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If a transfer of Tower Liquors' liquor license happens sometime this year, the business should be able to more easily transfer that license as a result of an action by the North Branch City Council Monday night.
The council voted 3-1—council member Kathy Blomquist cast the dissenting vote—to approve a license transfer.
Up until just prior to the meeting, Tower had a signed purchase agreement with JE North Branch Liquor 2012 LLC, which would operate a liquor store in County Market, but Tower terminated that purchase agreement.
Mark Thieroff, the attorney for JE, said at the meeting there has been an issue about how long the process of the transfer has taken, and that's why Tower terminated the purchase agreement.
But he said JE was still willing to work with Tower to make the purchase and liquor license transfer happen.
Kathy Peterson, who owns Tower Liquors with her husband, said they are no longer interested in selling the business and allowing the transfer of the liquor license to JE.
She echoed Thieroff's sentiment about the sale and transfer taking too long.
She noted Tower has been trying to sell the business to JE and transfer the license for about two years, but hasn't been able to do so for various reasons.
Peterson also said Tower wanted to operate the liquor store at its current site off Tanger Drive while the County Market store was being constructed, but JE wanted the business to shut down as soon as the liquor license transfer took place.
She added the city has slowed the process down, and she believes there would be more hurdles to jump in order to make a sale and transfer a reality.
"I've made up my mind," she said. "Unless somebody forces me, I really don't see it happening at this point."
North Branch City Administrator Bridgitte Konrad explained that even with vote by the council, if a transfer did happen, JE would have to get an application approved by the city and the state to operate a liquor store out of County Market.
Konrad noted if the owners of Tower Liquors and JE were to come to an agreement about a purchase and transfer, they have until Dec. 31 of this year before the action by the city council Monday becomes null in void.

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PRATTLE. I always to be ſure, makes a point to keep up the dignity of the family I lives in. Wou'd you take a more ſolid refreſhment?--Have you lunch'd, Mr. Bribe?
As late as 1817 the only definition of lunch (n.) in Webster's is "a large piece of food," but this is now obsolete. OED says in 1820s the word "was regarded either as a vulgarism or as a fashionable affectation." Related: Lunched; lunching. Lunch money is attested from 1868. Lunch-time is from 1821; lunch hour is from 1840; lunch-break is from 1960. Slang phrase out to lunch "insane, stupid, clueless" first recorded 1955, on notion of being "not there."
BRIBE. Lunch'd O dear! Permit me, my dear Mrs. Prattle, to refreſh my sponge, upon the honey dew that clings to your raviſhing pouters. O! Mrs. Prattle, this ſhall be my lunch. (kiſſes)
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Thursday, 15 August, 2002, 06:39 GMT 07:39 UK
America Online finds audit problem
AOL Time Warner, the giant US media and entertainment firm, has said it may have overstated the revenues of its America Online internet business by $49m (£32m).
The group's accounting practices are already being investigated by the US stock market regulator and the US Justice Department.
In a filing to the stock market regulator, AOL Time Warner said it may have "improperly recognised" three payments to America Online as advertising revenue.
Separately, the firm said David Colburn, a senior executive who negotiated advertising deals for AOL, no longer works there.
Top executive leaves
The company has refused to comment on the circumstances of Mr Colburn's departure, saying only that he left last week. He was an executive vice president and head of business development.
Nonetheless, the firm's shares ended the day higher on Wednesday as it joined the list of companies whose chief executives met the regulators' deadline to sign a pledge that their accounts were in order.
AOL Time Warner said the suspect transactions had come to light in the past 10 days as a result of a company investigation.
The three transactions were spread over a year and a half, between October 2000 and 31 March this year.
The group's chief executive, Richard Parsons, said he hoped the company's internal inquiry would be completed by the end of September.
Better than feared?
Meanwhile, he said, "we are moving forward to implement additional internal controls at AOL".
The SEC inquiry focuses on allegations that the company inflated America Online's advertising sales by as much as $270m over the last two years.
Some observers thought the media giant's statement might lower the pressure on it over its accounting practices.
"Now that the numbers have been disclosed and they're not that big, it could actually be reassuring because there's been such a witch hunt on this issue," said Ajay Mehra, fund manager at Columbia Management Group.
AOL Time Warner is also being sued by a group of shareholders, who have accused the media giant of fraud, alleging it had sought to hide a fall in advertising revenues at America Online.
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Milani Infinite Liquid Liner Reviews
Infinite Liquid LinerThis liner definitely lasts through everything. I've even worn it during a summer beach vacation in Florida and it lasted through all the sand, seawater, sweat, oil, and humidity. I own the blue, lime, and purple shades and the colors are very intense. The only con to this product is that they don't last too long; after a few months (maybe 2 months) , I noticed that the liners became very thick so...read more they did not apply as smoothly as they had when they were new. I ended up having to apply it thickly and then go back in with the brush that I had wiped off to thin and even out the line. I am very careful to tightly close my liners after every use and this is the only brand of liner that I have had this effect with. In any case, I still highly recommend it. — 3 years, 7 months agorunee89 | 299 reviews
Long wearing liquid linerI've tried different liners, and decided to give it a shot since it was on sale. I was very impressed with this product. The brush is very thin, with bristles, so you can draw a thin line or thick line. I splashed my face with water, and it stayed on. Then I washed my face. Some of the product stayed on, so if you are looking for something long wearing and waterproof, this one is good to go! ...read more I would recommend using an eye makeup remover prior to washing. I suggest Rimmel Eye Makeup Remover. — 7 years, 4 months agodarkangel81 | 302 reviews
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Eye liner that lived up to what I wantedI have been searching for an eyeliner that would stay on and this brand is waterproof. I wanted one that was not a black or a brown, but yet would show up and flatter my eyes. I bought two, one in the purple shade and one in the blue. I love the purple most of all because shades to match my skin tone must work well under my glasses. The brush tip is fine enough that I don't have to wipe away...read more the excess each time. I have used it on my lashes also, because the consistency is just right to highlight, without the caked up feeling of mascara. I only want to apply makeup once and that is it, so I have been very satisfied. One I got at regular price, and the other I rushed to buy when there was a sale. In any case, other brands would cost more and probably would not have the same staying power. For the price and my satisfaction in the product, I rate it at the next to highest star. I am going to move into their eyeshadows when they restock at my local store. — 6 years, 9 months agoevet | 13 reviews
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Beautiful Colors, But...After using Milani's "Liquif'eye" pencil eyeliner, I was tempted to try this liquid eyeliner. The colors were beautiful and true to the colors on the outside of the liner cases. I bought these in black and purple shades. I really wanted to love them, but the consistency was way too thick for an eyeliner. When I drew out the eyeliner wand, their was literally a string of the eyeliner liquid, stretc...read morehing from the tip of the wand to the container. I tried to ignore that and just apply to see the end result. The brush was slightly sloppy because of the goopy formula, making it tricky to create a crisp line at the inner eye corners. After that was done, it was nearly impossible to remove the eyeliner! I used Olay's makeup remover with pressure, but it didn't budge at all. Then I used One Love's makeup remover, while scratching at my eyes and applying pressure, and that's when it finally came off. I like that this is water-proof and non-smudgeable, but this is too extreme. I would probably end up with premature wrinkling if I used this eyeliner everyday because it is a struggle to remove it. I had to toss both of them, sorry Milani. — 4 years, 9 months agoChantilly | 36 reviews
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LoveI use this in "everlast" which is black, it's VERY BLACK (perfection to me). This is truly waterproof, it will not budge. It does come off with my cleanser though, which is good, but water alone will not wash it off. The brush picks up more product then you need, I just wipe some of it on the edge before taking it out which also helps taper the brush a bit for my sharp lines. I would prefer it having a precise felt tip brush but it still works the way it is, I just had to figure it out. — 1 year, 7 months agoBleedingJuliet | 4 reviews
Review subjectThis product LASTS!! I just wish the delivery of said product was better. It's a little messy. But I'm hopeful I'll get use to the wand after a few more tries. I've used liquid liner for about 20 years. — 3 years, 11 months agoStay_Tuned | 10 reviews
Great staying power but.,,This product comes in a range of great color and it's a pretty good price but it's kind hard to put this liner on. It's brush is pretty wide and the product is thick and hard to control especially if you're going for a look with a flick at the end. The staying power and waterproofness as it were are great but it makes it super hard to get off with out some scrubbing of some sort to remove it completely. — 3 years, 11 months agoWith_A_Sea | 39 reviews
No smudging!The best eyeliner that lasts all day! I bought the color black and it is very dark. Darker than gel liners and it definitely stays on your eye all day with no smearing! The only thing I dislike is the brush. I like my liner to be very thin and this brush cannot do so, but I use my own thin brush to dip product and draw it on my eyes. I recommend to ppl with greasy lids and ppl living under hot weather. — 4 years, 2 months agosmartSHOP | 9 reviews
Review subjectThis is the BEST liquid eye liner I have ever tried. It literally lasts all day!! No SMUDGING! The downside would be washing it off.... because it is literally hard to get off with my eye makeup remover. I guess now I need to look for a new makeup remover because I am not giving up on this eyeliner! I would definitely put this in my purse if I were going to the pool or a beach. It will never smear/smudge. — 4 years, 12 months agoSnowwhitessecret | 40 reviews
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The Best!This is by far the best liquid liner I've used, the liner lasts all day with no smudging and the variety of colors are pretty. You do need a good eye makeup remover prior to washing your face because this stuff really stays put!! — 5 years, 1 month agopelizondo | 5 reviews
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text: ESkye wins Carlson Published on June 14, 2001. Most Popular Indianapolis--Beverage trading exchange eSkye Solutions Inc. said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Carlson Restaurants Worldwide to manage purchasing of Carlson libations. Carlson, which operates the T.G.I.Friday's chain, is already using the eSkye Solutions Network brand of Internet services for company-owned stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Texas. The deal means the Minneapolis-based chain of 682 restaurants will use it at all of its locations. In this article: BtoB


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It looks like Sony is getting out of the ebook business. Earlier this week, Sony announced it was closing its Reader Store in the U.S. and Canada. Sony, which was one of the pioneers of the ebook industry, had trouble competing in a crowded marketplace that was increasingly dominated by Amazon Kindle and Apple's iBooks store.
Sony customers will be able to transfer their Reader Store libraries and any existing credits to Kobo. Kobo itself is under siege, though, as it lost its arrangement to run Goodreads reviews of books last year when Amazon bought Goodreads. However, Kobo is more innovative than the other ebook distributors in significant ways, offering more social media options for instance.
There is concern that more bad news will be on the way for ebook customers, as Nook announced layoffs this week.
The existing ebook titans themselves are facing new challenges from services such as Oyster (U.S. only) and Scribd, which offer subscription-like models for books. The self-publishing revolution, largely led by Amazon, is also disrupting the ebook industry, as it puts downward pressure on book prices.


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Food News Roundup: Farmers Challenge Monsanto, Sous-Vide Cocktails + Possible Bourdain Book Deal for Marilyn Hagerty
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Reuters: Organic farmers vow to continue challenging Monsanto's patents on genetically modified seeds, defying a court that ruled no controversy exists.
Food Arts: Julian Cox and others are using sous-vide for cocktails. Call it "flash brew."
Grand Forks Herald: A book deal with Anthony Bourdain could be in the works for Olive Garden critic Marilyn Hagerty.
The Atlantic: Could East Coast-based Wegmans be the supermarket of the future?
Opinionater: Mark Bittman on "The Right to Sell Kids Junk."
Daily Dish: Jonathan Gold launches an advice column. First up, what to do with people who won't eat "anything with a face."
Hulu: "A Day in the Life" of Mario Batali, in 22 minutes.
Eater: Chef Michael Cimarusti of Providence on sustainable cooking.
Bon Appetit: Stop eating egg-white omelets -- "It's...a refusal to participate in the found poetry of the whole egg."
The Daily Meal: Still no Dunkin' Donuts in L.A., but the chain prospers around the world with doughnut flavors ranging from kimchi to durian. The exotic varieties are all in Asia. Except the one in Texas.
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Why we love it
One sip of Guinness and, ah, you experience that delicious creaminess of the thick, mousse-like head and rich, tangy taste of the drink underneath.
Where most beers use only carbon dioxide for fizz, Guinness is made with nitrogen to give it those fine bubbles that result in a velvety smooth mouth feel. A definite palate pleaser, this dry stout is perfect to cook with, too. So, whether you drink it straight or mix it with sweet or savoury ingredients, there's no better way to celebrate St Patrick's Day this month.
Cooking with Guiness
The full-bodied flavour of Guinness and its famous dark hue are a result of brewing with unmalted roasted barley and this toasty taste adds a surprising element to your cooking. It boosts the rich flavour of a hearty beef stew and gives extra intensity to chocolate desserts. It also adds airiness to breads and muffins, and balances out the sweetness of a fruitcake.
Try these ideas
1) Use Guinness in brownies, chocolate cakes and homemade ice-cream.
2) Pour in a splash of Guinness when frying onions and simmer until caramelised. Add the onion mixture to a beef burger or serve it with sausages and mash.
3) Combine Guinness, honey and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until thick. Brush the mixture over a leg of ham and bake until golden.
4) Slowly braise diced beef with Guinness, then serve the stew as is with creamy mashed potato or use it as a filling for a classic steak and Guinness pie.


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MONTREAL — Now that she's learned the banana business from the ground up, Danielle Marchessault says importing avocados and grapefruit feels like a vacation.
The enthusiastic founder of Equicosta, based in Drummondville, brought in Quebec's first organic Fair Trade bananas in December 2007, and now imports one to two containers a week from Ecuador and Peru.
She and her daughter Julie also are working with co-operatives in Mexico to import avocados and red grapefruit this winter, and are considering Costa Rican pineapples.
Marchessault's passion for helping people has been lifelong, starting with more than 20 years in community development in Quebec, working with families and organizing literacy and computer programs.
"After awhile I wanted to do something international," she said, "so I went back to school, to Concordia University, for a degree in economic community development."
Julie, meanwhile, worked in international relations, and got her first look at how the Fair Trade program can change people's lives while visiting Mali. While the village she was in was poor, the neighboring village was richer and well-organized, and the kids went to school.
The two decided to go into business together, and hired a consultant to teach them how to do it. They also spent six months visiting six co-operatives, building relationships and explaining the importance of packing a perfect banana.
"Even if you have a fantastic cause," she said, "if the fruit doesn't look and taste perfect, it won't sell."
They also learned how bananas are grown organically. Simple tricks include setting out honey traps to catch flies and applying grape seed extract to prevent crown rot.
Since the smallest load they could import was one container, the Marchessaults then had to find a market for 1,000 boxes of bananas.
Over the next year, they built their business with postcards. At every trade show and university event they could find, the duo showed photos from their trip and handed out cards with a photo of South American workers on one side and a polite note on the other telling produce managers that if they carried Equicosta bananas, the person who signed the card promised to buy them.
When enough produce managers, including the Sobey's grocery chain, had called requesting orders, the duo brought in their first container of Fair Trade organic bananas. The fruit is ripened at J.B. Laverdure Inc. in Montreal and distributed through Gaetan Bono.
Of course, business hasn't always been easy. "We have to fight in a jungle, and it's not only down south," Danielle said.
When a big Montreal importer began importing and selling Fair Trade bananas at a much lower price, Daniel couldn't lower hers, which is set by Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, along with a dollar-per-box social premium.
When the recession hit, she was also concerned about sales. But she didn't need to worry.
"Even with an economic crisis and a higher price, our sales did not go down," she said. "That's because the consumer knows why he or she is buying Fair Trade bananas. They know the product is good quality and that their action has a direct impact on the lives of farm families."
Her latest challenge came from U.S. Customs, which spent months last winter inspecting every load.
"Our papers were always in order, so we couldn't understand why it was happening," she said. "It was a six-month nightmare ... some days we felt like we were paying them to import."
Equicosta's only option was to fulfill the rigorous requirements, mountains of paperwork and background checks required for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism certification against terrorist threats.
"Now our containers are checked much less often," she said.
As she prepares to receive her first load of avocados and grapefruit from Mexico, the learning curve continues. But every hard day brings an e-mail from a Quebec consumer looking for Equicosta bananas, or thanking her for her hard work.
"It's encouraging to know that people believe in what we're doing," she said.


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Also my mouse pointer strafes right and stays to the right no matter what I do when I have entered BIOS in the past and can only use the keyboard in BIOS, it has been like this for this mobo and my previous mobo (first one replaced by microcenter while it was being built because of mobo death, both ASUS P8P67 mobos).
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Gallivan Joins Congresswoman Hochul for Agriculture Roundtable in York
Senator Patrick M. Gallivan (R,C,I – 59th District) co-hosted an agricultural roundtable with United States Representative Kathy Hochul (D-26th District) on Friday in York, Livingston County to gather input from area farmers. Both expressed the importance of agriculture and agri-business to the regional economy.
"Agriculture is a $5 billion industry in New York State. From small family farms to large cooperatives– agriculture is the lifeblood of Upstate New York's economy. Its impact is felt in every community and its future is inextricably linked to the future of Western New York," said Senator Gallivan. "This roundtable is a candid way for Congresswoman Hochul and I to hear directly from local producers and manufacturers about the realities facing the agricultural industry: its challenges, its opportunities, and in what ways we can serve the community better."
"With more than 4,000 locally owned farms in New York's 26th District, the agriculture industry serves as the backbone of Western New York's economy," said Congresswoman Hochul. "Our district is the top seller of agriculture products in the state, producing more than $700 million in products every year, and Livingston County is one of the leaders in the sale of dairy, grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas, which is why I've made it a priority to hold forums like this with our family farmers to listen to their concerns and learn about how we can streamline services to make their businesses run more efficiently."
About 60 local residents, most with a vested interest in area agriculture, packed the York Town Hall to participate in this bipartisan roundtable.


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Dolphins WR Ginn returns to starting lineup
Published: November 15th, 2009 | Tags: Brian Hartline, Charlie Anderson, Joey Porter, Miami Dolphins, Ted Ginn
Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. will be back on the first-team offense Sunday against the Buccaneers after not starting the last two games.
Ginn has 19 receptions for 218 yards and one touchdown as a receiver this season. He did have two kickoff returns for touchdowns in Week 8 against the Jets, his first game after being demoted.
Ginn replaces rookie Brian Hartline, who supplanted him earlier in the season.
Charlie Anderson will play in Joey Porter's linebacker spot against the Bucs. Porter was deactivated for the game because of a coach's decision.


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OPM icons as well as a new breed of artists and songwriters came up with the commemorative CD Mga Awit Para Sa Tunay Na Pagbabago which encapsulates the message of our new president Rodrigo Duterte about change and hope.
Released under Universal Records, the nine-track album is headlined by Freddie Aguilar whose international hit "Anak" happens to be Pres. Duterte's favorite song!
Digong is a huge fan of Ka Freddie since he's "a singer with a social conscience." And to support his brand of leadership, the legendary artist rewrote the lyrics of his famous song Ipaglalaban Ko into "Duterte Para Sa Tunay Na Pagbabago".
Veteran actor Cesar Montano also came up with the original composition "Tunay Na Pagbabago" with music by Dominic Benedicto and rap lyrics by Jeff Tam. Meanwhile, rock meets R&B as SouthBorder frontman Jay Durias collaborates with Ian Sison for the song "Pagbabago"!
Now available in record stores nationwide, the album is for a good cause! It intends to raise funds to provide rehabilitation services for drug dependent youths in line with the new administration's war on drugs.
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The Coach in Your Head: How to Get Better at Self-Talk
Self talk is the world's most mysterious language. We all do it constantly — you know, that whisper that comes into your head at key moments, the one that says, okay, take a deep breath… keep your weight on the balls of your feet… now go! — but it happens mostly unconsciously, and nobody talks about it.
Which is strange, because when it comes to skills, self talk is a massively useful tool. For example, studies show that skilled athletes tend to self-talk more often, and in a more planned and consistent manner (less-skilled athletes tend merely to react). Sprinters who self-talk run faster. Good self talk functions like an early-warning radar system, helping us to identify key moves and navigate problems. Done well, it's like having a coach inside your head.
But here's the question: if self talk is a good thing, how do we get better at it? Is it possible to teach it, the same way you'd learn any language? With that in mind, here are a few tips — some from experiments, some from my observations.
1) Keep it short and chunky. Good self talk is never chatty or complicated. It divides the skill into its key moves, and uses those as clear cues. For example, with a golf swing:
- Say this: "Smooth arms, still head."
- Not this: "Okay, let's keep the takeaway smooth, relax your posture, make sure to keep your head still through the backswing."
2) Make it vivid. The more vivid the image, the easier it is to remember, and to do. For example, with a violin player working on posture:
- Say this: "Stand like a tree."
- Not this: "Make sure you stand up straight."
3) Keep it positive. Don't focus on what you want to avoid, but on what you want to accomplish. For example, for a soccer player practicing penalty kicks:
- Say this: "Keep tempo; hit it clean."
- Not this: "Don't rush the shot, don't get under the ball."
Finally, and maybe most usefully, fluent self-talkers don't just talk to themselves during their performance; they also do it before and after. Self talk is like a game tape: you use it to preview what's going to happen, and then afterwards you use it again to walk through what happened, and figure out how you might do it better the next time.
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8 Responses to "The Coach in Your Head: How to Get Better at Self-Talk"
Good stuff Daniel!
Hey Daniel I have a question, I am studying audio engineering and I was wondering if you could think of any inventive ways to help me to continue to grow my critical listening skills. I already do frequency ear training and apply many of the techniques in the book. If you think of anything please let me know
GREAT SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT. I love the way u use simple words to get to the point. I teach little kids tennis and always try to teach them to use positive self talk. Tell yourself what to do and not what not to do. ALSO TALK TO YOURSELF LIKE WOULD TALK TO YOUR DOUBLES PARTNER.
I'm in my 8th year as an elementary school teacher and have come to understand the intricacies of good teaching. Or, more accurately, after 8 years I am BEGINNING to understand the art of teaching. This self talk thing often gets a laugh from my students because it isn't always to myself. As I'm moving around the classroom engaging with the students its not uncommon for my lips to be moving. Sometimes I am practicing what I'm going to say next (Where do we see adaptations in plants?), sometimes it is the kind of self talk described above. Usually I am checking myself and my attitude (calm and assertive, calm and assertive). Either way its good for me and the students get a kick out of it. They no longer ask me, "Why are you talking to yourself?" at this point it is just, "What are you going to say to us next?"
On an aside I love The Talent Code. I'm convinced that if I could merge the concepts in The Talent Code, Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, and Getting to Got It by Betty Garner I could pretty much crack this education thing. I'll be sure to let you know when it happens.
Hey Daniel, Getting To Got It by Betty Garner is a book that is usually considered specific to teaching, but I think it has wider implications. It describes the various mental constructs that humans form during development (conservation of mass, spatial relationships, temporal relationships, etc). She discusses it from the standpoint of teaching. Her argument is that reason students have troulbe mastering concepts is that they haven't developed the necessary mental construct for it. For example, if a student has difficulty mesuring liquid, it is probably a lack of development in the construct of conservation of volume (can't remember her actual phrasing). I reccomend it to anyone interested in the learning process as it has helped me understand and overcome many of the challenges faced by my students.
I just discovered your site: The Coach in Your Head:
How to Get Better at Self-Talk


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No easy answers to end tragedies like the one at Sandy Hook
Beverly Eden, UTJan. 17, 2013 7:04 a.m.
It is hard to comprehend how the Deseret News can avoid even mentioning the progressive steps the President of the United States has taken to stop gun violence. Avoiding the critical issue of this decade is almost beyond belief. 30,000 people die each year by gun violence. Accidental death and suicides lead the list. How can you avoid mentioning the positive steps our President is taking?
Beverly Eden, UTJan. 12, 2013 8:00 a.m.
If America didn't have so many guns, we would not have so many gun deaths. It is as simple as that! In America, around 30,000 people are killed every year. Just look at a couple of recent events in our state. At Yuba like a brother accidentally shoots and kills his brother. In layton, a grandchild is accidentally killed with the grandfather's gun. Before the parents of this child can reach the airport, the grandparents have call them about this horrible event. It is not just Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook, with 20 children being executed with an assault rifle appears to be the "tipping point" in America. I sincerely hope, we can put politics aside for a moment and think about the 30,000 people that will die if we do nothing.
m.g. scott LAYTON, UTJan. 10, 2013 4:35 p.m.
To those of you who questioned my comment about the conflict with 1st and 2nd amendment, what I was alluding to was that Hollywood would never want to be held responsible for any effect their 1st amendment right to show gun violence may have on peoples behavior, yet that is exactly what the anti-gun crowd wants of gun owners. By the way, to some who believe that images Hollywood puts out don't have that effect, explain why advertising works. We just had a year of campaign ads designed cause a certain behavior. In the case of Obama, it worked.
ToBeReadOutLoud SALT LAKE CITY, UTJan. 9, 2013 9:31 p.m.
"Re: "There simply is no evidence to support the notion that violent movies lead to violent behavior."
Yeah, tell that to those who've lost family members to disturbed people either imitating, or trying to impress or address perceived slights of fictional movie characters, including the latest in a long series -- the Joker of Aurora."
But that was the means, not the cause. The cause was that Holmes was mentally ill. He wasn't some normal kid who saw Batman and suddenly decided to shoot people.
Let's look at it this way: You say banning guns is unfair to people who use guns legally. Why punish everyone for the actions of a few? We could say the same about movies. Why ban everyone from watching movies you disagree with because some crazy guy liked the Joker?
Semi-Strong Louisville, KYJan. 9, 2013 6:29 p.m.
Tyler D
Twin Lights here.
I understand but I, of course, cannot account for other Christian sects. Morality may be spelled out in the scriptures but they are not its source in my view.
Not sure to which statement of mine you are referring. Please allow me to clarify that there are some commandments more important than others (though I find few direct conflicts).
Within the LDS context (and, I think, most Christians) the Old Testament has been replaced by the New. So the OT rules (vs. actual commandments such as the 10 commandments) no longer apply.
Reference Sweden vs. Pakistan, I think the issue is not religion but fundamentalism mixed with political power. The politicians use the religion to exercise control. I do not see this as being the same as religious adherence.
I view much of the morality of modern Europe as an echo from its religious past. I am not sure that successive generations will find it so.
Tyler D Meridian, IDJan. 9, 2013 3:21 p.m.
@ Twin Lights – "I suppose the religious rejoinder is that the moral compass is part of the divine spark… the weight of some commandments exceed others"
Unfortunately most Christians I know don't come at it from this angle. They typically argue that our morality (really all human truth) is spelled out in the Bible. And as I tried to point out in my example, I think this is a flawed view to say the least.
Take the last part of your statement above – it would imply that we should follow all the commandments, yes? But is there anyone alive today who thinks it's OK to stone your neighbor for mowing his lawn on Sunday? Or what about the "No God's before me" commandment? Should we be stoning Hindu's (or anyone else who doesn't believe in the God of Abraham)?
And I have to disagree with your comment about societies that lack religion. I'll take Sweden (the most atheistic society) over Pakistan (the most religious) any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Semi-Strong Louisville, KYJan. 9, 2013 12:21 p.m.
You display a degree of arrogance when you assume that I am unaware of the charges folks make against religion. A trait that serves no discussion well. To assume that you but none of the rest of us on these boards are so informed is rather short sighted.
The citation from the D&C refutes your stance that religion can never be open to competing dogma. As to theocracy – the Muslims were once quite tolerant of competing views (to use as an example what many consider very intolerant now).
mark Salt Lake City, UTJan. 9, 2013 11:41 a.m.
Twin Lights, sorry, the creation myth in Genesis is pure fantasy, no matter what your religion tells you. You don't even have to be a scientist to understand this, just read the thing. I'm really sorry to break it to you, but religion is full of accounts that are absolutely fantasy.
As far as the countries of the middle east wanting to control people, yes, that is another thing that religion is about, the control of how others think. You see this clearly in many of the middle eastern countries. And again, I'm sorry if you don't like it, but that is religion. Religion has not been, and really never is," open to competing religious dogma". At best it tolerates them. What you call the mixture of religion and politics is called a theocracy, and it is the natural condition of religion not held at bay by government.
I'll say it again, we become a much more moral people as religion looses its sway over us. (But no, I don't think it can happen by banning religion, people have to decide for themselves that religion will not dictate their lives, nor their politics.)
mark Salt Lake City, UTJan. 9, 2013 11:25 a.m.
"Anyone who tries to peddle easy answers on this issue isn't being helpful. . ."
And yet when gun violence reared its head in such a gruesome way, once again, at Sandy Hook the DesNews editorial board wanted to turn the discussion to violence in movies. And now they say that there was not even anything they hoped to accomplish with it.
"Our editorial, then, was not a call for the repeal or even the modification of the First Amendment. And it was most certainly not a claim that if the Quentin Tarantinos of the world were silenced, then violence would go away."
They just wanted to talk about it.
It seems that FARC was absolutely correct when they, "labeled the piece "stupid".
It seems this holds true for the D News' entire editorial stance on this issue.
Twin Lights Louisville, KYJan. 9, 2013 8:23 a.m.
I am no scientist, but I think the "creation myth" works out okay if you look at six creative periods of unknown duration. See the 1986 article in the Ensign titled "Four Accounts of the Creation". Folks who are much more science oriented than I appear to be able to make peace with the account on that basis.
As to societies around the world. The negative situations you describe (both Muslim and Christian) are those of fundamentalism mixed with political power. Like your example of the communists, it is more about thought control than about religion. Both societies you reference are/were not open to competing religious dogma and used politics to enforce that. A lesson we in the US should take to heart.
From D&C 134: ". . . we do not believe that human law has a right to interfere in prescribing rules of worship to bind the consciences of men, nor dictate forms for public or private devotion; that the civil magistrate should restrain crime, but never control conscience; should punish guilt, but never suppress the freedom of the soul."
mark Salt Lake City, UTJan. 9, 2013 2:20 a.m.
"I try to keep folks from categorizing religious beliefs (not just my own) as fantasy."
But, Twin Lights, much in religious belief is pure fantasy, for example the creation myth in Genesis.
"However, on the world stage, societies that lack religion seem to move away from that moral compass."
I would propose that some of the most immoral societies on the world stage are exactly those that embrace, whole heartedly, religion, for example the countries of the middle east that stone women, or societies that tortured and burned heretics and witches in the name of God. I would say that as we have grown away from religion our societies have become much more moral. (And no, don't use examples of communist countries to try to point to what happens when religion is banned. Those countries had much bigger problems then a lack of religion. For instance the banning of religion was one sign of one area that was wrong with those countries: control and power. They were trying to control thought.)
Twin Lights Louisville, KYJan. 8, 2013 6:23 p.m.
Tyler D,
I was not offended but I try to keep folks from categorizing religious beliefs (not just my own) as fantasy.
I get your point reference an evolved sense of morality. I suppose the religious rejoinder is that the moral compass is part of the divine spark. In LDS terms, it is part of the Light of Christ "the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world".
I know good people with well-functioning moral compasses that are not religious. However, on the world stage, societies that lack religion seem to move away from that moral compass. So I wonder if religion does not help a society keep morality developed even if all do not practice religion.
Reference Biblical moral equivalency. That is something about which Christ was quite pointed. That the weight of some commandments exceed others.
I do not think that moral relativism is fully bankrupt and it can be used for "minor" ethical dilemmas. For more significant problems, it is so loosely tethered that it is very easy to "wander" and end up justifying nearly any act – where most would agree that the bankruptcy is evident.
Tolstoy salt lake, UTJan. 8, 2013 4:44 p.m.
@mg scott
I think it is ironic that those that admittedly defend their first and second amendment rights seem to think that there is no responsibility that goes with those rights.
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJan. 8, 2013 3:44 p.m.
Re: ". . . conflict between the 1st Amendment and the 2nd Amendment."
There's no conflict, whatever.
The First Amendment free-speech clause guarantees only a right to speak. NOT freedom from the consequences of that speech.
Libel and slander laws are the perfect illustration. It's only under very narrowly limited circumstances that a person may be prohibited from speaking about someone else. But it has been the law since the founding or our Republic, that once a person has spoken, he can, and should, be called to account for the effects of it.
Tyler D Meridian, IDJan. 8, 2013 3:29 p.m.
@Twin Light
Poor choice of words on my part… should have said something like "without having to believe anything on insufficient evidence." I didn't mean to insult your personal beliefs and apologize for the offense.
My point was simply that I reject the view that the only way we can have objective morality is to also be religious, something religious people claim on a regular basis. We all have an evolved moral sense that does not come from religion.
To demonstrate this, look at two passages from the Bible and ask yourself if they are morally equivalent – take Jesus preaching the golden rule and the passage in the OT that tells you to stone anyone working on the Sabbath (or breaking just about any of God's laws). If Christians got their morality from the Bible (God's word), these passages would be morally equal. But of course they are not and we know this because of our own moral sense.
Moral Relativism of course has nothing to say about either of these, which in my book makes it completely bankrupt.
m.g. scott LAYTON, UTJan. 8, 2013 3:13 p.m.
Isn't it ironic that at the core of much of this discussion is a conflict between the 1st Amendment and the 2nd Amendment.
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJan. 8, 2013 3:04 p.m.
Re: "There simply is no evidence to support the notion that violent movies lead to violent behavior."
Yeah, tell that to those who've lost family members to disturbed people either imitating, or trying to impress or address perceived slights of fictional movie characters, including the latest in a long series -- the Joker of Aurora.
While those in the soft sciences may have yet to prove the hypothesis, it's pretty clear to real people that there's a causal link. And, I suspect some of the worst of these "artists" will shortly wake up to a court summons, and be required to address the consequences of their actions.
hbk72777 charlotte, NCJan. 8, 2013 2:28 p.m.
I still haven't heard a response for the following questions;
What video games did Genghis Khan play?
What was Napoleon's favorite action movie?
How many role-playing sessions finally set off Vlad the Impaler?
These names have become mythical, but the were very real. Man has been violent by nature since the dawn of time. Nothing will ever change that.
There You Go Again Saint George, UTJan. 8, 2013 1:44 p.m.
"...There actually IS a simple solution to tragedies like the one at Sandy Hook. And it's being applied here in Utah.
It's to train willing teachers and staff to carry concealed and be ready to respond defensively in emergencies...".
Simple solutions...
Train willing teachers to...
carry concealed killing machines...
as well as be ready to respond defensively with a concealed killing machine...
in emergencies...of course.
Twin Lights Louisville, KYJan. 8, 2013 12:49 p.m.
Tyler D
Thank you and I agree with your sentiments about moral relativism and the removal of morals from the public square (in much of the media, all religious folks are portrayed as idiots with stunted mental capabilities).
Reference myths and magic. I do not consider what I believe to be either. There need be no conflict between religion and science. Or with a free society. Much of our history mirrors this. The fight has gone into overdrive recently.
Eric Samuelsen,
You know I respect your opinions but that you and I diverge here. Art in the days of Plato had little in common with the total immersion realism of today.
Let me ask you a question. Do you think that a therapist treating someone with significant violent tendencies would recommend a diet of hyper violent movies and videos?
Agreed that movies and video games are not TRYING to get us to behave violently, but might that not be the result at least for the most vulnerable minds? Does hard pornography (for which similar arguments can be made) have no sexualizing effect on ANY of those using it?
BTW, not all ads are positive. Think politics.
Eric Samuelsen Provo, UTJan. 8, 2013 12:03 p.m.
The argument that violent art leads to violent behavior goes all the way back to Plato, who got it wrong too. There simply is no evidence to support the notion that violent movies lead to violent behavior. To compare movie imagery to advertizing is a false comparison--ads are trying to get you to do something positive, purchase a product. Movies aren't trying to get you to behave violently. Movie imagery is cathartic; it sates human atavism, gives it a harmless outlet. Movies and violent FPS type video games both reduce the tendency towards violence. At least there is a direct correspondence between the prevalence of violent entertainments and statistical reductions in actual violence.
Tyler D Meridian, IDJan. 8, 2013 12:03 p.m.
@ Twin Lights
Excellent comments by the way – both on advertising and morals.
You touched on a problem that might be universal which is that our "solutions" to one problem inevitably create new problems. Not to get all preachy, but in our long overdue efforts to rid our societies of ecclesiastical authority and religious tyranny, we not only removed religion from the public square (a good thing in my view), but we unfortunately threw out objective morality as well.
Moral relativism, which does away with common standards and relegates useful emotions like shame and guilt to jokes about parochial school, is our new problem.
We need to stop being afraid of calling out bad behavior and even harmful influences. Morality is objective (thank you evolution!) and can be embraced without having to believe in myths and magic. If our society cannot do this, things are likely to get worse. Or we may become overtly & publicly religious and have to deal with old problems yet again (see pre-Enlightenment Europe or most Muslim countries today).
KJB1 Eugene, ORJan. 8, 2013 11:01 a.m.
You're correct that there isn't one single answer to this, but you seem to be going out of your way to ignore the fact that part of that solution has to include common sense restrictions on automatic weapons. Demonizing Quentin Tarantino won't change that.
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJan. 8, 2013 10:12 a.m.
Re: "No easy answers to end tragedies like the one at Sandy Hook"
That's just a regurgitation of the liberal excuse for not letting this crisis go to waste, advancing the freedom-robbing liberal agenda across as wide a front as possible.
There actually IS a simple solution to tragedies like the one at Sandy Hook. And it's being applied here in Utah.
It's to train willing teachers and staff to carry concealed and be ready to respond defensively in emergencies.
This measure will not only provide a pool of trained responders, it will send notice that schools are no longer defenseless free-fire zones, deterring disturbed miscreants from choosing schools.
This solution, narrowly tailored, both to directly address the actual problem, and to leave important freedoms intact, is not only the sole workable solution, it's the sole legal solution.
Advancing liberal "solutions" that infringe legal rights of the insane or gun rights of the law-abiding not only fails to address the problem, it assures centuries of bitter litigation and resulting inaction on this issue.
Midvaliean MIDVALE, UTJan. 8, 2013 10:06 a.m.
Deseret News failed at creating useful dialog. I have to agree with Mukkake, this just created an argument. Its pretty clear that violence is not created by art (whatever medium you want to use). Violence predates human history. It's primal and animalistic.
We cannot legislate evil people anymore than we can penalize raw stupidity. Its just one of those things in life.
The answer is to be the best parent you can be. Teach your kids right from wrong, and be involved. Not everything can be controlled, not everything should be.
Tyler D Meridian, IDJan. 8, 2013 10:04 a.m.
Wow, I'm actually a bit stunned by the wisdom of this editorial. Thank you DN for not being cynical and pandering and for treating your audience like grownups. We should indeed have a national conversation about this complex issue and not settle for any one-sided easy fix answers simply meant to appease a constituency.
Just like a house is not built with any one tool or material, neither is a killer. Everything that goes into shaping the mind and intention of the individuals that shot up Colorado and Newtown should be part of our conversation. That said, I think the answers are more likely to be found by looking at what we put into our brains rather than the tools we put in our hands, but sadly it is arguably simpler to ban a class of "tools" than to address our entire culture.
Mukkake Salt Lake City, UTJan. 8, 2013 9:49 a.m.
[On that score, it seems we succeeded.]
These are the same tired arguments we've heard since Columbine. No, it isn't a discussion, just an argument. People blame the thing they dislike. If you dislike guns; it's gun. If you dislike violent media; it violent media. If you dislike the healthcare system, it's the healthcare system.
Maybe people just need to grow up and admit there is nothing that could have been done about what happened. It's gonna happen again and there's nothing to stop it.
And no, just trying a bunch of stuff is never a good idea. Chances are they'll just mess things up further. I'd rather the devil I know, than the one I don't.
1aggie SALT LAKE CITY, UTJan. 8, 2013 9:02 a.m.
The gun industry has partnered with the entertainment media (video games etc) to promote its products, which should give those of us in favor of more regulation something to think about.
But the news media plays a big role in how these types of tragedies are covered. Clearly these people are seeking attention and are mostly on suicide missions (the heavily protected Aurora shooter might be an exception). I think the news media should adopt some different standards--such as a blackout of the perpetrator's name and image--indefinitely, 30 days, whatever. We need to deny these disturbed people the fame and attention they seek in their final desperate acts.
IndependentlyIndependent South Jordan, UTJan. 8, 2013 8:46 a.m.
I am a Film Major at the University of Utah, and I have seen and enjoyed many of Quentin Tarantino's films. I think he's a great filmmaker. But after the shootings this past year, I won't be seeing any more of his films. Nor will I be playing any more video games that glorify shooting people, though that eliminates about half of them. I won't miss them. As "Twin Lights" said, ultraviolent media will never turn me into an insane killer, but it would be dangerous to think that such media doesn't have a reinforcing effect on already unhealthy thoughts.
IndependentlyIndependent South Jordan, UTJan. 8, 2013 8:46 a.m.
I couldn't agree more with this editorial. Thank you, Deseret News Editorial Board, for being brave enough to "muddle through and try to cobble together piecemeal approaches to an intractable problem." Your pragmatic and thoughtful approach might not come with sparks and glitter that more politicized, one-size-fits-all approaches have, but it is the only kind of thinking that's going to get this nation any closer to policy that reduces violent crime. The hypocrisy runs deep on all sides of this argument. It's time for our nation to drop the rhetoric and "muddle" through this.
Kim Cedar Park, TexasJan. 8, 2013 8:43 a.m.
Fark.com is using a common debate tactic used to discredit the other side by taking your opponents position and pushing it to an extreme or exaggerated level. This is common, especially when you are debating from a weak position. Violence in our culture does not originate in movies, but it most certainly reinforced by them. It is ironic that most movie celebrities are not inhibited by a lack of knowledge in expressing political and moral opinions. However, they exhibit a huge moral blind spot in their lack of criticism of the moral implications of extreme violence in their profession.
Twin Lights Louisville, KYJan. 8, 2013 7:05 a.m.
Do ultra violent movies and video games turn normal people into insane killers? Unlikely. But what if the person is already in an unhealthy mental state? Do such movies and videos have a reinforcing effect on already unhealthy thoughts? Likely so.
We have an entire industry built on influencing human behavior with brief imagery (advertisements). Yet some believe that we can subject ourselves to hour after hour (day after day) of the most violent imagery and remain unscathed? How is such a dichotomy possible?
But this is a topic that borders on the moral. Something that our society is less and less tolerant of. Morality is to be a private issue. One that never moves into the public sphere. But the actions of those so affected are already in the public sphere.
Please understand that I do not believe this is the only cause nor that eliminating it would be a full cure. Far from it. We need better mental health options, stronger family structures, and a serious discussion on guns to name just a few. But the violence in our culture has to be part of the discussion. Otherwise we are just hiding our heads in the sand.


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Between 2 and 6 inches of rain fell in storms last week across the plains of Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, which have been stuck in a drought for nearly four years, said the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. However, the region will need extended rain and snowfall to make up for the 20 to 30 inches of moisture lost during that time, said U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey, the report's author.
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An amazingly talented rider, and one who often doesn't receive the praise he deserves from fans due to his less than characterful nature, Stoner has always said he isn't racing to beat records. Often abrupt when interviewed, Stoner prefers to let his riding do the talking and, with two MotoGP titles under his belt, (one for Ducati remember, something that Rossi looks unlikely to repeat) his class is undeniable - which is part of the cause for his retirement.
"Sure, I'm going to enjoy this year but I'm sure if I continue it would be a mistake. There are many things I'd like to do with my life. I don't want to keep racing bikes to the point where I lose my passion for motorcycles. I love bikes, they've been my whole life, and if I keep doing this I'm afraid I'll completely lose my passion. Maybe I'll still have some involvement in the sport, if I can find the energy, to maybe help some young riders, things like that."
Stoner was famously booed by British fans when he won at Donington a few years back and with the change to 1000cc as well as heath issues and the birth of his first child, it looks like the Australian has simply had enough. Will he be missed?
The sight of Stoner winning a race by several seconds will not be missed, but one of the most talented riders of his generation saying he doesn't enjoy riding in the premier class and that at 26 years old he is walking away is a very sad, and worrying, development for MotoGP.


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The Rhythm at the Heart of Afro-Cuban Jazz
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, recently back from a tour of Cuba and Mexico, is giving a series of concerts called "Jazz Meets Clave," part of its Afro-Cuban Jazz Celebration. And while the clave is at the heart of the music, the rhythmic concept is not the easiest thing for non-musicians to grasp. So what exactly is the clave?
WSJ's Pia Catton talks to percussionist Ali Jackson about clave, jazz and the layering of rhythm, instruments and influences at the heart of this music. Jackson, who also heads up his own quartet, hosts pre-concert discussions at 7:00 p.m. nightly before the Jazz Meets Clave concerts.


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The organisation have confirmed they have launched action against the Russian side following complaints from Manchester City and the use of fireworks during the game
Midfielder Yaya Toure complained of racist abuse after the match and called on Uefa to take action against the Russian side.
CSKA Moscow have subsequently denied claims of racial abuse telling Sky Sports News: "There is no subject to discuss. Nothing special happened."
However, Uefa have now confirmed they are launching disciplinary proceedings into the behaviour of their fans, with the case to be heard at the end of the month.
"Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against PFC CSKA Moskva for racist behaviour of their fans (article 14 of the UEFA disciplinary regulations) and for setting off of fireworks (article 16) at last night's Uefa Champions League group stage match in Moscow against Manchester City FC," a statement reads.
"The case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on 30 October."


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BROOKSVILLE — A massive counter-attack by Hernando County against an unseasonable and severe mosquito outbreak appears to be working.
But despite having four trucks traveling the county spraying chemicals day and night, county officials say it could take a while before the swarms of mosquitoes are brought under control.
"It looks like it's going to be a long battle," Joe Stapf, director of environmental services, said this week. "We got taken by surprise, and now all we can do is keep after it."
While the county doesn't usually begin spraying for mosquitoes until late May, a combination of recent heavy rains and warm temperatures created a perfect breeding environment for mosquitoes to proliferate. Over the past two weeks the county has logged more than 900 mosquito complaints by residents.
On Friday, county administrator David Hamilton agreed to free up to $300,000 from the general fund to deal with the problem. Spray trucks began rolling Friday night and are being operated by mosquito control and utilities department staffers, as well as temporary employees.
According to Stapf, 229 man-hours were devoted to the spray effort last weekend that covered 29,000 acres. Workers are now concentrating on reapplying pesticides in heavily infested areas west of U.S. 19.
The department has also started applying larvacide in retention ponds and drainage areas to kill the mosquito larvae before they mature into adult flying insects.
Nita Beckwith-Melaugh, who lives off Centralia Road near U.S. 19, said she has seen a noticeable improvement the last few days. Before the spraying effort, venturing outside on her property at dusk was nearly impossible, she said.
"They just attacked you relentlessly," Beckwith-Melaugh said. "I've lived here 23 years and I've never seen them so bad. I'm glad the county finally got it together enough to deal with the problem."
Stapf said that budget cuts to the department last year have made it more of a challenge to control mosquitoes.
To save money, the county last year reduced the department's budget by $102,000, which meant the loss of six part-time workers who did most of the nighttime spraying.
Stapf said that due to the unexpected outbreak, the department will probably have to go before the County Commission to get additional funds to continue fighting the mosquito problem throughout the summer.
"If we get the kind of summer rains we usually get, that's pretty much a given," Stapf said.
Meanwhile, Health Department officials are continuing to monitor for mosquito-borne diseases, such as encephalitis and West Nile virus, which was discovered in three sentinel chickens last fall. So far, there are no reports of any disease, Environmental Health Manager Al Gray said.
"Because of the severity of the outbreak, we're checking with mosquito control regularly," Gray said.
"The best thing that people can do is to buy a good repellent and avoid being outdoors during dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are active."
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Business Buzz
Hilltop House renamed Bradley House
BRATTLEBORO -- Hilltop House, a Level III Residential Care facility at 65 Harris Avenue, has been renamed The Bradley House.
Originally built by the Bradley family in 1858, the new name honors the Bradleys and their many contributions to our community and recognizes the historic value of this building.
Stephen Rowe Bradley became the first U.S. Senator of Vermont in 1791. His son, William Bradley was elected to the Vermont State Legislature at age 24 and later served as a U.S. Congressman. His grandson, Jonathan Bradley, built the house on Terrace St now known as the Gathering Place.
Stephen Rowe Bradley's great grandson, Richards Bradley, built what is now The Bradley House, as a home for his new bride. Their farms and gardens stretched to the West River, to the area that is now the Brattleboro Retreat and to the Rice Farm in Dummerston. The Bradley estate was sold in 1940 to Fred Harris, of Harris Hill Ski Jump fame, who lived in the light blue house on North Street. In 1946 he sold it to the Hopkins family, who converted the house into apartments to provide additional living accommodations during the post-World War II housing shortage.
In the 1960s, the home was acquired by the Vermont State Baptist Convention, which established a retirement home and eventually renamed it to "Hilltop House." Forty years later in 2003, Hilltop House was incorporated as a private non-denominational non-profit, which continues to operate today.
Along with the name change, the Board of Trustees has restructured the management team with co-administrators. Lisa Holabird, RN, was hired as Resident Care Administrator. Her responsibilities include all nursing and resident care activities. Enid Wainwright, MBA, who has been the business manager for several years, has assumed the position of Business Administrator. Her responsibilities include all financial and day-to-day operational responsibilities.
Holabird returns to The Bradley House with 21 years of nursing experience and a passion for working with elderly people. She began her nursing career as an LPN and 10 years ago she returned to nursing school at the Vermont Technical College where she received her RN degree with honors. She then worked at the Cheshire Medical Center. Holabird most recently was employed at the Visiting Nurses organization where she worked as a Support and Services at Home wellness nurse. She possesses a wealth of experience with the elder population and is committed to ensuring that they remain independent as long as possible.
Wainwright has more than 30 years of management, financial and computer experience. For the past seven years she has worked with The Bradley House, first as a volunteer, and then as a board member. In 2011, Wainwright was hired to assist with the financial operations and over time assumed increasing responsibilities for running the day to day operations. She is dedicated to the security and comfort of the residents, and the long term viability of the organization.
To round out the management team, Edward Kowalski, Facilities Director, is currently overseeing a renovation/ improvement program; Tim Cavanaugh, Activities Director, runs an increasingly active events program; and Heather Corey, Senior Licensed Nursing Assistant, keeps the resident aides' program running smoothly.
For more information, call 802-254-5524.
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BRATTLEBORO -- Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy announced on July 9 the availability of new YoYummy flavors Grape and Sour Cherry, the newest addition to its Green Mountain Creamery yogurt line.
Developed with kids in mind, YoYummy is a natural, low-fat yogurt packaged in a squeezable pouch. Launched last November it was the first fresh yogurt in this convenient packaging, with live and active cultures, available in the U.S.
YoYummy yogurt is made with grade A, rBST-free Vermont milk and contains no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives; its packaging is BPA-free, and it is gluten-free and kosher. It has 10 percent less sugar than the leading national brand kids' yogurt. YoYummy offers 15 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium and is a good source of vitamins A and D too, making it a healthy snack choice for kids, at home or on-the-go!
YoYummy is currently available in the yogurt section in four flavors: Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Strawberry-Banana and Cotton Candy. YoYummy four-packs of 3.5-ounce pouches (Mixed Berry/Strawberry, Strawberry-Banana/Cotton Candy) are available at retailers on the East and West Coast such as Fresh & Easy, Sprout's Farmers Market, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Giant Carlisle, Fairway Markets and Whole Foods Market New England. Oberweis Dairy distributes YoYummy in the MidWest through their home delivery channel and in their 40-plus stores as well. Soon YoYummy will also be available at Shoprite and H-E-B.
The suggested retail price is between $3.99 and $4.99.
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Last Monday at a national seminar on higher education funding, the vice-chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney,
It was hyperbole – after all, Menzies and Whitlam created the modern university system, the Howard government (no friend of the universities) doubled research funding in 2001, and
More to the point was his next remark. The government was "now struggling" to maintain its policies.
That's the theme in higher education prior to the federal budget. No one expects good news. The question is how bad the news will be.
In 2009, Gillard as education minister closed the indexation gap in the funding of domestic student places. Then innovation minister
Successive budgets have drawn on the education investment component of the Future Fund to support developmental projects. The 2011 Knight report unlocked constraints on international student visas that were strangling the market, especially in China.
Labor's growth in funded places has brought higher education to thousands more Australians, culminating in the demand-driven system launched this year.
Every domestic undergraduate student accepted into university is now automatically subsidised by government.
This year's budget, falling at the end of the reform mini-cycle, poses two political questions. First, will these policies hold amid the relentless pressure to secure a surplus? Second, with the Gillard government facing defeat next time around, what will be Labor's legacy?
Higher education and research are the focus of intense global competition, with China, Korea and Singapore leading the charge.
Infrastructure in these areas will help to determine future national capacity in the Asian century, which is the subject of the Henry review. What will be the state of the innovation and productivity systems if/when
It has been a long time since higher education institutions on the public schedule were wholly dependent on budget decisions. Canberra now funds just over 40 per cent of revenue, little more than student fees. International students alone provided almost 18 per cent of incomes in 2010.
However, the budget determines the rate at which domestic students are funded, a primary driver of educational quality, sets student charges under the HECS system of tuition loans, and fixes the number of funded student places –or decides whether to leave places uncapped.
The budget also provides resources for research via the Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) programs for projects and fellowships, industry collaboration monies and block grants. The last include infrastructure monies, the phasing in of full research funding (the Sustainable Research Excellence program, partly performance-based), and postgraduate scholarships, research training and international partnerships.
Basic research is largely a public good in the economic sense. It depends on government budgets. At the same time, comparative research performance shapes the global ranking of Australia's leading universities. It is crucial to the brand value of Australian degrees in the global market for students, and to the national capacity to attract innovation-focused investment.
Research performance has become a recognised global economic indicator.
So what does the 2012 budget hold in store? According to Education Minister
The Lomax-Smith report, costed at an extra $1.5 billion a year by Innovative Research Universities Australia, is still in the "consultation" phase. It is an opportunity for Gillard to strengthen her legacy in a final pre-election budget in 2013.
The immediate question is whether, in the budget-crunching sessions, Evans held the line on uncapped places. The demand-driven system has an obvious surplus-busting potential. But opening up the system is a vote-winner and the minister sees it as good social reform. The problem is that in defending it, he has been under pressure to trade something else.
University leaders will be watching the federal commitments to indexation of teaching monies and phased-in full research support, which feed into global competitiveness. Other concerns are ARC and NHMRC funding.
Last year, Labor came close to a $400 million cut in medical research. Investment in research is not electorally sexy – it's a test of good policy.
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Scrapbook Scribbles 13 – To Pose or Not to Pose
To Pose or Not to Pose? That IS the question.
Undoubtedly, our photos are the centerpiece of our scrapbook pages. When we are the photographer we more than likely have scrapbooking always on our mind, and we have to consider if we want our subjects posed or not.
A posed subject will give you a classic and defined look and the relaxed and spontaneous photos will give you a more emotional and freestyle look.
Do you want photo studio style pages or is an artistic flair more your style? It will mostly depend on the story you want to tell or what the subject matter is.
Even with formal photos, you can whimsy-up the page with the embellishments you use.
When you are taking your photos, have your scrapbook layout on your mind and this will help determine whether or not~
To Pose or Not to Pose??
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On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 04:54:38PM +1100, Neil Conway wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > >I have to commit so I can see my build output that is based on CVS. I > >am too lazy to build it and test the html manually. > > I agree with Tom; it would be nice if you could build the docs locally, > verify that you're happy with your changes, and _then_ commit them. > (That's what I do, at any rate.) FWIW, there's a "check" target in doc/src/sgml/Makefile that checks for SGML correctness without actually building. It's been convenient to me in the past (slow machines and all). -- Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[(at)]dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>) "Lo esencial es invisible para los ojos" (A. de Saint Exúpery)
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The way it was: Mine train 1966Jun 3, 2012 Staff
Everything still had the shine of the new on it in 1966 at U.S. Steel's Atlantic city Iron Ore Mine south west of Lander near South Pass, including these Union Pacific Railroad cars loaded with pelleted iron ore.
Part of opening the mine three years earlier was the construction of a 76-mile railroad up the mountain to the mine site, connecting to the main UP line at Winton Junction just north of Rock Springs.
Processing plants on site turned the raw ore into taconite pellets, and carloads of the upgraded ore rolled out of the loading stations on the mountaintop as they began the 255-mile trip to blast furnaces in Utah, where they would be transformed to steel.
The mine was the largest private-industry employer in the Lander area for two decades until it closed in 1983.


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We report laser action of a crystal channel-waveguide laser consisting of a diffusion-bonded Yb:YAG–YAG core–cladding structure. By use of diode bars a side-pumped arrangement adapted to the channel-waveguide geometry was realized, resulting in up to 1-W output power and a low threshold. With a rectangular core with a cross section, nearly diffraction-limited performance is demonstrated. The influence of the guiding properties of the channel waveguide on the resonator mode was studied with a nearly concentric resonator.
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Angiotensin Drug Combo Increases Risk of Renal Injury
A study by the Veterans Affairs Nephropathy in Diabetes found that the combined use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) was associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury in patients with diabetic nephropathy in a randomized, controlled trial.
ARB and ACE Study Results
- The study involved 1,448 patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate diabetic nephropathy; they were treated for at least 30 days with 100 mg daily of the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan—standard practice in patients with diabetes.
- The patients were randomized to also receive 10-40 mg daily of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor lisinopril or a placebo.
- The results showed that there was a greater than twofold increase in the risk of hyperkalemia in the group that received the ARB and ACE treatments, compared with the placebo group (6.3 vs. 2.6 events/100 person-years).
- It was also shown that there was a substantial increase in the risk of acute kidney injury in the group that received both the ARB and ACE treatments than the group that received the placebo (12.2 vs. 6.7 event/100 person-years).
- Treatment with medications that block angiotensin are known to slow loss of kidney function in individuals with diabetes and proteinuria—ARB and ACE are used for such purposes; it is when these medications are combined that there is a high risk for further serious ailments.
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Berlin (Aug. 19)
The arrest of Dr. Alfred Klee, well-known lawyer and Zionist leader in Germany, attracted much attention in the metropolis of Germany. The entire press here demands his immediate release, stating that the police authorities did not act within the law when it arrested the well-known lawyer on a petty charge. The Berlin Bar Association issued a statement in which it declares that Dr. Klee is a prominent and spotless personality.


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Sound doesnt work after Ubuntu install
My sound used to work perfectly on windoze, then i installed ubuntu 64 bit which doesnt work anyway, and now the hardware doesnt even show up as unidentified hardware or anything, does anyone know if ubuntu could have done this? And does anyone have 64bit linux working? with a pci express gfx card?
Or there is a strange soundcard named pci express gfx or you are talking about your graphic card.
How do you expect you can be helped if nobody knows anything about your soundcard?
If you are using ALSA, there is a program called "alsaconf" that you run in the console, as root. It will examine your hardware, and if necessary, set up the drivers for it. Also, check if you are a member of the "audio" group. This is needed to gain permission to access the sound device.
If that doesn't work, you will need to supply more infomation. The thing that determines what driver you need is what the controller chip that is used for audio. You can find that out using the "lspci" command.
You had a soundcard going - changed to another distro - distro didn't take so you changed back - soundcard didn't go.
Now, the way you wrote it, it looks like you've changed from windows to ubuntu then back to windows - perhaps you tried a dual boot but Ubuntu didn't take?
It is unlikely that ubuntu would have fiddled the windows settings, since it would be doing everything in different partitions... however, if you were not careful during the install process (like at the partitioning stage) then vital data could have been lost. Remember, windows can put data anywhere!
Cleaning and repartitioning ntfs drives is problematical - so much so that many members here just buy a new hard drive for linux - and the defrag process for vfat based systems (win98) needs to be done from a dos boot to be certain.
To get your soundcard back, probably best to try reinstalling it's drivers. Or, simply(?) reinstalling the OS you want.
If, however, you did a clean install of ubuntu (no other OS) and then a clean reinstall back to the start, then Ubuntu is completely innocent. Look hard at the reinstall.
Now: I see from the sidebar that you have Yoper 2.0 (2.1 is out...) listed as your distro? This "changing OS losing sound" seems often associated with yoper. It seems that yoper is very specialised and changing things around can make for lots of work. This is the price of all that power and speed in a small (single iso) package!
If it is yoper that cannot find the card, as opposed to windows, then the fastest fix would be to reinstall yoper. The install is very fast, probably faster than tracking down the fault to correct it.
Googling this problem for yoper produces lots of promising links to http:\\www.yoper.com ... but I havn't been able to connect. Odd for an active distro.
BTW: "gfx" stands for "graphics" - and your card is listed as a graphics accelerator card. Getting sound out of it would be difficult anyway. Try doing lspci and showing us what *does* happen.
okay the last note was a side question unrelated to the sound, i have a 6600GT & i cant even boot any distro other than windoze, coz they crap out when going into xserver. my sound is onboard realtek ac97 typical audio, so ill try reinstall windows and see if it fixes the problem i was hoping not to have to do this, thnx neway for the replies even tho this wasnt a totally linux problem =)
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That will get you going.
Paul has entered the room.
Paul's handle and his shooting has come a long way. We are looking at a young Kobe IMO.
what if the Pacers could land Rudy Gay.. him an Paul George would be amazing
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Great job by OJ as well.
Paul George has gotten crazy clutch.
The defense has picked up. After scoring 34 in the first, the Raptors have only scored 25 total in the last two quarters.
What ever happened to Paul George changing his number?
Will be interesting to see if we can actually put our foot on the gas given that we dominated the last two quarters, and wrap this game up.
We'll see whether our bench can take care of business.
Paul George is only 23 thats the scary part
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Great job, CJ :D
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NL Gains First All-Star Win since 1996
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann doubled in the seventh inning to bring in three runs for the National League to claim victory in the 2010 All-Star Game last night in Anaheim, CA. The six year veteran gave the NL their first win in 13 years, rightfully earning MVP rights through just one swing of the bat in yesterday's defensive battle. The American League found the board once in the fifth when Yankees Robinson Cano hit a sacrifice fly to score Rays Evan Longoria.
National League players and coaches are looking forward to fighting against eachother for the chance at home advantage in this year's World Series. "It's a big deal. I think home teams play better at home," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "It feels good, it feels real good. I talked to our guys before the game and told them how important home-field advantage was."
The 2010 events were highlighted with tributes to longtime Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and announcer Bob Sheppard. One of the more special moments came in the first inning when a recording of Sheppard introduced shortstop Derek Jeter as he stepped up to the plate. The Yankees currently lead the AL East standings at 56-32 with Tampa Bay trailing by two games. The Boston Red Sox find themselves five games back with a number of players hoping to return from injury within the next couple of weeks.
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The Brooklyn Nets are interested in adding Roy Rogers to Jason Kidd's coaching staff.
Rogers was an assistant coach with the Nets under Lawrence Frank and then followed him to the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons.
Rogers was a candidate to join Jeff Hornacek's staff with the Phoenix Suns, but withdrew his name from consideration on Monday.


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REDLANDS >> Liam Glendening is still a bit in shock after winning the U.S. Army Band's "Pershing's Own" National Solo Competition at the Eastern Trombone Workshop last month.
The Redlands High School junior, who traveled to Fort Myer, Va., for the event, said he was the youngest person there.
"I was the only one who wasn't in college competing," Liam, 16, said by phone Sunday.
The competition was judged by a panel of internationally acclaimed trombonists, including Toby Oft of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Jeremy Wilson, a former trombonist of the Vienna Philharmonic and professor of trombone at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, according to a news release.
The workshop, founded in 1974, is one of the largest annual events for trombone players in the world, the release said. It will be renamed the American Trombone Workshop in 2015.
The workshop's mission is to give students, performers and educators a chance to meet, share ideas, talents and opinions about the instrument, the release said.
Liam has been playing musical instruments since he was a young boy growing up in the area. He first picked up the cello, and later moved to the trombone.
Winning the competition on March 20 just proves that hard work pays off, said Liam's dad, Andrew, who is dean of the University of Redlands School of Music.
"This is his hard work that put this together. He had performed this enough times," he said. "The jury at this competition was stellar. And being up in front of a lot of people performing and playing seems comfortable with him."
Liam would agree, but he did admit to being a bit nervous when it came to performing and competing.
But, he said, "when I was performing at that point, there was this beautiful thing about being the very best. If you can handle your nervousness, you get this energy on stage that is combined with the excitement (of doing so)."
When not in national competitions, Liam studies classical trombone with his dad and jazz trombone with Stewart Undem, the release said.
He is currently a member of the Redlands High Wind Ensemble, and toured Germany, Austria and Italy last summer as a member of the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra.
This summer he will perform with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA sponsored by Carnegie Hall, the release said.
The group will travel the country during an eight-city tour starting July 22 at Carnegie Hall and ending Aug. 4 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.