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FORT MORGAN — — Josh Miller has a new job with the city: community services director.
After serving as the Fort Morgan recreation superintendent for more than a year, Miller was promoted in mid-September.
The community services director position had been vacant since fall 2011, when Patti Evans resigned. After that, the city reorganized the position's responsibilities, which had included overseeing parks, cemetery, recreation, senior center, library and museum and the golf course.
The other director-level positions — city engineer and community development director — then split handling that oversight. The city also had consolidated the golf course and cemetery into the parks department and the senior center into the recreation department.
Now, the city is reorganizing again, with the elimination of the community development director position and the reintroduction of community services director.
As community services director, Miller will oversee recreation, parks, library and museum, senior center, cemetery and the golf course, according to the city.
Miller was far from the only candidate for the job, according to City Manager Jeff Wells.
"We received nearly 40 applications for this position and had two separate committees involved in the selection process," Wells stated in a city news release. "I was very impressed with the caliber of people who applied for the job."
Miller has a bachelor's degree in recreation administration from Missouri Valley College and a master's degree in business management from Lindenwood University in Missouri, as well as experience working in in business, recreation and athletics, according to the city.
"I believe that we have hired the most qualified person for the position," Wells stated in the news release. "And I believe Josh will do an excellent job in re-establishing the community services director position in the city organization."
Miller stated in the news release that he sought the community services director position "to grow professionally with the city."
"I think the departments and functions under the community services umbrella are among the most popular and important for residents," he stated. "And I'm excited to serve the citizens and the community."
While serving as recreation superintendent, Miller sought to "re-establish relationships with state and federal funding groups, and specifically Great Outdoors Colorado," according to the news release. He set up GOCO grant-writing workshops and board meetings in Fort Morgan and played a role in the city getting its first GOCO grant quite a few years.
Miller also has worked with the Recreation Ad Hoc Committee, which the Fort Morgan City Council created with a mission of evaluating and assessing the city's recreation program offerings.
"My focus has always been managing an effective and efficient operation through organization and communication," Miller stated in the news release. "With the strong working relationships I have established with city staff and officials, and by making decisions with the best interests of the citizens in mind, I feel I can help the community services departments to be successful now and into the future."
Wells stated in the news release he was "pleased with the selection of Miller, who already has a solid understanding of city operations."
"I was very happy that we were able to offer the job to a local candidate who also has experience working with the city of Fort Morgan," Wells stated.
The city also is in the process of hiring a new recreation superintendent, according to Wells.
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1.The stars are dazzlingly brilliant in the inky-dark sky; through the small circle of space in the top of my families tipi, I feel the warm summer air breathing down on me; tomorrow is another day of rigorous work for the women of our tribe, we tan animal hides, gather fruit and nuts, and smoke our meat into pemmican.
2. The men will be off hunting in the morning; chasing the deer, buffalo, rabbits, foxes, and any animal which will provide us food presently, and in the winter months; the braves bring the animals to the woman and we skin the animal's of their fur; the men will sell some of our beautiful soft fur to white-man traders; some of the furs we'll keep for ourselves for in winter, so we won't freeze to death;
3.When our braves hunt, our tribe prays for the animal spirits and we ask mother-earth to be kind to us and take the animal spirits; though we eek our living from nature, we always give her thanks; sunlight filters through the hole in the tipi and my mother starts a fire; I aid my mother with the morning meal sighing as smoke obscures the hole in the tipi; there are days I feel, life is only a trap and I will never see the blue-sky.
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I'll be in Springfield next Tuesday afternoon. Does anyone practice Tai Chi Yang Style Long Form? Would you like to meet during the conference? Morning, lunch time, evening?
I'm still a beginner. I studied for about 3 years with a great teacher, but have had to practice on my own for the past 2 years. Unfortunately the studio closed and I've been unable to find another location that also teaches/practices this style.
At Jamboree and at FGS in Knoxville, it never occurred to me to ask if any one else wanted to practice. Of course, I may not have asked since I wasn't a blogger then.
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Israel leader appeals for right-wing votes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed in a rare interview on Sunday to his right-wing base to cast ballots for his list, rather than hawkish alternatives, to prevent his being unseated by a potential center-left coalition.
His appeal reflects developments in recent weeks that have left Netanyahu more vulnerable ahead of Jan. 22 elections: the emergence of a charismatic new, pro-settler leader; blistering criticism of his leadership by a respected former security chief; and over the weekend, feelers by three center-left parties to unite ahead of the elections to form a bloc that would vie to form the next government.
Still, he does not seem to be in real danger of losing the premiership in the upcoming balloting, so it's not clear whether his comments reflected genuine nervousness or whether he was using the center-left unity talk to prod likeminded Israelis to rally around his hardline flag.
In interviews to Israel Radio and Army Radio, Netanyahu went on the attack against exploratory contacts among three of his adversaries to form a bloc that would pose a stiffer challenge to his leadership.
The bloc would consist of the Labor party, which opposes Netanyahu's economic policies; former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's Hatnua party, which thinks Netanyahu is jeopardizing efforts to make peace with the Palestinians, and former journalist Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party thinks the prime minister has shortchanged the middle class.
The center-left parties, Netanyahu told both stations, "have one objective: To topple the government I lead."
The prime minister appeared to be falling back on his strong standing among hawkish Israelis to try to boost support for his troubled list. Polls show sizable numbers of right-wing voters withdrawing their support for Netanyahu's Likud Beiteinu list and redirecting it to the pro-settlement Jewish Home party, led by high-tech millionaire Naftali Bennett. At the same time, the surveys show respondents overwhelmingly choosing Netanyahu as the best option for prime minister.
"Whoever wants me as a strong prime minister can't have a strong prime minister while weakening me," Netanyahu told Israel Radio in an interview conducted Saturday night and broadcast Sunday. "I think there is only one way to guarantee that the right continues to govern Israel, and that's to vote for me."
Still, even though polls show backing for Likud Beiteinu dropping, they do not show Netanyahu's leadership to be at risk: The task of forming the next government will go to the party that appears best able to put together a coalition, and surveys show Netanyahu and his traditional pro-settlement and religious allies winning a majority of parliament's 120 seats, bolstered, perhaps, by one or more of the center-left parties now talking about joining ranks against him.
The numbers do not seem to favor the formation of a government led by centrists or leftists. Instead, the big question appears to how far to the right the next government will be. Labor has ruled out joining a Netanyahu-led government. Livni has not, and Lapid told Army Radio on Sunday that if polls are borne out, he would like to join a broad-based government to make it more moderate and put peacemaking with the Palestinians on the agenda.
In related news, Netanyahu dismissed the assault by former Shin Bet internal security chief Yuval Diskin against his leadership over the weekend. Diskin portrayed the Israeli leader as weak, indecisive and putting personal interests above the state's. He said he was going public with his concerns before elections in an effort to persuade voters not to cast ballots for Netanyahu.
Netanyahu told Israel Radio that Diskin went public so close to the election in an effort to sway the election results.
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At its best, it's a gentle meditation on mortality. But at weaker moments it feels meandering and strangely empty.
What sustains the film is the performers' belief in their shaggy-dog selves, which is more than just talent - it's faith.
Both magical and consistently joyous. The director, Robert Altman, and the writer, Garrison Keillor, have, against all odds, transmuted the fatigued public radio institution into a lovely fable about mortality, fleeting fame, fondness for the past and the ineffable beauty of life in the present.
Not since Woody Allen's "Radio Days" has anyone created such a cinematic Valentine to the wonderfully imaginative medium of radio as A Prairie Home Companion.
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Quirky, provocative film about relationships.
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Parents need to know that this drama explores the idea of death, featuring a metaphorical figure (a woman in a white raincoat who is both an "angel of death" and a dead woman brought to temporary life). One character writes poems about suicide, another dies backstage, asleep in a chair, and others respond with tears on discovering his body (the dead man had arranged for a sexual interlude). The on-stage radio show includes bawdy jokes about sex (mostly using euphemisms) and minor quarrelling between former lovers and sisters. Characters smoke and drink liquor. A cowboy performer holds a prop gun. Mild language (one s-word, some uses of "hell" and "damn"), including sexual and body parts references.
Messages: Sisters and former loves argue, some characters resist corporate takeover of community radio station.
Violence: Song about a dog dying; poem about suicide (written by teenager); man dies in his underwear while waiting for a sexual tryst; "Angel of Death" discusses death, touches man before he dies; "Angel" describes her own death in a car accident.
Sex: Bawdy jokes/songs about sexual activity ("Come ride my pony all night"); reference to "naked man" arrangement for a possible romantic encounter.
Language: One use each of s-word and "ass," two "damns," several uses of "hell," metaphorical allusions to sex.
Consumerism: Radio announcers promote fictional products.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Cigarette rolling and smoking; liquor drinking, jokes about drinking, drunkenness, and Viagra.
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What is a heater blower motor?
The blower motor is a fan located in the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts, usually behind the glove box. When the heater or air conditioner is active, the blower motor pushes air through the vents.
How does the heater blower motor work?
When you turn on the heater, the blower motor blows it across the hot heater core, sending heat through the vents. Likewise, when the air conditioner is active, the blower motor blows air across the cold evaporator, which blows cold air through the vents.
What are the symptoms related to a bad blower motor?
When the blower motor fails, the air conditioner and heater may still work, and heat or cool may be felt at the vents, but the air pressure will be dramatically decreased. This will occur at all fan speeds, and all temperatures.
Another possible symptom of failure is a rattling or grinding noise that comes from the passenger floorboard anytime the heater or A/C is active. This can be caused by broken fan blades, or a faulty bearing. This noise may come and go at random, and the fan speed may or may not change the noise.
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How often do blower motors need to be replaced?
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If the blower motor isn't blowing air, the technician will first find and inspect any related fuses. If that's not the issue, the blower motor's electrical connector is inspected to determine if power is reaching the motor. If that's not the problem, the blower motor will be removed and tested with an external power source. If the blower motor fails to operate under direct power, it will be replaced.
How is a heater blower motor replaced?
If the blower motor must be replaced, either the glove box or lower cover will be removed from the dashboard. This will provide access to the HVAC duct box, and the blower motor service cover.
The service cover is removed, and the blower motor is disconnected electronically. Finally, the retaining screws will be removed, followed by the blower motor.
The blower motor resistor will be installed into the new motor, and then they will be installed using the reverse of the procedure above.
What to look out for when dealing with heater blower motor issues
If the blower motor is making noise, you should still be able to use the air conditioner. The motor will eventually fail once the noise has started, but until the vehicle is repaired or the blower motor fails, further use shouldn't cause new problems.
The blower motor resistor can cause similar symptoms, but the fan would more than likely work on one or more settings until the resistor fails. When all fan speeds are not functioning, the blower motor is the likely culprit.
Can I replace the heater blower motor myself?
This procedure is best left to an fairly advanced DIYer or a professional. A basic understanding of a series electrical circuit, a few basic tools and a digital voltage meter are required.
But diagnosis can be tricky, and there's significant labor involved in terms of removing the dash.
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People often refer to the whole renewable energy sector as a "racket," as it depends on subsidies and mandates to make money. Hence the essentially corrupt deals cut in Washington to keep the subsidies in place.
Well guess what: it really is a racket. A police sting in Italy recently revealed heavy Mafia involvement in renewable energy projects. From yesterday's Washington Post:
PALERMO, Italy — Inside a midnight-blue BMW, a Sicilian entrepreneur delivered his pitch to the accused mafia boss. A new business was blowing into Italy that could spin wind and sunlight into gold, ensuring the future of the Earth as well as the Cosa Nostra: renewable energy.
"Uncle Vincenzo," implored the businessman, Angelo Salvatore, using a term of affection for the alleged head of Sicily's Gimbellina crime family, 79-year-old Vincenzo Funari. According to a transcript of their wiretapped conversation, Salvatore continued, "for the love of our sons, renewable energy is important. . . . it's a business we can live on." . . .
The still-emerging links of the mafia to the once-booming wind and solar sector here are raising fresh questions about the use of government subsidies to fuel a shift toward cleaner energies, with critics claiming huge state incentives created excessive profits for companies and a market bubble ripe for fraud. . .
"The Cosa Nostra is adapting, acquiring more advanced knowledge in new areas like renewable energy that have become more profitable because of government subsidies," said Teresa Maria Principato, the deputy prosecutor in charge of Palermo's Anti-Mafia Squad, whose headquarters here are emblazoned with the images of assassinated judges. "It is casting a shadow over our renewables industry."
Really, you can't make this stuff up. So when are going to get wise about our own green energy racketeers?
(Hat tip: Ken Green.)


text: What a joy to hear Haydn performed as music – and as symphonic music every inch as rigorous as that of Beethoven! The number of conductors alive who are able and willing to do so is small, but Bernard Haitink may certainly be counted amongst them. It does no harm, of course, when the orchestra is the Vienna Philharmonic, which will most likely decline to cooperate if a conductor attempts 'authenticke' – which, as we must never cease to remind ourselves, is nothing of the sort – perversity. The gravity of the first movement introduction and its thematically generative role were brought out with near perfection, Haydn's score sounding extremely close to The Creation, which it is. It would have been well nigh impossible, here and elsewhere, to conceive of more cultivated string playing. The exposition proper (repeated) and indeed the rest of the movement showed 'monothematicism' for what it is: far more an expression of thematic rigour, of an especial tightness of motivic construction, of every note being essential, than a restriction upon melodic invention. It is almost always a misnomer, but we are probably stuck with it, so may as well make the most of the situation. For the argument was finely articulated – in more than one sense – throughout; it may be a hoary cliché, but in Haitink's hands, the music seemed simply to speak for itself.


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State's budget cuts leave poor in a fix
CALIFORNIA BUDGET Human costs of fiscal cutbacks leave the poor in a fix
When he delivers the annual State of the State message Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown is likely to tout how the budget deficit has been "fixed," as he has described it, largely because of an unusual amount of fiscal discipline in Sacramento and California voters' approval of a $6 billion tax increase in November.
But there is a larger human cost to fixing the state's budget ledger. It is found in the faces behind what advocates say has been $15 billion in cuts since 2008 to health and welfare programs that affect the poorest Californians.
For Latifa Lewis, a Hayward mother of two, life has been anything but fixed. Last fall, her state-supported child care was cut, meaning she had to put her younger child in private day care. Shortly after that, she lost her job as an executive assistant with a housing agency. Her food stamp payment was cut, and she couldn't afford private day care anymore.
The single parent with an undergraduate degree in business is spending most of her time these days looking for work - and a cheaper place to live. She can't afford her apartment anymore.
She worries about her 4-year-old daughter, who isn't going to day care and is scheduled to be in kindergarten next fall.
"This is the most important year for her, when she should be learning to read," Lewis said.
Brown's budget, released earlier this month, did not call for additional cuts to health and social service programs - it's the first time that's happened in years. It included a $2.7 billion increase for K-12 schools and community colleges, whose funding has been devastated as the state has tried to dig out of a monstrous financial hole.
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office praised Brown's budget, saying it should be "commended" for its fiscal discipline. Brown boasted about its tautness when he unveiled it Jan. 10.
"We have fixed it. We're on the road to sustainable balance. It will not be easy - there will be some disagreements, there will be some heartburn," Brown said then.
Brown cautioned that just because the state's financial picture had stabilized somewhat, he would not approve new spending to make up for past years of cuts.
Damage is done
Social service advocates say the damage from billions of dollars in cuts over several years has already been done and in some cases will get worse.
Cash grants to welfare recipients have been cut by 12 percent over the past three years, according to the Western Center on Law and Poverty in Sacramento, which advocates for low-income Californians.
As of this month, the maximum cash grant is $638 for a family of three, the organization said - which is 40 percent of the federal poverty line.
"For the families who have been dealing with the cuts, nothing has changed - they're still being denied services," said Michael Herald, a legislative advocate for the group. "It's nice that the budget is balanced, but it doesn't mean a lot to them."
No money for teeth
In 2009, the state eliminated most nonemergency dental services for California adults. For many low-income Californians, paying for dental care is a low priority compared to covering rent or buying food.
Two of Carmen Loza's teeth have been hurting her for a year. The 68-year-old Concord resident can't use her upper dentures because one of the teeth is broken. Over the past few years, she has lost four upper teeth and three lower teeth.
For the past year, she has chewed on only one side of her mouth. Chips, like many crunchy or hard foods, are too painful to eat. Mostly, she eats soft tortillas or fruit. Because she can't chew her food thoroughly, her stomach is often upset.
"I am embarrassed to smile wide or laugh," Loza said in Spanish through an interpreter.
But she can't afford to do anything about her teeth. New dentures, plus the other repairs she needs, could cost $800 to $1,000 at deeply discounted rates. After losing Denti-Cal dental coverage, Loza said, "I don't have the money to fix it."
Her refuge comes through occasional free clinics like one she attended last summer in Concord. She was one of 300 people who received an exam at La Clinica de La Raza, thanks to a four-month program funded by a private grant, not the state.
Big debt remains
While state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and others have called for restoring past health and social service cuts, that will be difficult while the state's finances are precarious, social services experts say.
The state's "wall of debt," as Brown refers to ongoing obligations from years past, is $27 billion. But some people see an opportunity when Brown expands the Medi-Cal program as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.
If the state restored dental benefits, it could qualify for some federal matching grants under the program, said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, which acts as a consumer advocate on health issues.
Others are skeptical.
"The greatest barrier to care in the state of California is the state of California," said Ariane Terlet, a dentist and chief dental officer at the La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland's Fruitvale District, who sees the impact of these cuts up close. "The state is always looking for ways to save money."
State of the State
Gov. Jerry Brown will give his speech at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Assembly Chambers of the state Capitol.
Online: Watch on the California Channel: www.calchannel.com/live-webcast
Joe Garofoli is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @joegarofoli


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Voltage Pictures is set to finance the thriller "Home Invasion" which was previously setup at Silver Pictures' micro-budget label Zinc Entertainment. Shooting begins in June.
The story involves a family imprisoned in their own home by intruders who play a life and death game in which the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Joesph Dembner penned the script with commercials director Sean Carter making his feature directorial debut on the project. Joel Silver, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Nicolas Chartier and Craig Flores will produce.
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How to Interact with Filipinos through Your Business
If your business has Filipino customers or Filipino business contacts (meaning people from the Philippines), knowing some Filipino cultural norms can keep your business culturally sensitive.
Common greeting: Men and women shake hands with everyone present at a business meeting or social occasion and when saying goodbye. Handshakes should be friendly and informal, but soft. Men should wait for women to extend their hand. Friends may greet each other by raising their eyebrows.
Personal space: Just a bit farther than in the United States at 2 1/2 to 3 feet. Friends will stand much closer in casual conversation.
Eye contact: Direct during the greeting and indirect after that. Strong eye contact between men can be interpreted as aggressive.
Approach to time: Punctuality is expected.
Language: Filipino and English are the official languages of the Philippines. Because English is widely used for educational, governmental, and commercial purposes, Filipinos are generally very comfortable speaking English.
Communication: Filipinos are casual, fun-loving, sensitive, and hospitable people. Laughter may convey pleasure or embarrassment; it's commonly used to relieve tension. Filipinos may point by puckering their lips in the direction they are referring to.
Communication is indirect, truth is diplomatically presented, and Filipinos find it difficult to say "no," disagree, reject, or be confrontational. As a result, they may give an ambiguous or indirect answer — not to be deceptive, but rather to avoid confrontation.
Topics for building rapport: Filipino food, customs, and language.
Negotiations: Casual conversation may precede business discussions during meetings. Negotiations and business deals move slowly. They often have a "take it or leave it" attitude when it comes to price. They also may place less stress on the absolute selling price and more emphasis on percentages, unit cost, or rounded figures.
Don't allow meetings to go too long — many Filipinos love to eat, and their enthusiasm wanes when they're hungry.
Actions to avoid: Standing with your hands on your hips means you're angry. Pointing at a Filipino with your finger is disrespectful.
Tips for businesswomen: Women are generally treated similar to men in the Philippines and have been rulers of the country, so as long as you make the culturally appropriate adjustments discussed in this list, you should be safe.


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There were a couple of reports the last two days that a Paul Stastny-Ryan Miller trade could be happening.
But it won't. I'm told by reputable types that there is nothing to the rumors, that the deal won't happen.
So, we can move on to the next rumor.
Stastny and Miller are each in the last years of their contracts, so their names will come up again in rumors, of that I have zero doubt. But the Avs are still intent of letting Semyon Varlamov get his shot again this year in the Avs net.