercy Regional EMS Training Center, which moved from the basement of the cancer center. The move allowed the training center to double the size of its programs, said Mercy Vice President Barb Bortner.
—Human resources and MercyCare, which occupy the main floor.
—Accounts payable and coding, which occupy the third floor.
—Information systems and finance departments, which occupy the second floor.
All of the business departments moved from Mercy's business center on Palmer Drive on Janesville's east side.
—Community education room, which is a meeting space that accommodates 60 to 70 people and will be used for community events, classes and health and wellness events.
—The former surgery center remains as is. Mercy is still assessing what to do with it, Bortner said.
The building also includes a coffee shop for employees, lactation areas for new mothers and an area that will be used for employee wellness and fitness, she said.�
Why?: It made sense for Mercy to buy the building because of its location next to its main campus, Bortner said, "so we could consolidate our services in some fashion and become more efficient by having our services all in a closer proximity."
Mercy business departments are now in the Mercy-owned building, rather than in the space it leased on Palmer Drive, said Dave Kurtz, vice president.
The marketing department's move out of the Henry Palmer Building at Mineral Point Avenue and North River Road allowed Mercy to expand its mental health programs after hearing from physicians, referral sources, police and the community about the increasing need.
WINGS—Working Interdependently for New Growth and Stabilization—and the Adult Day Treatment programs for mental health and substance abuse moved from the hospital to the space. It doubled the space, and the programs filled quickly, Vice President Dan Colby said. The programs went from serving about 34 people on a daily basis to almost 60, he said.


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Things that cause cancer (in modern humans who live longer)
Discussion of everything related to the Theory of Evolution.
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Things that cause cancer (in modern humans who live longer)
I was thinking about these two harvard studies.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2 ... -diabetes/
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2 ... red-flags/
Our oldest ancestors would not have eaten cured or processed red meat. Those are the two kinds of red meat linked with diabetes and heart disease. However, all red meat is linked with cancer. This means our ancestors may have been eating the same kind of red meat that causes us to die of cancer. However, we didn't have to worry about cancer until we started living into old age.
However, cancer is caused by a build-up of mutations as one ages. So, even if the red meat wasn't harmful to our ancestors through cancer, it might have caused them to give birth to more mutated children. Indeed, mutations in offspring tend to increase with the age of the parents. Since we are sexual, not asexual, a trait that caused more frequent mutations in the offspring definitely wouldn't have been favored. However, our ancestors probably gave birth to offspring earlier in their lives.
What do you think?
Unless I am mistaken, the higher rate of mutations in older parents is not linked to eating red meat. What comes to the increased cancer risk red meat, as far as I know, affects the gut epithelium and mostly increases the cancer rate in the lower digestive tract. However, mutations happening in the gut do not get passed on to the children, since only mutations in the germ line cells do so (which increase when people age, like any mutations).
The increased cancer rates caused by red meat seem to be linked to the lack of fibre in that kind of diet, which in turn slows down the passage of food in the gut and thus the gut is exposed to some possibly toxic or carcinogenic byproducts of digestion. It could be so that increasing fibre in one's diet negates this phenomenon by making the gut contents pass faster in one's bowels. This is also supported by the finding that high-fibre diet seems to lower the prevalence of colorectal cancer. Diabetes and cardiovascular issues are another story, mostly linked to metabolic problems and obesity, and according to the current knowledge do not increase mutation rates in the children (by the same principles as with cancer).
In any case, like you said, the average lifespan of our ancestors was typically so short that the issue of increased cancer, diabetes or heart disease risk caused by red meat in the diet was likely to be not a problem for adults. And I would speculate that it was not a problem for the offspring either - to the contrary: high-energy, high-protein fat and meat from animals was probably a welcome addition to the neolithic diet, making mothers (and babies alike) more healthy and strong.
You are right that they probably didn't have to worry about heart disease or diabetes either. However, I would suspect that heart disease and diabetes have been problems for much longer than cancer.
Indeed, we haven't been farming animals for milk for very long, but we already see genetic differences in places where milk was a necessity. In those people, the enzyme lactase is present beyond childhood.
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait...
Red meat has a higher correlation with cancer than fish or poultry. Neither of those contain fiber either. You could argue that red meat is more filling, so a person eating red meat is less likely to eat any fiber afterward. However, I don't think red meat is any more filling than poultry. Furthermore, white meat (poultry) is associated with a lower cancer risk.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 161109.htm
Sorry, I wasn't being too clear. The lack of fibre is not the only "harmful" trait of red meat. But it is a factor that, if eliminated, also negates many of the harmful effects of red meat. Not all, though, but enough for most people if it is consumed in moderation. Red meat contains several substances that can indeed be harmful in higher concentrations that is not present in poultry or fish. Some studies indicate that heme iron, for example, could be one of these (even though iron is essential for humans, high intake of heme iron from diet for prolonged periods can be harmful).
Also, any diet that lacks fibre is linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer. Red meat is just a factor that further increases it. As far as I know, the exact reasons for this are not completely known and the role of fibre in the diet is perhaps only one among many factors that contribute to the overall outcome. In that article you linked they also mention carcinogenic agents caused by the cooking and saturated fast, and I they sound like plausible explanations as well. But also their effect could be lessened by higher fibre content, because the exposure time to these compounds could become shorter.
In other words, the so-called paleo diet for example, is thought to be good for humans because (among other things), it contains lots of fibre and red meat only in moderation.
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Packers caution Rodgers' return doesn't mean sure victory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
GREEN BAY--All is right in the Green Bay Packers universe now.
After a month of teeth gnashing, hand-wringing and fist-biting that left many a follower of the green and gold unable to take it anymore, word came down Thursday afternoon that Aaron Rodgers is back.
Back as in medically cleared. As in practicing with the No. 1 offense. As in penciled in at starting quarterback for the winner-take-all NFC North meeting with the Chicago Bears at 3:25 p.m. Sunday at Soldier Field.
Rodgers got the good news Tuesday that general manager Ted Thompson and team physician Patrick McKenzie had signed off on his return from a broken left collarbone. Coach Mike McCarthy then held onto the news through the day off Wednesday and broke it to the team Thursday morning.
"It's been a difficult process for me, thinking I was going to have a chance every week and then obviously the medical decision based on what we saw, and then the organization with the ultimate call," Rodgers said after practice Thursday. "I was hopeful that this opportunity would come up, but I know there's no guarantees in this business."
Indeed, there aren't.
So, while the fan base raises its expectations for the Packers season, McCarthy has to make sure that his team doesn't adopt an attitude that Rodgers' return guarantees a victory over the Bears and entrance into the postseason. He was encouraged that his announcement of Rodgers' return during a team meeting didn't break into a Times Square New Year's Eve celebration.
"It was business as usual," McCarthy said. "We're focused on, this is a football game—we're not putting this all on Aaron's shoulders."
The Packers went 2-5-1 in Rodgers' absence, falling from 5-2 to 7-7-1. Only a Bears loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday prevented the Packers from being eliminated before Rodgers had a chance to have a final say in the division.
As Rodgers took the snaps with the No. 1 offense Thursday wearing what appeared to be added padding on his left shoulder, those around him accepted the challenge that they have to keep him from getting hit and turn whatever misfires occur into spectacular catches.
They need those things to happen organically.
"We're not just going to be handed the game because he's playing," guard T.J. Lang said. "It's a tough game no matter who's back there. Obviously, he's a playmaker, a difference-maker, but that doesn't mean the rest of us can slide.
"Everybody has to do their part. He's a leader, the best player we've got. But it's not time to relax. It's a playoff game for us."
McCarthy and Rodgers offered no detail as to why the organization changed its mind five days after the quarterback was informed he would not be cleared to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers said on Tuesday that he underwent a scan on his collarbone and it's possible enough healing took place to appease Thompson and McKenzie.
Or it's possible the reward part of the risk-reward equation finally swung to a place where everyone was comfortable. McCarthy said Rodgers has accepted the risk part—landing on the shoulder and suffering a displaced fracture is one—ever since he started practicing three weeks ago.
"Every football player that plays in this game Sunday will have risk, and I think we all understand that," he said. "We've done our due diligence, we've gone through all the evaluations, and we feel it's time for Aaron is ready to play."
McCarthy said that the coaches did not know whether they had a chance for the playoffs, or if Rodgers was going to play when they drew up the game plan on Monday. It wasn't until Tuesday, after the Bears lost to set up the showdown Sunday and Rodgers was given clearance, that they began making alterations.
Aside from the physical attributes, the biggest difference between Rodgers and backup Matt Flynn is the play-calling ability at the line of scrimmage. The offense was designed for Rodgers to get the Packers into the best possible play based on what the defense is playing and this season he had more control than ever before.
As a midseason addition, Flynn did not have the experience to handle that load.
"Aaron just knows everything so well; he can get us into the best situation possible," guard Josh Sitton said. "He can make plays with his feet. He can make throws that most quarterbacks in this league can't make.
"If you look at some of his throws, it's like, 'Where the hell is he throwing the ball?' and it's a catch somehow. He's a special player and we're happy to have him back."
The emergence of running back Eddie Lacy has kept the offense churning, but the trio of Flynn, Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzien combined for just eight touchdown passes in eight games, roughly half of what Rodgers (15) had thrown in the first eight. The team had dropped from No. 3 in scoring to No. 9.
What's more, Flynn could not stretch the field with deep throws because of a lack of arm strength and teams were making it tougher for Lacy to find holes.
Flynn did enough against Atlanta and Dallas—two teams with defenses ranked in the bottom five—to keep the Packers alive, but when it came to beating the Steelers and their 14th-ranked defense, he struggled.
In comes Rodgers to face the Bears' 29th-ranked defense (32nd against the run) and the expectation is that he can make them pay for whatever attention they plan to pay to Lacy. The only question is whether Rodgers can return to form after two months of game inactivity.
"I'd like to think so," Rodgers said. "But, you know, I'm sure if I miss a pass, that it's because I'm rusty, or if I hit one it's going to be a big deal or something.
"But it's about preparation for me and going through the practice reps like I did today and tomorrow, and getting ready to play."
The practice time Rodgers was able to get and McCarthy squeezed in while trying to get Flynn ready the past three weeks may pay off. If Rodgers were coming into this game with just two days of work and none of the individual drills aimed to improving footwork and timing, odds are he would have struggled early.
He still might struggle, but that is all part of coming back from an injury.
"It's kind of like riding a bike," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said. "He's been out awhile and he has a lot of experience to draw on practicing. It's not like he hasn't been doing anything. He's been practicing.
"Obviously, a game is different from practice, but I'm sure he'll adjust accordingly."
Just like expectations now that he's back.


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Paul William Sanderson, Edgerton, Wi (1928-2013)
June 30, 1928 - December 16, 2013
Paul W. Sanderson, 85 of Edgerton, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at St Mary's Hospital, Janesville. He was born on June 30, 1928, in Cuba City, WI, son of the late George and Leone (Hartlip) Sanderson. He was united in marriage on Nov. 7, 1953, to Kathleen Dutton, in Sparta; she preceded him in death on July 17, 1978. He, then, married Angie Dwyer on March 30, 1985, at St Joseph Catholic Church, Edgerton. She preceded him in death on Aug. 1, 2013. He was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church, Edgerton.
Paul owned and operated the IGA store in Edgerton, for many years until his retirement. He had also worked at Kroger Foods for over 26 years. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, the outdoors, collecting cars and his hobby farm with all his animals. He was a member of the Edgerton Lions and Rotary Clubs, and a 4th degree of the Knights of Columbus. Paul also started and ran the St Vincent DePaul thrift shop and volunteered for meals on wheels; but his special love was spending time with his grandchildren, family and friends.
Paul is survived by three daughters: Kathy Sanderson of Janesville, Jean (Frank) Sanderson-Shue of Rochester, MN, and Nancy Sanderson of Janesville; two sons, Thomas (Cinda) Sanderson of Evansville, IN, and Tim (Janet) Sanderson of Janesville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Louise Martin of Las Vegas, NV. He was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Bentz.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, Edgerton, with Father David Timmerman officiating. Burial will be in the Parish Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday, Dec., 19, 2013, at the EHELRT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, US HWY 51 N, Edgerton, from 3 until 6 p.m. and at the CHURCH on Friday, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. A prayer service will be held at the FUNERAL HOME on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. In Lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to The Alzheimer's Support Center of Rock County, Inc. Condolences may be expressed at ehlertfuneralhome.com.


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Cream Cheese Sausage Balls Recipe
These are by far the best sausage balls we've ever made. What makes these sausage balls so good? Well, the secret ingredient is cream cheese. The cream cheese keeps the sausage balls very moist and tender. We used hot sausage to give the sausage balls a little kick, but regular sausage would work well too. Bring these to your next tailgate party - you won't be sorry!
Cream Cheese Sausage Balls
(Printable Recipe)
- 1 lb hot sausage, uncooked
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups Bisquick
- 4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 400F.
Mix all ingredients until well combined. (I use my KitchenAid mixer with the dough hook attachment) Roll into 1-inch balls. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until brown.
Sausage balls may be frozen uncooked. If baking frozen, add a few minutes to the baking time.


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Best of The Gazette, April 15: Labor, vandals and a first for Janesville schools
The Gazette publishes a lot of news in a week. Combine that with all the distractions a weekend brings, and that means there's a good chance you might have missed some important stories. Here's a look at of some of The Gazette's best content from the last week or so:
Rebounding construction industry looks to apprentices to fill void
Work that once was hard to come by now is more available, and construction companies are facing the revival with a shortage of skilled workers. In response, people are flocking to Wisconsin's apprenticeship program, which was launched in 1911 as the first of its kind in the nation. "Contractors are busy and moving forward," said Kelly Tourdot, vice president of the Wisconsin chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors.
Janesville's first Chinese student works to grasp life in America
Edward arrived at Craig High School at the beginning of the second semester. His real name is Jiming Ye, and he is the first Chinese student to attend classes in the Janesville School District. Edward said he noticed differences between school in China and the United States on his first day. "I feel like here I have more free time to do what I like," Edward said. "Students are more serious in China, and students here are more casual."
John Barry: Spring sports season warms up
Spring has sprung—at least that's what the calendar says. And despite one week of deplorable playing conditions that led to an array of postponements and cancellations, the high school spring sports season is in full bloom. Here's a look at a few area athletes and teams to keep an eye on from Sports reporter John Barry.
Sharpshooter Eric Burdette to enter Janesville Sports Hall of Fame
After a prolific scoring career at UW-Whitewater in the mid-1990s, 1993 Craig High graduate Eric Burdette will enter the city's Sports Hall of Fame this year. "I just tried to be a decent basketball player," the modest Burdette said. "I did the best with what I had."
Trio reunites in Edgerton's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Jim Tropp has directed the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" multiple times, the last time in 2010. His current show resurrects the 2010 team of Tropp as director, Rich Hoffman as Jesus and Ryan Rammelt as Judas—a combination Tropp loves. "Both of those guys love those roles," Tropp said.
Oregon sports bar scores with its smoked meats
Headquarters Bar and Restaurant might be brand-new, but its smoker has been going since the day it opened. Its smoked meats are exceptional, restaurant reviewer Bill Livick writes. And its beef brisket, pork shoulder and chicken wings take on a tasty new life when treated with one of the kitchen's four homemade sauces.
Steve Knox: Cross shooting disgusting, dangerous
New Life Assembly of God's 60-foot cross in Janesville was shot at sometime over the winter, police report. The vandals left eight bullet-sized holes in the structure. The news is head-shaking, Gazette blogger Steve Knox writes.
Glen Loyd Videos: Mother Nature's jewel box
Every year the Badger Rock Club holds a show in Monroe. The event is dedicated to earth science study for children, adults and families. Ahead of the program, community blogger Glen Loyd shows viewers a selection of the rocks inside Mother Nature's jewel box.


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Relay centre; directs impulses from the senses to the correct brain region
Of the cerebrum; auditory interpretation; impulses are from the organ Corti
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Involuntary control of heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and swallowing
Conscious control; thinking, creative thought, emotions, interpretation of sense receptors impulses (eyes, ears, skin)
Of the cerebrum conscious thought, intelligent, memory, personality; controls voluntary motor muscle action (such as to throw a ball)
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Sends messages from tone cerebral hemisphere to the other. Connects right and left hemispheres
Direct link to the pituitary gland of the endocrine system, plays a major role in homeostasis regulating HR, BR, temperature and drives (hunger, thirst, rage, and sexual desire)
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Compatibility per watt, meaningful metric for dimmable LEDs
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With over 600 dimmer types on the market today almost all designed for incandescent lamps a major challenge in designing dimmable LED drivers is how to ensure consistent performance. This article explains which aspects of phase-cut dimmable LED lamp electronics should be considered in evaluating performance in terms of dimmer compatibility. A new parameter, compatibility per watt, is introduced to take into account factors including increasing LED efficacy and controllability, in addition to stability. The trade-off between electronics dissipation and dimming curve is emphasized.
Recent developments in SSL technology have resulted in a large number of LED driver ICs for retrofit lamps that offer phase-cut dimmer compatibility. The manufacturers of these devices claim dimmer compatibility without mentioning constraints. However, when observed in more detail, one will invariably notice limits on the applicable range of these solutions as well as a wide range of what can be defined as compatible.
The absorbed mains input power is the most important factor that dictates the level of compatibility. Other factors are power factor, THD, electronics dissipation, dimming range and electronics dissipation under dimmed conditions. Because of steadily increasing LED efficacy (lumen/watt), the input power of retrofit LED lamps intended to replace incandescent 40- or 60-watt bulbs, is going down. As an example, a 40 watt frosted incandescent lamp produces about 440 lumen, and a 60-watt clear incandescent lamp about makes 750 lumen. Today, commercially available LED lamps need about 7 W to replace the 40-watt lamp and 8.7 W to replace the 60-watt lamp (corresponding to 63 respectively 86 lumen/watt), and this input power keeps on decreasing.
Now imagine one would create a LED lamp with 60-watt input power and a power factor of 1 and a cosines ? of 1. Perfect compatibility with all dimmers requiring a minimum load of 60 watt or less is almost certain, since the load now is equal to the original load for which the dimmer was designed. In fact, the threshold at which things become difficult is below 10 W input power. At this moment, solutions that offer acceptable compatibility under 4.4 W input power are not offered, though with the existing trend in lower lamp powers, this will be the application hot spot in near future.
Compatibility per watt is a more meaningful parameter to express the performance of dimmable IC solutions than compatibility alone, and comparison of solutions can only be valid if the same lamp power level and other characteristics are present. Unfortunately, this is never the case. Further confusion can be created by the term compatibility. Some manufacturers are considering stable light output (no flicker, shimmer or other visible variation in light output) as the only relevant parameter to determine compatibility, and sacrifice other parameters like dimming range and continuous dimming control to achieve this goal. However, the end user who replaces an incandescent bulb not only looks at stability but also expects a performance on other parameters to be equal to the original light source. Looking at incandescent lamps, the typical dimming range in light output is about 1:1000, or 0.1 percent.
NXP determines lamp performance from end user perspective on a combination of these criteria, divided into two aspects:
Stability: The level to which the lamp is able to avoid visual disturbances like flicker, shimmer and flashing
Controllability: The level to which the user can control and reduce the lamp light output. This not only includes dimming range, but also the ability of the lamp to deliver full light output when a dimmer is inserted, and the range over which the lamp is sensitive to change in dimmer position ( control span ). Also, steps in light output, dead bands, flash at startup, settling time and hysteresis at turn on and turn off are taken into account.
Weighing factors are arbitrarily given (2:1) for above two aspects, from which a total absolute performance score can be derived between 0 and 333. Last rating applies to the 60-watt incandescent lamp. Though this score may be meaningful, it is even more informative to include lamp power. No products are offered yet that provide 1 to 1 compatibility at lamp powers below 4.4 W power. A formula where the lamp absolute performance is divided by lamp input power minus hypothetical minimum lamp power (set at 2 W) will give an indication to what stage the driver and IC is capable to utilize the available lamp power to create dimmer compatibility. This quotient we named power merit factor.
The main conclusions from this graph are that the products currently sold by NXP can be more than competitive, and a substantial improvement in achieving compatibility has been achieved using the same ICs since first release in 2008. Dimmer compatibility only partially depends on the IC features, but mostly on the way the IC has been designed in. Application knowledge is of crucial importance in designing a mains-dimmable LED driver.


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Sonner insisted that Zimmerman is not a racist, pointing out that he and his wife mentored for two black children for free.
Sonner was his original lawyer.
That isn't exactly the same as a "some of my best friends" defense.
There was more, and no it's not "exactly" the same, but yeah it's the same defense with slightly different wording.
I'm driving at the fact that the standard "some of my best friends are X" is generally an unsubstantiated general claim.
He made several specific claims such as mentoring black kids for free, helping out at the local church whose demographic is primarily black, standing up for the black guy who was attacked by cops without cause, and demanding an investigation into the cop...
The general claim I can dismiss and laugh of. But a series of specific claims IMO is more believable.


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Be Nice Or Go Home is a shabby chic style wall hanging sign from Heaven Sends which would make an amusing gift for your home. The sign has a twig triangle at the top to hang it from. This sign has been individually made with an antique style distressed finish, this is not an imperfection.
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Please Note: Our website will only accept orders for delivery within the UK. If you are interested in buying from outside of the UK, please contact us for the delivery cost firstname.lastname@example.com
Our UK postage rate is £4.95. A signature will be required upon delivery.
For guaranteed next day delivery £6.95. Please order before 1pm.
We endeavor to process and dispatch all orders as soon as possible but we guarantee within 2 working days (working days do not include weekends).
Items are dispatched using either Royal Mail 1st class signed for delivery or UK Mail's www.ipostparcels.com signed for service, to the address stated for delivery when you place you order. It is important that this address is accurate. A signature will be required.
At Enchanted Ivy Gifts we are doing our bit to help the environment, by re-using and recycling packaging. This means that your goods may not always be contained in a brand new box or wrapping, but all of our packaging is clean and fit for reuse. We take pride in ensuring that your item reaches you in one piece and we are sure that you will be delighted from the moment you open the box.
Enchanted Ivy Gifts endeavors to deliver to anywhere in the world, however, there will be an additional charge determined by weight and size. We request that our international customers (including parts of the British Isles, Eire, Europe, America and Worldwide) email us at email@example.com to receive a delivery quotation.
We hope that you are thoroughly enchanted with your purchase however there may be occasions when you wish to return items. Please ensure that you have taken the time to read our terms and conditions, by placing an order you are stating that you have read and understood them.
If you wish to…
Cancel or Return Purchases
Under distance selling regulations you have the legal right to cancel your order within 7 working days of placing your order. Please do this by email to email@example.com.
If the product has already been delivered to you and you wish to return it, it is your responsibility to return the goods to us in the exact same condition which they were dispatched to you in, within 7 days of the delivery date or you will not be eligible for a refund.
Return to: Enchanted Ivy, Hobgarth, Hillside, Rothbury, NE65 7PT
As well as returning the goods in absolutely perfect condition please enclose your sales receipt
Unless the goods are defective, damaged or not as specified on your Order Confirmation please note that postage & packaging costs are not refundable and any costs which you incur for returning the goods are at your own expense.
You will receive your refund (excluding postage & packaging costs) or replacement within 7 days of us receiving the goods back. Refunds can only be issued back to the original method of payment.
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We take utmost care in ensuring that items are well packaged when they are dispatched in order to prevent damage in transit. In the unlikely & unhappy event of goods reaching you damaged or faulty then please contact us by email email@example.com and advise us within 48 hours. Please repack the goods appropriately & return them to us as proof of damage to:
Enchanted Ivy, Hobgarth, Hillside, Rothbury, NE65 7PT
On receipt of the goods we will dispatch a replacement or refund & arrange a refund of postage costs for the return of the damaged items to us. Failure to return the goods to us may result in our refusal to replace item or issue a refund.


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Grant helps GOEX project move forward
JANESVILLE—Construction is on track for a Janesville company to open a $17 million manufacturing facility next summer that will keep a minimum of 130 employees on the local payroll.
GOEX is building the 175,000-square-foot facility on Highway 14 near Newville Road.
When it's complete, the company plans to move its operation from 2532 Foster Ave, Janesville.
GOEX is an industry leader in extruding resins into custom rigid plastic sheet and roll stock. It has posted double-digit growth in each of the last 10 years but is landlocked at its current plant.
Mark Gottlieb, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, visited the site Thursday to present city officials with a ceremonial check for $650,000, the state's contribution toward the construction of a frontage road along Highway 14 and a rail spur that will help GOEX make and receive shipments via the Union Pacific Railroad.
The state money is in the form of a Transportation Economic Assistance grant, which requires a 50 percent local match that targets economic development.
Earlier this year, the city approved a package for GOEX that includes public contributions of more than $1.5 million. After the state grant is applied, the city's cost for site improvements drops to $891,000.
As part of the agreement, GOEX will be required to retain 130 full-time jobs for the seven years remaining in the life of Tax Increment Financing District 21.
GOEX President Josh Gray said Thursday the company now has 140 employees.
Gottlieb said the TEA grant program is an example of the state working with local communities and their businesses to create and retain jobs.
Since its launch in 1987, the program has contributed more than $93 million to 333 projects, he said, adding that the various projects have created or retained more than 80,000 jobs.
"I want to thank the folks at GOEX for keeping these jobs from leaving Janesville, Rock County and Wisconsin," Gottlieb said. "These are good-paying jobs that have a great effect on the local and state economy."
Gray said the rail spur will benefit GOEX, but the improvements at the Highway 14 intersection and the new frontage road will benefit all motorists.
Janesville City Council President Kathy Voskuil said the intersection would become safer with signals and sidewalks.
She also noted that beyond the retained GOEX employees, the project is indirectly responsible for an additional 193 jobs.
"We thank Joe Pregont and Josh Gray for retaining these jobs and expanding here," she said.
Pregont owns GOEX and Prent Corp., a global leader in custom thermoform packaging with facilities around the world.
Prent is growing, too, and the company on Kennedy Road is nearing completion of a 7,000-square-foot expansion and remodeling of about the same amount of space for administrative offices.
The construction of the new GOEX plant would make its vacated 70,000-square-foot plant available to Prent.
Prent officials have said they likely would use it for warehousing and possibly production.


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The Genevieve Dooley award was established in 1979 by Humanities alumna Christine Blackwell (BS HUM '78). Ms. Genevieve Dooley was Lawrence Tech's registrar, business officer, and bookkeeper from 1932 to 1968. A neighbor of Ms. Blackwell's, Ms. Dooley was instrumental in encouraging Christine to go to LTU and to stay at LTU when Christine found the pressures of working and going to college overwhelming. Ms. Blackwell is now an accomplished executive at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, as well as an independent journalist. When she found out that funding for the award had run out and that the award had not been delivered for several years, she immediately sent in a check to reinstate the award.
We are grateful to Ms. Blackwell for her generous donation, and we are pleased to announce the 2012 winner of the Genevieve Dooley Award for outstanding student in the Humanities Department:
Media Communication major Megan Ziegler.
As her advisor, Prof. Jody Gaber notes, "Megan has been a passionate, focused, involved, talented, dedicated, and inspired student her four years at LTU." She has been deeply involved not only in her studies, but in volunteer and service activities at the university as well. A valued employee at the one-stop center, and e-learning services, she also mentored first year students, established a "Circle K" group on campus, and served on SPAM (Students Planning Activities Monthly). An impressive intern at Fox 2, she wrote a number of Public Service Announcements and made several "Made in Michigan" commercial packages. Megan also worked with the Chair of Humanities, Melinda Phillips, in the design and distribution of specialized T-shirts for majors in the department.
Along with a certificate, the award comes with a $250 check. Megan's name will also be inscribed on a plaque in the HSSC office.
Congratulations Megan!


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Advocacy: Leaving no one behind
Kicking off our "Advocacy 101" series, World Vision's advocacy mobilization specialist, Amanda Morgan, digs into the basics of advocacy -- and the biblical model that forms the foundation of our approach to it.
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Confession: I'm not a very good team player. When I was 7 years old, I would cheat at games like Candy Land and UNO® -- against my grandfather -- just so I could feel the satisfaction of winning. In high school and college, I dreaded group projects where I couldn't fully control the outcome of our performance. Call me Type A if you want to, but I had a record to keep.
Through the years, I've since grown in my ability to work with others and play games with integrity. But I knew at 7 what only became more apparent as an adult: You really are only as strong as your weakest link. If one person struggles to keep up, we all actually pay the price.
Unfortunately, this truth has become elusive for us in the United States. When working on a class project, the need for everyone's contributions is readily apparent -- but in real life, I don't feel any weaker, even though the systems aren't working for everyone.
Still, whether I feel it or not, my righteousness before God -- my rightness -- is actually determined by how well we all do together. There are multiple concepts of justice portrayed in the Hebrew Scriptures, but I think "leave no one behind" sums them up well enough.
It's what God said to His people through the prophet Jeremiah when He sent them into exile in Babylon, to live among a people who didn't know God or respect His ways: "…seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper" (Jeremiah 29:7, emphasis mine). Bad news for my competitive spirit: I'm not really ahead if I've left you behind.
This is why advocacy is such a vital component of World Vision's work and the U.S. Church's response to global poverty. It tends to get overshadowed by charity, the "darling child" of Christian witness. But without advocacy, the Church will fail to tell the whole story of our God.
Getting ahead feels good, but our God leaves no one behind. Advocacy, in fact, is in His very nature:
Our God defends the poor and oppressed: God, upon hearing the cries of the oppressed Hebrew people in Egypt, didn't just extend a hand of charity; He confronted the unjust systems keeping them down and committed to them in the long journey to freedom. As people of faith, the commitment of the U.S. Church and World Vision to bring the realities of the poor before those in power and to journey with them in seeking systemic change points to a God who does the same.
Our God understands advocacy: Both the Holy Spirit and Christ are referred to in Scripture as our Advocate, our Defender despite our sin, our Counselor, our Comforter, and our Helper. The Church's willingness to come alongside the powerless with defense, counsel, and comfort reflects the Father's heart to strengthen us in our weakness and to impart His grace in the midst of our troubles.
Our God speaks new things into being: In the creation account, the Lord spoke -- and things came into existence. Indeed, the eternal Word of God, Jesus Christ, spoke into being the possibility of new life that the world had never before known. What's more, we are created in the Imago Dei, the very image of our God, and our words, too, have creation power. The Church's advocacy -- our speaking up to those in power in accordance with God's will -- helps create the new reality of God's kingdom and reflects a God of endless hope and possibility, who has the final word.
Our God associates with the powerless: World Vision does not bear witness to a God who stayed high on His throne, but rather one who left His position of power, "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness" (Philippians 2: 6-8). Paul goes on to call us to have this same mindset in our relationships with one another -- to not use positions of power for our own advantage, but for the benefit of all.
The word for advocacy comes from two Latin roots that together mean "called or summoned to another" (Oxford English Dictionary). In other words: refusing to leave anyone behind.
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May the…
example of our Father, who spoke new realities into being and who confronted the powers that oppressed His people…
example of Christ, who relinquished His own power so that we might all be lifted up…
example of the Holy Spirit, who pleads our case and strengthens us in the journey…
…lead the way for our competitive souls as we encounter the poor and seek to steward our influence on their behalf.
Learn more about World Vision's advocacy initiatives and how you can be involved; and join us in advocating on behalf of vulnerable infants and young children through our Beyond 5 campaign!


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Charles L. Chivers, Waupaca, WI (1929-2013)
April 17, 1929 - November 4, 2013
Charles L. Chivers, age 84, of Waupaca, WI, passed away suddenly on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at his residence. Charles was born in Hustisford, WI, on April 17, 1929, the son of the late Lawrence and Elsie (Kaiser) Chivers. He worked for many years in the Janesville area in residential building. On Sept. 15, 1945, he married Georgia Hallett and she preceded him in death on May 12, 1981. Then on March 20, 1982, Charles married Jane Adriaenssens in Waupaca. He is a member of First Assembly of God Church in Waupaca, and loved hunting, fishing, woodworking and working in his yard. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Charles is survived by his wife, Jane Chivers of Waupaca, WI; his children: Diana Baker of Tampa, FL, Cheryl (Lon) Harris of Menominee, MI, Londa (Tony, Sr.) Farrell of Janesville, WI, and Rev. Charles (Debbie) Chivers of Waupaca; his step-children: Jay Adriaenssens of Amherst, WI, Jill (Michael) Borkowski of Wild Rose, WI, and Jodi (Chad Gretson) Adriaenssens of Waupaca. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Charles was preceded in death by his parents; his 1st wife, Georgia; two brothers; two sisters; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.
The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH in Waupaca. Burial will follow in the Spencer Lake Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 4 until 8 p.m. at the HOLLY FUNERAL HOME in Waupaca, and again on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the CHURCH. In lieu of flowers, memorials greatly appreciated to Special Touch Ministry. www.hollyfuneralhome.com


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My CHALLENGE COINS for my 25th Anniversary of Ordination (26 May 1991) arrived.
I'll make a number of them available for exchange and in gratitude to special benefactors.
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1907 - Pope St Pius X
- Nehemiah 4:18
Joseph Ratzinger - The Feast of Faith"In those situations where homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear and emphatic opposition is a duty. ... If all Catholics are obliged to oppose the legal recognition of homosexual unions, Catholic politicians are obliged to do so in a particular way, in keeping with their responsibility as politicians." CDF 2003
Joseph Ratzinger in The Spirit of the Liturgy
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- St. John Paul II
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Charles Pierre Péguy Notre Patrie, 1905"If I ought to write the truth, I am of the mind that I ought to flee all meetings of bishops, because I have never seen any happy or satisfactory outcome to any council, nor one that has deterred evils more than it has occasioned their acceptance and growth."
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Upcoming meeting on Whitewater's downtown reconstruction geared towards businesses
WHITEWATER—Business and property owners will be among those attending a public information meeting Thursday on the upcoming reconstruction of some of Whitewater's most used intersections and streets.
City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Christopher McDonell will present design plans for the East Gateway project that the Whitewater City Council will vote on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The council needs to approve the design before the city advertises for bids in February.
The project, with a $2.3 million budget, will reconstruct Milwaukee Street to Wisconsin Street to the three-way intersection with Whitewater and Main streets. Work is scheduled to begin in spring.
At Thursday's meeting, city officials will explain possible street closures for the construction zone, where equipment will be stored during the project, and where access points for businesses will be.
McDonell hopes business owners attend one of two meetings being offered so he and others can answer specific questions people may have.
"The hope is to have more one-on-one conversations," McDonell said. "We're hoping business owners make it (and) have questions that are more specific to their business, such as access."
Donna Henry, a Whitewater property owner and renter for more than 30 years, has plenty of questions.
"I want to see exactly what they're doing and exactly what I haven't been told," she said.
Henry rents three properties along the construction route and is concerned about the effect construction will have on area businesses.
Two of Henry's three tenants, each in separate buildings, will be vacating their office space due to the construction plans.
The construction also will take away three parking spots in front of Henry's building at 108 W. Main St. because the sidewalk will be expanded to make a joint pedestrian and bicycle path. The loss of parking space is a main reason that tenant is leaving, Henry said.
Henry's tenant at 216 E. Main St., who is opening a thrift shop at the end of January, will be open for business because the store will be accessible via a back alley. But business still will be lost, Henry said.
"You will lose the drive-by business," she said. "With any of these places on that stretch there will be a loss of drive-by business.
The city hopes to have open communication with businesses to keep the project's impact to a minimum.
"The city will work with businesses to put up custom signs," McDonell said in an email.
Such signs would say if roads were open to downtown businesses in general or to a specific business.
"We plan to keep in close communication with the businesses affected throughout construction," McDonell said.
Greg Greenwood, owner of Century 21 Affiliated Greenwood, said city officials have been good about communicating with area businesses. Still, he plans to attend one of the two information sessions.
"All owners know what is going on here," he said.
Greenwood's real estate office is on the corner of North Jefferson and East Main streets, just before East Milwaukee Street.
"It's pretty rough right in this corner," Greenwood said. "Trucks are always clipping off signs"
He said the reconstruction would help alleviate that.
How much the construction will affect his business is unknown because the majority of his business is generated through the Internet, and he has a parking lot.
The project is being completed to meet Wisconsin Department of Transportation standards. The last time the area was upgraded was in 1979, McDonell said.
Some of the renovations include reconstruction of underground utilities, widening of streets and sidewalks, and the addition of parkway streets, streetlights and crosswalks.
McDonell estimates the project will take six months, but he said he can't say for certain. The plan is to break the project into three stages to control where the contractor is working and to ensure the work in one section is done before moving on, he said.
The spring project is the second part of a series of projects on Milwaukee Street that began in 2012, when Milwaukee Street from Wisconsin Street to Esterly Street was torn up, widened and utilities were replaced. The remaining two projects will be completed in 2017, McDonell said.


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Prison ordered in Janesville child prostitution case involving Walworth County runaway
JANESVILLE--Four years in prison was ordered Tuesday for a Janesville man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a runaway Walworth County girl for prostitution.
Patrick X. Cooper, 27, of 2338 Center Ave., upper, also was ordered by Rock County Judge James Daley to serve four years on extended supervision after his prison term.
The girl had sex for money with four or five clients a day between mid-December and early January, she told police. On Jan. 4, she called her mother, who picked her up, police said.
The girl said she had sex with men in the apartment's living room or in a spare bedroom, which authorities described as having a box spring and mattress on the floor. She disposed of used condoms in a yellow plastic bag hanging on a closet door.
The girl said she at first resisted, but she said Cooper told her something bad would happen to her if she didn't cooperate, the criminal complaint states.
Charges still are pending in the case against Erica L. White, 26, who lived in the same apartment. She also is charged with soliciting a child for prostitution.
The girl told police she met White at a house party in Janesville early in December.
The girl told White she was 18 and had been kicked out of her home, and White offered her a place to stay, police said. Cooper showed up soon thereafter.
The girl said "other girls" started showing up at the apartment, and Cooper acted as their pimp, posting notices on a website with pseudonyms for the women, documents state.
In court Tuesday, a charge of possession of child pornography against Cooper was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.


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The dollar has undergone some big moves against the euro and yen in recent months, and foreign exchange analysts say there could be more swings in the months ahead given continued uncertainty about Europe's fiscal crisis, changes in Japanese monetary policy and the U.S. federal budget deficit.
"Global geopolitical maneuvering and central bank thinking has certainly allowed volatility to make [foreign exchange] trading very interesting," said Dean Popplewell, director of currency analysis and research at OANDA, a provider of online foreign exchange trading.
The ups and downs in the foreign exchange market have led to talk that central banks are embarking on a global currency war, in which countries try to boost their exports by devaluing their currencies. But analysts said central banks are aiming to revive their sagging economies with their monetary policy moves, not devalue their currencies.
The biggest move has occurred in dollar/yen, with the yen weakening about 20% against the dollar since September. The Japanese currency slid as Shinzo Abe campaigned for prime minister with a promise that he would rescue Japan from its prolonged bout of deflation, in part by having the central bank target 2% inflation. That level, double the previous target, suggested an aggressive easing in monetary policy. Abe was elected in December.
The Bank of Japan "somewhat reluctantly signed on to the new government's higher 2% inflation target," said Peter Buchanan, senior economist at CIBC. "But until they get their new governor on board, we're not sure how aggressive they'll be." Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa steps down this month and Abe has nominated Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the Asian Development Bank and a long-time advocate of an inflation target and easier Japanese monetary policy, as his replacement.
Meanwhile, the euro gained about 10% against the dollar over the last five months amid perceptions that European leaders were making progress in halting the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis.
"Some sort of calmness back in the markets and some better data out of mainland Europe, especially Germany, which is the backbone of Europe, have allowed the euro to bounce back," said OANDA's Popplewell. "The market's been giving up some of that insurance premium that has been built into it the last 18 months."
Popplewell notes that the euro rallied from a very low level. "On a trade-weighted basis, the euro is still 8% below the 10-year average," he said. And he blames some of the dollar's weakness on the U.S. balance sheet. "Europe is getting cash inflows and paying down its deficit. The U.S. is doing the opposite, the deficit is rising to a certain extent."
Tod Van Name, global head of FX, economics and commodities at Bloomberg, argued that as concerns about Europe subside, "the focus is going back to what's really going on in the global economy."
"When investors have a greater appetite for risk," Van Name said, and as the attraction of U.S. currency's safe-haven status wanes, "there's a tendency for the dollar to weaken."
The Fed has made it clear that it will keep rates low for quite some time, and "investors are basically chasing yield," he added. "So you're going to see investors move out of the dollar and into higher-yielding currencies."
Van Name argued that the dollar is also likely to suffer from the Fed's easing moves in the wake of the financial crisis. "[The federal government] flooded the market with liquidity, which the market expects will impact the economy's performance," he said. "That's a scenario where you would tend to see a gradually weakening dollar."
The optimism fueling the euro's gains was tempered by the results of the Italian elections in late February, in which voters rejected austerity and no single party emerged a clear winner, leading to fears of a prolonged political stalemate.
And there are still plenty of other problems that could arise in Europe, starting with the possibility that the euro's gains hamper the eurozone's economic recovery.
In Spain, another Eurozone nation that's still in shaky condition, the party of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was recently accused of operating a slush fund to reward its politicians. And Mike Dueker, chief economist at Russell Investments, said that it's worrisome that Spain has yet to signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in the European Central Bank's Outright Monetary Transaction program, which involves ECB purchases of sovereign debt. "Now it looks as though Spain won't sign anything until there's a crisis," Dueker said. "To me, that's a policy miscue."
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"The yen's sharp slide has raised some hackles among Japan's trading partner," CIBC's Buchanan said, noting criticism by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "While they do want a softer currency to support growth, they don't want one that's so weak that it causes friction with their trading partners."
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Fire safety topic of workshop for Emporia State studentsSeptember 21, 2012
Fire safety is the topic of a workshop for Emporia State University students sponsored by the Emporia Fire Department and Emporia State's Office of International Education and Office of Student Affairs.
The Fan-Lin Fire Prevention Workshop will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in Webb Hall of the Memorial Union. The event is named in memory of Zheng Lin and Yawei Fan, two Emporia State students who died in an October 2011 apartment fire. Investigators determined the fire started when combustible items blocking a floor furnace grate ignited.
During the workshop, members of the fire department will provide information on fire safety and planning escape routes from apartments, homes or residence halls as well as demonstrate how to use safety equipment. The workshop will include a question-and-answer session to address specific questions and concerns.
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How Genes/expression Determine Organism Shape
Can anyone give a relatively general account on how DNA and gene expression determine an organism's physical shape, i.e., size, skeletal structure, body shape, etc. I would presume the explanations for size and shape are distinct or merely dependent on different genes/expression; "Ligers" (Lion-Tiger hybrids) display abnormally large SIZE possibly due to genomic imprinting. How is it that their physical shape comes about? How does a single cell with a set sequence "know" what shape to create. In theory, what aspects can be manipulated with genetic engineering?
Hypothetically, what kind of organism can be created from a blank slate? Any?
I understand my question is vague.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Re: How Genes/expression Determine Organism Shape
Organism's shape is determined through cell to cell interactions leading to cell differentiation and/or cell death. I will try giving the most simplistic embryo example. You have 3 layers of cells (precursors that can become anything). Cells in layer 1 and 3 sense another cell layer on one side only and "environment" on the other side. Hence, they become precursors of the outer cell types - skin/mucosa. The middle layer senses cells on both sides and, therefore, becomes precursor for everything on the inside... I oversimplified it, but that's the general scheme. Any defects in cell to cell signaling (sensing neighboring cells) results in birth defects.
As to the other aspect of your question - genetic regulation of organism's size:
Imagine this:
Gene1 = produces growth hormone
Gene 1 allele A (which is a variant of this gene) - can make 100 units of hormone per hour.
Gene 1 allele B - can make only 50 units of hormone per hour.
Gene 1 allele C - makes defective hormone = no hormone.
Now, someone with 2 alleles A (AA) will produce 200 units of hormone/hour = tall.
One A and one B allele (AB) will produce 150 units = medium height,
BB and AC = 100 units = dwarf,
and CC = no hormone = incompatible with life.
This example is just one of many ways of regulation. It's oversimplified, since in nature many genes can be involved in regulation of a single phenotypic trait...
Re: How Genes/expression Determine Organism Shape
I think this would make more sense to you if you look into embryonic patterning. There is a good basic and accessible book, "Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development" by Christine Nusslein-Volhard. I see Amazon has it for about $16. It is intended for a lay audience, but it would be better to have some basic bio background before tackling this one.
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Janesville needs more people like Tony and Londa Farrell
Longtime readers of The Gazette might remember when our Sunday edition included a weekly feature called Hats Off. These were uplifting stories about people doing good deeds for others, or about people dedicated to volunteer service in our community.
The feature ran for years when I served as Sunday editor. Eventually the good untold possibilities for filling that spot started to dwindle, and we scrapped it. In recent years, The Gazette featured many of the same sorts of dedicated people in our annual special section dubbed People Who Matter. Again we started to run short of people whose stories remained untold, and it, too, fell by the wayside. Today, however, The Gazette is rejuvenating Hats Off. This time around, we will only run it whenever we come across or learn about an appropriate subject.
Such as the one today about Tony and Londa Farrell. I have never met Londa. But Tony is well known to me and my Gazette newsroom colleagues. He doesn't miss an opportunity to call and thank us whenever a reporter writes a story, or I write an editorial, that casts a positive light on Janesville. He's the consummate cheerleader for our community.
I also knew that Tony, a Rock County deputy coroner, speaks on suicide prevention at schools, colleges, churches and even in homes. It's a great community service, and one of a long list that Tony and Londa are involved in, today's story says.
But that's not the topic of today's Hats Off. Instead, Tony and Londa found a plastic bag in the Wal-Mart parking lot on Jan. 3 that contained a California woman's cash, credit cards and ID. Seems the woman had been visiting her ill mother in Janesville, had� lost her purse, and was using the bag for her personable valuables. The Farrells called police, but officers were tied up with traffic accidents that day. Instead of just dropping the bag off at Wal-Mart's customer service, where they figured it might get lost amid a sea of Christmas gift returns, they decided to wait because they figured the woman would return in a panic. It took about 90 minutes before she showed up, grateful for the Farrells' kindness.
Those who know the Farrells aren't a bit surprised by this compassionate act.
I was at the library with my wife and grandkids Friday night, and Tony spotted me and didn't miss the opportunity to get my attention just to say hello. I had no idea he was to receive a Superior Citizen Service Award from the coroner's office Saturday night. I read about that, too, in today's Gazette. So congrats, Tony!
To nominate someone for our new Hats Off feature, send a description and contact information about the person or people to email@example.com or through regular mail at P.O. Box 5001, Janesville, WI 53547-5001.
Greg Peck can be reached at (608) 755-8278 or email@example.com. Or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
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UPDATE: Man struck by semi on I-90 identified
JANESVILLE--A man hit by a semitrailer truck on Interstate 90/39 Monday morning suffered life-threatening injuries, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation.
The release identifies the man as Dennis R. Bell, 46, of Janesville.
Bell was struck by the truck near County M on Interstate 90/39. He� was taken to Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center in Janesville. A spokeswoman at Mercy confirmed Bell was being treated there but said she could not release information about his condition.
The Milton Fire Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol were first responders for the accident that was reported at 9:29 a.m. in the northbound lanes.
The press release says Bell's vehicle crashed into the guardrail and left the road. Bell then got out of his vehicle and walked onto the highway, where he was hit.
The truck driver, Mark E. Nesson, 35, of Sun Prairie, was not injured.