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Wellington Cemetery
(aka Advent, then Hollister. near Smithland, IA)
Woodbury County, Iowa, USA. Click here for the Home page.
Note: There are two sources of information on this page. The first one is the text listing from Dennis Ronfeldt. The second one is the text listing of head stone photos .They may have different information so "cite" your source of information.
A very grateful thanks to Dennis Ronfeldt for all the work getting and volunteering this information.
Wellington Cemetery, Woodbury County, Iowa. Located 1 mile east of Smithland, Iowa on SH 141 then 1/2 mile north on Lenox Ave. a gravel road. Then east up a farm field to the top of the hill. Revised in 1997. Compiled by Dennis Ronfeldt.
I found out that all of the Wellington Cemetery records are lost forever, and all of the burials in the cemetery. I was told that years ago the caretaker and record keeper shot himself, and that blood was all over the cemetery record book. So someone just threw out the records for the cemetery, not thinking. Also that the Wellington Cemetery grave lots are all full, their is know empty grave sites. If this is true then over half of the markers or stones are gone, and those people's names are also lost forever. This is a Pioneer Cemetery, was first platted as Little Sioux Twp. Cemetery #3 before Oto Twp. was created. Once called Advent, and Hollister Cemetery, now Wellington. In Section SE 1/4 of Oto Twp. it is fenced in and is mowed, stones need work, some knocked over.
Rows go from North to South:
Row 1 starts in the North West corner.
McCormack infant son of W. & M. J.
McCormack infant son born Dec. 10, 1879-March 25, 1880 infant son of W. & M. J.
McCormack infant no date
McCormack infant no date
Lewis Nate infant no date
Randall Netta died May 6, 1881 aged 28yr. 9m. 28 days D/O W.R. Randall
Davies Nancy died Aug. 20, 1884 aged 27yr. 3m. 17d. W/O Joseph F.
seven more graves here.
Grass Eva F. died Dec. 21, 1889 aged 2yr. 5m. 28d. D/O T. & J. Gross
at least 5 more graves here all related according to family members
Row 2 no markers in this row:
grave sites here.
Osborn Charles N/D
Osborn Mrs. Charles N/D
Osborn ? child of Charles N/D
Osborn ? child of Charles N/D
grave sites here.
Rogers M.E. I/S of Moses N/D
Randall William A. May 25, 1881-Oct. 27, 1881 S/O W.R. & Nettie
Row 3
Graves here but no markings
Row 4
graves here know markers.
Wightman Andrew J. June 14, 1847-April 11, 1867 S/O L. & B.
Wightman Betsy R. March 29, 1822-Dec. 14. 1890 W/O L.
Wightman L. May 15, 1817-Oct. 23, 1898
Stone gone from this grave.
Wightman Edmond S. March 28, 1842-Nov. 27, 1911 top of stone says Give Ye Blessed.
2 graves here.
Watson ? infant I/D of W.W.
Watson Amy E. Jan. 15, 1881-Feb. 9, 1881 I/D of W.W. & H. F.
Watson Hattie J. Dec. 10, 1859-June 16, 1909 W/O W.W.
Watson William W. Aug. 9, 1855-Oct. 31, 1910
Ward Mrs. Nick died 1888
7 graves here
Sanford George died June 30, 1893 aged 12yr. S/O G.A. Drowned.
Sanford Clarence died June 30, 1893 aged 10yr. S/O G.A. Drowned.
Sanford George A. 1821-1904
Sanford Martha 1830-1875
Row 5 starts east side of gate.
Adams Rebecca E. died Dec. 20. 1900 aged 86yr. 7m. 14d. Mother W/O Elijah
Adams Elijah died Sept. 22, 1889 aged 75yr. 3m. 7d. F/O G.E. & E.A. H/O
Rebecca Pioneer of Smithland area.
Hemmert John June 9, 1834-May 25, 1905
graves here
Hollister David Jr. Dec. 24, 1858-July 29, 1935
Hollister David Sr. 1802-1903
10 graves here.
marker gone just a stone base here
Graves here.
Harris David died Aug. 9, 1869 aged 51yr. 7m. 4d.
Graves here.
Bennett Mearl M. Sept. 29, 1907-Oct. 15, 1907
Hollister Lizzie A. D/O Hiram & Sarah died Jan. 9, 1875 aged 1yr. 9m. 12d.
Hollister ? No Date
2 graves here.
Wellington Wallace M. April 20, 1867-April 28, 1867
Turman Jacob 1866-1937 IOOF
Turman Mary died Jan. 26, 1`911 aged 70yr. Mother
Turman Isaac died Sept. 27, 1903 aged 66yr. Father / Mason Lodge
Turman infant son of Jacob N/D
Turman infant Daughter of Jacob N/D
Turman Charles died May 16, 1896 aged 33yr. IOOF-Knights of Pythias
Hollister Sarah K. April 9, 1845-Juhne 26, 1906 Mother
Hollister Hiram M. Feb. 5, 1836-Nov. 4, 1886 Father
Hollister Niles O. Dec. 23, 1880-March 31, 1882 aged 1yr. 3m. 7d. S/O H. & S.K.
Hollister Nettie died Jan. 16, 1884 aged 5yr. 3m. 13d. D/O H. & S.
Uhl Emma B. Oct. 11, 1863-Sept. 25, 1880
Uhl Martin died May 11, 1911 aged ?2 can not read first of age
graves here.
Miller Orie E. died Feb. 8, 1912 S/O M. Miller
Miller J. died May 15, 1911 S/O M. Miller
Adams ? died 1874 I/S of G.E. & E.A.
Adams ? died 1881 I/D of G.E. & E.A.
Hall Thomas A. died Sept. 5, 1886 aged 25yr. 3m. 22d. S/O P. & Elizabeth J.
Hall Harry E. died March 4, 1894 aged 20yr. 5m. S/O P. & Elizabeth J.
Hall infant son of P. & E.J. 1876-June 12, 1876
Clark Grace L. died Aug. 24, 1888 aged 3yr. 3m. 7d. D/O N. & L.
Jenkens Clyde A. died July 11, 1894 aged 10m. 22d. S/O W.R. & E.
Graves here.
Jackson Benjamin died May 16, 1885 aged 62yr. 4m. 29d. H/O A.M.
Jackson A.M. died Oct. 19, 1898 aged 64yr. 9m. Mother
Jackson ? I/C of Benjamin & A.M. no date
Row 7
7 graves here.
Hoskin Hulda A. died July 20, 1875 aged 59yr. 11d. W/O James
Butler Ernest M. died Dec. 29, 1875 aged 3yr. 8m. 9d. S/O D.A. & E.F.
Butler Archie E. died Aug. 17, 1875 aged 1yr. 9m. 2d. S/O D.A. & E.F.
Butler Ben no date
Butler Mrs. Ben no date W/O Ben
Caufarrus Ida B. Aug. 11, 1882 aged 1m. D/O L. & A.R.
Caufarrus Claude E. died Aug. 17, 1889 aged 2yr. 6m. 25d. S/O L.& A.R.
Caufarrus A.R. no date mother of Ida & Claude
Graves here.
Neal Glen died Nov. 17, 1892 aged 2m. S/O Jesse
Graves here.
Row 8
Lewis Nate infant plain stone no date
Graves here.
H. H.A. no date no other markings.
Smothers W. died Sept. 1875 child of Moses & Nellie
Many Graves here.
Well I hope you get this, some information from past sexton, and W.P.A. records, other from the tombstones. I/C is infant child- N/O is no date-S/O is son of-D/O is daughter of-H/O husband of-W/O is wife of-I/C is infant child-M/O is Mother of-? is not readable.
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|Niles O.
|Nettie C.
|Lizzie A
|Hiram M.
|Sarah K.
|Emma B.
|George A.
|Emma B.
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Card "skimmers" were found on PIN transaction devices at several Colorado Safeway stores — including in Conifer, a company spokeswoman has said.
Safeway spokeswoman Teena Massingill said the devices, which are designed to collect information from the magnetic strips on the back of credit and debit cards, were found by staff members during regular inspections in November and were quickly removed.
"There was a very small impact to our customers," Massingill said.
The Evergreen farmers market is moving.
The market, which has been at Bergen Village for the past 10 years, will now be in the parking lot of Evergreen Country Day School on Swede Gulch Road in the El Rancho area.
The market will still be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays from June 14 to Aug. 30, according to Loredana Ottoborgo, an owner of Colorado Outdoor Markets.
This will be the fourth location for the market since it started in 2000. It also has been in the parking lots at Walmart and Home Depot.
Colorado's securities commissioner has reached a mixed decision in the administrative case examining whether a former Conifer-area pastor accused of securities fraud should be banned from selling securities in the state.
Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome rejected a recommendation in favor of former Journey Community Church pastor Michael Cheshire from a panel of state Securities Board members who heard several hours of testimony.
Lissie's Mountain Market on Highway 73 is getting a makeover and will no longer be a convenience store.
Owner Larry Juceam is converting the store into what he calls a hodgepodge of items, including vintage toys and video games, in an effort to stay in business. Rumors that the space would offer exclusively marijuana paraphernalia are incorrect, he said.
In the wake of disasters such as flooding and wildfires, community residents have organized fund-raisers and made donations to victims, says Evergreen resident and attorney Beth Andersen.
To facilitate assistance to businesses and residents in need of help, the Evergreen Chamber Community Fund has been established. An arm of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, the fund has been organized as a separate nonprofit with 501c3 status.
Mountains Taxi has temporarily suspended service because of a big jump in premiums for auto liability insurance.
"We didn't receive the new quote until the eleventh hour, and it was an increase of 22 percent," said Chris Phelps, an owner of Mountains Taxi. Phelps said the company halted service on Nov. 11.
"We have some customers with special needs, and those folks are really struggling because they need us," said Phelps, who said the company had been providing 50 to 60 rides a day.
Evergreen's weather makes it nearly impossible for kids involved in softball and baseball to practice outside during the off-season.
It's one of the reasons that Steve and Susie Nuccio have opened Rookies on Meadow Drive, an indoor space for kids to practice baseball and softball techniques.
It's not simply a couple of batting cages, Steve Nuccio said.
Evergreen garden designer Kathryn Boylston has learned if she can't find something she needs, she just has to make it herself.
Boylston, who works at Sundance by Design on Meadow Drive, wanted a feature that would provide what she calls "vertical interest" in gardens she was designing.
She went to ceramic artists she knew, but they didn't make what she was looking for. So she creates ceramic totems as part of ceramics classes she takes at the Arvada Center.
Owners of Ambary Gardens LLC are almost ready to sell a "nanogel" online that tastes like cake icing and is made of hemp extract from plants grown at a Kittredge greenhouse. The substance is used to treat things like epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer's disease, the company says.
The floor of soon-to-be Where the Books Go is filled with stacks and stacks of new and used books.
By Oct. 1, when the bookstore is expected to open, the more than 9,000 books will be on shelves, awaiting browsing book lovers. For now, each pile is topped with a sticky note to delineate the genre.
Where the Books Go is across from Da Kind Soups on Meadow Drive. Owners Kim and Scott Innocent of Bailey are excited to welcome the community into their new venture.
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Welcome to First Pitch, aquick spin around the world of Major League Baseball . . . or at leastthe corner of it that most concerns the Red Sox. For a complete wrapupof Wednesday's action, check out Craig Calcaterra's AndThatHappened(hardballtalk.nbcsports.com).
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY . . . then we can't really say a whole lot about the Red Sox' ghastly 11-10 loss to the Jays
Except that it means a continuation of Tim Wakefield's Sisyphian quest for his 200th win, thanks mostly to a Daniel Bard meltdown. (All stories and videos csnne.com)
Hmm. Yeah, that's about it.
SOME PEOPLE SAY WHY. I SAY WHY NOT? The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham thinks the place for Clay Buchholz, whenever he returns to action, is the starting rotation. But Curt Schilling doesn't think we'll be seeing much, if anything, of Buchholz come October. (weei.com)
ANOTHER MISSING PERSON: Nor, surprisingly, may we see much of Marco Scutaro at shortstop next month. (csnne.com) Or at least not as much as we'd expect.
I TAKE IT BACK. THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS: Ex-big league catcher and manager Buck Martinez has seen a world of improvement in Jarrod Saltalamacchia since the beginning of the season. (Providence Journal)
AND A LITTLE MORE: The Sox didn't lose any ground to the Yankees in the A.L. East race, thanks the Orioles' 5-4, 10-inning win. (New York Post)
KEEP ON TRUCKING: More and more, it appears David Ortiz has some productive years left. The question is, will they be in Boston? (Boston Herald)
DON'T LOOK NOW . . . but it appears the Yankees have a better starting rotation than the Red Sox. (foxsports.com) It's one of the reasons the Sox are dropping in cbssports.com's Power Rankings.
BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT BAD: Jeff Francoeur threw out A's rookie Michael Tucker at first base from right field. "You kind of feel bad to do it to a guy playing his fourth game in the big leagues," said Francoeur. "But, hey, that was really fun." (Kansas City Star)
OLD FRIENDS: Victor Martinez has a chance to become the ninth player in the last 50 years to drive in 100 runs with 12 or fewer homers (hardballtalk.nbcsports.com) . . . Kevin Millwood, who spent most of the summer at Pawtucket, has been a feel-good story for the Rockies since joining Colorado, but he finally struggled Wednesday in a 5-3 loss to Arizona (AP) . . . Carl Pavano got his eighth win of the season (twinkietown.com) . . . Carlos Pena may only be hitting .227, but he hit his 26th homer in the Cubs' win over the Reds and is on pace to finish with an OPS over .800 for the fourth time in five years (rotoworld) . . . Yes, that was Coco Crisp's 40th stolen base. (AP)
AND FINALLY . . . Looks like this feud between Nyjer Morgan and the Cardinals is getting interesting. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)


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Mark Linville on the Campus Coffee Shop as the First Casualty of Relativism
It is sometimes said that ours is the postmodern age, and this is often taken to mean that civilization has outgrown the benighted and oppressive notion that there is such a thing as truth. Visit a major university campus (and stray far enough from the science buildings) and the relativists may be seen grazing in "immence herds," as the orthographically challenged explorer Meriwether Lewis might have put it.
Eavesdrop in a campus coffee house (especially the one closest to the Religious Studies department) and you may pick up snippets of conversation confirming the identity of the species. "But truth is merely a social construct, tethered to our linguistic practices," insists one. "All metanarratives are transparent attempts at political domination and oppression and must be deconstructed!" exclaims another. "Truth is whatever our colleagues will allow us to get away with saying," declares a third.
In such a context, to suggest that any worldview or religious belief is simply true or, worse, false, is, as philosopher Keith Yandell put it, about as welcome as a temperance sermon in a local tavern. To claim that the practices of some foreign culture are immoral is like showing up at a black tie affair wearing a tank top and boxers.
But, despite appearances, I suggest that the relativist, like the unicorn and the griffin, is a mythical creature. As with fairies and poltergeists and UFOs, there are many rumors of his existence, but never has there been a confirmed sighting. There is, quite simply, no such thing as a relativist.
The Mythical Creature
One reason, of course, for his non-existence is the utter lack of a natural habitat. The Shangri-La of novel and movie fails to be listed in any travel brochures, and, similarly, relativism fails to make the list of plausible but competing philosophical positions. But at least Shangri-La might have been an actual place.
Travelers to Shangri-La discovered a hidden land full of wonders, but square circles were not counted among them. The land is conceivable; square circles are not. To invite one's readers to imagine the truth of relativism is to expect them to conceive the inconceivable. Relativism is false and necessarily so. It is one of those obliging views in philosophy that make their own refutation a simple matter.
The argument for this conclusion is familiar. Our would-be relativist tells us that all truth claims are relative to the perspective from which they are made. Thus, for example, the bald assertion "God exists" must be qualified. We must not say "God exists," for this is (in postmodernist terms) an illegitimate "metanarrative" we cannot impose upon others who may have their own preferred metanarratives. Rather, we should say, "God exists for Christians," leaving it open also to say, "God does not exist for Buddhists."
Once we have learned this simple lesson, it might occur to ask our instructor how we ought to apply this to relativism itself. May we say, simply, "Truth is relative"? Or is this, too, an illegitimate metanarrative? Must we qualify this statement as we did the others and say "Truth is relative for relativists"?
Neither option will do. Unqualified, the statement "Truth is relative" is self-refuting. It is hoist with its own petard. It has all the coherence of "This statement is false." For, unqualified, it urges its own truth in a decidedly non-relative sense, independent of any one perspective.
But things hardly go any better if our relativist attempts consistency by adding the qualification. For now he is telling us merely that truth is relative "for relativists," and this is to be understood in just the way that we are to understand "God exists for theists." The latter is consistent with "God does not exist for Buddhists," and so our qualified version of relativism is consistent with "Truth is not relative for non-relativists."
But what, after all, can it mean to say that "God exists for Christians" rather than simply "God exists"? Does anyone seriously think that the Maker of heaven and earth is conjured by the act of believing? And if they do, how do they reconcile this idea with the observation that God does not exist for Buddhists? Does God both exist and not exist? Surely, no one is suggesting such a thing. Are they?
All that the qualifications "for Christians" and "for Buddhists" can coherently mean is that, whereas Christians believe in God, Buddhists do not. This is coherent but it is not newsworthy. Shall we understand "Relativism is true for relativists" in the same way? Is it simply telling us what relativists believe, just as the other assertions inform us of the respective beliefs of Christians and Buddhists?
The Relativist's Truth
Unfortunately for our relativist, it cannot be understood in this way. And this is the reason there is no such thing as a relativist.
To believe something is to believe that it is true. If I believe that God exists, I believe the proposition "God exists" to be true. If our relativist believes that truth is relative, he believes that the proposition "Truth is relative" is true.
But here is his problem. In what sense are we to understand "is true"? We are back to our earlier dilemma. Either it is to be understood in the unqualified, non- relative sense, in which case the belief is self-refuting, or it has to be qualified. If, attempting to avoid self- refutation, the relativist qualifies the claim, he winds up with this cumbersome construction:
1. Relativists believe that "truth is relative" is true for relativists.
But, just as above, "for relativists" must itself refer to a belief that relativists hold. So the relativist's problem gets even worse:
2. Relativists believe that relativists believe that truth is relative.
Since to believe something is to believe that it is true, this statement necessarily means that:
3. Relativists believe that relativists believe that "truth is relative" is true.
As you can see, the relativist gets himself into a vicious circle from which there is no escape—not, at least, without abandoning relativism altogether. The "is true" clause cannot be translated away. It is like trying to throw away a boomerang; it keeps coming back.
Here's the point: Not only is it impossible that relativism is actually true, but it is equally impossible that anyone can believe that it is. And this is because the idea of belief itself is inextricably tied to that of truth.
To be a relativist is to believe that truth is relative, and this is an impossible belief. Despite the energetic gang down at the campus's coffee shops, there is no such thing as a relativist.
Mark D. Linville is Professor of Philosophy at Atlanta Christian College and author of Is Everything Permitted? Moral Values in a World Without God (RZIM Critical Questions Series). He and his wife Lynn have four grown children and four grandchildren, and live in Fayetteville, Georgia, where they attend the Christian Church.
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The city of Dallas is considering changing its water restrictions from four stages to three after a council briefing on how far behind in rainfall the area is. The new system would increase rates on high demand users (residential and commercial) at Stages 2 and 3. Should the council make the change? Does the city do enough to conserve water?
Victor Aves, Lowest Greenville: Water is a precious resource and many people just take it for granted. I don't see any problem with charging those people, including myself, that use more than their fair share of water. I also think that the city itself needs to think a bit more green when it comes to remodeling existing facilities and building new ones. Some of these green options should include more drought resistant landscaping, trees and perhaps some type of water recapture system incorporated into the design. At our home, I always try to get leaky faucets and running toilets fixed as quickly as possible. We also try to limit our time in the shower, which for me is easy since I have no hair, but not as easy for my wife and daughter who have thick, beautiful hair. Outside, we try to capture rainwater when it rains to use later in our flower pots and we have stopped planting too many annuals that require extra water. Instead we use flowers that are more drought resistant and enjoy the heat.
Linda Miller, Lakewood: This question really gets my goat as I drive down my street and see water runoff going down the gutter. I also have an across-the-alley neighbor who waters every day. If people would just do the right thing we probably wouldn't need stricter water stages. Their selfishness puts us all at risk. The houses doing this are new McMansions — one wonders if this is significant?
Ellen Childress, Far East Dallas: I think the council should make the change in one respect only. Do not allow publicly and privately owned land, complexes, parks, golf courses and other large water consumers to just pay the fines and keep watering. We are careful with water. Our formerly lovely lawn looks awful because we try to abide by the water restrictions on watering lawns. It makes us feel frustrated and angry when we obey the restrictions and then drive by shopping centers or our bank or other public and private property and see the sprinklers going full blast. We are in a drought. Everyone should be required to abide by water restrictions. This city does not seem to take the scarcity of water seriously at all. It's time to create restrictions with no wiggle room and no "pay the fine and go ahead and water" attitude toward enforcement.
Al Raya, Dallas: Instead of using a negative approach to problem solving, why not use a positive one? The city should encourage residential and commercial business to install water recovery systems in their homes and business. Homes with rain barrels are more conservative with water usage, and businesses would raise the level of their employee awareness and as a result, institute water savings programs.
Phil Mendershausen, Casa Linda Estates: Let's go to school on water rates. My average water usage is 2,000 gallons a month, and my charge for actual water itself is less than $3. Yet my monthly bill is about $60, whether I am home or not. How come? The city charges me to have a water line, even if I don't use any water. On top of that, I am charged for our sewer line, even if no sewage goes through it. Now I pay for each gallon of water I use. As insult to injury, I pay again for each gallon that goes down the drain. Furthermore, I am charged for water that falls from the heavens upon my property, even if it doesn't rain. Beyond all that, I am charged for trash and recycling pickup even if I produce no trash or recyclables. So as it is, the city charges me if I use no city services, and if I do, they charge me more, coming and going. And now they want to increase water rates because they say they want to stimulate conservation. Really! We need less stick and more carrot. If the effort is to encourage conservation, why not reduce water rates for those who use the least? Didn't we learn in school that incentives worked better than punishments?
George Brown, Piedmont/Scyene: Although my yard looks like the dust bowl or desert, I can't afford to water more than I do. I'm sure there are some who remember what a swept yard is, but for those who don't, it's a yard with little or no vegetation. I have so much shade on my yard that I can't get grass to grow. It really cuts down on my water bill. I feel I'm doing my part to minimize waste of water at my house. I shower most days instead of running a hot tub of water, and I use my double sink for washing dishes instead of using the dishwasher. I water only on the days the city says, and sometimes I don't water then either. I don't have a beautiful green yard, but I own my home and do the best I can to keep it free and clear.
Swan Thompson, East Dallas: These changes represent a responsible decision by the City Council. Theoretically, residential customers who can afford to use more than 15,000 gallons monthly and commercial customers regularly using more than 10,000 gallons monthly should be able to afford to absorb the rate hike. However, while Dallas can impose these rate changes on its own customers, attempting to extend these higher rates to cities that purchase water from us would be inappropriate, if not illegal. This is the perfect time for Dallas to work with its neighboring cities to create a unified front against water wasting and avoid future problems. No one is entitled to waste the water that belongs to all of us.
Ray Smith, Piedmont: Everyone knows that water conservation is important. Unfortunately many people ignore it hoping it will go away, which it won't. More and more people moving into Texas along with lack of rainfall will eventually create a crisis, which would be tragic for everyone. Charging people more for going over the gallon limit won't even concern the wealthy people. The only fair way for everyone is to pass a city ordinance allowing areas to water only one day a week. This includes businesses and city offices. In other words, everyone is accountable. The city should patrol all areas and fine the lawbreakers heavily. No one should be exempt from the rule. This means no exceptions, period. Here is one more suggestion: I have seen water line breaks in the city go for several days before maintenance gets around to fixing them, which results in hundreds of gallons flooding down the street before repairs are made.
David Rogers, M Streets: I am in favor of the city raising rates for high-volume water users. I am disheartened when I walk through the neighborhood and I see automated grass sprinkler heads pouring water into the gutter, or those systems watering during rainstorm or during freezing weather. I am usually against taxation or rate increases in regards to regulating environmental issues. But we waste too much water, and if reaching in to our wallets will force us to fix leaky toilets or faucets and to adjust our lawn sprinklers, let's have it. At what point will the city pull back the rate increase? I don't want it to be a permanent increase.
Ron Cowart, Munger Place: I am disappointed that the city of Dallas is considering an increase in rates on high-volume water users to discourage heavy water usage and to help offset the costs of enforcing these new restrictions. I am aware, as we all are, of the need to conserve water, especially during extreme drought conditions. What galls me is the sight of gushers pouring into the street when water hydrants are being flushed. I realize that fire hydrants are periodically opened to flush water mains and to ensure that they are in proper working condition for fire protection. That being said, I am sure that technology must surely be available that better allows the city to do this rather than blowing thousands of gallons of fresh water into our faces and threatening us with sanctions.
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How Google Is Quietly Taking Over
Earlier this month, Google announced disappointing earnings, and its stock immediately dropped 5% (Disclosure: I own Google stock through a fund). Most disturbingly, the company's core revenue driver, the revenue it gets for each click on an ad, decreased 6% while traffic acquisition costs increased.
Ordinarily, rising costs amid lower revenues is no recipe for success, but Google keeps plowing forward and last week launched Chromecast, a $35 device that does essentially the same job as the $99 Apple AAPL -0.14% TV and allows you to control your TV screen from a smartphone or tablet (including iPhones and iPads).
It sold out almost immediately.
The company also recently announced that it has activated 900 million Android devices and has 750 million users on its Chrome browser. Taken altogether, the message should be clear. While earnings might zig and zag, Google is taking over the digital experience. Here's a quick overview:
Mobile phones: I've written before about how my iPhone is slowly becoming a Google phone. While the hardware comes from Cupertino, most of the core functionality comes from Mountain View.
I use Chrome rather than Safari, Google Maps rather than Apple Maps, Google Now and voice search rather than Siri. If I watch a video, it's most likely on YouTube. While others' behavior may differ than my own, it's clear that Google owns at least some part of the experience of the vast majority of smartphone users.
TV: Although Google's earlier efforts in TV weren't particularly impressive, Chromecast looks like a winner. For only $35 (and with the promotional offer of 3 months of Netflix NFLX -3.2% for free, the actual cost is $11), I can make my TV do what I want it to, stream video from online services made for the small screen and transfer it to a big screen.
Again, while my mobile devices are made by Apple and my TV by Samsung, Google has somehow managed to insert itself and early reviews are very positive. Forbes' Jeff Bercovici called it a Trojan horse for television.
Productivity: Despite what critics say, Microsoft MSFT -1.79% maintains its stranglehold on productivity. For any business executive, Microsoft's Office suite is a must. Operating without PowerPoint and Excel would be a serious professional liability.
However, I still find myself using Google Docs a lot and my younger friends tell me they use Google for simple spreadsheets too. The reason: Sometimes, portability and the ability to collaborate on the cloud trumps functionality. Microsoft's Office 365, despite improvements, still feels clunky.
Google X: Google's super secret innovation lab is helping the company insert itself even more thoroughly into our lives. From autonomous cars to Google Glasses to who knows what else they're cooking up, it's getting hard to think of any facet of our lives which the guys at Mountain View don't plan to insert themselves in.
Put it all together and it becomes clear that there is now a Google layer lying just beneath the Internet. But what's most exciting (or creepy, depending on your perspective), is what the company is using that layer to do.
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The common explanation for the extraordinary breadth of Google services is that it helps the company target ads and that's certainly part of the equation, advertising provides the revenue engine that drives the business. However, even more important are the thousands of experiments Google runs.
The massive breadth of Google services allows it to collect information on just about every human activity you can think of, from how we surf the Web to how we travel through a city and now, how we watch TV. It can then use the data to build simulations that help it determine how consumers are likely to act in the future, which allows Google to create better and better products.
Google has shown that it is not afraid to fail. However, in the new world of big data, failing fast and cheap is becoming too slow and expensive. Running thousands of simulations means that it can fail in the virtual world before if fails in the real one. With no marketing, inventory, or retooling costs, bits are vastly cheaper than atoms.
While Google is not the only one exploiting big data in this way (Facebook and Amazon have impressive efforts as well), no one can match its vast reach into our digital lives and that's gives them a serious advantage. Chances are, next time you go online, you'll be helping to test Google's next breakthrough product without even knowing it.
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: : : I'm wondering where the phrase "It's not worth the paper it's written/printed on" comes from. When did the phrase come into use?
: : It's not worth the paper it's written on. Worthless. "In 1861, Johann Bernhard, Graf von Rechberg (1806-99), in a dispatch concerning the recognition of Italy, wrote: 'Guarantees which are not worth the paper they are written on.' 'Printed' is often substituted for written...'" "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996). Page 189.
: : Now. Who said "Oral contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on." Or something like that.
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Pink Secrets & Little White Lies: The Beginning.
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Chapter 30 (v.1) - Queen of Secrecy
My mother scheduled a "get together" with Megan's family. And, I think I know why…
The entire time we spent walking to the car and driving over to her house, I felt a slight pang of regret rise in the depths of my stomach.
I knew what would transpire--at least, I suspected that I did. My mother would probably end up coaxing me into telling Megan my "little secret" myself since she's my "friend."
It's bad enough that we aren't on talking terms. But now, we have to fake our way through the formalities and speed absent-mindedly towards confessions.
I climbed out of the car and sauntered up the driveway alongside my mother. Megan's father answered the door and after we entered, her mother greeted us.
"Jennifer, dear! Don't you look just like your fa--"
Megan's mother stammered through the rest of that sentence, mumbling something unintelligible. It was painstakingly obvious to me that she had been practicing the art of not mentioning my father.
Either way, I nodded, smiled, and pretended not to notice. Megan's mother quickly changed subjects--
"And Charlotte, aren't you just as beautiful as always," she said, smiling.
"It has been too long since we've last spoken," my mother graciously inserted.
Desperate to cover her blunder, Megan's mother took the bait and entertained my mother's conversation.
"Yes, true! Come with me," she demanded, taking my mother's arm. "Let's catch up!"
--catch up…? I knew all too well what that meant. My life was about to become an open book.
"--And Jennifer, Megan's been dying to see you--"
"She has?" I inquired, visibly puzzled.
"Of course she has," she began. "She's upstairs. Why don't you go on up and surprise her!"
Megan's mother took my mother's arm and headed for the dining room. Her husband followed after them.
I stood at the bottom of the stairs for a moment, wondering why Megan could possibly be excited to see me--seeing as how we were on such bad terms with one another.Then, I shook my head a few good times and started up the stairs.
I entered her room quietly--carefully, but I could find her nowhere. Before I could realize it, I had walked in completely.
I whipped my head around at the mentioning of my name--It was Megan. She was standing in the doorway, visibly more surprised than I'd imagined she'd be.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, your mother said you wanted to see me, and I just--"
"Since when did you start listening to my mother?"
"...she lied--?"
"No shit?!"
"Doesn't surprise me," I began. "Seems like everyone's doing a bit of lying nowadays..."
Megan eased towards me.
"And, just what's that supposed to mean?"
"I didn't mean for it to offend you--"
"Then just what did you mean, best friend--? Jennifer Brighton--Queen of Lies?"
She caught me a bit off guard, I admit... But, it also angered me to hear her speak to me with such haughtiness.
"And, what are you--" I began, feeling the hot blood rush into my reddening face, "some sort of saint?"
"Oh, please..." she said, rolling her eyes.
"You're a hypocrite!"
"Now, you're just fishing--!" she yelled, turning to walk away.
"Megan, don't you walk away from me!"
She kept on walking... Her condescending attitude angered me! And, I became so filled with rage that I just--blurted it out--
"Megan--! I know about you and Coach Bayne--!"
Megan stopped mid-stride and turned her head slightly to the side.
"You what?"
I quickly began to regret what I had done, but I stood my ground nonetheless.
"How dare you?"
"Are you trying to warn me or tell me that you told or something?"
"I don't understand--I haven't told anyone, I swear--"
"Alright, so let me get this right--Now you're about to tell my mom--?"
"No, that's not what I--"
"--and break her heart like you did your own mother's?"
I pursed my lips together tightly and gritted my teeth. I was taken aback... I wasn't exactly expecting Megan to welcome me with open arms, but I didn't expect an all-out attack either.
Through closed teeth, I slowly formulated a response.
"How do you know...?"
"My mother. She couldn't hold rocks if you gaver her a bucket to put them in."
"So, my mother told--"
"Yes, she confided in my mother who in turn blurted it to me. Jennifer Brighton's pregnant with Jesse Michaels' baby!"
I unclenched my teeth and slowly exhaled. Then I calmly turned around and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Megan inquired, grabbing at my arm.
"I have nothing more to say to you."
Her expression was one of extreme horror once I tugged away and exited the room.
"Jenni, wait--!"
I left her staring blankly into space--muttering something unintelligible--and walked briskly to the top of the staircase.
I prepared to descend and upon looking down, I thought I saw--it couldn't be... I blinked once in disbelief, was it Cat?
Just as I decided to greet her with outstretched arms, Megan burst out of her room screaming and flailing wildly--
"Jenni!" she yelled, "Wait! You can't tell my mother!"
Before I could turn completely and face her, I was already airborn--hands reaching in vain for something steady to take hold of--and before I could fully surmise what had transpired, I tumbled--violently--down the flight of stairs.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Aug. 23)
The League of Women Voters of Georgia has issued an appeal to "political leaders and candidates for public offices to see that their political campaigns are free from appeals to racial or religious bias." The appeal followed injection of the religious issue in the Congressional race here, when one candidate made a bid for support on the grounds that his opponent, a Jew, represented the "Jewish minority."
The Southern Israelite, of Atlanta, in an editorial welcoming the stand taken by the League of Women Voters, commented that "political and racial prejudice have no place in our way of life. They are un-democratic, anti-social and anathema to the principles of decency and fair play. That one candidate has seen fit to call attention to the Jewishness of his opponent in Fulton Country, is a matter of grave import and deserves round condemnation," the editorial added.


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Rev. Fr. Dr. Biji Chirathilattu will teach at the University of Graz
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- The vicar of our Vienna St. Mary�s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Fr. Dr. Biji Chirathilattu has got a unique opportunity to teach at the Karl Franz University in Graz, the capital of Styria State in Austria. He will be teaching in the seminar �Prayers in the East and West� conducted by the Dogmatic branch of the Theology Department there. Different traditions and theologies of prayers in the Eastern churches and the western churches is the subject of the seminar. Univ. Prof. Dr. Bernhard K�rner will be leading this course conducted in the Summer Semester 2008. Fr. Biji will be specially dealing with the teachings on prayers in our church and the other oriental churches. The Graz University has been established in 1585 and now there are about 30,000 students learning there.
It is the first time that a Syrian Orthodox priest has got the opportunity to teach at this university or in any other European university. At present Bijiahan is teaching at different schools in Vienna and serving as a visiting faculty member at our MSOT Seminary. He has done his theological studies at UTC Banglore, Copenhagen University, Denmark and at the St. Ephrems Seminary in Damascus. In 2002 he has got his doctorate on the subject �Prayers and Fasts in the teachings of Bar Ebroyo.�
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In Sin City, a plastic, half-yard Eiffel Tower-shaped pitcher full of frozen piña colada is the guiltiest pleasure of America's guilty pleasure town.
I was about halfway through an Eiffel Tower's worth of piña colada when the nausea began to take hold.
My sister, who had been helping me finish the massive frozen beverage, had given up long ago and was pleading for me to do the same. But I had a responsibility. I had to do this. For work.
When we developed the concept for this column many, many months ago, I never knew it would lead me to willingly get involved in situations like attempting to finish a foot and a half of slush, fighting through a combination of nausea and shame. But you can't just call in sick for work every time you're feeling ill.
It wasn't quite Hunter S Thompson's noble quest for the American Dream, but I was on a hunt for the liquid essence of Las Vegas, and sadly, a hollowed-out, piña colada-filled, half-yard plastic replica of the Eiffel Tower was it – the guilty pleasure of America's guilty pleasure town.
Sin City attacks visitors with the promise of riches, sex and vice immediately after stepping off the plane. And it's all available without ever leaving the Strip, the nickname given to Las Vegas Boulevard, where four miles of glowing mega hotels host endless gambling, boozing, gluttony and all other manner of sins.
Along the Strip, men pass out fliers offering up a woman, or three, faster than a pizza delivery: direct to your room in 20 minutes or less. Stands sell beaded necklaces of different lengths, some with plastic shot glasses attached. Everywhere, rows of drink machines perpetually spin a rainbow of frozen cocktails with names like Call Girlz and Vegas Crush, served in an array of absurdly sized and shaped containers that entice the hordes of sweaty tourists. And why not grab a yard of frozen daiquiri, or "Coco Loco", considering it will cost about the same as an 8oz cup at any of the outrageously priced hotel pools?
We were staying at the Paris Hotel, a shining example of Vegas' opulent kitsch. The interior of the hotel is decked out in faux cobblestone, artificial house facades and storefronts and a ceiling that is painted like the midday sky. Outside, a scaled-down Arc De Triomphe stands next to a 541ft replica of the Eiffel Tower overlooking the Strip. As a Parisian acquaintance put it, "Fake Paris is spooky for me… as if you were walking around with a robot that looks like your friend but is not a friend," which I think is a fair analogy for Vegas as a whole.
Adhering to a strict diet of booze can be very helpful when trying to ignore the feeling of gloom that seems to hang over Las Vegas if you stay too long, but drinking a small fish tank's worth of liquid does a lot more damage than good. Like Vegas' infamous all-you-can-eat buffets, the drink's $19 price tag may seem like good value at the time. But with enough sugar to make candy seem like a vegetable, the yard of icy goodness will get your stomach turning before you actually get a buzz going.
Unlike most of Vegas' tropical drinks — which come premixed from a machine and are so popular that the pool bar at the Paris keeps rum flowing from the soda gun — the hotel's supersized piña colada was made fresh, which is to say the bartender threw ice into a blender with roughly a quart of pina colada mix and five or six generous squeezes from a half gallon of rum. This is about as fresh as you can expect to get in Vegas. Real juice? Forget about it. Nothing in Vegas is real.
After pouring an entire blender of white slush into my Eiffel Tower, the bartender warned me to hold it towards the bottom or the cap would pop off. This presented a problem, as the base was large and awkwardly shaped, and the drink weighed enough that lifting it towards my lips felt like a workout, especially considering the scarcity of time I spent away from the pool.
But the obstacles didn't end there.
Even in early June, the temperature in Vegas can be unbearable for a sane person, which works to the advantage of the perfectly temperate, artificially cooled casinos that would prefer its guests never leave. Still, at some point everyone wants to get away from the bells and whistles of the slot machines (probably to go to another casino, as everything in Vegas – restaurants, entertainment, shopping malls – seems to be inside a casino), which leaves them searching for an exit. But when they do manage to break out of the labyrinth, the traffic along the Strip makes it virtually impossible to cross the street. So there you'll likely find yourself, stuck sweating at yet another crosswalk.
You might think a pitcher's worth of icy refreshment would seem like the perfect antidote to the crippling heat, but my feelings of rejuvenation only lasted for something like five minutes before the drink began to melt. At this point, I was faced with a choice: begin gulping fast enough to beat the melt and suffer brain freeze, or let the drink turn into a room-temperature alcoholic soup.
It's absurd, of course, to try to consume such a beverage and come out ahead, but seeing so many other people take the challenge made me think I had a chance. After wincing my way through the drink for the better part of two hours, I arrived at dinner, carrying my still unfinished beverage. And in a town of spectacles (that's precisely what I felt like), I finally listened to the pleas of my family to put the drink down and cover my losses. I didn't feel great, but it could've been worse, because as any gambler knows – if you gamble for long enough the house always wins.


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Welcome to our tea and tea culture video podcast with Zhuping Hodge, tea master and owner of Seven Cups. Last year we launched three very successful tea tours to China. Many hours of video were taken and we want to share them with you. Follow Zhuping as she tours Mr. Liu's rock oolong tea factory. Please note this is part 2 of 3 videos with the famous rock oolong master.
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Fabio Capello will run the rule over his prospective young England stars in next month's friendly against France.
After seeing the progress made since the World Cup come to a grinding halt in the disappointing 0-0 draw against Montenegro on Tuesday, England must wait until March 26 for their next competitive match, when they head to Cardiff to face Wales.
It appears direct qualification for Euro 2012 will hinge on the return game with Montenegro in Podgorica next October.
And, following the loss of his side's 11-match winning streak on home soil, Capello is now ready to blood some of the players who have helped steer England to their third successive European Under-21 Championship finals when his side face the French at Wembley next month.
'Yes, absolutely, one or two of these players will play against France,' said Capello.
'But I am not going to tell you the names because it is important for the manager of the club to be told first.'
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs appear certainties to be involved having already won their first senior caps.
Manchester City defender Micah Richards, in the expanded provisional squad for last month's matches with Bulgaria and Switzerland, is an obvious candidate.
Blackburn's Phil Jones and Manchester United's Chris Smalling are others he may look at.
Further forward, Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is getting more first-team chances at Stamford Bridge.
But Capello insisted he won't make wholesale squad changes.'We are lucky to have players of vast experience who can help bring forward this next generation,' he said.
'For many players who are making their first steps in international football, we must handle them carefully.
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I listen with headphones so I don't disturb my neighbor but I feel your pain about the Chenbot voice screaming in my ear!
I listen with headphones so I don't disturb my neighbor but I feel your pain about the Chenbot voice screaming in my ear!
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Hey this is my first post but I've been watching BB since season 2. Anyway, I have the ShowTime DVR hooked up and I was actually up last night and watched some of it live and I though about trying to put subtitles but I figured there would be no way that would work because its live. Are you clicking on "Closed Caption" or do you actually have a subtitle button on your remote? I'm going to try it tonight and see if it works.
CC mute usually works on my tv.
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Good lord that's an idiotic thing to say.Carol kept saying she loved Amber and would never campaign against her.
Unless she's doing that "anti-campaigning" kind of campaigning, where she says that but knows someone else is busting their butt to keep her.
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About as idiotic as Amber saying that if she wins POV she won't take herself off the block and leave things up to God...like He is truly concerned about saving Amber from eviction in the BB8 house.Originally Posted by Krom;2462903;
I go under Settings on my remote and there's a "Captions On/Off" button.Originally Posted by BobbyLovesBB6;2462827;
carol won't last long probably because she is used to putting others before herself
OMG I am excited to come here and find out this is on every night! For some reason I thought it was just Sundays. Don't know where I came up with that idea.
I immediately called my cable and got rid of HBO-hey Sopranos is over. and got 6 months of Showtime at half price. Since there is no way in hell I will ever be able to stay away that late, I'm planning on taping it. AND I get to check out the Tudors and Dexter. Christmas in July here! YEAH!
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If you have SHOW on demand.. great way to catch up on the Tudors, awesome show!!Originally Posted by livin4reality;2463236;
I have my DVR set, I even got rid of Ace of Cakes to record it lol. I tried to watch some last night, but Jen in that GAWD AWFUL suit hurt my eyes.. and i ended up passing out. Some one needs to tell her.. or make Puppet-Boy tell her ... that her ass isn't all that and we sure dont need to see it hanging out of that poka-dotted psudo-thong.
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I am in Canada and I don't have showtime, it sucks because all of the past seasons I 'd always wish for livefeeds on TV, it was too small and blurry on the computer screen, and uncoftrable to sit in the computer chair for so long. And now here it is, livefeeds on Tv, and I don't even get to see it!


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Exit Interview: Shawn Marion
Mavs F Shawn Marion looks back on the 2013-14 season with Lonnie Franklin III and thanks fans for their support throughout the year.
DALLAS — Still seemingly stunned by their Game 7 loss Sunday and first-round series defeat, the Dallas Mavericks returned to American Airlines Center one final time as a team before dispersing for the summer.
Pushing the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs to the brink of elimination before suffering a 119-96 defeat in Sunday's Game 7, the Mavericks saw their season come to an abrupt end. Now, the Mavs' front office has several questions to answer this summer, looking to keep the team's veteran core intact.
"With a group of a lot of new guys, guys came together in relatively short order and we had a very positive run," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said while summing up the season. "You know, I thought the last month of the season was a lot of big games just to qualify for the playoffs and put ourselves in a position to compete hard in this series. And you know, the last game was disappointing, but I just love the way the team battled all year long. So, we'll work to try to keep the team together the best that we can, and from there we'll try to make the team better any other way that we see fit."
Uniting nine new faces last September in training camp, Carlisle was charged with the responsibility of getting the Mavs back to the playoffs one season removed from having the franchise's streak of 12 straight postseason berths come to an end. Now, after a 49-33 season and a competitive first-round playoff series, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson will again have several moves to make, entering the offseason with six free agents set to hit the open market.
Headlined by 12-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki's pending free agency, the Mavs will have work to do in order to keep this year's team intact. And with veteran leaders Shawn Marion and Vince Carter also set to become free agents, the Mavs' brass will face a daunting task in order to again compete in the ever-changing Western Conference.
"Obviously, you know, Dirk's not going anywhere," Nelson confidently said as he and Cuban try to lock up their franchise player. "He's built this franchise and he's been with us since Day 1. Certainly, there's a negotiation that's going to take place, but he loves this city and he wants to call it his home. We certainly reciprocate those feelings, and our hope is that we'll get something done that's not only in Dirk's best interest but also affects the flexibility of the future of the Mavericks.
"I'm really, really proud of these guys. I know our expectation was to go further, but the way they fought and the way they represented the franchise and our city, I'm just really, really proud. It's an honor to share a locker room with those guys, and we're going to make every effort to try to get those free agents that we do have back into a Maverick uniform next year."
Meanwhile, Nowitzki ends his 16th season still thinking about what might have been, hungry to return to the mountaintop after leading the Mavs to their first NBA title back in 2011. And with his own future uncertain, the league's 10th all-time leading scorer is optimistic that the Mavs can again build a championship contender heading into next season.
"It's no secret. After winning it in '11, I think you always want to compete for the championship again," Nowitzki confessed. "You don't want to compete for the eighth seed, so we'd love to get better and compete even higher. … It's hard to say, especially knowing we have a bunch of free agents again. You don't really know where this franchise is going to go. You hope it's going to go up, but we'll just have to wait and see.
"Honestly, it's a little early. We lost Game 7 yesterday. I'm not even sure if Mark or Donnie themselves have even put some thought into [the offseason], but you know, you've got to aim high and go from there. I'm sure they'll figure something out, but now is the time to think about stuff like that. And I'm sure Mark and Donnie will get on it ASAP."
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The MHSEA provides high school equestrians of varying levels and abilities the opportunity to pursue their sport and represent their high schools in "team" competitions at the same time. Students can participate in any of the following disciplines: Dressage, English and Western Equitation/Pleasure, Eventing, Hunter/Jumper, Saddle Seat and Western Games.
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My husband recently had his yearly check up, with x-ray. The doctor was intrigued by the x-ray and asked my husband if he is a heavy smoker since she saw a flat diaphragm. My husband has never smoked in his life! What does it mean to have a flat diaphragm and what should he do about it? Thanks!
The diaphragms are the muscles that separate the chest from the abdomen and are used in ventilation. They normally have a dome shape. With smoking and the development of emphysema, there may be the development of hyperinflation and air trapping. This increased volume within the chest pushes the diaphragm down giving it a flattened rather than a domed shape. Another possibility is that your husband took an abnormally large breath in when he was asked to hold his breath for the chest x-ray and this large breath caused some flattening of the diaphragm.
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SHERIDAN — As the Wyoming Legislature prepares for its 2014 session, the docket of bills to be discussed continues to grow. Currently, there are 106 bills proposed for consideration
The Sheridan Press caught up with Rep. Mike Madden, R-Buffalo, at last week's legislative forum to discuss the bills that emerged from the interim Joint Revenue Committee over 2013.
Madden is chairman of the House Revenue Committee and said the committee will bring three bills to the session.
One bill is the result of misuse of property tax exemption status by charitable organizations — a problem that is centered primarily in Teton County but that is creeping into Sheridan County.
The committee heard testimony that a wealthy individual or entity would buy a 700-acre parcel in Teton County and build a mansion on a few acres in the middle of the parcel. They would then put the remaining 696 acres into a charitable trust — under the somewhat obscure 'Secret, Benevolent and Charitable Organization' classification — so that most of their land would be exempt from taxation, Madden said.
Someone also testified that a wealthy individual set up a charitable trust for a college in Chile to avoid paying property taxes in Teton County.
"Now, if you're going to be a charitable organization, it has to accrue benefits to Wyoming citizens and it has to be meaningful or substantial," Madden said.
You can't just pass a $5 bill to them. It has to be commensurate with the value of the charitable organization," Madden said.
While the problem is greatest in Teton County, Madden said it is spreading over the state.
"We did hear that it's starting in other counties, and they specifically mentioned this county (Sheridan County) as having the beginnings of that kind of thing, but it isn't nearly at the level as it is in Teton County, and it never will be now with this law if it passes," Madden said.
Madden said legitimate charitable and nonprofit organizations, like churches, will not be affected by the bill.
A second bill that will begin in the Senate also deals with property taxes. It will formalize the hearing processes for people who appeal their property tax bills to county commissioners who form the County Board of Equalization.
Madden said appeals of property tax bills vary by county and by year. An inflationary period, a new assessor who does things differently or an unexpected re-evaluation that results in a perceived overvaluing of property can lead a property owner to appeal his or her bill.
"What we found is that every county seemed like they were doing their appeal processes differently, which means we have a problem in equal protection under the law if people are being treated different in one county as opposed to another," Madden said.
"For example, one remedy at the county level is if they can't come to some kind of resolution at the local level, they can send it to the State Board of Equalization. There were some counties that were entirely too liberal with that," Madden continued. "They would just, almost like a rubber stamp, anyone who came in to appeal their taxes somebody would make a motion on the county board and say, 'I move we forward this to the state.' It was just a deal where that level of appeal was essentially bypassed, and that wasn't right because other counties had more of a thoughtful way of doing it at the local level."
The new law will re-write policy to make it clearer to understand and make procedures equal across all counties.
A third bill proposed by the Revenue Committee will change the interest penalty on audit settlements that show an energy company underpaid on severance taxes from 18 percent to 12 percent. He said that will equal the interest penalty charged by counties for underpayment on property taxes.
Madden said people who don't like energy companies will think the bill gives them a break, but it doesn't. They will still owe an 18 percent interest penalty if they are late with their taxes or refuse to pay.
"The difference with audit settlements is that they didn't know that they owed the money. They sent a check in, but the check was 10 percent too small. It wasn't a deliberate negligence on their part. It was just an honest mistake or they didn't interpret a new law like we're interpreting it. They're close calls, in other words, and often times they're settled in court. They're not a black and white case," Madden said.
"So the question is, in the cases that aren't included within the could have known or should have known category, should they really be assessed as severe a penalty as if they didn't write the check at all?"
Madden said if he brings any individual bills he will bring one that will simplify the reporting requirements for school districts.
"Every time I go visit a school district, I get hammered with all the reports and data they have to present. The question they have is whether the data is even ever used," Madden said. "I just want to have an audit of all the reports we require, what kind of duplications in those reports exists and which one of these reports that we now enforce can be repealed."
However, Madden said he prefers not to bring individual bills during budget sessions because they can distract from what really needs to be discussed in the short, 20-day session.