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Chillicothe City Council members on Monday moved ahead with the approval of documents related to the city's application for demolition grant funds.
Chillicothe City Council members on Monday moved ahead with the approval of documents related to the city's application for demolition grant funds.
The city is applying for a grant to help raze dozens of dilapidated and vacant residential structures. On Monday, the council approved several measures related to the project, contingent upon grant approval. If approved, the city would contract with Green Hills Regional Planning Commission, of Trenton, to serve as the grant administrator. The city would also contract with Linville Inspection Services, of Richmond, to provide asbestos inspections, and with Allstate Environmental, LLC, of Kansas City, to provide asbestos abatement services. In relation to the project, the city also committed, contingent upon grant approval, $38,839 in cash, and $46,116 of in-kind services.
This matter was discussed during the council's regular meeting Monday evening at City Hall. During the meeting, city officials also reviewed an Employee of the Year policy proposal, and discussed the future of money accumulated in the Friends of Golf Course Fund. Council members also discussed selling city property and tabled discussions regarding the Festival of Lights archway in Simpson Park.
The council, on Monday, also toured Chilli Bay Water Park, and approved the purchase of a new fire rescue truck (see Tuesday's Constitution-Tribune).
City Administrator Ike Holland proposed a resolution on Monday adopting an employee of the year policy for the city of Chillicothe. He explained that its purpose is to establish a program of recognizing employees who have made substantial contributions to their departments or who have otherwise contributed or performed in a manner which will reflect favorably on the individual and the city of Chillicothe. Additionally, the administrator said, the program would show the appreciation as an organization that seeks to recognize exceptional performance or an accomplishment worthy of merit.
"I want [employees] to know that we care about them and want them to perform at the highest levels," he said.
According to the proposal, the employee of the year would be presented a certificate of appreciation, a $1,000 check, a family pass to Chilli Bay Water Park, and would receive two working days off with pay. The second and third place nominees would receive a certificate, $100 each, and one working day off with pay.
The council seemed to be in favor of the proposal; however, at the recommendation of Robert Cowherd, the city's contracted attorney, legal concerns about the policy's wording need to be resolved before a vote. The policy would need to be written so that it is not considered a bonus for past performance.
The city administrator on Monday also led discussion regarding the Friends of Golf Course organization and the funds — approximately $20,000 — in its coffers. The organization was formed in the 1990s to raise money for improvements at Green Hills Golf Course, such as concrete cart paths, bathrooms, and a bridge. The organization, however, has not been active and there appeared to be no interest in restarting the organization.
Holland asked for the council's blessing to not pursue restarting the group, but still have the Friends of the Golf Course funds set aside for the sole purpose of special projects at the golf course and not operational expenses. He said the Friends of the Golf Course tournaments would continue and funds generated through those tournaments would remain separate from the golf course's operational expenses. Council members gave a concensus approving Holland's requests.
Council members were poised to discuss the future of the Festival of Lights archway at Simpson Park, but tabled discussions stating that they wanted to hear from the entire park board. Members of the Park Board suggested last year that the arch be removed when not in use for the Festival of Lights, citing that it was not intended to be a permanent structure in the park and that it does not fit with the park's aesthetics. Additionally, a park board member had stated that complaints were made regarding the arch at times when the Festival of Lights is not taking place.
There currently are two openings on the five-member park board. Council members voted 4-1 to table further discussions regarding the arch, with Councilman-at-Large David Moore voting against delaying talks.
In other business, Administrator Holland led discussion regarding the sale of city property. Several of the parcels are empty lots where housing demolition had taken place. The administrator will discuss the issue at a later date and come back to the council with specific properties identified for possible sale.
The council on Monday also approved Mayor Chuck Haney's recommendation to appoint Reed Dupy as the city's representative on the Main Street Chillicothe Board of Directors.


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Why don't the Reds dump Casey and his awful contract too and resign Roberto petagine from the Japanese Leagues. He has torn it up since he went there.
Some players just mature later in their careers and it looks like Petagine's stats rival anyone who ever has come from Japan to the big leagues and played well.
Heck, the Reds would be better if they brought back Petagine to play first; Pokey Reese to play shortstop and let Olmedo play second and D-Angelo play third. I am not a Reese fan, but the club looks better with him in there.


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I worry Charles Barkley might have the Clippers pegged correctly as "fool's gold."
Good to know, though, Barkley has already pronounced the Lakers goners, and here they were Wednesday night pulling a Lazarus while Utah was digging a hole for itself.
Hello, playoffs?
But what about it — goodbye, Clippers, sooner than later?
Barkley told a TNT audience Tuesday night the West has only three NBA championship-quality teams in Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Memphis, while going on to call the Clippers "softer than tissue paper."
I guess he doesn't put much stock in the thug, cheap-shot artist or hard-nosed competitor that is Matt Barnes, who the Clippers consider just plain tough.


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There must be times Mets manager Terry Collins sits in his office with the door shut, puts his head in his head and wonders how he is going to handle his team.
There are probably times he thinks retirement might not be such a bad thing.
In most camps, positions and batting orders are set a week from Opening Day. That isn't the case with the Mets, where Collins is still juggling his options with one eye on the calendar.
Maybe he's hoping that blizzard in Denver last night during the soccer game hits Citi Field on Monday.
In fairness, the order hasn't been helped by the absences of David Wright and Daniel Murphy. Also, in fairness, he doesn't have much to work with, as there will be no late arriving help for a roster, such that it is, that for the most part is set.
However, there's nothing fair about baseball, and a manager must figure out what to do with the cards he's dealt, good or bad. That's his job; that's what Collins signed up for.
There are times the batting order is a team's GPS, as it tells you exactly where the team his headed. Today's line-up is indicative of Collins' dilemma:
Collin Cowgill, CF: If they aren't going to carry Matt den Dekker in center, then Cowgill is the best option defensively. He's there today, but has moved around all spring both in the outfield and his position in the order. It was thought Ruben Tejada could lead off, but he's not hitting.
Justin Turner, 2B: With Wright out, Turner is supposed to play third. So why is he at second today? He's hitting second, as has at least half a dozen Mets this spring. It's clear the Mets aren't settled at the No. 2 spot in the order.
Marlon Byrd, RF: I recently suggested Byrd hit third because he's a veteran and arguably one of their more versatile hitters. I didn't say best. If Byrd has the inside track to hit third, he should stay there this week. Byrd appears to have won the right field job from Mike Baxter.
Ike Davis, 1B: Hitting him third was never a good idea, but he has the most power. Clean-up figured to be his spot, so he never should have been hitting anywhere else this spring.
John Buck, C: I was wondering when they were going to insert a right-handed hitter between strikeout-prone Davis and Lucas Duda. Righty or lefty, somebody needs to hit between them as you can't afford a combined 300 potential strikeouts hitting back-to-back.
Lucas Duda, LF: Duda is here for his power potential. But, with it comes his high strikeout potential and low on-base percentage. The Mets sent him down last year when he struggled, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the same thing this summer. He's still a work in progress, both at the plate and in the field.
Zach Lutz, 3B: He's hit clean-up this spring, which is pointless because that's for Davis. He's still getting reps at third base, which means they are thinking of him there. That would also mean they are also thinking of Turner at second and not Jordany Valdespin.
Ruben Tejada, SS: Tejada is having the kind of spring offensively that would have sent most players to the minors. The Mets don't have the depth to make that move. Until he starts hitting, he stays eighth.
Rafael Montero, RHP: Getting the spot start today because there are already holes in the rotation.
Sad to say, the only consistent and sure thing about the Mets' batting order is the pitcher hitting ninth.


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The Norfolk Admirals took advantage of a penalty-filled game with a pair of power play goals, as they topped the Syracuse Crunch in a shootout, 4-3, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
The Admirals began their rally in the second period amidst multiple post-whistle altercations, five misconducts and a combined 106 penalty minutes.
"Having those guys in the box for 10 minutes really hurt us at the end of the second and beginning of the third," said Syracuse coach Rob Zettler. "It hurt our energy. They are some of our best players sitting in the box for 10 or 12 minutes, so that hurt."
The Crunch jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period, with Drew Olson and Mike Angelidis each recording their first goals of the season. Cedric Paquette had assists on both goals.
Brett Connolly, also scoring his first of the season, extended the Syracuse lead with a goal 7:13 into the second period. Luke Witkowski and Dmitry Korobov were credited with helpers.
"Hopefully they come in bunches now, usually that's what happens after you get the first one and you start feeling a little better about yourself," Connolly said.
But that's when the game went off the rails for the Crunch.
Rickard Rakell cut the Crunch lead to two with a power play goal midway through the second, and Steven Whitney followed it up with a tally with the man-advantage less than three minutes into the third.
"They had two power play goals, we had no power play goals," Zettler said. Without its top four scorers, Syracuse went 0-for-5 with the man-advantage. "That ended up being the difference."
Less than four minutes later, the puck bounced around in the crease and fell behind Syracuse netminder Cedrick Desjardins.
"That third goal bounced off two guys and into the net," Angelidis said. "It's a tough bounce for us."
"We just sat back a little too much and they pushed the pace on us a little bit," Connolly said.
The teams battled, but were ultimately fruitless, throughout the rest of regulation and overtime.
Desjardins stopped two of four shootout attempts and finished with 21 saves, but was tagged with the loss. Norfolk goalie Brad Thiessen made seven saves and stopped four out of five shootout attempts for the win.
Connolly had the lone Syracuse shootout goal.
"When you go into a shootout, it's anyone's game," Angelidis said.
Thiessen came on in relief for Admirals starter John Gibson in the second period. Gibson allowed three goals on 12 shots, but left shortly after colliding with Angelidis.
Syracuse (11-7-1-2) looks for a better outcome when it hosts Norfolk in the rematch Saturday.
"They're going to come hard and they're going to be confident after coming back in the third period and winning," Connolly said. "We have to play the same way we did in the first two periods."
"It's going to be a battle, both teams are going to be at each other," Angelidis said. "There's a lot of bad blood out there."
Pictured: Crunch defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote drops the gloves with the Admirals' Mat Clark at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
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Nuggets' Faried blocks, dunks Wizards, 75-74
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- December 9, 2013 - 8:50 PM
WASHINGTON — Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Nate Robinson added 16, and Kenneth Faried had a key block and transition dunk with 33 seconds left to lift the Denver Nuggets to 75-74 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Washington had three possessions after Faried put Denver ahead, but John Wall missed a layup, Trevor Ariza missed a 3-pointer, Chandler blocked a layup try by Garrett Temple, and Robinson stripped the ball from Wall in the closing seconds.
Chandler also had eight rebounds to help the Nuggets rally from 12 points down in the second half, and Robinson helped the Denver reserves outscore their depleted Washington counterparts 34-5.
Wall finished with 20 points and eight assists, Marcin Gortat scored 16 points, and Trevor Booker added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards.
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love it more than Christmas, more than my birthday. I love to cook, and the group we gather — whatever the size — is always special and full of good feelings. And wine. Lots and lots of wine.
Anyhow, here's some of the dishes we prepared to general acclaim this year. I wanted to share these on the basis that a) you can try them and b) I won't have to regoogle them next year.
Turkey Brine:
Homemade vegetable broth
1/2 Cup Brown sugar
1 Cup of Salt
1/4 peppercorns
2 Tbs all spice
Some fat sprigs of rosemary
Some fat sprigs of thyme
Some leaves of sage
We broke down the turkey and brined it in pieces overnight. There wasn't any room in the fridge, so it did all its business on the porch (at approximately 40 degrees) while my friend Alethea bravely guarded it from raiding racoons. Out of the brine and into a gentle olive oil massage, then into the oven, breasts first.
There were also croissants and an apple tart from Jean-Marc's in Millvale, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, some excellent gravy, a delicious pumpkin pie, homemade cranberry sauce… and about a case of wine. The food was great, even if it wasn't all that fancy — and the company was even better.
The weekend and leftovers meant a big pot of turkey soup and turkey stock; and there were muffins and pie and tart for breakfast every morning.
Thanksgiving is best day of year. I think that's what I want for my birthday — another Thanksgiving in May. Watch for it.
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Into The Dusk
A 5th Book for the Twilight Series lovers. For all you people who were just as sad as I was when you read those two words at the end of Breaking Dawn, "The End". This is for you. Characters: Carlisle, Edward, Esme, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Bella, Jacob, And Renesme.
I'm not sure where I am heading with this, but it should be fun. First attempt, would love reviews!
1. Chapter 1 - Revenge
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Chapter 1 - Revenge
I must have been laying there in Edward's arms for hours. Time flew by most days, making hours seem like minutes. I trailed my fingers along his arm that was wrapped around me securely. I looked out the window as the sunlight shone through. I turned my body around to face Edward; he shined brightly as the rays hit him. I took in every detail of him and smiled to myself, he was beautiful. His eyes were closed, deep in thought most likely. Our silent moments together seemed more intimate than any other moments we shared together. I lightly traced his cheek bone and wondered what he could be thinking about. He flinched a little, like he was considering opening his eyes, and then went calm again. I watched his skin glitter like a million diamonds dancing in the light, and realized that Renesme would be waking soon. Not wanting to ruin the tranquility of this moment I prepared myself to push my shield away. This had gotten easier since the first time I tried a few months ago. With a bit of effort I succeeded and told Edward in my thoughts I was going to go get Renesme. He nodded ever so gently as I untangled myself from the sheets with such a cat-like grace. I walked into Renesme's room quietly. From her soft even breaths, it was obvious she was still asleep. I peered down at her growing body. I noted the small things that had changed. Her hair was easily a 16th of an inch longer, her arms, legs, and torso seemed significantly longer as well.
Watching Renesme grow was amazing. Every morning she woke up she would look months different than she had the night I had laid her down in her crib. With the help from Nahuel we know more of what to expect now regarding Renesme's development. Carlisle spent many nights talking with Nahuel, so intrigued by his life, and well, his mere existence. Gaining as much information as he could before Nahuel had to return back to his family in the jungle, Carlisle had estimated that Renesme would reach full maturity in 8 years. She would roughly age 3 years every year, on average until she reached full development. She would be around 24, I added in my head. I owed Nahuel much thanks for allowing me this peace of knowing that my daughter would live a long life, an eternity actually, and I could live that life with her. Though, according to Edward I had done more for Nahuel than I ever could on my own by just possibly being alive. I smiled slightly, realizing that Nahuel would know that he was not a monster, and he could live the rest of his eternity with that kind of peace that I have now. Renesme's soft movements as she woke up broke me from this trance-like state I was in, from going over the thoughts of the past few months' events. I could remember every little detail so vividly, my human memories paled in comparison, except my human memories of Edward. I was determined to not forget those. As soon as Renesme's little eyes opened and I saw her warm liquid brown irises look up at me, I gently bent down to kiss her forehead and then scooped her up, blanket and all in my arms so that my cold skin would not chill her so quickly. Renesme smiled and placed her small palm on the middle of my chest, showing me images of her and me in similar mornings like this one. I grinned down at her, "Good morning to you too, Renesme".
I positioned Renesme on my hip and walked her into the kitchen. I thought about what to feed her this morning and figured that oatmeal would suffice. I wrinkled my nose at the mush I was preparing, and then noticed the light foot steps coming down the hall. Instinctively I stiffened for a millisecond ready to attack until I realized that those footsteps were Edward's. Then he was beside me in a second. He pushed my hair behind my ear and breathed in my ear, "Good Morning." That sent chills down my entire body, like always whenever he spoke to me like that. After a small pause I hit reality again as I could faintly smell with my heightened senses, the oatmeal beginning to burn. I quickly turned off the heat and placed the oatmeal into a small plastic bowl to cool. Renesme was on the kitchen floor, playing with a silverware set, occupied by bending and unbending the spoons and forks.
"Do you have to do that?" I said to Edward with a bit of an edge.
He just flashed a crooked smile at me and then bent down to pick up Renesme. "Good Morning to you Nessie!" and he gave her several quick kisses all over her face. Renesme giggled excitedly from the attention and then placed her palm against Edward's face. Edward smiled from whatever it was that Renesme showed her.
"She'd rather go hunting with Jacob, than eat oatmeal."
I frowned teasingly. "You don't like momma's cooking?" I directed towards Nessie, who then reached out for me. I grabbed her quickly and nuzzled her.
"I do momma. I just don't want to eat that." Then Renesme showed me images of myself preparing the oatmeal.
It seemed like I haven't ate human food in years though it was only a few months since I've been changed. Could I possibly be loosing touch on what was good and what wasn't in this short period of time? From what I could remember it seemed like oatmeal hadn't been that bad.
I nodded and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "We'll go ask Jacob to take you hunting then, sweetheart."
Nessie seemed to prefer blood over normal human nutrition, and now, that I am a vampire I really couldn't argue with her there. I dressed Renesme in the first reasonable outfit that I could find in her closet, it was one that Charlie bought for her, trying to be helpful. It was cute enough. Alice had stocked Renesme's little closet with tons and tons of cute little, and completely inappropriate outfits. Alice always over did it. I proceeded to dress myself, which only took a few seconds, and by that time Edward already had Nessie placed on his back and ready to go. We traveled quickly down the trail and over the creek to meet up with the other Cullen's at the house. Nessie giggled all the way, she really loved moving at this speed. Alice saw us coming as soon as we decided to go and was waiting outside for us. As soon was we were in reach she grabbed for Nessie and hugged her tightly.
"Oh I just love you!" She chimed. Nessie raised her palm to Alice's cheek, and whatever it was it made Alice's grin 10 times larger, as if that was possible.
"Oh and, Jacob's already here, been here since the sun came up." As soon the words left her mouth Nessie was tugging to be let down. Alice did accordingly, and Nessie raced off to find Jacob, her Jacob. Edward shook his head for a second, almost disappointingly and then dismissed the thought. Alice looked back at Nessie one last time before she disappeared back into the house and then faced back to me.
"Bella! You really are helpless. With all the outfits I bought for Nessie you still happen to find the worst of the bunch. Why do you like to torture me so much?" She said, almost as if I really was torturing her.
Edward chuckled, and I elbowed him as hard as I could, and being that I was still stronger than him I actually hurt him. He winced for a moment and I immediately felt bad. He rubbed the spot on his side where I hit him for a few seconds.
"Alice ... I-" She cut me off.
"Maybe I should come by and dress her myself?"
"That isn't very necessary Alice." Edward cut in. "We're just fine; don't worry so much about it. Bella will dress Nessie in whatever she wishes."
Alice pouted for a second before she spoke again, "Well maybe she should let Nessie decide what she wants to wear, I'm sure that kid would have a little bit more style than Bella." Then she stuck her tongue out at me.
"Real cute Alice, love you too." I spitted out teasingly.
She grinned and then danced away into the house; I shook my head, knowing Alice would never let this down, not even for a second. I sighed, defeated then Edward and I followed the little pixie into the house as well, and found Carlisle doing his daily evaluation on Renesme. He had his ruler out, measuring the length of her arms, legs, torso, and then the width of them as well. He noted all the measurements down on a chart he had been keeping up with since her birth. Nessie had a frown on her face, though. I figured that she really wanted to go find Jacob, but must've accidently found Carlisle first. I laughed softly to myself, "my poor baby".
Esme entered in from the kitchen, "Bella! Edward!" She came up and kissed us both on the cheek.
"Hi Esme." I greeted back with a smile.
Edward smiled at her too, and then gave her a loose hug. "Morning." Esme was always so cheerful. It was pleasant being around her.
"Where are the others?" Edward asked. I looked around for a second, noticing that Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie weren't in the living room. Alice had propped herself on the couch, soaked up into Carlisle and Nessie's daily routine. Also where was Jacob? Alice said he had been here since the sun came up. I wrinkled my forehead, wondering where he could be. I listened in for any sounds of a heart beat but could only hear Nessie's fast fluttering beats. He had to be miles away somewhere because, I couldn't hear him.
"They went hunting. Jacob tagged along out of boredom. They should be back in an hour or so." Nessie over heard Esme because I could hear a soft whimper escape her lips.
"But Nessie wanted to go hunting with Jacob today. How long have they been gone?" I asked for Nessie's sake.
"Only a few minutes, ten at the most I'd guess?" Esme said, trying to recall. "Why? Do you want to go and catch up with them? They didn't go far." I shrugged and looked at Edward for a second, trying to read what he was thinking. He was looking at Carlisle and he seemed to be focused on something millions of miles away. Then I looked back at Nessie who was dying to go. "Yea. Nessie really misses Jacob, plus she hasn't eaten anything today. I'll take her." I said, looking back at Edward and then Esme.
"I'm going as well." Edward said, finally speaking.
"Me too!" An all too excited Alice chirped in.
While running, following the scent of Jacob, Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper it was kind of quiet. Renesme was on my back this time. Edward was running on my right flank, and Alice was on my left. Edward broke the silence.
"Why didn't you tell them to wait?" He said, towards Alice obviously.
"They had already left by the time Nessie realized she wanted to go hunting with Jacob. Sorry." Alice said, apologetically.
"It's fine." Edward said. And then the rest of the run was quiet, until we approached closer to them. I smelled Jacob, so he was closer then the others. I started to drift into the direction his scent was leading me. Edward and Alice ran farther to catch up with Rosalie, Jasper, and Emmett. It was seconds until I saw Jake's large wolf form a few yards away. His snout dripped with blood. This situation was kind of odd, I was going to pass my daughter off to that gruesome sight instead of running far away, but Jake would never hurt Nessie. For some reason though, Emily Young's face popped into my head. The 3 disfiguring scars that ran down the side of her beautiful face made me shudder. Could Jacob ever do that to Nessie? My Nessie? No, no, no. Jacob has more control now than ever. He would never hurt Nessie. Would he? Accidently? No. I sighed, was Edward's overbearing protective behavior rubbing off on me? Edward's name triggered something else. Edward had been so quiet today, barely saying anything. This made me nervous. Was he mad? Did I do something wrong? I realized I was in mere feet away from Jacob and shook my head violently, dismissing all these negative questions.
Jake looked up me, puzzled and waited for me to speak.
"Nessie was hungry, and she specifically asked to go hunting with you, but by the time we got to the house you guys had already left." I explained while placing Nessie securely between Jake's wide shoulder blades.
Despite my best efforts, my thoughts were elsewhere. I was genuinely worried that Edward was upset about something. I gave Jake and Nessie a quick wave before I ran off to find Edward. I heard Emmett boasting to Alice and the others about how he just fought a massive bear, ten times his size.
"Yea, but really it was just a cub. Got 'em good on the shoulder too, look!" I heard Jasper say, before bursting into a fit of laughter.
I had just made my way to the clearing where they all were gathered and saw Emmett pick up a good sized boulder and launched it at Jasper, missing by just an inch. Purposely, I figured.
"Shut up Jazz, you weren't there!" Emmett roared. Still hyped up from the fight.
"Babe, put a sock in it. We believe you." Rosalie said in her soft, musical voice.
At that moment I noticed that Edward wasn't with them. Now I was really starting to worry.
"Hey, uh where did Edward go?" I said. They all turned to look at me, kind of surprised.
Jazz shrugged and Emmett said, "He went hunting. Didn't stay long. Why? Something wrong?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out." I shouted behind me as I ran to catch up with Edward.
When I heard him only a few yards away I lowered my pace, if he was hunting I didn't want to take him by surprise. I saw him perched in a tree; he was stalking a good sized mountain lion. The cat seemed oblivious as it continued walking with such grace and elegance. A few moments later, Edward made his attacked and landed on the cat, biting into the mountain lion's neck. Edward had the cat drained in a minute and threw him to the side. I made my way towards him and he smiled as he saw me approach.
I didn't even want to waste the time trying to explain how I felt so I pushed my shield away as fast as I could and let my thoughts of earlier about him flood my mind. His smile quickly faded and he held his lips into a straight line.
"Bella… I am not mad at you." He said once he suddenly realized my actions.
"Then what is wrong? You've been acting different all day. You've basically secluded yourself from everyone." I snapped back, not meaning to sound so harsh. I was just worried what could possibly be wrong now.
Edward had stiffened, as preparing himself for a great argument. Though for some reason he relaxed, and his shoulders slumped a little.
"It's completely nothing, Bella. I am just worrying myself over nothing."
"Edward just be up front with me, I don't care if you think it's nothing. If it has you acting this way it is something."
"The Denali Coven contacted Carlisle last night. They have heard from other friends that the Werewolves the Volturi were trying to eliminate have grown in numbers, significantly. They are kind of on some sick, vampire killing rampage. Revenge, non-the-less. It's spreading across Italy. They're just worried, you know for the vampires over there. I overheard Carlisle expressing the same concern in his thoughts, but I am just preparing myself if the situation happened to reach closer to home."
"Oh" Was all I could spit out. I was kind of shocked. Werewolves? I remembered now, back in the winter when we went up against the Volturi. They had spoken about the werewolves. They thought Jacob and his pack were werewolves. I thought the same too, but Jacob and his pack are different, they're shape-shifters. Apparently Werewolves were horrible creatures. I shuddered at the thought of real Werewolves here in Forks. Edward must have seen my reaction because I felt his arms around me in that second.
"Bella, honey, its okay. I'm just over thinking it. I just like to be prepared. Please don't you worry about this now too? There's not even a small chance they'll come anywhere close to us." He spitted out, like he couldn't get his thoughts out fast enough.
"No, it's not that- I'm fine. Really, Just the thought of Renesme… and werewolves."
"I know. That's why I want to be prepared. Just in case. That's all, nothing more. Please smile for me Bella."
I hugged him in that moment and smiled into his neck. "You don't have to worry about things all by yourself now." I reminded him.
"I'm just glad you can't read minds." He teased. Then before I knew it he had scooped me up on his back and we were running back to the others.
When we got back to the small clearing where even Renesme and Jacob were now sitting, I could see what had everyone's attention. Emmett and Jazz were wrestling on the ground and at the moment Jazz had Emmett pinned, but our entrance distracted him and Emmett took that to his advantage, pinning Jazz down and winning back his brag rights. As if he really needed that. Alice looked up at me with a sincere glance; she knew what Edward had been worrying about, of course.
"Such a cheat!" Jazz spitted out at Emmett.
Emmett was too happy to retort back some insult. "I am the champ." He boasted proudly and then went to claim his prize, Rosalie.
"You are babe." Rosalie said and then gave Emmett a passionate kiss. Renesme grunted at their affection and hid her face in a blob of Jake's fur. Jake licked the back of Nessie's hair and she giggled with her face still covered by his fur.
I went and scooped up Renesme and said, "Missed you."
"Missed you too momma. I caught a big elk! Way bigger than the Elk Jake got" She said excitedly.
I laughed, "Emmett, you're rubbing off on my daughter."
"She'll be one fine kid then" He said, and flashed Nessie a big goofy smile.
Jake got up and ran off into the woods, returning back the next minute in his human form.
"Hey bells." He said casually and then reached for Nessie. It was so routine, passing Nessie off to Jake like this, I really never thought about it, but I pictured Emily again, but shook away the thought as I passed her on to Jake. "What is wrong with me?" I asked myself.
Everyone seemed to be lost in a conversation. The way we were gathered here, it was so normal. Like we weren't just a bunch of vampires, and a wolf, which all have just finished eating their animal of choice. Like we were a normal family, conversing with each other on a normal day.
"Bells…" Jake interrupted my thoughts.
"Yea Jake?"
"I was curious if it was okay, if I could take Nessie up to the reservation. Billy misses her like something! And Maybe Charlie will be there, and you know he'd love to see her."
Edward cut in, "Of course Jake, you can take her, and my Volvo." He gave Jacob a crooked smile.
"Alright man! Thanks!" Jake said excitedly, a bit surprised by Edward's nice gesture.
"See ya later Bells, oh, you too blood suckers!" He teased and ran off to get Edward's car.
"That was… too nice." I glanced up at Edward with a puzzled expression.
"Ohh… I'll show you too nice." And in half a second he was on top of me, pinning me to the ground, but something interrupted him.
"Oh-!" Alice shouted out, as if she was in pain. Her expression was miles away. She was having a vision and Edward was seeing it in her mind. He became tense, and picked us up off the ground in record time. Edward ran with me on his back, the others figuring out what was going on, or at least something was wrong followed behind us.
"What is it? What is wrong?"
No one answered. "Come on, you can't leave me in the dark. Tell me something!"
"Charlie-" was all Alice could get out.
I froze. Good thing I was on Edward's back, he probably anticipated this. Charlie? My cold heart sank. And I couldn't breathe anymore. We made it to the house; Esme was there, to greet us. She seemed sort of oblivious of the doomed haze that draped around us.
"Hey guys, Carlisle got called into work. There was a real bad car accident involving two cars, according to the description it was a couple going to Seattle and a local man. They're short on hands at the ER and needed Carlisle quickly. He lied and said he was just a block away."
Then she turned her head back into the living room, and that's when I saw him. A man sitting on the couch, waiting for us it looked liked. Before any of us could interject Esme she said, "Oh, and we have a visitor. He greatly needs to speak with you, Bella. Right away. He wouldn't tell me why." She announced, with a hurt look on her face.
My heart sank, again.
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Las Vegas isn't a city, it's a mad, bad neon metaphor that's high on cocaine and looking for some action. It's Vegas, baby, Vegas. It's the American Dream and nightmare, a Disney World for adults filled with high rollers and low taste; it's heaven and a wildly fun hell.
As you can tell I love the place, and I've never even been there. Yet somehow (like New York) Vegas seems to exist in excitable imaginations as much as it does in the Nevada desert.
It's really no wonder writers - and, of course, Hollywood - love the place. And anyone with half an interest in popular culture can easily name a dozen films, books or TV shows in which Vegas is more like a character than a prime location.
Would The Hangover, Casino, Ocean's Eleven or Swingers have been half as good if they'd been set in Reno? Pah, why am I even asking the question?
So of course when Prime announced, with some excitement, that it had a show called Vegas (Thursdays, 8.30pm), I was somewhat excited too, particularly given the cast - Michael Chiklis (the excellent The Shield), Dennis Quaid (from Enemy Mine to Far From Heaven) and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) - and the involvement of Casino screen-writer Nicholas Pileggi.
However, if the cards seemed pretty good as they were dealt, as the first four episodes have played out, I can't help feeling this is more of a busted flush than a blackjack (apologies for the mixed gambling metaphor).
Set in 1960 before Vegas was truly Vegas, the show's thematic set-up is about pitting the old Nevada against new: the opening scene had an airliner buzzing a herd of cattle.
Quaid is Ralph Lamb, a widowed cattle rancher (and ex-World War II army MP) who is - with remarkably little protest - roped in to being Vegas' sheriff after the previous incumbent goes missing and later turns up dead. Lamb is no lamb: he's tough, smart, old-fashioned and honest. On his team are his brother Jack (not so smart) and son Dixon (the family playboy) as sheriff's deputies.
Lamb's enemy - though equal - is Chiklis' Vincent Savino, a Chicago mobster who's been sent out to Vegas to manage the Savoy, a casino that could do better.
On Savino's team is Mia Rizzo, the under-boss' daughter, and Anthony "Red" Cervelli, Savino's right-hand man.
Team Lamb wants to keep Vegas honest - as if! - while Team Savino is there for the money. The former likes to touch its hat when passing ladies; the latter has a profound understanding of that old Stalin dictum: remove the man, remove the problem.
All of this is, on paper anyway, a match-up with potential for tasty drama with the guy in the cowboy hat and boots, Lamb, facing down the guy in the sharkskin suit, Savino.
Unfortunately, this showdown has been peripheral in every episode so far.
Once a dead body turns up - as it inevitably does in the first 10 minutes of Vegas - the show becomes a predictable by-the-numbers police procedural.
Inevitably the Lambs' investigation passes through the Savoy and Quaid and Chiklis will share a scene and Lamb will spit something tough at Savino. In the first episode it was "I am the law here Mr Savino and I will decide who's breaking it".
It's a nice line, even if I've got a feeling I've heard it somewhere before. In any case the script is too short on such zingers, while the set design and production values lack the wow factor. It's missing the sheen and gravitas of something like Boardwalk Empire, which, although set four decades earlier, plies much the same territory but with greater skill.
But the main problem, I reckon, four episodes in is that, although Sheriff Lamb may have plenty of balls, the show is missing at least one. Vegas takes no risks at all.
And in Vegas if you don't gamble, there's no way to win.


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Mount Union Seniors Present at Ohio Academy of Science
April 27, 2010
Four Mount Union College seniors recently presented the results of their senior research projects at the 113th annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science at Youngstown State University.
The students presenting were Natalie Anderson, from East Liverpool; Jordan Beach, from Fairview Park; Jessica Gordon, from Uniontown and Frank Morocco, from Alliance.
Anderson's research project was entitled, "The Effect of Feeding on Gland Cells in Hydra." Beach presented "LDH/ADH Activity in Vascular Aquatic Plants in Response to Hypoxic Stress." Gordon's project was entitled, "The Effect of Regulatory Peptides on Foot Regeneration in Hydra." Morocco's project was "Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Nitrate and Phosphate in Agricultural and Forest Soils in Southeast Stark County."


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For the first time in Big 12 history, every soccer program in the Conference ranked in the top 100 in the final NCAA RPI listing.
The high individual school rankings propelled the league as a whole to finish second nationally in conference RPI. The Big 12 was also ranked as the second-best conference in 2003 when nine of its 11 teams were in the top 100.
Three Big 12 programs were also ranked in the top 15 for only the second time in league history (2006) as Oklahoma State finished No. 6, Texas A&M was 12th and Baylor ranked at No. 15.
With its No. 6 ranking, OSU tied the highest finish for its program set last season, as well as tying for second as the Conference's highest ranked individual team. Nebraska was No. 4 in 1999.
The Cowgirls made a second straight trip to the Elite Eight. In total, the Big 12 sent five teams to this year's tournament with three of those advancing past the first round. The Conference has now advanced at least three teams to the second round of the NCAA Championship in seven of the league's 16 seasons.
Final 2011 RPI Rankings (Big 12 Teams)
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12. Texas A&M
15. Baylor
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Texas has refused to meet new federal greenhouse gas emission rules that go into effect in January, the latest anti-Washington move in an ongoing battle that could halt new construction at the nation's largest refineries and other industry in Texas.
The refusal to join 49 other states in agreeing to the new rules is the latest salvo from Texas in its fight with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which Gov. Rick Perry has used on the campaign trail as an example of meddling by the federal government.
"Texas has neither the authority nor the intention of interpreting, ignoring or amending its laws in order to compel the permitting of greenhouse gas emissions," said a letter to the EPA from the Texas Commission on Environment Quality and state Attorney General Greg Abbott.
The new greenhouse gas rules go into effect Jan. 2, 2011. They require the nation's largest industries to meet more stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards in new or significantly modified structures, rules that came on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2007 that greenhouse gases are pollutants that can be regulated under the Clean Air Act and a 2009 EPA finding that the gases can pose a danger to human health.
"States who don't have greenhouse gas permit programs in place by Jan. 2 _ either administered by themselves or EPA _ are unnecessarily subjecting their energy industry and manufacturing base to a construction ban in the state," said Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Act Agencies. "The sad news is that this totally avoidable."
The EPA said in a statement the agency is focused on ensuring "businesses get the permits they need and people get the protection they deserve."
"Texas seems to have different priorities right now, but we have not yet given up on our efforts to work with them," the statement said.
The Washington-based nonprofit that acts as go-between to the EPA for nearly every state environmental regulatory agency, surveyed the states on whether they would be ready to comply with the new rules by the deadline. In a report released Thursday, the association said 49 states have either changed their laws to allow regulation of greenhouse gases or will allow the EPA to issue permits.
Texas is doing neither.
Texas, home to some of the nation's largest refineries, and 16 other states have challenged in court the EPA's that greenhouse gas emissions can be dangerous. No court has ruled on the issue.
Texas has asked the courts to delay implementation of the new standards until there is a ruling, however that has not happened yet. The TCEQ believes the EPA does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases and calls the new rules "illegal."
TCEQ Chairman Bryan Shaw said industry would like clarity on this issue, but he's not convinced that turning the program over to the EPA would smooth things over.
"The EPA has put businesses in the situation that we're in," Shaw said, adding that the state decided to "stand with our principles."
Howard Feldman, director of regulatory and scientific affairs at the American Petroleum Industry, the gas and oil industry's lobbying arm in Washington, laid the blame with the EPA, saying they were coercing states to allow the federal agency to regulate the new rules _ which are still unclear. Allowing the federal agency permitting authority is "unprecedented," he added.
"They're just trying to do too much in a too short a time," Feldman said. "EPA ... is jeopardizing industrial expansion and putting people back to work in this country."
Becker said other states are moving ahead because if they don't, "the facilities in the end are harmed as a result of a state's unwillingness or inability to meet the Jan. 2 deadline."
Companies that go ahead with construction without permits that comply with the federal Clean Air Act could face lawsuits and fines of up to $25,000 per day, Becker said.


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Good reviews, skepticism
greet debut of Amish show
By Robert Rhodes
Mennonite Weekly Review
UPNs reality series, Amish in the City, which debuted July 28 before 5.2 million viewers, is still being criticized by people who believe it belittles the Amish faith.
Meanwhile, a Mennonite scholar has determined the closely-guarded identities of most of the Amish people in the show.
The series, which debuted with a two-hour episode and was the nights second-highest rated show, places five young Amish adults in a tricked-out Hollywood pad with six big-city counterparts.
But how authentic is the series and its premise? As sociologist Donald Kraybill has noted, the Amish portrayed in the show are not mainstream churchgoers but have chosen to live at the extremities of their Amish upbringing.
I think that viewers need to realize [the Amish depicted in the show] are already on the fringes of their communities, if they havent already left, said Kraybill, a scholar at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College and the author of several studies of the Amish.
In the first episode, the group moved into the house, bought groceries, shopped for new clothes and visited the ocean, among other activities.
During the trip to the ocean, 24-year-old Mose Gingerich, a former Amish schoolteacher from Greenwood, Wis. the only one of the group who has been baptized into the Amish church appeared to nearly drown. He was rescued from the waves by Ariel, a sun-splashed Los Angeles vegan who also lives in the house.
Mose was not the only one unaccustomed to the urban waters.
In another segment, Miriam Troyer the daughter of Amish Bishop John D. Troyer of Fredericksburg, Ohio claims she has never seen a parking meter, a proposition Kraybill believes is bogus and evidence of the series loose affiliation with actual reality.
I find that ridiculous, said Kraybill. This is very much a staged performance.
Kraybill also questioned the assertion that none of the Amish in the show had ever seen the ocean. Though the debut indicated that Amish people never visit the beach, Kraybill said it is not uncommon for Amish in eastern Pennsylvania to visit the Atlantic coast. Amish also visit the Great Lakes and, occasionally, other recreational areas.
Of course, they dont do it in bikinis or Speedos.
Despite such reactions, and the controversy the show has generated since it was announced in January, many media critics have pronounced the show positive and even poignant for its portrayal of Amish faith values.
It does raise interesting questions about the meaning of religious faith, making a commitment to a community and the shallowness of the outside world, Kraybill said.
Joe Springer, curator of the Mennonite Historical Library in Goshen, Ind., has tried to gather some biographical information on the five Amish young people.
Using various family directories and other sources, Springer has confirmed the identities of all but the young woman named Ruth no last names are given on the show who, according to UPN and other sources, is a 20-year-old factory worker from Ashland, Ohio.
Like Kraybill, Springer believes the show plays a lot on setups instead of naturally occurring interactions.
The show was not unlike what I know of other reality shows in that the circumstances are highly contrived and not natural to anyone involved, Springer said Aug. 2.
Also like Kraybill, Springer found the incident with the parking meter suspicious.
According to Springer and other sources, including UPN, the other Amish members of the cast are as much alike as they are different.
Jonas is Jonas P. Kurtz, 18, of Jamesport, Mo.
According to an Ohio Mennonite pastor, who asked that his name not be used, Kurtzs family moved to Jamesport from Ohio in the mid-1960s.
The minister a cousin to Kurtzs father, Perry said the family later moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, after concerns arose about the behavior of the Amish youth in the Jamesport area.
Jonas and an older brother later returned to Jamesport, the relative said, where Jonas has worked in construction. The brother reportedly drowned in a pond in 2001.
According to the relative, Kurtz initially turned down an offer to appear on the show. But after being offered $30,000, he relented. Other published reports have said that cast members were each paid $20,000 to appear on the series.
Randy whose muscular physique caught the attention of the city girls on the shows debut is Randy D. Stoll, 24, of Montgomery, Ind., according to Springer. Like Kurtz, he also is a construction worker.
Mose Gingerich was baptized at age 17 in Wisconsin and later taught in an Amish school for three years, according to UPN.
On the show, Gingerich said he decided to take his own version of rumspringa (running around), the Amish coming-of-age romp in the world, to make up for his lost youth.
Typically, only unbaptized teenagers indulge in rumspringa, which can involve a variety of taboo activities, from smoking and drinking alcohol to far more serious involvements.
However, because he is baptized and a member of the church, Gingerich would have to apologize and undergo church discipline if he decided to return to the Amish fold.
Miriam Troyer, who reportedly lives at Berlin, Ohio, works as a waitress and hotel maid, according to UPN. She also revealed in the debut that Stoll is a former boyfriend.
In addition to Ariel, the city denizens in the series include Kevan, a Las Vegas salesman and swim instructor; Meagan, a freelance fashion stylist from Chicago; Nick, a busboy and musician from Boston; Reese, an openly gay L.A. club promoter, originally from Hattiesburg, Miss., who helps the Amish men pick out clothing in a particularly amusing segment; and Whitney, an African American college student from Los Angeles whose boyfriend was killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting, according to UPN.


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Hopelink launches annual 'End Summer Hunger' campaign to feed local kids
- Written by Woodinville Weekly Staff
For more than 16,000 children in north and east King County, summer vacation means something other than a chance to spend the day outside playing with friends: it means no longer knowing for sure that you will have breakfast or lunch.
End Summer Hunger – running through August – is Hopelink's annual grassroots campaign aimed at ensuring that local kids in low-income families have enough to eat while they're on summer break.
The fundraising drive brings together local businesses, organizations, schools and individuals to help provide food for kids who receive free and reduced-fee breakfasts and lunches during the school year.
Over the next several months, Hopelink is encouraging groups and individuals alike to get involved with the campaign. The proceeds from End Summer Hunger will stock the agency's five food banks for the high-demand summer months when kids are not in school and the subsidized school programs are not available. In 2012, the End Summer Hunger campaign served nearly 5,000 children in 2,300 homes.
Hopelink president and CEO Marilyn Mason-Plunkett said End Summer Hunger helps families continue to move toward self-sufficiency by ensuring they have enough to eat and are able to focus their energies on getting back on their feet.
"Food is essential. It is a building block. When families are hungry, stability is impossible," Mason-Plunkett said.
"We know that consistent access to nutritious food enables our low-income families to direct their limited resources toward other basic needs – such as heat, transportation, and childcare – without worrying about whether their children have enough to eat," she said. "And we know that having nutritious food and enough to eat is essential to helping kids learn, thrive and grow into healthy adults."
In 2012, Hopelink's five food banks provided nearly 2.7 million pounds of food to more than 15,000 people in the community.
The End Summer Hunger program provides additional healthy breakfast and lunch-type foods to current food bank clients with school-aged children; including fresh fruit and fruit juices, peanut butter, cereal, ramen and snacks.
Schools that support the End Summer Hunger program encourage children in classrooms to collect coins, while businesses, organizations and civic or community clubs hold food drives, fund drives, or both.


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For Jacqueline Chauvin, life was about never giving up.
For Jacqueline Chauvin, life was about never giving up.
Her daughter Jacqueline Eschete described her mother who died last week as "loving, very kind."
"She would do anything for anybody. Strangers, friends, it didn't matter. She was very kind, very generous." Eschete said.
Chauvin, a grandmother to 17, loved raising kids, Eschete said.
"She was actually raising one of her grandkids, 12-year-old Sophia. That brought her so much joy, being able to raise her," Eschete said.
Chauvin always kept in touch with her children.
"We were always together, anything we did she was involved," Eschete said.
They were together one evening in late September when Chauvin came in from being outside complaining of being bit by mosquitoes.
It didn't take long for the West Nile virus to take hold of the 64-year-old Houma native.
Shortly after, Chauvin began complaining of flu-like symptoms and discomfort in her back, especially around her spine, Eschete said.
"She said it was the worst back pain of her life," Eschete said.
Next came the fever and vomiting. Chauvin had become "weak, lethargic and ... slurring her words."
She was taken to Assumption Community Hospital in October where she was given fluids and sent home. Doctors believed it was nothing more than a bad stomach bug.
When the medicine wasn't working, she was taken to a different hospital in Lafayette for a second opinion.
Following a series of tests that included a spinal tap, the real problem emerged — Chauvin had contracted the rare neuroinvasive form of West Nile. The West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which affects about 1 percent of people who contract West Nile, infects the central nervous system.
Chauvin would never live outside a hospital again.
Mostly paralyzed, though still able to move her fingers, Chauvin was transported to Chateau Terrebonne Health Care shortly before Thanksgiving.
Chauvin was anxious during her treatment, Eschete said, though that was chalked up to the virus, which causes depression and anxiety in its recipients. Her conditions only amplified the effect.
"She couldn't move. She couldn't breathe on her own. She couldn't talk. She was like a prisoner," Eschete said. "She hated it."
When she didn't respond well to treatments, she was moved to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and placed in the intensive care unit.
But after a scary start, the woman who taught her children "nothing is impossible" and "life is too short to worry about half of a banana," began to recover.
In December, Chauvin was taken off ventilation and began rehabbing her muscles. She was recovering.
"She was able to walk around the whole gym. She was getting a lot stronger ... She was doing really well," Eschete said.
Ultimately, the biggest blow to Chauvin's recovery was something she couldn't control: health insurance.
"Insurance ran out, and they couldn't keep her in Thibodaux and sent her back to Chateau Terrebonne," Eschete said.
"She was getting better, but she didn't have enough insurance" to continue her care at Thibodaux Regional.
Days after returning to Chateau Terrebonne, Chauvin went into respiratory failure.
After days of trying to revive her, doctors told her family she wasn't going to come out of it, Eschete said. Chauvin died Wednesday.
Chauvin was very involved with St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Youngsville and participated in a lot of bible studies.
The retired paralegal loved to read anything from books to newspapers, loved to cook and loved birds. She was even a little bit famous.
"She was one of the most beautiful people in Napoleonville. She was Miss Assumption Parish 1967," Eschete said.
Staff Writer Jacob Batte can be reached at 448-7635 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ja_batte.


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Friday, June 18, 2010
At your request...
Ruby is seven weeks old. I forget that she's still brand new to planet Earth... it feels like she's always been here. She's rather lovely and delightful. Her best friends are Ocean and the ceiling fan in our living room. She loves to be held and does NOT like to be put down. So I get next to nothing done but I don't really mind 'cause lookie:
Ocean making her laugh.
And here's Frick and Frack:
Don't let those sweet smiles fool you. In the last week they have been caught chewing bubble gum in Iris's closet during naps, flushing foreign objects down the potty and putting glue stick on their hands and feet in an attempt to climb walls like Spiderman.
I love them.
Here's video of Iris singing the Thomas the Train song. We bribed her with cheese. We are good parents.
9 comments:
- Amy said...
You ARE good parents. And that Ruby is a doll! Oh my gosh, it makes me want another one.
The kids look great--Iris is so pretty with those curls!
- June 18, 2010 at 1:56 AM
- L said...
You have a beautiful family full of light and good times! Always an inspiration
- June 18, 2010 at 2:38 AM
- Rebecca Weber said...
Lovely pictures and lovely of you to share. It makes me tired just reading all you do. The news channel piece: you looked so beautiful and you certainly do not look like you have ever had kids.
- June 18, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- Sandy said...
Amazing aren't they? And good parenting shows through in every smile!
- June 18, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Amy M. said...
I love that Ocean can get such a huge smile from Ruby. They are all going to be such good buddies. I love your family!
- June 18, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Becky said...
That video is adorable plus infinity. You must be laughing all day at that crowd!
- June 18, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Sid said...
Thanks for sharing your family with us Phil.
For what's coming up...Dominate.
- June 18, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Kristine said...
Enjoy every moment with your beautiful children. They grow up way to fast! My "baby" turned 12 yesterday.
- June 19, 2010 at 1:33 AM
- Jennifer said...
the person who said parents shouldn't bride their kids clearly has never been a parent. It's an essential part of parenting. :)
- June 25, 2010 at 11:07 PM


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Kathy Salerni 10/4/2012 12:23:44 AMBeautiful fall colors, reflections and comp, Terry! #10354298
Barbara Waldoch 10/4/2012 12:43:42 AMLove the colours, Terry!
I wanted to keep Splashy as well, but the neighbours would kill me ;-) #10354307
Tiia Vissak 10/4/2012 12:53:45 AMa wonderful MT shot! #10354321
Renee Doyle 10/4/2012 1:54:26 AMLove all the colour and the reflection Terry!! Excellent mt entry! #10354364
Avril Young 10/4/2012 2:15:06 AMstunning, awesome reflection and colour!! #10354388
Stefania Barbier 10/4/2012 2:16:02 AMSpectacular fall colors and capture! #10354392
Tammy M. Anderson 10/4/2012 2:48:32 AMBeautiful reflection and fall colors. #10354430
Stephen Zacker 10/4/2012 3:38:29 AMWow, even the canoe is full of colors #10354517
Nadia Paul 10/4/2012 3:59:11 AMThe colours and reflections are stunning Terry - just wonderful! #10354553
Carolyn M. Fletcher 10/4/2012 5:04:06 AMLove it!! Can't wait for this year's color. #10354670
Anita Hogue 10/4/2012 5:18:37 AMSo serene with gorgeous colors and reflections! #10354698
Julie Burnett 10/4/2012 5:40:01 AMOh how beautiful, Terry, love the reflections and colors!! #10354746
Tammy Espino 10/4/2012 8:03:57 AMBeautiful!:) #10354914
JudyAnn Rector 10/4/2012 10:39:36 AMAbsolutely stunning, Terry! #10355131
Dayna Cain 10/4/2012 10:50:41 AMI really like all the dark contrasts in this image. Beautiful from start to finish! #10355152
Val Feldman 10/4/2012 1:49:17 PMYup, stunning is the word! Gliding along on Quaker Lake in a cool looking kayak, with great autumn color and reflections all around - what could be better?? Nothing - unless I was the one who took this photo!!!! LOL, LOL! Fantastic work, Ms. T - an absolutely gorgeous Fall capture!!! #10355424
John Connolly 10/4/2012 2:23:40 PMSuperb color and amazing reflections Terry! Let's hope we see this one again! #10355475
Patrick Rouzes 10/4/2012 4:04:29 PMSpectacular colors, clarity, reflections, perspective & mood captured here, Terry! WTG!
Jack Gaskin 10/4/2012 6:07:31 PMTHE TREES WATER COLORS REFLECTION ALL WONDERFUL That is the weirdest Kayak paint-job
Jack #10355791
Phyllis H. Burchett 10/4/2012 6:24:41 PMBeautiful Terry! #10355817
Rona L. Schwarz 10/4/2012 9:23:43 PMSpectacular autumn capture, Terry! The colors are gorgeous and the reflections so stunning! Even the kayak is multi-colored! Love it! #10355955
Don Christiana 10/5/2012 5:41:21 AMTerry, beautiful capture with stunning fall colors. #10356372
Sabrina Ryan 10/5/2012 6:58:49 AMBeautiful Autumn colors and capture, Terry! #10356502
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas 10/5/2012 9:15:10 AMBeautiful composition, colors and reflections Terry!,
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Earth stewardship: A strategy for social-ecological transformation to reverse planetary degradation", Journal of Environmental Studies and Science, vol. 1, p. 44-53, 2011., "
Biogeochemistry of terrestrial net primary production", in W. H. Schlesinger (ed.). Treatise on Geochemistry. Volume 8: Biogeochemistry, 2003, p. 215-247., "
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Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is distinct from any other lighthouse in the United States: It is associated with Hannah Thomas, the first female lighthouse keeper in America. When Hannah's husband went off to fight in the War for Independence, Hannah remained behind to keep the great lamp burning to guide ships out at sea.
In spiritual terms, women have been keepers of the light for centuries: Agnes of Rome was martyred for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods. Glady Aylward was a missionary to China who shared the gospel in villages and prisons and among lepers. Rose Lathrop, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, established homes in the late 1800s for young women suffering from cancer. Like John the Baptist, these women directed and guided others toward the true light that came into the world: Jesus.
Have you ever watched the sun reflecting off prisms hanging from a crystal chandelier? The prisms themselves are not the light; they merely reflect the light produced by the chandelier. Yet they are capable of throwing hundreds of sparkling rainbows throughout a room. In his book Desiring God, John Piper wrote, "We were made to be prisms refracting the light of God's glory into all of life. Why God should want to give us a share in shining with his glory—shekinah—is a great mystery. Call it grace or mercy or love—it is an unspeakable wonder!"
To reflect the light of God's presence in a dark and damaged world, we have to stay close to the source: the Son. The more we let his light shine into our eyes and reflect into the eyes of others, the more we become like him. "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Let's be keepers of God's light—ensuring that the light of his love burns brightly. We can also reflect that light into the lives of others. It only takes a small beacon of light to dispel the darkness
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[John] came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.


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PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona House committee gave initial approval Wednesday to a pair of bills that provide generous tax breaks for companies that expand or invest in new startups, and added on a 2 percent tax deduction for the self-employed valued at $58 million a year.
The bills build on previous Republican efforts to make Arizona's tax climate more favorable for businesses, but minority Democrats argue they come at the expense of education and other state spending. They also argue that there's no accountability provisions that ensure the tax breaks are doing what they're advertised to do, although because they're targeted tax cuts Democrats have less heartburn with them than with blanket tax cuts.
The first bill creates a tax credit for insurance companies that invest in a new high-tech fund overseen by the Arizona Commerce Authority. Republican House Speaker Andy Tobin's bill gives insurers a credit against their premium taxes of up to $10 million in the budget year beginning July 1 and $20 million in the next two years. They can carry unused credits forward for 15 years if they can't use it in the year it's earned.
The Commerce Authority would administer the fund and use it to help high-tech businesses relocate or expand. The state would recover the first $50 million in credits from profits earned from their investments and split any additional revenue, but there's no guarantee any of the money would be repaid.
The second bill that passed the Commerce Committee Wednesday lowers the property tax rate for businesses that expand and add jobs. The value of that tax break isn't yet known.
The property tax break was included as a so-called strike-everything amendment to a minor bill by committee chairman Tom Forese. Forese, R-Chandler, pushed the bill through committee and added an additional last-minute amendment creating the 2 percent tax deduction self-employed Arizonans on their first $113,700 of income.
Forese said the tax deduction only targeted the self-employed because of scope and cost.
"We asked the question what's the biggest impact we could make with the smallest amount of money," he said.
The bills championed by Tobin and Forese are designed to draw business to the state by making Arizona more competitive in the region. Tobin has said previous business tax breaks passed two years ago pushed Arizona to fourth from ninth place in the nine-state western region.
And there are more provisions to come, Forese promised.
"We want to send a message to business and entrepreneurs that Arizona is the place to be," he said.
But they come before the bulk of a Republican-championed 2011 economic development package comes on line. Business tax cuts valued at $538 million when fully in place in 2018 and a capital gains tax cut benefiting high-income Arizonans valued at $108 million are key parts of that package.
They also come during a tight budget year when a temporary sales tax that brought in about $1 billion a year and helped the state avoid more budgets cuts is set to expire.
Minority Democrats generally oppose additional tax cuts, arguing the state needs to restore funding to schools and services cut during the Great Recession.
"We know that the Legislature has been very active in reducing businesses tax liabilities," said Rep. Debbie McCune Davis, who opposed Forese's bill because of the individual tax breaks. "What they haven't been diligent about is making sure that we have enough money to pay our bills to sustain our infrastructure and to maintain quality education. And we need to have both conversations."
The Forese bill also drew criticism from a fellow Republican, who argued that throwing tax breaks to specific groups created less incentive to do broad-based tax reform.
"If we are intent on being the most attractive, and every state is doing something different ... let's just have a Walmart policy that says we'll match everything," Rep. J.D. Mesnard. "Maybe then we would be the super ultra-competitive from every state's perspective."
Mesnard voted for the bill anyway.
"I think we have a window of opportunity right now with California - California is raising taxes, it has a nasty regulatory environment that is pushing businesses elsewhere, and many of them are going to Texas," Forese said. "This is a temporary solution, speaking specifically to the property (tax cuts), that will allow us to exploit this opportunity in California."


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Fire protection districts are established according to the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-8-11. A fire protection district may be a single township, a combination of townships, parts of one or more townships in the same county, or all the townships in the same county. A fire protection district may also include a municipality located in more than one county. The boundaries of a fire protection district need not coincide with the boundaries of a political subdivision. This allows fire protection districts to cover areas larger than a single traditional township or municipality.
Fire protection districts are established in one of two ways. A petition filed by at least twenty (20%) percent of landowners (with a minimum of five hundred landowners) within the proposed district, or a majority of such landowners may file a petition with the county auditor, who certifies the validity of the signatures and then files the petition with the county legislative body. In addition, a petition may be filed by a city or town under an ordinance adopted by its legislative body in each county where the city or town is located. If the legislative body determines that the petition conforms to the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-8-11, it may set a date for a public hearing on whether a fire protection district should, as a matter of public policy, be established in the area proposed in the petition. The legislative body may also prepare an ordinance or resolution to establish the district for its consideration. If the petition is dismissed because the county legislative body finds the evidence does not support it, a new petition to establish a fire protection district in essentially the same area may not be addressed to the legislative body for two years after the date of the order dismissing the original petition.
Landowners not only have the ability to petition to create a fire protection district, they also have the ability to petition against the establishment of the district. At or after the public hearing, but before adoption of an ordinance or resolution establishing the district, landowners in the district may file a petition against the establishment of the fire protection district with the legislative body according to the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-8-11-9.
Once a fire protection district is established, the legislative body appoints a board of fire trustees. Ind. Code § 36-8-11-12 requires that the trustees be qualified by knowledge and experience in matters pertaining to fire protection and related activities in the district. The powers and duties of the board of fire trustees are detailed in Ind. Code § 36-8-11-15, and include the duty to provide fire protection in a township, the ability to incur debt, and the ability to levy property taxes. The trustees are also responsible for preparing and submitting the budget and tax levies to the fiscal body of the county. The fiscal body reviews and approves the budget.
Tax levies for fire protection districts are originally established by the DLGF and the Local Government Tax Control Board based on information provided by the district. Fire protection districts are subject to the maximum levy controls.
Fire protection Territories
Fire protection territories are established according to the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-8-19. The boundaries of fire protection territories may, but need not, coincide with existing political subdivisions, such as a township or group of townships. Fire protection territories may cross county lines.
To establish a fire protection territory, the legislative bodies of at least two contiguous units desiring to establish the territory must pass identical ordinances or resolutions according to the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-8-19-6. Before each resolution or ordinance is passed, however, each of the legislative bodies must hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed ordinance or resolution.
One of the participating units in the fire protection territory is designated as the "provider unit." The provider unit is responsible for providing the fire protection services within the territory. The provider unit must establish a fire protection territory fund, from which all of the expenses of the territory are paid, and also prepares the annual budget with the assistance of the other participating units. The property tax rate is based on the assessed value of the entire territory. The participating units may also agree to establish an equipment replacement fund to be used to purchase fire protection equipment, including housing, that will be used to serve the entire territory.
Important provisions that are only available to fire protection territories include the territory (provider unit) shall annually budget and levy what it needs, according to Ind. Code § 36-8-19-8. Fire protection territories established after July 31, 2001, are exempt from property tax levy controls for the first three years for which the participating unit levies a tax to support the territory according to Ind. Code §§ 6-1.1-18.5-10.5(b) and 36-8-19-8(g). The DLGF calculates a maximum levy after the third year that the fire territory is in existence using the fire territory's third-year levy as the beginning levy. (Fire protection territories established before August 1, 2001, are exempt from tax levy controls according to Ind. Code § 6-1.1-18.5-10.5(a)).


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May 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - USC scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning to break a scoreless tie and then fought back several UC Santa Barbara rallies en route to a 7-5 non-conference win at Dedeaux Field on Wednesday night. Despite the defeat, three Gauchos extended long hitting streaks on the night.
USC (26-23) broke through first, as it scored three runs off of UCSB (21-26) in the bottom of the second. With senior right hander Bryan Fleming (1-3) on the mound, first baseman J.J. Owen and center fielder Nick Buss collected back-to-back singles to open the frame and each came home when the next batter, catcher Robert Stock doubled down the right field line. Stock moved to third on a sacrifice by third baseman Hector Estrella and following a walk to right fielder Roberto Lopez, he scored on a fly ball to right field by leadoff hitter Matt Cusick.
The Gauchos cut the lead with a pair of runs off of Anthony Vasquez (3-6) in the top of the third and in the process they extended three lengthy hitting streaks. With two outs, center fielder Chris Fox bunted for a single, extending his hitting streak to 19 straight games. Second baseman Patrick Rose advanced Fox to second with a single up the middle, lengthening his hitting streak to 14 in a row. First baseman Robbie Blauer extended his streak to 16 in a row and drove Fox home with a single to center field. After left fielder Mike Zuanich walked to load the bases, designated hitter Steve Domecus was hit by a pitch, forcing Rose home with the second run of the inning and pulling UCSB to within 3-2.
The Trojans responded again, matching Santa Barbara with two runs in the bottom of the third. The key blows were a leadoff triple by shortstop Grant Green and a two-run double to right by Owen, giving his team a 5-2 lead.
The Gauchos got one back in the top of the fourth when Fox singled home third baseman Gunnar Terhune who had doubled with two outs. Again, however, USC scored a run of its own in the bottom half of the inning when Lopez singled and scored on a double by Cusick.
Santa Barbara scored a single run in the top of the seventh to pull within two, 6-4. With two outs, Blauer doubled to straightaway center field and then Zuanich did the same to score the Gaucho first baseman. USC got that run back in the bottom of the eighth on a home run by Stock, making it 7-4.
UCSB tried to rally in the top of the ninth as the Trojans brought in relief pitcher Paul Koss. Fox collected his fourth hit of the game, an infield single to third base. Rose singled through the right side for his third hit of the contest, moving Fox to third. A sacrifice fly by Blauer scored Fox and cut the deficit to 7-5. The next batter, Zuanich, grounded back to the pitcher Koss, but he threw the ball into center field trying to force Rose at second. Zuanich was safe at first and Rose moved to third with one out.
The rally ended, however, when Cody Dee, pinch hitting for Domecus, struck out swinging and catcher Chris McMurray struck out looking to end the game.
Fox, Rose and Blauer combined for nine of the Gauchos' 12 hits on the evening and Blauer has now hit in 44 of the team's 47 games this season. Reliever's Kyle Brown (3.0 innings, three hits, one run) and Justin Aspergren (1.0 inning, no hits and two strikeouts) were solid on the mound.
UCSB travels to UC Davis its final road series of the year beginning Friday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. game.


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Tonight on the program, we take a look at the beginning of immigration reform plan discussions in Congress. Also: Ariel Castro in court charged with rape and kidnapping after three Cleveland girls were found after missing almost a decade, continuing testimony in Congress on Benghazi, looking at female genital mutliation culture in Africa, and Marcia Coyle talks her new book on John Roberts' court.
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I spotted the 24/7 concealer stick a while ago and decided to use my Boots points of one – a reasonable £8.50p.
This comes in a pencil form – better than a concealer in a palette which is messier to use but is not as hand as a swivel up concealer that doesn't require sharpening.
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This comes in 4 shades – fairly light ones too. I have a medium-light olive tone and I took the darkest shade NZA. I thought it would be too dark for under the eyes but it's ok….but if you are Asian or Black you can forget it.
It's a shame it doesn't go any darker for now, but I am sure UD will expand that range…eventually.
It is very very soft and pigmented – so creamy that I am wondering how well it will stay put. It dries somewhat but not completely…powder is essential on top, if you want it to last.
Whilst I love its non-dragging softness, I still feel its a bit to thick for under the eye. For me, I prefer light textures that disappear on the skin since the undereye area naturally crinkles a bit. I have cakey concealer under the eye, it's aging – I'd rather have a sheerer illuminating light textured concealer than an opaque paste under my eyes.
See how opaque it is – fab for blemishes, but under the eye? Nah.
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I've got circles, but skin is looking pretty smooth eh? Been using my La Mer Eye Cream.
With the concealer:
It blends nicely, but as you can see on the inner corner, it's already crept into a fine line I have. I applied it only moments before. I also took it over my eyelid too – this colour is a little yellow as a eye concealer but the one below was lighter but pinky based which I wasn't keen on.
It's a nice product, and if one of the shades works for you then this is a great face concealer. I still don't like it under the eyes because I hate the raccoon effect but I would definately carry it with me for touch ups. It's also affordable 🙂
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First Latin American Members Regional Forum an "Overwhelming Success"
July 07, 2006
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—More than 230 Latin American credit union leaders attended the first World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. (WOCCU) Latin American Members Regional Forum June 21-22 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The landmark event was funded by the David L. Chatfield International Training Fund.
The purpose of the forum was to highlight innovative practices from credit unions within Latin America and the United States. To encourage participation, the forum was offered for free to all members and supporters. Sparked enthusiasm for the event drew close to 100 more participants than originally planned.
Patrick Truninger, formerly of the California Credit Union League and now Vice President – Dealer Direct with Arrowhead Credit Union, presented a session describing indirect auto- lending, a practice not yet done in Latin America.
CEO Rocío Miyashiro presented ABACO Credit Union's innovative approach to helping small, Peruvian businesses receive lines of credit and payments from vendors that sell their products in the market.
A presentation from Manuel Bolaños, CEO of Costa Rica's FEDEAC, helped participants learn from past crises situations in Costa Rica's movement and offered preventative measures Latin American credit unions could take for future crises.
SINCREDI's João Tavares shared its experience and success with agriculture lending in Brazil.
The Forum also offered tours of four Costa Rican credit unions in San Jose. Attendees were so interested in the tours that they overbooked.
"These kinds of events are of great importance for the development and strengthening of the Latin American movement and the projects that WOCCU supports," Liliana Rinckoar, CEO of Confiar in Colombia and a forum presenter, commented. "Supporting credit unions allows us to reach out to more people in our countries."
WOCCU Senior Manager of Association Services, Dave Grace, echoed Rinckoar's comments. "During the Forum, I was personally shocked to learn how little interaction there is among credit union and federation leaders in Central and South America," he said. "The networking at these events is as equally important as business practices, and populations are increasingly fluid in Central America. This forum will make great strides in helping credit unions share information."
The David L. Chatfield International Training Fund was created by the California and Nevada Credit Unions Leagues to provide professional training in areas such as lending, technology and governance, to credit union professionals in the developing world. Representatives from Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Brazil, Nicaragua, Peru, Dominican Republic, Colombia and the Confederation of Latin American Credit Unions broke out in applause in recognition of the leagues and the Chatfield Fund in making the meeting possible.
WOCCU CEO Pete Crear, who attended the event, applauded its overwhelming success. "The meeting was a terrific showcase of WOCCU's capability, far exceeding our initial attendance goal, and featured topics for a progressive credit union movement like Latin America's," he said. "This meeting easily became the standard by which others will be judged."
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On Tuesday, the Estherville Police Department concluded a burglary investigation with the arrest of two male juveniles.
According to a police press release, on Oct. 13, 2012, a burglary was reported to the building at 9 N. Fifth St. that is occupied by Sun and Surf, I-Wireless, Campus Cleaners and the Hair Essentials. The building was again burglarized on Nov. 4, 2012. During the burglaries, damage was done to the building, 24 cellular telephones were stolen and an undetermined amount of cash was taken.
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The Etsy Plush Street Team, a group of plush toy artists, is hosting a friendly competition to create a popular plush design fitting the theme: "Under The Big Top: A Circus Of Misfits!" Each Plush Street artist was invited to submit circus-themed entries under two categories, Circus Animal Tricks and Circus People. All of the designs have been posted, and the polls are open until Monday, June 27. The grand-prize winner will receive a signed copy of Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design by Faythe Levine and Cortney Heimert.
View the entries and cast your own vote here.