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Zitella 2011
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Recipient of a bronze medal at the 2012 San Francisco International Wine Competition. A medium-bodied sweet white wine with flavors of pear and peach, some tannin and crisp finish. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Great with chicken, paella, spicy foods, or a veggie stir fry.
$16 per bottle / $170 per case
Sorelle 2011
A dry white wine, producing crisp flavors of citrus, pineapple and stone fruit, and a long, clean finish.
$15 per bottle / $165 per case
Riva 2011
A dry white wine, refreshing and clean, with notes of citrus and apricot and a lovely crisp finish. Serve Chilled. Great with fish.
Cotes du Pepin 2011 (White)
New Release. A Rhône-style, dry white wine. A pleasant raspberry bouquet and quince flavors, with a smooth and crisp finish.
$21 per bottle / $227 per case
Tavola 2011 (White)
New Release. This is a sweet white wine, featuring a bouque of pear and apricots. Medium-bodied, with a fruity finish.
$16 per bottle / $170 per case
Sole 2011
A light-bodied dry rosé, featuring notes of peach and citrus. A great summer wine. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
$17 per bottle / $180 per case
Musetta 2011
A medium-bodied, semi-sweet rosé. Sassy, complex layers of fruit—apricot, cherry and banana. Serve at room temperature for the best bouquet. Great with most foods or on a summer afternoon.
Tavola 2011 (Red)
New Release. This is a dry, medium-body red wine with an enjoyable aroma and complex, fruit-forward flavors. This is great with red meats or spicy foods.
$19 per bottle / $205 per case
Terra 2011
A medium-bodied dry red wine. Sporting a complex fruit forward flavor, this wine is made for red meat and spicy food. Lightly oaked. Serve at room temperature.
Cotes du Pepin 2011 (Red)
New Release. A dry, Rhône-style wine, filled with blackberry flavors and a complex aroma of mocha. This full-bodied wine is moderately oaked with balanced tannins.
$25 per bottle / $270 per case
Banco 2011
A semi-dry red wine, featuring smooth cherry and subtle apricot notes. This lightly oaked wine pairs well with Asiago cheese and grilled salmon.
$21 per bottle / $230 per case
Cinque Figlie 2011
A medium-bodied, sweet red wine featuring notes of complex black cherry & mocha. Lightly oaked. Serve at room temperature.
Sangua Della Pantera (2011)
New Release. This dessert wine features aromas of black cherry and mocha. Aged in French Oak for one year, this wine is full-bodied with balanced tannins. 500ml bottle.
$40 per bottle
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Dolce Bianco 2011
A sweet white dessert wine. 375ml bottle.
$22 per bottle / $235 per case
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Loving this song.
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A Lorde cover by Kina, yes please.
Sidenote - How perfect does she look in this clip? Love her outfit.
She is so perfect.
I love this. And I love MK1.
I really want to go to this.
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Love the clip for this song. I like the choreography. Think it was done with one shot too.
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On Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans, Evans scholar and fan Ryan Truesdell digs into rarities dating from the mid-1940s to the mid-'60s. Even the music Gil Evans wrote for swing bands was sleek and airy. A godfather of cool jazz, he could make dissonance sound pretty, vanilla chords sound exotic and a big band seem to float.
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A Guide to Harmonious Coexistence
by CycleChick on September 27, 2012
Mercy. When I sat down to write Glenn's story, I certainly did not expect it to make the evening news. More importantly, when Glenn agreed to let me show a picture of his butt on my little blog, I'm pretty sure he didn't expect it to make the evening news either.
But make the evening news it did. While I hesitate to say the story has gone "viral" (because viruses are bad), it certainly did get a lot of attention (which is good), resulting in a small mountain of reader comments. Most were positive, offering well-wishes for Glenn, or calling for tolerance and patience from people whether on two wheels or four. There were some, however, that leaned pretty heavily in one direction or another. Like those who feel all drivers are rage-riddled crazies intent on killing us off one-by-one. Or those who suggested that cyclists who get the short end of the stick in a collision with a vehicle are merely paying the price of admission for being in traffic in the first place – an argument that bears an eerie similarity to one that suggests what a provocatively dressed woman has coming to her. I try my best to see both sides, but that shit's just messed up.
Considering all the good, constructive comments that came in, I figured it was my duty to use them for good, and share some tips for us drivers and cyclists to consider as we attempt to navigate the roads of our fair city without killing each other.
If you are a regular here, you'll know I love me some lists. I am also very lazy, and finding appropriate pictures for this list seemed a bit too much like work. But in an attempt to keep this from turning into a shitstorm of negativity, I decided to add some random inspirational images to keep things upbeat and positive.
Like this one:See? Don't you feel more positive and upbeat?
Tips for Cyclists
Many of these suggestions came directly from a reader and long-time commuter named Andrew. Like Andrew, many commuters and career cyclists like Glenn have a very low tolerance for cyclists that break the rules and ride like douchebags. Unfortunately, douchebag behaviour is difficult or impossible to change – so this is for the rest of us who just need a little reminder of proper traffic safety and etiquette.
1. Obey traffic signals. Don't run red lights and stop signs. It just pisses everybody off.
2. You have the right to a lane, but don't be a jerk about it. If you don't need to turn left or establish your position, keep right, and ride straight and predictably.3. Keep your distance. You don't like it when cars get too cozy, so offer the same courtesy. Unless you're in a bike lane, don't squeeze between cars and the curb when stopped at a red light.
4. Don't make a motorist pass you twice. Many cars will move over or even change lanes to get around you, but don't abuse that courtesy by passing them at the next red light. The next time they pass you, they're going to be mad at you. You don't want that.5. Stay off the sidewalk. You think it's safer, but riding on the sidewalk can be surprisingly dangerous. You are a fast moving vehicle, and neither pedestrians nor cars expect those on the sidewalk. If a sidewalk really is your safest option, go slow – or better yet, dismount. Oh, and don't be outraged if you get a ticket. It is the law, and you always have the option of walking your bike.
6. Choose your route carefully. If you're making a lifestyle change, you may end up riding that route thousands of times over the next few years. Statistically, you are more likely to be hurt on some roads than others, so choose a safer route, even if its a bit longer. Most Extreme Elimination Challenge is fun to watch – not so fun to play on the way to work everyday.
7. Assume Nothing. Unless you KNOW a driver sees you at an intersection (think lingering eye contact across a crowded bar), assume they don't. They may be checking out your hot friend across the room and not see you at all. Not that that has ever happened to me, and certainly not with the super hot identical twins I hung out with in high school. Nope.
8. FOCUS. You are a vehicle in traffic. Don't wear headphones, screw around with your phone, or show everyone how you can ride with no hands. Pay attention, and ride assuming that the motorist will make a mistake.9. Signal your turns. Seriously, if you're arm is broken maybe you should walk.
10. Relax and be patient. If a driver makes a little, non-life threatening mistake, keep your cool. Freaking out on a little old lady because she accidentally cut you off doesn't help anybody. You're riding your bike – make it last.
Tips for Drivers
1. Give (at least) one meter. You wouldn't speed just inches past a concrete pillar, would you? Give cyclists one meter between them and your vehicle. If, like me, you are afflicted by a complete lack of depth perception and a barely passable knowledge of the metric system, just give them the whole lane and move on.
2. Check your rearview mirror before you open your door in a parking lane. Cyclists should leave at least a door's width between them and parked cars, but many don't so why take a chance? Trust me, it only looks funny in the comics.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, use your car as a weapon. Swerving into a cyclist with your vehicle, or cutting them off and slamming on the brakes, is no different than taking a swing at them with a two thousand pound bat.
4. Just drive. Put down the cell phone, Sudoku or lipstick. I promise you will still be popular, smart and gorgeous when you get to where you're going. Right now, you should probably pay attention to the road.
5. Don't drive in a shopping mall. This is no more illegal than cyclists riding on sidewalks, and I'm trying to make this a balanced list.
6. Watch for bikes. They are smallish and hard to see, but they are there and will pop out when you least expect them. If you pass one then want to make a right turn, the laws of physics dictate that the cyclist will reappear just as you instigate your turn. Always do a quick mirror check to be safe.
7. Don't blast them with your horn. Whether to show displeasure or solidarity, it is ridiculously loud and startling. If you've ever let a 2 year-old sit in the driver's seat while you washed the car, you know exactly what I mean.8. Be patient. Although most cyclists drive, most drivers do not cycle, so it's hard sometimes to empathize. Sure, it's frustrating to be stuck behind something that is slow and in your way, but I promise you will get where you need to go, even with the small delay.
9. Try not to stereotype. When you see some dipshit zigzagging through traffic with a 24 of beer in one hand and a stack of 2x4s in the other, don't assume all cyclists are like that. We come from all walks of life, and believe me, the serious commuters out there want nothing to do with the dipshits. By the way, this rule applies to you cyclists out there too.
10. Ride your bike sometimes. It's economical, fun, good for your health and the environment. And it will give you a really nice ass.This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a few things you can do in traffic instead of looking at pictures of your cat on Facebook like the idiot who hit Glenn. Most of all, everyone on the road – cyclists, drivers, and yes, even pedestrians – is guilty of doing stupid and illegal things sometimes. I challenge you to find one driver who has never gone over a posted speed limit. Or a cyclists who hasn't rolled through a stop sign. Or a pedestrian who hasn't crossed the street against a light. So don't throw stones people. Instead, practice tolerance, patience and courtesy toward each other, and we'll all be much safer and happier as a result.
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I drive and bike and have observed traffic for 35 years. If I were to sit in the passenger seat of a car, crossing any city in North America with two stop watches; one tracking how long the car is held up by bicycles and the other, how long held up by other motor vehicles, I would be looking at a few seconds on the first watch and many minutes on the other.
Good lists.
According to another local blog I somewhat follow, prevention of accidents can be stopped, though it's apparently an age-old issue. It's suggested that accident prevention is simply up to parents, teachers, and "the Company"…that and accidents only happen to boys.
Maybe today's stakeholders are much the same if by "teachers" you mean those who know the do's and don'ts like Greg, and by "the Company" you mean motorists. Parents should set good examples, whether on 2 wheels or driving 4.
Right you are Dave! A very good and accurate observation.
I wish I'd known accidents only happen to boys. Could have saves myself a LOT of trouble (and skin). Great find KK, and you're right – education and example are two critical pieces of the puzzle. Education campaigns take time and money – thankfully, setting a good example is free and we can do it every day.
I just hope my boys don't follow my example through mtb trails.
Well said Andrea. And now if I may… I would like to add my two cents…
I act like a car should when I ride my bike… except through the bush (deers and critters scurry away). Always signalling and stopping at lights and stop signs. I feel like the oddity when I ride and I think I surprise most drivers when I too obey the rules of the road. That doesn't say much about the cyclists around town here.
Now regarding Tip #7 for Cyclists, I find that if you try to look the stopped driver in the eyes as you approach them at an intersection, they will notice you. Of course, you only do this because you have the right of way, and not while trying to run the red-light.
Tip #8 for cyclists reminds me about pedestrians who walk on the shared pathways. So …. Tip#1 for pedestrians… I use to be told to get a bell when approaching and passing some irate bicycle hater. So I did. Now I ring my bell 50 or more feet back, several times and find that the person walking ahead with their back to me has their ear-buds blasting tunes into their gourd. Needless to say they haven't moved to one side or the other by the time I pass them and that scares the bejeezus out them. So leave the Ipods off while ambulating so you can hear the bell you asked me to get!!.
Tip#9 for cyclists…. I love it! True but funny!
Tip#10 for cyclist… little old ladies are just too sweet to yell at, except when they push their way in front of you at the cash!!
Tip#8 for drivers… a lot of drivers just have to be ahead of you no matter what you drive or ride. Especially while driving I find that an impatient driver will do everything possible to get out from behind you only to end up being stuck ahead of you at the next light or jam. And then to top it all off, they have parked in the same lot only several seconds ahead of you but you both ride up the same elevator together. Such a LOOSER!! Slow down everyone… you put us all at risk to save a few seconds and those few seconds you save could rob someone of any more seconds of life.
Tip#10 for drivers… it's true… cycling gives you a nice ass!! Just ask my tailor and my Mrs.
Great comments Drew, thanks! I just saw another commuter on my way home last night at the corner of Wellington and Academy near the bridge. He rode up the sidewalk, right into traffic to make a turn like he had some sort of death wish. I cringed both inside and out. It was like being out with a friend who's acting like an ass and you feel embarrassed and guilty by association.
Hopefully we can lead by example!
Amen sister Andrea Amen. Respect the other guy and be responsible. It's simple isn't it.
Perfectly simple Brother Phil. : )
I feel so positive and upbeat, must be the pictures. Great job.
Interesting that no one has referenced the truck drivers who rev their engines at red lights just to give you (the person on the bike) a heads up that you will be choking on their exhaust as they cut you off with their steel balls hanging from the hitch mount. I agree that we should be considerate and understanding even to those vertically challenged men with ED. They have no other way to feel good about themselves.
But like you said" douchebag behaviour is difficult or impossible to change" it's just too bad there are so many of them.
However, I wont let that stop me from doing my best to improve as a driver and cyclist and set a better example.
Thanks Andrea for the wake-up call for everyone.
Thanks Vanessa! Good point about the exhaust – it's awful isn't it? Worse than second hand smoke, I can feel my lungs getting blacker. Love the comment about the steel balls!! I almost died the first time I saw a pair. Sadly, I'm pretty sure the guys with balls on their trucks don't read Winnipeg CycleChick. ; )
Tip for Cyclists #3 is just wrong. That is the advantage of bike over car. Live with it. Same for #4. Some Cities have special zones for cyclists at traffic intersections so they can be ahead of vehicles.
I have drivers apologize to me on a weekly basis for almost killing me. Those people don't bother me it is the ones that don't even notice or pretend not to notice that piss me off.
I had a close call in that exact spot at Wellington and Academy or is it still Maryland and I admit I was riding like a douche. Turned off sidewalk and crossed Maryland with green light and a car was making a fast turn off River onto Marlyand and crossed into middle lane right away. I won't try that again. First and last time. I actually prefer to cross there waiting for light as a pedestrian with a bike. So on the sidewalk with my bike.
Sadly, Ed, the advice from tips #3 and #4 is not only sound from a courtesy and safety standpoint, it's also the law. The HTA forbids passing on the right unless the vehicle being passed is indicating or making a left turn or if there are other free moving lanes in the same direction.
Is it fair that motorists are allowed to pass a cyclist while in the same lane of traffic while the cyclist isn't allowed to return the favour? Not really, but squeezing alongside a row of cars is irritating and dangerous. Without signals, (I'm assuming most cars don't come with signals these days, based on what I see on Winnipeg roads) who's to say one of those cars isn't going to make an abrupt right hand turn while you're exercising your "advantage of bike over car".
I won't even mention your choice of riding on the sidewalk. Oops.
Traffic is primal. And drivers can smell fear and weakness, just like bees. My personal survival strategy after years on motorcycles and then bicycles is based on a mixture of mutual respect and aggression. Always obeying traffic laws but not apologizing for being there, which sometimes means fighting for your spot. And I always assume I'm invisible.
And I do love me some ABBA.
I still don't see the danger in creeping along the curb at a red light when cars are stationary. Everything else I agree with. You have to assume you are invisible to cars. Cause it turns out sometimes you are. I thought yesterday a lady was doing a common U turn on Portage right in front of me and too my horror I realized she was going to drive right into me because she was turning onto a side street instead of U turn. I slowed down enough for her to miss me. She saw me at last second as she went by said sorry.
When HTA was created I am sure it was meant for other 4 wheeled vehicles. Or even motorized vehicles.
It's all outlined pretty clearly — some parts for motor vehicles, some for bikes, some for both. The problem with knowingly breaking the rules or *ahem* being completely ignorant of them is that it makes it difficult to get the respect of motorized road users. I think this is particularly true of the situation we're describing here.
from some comments it's obvious this car/cyclist contraversy is never going to end. Just 1 point, #4 passing cars at red lights. You wanna pass a car, do it while it moving, fair is fair, passing on a cars right while it has to stop is not too fair. Nothing pisses cars off even more. I have had it done to me on my bike by cyclists going thru red lights. Like I want to follow their fat ass again until it's safe to pass once I catch up to them 2 minutes after the light turns green !
I almost never have issues with cars, and all I have to do is respevt them. I admit I expect the same in return, and while not every car meets my expectations, I focus on the ones that do, n0t the few bad apples that don't.
Genius to put kitten, Big Lebowski, rainbows and Gumby all in one harmonious bike tip post!
DOUBLE rainbow. And ABBA!!! Don't forget ABBA!
I had a baffling close call with a car a few days ago. I stopped at stop sign, and they almost plowed into me from behind. From what I could gather from the irate ranting they spewed out of their window at me, cyclists are apparently expected to run all stop signs. o_O


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Fashion chain 'priced out' of Cumbrian town centre
Last updated at 10:58, Tuesday, 30 October 2012
The developers responsible for Workington's £35m shopping centre are "killing trade in the town", it has been claimed.
By John Connell
The comments come after ladies' fashion outlet Snob UK has pulled out of negotiations to move into the former Autonomy unit at Washington Square amid claims they had been "messed around" and "priced out of the market".
A business setting up shop on the Risman Place unit would pay a service charge of £1,051 a year excluding VAT, £65,000 a year in rent and central Government-set rates of £21,755.
But Dave Fletcher, the town centre development manager, described the claims as a "load of rubbish".
He said developer Riddell was "flexible" when it came to rents, adding that the Washington Square development had a "98 per cent occupancy rate" with just four empty units.
He said: "I know that the centre is managed well and that the shoppers are pleased with what they have got.
"Why would H&M spend a million pound investment if it wasn't going to work?"
But Julie Messenger, negotiating on behalf of Port Group which owns Snob UK, disagrees.
A concessions manager for Debenhams in Washington Square, she has claimed that the rent and service charge are "way too high".
She added: "Carlisle has got better demographic, more footfall and cheaper rent so no wonder there are empty shops in Workington."
Her sister Karen Bailey, store manager of Cheque Centre on Murray Road, added that the developers appeared to be trying to price Washington Square as though it was a city centre not a town centre.
The women have also claimed it is much cheaper and easier to set up shop in parts of Carlisle.
"It might be if you are not in The Lanes," said Mr Fletcher.
Mrs Messenger, who is considering launching a petition to improve the town centre, believes that developers could do more to encourage new businesses into Workington and to make it "a level playing field."
She also thinks that other traders keen to move into the town centre may have had similar experiences.
The sisters had agreed to help Snob UK establish themselves in Cumbria because the firm had supplied them with stock when they ran their own business.
They also hoped to work for Snob UK if its bid to move to Workington proved successful.
Mrs Messenger had initially approached Dunmail Park on behalf of Port Group.
However, bosses had their set their hearts set on Risman Place close to Costa and Next because they believed it had a higher footfall than the out-of-town Dunmail Park.
Commercial property specialists Fawley Watson Booth had offered Snob UK rent of £12,000 per year but as a trade-off required the flexibility of being able to replace the tenant "should a more attractive rental offer be received."
But Mrs Bailey said: "It's not viable for a shop to put about £40,000 or 50,000 worth of stock into it if they chuck us out in four weeks."
First published at 14:12, Monday, 29 October 2012
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk
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Would be nice if they could encourage more menswear shops for the town centre. Not enough choice in west Cumbria, something like topman/topshop in the town centre would be good, and an urban outfitters, all saints etc..
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Floyd County Board of Supervisors Meeting
April 15, 2013, 9:00 AM
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors met in the Board Room of the Floyd County Courthouse with the following in attendance: Supv Kuhn, Chair, Supv Schwickerath and Supv Kamm.
Kamm/Schwickerath moved to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 3-0.
Update on various boards and commissions: Supv Kamm has been a part of discussions for the property line issues with the Winnebago Scout Camp and attended a Rudd City Council meeting where they discussed concern regarding lack of law enforcement. Supv Schwickerath attended several meetings including, a Business Improvement meeting where they are working on surveys to improve business in the Charles City area, a Nora Springs City Council meeting, three meetings at NIACOG (North Central Regional Emergency Planning District Committee and Response Commission and RPA, previous T21 Board meeting), North Iowa Vocational Center meeting, Community Revitalization meeting, and an Emergency Management Coordinator interview committee meeting. Supv Kamm attended a FMC Early Childhood Iowa meeting and continues with work on the Upper Cedar River Watershed Management Improvement Authority.
The Board noted the resignation of Joe Nettleton, Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commissioner, effective April 1 after serving more than five years. The Board thanks Nettleton for his service and will fill the position next month.
Bill Faust, FCMH Director, Ron James, retiring FCMH Chief Financial Officer, and Ron Timpe, incoming FMCH Chief Financial Officers, attended the meeting. James will be retiring from the hospital April 30. Timpe, was introduced and shared his experience that he brings from the hospital in Independence, Grundy County Memorial Hospital, and previous work as a CPA.
The Board, Frank Rottinghaus, County Treasurer and the Auditor, discussed several drainage district items. Rottinghaus and Carr are working on fund balances for drainage districts that will need Board action to order assessments as well as a board determination of a recommended ending fund balance for each district, such as 10% of the original assessment. Rottinghaus questioned if the Board would want to adjust the current 6% rate accruing for warrants held by the county for districts where assessments have not yet been ordered by the Board. I & S representatives have requested a meeting on Thursday with the Auditor to touch base on the status of DD #6 (& #56 for Cerro Gordo County), #9 and #12 prior to the April 23 board meeting. The representatives replace Don Etler, previous I & S representative who has been working with these drains and recently resigned from the firm. The Auditor confirmed with the County Engineer that a DD #2 warrant was incorrectly billed to the drain but not yet assessed and will likely need to be voided by the Board. Once all drainage districts have been built in the new Solutions drainage software, the Board discussed billing each district/parcel proportionately for the Drainage District Association membership fee should the county decide to join, the cost of the Solutions licensing/training and annual fees, as well as possibly a percentage of the Auditor�s Drainage Clerk�s wages.
As a follow up to past audit findings regarding establishing a public purpose regarding the proper use of money for things such as Sheriff volunteer meals, Veteran Affairs shirts or appreciation/training dinners, and meals for employee training, the Board reviewed sample public purpose resolutions from Cerro Gordo County. Discussion included possibly having a generic resolution to cover various situations involving volunteers, board approval for such costs as they arise, and other public purpose uses of tax payer money. The Board will discuss this issue with department heads and the Auditor will gather sample resolutions from other counties.
The Auditor informed the Board that Beth Hanson, Attorney for the Theresa Farmer lawsuit, would like to have a county representative for depositions and for the July trial. The Board had no issues with the Auditor being the county representative.
Adam Folkerts, new Floyd County representative to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 457b plans, was introduced. Folkerts discovered that the County has been named as the beneficiary for eight employee plans rather than the employee�s choice of beneficiaries and explained that NML does not offer third party administration for required tax reporting for transfers and withdrawals from the investment. Unlike Nationwide and Valic plans who offer the third party administration services, the only way beneficiaries other than the county can be named and proper reporting is conducted for the NML plans is if the county would hire a third party administrator. Folkerts and the Auditor recommend the employees transfer investments to one of the other providers offered by the county but, unfortunately, the NML plans are subject to a 6% surrender fee. We are awaiting word from the NML Compliance Dept to see if they will waive the fees but if not, the County Attorney will get the Iowa Insurance Commission involved due to misrepresentation of the product/service before employees are encouraged to rollover or transfer funds to another provider. For the short term, employees have been offered options to discontinue current payroll contributions to NML since we are unsure if surrender fees will be waived and to set up a new 457b account with Nationwide or Valic to continue future payroll contributions.
Eileen McLellan, Environmental Defense Fund representative, dialed in for a conference call regarding work on improving watershed health in rural agricultural landscapes by restoring clean water, wildlife habitat, flood control and climate change. EDF has selected a project with Beaver Creek in the Huck 12 area, has signed agreements to bring forward watershed management, plans to engage land owners, and identify the physical science of practices. In the current fiscal year, EDF would not be bringing funds directly to local governments for practices but would bring technical expertise such as contracts with groups such as EPA, NRCS and property owners in the Beaver Creek area and introduce conservation practices such as CREP, perennial filter strips, etc., educate what the benefits are, and where they should be implemented on various landscapes. Supv Kuhn provided information on applications due May 15 for the Upper Cedar Watershed Management Improvement Authority and a scoring matrix used to select projects. The relationship with the EDF and the local NCRS staff would likely be beneficial for the EDF projects and presentations to the UCWMIA executive committee when the authority selects projects for their $1.5 million funding. Supv Kuhn encouraged the other Board members to attend the May 15 authority meeting at the Charles City Library.
The Auditor provided plans to fill the vacancy in the Auditor�s office, a job description, and funding for a change in one position and a new hire for the third position. The Board discussed whether the office should continue with two deputies and one clerk or, through attrition, reduce the number of deputies in the Auditor�s, Recorder�s and Treasurer�s offices to one deputy and the rest of the staff appointed as clerks. The Board suggested preparing a resolution changing the status to one deputy and two clerks so the Board has the option at their next regular meeting to leave the positions as they are or change if they deem appropriate.
Future agenda items: revised 28E agreement for County Social Services and setting a date for a public hearing regarding the disposition of the Second Street property.
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Hanging out in Columbus was great. My first night with Chris was actually pretty good, we had some beers, we had some burritos, and then I conked out around 10PM. The next day, I decided I would spend an additional night there so that I could take care of some tasks while still in a major city. The first of which was that I was going to change out my cassette for a lower gearing, which required buying a new 7 speed hyperglide cassette and grinding it down to fit my weirdo Uniglide hub. After calling around to half a dozen shops, I found a guy who had a 13-30 7-speed cassette, and proceeded to try installing it. Well my chain whip broke, so I said screw it and ended up returning the stuff.
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Leaving Ohio State was a fairly simple affair, as I just hopped back on the Olentangy Trail heading south until I hit the first East-West state route. Along the way, I stopped by Sabo's Camping and checked for a replacement sleeping pad. As it turns out, they were liquidating their backpacking equipment, and was able to pick up a pad for half price. Once out of town, I was able to pick up the Columbus-Dayton Rail-Trail which was extremely nice. Most of the cities this trail passed through seemed to have amenities in place for traveling cyclists, Xenia especially.
I had originally planned on staying with some friends in Dayton, but I had to make a change in plans since they were unavailable on Sunday. Instead, I headed towards Sycamore State Park about 15 miles west of Dayton. I found the park itself just fine, but was unable to find legit campgrounds, and so I wandered around the perimeter of the park for about an hour and a half. As it got dark, I eventually discovered the "group camp sites" and was relieved, except they were closed off by a locked gate. Thinking it a great opportunity to try out stealth camping, I sidestepped the gate and continued on to the campgrounds. I found a large clearing with a set picnic benches behind a large storage shed. It was clearly setup for large gatherings or parties. I was able to setup my tent and bike behind the shed to avoid being visible to anyone driving by. I spent the night in constant paranoia that someone was driving by and I'd be discovered. Quite possibly the worst night of sleep I've gotten this whole trip as the sound of every car driving by or dog barking in the distance would wake me up. I don't think I'm cut out for the sneaky sneaky; I'm too soft a sleeper.
The following morning, I rode west through Brookville, and found perhaps the most ironic coffeeshop ever. Following hipster tradition, I spent a good 2-3 hours browsing the internet while ordering a $2 coffee. I then cut up the highway westward towards Richmond, where I had booked a cheap hotel to recover from my sleep deprivation and do some quality blogging. At the least, I had hit the next milestone of leaving Ohio.
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hip-stirs. geniusjeremy
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That is one tiny tent. Hats off to you.Andy Trail
Jul 9th, 2011 @ 11:17pm
so im in cincinnati and you couldve stayed here.
Jul 5th, 2011 @ 7:54pm
I just spent the past couple hours browsing the entries of the former bloggers here. Funny, awesome, frightening stuff, haha.
I lolled at your comments about stealth camping. I'm on a big tour of my own and do it a lot, but I tried it a few times before I even started, so maybe I was used to it. I experienced the same paranoid midnight jitters at first, but now I just don't let myself worry about it. Blah, anyway, hope you're enjoying some aspect of doing this tour, and best of luck!


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I let my toddlers run around the house, the front porch, and the yard without clothes on.
So cute, so innocent and free! -- anonymous
I see nothing wrong with it, as long as the girl isn't of puberty age. If the girl is developing, then I would have an issue because that's when men start becoming pervs (well, men are always pervs, but you know what I mean.) -- anonymous
I'm not worried about perverts looking at my child naked. These people are so sick and twisted that they don't need to actually see a naked body.They get as much arousal out of a fully clothed kid at the store. There's not a thing we can do about it but be vigilant and protect our kids. And I, for one, am not going to let some sicko curtail my enjoyment of life, particularly on my own property, by dictating what my child does or does not wear. -- anonymous
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Is there any danger in letting toddlers go naked in public? Is it a matter of safety or modesty? Do you find it indecent -- even at such a young age?
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As a former todler who loved being naked I totally get it. But I'm glad now my mother made me wear clothes in public. Because people catching a glimpse of your child naked while you're housing them off before they come in and seeing a full frontal view because you didn't feel like putting clothes on your child is different.
I know what hot summers are like and if your kid is going to get in the pool/sprinkler/water I can promise you making them wear a swimsuit will NOT make them too hot.
In our house my daughter runs around a lot with just a diaper on. I can manage to get her dresses in the morning but most times after lunch (I typically remove her shirt because I don't like to play 'stained clothes roundup' when I'm trying to put a load of clothes in the washer. I need to get some toddler sized bibs soon.) trying to get her re-dressed is a different story-- But it's fine because we're inside where the temperature is controlled and no one but myself, God, and those I choose to let in my house can see her.
She never leaves the house without clothes on. There's no reason she should have to.
I can't really say I "let" him go naked out back. Last summer, he would just take his bathing suit off and start playing in the baby pool like that. It isn't worth the fight to make him put it back on. We have no close neighbors and the backyard can't be seen from the street.
Now, to get them to keep their clothes on, I let them have naked time after their baths. They keep their clothes on outside the house now :0)
I always make my boys wear little underwear whenever we go outside. iam trying to teach them that their bodies are private and certain parts have to be covered all the time unless it is the bathtub or the doctor has them take them off for some reason. Even though they are 2 and 4 they have it down pretty well.
No--I dont' even let dd run around the house naked --i try to teach her modesty. -- I wouldn't even let her outside in just a pull-up.
I don't see a problem with it personally. As long as it's at your own home. Yes, even in the front yard. There is nothing sexual about a toddler, and anyone who thinks so needs help. Children need to be comfortable in their own bodies in order to grow up sexually healthy individuals, and for a toddler, nudity is simply a natural way to be. I think we're all doing a damn good job teaching our kids that nudity is dirty.
*Shrug* We live out in the country, our next door neighbors are a field full of long-horn steer, and our landlord on the other side of us is an old, married Mormon. I'm not too worried about how often any of us walk outside naked, least of all my 2-year-old son.
I could see being worried about that if you lived in a close/urban area, but we don't, so, naked we shall be!
my 2 y/o hates clothes, and we are potty training so naked is best! he only puts on clothes when we go places . =)
I don't really let my kids be naked all like that. No reason for it. DEFF wouldn't be naked in public wth? I don't see who the hell would let there kids run around naked anyway. They don't like bein wet.. tough, shouldn't of gotten wet, an if there in public an the parents know this.. don't let the kid get wet. To many perves. Now in my backyard, swimming, maybe.. public..NOT so mucj.
nope not outside ever. Inside sure why not. Thankfully my 5 year old son loves clothes.


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Did you know @Theresacaputo is a Cowboys Fan? She spent the day touring Valley Ranch and @ATTStadium pic.twitter.com/ApCtQFuiJN— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) November 9, 2013
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I was really excited for this movie, and I really loved it! And that is coming from a boxing fan since boxing can be considered a national sport here in the Philippines. I have always seen Mark Wahlberg at ringside during Manny Pacquiao fights and I was glad to read that he used Pacman as someone to look up to during filming the movie. Christian Bale, really did shine here, mygosh how thin he looked! Reminds me so much when he did The Machinist and I wonder if he did once again the diet of just a can of tuna + apple (I read he did that diet before) and yes his performance is Oscar-nominee deserving. Amy Adams, how can I hide my love for her, I think she also did great here. Now I miss playing Fight Night and if ever I'm gonna play again I will use Mickey Ward first and foremost. I must also say Ward' family might be dysfunctional and crazy but I love how they seem to be there for each other and was always supportive of one another.


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Helping Aspergers & Autistic Children With Social Skills, Daily Living Skills, and Behavior Management
Aspergers Kids and School Anxiety: A Social Story
Is it O.K. to be afraid of going to school sometimes?
YES! You don't have to be brave all the time.
Is it O.K. to come home and cry after a bad day at school?
YES! Everybody has a bad day now and then.
Is it O.K. to talk to my parents about the scary things that happen in school?
YES! Talking about your fears helps you to get rid of them.
Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management
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Kim Hines I wanna come home and cry some days after seeing the look on his face when he leaves school for the day
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Casey Mae Pescia Perry Oh Kim, I so understand that. Dropping my 5yr old off on the days he begs me not to make him go and I see those eyes, those frightened little eyes as I pull away, I just want to break down and cry myself.
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Jo Tough Really no that feeling, it's so difficult. My son says he feels so alone at school.
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Robyn Macdonald This has been my biggest challenge. So difficult.
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Society is really hard on both genders and teaching boys its okay to be emotional goes against what American society thinks and is confusing for these boys. Yes, its ok to be human, son, in fact itw ill help your mental state of being to let it out sometimes.
Crying is certainly better than lashing out physically when you can't take it anymore. You're no less "a man" for shedding a trear, in fact you're more of one for not letting strangers dictate what you should do.
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FDA warns of rare skin reactions to acetaminophen
FDA issued a drug safety warning August 1 that acetaminophen may cause serious skin reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), although the risk is rare.
FDA reviewed data from its Adverse Event Reporting System as well as the medical literature and found an association between acetaminophen use and SJS, TEN, and AGEP. A small number of cases involved patients rechallenged with acetaminophen who had a recurrence of the skin reactions, which can be fatal.
Three positive rechallenge cases of acetaminophen involved a 7-year-old girl with a diagnosis of TEN, an 11-year-old boy with SJS, and an 83-year-old man with AGEP. The children had been rechallenged with acetaminophen and the man had originally received acetaminophen and had a recurrence of AGEP following intravenous propacetamol, a prodrug of acetaminophen, FDA reported.
In the literature, there were several cases of SJS, TEN, and AGEP associated with acetaminophen that required hospitalization; however, there were no reported deaths. In the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System from 1969 to 2013, there were 91 cases of SJS and TEN, and 16 cases of AGEP, which resulted in 67 hospitalizations and 12 deaths. Most of the cases involved the single-ingredient acetaminophen products, according to FDA.
"Anyone who develops a skin rash or reaction while using acetaminophen or any other pain reliever/fever reducer should stop the drug and seek medical attention right away. Anyone who has experienced a serious skin reaction with acetaminophen should not take the drug again and should contact their healthcare professional to discuss alternative pain relievers/fever reducers," FDA stated.
FDA will require updated labeling of prescription drugs containing acetaminophen to include the risk of serious skin reactions. FDA will request that manufacturers of over-the-counter products containing acetaminophen add a warning to their product labels.
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A severe decline in the use of estrogen therapy (ET) due to misunderstanding the findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen Plus Progestin Trial has particularly affected hysterectomized women in their 50s, leading to excess mortality, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Public Health.
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The Specialty Sterile Pharmaceutical Society launches, with its own product and safety standards standards and a plan to march on Washington.
An update on insulin resistance and use of U-500 insulin
Insulin resistance can be described as a decrease in sensitivity or a decreased biological response to insulin. No single etiological explanation has been described for insulin resistance because of the unique associations with cardiovascular risk, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Research has shown that the pathogenesis of insulin resistance results from either lipid accumulation, the contribution of systemic inflammation, or through genetic mutations involving autoantibodies to the insulin receptor.


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06 / 14 / 2009In a letter for the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, the three doctors offering their services in Tuvalu, one since October 2008 and the others since last February, say they have attended 3,496 patients, and saved 53 lives.
They have assisted 76 labors, and done the first 11 cesarean sections and 47 surgeries ever in that country.
Doctors Livan Rojas, Ileana del Valle, and Rolando Garcia stressed in the letter that they have opened ultrasound and abortion services, as well as specialized consultations on hypertension, diabetes, and chronic diseases in children.
In addition, they are making the first steps for the implementation of the family medicine model, and for that, they have visited the nine islands comprising the country.
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Upstart Java acceleration hardware appliance maker Azul Systems is no longer a startup, but it does have a problem. If cloud computing is the future – by which is meant a mix of utility-priced, x64-based shared infrastructure as well as internal private infrastructure based on heaven knows what – then you cannot teleport an Azul …
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Rutgers announced Tuesday that it will join the Big Ten at an afternoon news conference on its campus in Piscataway, N.J. The move comes a day after Maryland announced it would leave the ACC to join the conference in 2014.
Rutgers will be leaving the Big East, where it has been competing since 1991. Rutgers will be the Big Ten's 14th member.
Rutgers also plans to join its new conference in 2014, though the Big East requires 27 months' notification for departing members. The Scarlet Knights will have to negotiate a deal with the Big East to leave early.
Big Ten football coaches say they will have little influence on scheduling and divisional alignments once Maryland and Rutgers join the conference.
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said Tuesday that when Nebraska joined the conference he wasted a couple of days drawing up his ideal plan but had no input. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said conference leadership has handled past expansion well and believes adding Maryland and Rutgers will pay off.
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said that with the money the conference believes expansion will generate he'd like to see players in some way get a share.
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Latvia was annexed by Russia in the 18th century after periods of Polish and Swedish rule. It was proclaimed an independent republic in 1918, but in 1940 was occupied by Soviet forces and incorporated into the USSR as a constituent republic. In 1991, on the breakup of the Soviet Union, Latvia became an independent republic once again. It joined both NATO and the EU in 2004
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Some U.S. Senators Are Now Calling Worker Misclassifications "Payroll Fraud."
Each year, for the past several years, both houses of Congress have introduced bills to really toughen up on worker misclassification. Each year the bills have quietly died in committee because of higher priority issues, such as: elections, stimulus, health care reform, wars, deficits, etc. Here comes a new legislative season and another run on worker misclassification-another opportunity for law makers to "Level the Playing Field."
Senate Bill 770
On April 8, 2011, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced Senate Bill 770, titled the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act. This bill is basically a remake of last year's Employee Misclassification Prevention Act and copies several years' of similar proposed legislation that keeps being introduced year-after-year. However, this new bill is more aggressive than its predecessors because it characterizes worker misclassification as "Payroll Fraud."
Senator Brown says, businesses that misclassify workers are cheating workers…and other businesses that play by the rules.
One of the co-sponsors, Senator Brown (D-Ohio) issued a press release characterizing companies that misclassify workers as "cheating workers…and other businesses that play by the rules." He also referenced the "tax gap" stating the bill will "relieve the burden on American taxpayers who foot the bill when businesses [misclassify their workers]."
The bill addresses unemployment insurance tax, federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor laws and sets up a mechanism for IRS audits.
S 770, if passed into law, would expand the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), giving the Department of Labor (DOL) much stronger tools in discovering and punishing employers who misclassify their workers as ICs. The bill would also require DOL to report non-compliant businesses to the IRS.
(Typically when the IRS audits a company for worker misclassification they also look at the company's income and expense items).
A repeating requirement, seen in almost every version of this bill for the past several years is the required notice to all workers-employee or IC-with harsh fines.
The proposed law would require every business to provide a written notice to all workers (including currently employed workers). This notice would notify them if they have been classified as an employee or "non-employee." The notice would advise "non-employees" they do not have the same rights to benefits as employees. The notice would provide a phone number and website to contact DOL to make further inquires or to file complaints (i.e. instructions on how to ask DOL to set up an audit of the business!)
This bill creates a legal presumption that a "non-employee" is an "employee" if the business fails to provide the worker with the notice at the time the "non-employee" begins providing services. This presumption significantly raises the bar on proving you did it right.
It also makes it a criminal offense for discharging anyone (employee or non-employee) who:
- Makes an inquiry to DOL,
- Initiates a "proceeding" outlined in the notice,
The fines for the above, or for any employer who fails to provide the prescribed notice, is between $1,100 and $5,000 per worker. This fine would be in addition to all other civil suits, fines, taxes, penalties and interest that may arise from the misclassification.
Some other provisions of this bill are:
- Directs DOL to conduct "targeted audits" of certain industries "with frequent incidence of misclassifying employees as non-employees."
- Creates a new definition of workers called "non-employees," and defines this classification as a "Covered Individual," even if, "the non-employees" are properly classified as independent contractors.
- Identifies individuals with their own corporation as "non-employees" who are covered by this bill. "Including those who provide services through a corporation or LLC, if they are required to create or maintain such entities as a condition for the provision of such labor or services."
- Adds a new provision creating a "special prohibited act" under federal law if you "wrongfully classify an employee as a non-employee."
- Provides for triple damages for willful violation of the minimum wage or overtime laws where the employer has misclassified the employee.
Click here (S. 770), if you would like to read the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act for yourself.
If the bill passes you may expect President Obama to sign it into law. When he was a U.S. Senator he introduced a similar bill along with fellow Senators Kennedy and Durbin. That bill was entitled, "Senate Bill 2044, the Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007.'


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Valdosta - Military support is never lacking in Lowndes County...and now 135 troops from Moody Air Force base found a way to say thanks. "Valdosta is very good to Moody. We try to make Moody good for Valdosta. Where ever we can, when ever we can, we try to help," says Master Sergeant Chris Williams.
Friday, they braved the heat to hammer it out for habitat and build a Valdosta family a beautiful new home. "Monday morning, there was nothing but a slab there. All this work has been done with Moody troops just this week!" says Larry Henderson, Construction Manager for Habitat for Humanity.
And build a better community. "Yeah, we are Moody but we are part of the community as well. We live here and this is our home," McWilliams adds.
They say donating their time is an honor, as this home is being built in the memory of Father John O'Brien, a Catholic priest who died in a car crash earlier this month.
He served the Valdosta community for 12 years and was a member of the Habitat family. "Father John helped us out a whole lot and several people from his Catholic Church come out here regularly to work with us," Henderson says.
They say it's a fitting tribute to the man who spent more than a decade working to build a stronger community. And long after the troops are gone and the paint has dried, Father John's memory will live on in the home built in his honor.
The troops expect to finish the home Saturday.
There will be a dedication ceremony for Father John O'Brien at the home on September 2.
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Pension Systems for Public Sector Employees in the Republic of Korea
AbstractOn December 31, 2009, the Government Employees Pension System (GEPS) in the Republic of Korea was faced with a huge pension reform. The objective of the reform was to lessen the financial burden in the future. This paper tries to provide a comprehensive understanding on the 2009 reform, rationalizing on the resulting effects, its limitation and tasks ahead. Initially, upon the preliminary comments on the structure of public pension system in Korea, the paper presents the history and design features of the pension schemes for public sector employees. Second, it provides detailed aspects of the reform such as key issues, reform process and resulting pension structure. Then, as a primary concern, it examines the effects of the 2009 reform from two different perspectives; financial evaluation in macro perspective and individual equity evaluation in micro perspective. Finally, we will try to evaluate the 2009 reform of the GEPS as a whole, and then to address its limitation and tasks ahead. We show that, while the 2009 reform could consolidate the financial status for the scheme by and large, the GEPS will inevitably face various challenges ahead. The implication is that future path of the reform should be chosen in a fashion that both macro-financial aspect and micro-equity aspect are equally well considered.
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