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5 best proofs of evolution
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My response to "Five Proofs of Evolution", available from http://www.evolutionfaq.com/articles/fi ... -evolution
1. The universal genetic code. All cells on Earth, from our white blood cells, to simple bacteria, to cells in the leaves of trees, are capable of reading any piece of DNA from any life form on Earth. This is very strong evidence for a common ancestor from which all life descended.
Or, this can be very strong evidence for a common creator. My Ford Mondeo shows many, many similarities with Ford Focus, which is smaller. Should I say that my Mondeo evolved from Focus? Or is it the other way round? Do you think that if I wait long enough my Mondeo will evolve in something better? The only evolution here is in the mind of the CREATOR who thought "Oh, what if I modify this and that and make such and such a car?"
2. The fossil record. The fossil record shows that the simplest fossils will be found in the oldest rocks, and it can also show a smooth and gradual transition from one form of life to another.
Wow, we have to be careful what we call "oldest rocks". If we have 'old rocks' and 'new rocks', where did the new rocks come from? Meteors? It's better to say "simplest fossils are at the bottom layers of sediment". But then you have places on the globe of 'unconforming strata', namely layers where the strata does not conform to the pattern, or even strata that is at different angles of other strata, as if the initial strata was eroded and new strata was added.
The explanation o the strata could be the Flood. Obviously, the simple organisms were buried first, since they cannot run as fast as the more complex ones. Snails were buried first, horses a bit latter. It looks like horses run a bit faster than snails, so they reached higher grounds, while the snails had already been buried.
As for the 'smooth and gradual transition', there should be millions of intermediary 'links'. Well, the strata is still stubborn, and doesn't want to give us such evidence (not the counterfeited ones, that so many people are not aware of!). If we don't have evidence, we don't have a case. (You need a dead body in order to have a murder case, right?)
By the time we have solid evidence, this is just guesswork. If anyone wants to believe this, they have this right. Just don't call it science!!!
3. Genetic commonalities. Human beings have approximately 96% of genes in common with chimpanzees, about 90% of genes in common with cats (source), 80% with cows (source), 75% with mice (source), and so on. This does not prove that we evolved from chimpanzees or cats, though, only that we shared a common ancestor in the past. And the amount of difference between our genomes corresponds to how long ago our genetic lines diverged.
Those who study literature know that the books of a certain author have 'genetic commonalities'. That means they somehow resemble in style, words used, subject maybe etc. I have some books in my library that resemble a lot. Have they evolved from each other? Should I wait a few 'billions of years' for them to produce another 'genetically modified' book?
4. Common traits in embryos. Humans, dogs, snakes, fish, monkeys, eels (and many more life forms) are all considered "chordates" because we belong to the phylum Chordata. One of the features of this phylum is that, as embryos, all these life forms have gill slits, tails, and specific anatomical structures involving the spine. For humans (and other non-fish) the gill slits reform into the bones of the ear and jaw at a later stage in development. But, initially, all chordate embryos strongly resemble each other.
To me, this is plain silly. There's actually no 'proof' here. Think of it: fish embryos have gill slits that become ... gills, when the fish is adult. Fair enough! Humans have 'gill slits' that become ... ears and jaws. If I said, "Birds have these very, very long ears, with feathers on them ... and they use them for flying." You'd probably say, "Hey, dummy, those are wings, not ears!" And you'd be right. But when someone says that human embryos have gill slits that become ears and jaws we call them ... well, scientists...
Human embryos DO NOT have gill slits, it's just the way ears and jaws look like at that age. You may have a dog that looks like a cat and vice versa. Proving? Sugar looks very much like salt. Try and substitute one for another in your coffee (or tea if you like!) and you'll see the difference.
5. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Bacteria colonies can only build up a resistance to antibiotics through evolution. It is important to note that in every colony of bacteria, there are a tiny few individuals which are naturally resistant to certain antibiotics. This is because of the random nature of mutations.
When an antibiotic is applied, the initial innoculation will kill most bacteria, leaving behind only those few cells which happen to have the mutations necessary to resist the antibiotics. In subsequent generations, the resistant bacteria reproduce, forming a new colony where every member is resistant to the antibiotic. This is natural selection in action. The antibiotic is "selecting" for organisms which are resistant, and killing any that are not.
My brother and I are quite different. He's very resistant to cold; I'm not. If an 'ice age' appears out of the blue, I die, he survives. That's "natural selection" right? And his children, and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will be 'better adapted' right? Question: are they still humans, or are they sort of monsters? (Hey, I was gentle enough to have my brother survive in the story, so I have the right to call him a monster, right?)
So, the resistant bacteria survives antibiotics and becomes ... pigs? No! Flying pigs? No. It becomes nothing, it stays a poor bacteria waiting for a stronger antibiotic to be invented.
If these are the best five proofs for evolution, it's quite a flimsy theory.
How about the opposite: God creating everything in 6 literal days? I have a problem with that too. My wonder is: why did it take him so long? I guess I'll ask him when we meet!
I wonder what exactly you consider to be a "kind." To me, it sounds like an all-too-easy fall-back argument. There was a time when anti-evolutionists used very similar arguments to deny any sort of speciation; now that overwhelming evidence of speciation has been found, they have altered their argument to deny the development of new genera and families. Perhaps once further evidence is discovered,they will change the definition of "kind" to mean orders, classes, and phyla. My point is that it's all to easy, once it has been established that one organism evolved into another, to say "Well they're both the same 'kind,' so that still doesn't prove anything." That's why the "kind" argument really doesn't seem valid to me.Generally speaking, the more people talk about "being saved," the further away they actually are from true salvation.
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Yeah, but your Ford probably isn't so much similar to Skoda, is it? Or to radio or anything like that, right? Because we're talking about all humans, not only like vertebrates
Fortunatelly, you don't have to. But it is Because these "rocks" can be also dated, said how old are they... And you think that some flood took like billion of years to reach the maximum?
Regarding unsmooth transition, the fossils are not made of all the material, but only small fraction is saved. Also,not all fossils has been found yet. The research continues all the time and new fossils and new species are being found...
You probably do not get, what "96% of common genetic information" means, do you? That doesn't mean it's only similar, but it's basically identical. So, if you like the books, it's like taking e.g. Bible, which was written by people in churches in past in accordance to previous version, but they made some mistakes or differences in accordance to what they liked. If you compared those Bibles, you could make some "tree of evolution" for them too
This isn't much and just about how it looks, but from and into what it really evolves (during the embryogenesis)
You really think that evolution (or better said speciation, or even in this case like geniation or familiation) takes just one antibiotic pressure and like 1 year?
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli_lo ... experiment
In the early years of the experiment, there were several common evolutionary developments shared by the populations. The mean fitness of each population, as measured against the ancestor strain, increased—rapidly at first, but leveling off after close to 20,000 generations (at which point they grew about 70% faster than the ancestor strain). All populations evolved larger cell volumes and lower maximum population densities, and all became specialized for living on glucose (with declines in fitness relative to the ancestor strain when grown in dissimilar nutrients). 4 of the 12 populations developed defects in their ability to repair DNA, greatly increasing the rate of additional mutations in those strains. Although the bacteria in each population are thought to have generated hundreds of millions of mutations over the first 20,000 generations, Lenski has estimated that only 10 to 20 beneficial mutations achieved fixation in each population, with less than 100 total point mutations (including neutral mutations) reaching fixation in each population.[2]
Creationists got owned, again,,, what a surprise
Re: 5 best proofs of evolution
The process of evolution is the cornerstone of the study of life. Those attempting to put forth other explainations of life need to expect that their will be serious scepticism. That's called science. You can't just whine that you don't like or don't understand evolution. You have to come up with something that makes better sense.
Intelligent design is simple and easy to understand but if you look closely at the designs you must see intelligence in every design. As someone working in the medical world, I can assure you that no omniscient being would be such a poor designer.
A few examples.
In mammals the path of air into the lungs crosses the path for food into the stomache. This causes choking, aspiration pnumonia and just the annoying and uncomfortable getting food down the wrong tube. Poor design. The system in birds is far superior.
Speaking of birds, they also have a lung and airsac system that pushes air through thier lungs in only one direction. We mammals breath in and out which mixes old air with new air. Poor design.
The intelligent design theory must also explain why sex is so much more exciting with strangers? Why are men so much more likely to kill thier step children than thier biological children? The entire Chiropractic industry in based on the poor design of the spine that evolution stuck us with.
If the designer is intelligent he obviously does't like humanity as much as he likes birds.
Re: 5 best proofs of evolution
Richard Dawkins ? Are you actually Richard Dawkins or are you just using that name in this forum?
Re: 5 best proofs of evolution
Hey I am a teenager that randomly came across this conversation while I was researching, and I felt led by the Lord to say something. First of all, I believe that to have an argument that will actually benefit the two parties involved you cannot just throw dirt on the other person's belief system, I am not going to do that, and I really don't like hearing of people who do(including and espescially Christians who believe in a Creationist viewpoint, the Bible says we are to be a light to the world, not judges!) Second, there really is no solid proof for either of the two viewpoints, or the Evolutionary theory, would not be a theory, but if you would like to know why I believe in Creation, it is because it fits better, Charles Darwin once said that evolution takes more faith to believe in than Creation. If you go back to the origins of both viewpoints, that is to say that if you asked a Creationist where God came from, or if you asked an Evolutionist where matter came from, you end up with either an eternal Intelligent Designer(God) or eternal matter. It takes much less faith to believe in an eternal Intelligent Designer than eternal matter. Many people believe that because Evolution is taught in schools and pushed by the media, that science proves the Evolutionary theory, but that is not so, there are so many gaps in both viewpoints that people on both sides use against each other for example: if a Creationist asked an Evolutionist why there are no transitional forms, of course the Evolutionist will answer that we just haven't discovered any yet, just as the Creationist would defend his viewpoint with an answer that cannot be proved. The thing is there are so many things in this earth that suggest an intelligent designer, rather than random chance. I know that there are lots more things that could be said on both viewpoints, but I am only a teenager and I am trying not to turn this into a lengthy dissertation, so I will leave it at that. I would like to hear anything you have to say, and if you find anything that I said that is wrong, just send me a message and I'll correct my mistakes
Thanks, God Bless You
"The scientific establishment bears a grisly resemblance to the Spanish Inquisition"-D. Gould
Are you telling us that there is no solid evidence for gravity, because there is the Theory of Gravity --- which of course would not be a theory if it had any solid proof?
I would also like to point out that evolution is not a belief system, just like it is not a belief system that the Earth is round or that genomic DNA undergoes random mutations that may or may not give rise to new, beneficial, or more often, harmful traits that are then subjected to the natural selection.
I am sorry to rain on your parade but unlike the theory of evoltuion, creationism does not have any single piece of evidence or phenomenon supporting it. Just because you feel intelligent design is somehow more believable or logical does not make it true. It amazes me how creationists happily accept things like quantum mechanics that are probably beyond the understanding of 99.9% of the mankind, but have hard time accepting evolution, which is well-understood, well-supported by evidence and easy to understand even for school children.
If there was an intelligent designer, why so many things are so very badly designed in the first place? Or was the designer just a sick old bastard who tossed a few thousand genetical illnesses in humans and other animals just for the fun of it? Well, at least if you look at the god in the bible, this would not be a big suprise...
Re: 5 best proofs of evolution
First of all Gravity has been a law for many years now so I don't know where you got the information that it was still a theory, but Gravity has proof, which made it a Law. I am saying that if there is no proof for a Theory or Hypothesis then it remains that, a Theory or Hypothesis. To answer your second part Creation has lots of proof, people tend to disregard it though, such as the fact that until recently some of the kings in the Bible had not shown up in archaeological digs and such, until archaeologists found writings speaking of them. The reason that evolution is widely accepted, is because it has been taught in schools for about a hundred years now, but that is only because it is the best way to spread propaganda, not because it is true. During the World War Hitler used propaganda in schools to gain support for his actions, even though they were evil.
As to your comment about diseases, have you ever wondered why nobody had cancer till recent years, excepting a few. In Leviticus in the Bible God gives food laws, that are designed to keep you from getting sick, but people break them every day and put things into their bodies that definitely shouldn't be there. Did you know that you can get religious exemptions for immunizations? Do you know why? Because some people object to having aborted "fetal tissue" in their bodies, not to mention that some immunizations have mercury in them, which is a known toxic substance, and others that aren't so common. If you look up the food laws in the Bible, and look at the people groups who actually eat that way, they are some of the healthiest people on the planet. Other diseases like AIDS are caused by sin, and man can't blame those on God. The thing is that diseases are what you get if you don't follow his laws. This website promotes a diet that follows God's food laws to a T , and hundreds of people have been cured of cancer by staying on this diet, in fact many of them were given months to live http://www.hacres.com/library/testimonies/search.
God was the one who prevented these diseases in the first place, we humans are the ones who created them by our lifestyle, and what were the badly designed things that you were talking about?
"The scientific establishment bears a grisly resemblance to the Spanish Inquisition"-D. Gould
Major Problems with Evolution
unknown chemicals
unknown processes
unknown life forms
unknown reproduction methods
unknown atmospheric composition
unknown oceanic soup
unknown time and place
Also according to Evolution: The Big Bang caused Order?(how can disorder cause order)
also higher forms of life cam from lower forms of life which came from matter coming together?
If there were millions of years of evolution where are the trillions of transitional forms?
(archaeologists have only found a few disputable ones)
"The scientific establishment bears a grisly resemblance to the Spanish Inquisition"-D. Gould
What has this to do with evolution? Evolution does not try to explain how the universe begun, nor does it answer how life begun. Evolution is the process by which living organisms evolve and differentiate when they are subjected to natural selection, and the theory of evolution is the scientific interpretation of that phenomenon.
Not every single detail about evolution is know, just like we do not know everything about gravity. Or the birth of the universe, or how life begun - even though there are theories regarding those as well.
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Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, announced a new $40 billion stock buyback plan and increased its dividend 22 percent, seeking to reward shareholders as the company undergoes a change in strategy and leadership.
The repurchase program, which has no expiration date, replaces another $40 billion buyback plan that was due to lapse at the end of this month, Microsoft said today in a statement. The company's quarterly dividend will rise to 28 cents a share, payable on Dec. 12 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 21.
The move is a step in the right direction for investors, though the open-ended schedule for the new buyback plan raises questions, said Matthew Hedberg, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis. The company has come under pressure from activist investor ValueAct Holdings LP, which pushed Microsoft to return more money to shareholders, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
"What would be more interesting is if they put more parameters on the timing of the buyback -- sooner is better than later," said Hedberg, who has a neutral rating on Microsoft. "The dividend is more material because it's incremental to their existing dividend."
Shares of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft rose 0.7 percent to $33.04 at 11:49 a.m. in New York. The stock had added 23 percent this year through yesterday.
The new 28-cent dividend tops the 26 cents estimated by analysts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The increase gives Microsoft an indicated yield of 3.4 percent, providing one of the largest payouts among technology stocks. Intel Corp.'s 3.8 percent 12-month indicated yield is the only U.S. technology company with a market value of more than $100 billion that pays more on that basis.
After struggling to keep up with rivals in the smartphone and tablet markets, Microsoft is retooling its strategy and seeking a new chief executive officer. Steve Ballmer, who has run the company since 2000, announced plans last month to retire when a replacement is found. The company also agreed to buy Nokia Oyj's phone business for $7.2 billion, aiming to bolster its position in mobile devices.
Microsoft signed a pact last month to cooperate with ValueAct, saying it would hold regular meetings with the firm's president, Mason Morfit. Under the agreement, ValueAct also has the option of having Morfit become a director beginning at the first quarterly board meeting of 2014.
George Hamel, ValueAct's co-founder, didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment today.
Coupled with the leadership shakeup, Microsoft's latest move suggests a shifting attitude at the company, said Rick Sherlund, an analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc. in New York.
"Things are changing at Microsoft with respect to corporate governance that we believe could benefit shareholders over the next six to 12 months," he said in a report.
While the dividend increase was more than Sherlund had estimated, the significance of the buyback plan is harder to pin down, he said.
"The pace of share repurchase had slowed at the company, so it is not clear that the new program implies any more aggressive plans," said Sherlund, who recommends buying the stock.
Peter Wootton, a Microsoft spokesman, declined to comment on when the company will make the repurchases.
The size of the buyback eclipses most repurchase programs, though it's smaller than the $50 billion plan announced by Apple Inc. in April. That company is authorized to repurchase a total of $60 billion in stock. Including dividends, Cupertino, California-based Apple expects to dole out $100 billion in shareholder rewards by 2015.
Apple held its first bond sale since 1996 to help finance the shareholder rewards, taking advantage of low rates. Like Microsoft, Apple has much of its cash overseas, making it harder to free up for dividends and buybacks.
Microsoft may have to do something similar depending on how quickly it wants to make the buybacks, Hedberg said.
"They had enough working cash and cash-flow satisfying ability for their existing dividends, so I expect that they won't need extra capital," he said. "If they got more aggressive on timing, they might have to tap into debt markets."
Microsoft is grappling with a shift from the personal- computer market -- where its Windows and Office software is dominant -- to mobile and Web-based applications. While Microsoft's traditional products remain profitable, its expansion into new areas hasn't gained as much traction.
The company said in July that its online-services business, largely advertising revenue from the Bing search engine and other online properties, posted an operating loss of $1.28 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30.
Earlier today Microsoft unveiled a redesigned Bing website, aiming to gain ground on Google Inc., the leading search engine.
Microsoft should work on better linking its biggest businesses -- Windows, Office, and Server and Tools -- rather than concentrating on peripheral products like Internet search and the Xbox video-game lineup, Sherlund said.
"The new CEO search could result in a tighter focus on its lines of business," he said. "We have suggested search and Xbox lose money and are not essential."
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Insiders buy and sell their own company's stock every day, though the trading is restricted. The SEC says that an "insider" is anyone who owns at least a 10% stake in a company's stock. Insiders who make trades are required to file all of their transactions within two business days of the initial transaction date. Information about legal insider trading is extremely valuable to investors. After all, if insiders are buying stock in their own company, they probably know something that a normal investor does not. Due to the fact that insiders are prevented from trading stock within a six-month period, it can be assumed that they are buying their own shares because they are confident that their company will be a top performer over a long period of time. One of the greatest investors of all time, Peter Lynch, is quoted as saying: "insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
University of Michigan professor and noted insider trading researcher, Nejat Seyhun, discovered that when insiders bought shares of their own companies, the stocks outperformed the total market by 8.9% over the following year while when they sold shares, the stock underperformed 5.4% over the same period.
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'We came here to win and we just couldn't get it done today' - Kevin Harvick
Race Highlights:
- Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Kevin Harvick), 10th (Brian Scott) and 11th (Austin Dillon).
- Scott is third in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Sam Hornish, Jr. by 25 markers, while Dillon ranks sixth, 34 points back.
- The No. 2 Chevrolet team ranks fourth in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 3 team seventh in the standings and the No. 33 team eighth.
- According to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics, Harvick was the Fastest Driver Early in a Run, maintained the second-best average running position (3.410), ranked second in the Closers category and had the second-best Driver Rating (120.4).
- Combined, RCR drivers posted the Fastest Laps Run for 44 circuits with Harvick (33 laps), Scott (6) and Dillon (5).
- Scott ranked second in Quality Passes with 34.
- Scott earned his third consecutive top-10 finish of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and currently leads all drivers in NASCAR with longest streak of top-10 finishes (6).
- Kyle Busch earned his second victory of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by Kyle Larson, Brian Vickers, Hornish and Harvick.
Brian Scott drove to his second career top-10 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series event, after battling a tight-handling condition for a portion of the race. The 25-year-old competitor took the green flag from the eighth position and remained inside the top 10 for the first part of the 300-lap affair. Scott drove down pit road on lap 104 so the Phil Gould-led pit crew could change four tires, add fuel and make chassis adjustments during a caution period. Back under green, the Boise, Idaho, native reported that the adjustments helped his Shore Lodge Chevrolet Camaro though the corner of the track. With 34 laps remaining, the field was slowed for an eighth time. Scott remained on track during the yellow-flag laps, restarted in the sixth position and quickly moved up to fourth on the restart. With 11 laps remaining, he was pinched into the outside wall causing slight damage that affected the car's handling and relegated him to a 10th-place-finish.
Start - 8 Finish - 10 Laps Led - 0 Points - 3
"We had a good car and track position in the end when we needed it. We had every possibility of coming home with a top-five-finish, just got into the wall after making contact with one of our teammates. After that we were just a little too tight, but it's another top-10 and it's Bristol (Motor Speedway) where anything could happen. I'll take a top-10 out of Bristol any day. I'm really excited about California (Auto Club Speedway) next week. I feel like it's a great track, we'll go there and get the top-five that eluded us today."
Dillon Salvages 11th-Place Finish at Bristol Motor Speedway
Austin Dillon drove Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to an 11th-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon despite incurring damage to his Chevrolet during a mid-race incident. Dillon started the 300-lap affair from the second position and looked strong from the start of the race, settling into the top-five despite a tight-handling condition on exit to the corners. He dropped to 10th in the running order following a lap-60 pit stop under caution for left-side tires and a chassis adjustment, but quickly raced his way forward in the field. The Welcome, N.C. driver was in the seventh spot when a multi-car incident blocked the half-mile track in front of him, although he tried to brake to avoid the melee, Dillon made contact with another car, necessitating multiple trips down pit road so that the RCR team could make repairs to the No. 3 Chevrolet. Dillon fell one lap down to the race leader in the process, but gained his lap back by earning the Lucky Dog when the caution flag was displayed on lap 177. Green flag racing resumed on lap 183 with Dillon in the 17th position. The team spent the remainder of the race working for position, with Dillon ultimately earning an 11th-place finish.
Start - 2 Finish - 11 Laps Led - 0 Points - 6
"I downshifted as much as I could when that wreck happened just in front of us but there was no way to avoid it. We just barely clipped it and had enough damage to create problems for the rest of the day. I'm proud of this No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet team for turning what could have been a very bad day into an 11th-place finish. It could have been a lot worse. This is what championship teams are made of. It's still early in the season and we have a lot more racing to do."
Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Armour Vienna Sausages team collected a fifth-place finish in the 300-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. The Bakersfield, Calif., native took the green flag from the seventh spot and quickly began a charge toward the front of the field, settling into second on lap 33. Harvick reported a loose-handling condition during the early stages of the race, but maintained a position in the top five. As the event progressed, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular informed his team that the car's handling had switched from loose to tight, as he continued to run solid lap times, taking over the top spot on lap 196. Persistent handling issues caused Harvick to relinquish the lead on lap 237. The No. 33 Richard Childress Racing team used the final caution period to make one final attempt at improving the car's handling, taking four fresh tires and adding fuel. Harvick lined up eighth for the final restart and picked up three positions before the checkered flag waved, capturing a fifth-place finish.
Start - 7 Finish - 5 Laps Led - 43 Owner Points - 8
"We just got too tight at the end and weren't able to get back out front. The Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet was fast today, but we lost the handling at the end. It was a fun race and the team worked hard, but we came here to win and we just couldn't get it done today."
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
March 18, 1921 - February 16, 2014
Leni Bladorn, 92, of Janesville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Golden Living in Fort Atkinson. She was born March 18,1921, in Yugoslavia, the daughter of George and Helen (Kraemer) Krach. Leni worked from 1963 to 1969, as WCLO traffic manager in Janesville.
Leni was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Bladorn on Aug. 20, 2001. She is survived by her children: Bob (Cory), Wendy, and Linda (Frank) Meyer; grandchildren: Monica (Mike), JR and Amanda; great-grandchildren, Logan and Conner.
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Considering Penney's pullout and retail struggles
I don't spend a lot of time shopping at JCPenney's in the Janesville Mall, but I'll bet I've already spent more there this year than the wide majority of you reading this.
How so? Well, I got an eye exam in late December and, on Jan. 2, with a new year of money pouring into my flex spending account,� I ordered new glasses that cost more than $450. You might think that price a little high given discounts you see optical shops advertising on TV, but because of all the reading I do, these glasses have "progressive" lenses and about all the bells and whistles you can add to lenses. Each is an upcharge.
(Backstory: Besides my regular glasses, I have prescription sunglasses and prescription goggles for playing racquetball. I bought all three sets at a different local optical center, but one lens in my regular glasses kept cracking. When the store stopped replacing that lens without charge and wanted to bill me big money to replace it, I started exploring other optical centers. Another one suggested the reason for the hairline cracking is the lens was too large and being squeezed into the frame. Well, no kidding, I thought. I decided to buy at Penney's because I thought the price was reasonable, in comparison, and it would be convenient to stop for frame adjustments. I had no idea Penney's soon would close.)
I have purchased men's clothing from time to time at Penney's through the years, as well as a few gifts. But to be honest, outside of these eyeglasses, I believe I spend more money more regularly at each of the mall's three other anchor stores—Kohl's, Boston Store and Sears.
Penney's isn't the only retailer that's struggling, of course, and I wonder how many retailer woes are of their own making. Like many companies, lots of retailers have let customer service slide by shedding employees in hopes of reaping more profits. They do so at their own risk.
Here's a prime example. My wife, Cheryl, had a zipper break on her winter coat a couple of weeks ago. She debated whether to find someone to install a new zipper or simply buy a new coat. She went to a large local retail store and found a coat she liked. She reached a cash register just behind a woman who was returning a pile of merchandise. A second cash register sat empty.
Another customer headed for a different department to reach a clerk, and Cheryl realized she could do likewise. The clerk busy with the returns didn't call for a second clerk, no doubt because none was available. Cheryl became annoyed that the clerk didn't even acknowledge her, say she was sorry that she would be tied up a while or even suggest that Cheryl seek a clerk elsewhere. Cheryl put the coat back on the rack, walked out and instead found someone to replace the zipper in her coat. A sale lost. Not that it will affect the store's bottom line, or even be calculated. I don't want to be smothered by employees asking if they can help me. But when stores cut corners by hiring too few clerks, customers can be left frustrated and lost sales add up. How long before the next store closes?
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Janesville's paid appearance on "Discover Wisconsin" premiers Feb. 8
JANESVILLE—Janesville will be in the spotlight next weekend when the community is featured in "Discover Wisconsin," a syndicated tourism television show that airs on 40 stations in eight Midwestern states.
The Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau spent $36,000 for its exclusive appearance on the show, which is estimated to reach more than 480,000 viewers across the Midwest.
"Discover" crews spent four days filming in Janesville in 2013 for what culminated in "Wisconsin's Park Place—Janesville."
The 30-minute show—about 22 minutes without commercials—will air two more times in 2014 and 2015.
It also will be available at the show's website and on YouTube, and the local visitors bureau will include a link to the show on its website.
"Beyond the actual show itself, the opportunities for us to market the segment through various links are endless," said Christine Rebout, the bureau's executive director.
"We will show it at trade shows and on motor coaches visiting Janesville," she said. "We will provide the link to meeting planners as an example of things spouses can do in Janesville."
Mariah Haberman, Collin Geraghty, Libby Amato and Eric Paulsen host the episode.
The show begins with Haberman featured as "guest star" with the Rock Aqua Jays before she checks out a local art gallery. Geraghty, meanwhile, tries to keep up with the Janesville Jets hockey team and strolls through the Holiday Light Show at Rotary Botanical Gardens.
Amato stops by Skelly's Farm Market and tries her hand at a chalk masterpiece at Janesville's Annual Chalk Art competition. Paulsen delivers jokes at Friday night standup comedy at The Armory and learns about pairing wine and chocolate at Northleaf Winery.
"As a Rock County native, I thought I already had a good idea as to the kinds of things Janesville has to offer," Haberman said. "But I was quickly reminded of how multifaceted this area truly is—from the art galleries to the sports tournaments, Janesville has a myriad of exciting things to see, experience and learn about."
Rebout said it's a common misconception that "Discover Wisconsin" episodes are free as a function of the state's Department of Tourism. The television program is not connected to the state agency.
While the community has shared time with other communities on previous episodes, Rebout said the goals of the exclusive Janesville segment was to more fully showcase all that community has to offer.
"I am very, very happy with the way it turned out," she said, noting that the timing of the episode is good for Midwesterners thinking about summer vacations.
Tourism is big business in Rock County. In 2012, visitors spent about $185 million in the county, an increase of 6 percent over the previous year, according to the state Department of Tourism.
That spending increase, the state reported, translated into local increases in employment, labor income and local, state and federal taxes.


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Susan Madeline (Schimek) Alt, Menomonee Falls, WI/formerly Janesville, WI (1968-2014)
July 24, 1968 - January 14, 2014
Susan Madeline Schimek Alt, age 45, of Menomonee Falls, WI, formerly of Janesville, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at home. Susan was born in Janesville, on July 24, 1968, the daughter of Charles Edward and Catherine Jean (Buchholz) Schimek. She was employed as a Craftsman Welder in the Milwaukee area for many years. Susan enjoyed traveling to warm beaches and hiking in the Rocky Mountains with family. She also enjoyed freehand drawing, American motorcycling and collecting wolf memorabilia.
Survivors include Susan's son, Dana Teepe of Fort Atkinson, WI; her father, Charlie (Donna) Schimek of Marion, IA; two sisters, Laureen (Robert) Scarborough of Janesville, WI, and Alese (Paul) Larson of New Hope, MN; two brothers, Daniel (Theresa) Schimek of Woodland Park, CO, and Douglas Schimek of Wallace, MI; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Susan was predeceased by her mother, Catherine; and a nephew, Jesse Charles Scarborough.
A memorial gathering will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at ALL FAITHS FUNERAL CHAPEL, 1618 E. Racine St., Janesville, with presentation of a video tribute at 2:30 p.m. Assisting the family is BRIAN HANSEN FUNERAL SERVICE, Janesville, 608-752-8800. Online condolences may be made at www.hansenfh.com
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Janesville city manager semifinalists named
JANESVILLE—Five finalists chosen by the Janesville City Council for the city manager job Tuesday will visit Janesville for tours and interviews starting Thursday, Aug. 22.
The council made its selections in closed session Tuesday night. Council President Kathy Voskuil released the five names Wednesday. They are:
-- Mark A. Freitag, U.S. Army colonel, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
-- William J. Malinen, former city manager, Roseville, Minn.
-- Cole S. O'Donnell, city administrator, East Moline, Ill.
-- Jay Winzenz, acting city manager, Janesville.
-- Matthew D. Zimmerman, city manager, Emporia, Kan.
Voskuil would not say how many candidates the council reviewed and whether any of the candidates not chosen was a woman or a local person, other than Winzenz.
Voskuil said the information was presented in closed session, so it should remain out of the public view.
"These are the five candidates we determined would be best suited for us to interview," she said.
Voskuil also would not say whether any of the applicants was a member of a minority. She said "minority" means different things to different people, so she did not think it appropriate to answer that question.
Voskuil would not say whether the council's choices were unanimous.
"We would not be interviewing them if we didn't think as a group that all had great possibility of becoming the next city manager of Janesville," Voskuil said.
Voskuil said the council wants to get as much public input as possible. The public can meet the candidates in a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.
The candidates' spouses or significant others have been invited as well, Voskuil said.
Residents will be invited to submit their thoughts about the candidates, and that information will be part of the council's closed-door deliberations the night of Friday, Aug. 23.
Those who can't attend the reception will be able to provide input through a link on the city's website.
Voskuil noted the public also will be able to attend the candidates' interviews with the ad hoc advisory committee on Friday at City Hall, but the council's interviews will be behind closed doors.
The Gazette interviewed some of the candidates by phone and gleaned information from other sources. Here are their comments and background:
-- Mark A. Freitag, U.S. Army colonel, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Freitag, 47, is the second-most senior executive in the Alaska Army Headquarters near Fairbanks, but his most relevant experience was at Fort Hood, Texas, from 2010-12.
Freitag was commander of the U.S. Army garrison at Fort Hood, a job he says is the Army equivalent of city manager, and he loved it.
Freitag said he is looking to end his Army career, and as he looks back, caring for the needs of the fort's 90,000 residents and the 400,000 soldiers and families who lived outside of the fort was exciting.
"There was always something going on. When a siren goes off, you know someone in your organization is responding. When you drive down the street and see something not right, you know your job is to get it fixed," he said.
He found that seeing the results of his work on a regular basis was professionally satisfying.
Freitag said he has applied for similar positions elsewhere, but this will be the first one for which he will be interviewed. He was invited to interview for a position in the state of Oregon, but he could not make it because of a scheduling conflict, he said.
Freitag grew up all over the country as an "Army brat." His father is a retired lieutenant general who worked for the Lutheran church after retirement.
Army people are good at transitions into new organizations, and that's one quality he would bring to Janesville, he said.
Other qualities that make him suitable for the job are Army-honed skills in organization, leadership and team building, as well as a fresh perspective he could bring, he said.
Freitag has extensive experience with armored vehicles and also speaks Russian as a result of his 25-year career in the Army.
His current job includes overseeing 12,400 soldiers and 25,000 family members at two locations. His LinkedIn profile says he supervises a staff of 400 with a budget of $170 million. Janesville's budget is around $127 million.
Freitag graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1988 and later served in the Gulf War and the war in Iraq. He was a United Nations military observer in the Republic of Georgia and military assistant to the deputy secretary of Defense.
Freitag holds master's degrees in management from Saint Mary College and national security strategy from National War College.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Combat Action Badge.
Freitag has relatives in Wisconsin and around the upper Midwest, but his only connection to Janesville is that his mother and father's car broke down here in 1962, when as newlyweds they were moving from South Dakota to Virginia.�
-- William J. Malinen, former city manager, Roseville, Minn.
Malinen said he thinks Janesville would be a good fit for him.
"From a manager perspective, it looks like a not only historic but progressive kind of place. It's a good size for me as far as a career progression," Malinen said.
"I think I have a long and varied background in different cities and different situations, and I think that would be a benefit to the organization," he said.
Malinen, 55, lives in Roseville, Minn., where he resigned as city manager effective May 14, according to a news release from the city of Roseville.
"There were some new council members there. I think they were looking at having their own selectee," Malinen said.
Roseville Mayor Dan Roe wrote in the news release: "The city council appreciates the work that Bill has done for Roseville since 2007. In recent discussions between council members and Bill, it became clear that a change was in the best interests of both him and the city. It was a mutual and amicable decision."
Malinen in July was a finalist for the city manager job in Ankeny, Iowa, according to Colin Baenziger of the executive search firm Baenziger & Associates, which helped Ankeny find candidates. Ankeny chose a different candidate, Baenziger said.
Malinen said he is not working and is not a finalist anywhere else.
According to Malinen's resume provided by Baenziger, Malinen worked previously as:
-- city administrator in Lynnwood, Wash., a community of 35,000, from 2005 to 2007.
-- city manager in Fife, Wash., a community of 6,000, from 2002 to 2005.
-- city manager in Lincoln, Calif., a community of 16,000, from 1993 to 2001.
-- city manager of Avenal, Calif., a community of 12,000, from 1990 to 1993.
-- chief administrator of White Bear, Minn., a community of 9,500, from 1984 to 1990.
Malinen has a master's degree in public administration from Mankato State University in 1992 and a bachelor's degree in public administration from St. Cloud State University in 1983.
Among the accomplishments as city manager in Roseville listed on Malinen's resume are adoption of a long-range community visioning process, construction of infrastructure for a brownfield redevelopment project that was dormant for 20 years, completion of a comprehensive parks and recreation plan and initiation of a new priority-based budgeting concept.
Malinen said he's interested in continuing his career in Janesville.
"I just think they'll appreciate my background and experience and what I've been able to accomplish in my career with different cities, and we'll just see if that's a good fit, and I sure hope it is," he said.
-- Cole S. O'Donnell, city administrator, East Moline, Ill.
O'Donnell has been with East Moline for about one year nine months, he said. East Moline has nearly 22,000 people and is within the Quad Cities metro area. Previously, he was the city administrator for 12 years in Algona, Iowa, and was the city administrator in Renville, Minn. He began his career as city clerk in Denver, Iowa.
He said the Janesville position looked like a good career opportunity.
"It's a community that would offer perhaps some more opportunities for my family to grow and experience some different things," he said. "It looked like a really nice community that my family and I could grow in."
He said his experience in smaller communities makes him a good candidate.
"I've been able to experience things that have become more specialized as you come into larger communities, such as human resources director" or finance officer, he said. "Coming from a smaller community, I had to be a little more hands-on in those positions. I think it gives me an insight so that I can communicate with staff a little better and communicate with the council between the staff."
O'Donnell recently was a finalist for the city administrator position in Ankeny, Iowa.
He received his undergraduate degree and master's degree from Iowa State University.
-- Jay Winzenz, acting city manager, Janesville.
Winzenz, 50, has been acting city manager since Eric Levitt left in May. Winzenz also was acting city manager after City Manager Steve Sheiffer retired in 2009 and before Levitt was hired.
Winzenz did not apply for the top job in 2009. He said Wednesday that he didn't feel the time was right. He had just been assigned to the administrative services department, his children were younger, and he thought the city council should bring in someone from the outside.
"Now, I think times are different, and I feel I've now spent about five years in administrative services learning the finances of the city and feel much more comfortable with that," he said.
"I feel the time is right for someone in the organization to take over and continue to move the organization and the community forward," Winzenz said.
Winzenz has worked for the city since 1988, serving in many roles, including management assistant to the city manager and director of neighborhood services. He holds a master's degree in public administration, according to Gazette files.
Sheiffer appointed Winzenz director of administrative services in 2008.
Levitt, the most recent city manager, appointed Winzenz assistant city manager in 2009.
Winzenz said he has not applied elsewhere and has no desire to leave the city.
"This is the only position I'm interested in, it's the only position outside of the city of Janesville organization that I've probably applied for in 20 years," he said.
"I've made Janesville my home," Winzenz continued. "I've worked and lived in Janesville for nearly 25 years, now, and my wife was born and raised in Janesville, and I think it's a wonderful community, and it also has a lot of opportunities.
"I think Janesville is poised right now to really start moving forward economically, and some other exciting things are being talked about as far as downtown goes," Winzenz continued.
Winzenz said his strengths include his knowledge of city government.
"I have good working relationships with everybody, from the people who work in streets department up to the department heads. I have good relationships with police officers and firefighters," he said.
"I also know the community," Winzenz said. "I know the values of the community and understand how to get things accomplished in the community, what pitfalls to look out for as well as the strengths or people to reach out to guide projects through."
-- Matthew D. Zimmerman, city manager, city of Emporia, Kan.
Zimmerman has been the city manager of Emporia for a little more than six years, he said. Emporia is a city of nearly 25,000 located in east-central Kansas.
Previously, Zimmerman, 52, was the city administrator of Prospect Heights, Ill., for about four years, and was the village administrator for about four years each in Manhattan, Ill., and Elburn, Ill. He also served in various city positions in other Chicago suburbs.
He said he and his wife are originally from the Chicago suburbs and a desire to be closer to family in that area started their search for new opportunities. When they saw the job posting in Janesville, he said he thought, "Wow, this is a great opportunity."
Emporia is a college town, and he noted Janesville's proximity to UW-Whitewater and Madison.
"But more than anything, it's just a great professional opportunity," he said. Wisconsin is a great city manager state, and Janesville has "a lot of those professional challenges that people like myself like. It just seemed like the best fit of everything we're looking for."
Zimmerman said he has applied elsewhere, but Janesville is his family's No. 1 priority.
"Emporia is a true full-service city," he said, noting aside from all the government services it provides, it also offers recreational services, garbage, water, sewer, a zoo, municipal golf course and an extensive park program.
Zimmerman has worked in smaller communities in larger metro areas as well as standalone, full-service communities.
"I think that's the perfect mix of experience and knowledge," he said.
He received his bachelor's degree from Quincy College and master's degree in public administration from Northern Illinois University in 1989.
Gazette reporter Gina Duwe and News Editor Sid Schwartz contributed to this story.


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Politicians who persistently mislead the public about science should be "crushed and buried", one of Britain's top scientists has said.
Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, launched a blistering attack on MPs and ministers who "cherry pick" scientific findings that suit their agendas.
Addressing journalists ahead of this year's British Science Festival, he condemned the way some politicians put "opinion and rhetoric" before evidence and logical argument.
He especially targeted those who twisted the evidence relating to genetically modified (GM) crops and climate change.
"There have been ministers, or recent past ministers, who pay attention to one part of what science says with respect to GM and apparently not other parts to do with climate change," said Sir Paul.
Scientists should try to sympathise and engage with politicians - but if that failed, should show no mercy, he argued.
"When they are serial offenders, and there are serial offenders, they should be crushed and buried," Sir Paul declared.
"Two approaches: one sympathetic; you make friends and do your best with them. And if they're serial offenders, you crush them."
He also had truth-distorting lobby groups representing causes and companies in his sights.
"What I mean is we have to be robust in the public domain," said Sir Paul. "If we can't get the politicians or lobbyists to take the science seriously we have to take them on."
Sir Paul, who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the cell cycle, is the in-coming president of the British Science Association, organisers of the science festival taking place at the University of Birmingham next week.
Giving a preview of his presidential address, he maintained that nothing had as big an impact on society, culture and the human race as science.
It was therefore crucially important to ensure that the public was not given a warped and misleading version of scientific evidence on issues such as climate change.
"Science has long-standing consequences for society, acting as a major driver of culture and civilisation, and of changes in the ways that we live," said Sir Paul.
"We need to be aware of those who mix up science based on evidence and rationality with politics and ideology, where opinion and tradition hold more sway ...
"We have to beware of politicians who cherry pick scientific views, even ministers; who listen to scientists when it's about GM crops for example, and ignore them when it's about climate change.
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Janesville to host discussion on ash borer
JANESVILLE--Janesville residents who have ash trees on their properties or who have opinions on the city's plan to fight the emerald ash borer can attend a public meeting Tuesday.
The meeting will include a panel discussion by experts.
The ash borer was discovered in Janesville in 2012. The beetle kills any untreated ash tree.
The city budgeted $107,675 to fight the bug in the 2013 budget, believing the city owned 15,000 ash trees.
Recently, the city did an inventory of its trees and staff discovered it has only 386 ash trees on city property in developed areas.
Workers counted another 2,025 ash trees on street terraces. Even though the terraces are owned by the city, the trees are the homeowners' responsibilities.
The city is now doing a comprehensive ash tree inventory, which will include tree sizes and types, said Rebecca Smith, city management assistant.
The city's strategy has changed from proactively cutting down trees and protecting a select few trees to protecting all the city-owned ash trees it deems worth saving.
Ash trees that are small or in poor condition will not be treated.
"EAB is an evolving issue, and as we spend more time learning about it, the direction can change," Smith said.
So far, a contractor has injected 130 of the 386 trees with Tree-age, the product deemed by experts as the most effective in combating the beetle.
The treatment should last two to three years before another injection is needed.
City employees treated another 75 trees by drenching the ground around them with chemicals, but this treatment must be reapplied every year.
The city will also plant 100 trees this fall.
The proposed 2014 forestry budget is $42,873.
The money would be used to:
-- Certify park employees so they can apply chemicals
-- Continue paying a forestry intern
-- Complete the street terrace inventory
-- Retreat the 75 trees with soil drenching
-- Treat or inject another 50 trees
-- Remove infested trees that have not been treated
-- Plant 100 trees
The goal of Tuesday's meeting is to share information about the emerald ash borer, Smith said.
JATV will record the meeting so residents can watch it on cable or online.
Experts who will be present include:
-- Chris Williamson, professor of entomology from UW-Madison
-- Rebecca Lane, forester in Oak Creek
-- Mark Guthmiller, forest health specialist with the state Department of Natural Resources.
Residents can ask questions of the speakers, pick up materials and comment on Janesville's approach to the infestation.


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MaryAnn Loasching, Janesville, WI (1935-2013)
January 5, 1935 - November 21, 2013
MaryAnn Loasching, age 78, of Janesville, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Janesville, on Jan. 5, 1935, the daughter of Charles and Marian (Volbrecht) Press. MaryAnn married Wayne H. "Buck" Loasching on Jan. 15, 1955, in Janesville. He preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 1999. She was employed by Jupiter and, later, K-Mart for many years. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and enjoyed spending time at the cabin up north and her occasional visits to the casinos.
MaryAnn is survived by her four children: David Loasching of North Fort Meyers, FL, Kim (Mark) Nightingale of Janesville, Jim (Diane) Loasching of Liberty, MO, and Sally (Jeff) Palmer of Milton; eight grandchildren: Brian Loasching, Julie (Mark) Jenson, Bradley Loasching, Todd Smith, Michelle Muth, Matthew (friend, Jasmine) Smith, Steve (Pam) Nightingale, and Lisa (fiance`, Jon) Nightingale; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters: Bill (Elaine) Press, Jim (Betsy) Press, Charlene (Bob) Hefty, and Linda (Jeff) Weis, all of Janesville; brother-in-law, Vernon Loasching; as well as a special friend with whom she spent winters in Florida, Walt Pfeiffer of Janesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Ricky Press; and brother-in-law, Ed Loasching.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY with Rev. Jerry Amstutz officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until the hour of service at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. For on-line guestbook and condolences: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Mercy Cancer Center, especially Dr. Shekhani and Amanda Johnson, Dr. Kozak and his nurses, as well as the Mercy Hospice staff, especially Jenny and Crystal.


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Teen reported dead actually survived fatal Rock County crash
TOWN OF BRADFORD--One of four victims in a fatal crash that occurred Saturday is still alive, the Rock County Sheriff's Office reported Sunday.
All four occupants of a car were reported to have died in the crash, but one of them, a 14-year-old girl, survived, according to a sheriff's office news release.
"Due to a miscommunication between treating hospitals, the relay of information to sheriff office personnel was incorrect," the news release states. "A Mercy Hospital doctor originally told Rock County Sheriff Office investigators that the victim that was taken to the UW Hospital in Madison had not survived. It was later learned that the 14-year-old female passenger involved in this accident is in fact alive. She was treated overnight and was listed in stable condition at American Family Children's Hospital in Madison."
The crash was reported at 10:19 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of highways 14 and 140 in the town of Bradford.
�Investigators believe the car driven by Talia S. Enciso, 18, of Sharon, was northbound on Highway 140 and did not stop for the stop sign where 140 meets Highway 14.
The car entered the intersection and was hit by a pickup truck pulling a travel trailer. The two occupants of the truck were not injured.
Dead in the crash were Enciso; Alvino Ortiz, 43, and a child, 7, according to the news release.
Ortiz was the father of the other three occupants in the car, the Associated Press reported.
A sheriff's office patrol sergeant said Sunday he could not disclose the names of the children.
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EVANSVILLE--Traffic signals or up to eight roundabouts are recommended at intersections with Highway 14 between Janesville and Evansville when traffic counts warrant changes.
The changes would help preserve the corridor as a two-lane highway, according to a state highway study.
The state hopes to keep Highway 14 between Dane County and Janesville a two-lane corridor for as long as possible, although additional lanes might be considered for some sections, according to a draft of the study.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation started the Highway 14 corridor study in 2009 on the 22.5-mile segment from Highway 92 near Oregon in Dane County to Janesville. The final report of the corridor management plan is anticipated this summer.
The public can review the study and offer input at an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at J.C. McKenna Middle School in Evansville.
The study evaluated the existing road and possible improvements to improve safety and mobility. Data was collected regarding traffic volumes and crashes, natural resources, archaeological and historic resources, access points and existing and future land use plans.
Improvement alternatives and recommendations are included in the study, but no construction projects are planned at this time.
Highway 14 is a connector route, which means when average daily traffic exceeds 8,700 vehicles, expansion to four lanes should be considered. Daily traffic is expected to exceed 8,700 by 2035, and the report recommends monitoring traffic and safety levels for possible expansion if conditions worsen.
The report recommends passing lanes or expansion to four lanes for stretches along the corridor, as well as additional lanes on the existing four-lane portion from Highway 51 into Janesville.
According to a draft that won't be finalized until after the public meeting, the study's possible strategies and recommendations include:
--Traffic lights with a roundabout as another option for the Highway 14 and Main Street intersection in downtown Evansville when volumes warrant an improvement, expected by 2025.
--An all-way stop at Highway 14 and Madison Street/Highway 213 just north of downtown Evansville when delays increase, expected by 2035. An "optional strategy" is a single-lane roundabout.
--A multi-lane roundabout as one fix for capacity issues that are expected during peak commute times by 2035 at Highway 14 and Bullard Road, which drivers use as an unofficial bypass around Evansville.
--An eastbound bypass lane to Highway 14 at J. Lindemann Drive on Evansville's east side, where the possibility of crashes increases because of stopped traffic turning left.
--Traffic signals at County H by 2025 with a roundabout as an option, while a multi-lane roundabout is recommended at County F by 2035.
--A possible interchange at Highway 92/Biglow Road in Dane County, which has capacity issues during the weekday morning commute.
--Aligning the offset side roads of North Eagle Road and North Roherty Road to a single point on Highway 14 in the town of Center.
--Aligning the offset side roads of North Hackbarth Road and North West River Drive at Highway 14
--Turning North Hackbarth Road into a cul-de-sac that can be accessed via County E
--Changing the angle of two intersections in the town of Center. North Cassidy Road and North Fox Road both meet Highway 14 at less than 65 degrees, and a possible solution is to realign them at 90-degree angles.
The study found 18 driveways with potential to be moved, closed or combined with an adjacent access point. The majority are residential properties with loop driveways with two access points on Highway 14.
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Wrestling enthusiast Joe Kaster joins Hall of Fame
JANESVILLE--Joe Kaster is a sick man.
The 75-year-old Janesville resident has been battling an affliction for more than 50 years.
Unfortunately for Kaster, there's no cure. Kaster has wrestling-itis.
"I tell people I have a terminal disease," Kaster said with a smile. "And once you get it, you can't get rid of it."
Kaster is one of the state's most well-known authorities on wrestling. He spent 20 years as the head coach at Janesville Craig and officiated at the high school and collegiate level for over 25 years.
As the editor and co-owner of The Crossface Newspaper, Kaster produces the state's must-have publication for high school wrestlers and coaches.
Kaster will be inducted into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame along with a 2014 class that includes Shawn Fredricks, Joe Dye, George Lynch and Eric Burdette at a ceremony at the Janesville Country Club on Saturday, May 10.
Wrestling was foreign to Kaster growing up. The sport wasn't offered when Kaster attended Cuba City High School or UW-Platteville in the early 1960s. His introduction came during his first season as an assistant coach at Waterford High School in 1963.
"I remember when I took that job, I told them I would lead the team in calisthenics or running laps around the gym because I knew absolutely nothing about wrestling," Kaster said.
"As it turned out, that was a break, being named assistant. That allowed me to get out there and wrestle. I got the hell beat out of me, but I learned pretty quickly, and that started what you could call my love affair with wrestling."
Kaster spent three years as an assistant at Waterford before starting the wrestling program at Walworth Big Foot in 1966. He left Big Foot after one year for a teacher/coach position at Craig when Janesville High split into two high schools in 1967.
Besides a 20-year stint as wrestling coach, Kaster taught English at Craig for 28 years. He also served as an assistant coach in football for 30 and in softball for 10.
Kaster's family includes his wife of 54 years, Pat; their five children, Greg (Kate), Steve (Claudia), Jeff (Lisa), Lisa (Chris) and Dan (Marcia); 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
He said the long days of coaching three sports never grew old.
"First and foremost, I considered myself a teacher," Kaster said. "I taught English, which is something I loved to do, from 8 to 3. Then, for the next two or three hours, I was teaching again, only as a coach.
"And I always felt like if I could instill the philosophy to all the kids I coached to work hard and be disciplined, then I had done my job."
Kaster coached 33 individual Big Eight Conference champions, 20 WIAA state qualifiers, seven state medalists and three state finalists at Craig. One of those state finalists was Fred Townsend, a 1978 NAIA national champion for UW-Whitewater and a Janesville Sports Hall of Fame member.
In 1986, Kaster retired as Craig's wrestling coach to concentrate on officiating at the collegiate level. He officiated the 1989 WIAA state tournament, the 1993 NCAA Division III tournament and the 1991 and 1994 NCAA Division I national tournaments.
Bill O'Leary, who was Craig's head wrestling coach from 1990-2005, said Kaster's impact on the sport is immeasurable.
"Underappreciated is what comes to mind when I think of Joe," O'Leary said. "He was more than just that red-haired, red-faced coach that stood behind the bench with his blood pressure boiling because he was so in to each and every match.
"He is as knowledgeable about the sport as anyone I've ever met."
O'Leary said Kaster's passion and dedication to the sport were evident even in practice. Kaster, who was O'Leary's assistant for a couple of years, came to practice one day with a large bandage on his head after a skin cancer procedure. O'Leary urged Kaster to stay on the sideline and watch, but 15 minutes into practice, O'Leary found Kaster on the mat with blood seeping through his bandage. Kaster had decided to take the hands-on approach.
"You can't tell someone a wrestle move. You have to show them," Kaster said in recalling the incident. "It probably wasn't the smartest thing I've done, but you can't learn anything in this sport by someone yelling it at you."
The Crossface Newspaper is the bible of the state wrestling scene. Published eight times a year, the publication features individual and team rankings, scores, highlights, news, schedules and features of Wisconsin wrestling.
University of Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis said Kaster's impact on the state wrestling scene has helped make Wisconsin a player in the sport on a national scale.
"Wrestling in our state would not have grown like it has without the efforts of Joe," Davis said. "We had over 28,000 attend the Big Ten Championships in March, and our state high school tournament is one of the biggest in the country. And that's because Joe gets the word out through Crossface and his constant promotion of the sport.
"He has certainly touched a lot of lives and changed a lot of lives for that matter, through his stories and everything else he does with Crossface and his devotion to wrestling here in the state."
When it comes to wrestling, his affection just also happens to be his affliction.


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This time, Kaepernick beats Packers with his arm
SAN FRANCISCO--The Green Bay Packers sure did a good job of figuring out the San Francisco 49ers' read-option attack.
After spending a considerable amount of time working on it in the offseason, they completely shut down that aspect of the 49ers' offense Sunday in the regular-season opener at Candlestick Park.
They did not, however, have an answer for wide receiver Anquan Boldin.
In a 34-28 loss, the Packers held 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to 169 fewer yards rushing then he gained in their divisional playoff loss eight months ago. And in total, they held the 49ers to 90 yards rushing on 34 carries, a 2.6-yard average.
What they couldn't do was construct a plan that both stopped the read-option and contained Kaepernick and his modest group of offensive targets. The Packers poured so much into keeping Kaepernick from doing what he did to them last time, they forgot about the part where he can complete 27 of 39 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns.
"We kept the quarterback in front of us and we stopped the run," cornerback Tramon Williams said. "First thing you always want to do is stop the run. That's base. Obviously, it opened up some other things.
"They're a good team. We knew they were going to make some plays. We were just trying to limit those plays."
It didn't happen nearly enough.
The Packers secondary took a hit when safety Morgan Burnett (hamstring) couldn't make it through the week of practice and wound up being inactive. It forced defensive coordinator Dom Capers to go with Jerron McMillian and M.D. Jennings, two nominal starters, to patrol the back end of the secondary.
It turned out to be far worse than the Packers could have imagined.
Whereas Burnett has mostly overcome his propensity for mental mistakes and become aggressive to the ball, both McMillian and Jennings appeared tentative and missed out on a couple of big hits that might have sent a message to 49ers receivers. They allowed the 6-foot-1, 220-pound Boldin to outfight them for ball after ball.
"I think when our safeties watch the film they are going to wish they made more plays on the ball," McCarthy said. "There were a few times when the ball was pushed vertically and was in the air for enough time for us to possibly make that play.
"This is not the way we intended to come here today. We were confident in our play. We let them have too many things."
Boldin finished the game with 13 catches for 208 yards and a touchdown. He was five yards shy of moving into the No. 2 position in the Packers' record book for opponent single-game receiving yards and nine yards shy of his all-time high of 217 against Detroit in 2003.
The Packers played a variety of coverages during the game, but most often they appeared to be in a zone that allowed all the defensive backs to be facing Kaepernick. Capers did not want the 49ers quarterback breaking into the free like he did in January when the Packers played a lot of man-to-man.
The problem was that the 32-year-old Boldin eats up zone coverage. He's not fast and so the cornerbacks didn't have to respect his deep routes much, but when the ball was in the air across the middle no one beat him to it Sunday.
"He did just a couple routes the whole time," cornerback Sam Shields said. "There wasn't anything different. He was just more aggressive to the ball and catching the ball more."
And the Packers didn't put any big hits on him nor did they provide the kind of pass rush they needed to help keep Boldin away from the ball. It appeared that Capers' plan required the cornerbacks to make sure Kaepernick didn't escape to the outside on read-option plays.
Whether that had an effect on how they played the receivers or whether they just didn't play zone well is something Capers is going to have to find out.
"Give them the credit," cornerback Tramon Williams said. "The outside got focused so much on stopping the zone read...the guy's not just a running quarterback, he can throw the ball, too. He extends plays; guys are going to get open.
"According to our game plan, I thought we did a good job. We had a chance at the end. At the end of the day, that's what matters. A play here or there, we win the game."
One of those plays was a pass that went through Williams' hands early in the game. If he catches it, the Packers have the ball deep in San Francisco territory at the very least.
But other than Shields knocking away a slant to Boldin, there weren't many contested passes. Shields had a couple of nice pass breakups, but he also missed a tackle on Boldin in the middle of the field that allowed him to go 25 more yards for a gain of 43 that set up a touchdown.
The play came less than a minute after running back Eddie Lacy had given the Packers a 28-24 lead midway through the fourth quarter. All of the momentum the Packers built was tossed away after Boldin made that play.
Williams has covered big receivers exclusively in previous games, but he said there was no option for that to be done in this game because of the scheme the Packers were playing. In other words, they were playing so much zone that there wouldn't have been all that many opportunities to follow him around anyway.
Boldin said 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh did a great job of dissecting what the Packers were doing on defense.
""I think it was just watching them over there in the offseason," Boldin said. "There were some plays in there that we schemed up just for them, that we thought would be there. And they were."
Harbaugh said that his offensive line deserved a lot of credit for the big passing day because of the way it protected Kaepernick. The Packers did not blitz much and the front four of the Packers wasn't effective getting to the 49ers quarterback.
"I thought that the pass rush of the Packers was completely negated by our offensive line and our backs with the way they blocked and protected," Harbaugh said.
It's hard to say if having Burnett or cornerback Casey Hayward (hamstring) in the lineup would have made a difference, but the 49ers weren't at full strength either. One can only imagine how good they'll be when star receiver Michael Crabtree returns sometime this year from a torn Achilles'.
If the Packers meet the 49ers again, they're going to have to do more than just stop the read-option.


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Documents: Homeowner chased, wrestled burglary suspect
JANESVILLE—Early Saturday morning, the owner of a house on Prairie Fox Drive awoke to find a man crawling around his bedroom floor, according to court documents.
When the homeowner yelled at the man, police say 20-year-old Nicholas M. Wuthrich got up and tried to run out of the house.
The homeowner chased after him.
Wuthrich, of 4544 E. Highway 14, Janesville, tripped at the front door and the homeowner jumped on him, police said. The two men then wrestled and fought on the sidewalk until officers arrived and arrested Wuthrich, who also broke into two nearby houses in the hours before he was caught, authorities said.
Prosecutors have not officially filed charges against Wuthrich, though court documents released Monday indicate he will face three felony counts and three misdemeanors, including burglary, attempted burglary and battery to the Prairie Fox Drive homeowner.
Police have not said if they believe Wuthrich also was responsible for a string of recent Janesville burglaries, which authorities warned residents about last week.
A news release about Wuthrich's arrest mentioned the other break-ins but said police were still investigating those. Officials could not be reached for an update on those investigations Monday.
Wuthrich's string of burglaries started just before midnight Friday, according to the complaint, when Janesville police were called to a home on the 1600 block of Wildrose Way.
As an officer was responding to that call, another homeowner reported a burglary, police said. This one was on the 4300 block of Prairie Fox Drive, just steps from where Wuthrich was arrested and around the corner from the first burglary.
Cash seems to have been the target.
Wuthrich stole "at least $11" from a woman's purse at the first burglary, but was scared off before he could take anything at the second home minutes later, authorities said.
Two hours after that, police were called back to the neighborhood when the Prairie Fox homeowner found Wuthrich trying to steal cash from a wallet and purse in his home, according to the complaint.
Officers found $67 on Wuthrich when he was arrested, police said. The maximum penalties for the charges he likely will face total more than 30 years in prison.
Wuthrich will make an initial appearance today in Rock County Court.