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Janesville School Board approves increase for teachers
JANESVILLE —The Janesville School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to impose a 0.75 percent base wage increase for teachers.
The wage increase is less that the 1 percent increase the school board had initially offered.
The board OK'd the agreement after Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission Mediator William Houlihan declared an impasse Jan. 16.
"Under Act 10, the only thing we could negotiate was a base wage increase," said Board President Greg Ardrey. "Now we move forward and look at next year's negotiations."
Janesville Education Association President Dave Parr said that he believes teachers deserved a bigger raise because of last year's test scores.
"Of course we are disappointed that we didn't get what we asked for," Parr said. "We were asking for about half of a normal cost of living increase, but the school board did what they did, and we'll have to live with it."
Act 10 removed the ability of public employees unions to negotiate for anything but a pay increase limited to the Consumer Price Index.
In a memo to teachers, Superintendent Karen Schulte said that under Act 10 a school district may unilaterally impose its final offer on base wages after an impasse has been declared.
"Because negotiations were only on the base wage … it was easy to just stay focused on what we were doing," Schulte said.
Base wages are calculated according to the lowest degree of education required for a position.
In an example provided by the school district, a teacher with a bachelor's degree, 24 extra education credits and 14 years experience working in a job that requires only a bachelor's degree in 2012-13 was paid $56,575.
The pay included $35,370 in base pay, the amount paid for a job that requires only a bachelor's degree. The teacher also received $21,205 in supplemental pay based on extra education credits and years of experience.
The 0.75 percent increase will be calculated against the base pay, giving the teacher new base pay of $35,635. Supplemental pay will remain unchanged, yielding a new total pay of $56,840.
The average base pay increase for a bachelor's position will be $265.28 annually. A master's position will earn a base pay increase of $302.95 annually, according to the memo.
Supplemental pay historically has been calculated based on teachers' years of experience and education credits. Ardrey said supplemental pay amounts will be unchanged in the new contract, but the system to calculate supplemental pay in the future will change.
Instead of years of experience and education, supplemental pay will be based on performance evaluation, he said.
Schulte said money isn't the only factor in the agreement. The district also continues to provide health insurance, is implementing technology in the classroom to aid teachers, has made capital improvements to district buildings and rewarded teachers who have excelled.
Under Act 10, public employees are required to contribute toward their pensions and can be required to pay more for their insurance premiums.
"No teachers received decreases unless they are under supervision for performance issues," Ardrey said. "It finalizes this negotiating year. It's the first year we were in this environment."
The Janesville School Board and teachers union had been bargaining under the terms of Act 10 since their old contract expired on June 30.
Act 10 allows negotiations only on base wages and limits any increase to inflation. It also gives school boards the final word on contracts. Teacher's supplemental pay was unchanged as a part of the agreement.


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Cook backed to end World Cup woe
Joe Root has excelled in Test cricket of late and is confident he and Alastair Cook have what it takes to underpin England's bid for a first World Cup this winter.
Cook will begin the Royal London Series against India with a point to prove after former team-mates Graeme Swann and Michael Vaughan dismissed his credentials as a captain who can help England win in Australia and New Zealand next winter.
Swann and Vaughan are agreed that Cook's mediocre strike rate at the top of the order will put his team on the back foot, even if new recruit Alex Hales is blazing away at the other end.
Joe Root has big plans in ODI cricket
Even before a ball was bowled against India - the first match was washed out, meaning Hales must wait for his one-day international debut in Cardiff on Wednesday - pundits Vaughan and Swann had Cook in their sights.
But Root, who has had a prolific Test summer with 777 runs at number five to help Cook turn round England's fortunes, has no doubt the opener is the right man too to try to break his country's World Cup duck at last.
"He's our leader in one-day cricket as well as Tests; he's done well over a number of years, and we all back him," Root said.
"He's a fantastic player and has got all of our support."
The young Yorkshireman is equally convinced he and other players, Hales apart, who have proved themselves in the pinnacle format are ready to adapt back to the demands of 50-over cricket.
"Yes, definitely," he said.
"You try to play the situation - sometimes in Test cricket you have to play quickly as well - and I know that we have a very good balance in the side.
"I am really looking forward to this series and hope we can show everyone that we can do that."
Root is encouraged nonetheless that England have an almost undiluted ODI programme up to the start of the World Cup to make sure they are properly attuned.
"We (can) obviously get into the routine of one-dayers," he said.
"Going through the formats, it's sometimes quite hard to change - especially if you have a good series in one format.
"You struggle and mix and change and trying to take your confidence into one format is hard.
"But we have the advantage of playing (just) one now, which is brilliant - and I hope we can get into a good place, get some good results, good momentum and take that forward."
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Archipel is a solution to manage and supervise virtual machines. No matter if you have a few locally on your computer or thousands through data centers, Archipel is a central solution to manage them all. You can use all libvirt-supported virtualization engines like KVM, Xen, OpenVZ, or VMWare. You can perform all basic virtualization commands and many other things like live migration, VMCasts, packages, etc. Archipel uses XMPP for all communication. There is no Web service or custom protocol. You just need at least one XMPP server, like eJabberd, to start playing with it. This allows Archipel to work completely in real time. You never have to refresh the user interface. You'll be notified as soon as something happens. You can even use your favorite chat clients to command your infrastructure. You can open a chat conversation with your virtual machine and say things like "How are you today?" or "Hey, please reboot."
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Pair quizzed in missing nurse probe
A father and son are in police custody tonight after murder probe detectives searching for missing nurse Rui Li found a body hidden in a car.
Detectives believe the body found in Bournemouth, Dorset, to be that of the 44-year-old, who has not been seen since the evening of Friday May 23.
Two unidentified men arrested on suspicion of murder, aged 26 and 60, are continuing to be questioned. They are known to Ms Li and to each other, Dorset Police said.
Officers said they discovered the body "concealed within a silver Fiat Punto", with the registration number W887 PDL, along Verwood Crescent in north Bournemouth.
Detective Inspector Marcus Hester said: "This remains a very proactive investigation and we are still appealing for the public's assistance."
Ms Li's next of kin has been informed, police said.
Specialist officers are forensically examining the car and the surrounding area, some four miles from Ms Li's home address in Burnham Drive.
Ms Li was last seen alive by her 18-year-old daughter at her home and was reported missing four days later.
Lu Yao had appealed for information about her mother's whereabouts and urged her mother to get in touch, even if she "just wanted to get away".
In a police statement, Miss Yao said: "I haven't seen my mum since Friday night when she came home.
"The last time I saw mum she looked happy and was smiling - talking about my studies.
"My mum is a very conscientious and caring nurse and never lets anyone down. She is a very loving mum, supporting me with my studies from when I came to the UK from China.
"She prides herself on her timekeeping and my mum has never gone missing before. This is completely out of character and I am very worried. I really miss her and I just want her home.
"Mum, if you're safe and just want to get away please just let us know you are OK. If anyone knows where my mum is please tell the police."
Extensive investigations are ongoing, with forensic experts having examined Ms Li's home, as well as properties in Wolverton Road and Spring Road, a flat in Sea Road and Cromer Motors in St Clement's Road, all in Boscombe, and Mean Road, Southbourne.
Ms Li's distinctive Porsche Boxster, with personalised number plate L1 RUI, was found outside a property in Wolverton Road. Several vehicles have also been seized.
Police had earlier released CCTV of Ms Li leaving the car park at Poole Hospital, where she worked, at 6.17pm on Friday May 23.
Detectives said she moved to the UK from China a decade ago and has worked at the hospital since 2009.
They said Ms Li lived "quite a private personal life" and officers were trying to build a picture of her lifestyle.
Mr Hester said detectives will continue to appeal for anyone who has any information about Ms Li's movements.
He said: "We now wish to speak with anyone who has any information about the silver Fiat Punto, W887 PDL. This car may have been seen in the area of Cromer Motors on St Clements Road and on or around Knyveton Road in Boscombe between May 25 and 28.
"We also believe that this vehicle travelled between Verwood and Hengistbury Head on May 28.
"We are also appealing for information about the movement of a large white Ford Transit van, Y491 GFT. We believe that this van may have been seen in and around the Cromer Motors site and also Burnham Drive between May 24 and 27.
"Anyone with any information about these vehicles should contact Dorset Police as soon as possible."


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Research which studies family grief in response to perinatal loss (the loss of a child before birth, during birth, or immediately after birth) generally has focused on parental grief and rarely included sibling grief. The emotional burdens from unresolved grief that surviving siblings experience can be carried into adulthood and are insufficiently understood. Siblings in families bereaved as a result of perinatal loss suffer in two ways: they mourn the loss of their expected sibling and they mourn the loss of the parents as they knew them prior to the loss.
Dr. Bobbi Jo Lyman passed away on May 4, 2011. For nearly two decades, she passionately devoted her life work to the field of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology (PPN) and the message that our earliest life experiences are of vital importance.
This article identifies an issue within the discipline of prenatal and perinatal (PPN) psychology, namely that the field currently consists of individual practitioners' modalities without empirical validation around treatment efficacy. The goal undertaken was to integrate the PPN literature related to adult psychotherapy into a coherent and practical model to serve as a guide for students and professionals that could also be empirically tested.
Prenatal and Perinatal Trauma Case Formulation: Toward an Evidence-Based Assessment of the Origins of Repetitive Behaviors in AdultsAbstract:
Historically, the practice of treating adults for prenatal and perinatal trauma has consisted of individual practitioners' modalities that lacked empirical validation around treatment specificity or efficacy. Yet, their commitment to understanding the origins of behaviors has provided hope for clients challenged with life-long problems. This paper describes, based on a review of the literature, a first step towards integrating prenatal and perinatal psychology theory and practice knowledge with current case formulation and evidence-based practice models.
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Prenatal and Perinatal Trauma Case Formulation: Toward an Evidence-Based Assessment of the Origins of Repetitive Behaviors in AdultsAbstract:
The somatoforn cluster of behavioral disorders is the single most frequent class of unexplainable problems found in primary care medical settings today. What is known about these disorders is that there are physiological, social, and psychological variables that need to be considered. What is not known is how a person develops a propensity toward having physical symptoms as their primary complaint. The author suggests that human beings are classically conditioned when faced with intolerable emotional experiences in the womb or during birth.
It takes much neglect, rejection, humiliation, physical maltreatment and sexual abuse to transform a tiny, trusting, innocent human being into a callous, cruel, and vicious person. This paper examines some of the factors that lead to the development of the violent personality from conception on. It is suggested that the answer to violence is not state violence. The answer is conscious pre and postnatal parenting supported by social institutions, laws, and practices which attend to the needs of pregnant parents, particularly, the disadvantaged.
Abstract: The cosmologies of many cultures use gender as symbolic for polar attributes of human consciousness. The author presents a developmental neurobiological theory to account for the non-arbitrary way in which this attribution comes about, and applies the theory to an explanation of the symbolic use of gender in Tibetan tantric Buddhism. He concludes by discussing the implications of the theory for understanding the effects of positive and negative pre- and perinatal experiences upon the development of gender identity.
Abstract: In the 1980's parents in large numbers were first introduced to the sensitive, perceptive, conscious, and cognitive prenate. This paper summarizes the evidence from major research findings, demonstrating that prenates are 1) sensitive and aware, 2) learn and dream, and 3) are social and communicative. Well-designed experimental programs in prenatal enrichment confirm the intelligence and receptivity of womb babies. A closing section describes the special resources now available to parents who want to deliberately enhance prenatal bonding and communication.


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City poised to buy Adams Roofing property
JANESVILLE--The city of Janesville is poised to buy riverfront property owned by Adams & Sons Roofing, a prime parcel described in the past as instrumental to riverfront and downtown redevelopment but also an area prone to flooding.
The proposed purchase goes to the plan commission at its 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting in City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St.
The plan commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the city council Monday, Sept. 9.
The site includes the business building and three vacant lots at 411 N. Main St., 451 N. Main St., 457 N. Main St. and 463 N. Main St.—a total of about 1.2 acres.
The properties front the Rock River between East Centerway to the south and the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad to the north. They are located within the 100-year floodplain.
Floodwaters deluged the business in 2008, with damage totaling more than $46,000. Owners tore down a portion of the building that extended over the river.
The three residences to the north were substantially damaged and were torn down by Adams Roofing, which owned the homes.
The main purpose of the acquisition would be to mitigate future property damage and business loss by relocating the business outside the floodplain, according to a memo from Jennifer Petruzzello, neighborhood services director.
The building would be demolished, the business relocated outside the floodplain and the site restored and maintained as public open space, providing more public access to the river. A bike trail likely would be built along the river, Petruzzello said in an earlier interview.
The property has long been described as a key parcel in river and downtown redevelopment plans.
"Acquisition and demolition of this property would improve the physical and visual access to the river and strengthen the local economic diversity by encouraging land use, which enhances the Rock River's natural qualities," Petruzzello said in the memo.
"As this area is directly adjacent to the downtown, it is likely to encourage redevelopment efforts in the downtown area, as well.
"The downtown plan advocates that a prominent connection be established between the traditional downtown area and Traxler Park to 'help unite a seemingly disconnected area, stabilizing and strengthening the downtown revitalization effort,' " she said.
After the 2008 flood, the city received an initial federal grant of $1.7 million administered by the state Community Block Grant Emergency Assistance Program to buy damaged residential properties. The grant was amended in 2012 to include $602,000 for Adams Roofing. That money includes costs for administration, demolition, site restoration and relocation.
There is no local share required.
The grant expires at the end of 2013.
The neighborhood services department has received an accepted offer for the properties, contingent upon plan commission and city council approval.
The purchase price will be released before the council meeting, Petruzzello said. The plan commission does not review financial aspects of such purchases.
The owners of Adams Roofing could not be reached Friday.


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Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael P. Kelly today released the District's 2013 budget recommendations which include a balanced budget that increases programming at neighborhood parks, invests in children and families, and reduces a longtime structural deficit without an increase in taxes and fees for Chicago residents after tackling a deficit of $16 million. The $410.9M spending plan is approximately 0.8% higher than the FY2012 budget.
"At the Chicago Park District, children come first," said Kelly. "And our number one priority is to keep programs affordable and accessible to children and their families, while ensuring the financial health of the agency."
"Thousands of families count on park programs each day for sports, cultural and social enrichment. This budget invests in those families by increasing neighborhood programming that keeps the young people of our communities safe, and engaged," he said.
The District's proposed budget does more for families, without burdening them with higher taxes and park fees. Programming and room rentals will remain flat at neighborhood parks, while program discounts continue for active duty personnel, their families and households with multiple children enrolled in Chicago Park District programs. Fees are waived for active duty military personnel, for example, and their immediate family members receive a 10% discount on all programs. Patrons registering multiple children will pay full price for the first child, and then enjoy a 10% discount on fees for each additional child. Finally, the 2013 budget allows for a $1 million investment in summer camp scholarships for families who are most in need.
In 2013, the Chicago Park District will add new programs, and expand some of its most popular ones to serve more children and families, including:
- Park Family Wellness Initiative - Thanks to a grant from the Coca Cola Foundation, the Parks Family Wellness Initiative will go from serving 48,000 to approximately 125,000 over a three-year period.
- Urban Campers program - In 2013 this program will double in size, serving an estimated 820 children largely out of Northerly Island Park, the new urban camping hub.
- Lacrosse program - The Chicago Park District will provide access to this fast growing sport, with a goal of reaching at least 300 youth in its first year.
- Boxing programs - Funding has been set aside to increase Chicago Park District's boxing locations, and the number of participants served by at least 10 percent, for 2,100 children.
- Junior Bears programming - In partnership with the Chicago Bears, this highly successful program is expected to serve at least 2,000 youth and teens in 2013, up from 830 in 2012.
- Free golf for youth - In partnership with Billy Casper golf, the District will offer free golf for children at courses in targeted communities with the hope of attracting those who may not have otherwise been introduced to the sport.
The upcoming budget will also strengthen weekend family-oriented programming, and in 2013 the District will launch an expanded "Night Out in the Park" series, which will feature such popular programs as Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks, Circus in the Parks, Movies in the Parks and more.
In order to better serve its customers, the 2013 budget allows for a greater investment in marketing, technology and staff training to increase public awareness in targeted communities, and allow for greater productivity and efficiency in serving and communicating to the Park District's customer base.
Revenue increases expected from Soldier Field, Lollapalooza and permit fees
Outside of property tax levy ($261 million), the Chicago Park District's greatest revenues will come from Soldier Field, harbors, golf courses, parking and the concession program. Revenues from Soldier Field, budgeted at $29.1 million will include the highly anticipated Hockey Classic in February, the Taylor Swift concert in August, and the University of Illinois-Washington game in September.
At $25.1 million, harbors remain one the District's greatest revenue generators, though fees charged to boaters will remain flat, and even lower in some cases as the industry begins to regain steam. Customers residing outside of Chicago, who dock at the new award-winning 31st Street Harbor will benefit from a moratorium on non-resident fees - an attractive proposal to boaters in neighboring cities and suburbs who seek a slip or mooring on Chicago's beautiful lakefront.
The District's sponsorship program is expected to realize an estimated $1.3 million in new revenue, while permit fees are budgeted at $9.8 million. Because of a revised deal last spring, guaranteed income from the Lollapalooza Festival alone will bring parks $2.7 million, plus millions of dollars more in amusement tax to the city and Cook County.
The Chicago Park District proposed budget is now available for viewing online. Hard copies will be available at 10 parks citywide. Citizens may offer comments and suggestions online, or at a public hearing on Wednesday, December 5, 541 N. Fairbanks Ct., at 4 p.m., in the 8th floor board room. Patrons must sign up in advance of 4 p.m. to speak publicly.
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Infogroup, a data and marketing services company, hired Robert Weathersby as general counsel. Weathersby previously was a partner at Andrews Kurth, where he represented clients in the technology, computer hardware, financial services, oil and healthcare industries.
Anne Small rejoined the Securities and Exchange Commission as general counsel. Small previously served as the agency's deputy general counsel for litigation and adjudications, before leaving in October 2011 to become special assistant to the President and associate counsel to the President at the White House Counsel's Office. Before entering the public sector, she was a partner in the litigation department of WilmerHale.
Joshua Jarrell joined the West Virginia Department of Commerce as deputy secretary and general counsel. Jarrell most recently was an associate in the energy and real estate practice group of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love. His prior work experience also includes a stint as finance director for Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and as a legislative correspondent for Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV).
General Dynamics promoted Mark Nackman to vice president and general counsel for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Nackman joined the defense and aerospace company as assistant general counsel in 2011. He previously held various roles at ATK, including senior counsel and vice president and associate general counsel.
John Farmer is now interim senior vice president and general counsel of Rutgers University. Farmer, who has served as dean of the Rutgers School of Law-Newark since July 2009, will serve as general counsel for the next 12 to 18 months. His prior work experience includes stints as the attorney general of New Jersey and as senior counsel and team leader for the 9/11 Commission (officially known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States).
Ingersoll-Rand announced that Barbara Santoro will serve as senior vice president and general counsel of a new global security company that will be spun off from the parent company later this year. Santoro joined the company in 1996 and has held various titles, including assistant general counsel; deputy general counsel of transactions and assistant secretary; and, since, December 2004, vice president of corporate governance and secretary. She previously was associate general counsel of Degussa Corp.
Flagstar Bancorp named Michael Flynn general counsel. Flynn comes to the company from PNC Financial Group, where he was general counsel of the company's PNC Mortgage division. He previously was senior vice president and senior counsel for World Savings Bank, vice president and general litigation counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Co., and, more recently, acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Bruce McPheeters joined Ceridian Corp., a human resources company, as general counsel and secretary. McPheeters most recently held the same title at XRS Corp. He previously was general counsel of Lawson Software Inc. from 1999 until July 2011. He also has experience in private practice, having served as a principal at Gray Plant Mooty and an attorney at Popham Haik.
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The New York City Bar Association selected Bret Parker to serve as its new executive director, effective April 29. Parker is currently vice president and associate general counsel at Elizabeth Arden Inc., and also serves as president-elect of the International Trademark Association. He has also held in-house roles at Wyeth and the Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Tekedra Mawakana is now deputy general counsel and vice president of global public policy at Yahoo Inc. Mawakana previously spent 12 years at AOL Inc., where she most recently was senior vice president of public policy and deputy general counsel. She also has served as senior corporate counsel at Startec Global Communications Co. and as an associate in the telecommunications and intellectual property groups at Steptoe & Johnson.
Nancy Lieberman was appointed deputy general counsel of Marcum, a public accounting and advisory services firm. Lieberman previously was a partner in the corporate and banking practice of Farrell Fritz.


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All About Heirloom Seeds: Biodiversity and Preservation
For a lover of words, leafing through an heirloom seed catalog is almost as delicious as eating the fruits and vegetables pictured on each page. The poetry of heirloom seeds is unabashed, starting with names such as Amish Deer Tongue lettuce, Moon and Stars watermelon, Rouge Vif d'Etamps squash, Yellow Dent corn and a personal favorite, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter tomatoes. Nomenclature aside, heirloom crops possess a long, distinguished past.
In the U.S., there are three major categories of seeds available for a farmer to sow: genetically modified, F1 hybrids, and heirlooms. Without delving too deeply into the subject, genetically modified seeds are typically exclusive to large, industrial farms but have consequently filtered into the American market. Cotton, flowers, corn, potatoes, rapeseed, rice, soy and sugar beets are the only legal genetically modified crops on U.S. soil; however, through the prevalence of their byproducts such as oils, syrups, flours and sugars, genetically modified foods are found in virtually every supermarket.
The second group of seeds are known as F1 hybrids. They are sterile, patented and hand-pollinated cultivars with a convoluted narrative. It is true that F1 hybrid seeds produce high yields, quickly. The seeds are developed to produce crops that are inexpensive, uniform, easy to transport without significant damage and, when they are picked unripe, have a longer shelf life. Genetically unstable, lacking in hardiness and unable to resist disease and pest, F1 hybrids are often saturated with herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. The end result is a fruit or vegetable planted for profit rather than ecological benefit or taste.
The third and final group of seeds are the heirloom seeds. An heirloom plant is a cultivar that, by definition, has existed through open pollination and seed-saving techniques for over fifty years. This definition has yet to be legally cemented but those three things – age, open-pollination and seed-saving – are widely considered to be the three major components of an heirloom crop. Enduring generations of tilling and harvesting, these crops are sturdy, rich in flavor and nutrients, resistant to disease and genetically stable.
A major benefit of growing heirloom crops (besides their good looks) is the actualization of food security through biodiversity. From the global down to the microbial, all of Earth's ecosystems are dependent on the intricate relationships between plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. If humans continue to plant hybrids and genetically modified seeds, the threat of crop failure, famine, and disease will increase. In the Northeast, a growing number of farmers are returning to heirloom crops for their ecological as well as culinary benefits. At Formaggio Kitchen Cambridge, we place high emphasis on not only sourcing local, organic produce when it's available, but also selecting unique and interesting crops to feature on our shelves and in the kitchen. We love Red Fire Farm's Brandywine tomatoes and Ailsa Craig onions. Sparrow Arc Farm's Parisian Market carrots and Yuri Asian pears have become a staff and customer favorite. Although it's still very much winter in the Northeast, we're excited to follow the journey from heirloom seed to blossoming fruit and can hardly wait until these fascinating crops grace our shelves again.
In the meantime, if you're interested in learning more about this topic, I found some great information on the Slow Food web site and gleaned a lot from another non-profit working to educate people on our food supply system, Sustainable Table. Also, be sure to check out Seed Savers to learn more about heirloom seeds, biodiversity and sustainable farming. Founded in 1975, Seed Savers is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds. If, like me, you are browsing your seed catalog with a thought to spring, you might find their gardening forum or their planting and seed saving directory helpful!
Emily Shannon is a cooking enthusiast and works in the produce department and as a cheesemonger at Formaggio Kitchen Cambridge.


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Sheri M. Greenfield, Beloit, WI (1952-2014)
January 28, 1952 - February 9, 2014
Sheri M. Greenfield, 62, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, while surrounded by her loving family and friends. Sheri was born Jan. 28, 1952, in Richland Center, WI, the daughter of Theodore and Mary (Ellsesar) Fry. Sheri was employed by Central Christian Church in Beloit, WI, as an office manager for the past 14 years, was an independent business owner of Young at Heart Tours, and co-owner of Bloyer Well and Pump Company. She was honored to volunteer with VetsRoll and held dear the over 30 years she spent at Hononegah High School coaching and investing in the lives of countless young women who were members of her dance, flag, and cheerleading teams. She led dozens of her teams to state and national championships and was recognized twice as the country's Top Small Varsity Cheerleading Coach by the International Cheerleading Foundation. Sheri enjoyed traveling with her best friend, husband, Bob, and her "Young at Heart" family. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family, particularly her grandchildren. Sheri's circle of friends was as deep as it was wide and she treasured each one as extended family. She was a woman of deep faith and following the example of her Savior, never failed to love and care deeply for every person in her life.
Sheri is survived by her husband, Bob, the love of her life, to whom she was married for 43 years; and her children, Tammy (Mike) Robinson of North Aurora, IL, and Ed (Trisha) Greenfield of Roscoe, IL. She will be sadly missed by her grandchildren: Aidan, Ella, Makayla, Camden, and Lily, whom she cherished immensely. Sheri is also survived by her brother, Jim (Kathy) Fry of Layton, UT; brothers-in-law, Ed (Sharon) Greenfield of Marathon Key, FL, and Robert McCartney of Rockton, IL; sister-in-law, Linda Greenfield of Roscoe, IL; aunts, Addie Haynes of South Beloit, IL, and Ruth (Steve) Carlson of Beloit, WI; special cousins, Creed and Sheri Westphal of Marion, MT; several nieces and nephews, and countless wonderful friends. Sheri was predeceased by her parents, Theodore and Mary Fry; brother-in-law, Gary Greenfield; sister-in-law, Judy McCartney; mother and father-in-law, Gladys and Charles Johnson; her special uncles, Joe Ellsesar and Almon "Bud" Haynes; her grandson, Jonah Greenfield; and favorite dogs, Noah and Sable.
Special thanks to Dr. Kahn, OSF Hospice, and the staff of the Cancer Center at Rockford Memorial Hospital who through their loving and compassionate care made a profound difference in her life as well as that of her family.
A celebration of Sheri's life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at 11 a.m. at CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH in Beloit, WI, with Pastor David Meding officiating. Visitation will be from 9 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the CHURCH. DALEY MURPHY WISCH & ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, WI, assisted the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VetsRoll or OSF Hospice.
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JANESVILLE--The postseason can't get here soon enough for Janesville Parker's girls basketball team.
Not after what happened here Thursday night.
Parker gave up 27 straight points to Madison La Follette in the third quarter—and still won its regular-season finale.
The Vikings responded with a 20-0 run of their own in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 58-44 Big Eight Conference win.
Parker moved back to the .500 mark for the season at 11-11 and gained some much-needed confidence heading into tournament play.
"You stick around long enough, you see anything," Parker coach Tom Klawitter said of the bizarre second half that had Parker leading 32-10 at one point before La Follette ran off 27 straight to take a 37-32 lead. "But give La Follette credit. They were lights out in that third quarter.
"And for us, I got a feeling I'm going to see some pretty happy faces in our locker room. This was a big win for us going into the tournament because we overcame some adversity and found a way."
Parker appeared ready to run La Follette (11-11, 11-7) out of the gym when Morgan McCulloch scored the first basket of the second half to make it 32-10. The Vikings didn't score again until Paige Smith scored 10 seconds into the fourth quarter in cutting the Lancers' lead to three.
La Follette was 2-for-22 shooting in the first half but came alive in the third. The Lancers hit 11 of 14 shots in the third, including four consecutive 3-pointers.
Trailing by five after three, Parker fell behind by six on Amelia Grahn's 3-pointer with 7:29 left before unloading on the Lancers with its 20-0 run. Sophomore Bree Porter gave Parker the lead for good at 42-40 on a three-point play with 5:59 left as the fun was just beginning for the Vikes.
Kaitlyn Foster's free throw with 1:29 left pushed the lead to 10, and Smith capped off the incredible run with two free throws with 1:23 left to play that made it 54-40.
"I thought that our kids really composed themselves because it would've been so easy to pack it in when La Follette made their run," Klawitter said.
"And the first half, I thought we played some pretty good basketball. When a team gets hot like they did in the third quarter, there's not much you can do but hopefully weather the storm."
Parker opens up WIAA Division 1 tournament play next Friday, March 7 at Kenosha Tremper.


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U.S. banks poured more than $200 billion into state and local-government debt since the onset of the financial crisis six years ago, boosting their share of the $3.7 trillion market to a two-decade high.
Now, if federal regulators have their way, California Treasurer Bill Lockyer says banks next year will have more incentive to buy debt sold by Saudi Arabia or Botswana than by U.S. municipalities. The result, he says: higher costs for taxpayers.
California, Georgia, and New York City are among issuers pressing regulators, including the Federal Reserve, to ease a rule, proposed last October, that may curb buying by banks. The regulation, intended to guarantee that banks have enough easy-to-sell assets during a cash crunch, wouldn't let them use munis to satisfy the requirements, giving the companies less reason to hold the debt.
"Anything that reduces demand for our bonds could have a negative impact," said Diana Pope, who oversees debt sales for the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission in Atlanta. "Banks are a big part of our market, and anything that limits what they can invest in affects us."
Banks propped up demand last year, as Detroit's record bankruptcy filing and bets that interest rates were set to rise led investors to pull money from local-debt mutual funds. Munis logged their biggest annual loss since 2008, pushing benchmark 10-year yields to a two-year high of 3.15 percent in September. The yield was 2.67 percent yesterday.
In the first nine months of 2013, banks added $41 billion of munis, Fed data show. That left them with $404 billion as of Sept. 30, or about 11 percent of the market. It was their biggest share since 1990 and double their holdings at the end of 2007, when they accounted for about 6 percent of the total.
"The bank bid has played a very important role in the market's performance since the credit crisis," said Matt Posner, an analyst who tracks regulatory issues for research firm Municipal Market Advisors, based in Concord, Massachusetts. "If this rule is put in place, many of these banks would have to curb their purchases."
The proposed rules are pending before the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). They are part of the broader overhaul of securities oversight ushered in by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, intended to prevent a repeat of the credit crunch.
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The regulators are reviewing public comments on the proposal, which may result in changes.
Greg Hernandez, an FDIC spokesman; and Eric Kollig, a spokesman for the Fed, declined to comment. Bill Grassano, a spokesman at the OCC, said the agency "doesn't comment on proposed rules, but keep in mind that we do consider all comments."
Separate regulations released last year, aimed at curbing banks' speculative bets, will also bar investments known as Tender Option Bond programs, which use borrowed money to buy debt and have spurred demand for munis. Banks have been trying to figure out how to overhaul such funds to keep them operating.
The reserve rules have yet to be decided on and would be phased in starting on Jan. 1. They mandate how much the largest banks must hold in what regulators view as high-quality, liquid assets during times of financial stress.
Such assets would include Treasuries, bonds of foreign governments, and other securities, including some stocks and corporate bonds. Municipal obligations wouldn't count because regulators said they didn't consider them easy enough to sell.
That exclusion may cause banks to reduce munis in favor of securities that meet the requirements, Fitch Ratings said on Jan. 30. The New York-based company said banks that operate as dealers, the market's middlemen, may hesitate to commit money to trading of local debt, potentially making it harder for investors to transact in the securities.
In a Dec. 27 letter to regulators, Citigroup Inc.'s Howard Marsh, head of munis for the New York-based bank, said the rule would result in unnecessary "and in many instances unbearable" increases in financing costs for public works.
Danielle Romero-Apsilos, a bank spokeswoman, declined to comment.
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Kenneth Naehu, who oversees bonds for Banyan Tree Asset Management in Los Angeles, said the rule hasn't gotten enough attention from investors.
"This is a real thing that I don't think the market understands yet," he said. "There is a potential for serious upheaval."
Michael Decker, who lobbies on municipal bond issues for the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, a Wall Street trade group, echoed the concern.
"I don't think there would be an instantaneous selloff," he said. "But I think it would be a discouragement, and over time you'd see banks play a less significant role in the market."
In letters to regulators, state and local officials urged reconsideration of the muni exclusion.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer argued in a letter that the market is broad enough to meet regulators' requirements, and that muni prices fell less than top-rated corporate debt during the credit crisis.
Banks bought $145 million of an $896 million New York bond sale completed last month, Stringer said.
Lockyer, whose state is the largest issuer of munis, also wrote to regulators last month asking for the proposed regulation to be amended. In an interview yesterday, he said the rules may raise risk at banks.
"The rule would provide greater incentives for U.S. financial institutions to do business with foreign governments than with more creditworthy U.S. municipal issuers," he said in his letter. Keeping it "would increase borrowing costs for municipal issuers" and heighten volatility in the market for their debt.


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David Letterman Announces He's Retiring From Late Night in 2015 – Updated
During a taping of tonight's 'Late Show', host David Letterman announced to a shocked studio audience that he would be retiring in 2015 after his latest contract ends.
Multiple guests who were scheduled to appear on tonight's broadcast tweeted the news and CNN has confirmed the report.
Letterman himself said during his monologue: "It's been great…and the network has been great, but I'm retiring." He added a heartfelt thanks:
I just want to reiterate my thanks for the support form the network, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much.
In October of 2013, Letterman extended his contract for an additional two years, keeping him on the air until 2015. Said Letterman at the time, "[CBS president] Les [Moonves] and I had a lengthy discussion, and we both agreed that I needed a little more time to fully run the show into the ground."
There's no specific timetable for his departure, but Letterman classified it as "sometime in the not too distant future."
It's unclear what prompted Letterman's exit, but it's possible that once he outlived rival Jay Leno, he thought it was time to be done. Even without Leno, Letterman has faced stiff, and younger, competition from newcomers like Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.
Letterman remains the longest running late-night talk-show host in history, clocking in at 31 years and counting.
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Question about viruses (particularly hiv)
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Question about viruses (particularly hiv)
All the knowledge I had about viruses is that they cannot live without host.But what exactly an inactive virus ( either by drying for sufficiently long time or by chemicals) means ? Does it mean that it is permanently destroyed for future and cannot be made active even by supplying again the lost nutrients or it means a sort of dormancy? When people say "inactive" , can it be taken as permanent destruction without being any danger in near future? I am asking for any virus or hiv in particular.Replies are appreciated.
Viruses do not really "live" at all - when they are outside the host cell, they are not doing anything except drifting around and waiting to meet a suitable target cell to infect. So, viruses do not need a host to live, but they need a host to make copties of themselves.
The term "inactive" or "inactivated" virus typically means the virus has become or been made permanently inactive. This can happen in various ways, but normally it means that some parts of the virus get destroyed by chemicals, physical factors or biological mechanisms. It requires permanent changes to the proteins, lipid envelope or the nucleic acids of the virus, thus rendering the viral particle inactive in terms of the ability to infect its target cells or to replicate inside them.
Typical inactivating agents (such as detergents) denature viral proteins, dissolve the lipid envelope or break down nucleic acids. Heat and light (especially UV light) can cause some of these events to happen as well. Many organisms also have protein and nucleic acid degrading enzymes within their cells that are used to splice the viral particles into pieces before they infect the cells.
Genetically engineered viruses can be inactive in such a way that they cannot replicate in the host cell, but they can enter the cells and deliver genetic material into them - these can be used as gene delivery vectors.
HIV is pretty typical as a virus: it is quite fragile and gets easily destroyed (inactivated) by many common environmental factors, as well as by the common detergents and similar chemical substances. It stays alive in body fluids and gets quickly inactivated outside the body.
Some (mostly environmental) viruses are more durable and can stay alive in moist environments for longer periods of time; there are viruses in seas and fresh water, as well as in the soil, but even there they require the presence of their host organisms and would disappear quite soon if they cannot find any hosts.
Viruses without lipid membrane are more resistant to some chemicals whose primary way of action is dissolving lipids; DNA-containing viruses are generally more durable than RNA viruses.
By definition, "inactive" viruses are permanently destroyed.
However, in theory you could have various viral particles which themselves would all be inactive (unable to cause disease), but could spontaneously form an infectious virion. But if you have, for example, a product that contains inactivated viruses (like some vaccines do), then they must be made inactive in such a way that they cannot form infectious particles anymore - they are permanently "dead".
When you say , viral particles are inactive (unable to cause disease), then I guess you are talking of inactivated virus outside host and thus unable to infect but my question is that if these inactive viral particles are again supplied with their requirements (say , they are injected into bloodstream of their host, which was their ideal environment) , can they be infectious to this new host ?
If the answer to this is No , then my second question is : if drying of the fluid containing viral particles is only sufficient to cause such irreversible inactivation ?
The term "inactive" applies to viruses both inside and outside the host. Basically, what happens in such inactivation event is permanent cross-linking of viral proteins, dissolution of the lipid membrane and/or splicing of the nucleic acids. Artificially, some of these events can be countered - for example a new lipid envelope can be given to an intact viral protein capsule or an undamaged vrial genome can be repacked into a new protein capsule, but these require sophisticated laboratory environments. If you inject inactivated viruses into a host, the viruses cannot cause infection - if they can, they were not inactive.
For majority of human viruses simple drying is enough to permanently inactivate the viruses in such a way that they do not cause disease even if re-injected to the host later. Even viruses that spread outside the host (like flu viruses by aerosoles) die quite often if exposed to dry air. In moist surroundings and protected from light many of them last longer. For example, many enteroviruses can stay alive in the soil and water for longer periods of time.
Re: Question about viruses (particularly hiv)
So, if inactive means, effectively, 'dead' what is the term that is used for when a virus is not in a host, just hanging out looking to mug one? Is it 'dormant'?
Also, what does the term 'attenuated' mean in terms of vaccines? Does it mean inactive (dead) or simply a less virulent strain in some way?
Many thanks!
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'Dormant' is quite a good word to describe viruses outside the host (or more precicely, the host cell). However, that would mean that all viral particles are "dormant" except when they bind to their target receptor on the cell surface and inject their genome and possible enzymes inside the cell. In my opinion you could just as well call any non-inactive viruses 'active' viruses, because they are active so that they can recognize the target cell and infect it.
Maybe think viruses as biological bombs: a bomb can be disarmed (= inactivated) and a disarmed bomb will not explode upon finding its taget. An intact bomb is 'active', even though there is nothing actively happening inside the bomb - there is activation only briefly when it hits the target. The same goes with viruses: nothing happens, except when it hits the target.
Now, an attenuated virus is a virus that has been manipulated in a way that some key element(s) of its virulence have been removed. You could think an attenuated virus as a practice bomb or munition: it has an intact casing (=protein capsule) and fuse (=proteins that recognize the target cell) but it lacks the most or all of the explosive material (=parts of the genome required for infection, or some enzymes that help the virus to be copied inside the target cell). So, the practice bomb makes a loud bang but no harm is done, and the attenuated virus may sometimes infect the cells around its injection site, but is unable to spread the infection. Or more often, it simply cannot enter any cells, because its 'targeting system' has been altered as well.
In practice, attenuated viruses are usually mutated in another host organisms so much that they cause the original, protective immune response in human, but cannot spread in humans because they have mutated to use that other host organism (their genome and proteins made by the genome have been altered from the original ones).
Did my examples make any sense to you? :)
So , will it be perfectly correct to say that :
A virus in host - Active or alive
A virus outside host ,in stage capable of transmitting infection - dormant
A virus outside host , in stage of never transmitting infection - inactivated(or destroyed completely)
I think those are all correct, but as far as I know the term 'dormant' is not commonly used. This is mostly because there is no really a need to distinquish active and dormant viruses - after all, even a dormant virus is 'active' in such a way that it is always ready to infect a cell if it find suitable one. And even an 'active' virus is not doing much: it simply gets triggered upon binding on its target receptor, automatically injecting its contents to the target cell and after that the host does the work (although some viral enzymes may take part in the processes, but they are not inside the virus any more).
In my opinion, you should be just fine with the terms 'active' and 'inactive' (or, 'live' and 'dead', but those are not quite as good as viruses are not really 'alive' as we usually define it). When the virus gets inside the host cell, it actually gets dismantled there: it unloads its genome and the capsule proteins are discarded. If the virus contains its own enzymes, those are also transported to the cytoplasm. Actually, you cannot really say the infecting virus is 'active' when its inside the host, because it is no more! The new viruses produced by its genome, in turn, are active, get ejected from the host cell (often killing it) and then start a new cycle of host-searching.
So, also here you could perhaps use the 'biological bomb' analoque: when the virus infects the cell, it 'detonates' - that is, breaks down into pieces, which then force the host cell to manufacture more viral pieces and assemble them as brand new viral particles, 'bombs' ready to infect new cells.
Perhaps the most precise terms would be 'intact' and 'broken' (or something similar) - an intact virus is a virus that is in one piece, ready to infect and briefly undergoes activation upon binding its target before it is dismantled. A broken virus, in turn, is a virus that has lost the function of one or more essential parts and cannot cause infection. Maybe add a third term 'attenuated', which means a virus that is intact, but in wrong environment to work properly.
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ELKHORN — The orange luminescent sign glows warmly, in a hue not seen anywhere else in the city. For many the sign would seem strangely out of place, situated across from the Walworth County Fairgrounds. However Sophos, a youth center, and an outreach of Southern Lakes Evangelical Free Church, has come to be a welcoming beacon, in a time when so many other messages lead teens in different and sometimes dangerous directions.
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Inside the building also is welcoming, with conversation centers, a large kitchen, computers and a game courtyard, all situated inside a renovated former business, just down the road from Elkhorn Area Middle School. In a new building coinciding with a new school year, Sophos would seem to be well situated, however to get its future, you have to rewind to the past.
The Rev. Jason Eeten, pastor of student ministries at SLEFC, said he and the Rev. Sean Sweetman, senior pastor, were looking for a "trial run" of sorts in the community. In 2011, they found a donated space in downtown Elkhorn. Eeten said he wasn't sure how they would meet the youth population when the venture started.
"We didn't know if students would come, we didn't even know if they would be able to find it," he said.
But, students did find Sophos, and interest grew as the word spread among the younger generation. The outreach had worked, but the free space didn't, as a paying tenant leased the building.
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Carfora first in Rock County for Red Cross recognition
JANESVILLE—As a volunteer client caseworker with the American Red Cross, Santo Carfora has given food, water and other basic necessities to those devastated by disaster.
The 67-year-old Janesville man has offered a caring ear, emotional support and connections to resources.
Helping gives a sense of satisfaction, he said.
"When you reach out, you actually receive more than you give in so many cases. You don't do it because you're looking for recognition," he said.
But that's what has happened.
Carfora, who is an American Red Cross disaster responder and disaster instructor, was named the organization's December 2013 Volunteer of the Month for the western Wisconsin region.
The recognition program is only a couple months old, and Carfora is the first from Rock County to be selected, said Katie Gaynor, disaster program specialist.
"Santo shows such excellence as far as using his skills and qualities from his personal life and is compassionate with the clients and families he meets one-on-one with," she said.
Carfora is a retired teacher and private consultant in human relations and diversity training. Gaynor said Carfora uses his leadership and teaching abilities to instruct other volunteers.
Carfora said volunteering accolades are humbling and nice, but he hopes his volunteerism will encourage others to become volunteer.
Gaynor agreed.
"Disasters happen all the time. We always have a need for trained volunteers so we can maintain our community response," she said.
The American Red Cross Western Wisconsin Region serves 44 counties, including Rock, Green, Jefferson and the communities of Whitewater and South Beloit, Ill. In 2013, its 971 trained volunteers responded to 275 disasters and helped 337 families.
Red Cross volunteer opportunities range from being a disaster responder to teaching CPR, Gaynor said.
Disaster assignments primarily involve responding to house fires and floods within local communities, she said. Yet many disaster volunteers, such as Carfora, are trained to travel to other parts of the nation to help with large-scale disasters.
Carfora trained in 2011 to become a local disaster volunteer for the Red Cross. In 2012, he became part of the disaster action team that responds to both local and national disasters.
Later that year, he was deployed to New York City to help folks uprooted by Hurricane Sandy, the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.
During his two-week stint, Carfora and other American Red Cross volunteers provided food, shelter, cleaning supplies and emotional support.
Carfora admitted it was emotionally difficult.
"People are really going through some emotional, stressful situations. It put tears in your heart," he said.
That's why Carfora knew it was just as important to provide comfort in addition to filling the basic needs for disaster victims.
That's what makes him an outstanding volunteer, Gaynor said.
"He has those soft skills of compassion and understanding that are so critical in bringing comfort," she said.


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Police seek man who robbed east-side store
Gazette staff
Friday, November 29, 2013
JANESVILLE—Janesville police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store on East Racine Street with a knife Thursday night, according to a news release.
A man entered the Stop-N-Go at 1604 E. Racine St. around 11:30 p.m. and demanded money from a clerk after he "presented a knife," police said.
The robber ran west away from the store with "an undisclosed amount" of money, according to the release.
Officers searched the area but couldn't find the man, authorities said, and no arrests have been made.
Police said the robber was a black man between 6 feet and 6 feet, 2 inches tall, wearing a black jacket and black jeans.


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