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01: Municipality of Anchorage: "Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) Community Transportation Cooperative" $250,000
Re-design the public involvement program by determining the most effective processes and technology to empower the public, to facilitate communication, and to motivate the community to engage in meaningful dialogue in land use and transportation issues. Apply the new program to the Ship Creek Multimodal Transportation Plan, an area with controversial land use /transportation/ community preservation issues located adjacent to the downtown Anchorage Central Business District.
05: City of Tempe: "Transit Overlay District and University Drive Subarea Study/Integrated Transportation Plan, Model, and Local Transit-Oriented Design Guidelines" $225,000
Complete the community-driven elements of the comprehensive transportation and land use plan.
Activities include:
13: San Francisco Planning Department: "Land Use Support for the Mission Street Transit Corridor" $177,000
Develop a plan for transit-oriented development in the Mission Street Transit Corridor and its diverse mix of mostly medium- and low-income residents, who depend on transit for journey-to-work trips. Prepare a transit-oriented land use plan for the Balboa Park Station at the southern end of the corridor and use as a model for how transit-oriented development can increase the city's share of new mixed-use residential and commercial development, how it can strengthen land use and transit links, how it can increase transit use, how it can encourage mixed-use residential and commercial infill sensitive to neighborhoods, how it can refocus the city's neighborhoods towards transit and away from the automobile, and how it can ease some of the burdens placed on private-sector development.
45: City of Escalon: "Escalon High School Linkage Project" $150,000
Link the community high school with a variety of land uses via two separate alternative transportation corridors: 1) The Southern Link - A pedestrian plaza, roadside park and woonerf on a portion of SR-120 abandoned as a result of highway realignment; and 2)The Northern Link - A Class-I bicycle lane along Miller Avenue providing a direct link between the high school and community center and a bicycle/pedestrian activated crossing signal. Mitigate the impacts associated with the widen roadways. Populations benefitting from the project include both students and senior citizens.
64: Mono County: "Lee Vining Community Planning Project" $182,000
Create a consensus-driven vision to provide transportation and land-use planning guidance to a small town that serves as a main gateway to Yosemite National Park. Identify the community's role in balancing the need for tourism with the preservation of community character and quality of life. Balance the multiple needs and users who depend on a major state highway facility serving as a local Main Street. Identify mitigation opportunities for seasonal traffic impacts in and around the park, focusing on the proper integration of the YARTS with Lee Vining and other communities bordering the park. Provide a model for intergovernmental cooperation and public involvement for unincorporated rural areas struggling with transportation and land-use issues.
01: Hartford Metropolitan Area: "Picture It Better Together: Taking Transportation Goals From Policy to Reality" $480,000
Examine the links between transportation, land use, and economic development at both the neighborhood and regional level by researching sustainable development practices informed by local and regional perspectives. Identify traditional forms of circulation and land use patterns in three prototypical communities-one urban, one suburban, and one rural- then plan for integrative patterns of development in each. Research and form best development practices, business incentives, and public/private support for these strategies at the regional level and facilitate discussions about regional interdependence. Develop human-scaled land use designs at the neighborhood level to integrate multiple transport modes and address traffic conflicts.
District of Columbia
01: Metropolitan Washington Region: "Implement Adopted Transportation Vision for the Metropolitan Washington: Develop Circulation Systems and Green Space" $380,000
Implement two key components of the region transportation vision: 1) improvements of circulation systems within the regional core and regional activity centers and 2) integration of green space into a regional greenways system. Involve key agencies, officials, and stakeholders and identify financial resources for project implementation. Design comprehensive regional programs which identify priority projects for implementation and encourage the inclusion of these projects into the region's Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
05: Gainesville Metropolitan Area: "Develop and Apply Integrated Land Use and Transportation Sketch Planning Methods" $150,000
Develop sketch planning methods and simple model refinements to better estimate the effects of various land use, non- motorized transportation and transit strategies on travel choices and behavior. Develop analytical methods to post-process certain outputs of the traditional four-step travel demand forecasting process to better represent the land use-transportation connection. The goal is not methodological elegance but rather ease of rise and improved predictive power. Activity addresses all modes of travel, particularly as they relate to different land use characteristics within the metropolitan area.
01: Ada/Canyon Counties: "Treasure Valley Futures: New Choices for the American West" $510,000
Develop an education process which defines barriers to attaining these goals and identifies a range of alternative choices for policy implementation that can be incorporated directly into the existing land use and transportation policy framework. The project should result in an increase in the number of policy decisions being made by agencies and other groups supporting local and regional objectives. The project approach is designed to work within the Treasure Valley's fragmented political framework and deeply held beliefs concerning private property rights.
01: Central Bluegrass Region: "An Integrated Model for Transportation Planning and Context Sensitive Design" $435,000
Produce two linked products that will aid in realizing and attaining TCSP goals. Provide innovative guidance and strategies to aid communities in reconciling development pressures with the need for livable communities through the Corridor Master Planning Handbook. Detail the fusion of visualization software with group facilitation and decision techniques for purposes of promoting consensus across a diverse community regarding roadway improvements through the Visualization Guide. These tools will address local planning questions that arise from regional concerns and aid in understanding the link between them. The project focuses on the development challenges found in the historic Bluegrass Region of Kentucky and involves both traditional and non-traditional partners.
01: New Orleans Metropolitan Area: "Transportation/Community Systems Optimization through Non-Traditional Partnering and Infrastructure Prioritization" $450,000
Develop and implement various mechanisms to affect land use growth factors and system tools in order to guide transportation development, community and system preservation and regional metropolitan sprawl. Traditional tools and non- traditional approaches will be employed. Develop regional strategies and tools leading to a long-range plan and a map of growth/sprawl boundaries for a regional livability standard based on balance and sustainability. Develop a capital project management plan for the effective and efficient timing and construction of transportation infrastructure, and establish a framework for the control and monitoring of regional metropolitan sprawl. Form coalitions of interest groups in the region to realize the level of knowledgeable voter tax support to implement sustainable land use and transportation growth measures.
04: State of Maryland: "Maryland Integrating Transportation & Smart Growth (MINTS)" $450,000
Use integrated Smart Growth and transportation planning strategies to: maintain and enhance existing communities and contribute to their quality of life and economic vitality; demonstrate how investments in transportation strategies can encourage well planned growth where it is desired and discourage new development where it is inconsistent with Smart Growth objectives; and use sound growth management to facilitate community conservation, preservation of infrastructure capacity, and "smart" transportation strategies. The project will be carried out in 2 -3 locations representing two distinct growth-management settings: 1) an urban community with challenges to improve the efficiency of the existing transportation system, to conserve the community, and to prompt re-development and infill development and 2) in exurban and suburban areas with sprawling development patterns which threaten rural resource protection goals, generate highway and other infrastructure needs, and environmental and transportation system efficiency issues.
05: Saginaw Metropolitan Area: "Retrofitting Anytown, USA" $48,000
Conduct a public design charrette to look at retrofitting two intersecting suburban corridors, making the area both pedestrian and transit friendly. Focus on issues of pedestrian mobility and accessibility, and public transit with the "visioning" and recommendations providing planning directions to local agencies and private enterprises to retrofit the existing auto-dominated environment.
12: Lansing/Tri-County Region: "Regional Growth: Choices For Our Future" $355,000
The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, representing Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties and the Lansing, Michigan metropolitan area, has initiated Regional Growth: Choices For Our Future to Develop a series of innovative pilot planning techniques which will demonstrate enhanced planning methods which may be readily transferred to similar efforts nationwide. Formulate consensus on a new land use patterns and on new policies to guide land use change. Evaluate and track successful implementation by creating a "Sprawl Index" and a comprehensive evaluation program using real cost studies and fiscal impact analysis, analysis of how transportation investment decisions and asset management strategies effect urban sprawl, gathering information on why people relocate, and developing monitoring measures.
06: Kansas City Metropolitan Area: "SMART CHOICES-Options for Creating Quality Places" $600,000
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), project will build on regional and local planning efforts addressing the better integration of transportation investments and land use decisions. Provide tools specifically designed for Midwestern communities to promote urban and suburban development compatible with sustainable community design. Activities include: (1) the development of Transit-Oriented Development prototypes, education, and other implementation strategies; (2) a cost-of- development analysis that will provide fiscal information relative to alternative development; and, (3) an interactive compact disc to communicate information on alternative design concepts and specifications.
06: City of Laurel: "Transportation and Community Sustainability Plan" $85,000
Develop a 'Transportation and Community Sustainability Plan' for the City of Laurel. Activities include: (1) analyzing the traffic and community impacts of major transportation features; (2) analyzing the overall transportation system (current and planned) and its implications for sustainability; (3) analyzing the land use patterns and their contributions to the traffic situation; (4) analyzing the sustainability of the community's commercial core in the face of transportation-related threats; (5) analyzing non-motorized travel; (6) analyzing how different assumptions in transportation and land use can lead to more sustainable scenarios for the future; and (7) creating an action plan for a more sustainable Laurel.
New Jersey
14: Northern New Jersey: "Preparing Modern Intermodal Freight Infrastructure to Support Brownfield Economic Redevelopment" $700,000
Facilitate the redevelopment of abandoned industrial brownfield sites by freight related businesses at the port, airport, and rail terminals in northern New Jersey. Leverage statewide and regional resources to overcome current constraints affecting brownfield redevelopment. Conduct a market analysis, compile an inventory of promising brownfield sites, perform outreach to communities and carry out detailed case studies. Completed plan will address needed transportation access to brownfield sites and effectively market the sites for freight related activities and provide new employment opportunities for urban residents, avert inefficient sprawl, reduce the volume of trucks on regional roads and safeguard the environment.
34: State of New Jersey: "Transit-friendly Communities for New Jersey" $535,000
Work with diverse community partners to develop specific ways that New Jersey towns can become more "transit friendly," by building on both NJT's initiatives to make train stations themselves "passenger friendly" and on statewide "smart growth" initiatives to reduce sprawl and encourage new development within walking distance of transit stations. Develop educational workshops, technical assistance and demonstration projects in four to six communities to shape a new vision for linking train stations to community enhancement. Implement a series of short-term, catalytic demonstration projects in the districts immediately around train stations to spur community involvement and leverage local investment and participation. Maximize its relevancy to the state's diverse community involvement and leverage local investment and participation. Leverage the talents and resources of NJT's non-profit and government partners to shape the future of communities around NJT stations well into the 21st Century. Develop models for other New Jersey communities to follow in future NJT projects. Ensure that communities understand how transportation investments can enhance the environment, create strong downtown centers, and improve quality of life.
New York
02: City of Troy: "Waterfront Redevelopment" $70,000
Develop a Transportation and Land Use Study as a part of a redevelopment planning process for South Troy's Working Waterfront. Address the needs of this long underutilized waterfront and facilitate the area's development as an appealing and efficient business, residential, cultural, and recreational center. Inventory and analyze the existing land use pattern and transportation system, evaluate redevelopment alternatives, and identify and implement a series of compatible land use and transportation strategies and projects for the study area. Combine planning techniques including community workshops and visioning sessions, design charettes, and planning and architecture student involvement. Build upon collaborative working relationships with traditional and nontraditional partners including community-based, organizations and nonprofit agencies, as well as private, public, local, regional, County and State agency representatives. Develop a plan to maximize efficiency in transportation access while minimizing environmental and related impacts of the proposed redevelopment.
North Carolina
06: Research Triangle Region: "Regional Development & Mobility Principles" $450,000
Develop strategies to change the 6-county Research Triangle region's current pattern of development from a conventional suburban expansion model to one based more on principles supportive of compact urban form with walkable. Activities include: A detailed description and analysis comparing the land use, transportation, fiscal and environmental implications of the preferred regional development pattern to the current development pattern. A comprehensive set of strategies composed of design and development standards, infrastructure policies, fiscal tools, and legislative authority needed to achieve the preferred development pattern. A set of computer visualizations and supporting explanatory material showing how places within the region could develop differently under the preferred pattern or under the current pattern. A community outreach and feedback effort to explain the project's work, monitor communities' views of the work, and revise the work to address community concerns.
10: Woodmere Village, Cleveland: Making Chagrin Boulevard a "Place" Instead of a Dividing Road: A Greater Cleveland Demonstration Project in Woodmere Village, Ohio" $195,000
Redefining Woodmere Village, a small, predominantly African-American suburb of Cleveland, in a highly creative manner. Create an environment for small town community interactions while simultaneously handling 26,000-36,000 ADT on its "Main Street." Provide a local demonstration project which balances the interests of "home," "place" and business with the goal of commuter convenience. Set the stage to adopt new zoning and land use policies to encourage denser, more sustainable development in the future.
12: City of Dayton: "Tool Town" $300,000
Evaluate the existing buildings, transportation infrastructure, and utilities and the development of a schematic campus master plan with capital costs, an implementation schedule, and funding strategies. Tool Town will make more efficient use of existing transportation network and other infrastructure and reuse land and the built environment, both of which will curb additional regional sprawl. The effort will also create jobs that can be filled by Dayton residents; support the long-term viability of tooling and machining in our region; help tooling and machining industry compete globally; and retain these secure, high-paying jobs in the United States.
05: Portland Metropolitan Area: "Urban Reserve Planning for the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Region" $500,000
Develop master planning for the area must occur before development begins to ensure efficient provision of services and infrastructure and effective environmental conservation. Help local governments address the difficult transportation, land-use and environmental challenges of the area, including: Streams on the recent federal listing of endangered fish; Mitigation of addition impacts on severe downstream flooding; Local topography that creates a serious challenge in transitioning from a few two-lane country roads to a system that can serve the expected future population.
11: Willamette Valley: "Evaluate the Transportation Impacts of Possible Futures in Oregon's Willamette Valley Organization" $600,000
Provide a unique, long-range, regional focus on: (1) the transportation consequences of continuing current land development patterns in the Valley; (2) the benefits possible through alternative, transportation-efficient development patterns that are based on more compact growth and urban designs that reduce reliance on the automobile; and (3) the benefits possible through certain changes in the transportation system. Focus on all current and future travel between the metropolitan areas, cities and towns in the 11,500 square mile Valley. Activities include: (1) the development, modeling and analysis of possible future land use and transportation scenarios; (2) public outreach and education; (3) development of recommended actions and implementation strategies to achieve a preferred future; and (4) development of regional benchmarks and a monitoring framework to track progress.
05: Centre County: "Creating a Community-based Sustainable Future for I-99: A Watershed Approach" $500,000
Establish a collaborative, multi-municipal model interchange overlay district ordinance to better manage and guide development surrounding the 12 interchanges in Centre County of I-99 in Centre County and create a watershed-wide (mid-Bald Eagle watershed including the Spring Creek Basin), community-based collaborative land use and sustainability plan to meet the long-term needs of the community.
08: Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: "Implement Transit Oriented Development in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: Schuylkill Valley Metro (SVM) Corridor Station Area Planning and Implementation" $665,600
Implement TOD principles and induce private sector investment in TODs by: (1) creating an innovative LEM Product that provides mortgage financing for housing in transit dense areas, (2) undertaking a region wide advocacy project to sow the seeds of public support for TODs, (3) producing a transit corridor-specific real estate market demand feasibility study that provide a greater level of understanding of TODs within the real estate community (thereby reducing the perceived risk to developers) and (4) preparing zoning ordinance language, to implement focused station area plans, that provides a supportive regulatory environment for TOD. Innovative activities include: (1) the proposed LEM Product; (2) the timing of the planning and development regulations work and garnering public support for TOD, well in advance of implementing a major transportation investment; and (3) basing the development controls on a corridor and station-focused real estate market study.
Rhode Island
11: City of Providence: "Olneyville Square Inter-modal Transit Center" $600,000
Revitalize neighborhood by using transportation and intermodal facilities that will capitalize on an urban river, recycle brownfields, promote home-ownership and support small business development. Focus on the commercial heart of the neighborhood, which was once the second largest commercial area in the City, by: siting a public Transit Center, linking the Woonasquatucket Greenway/Bikeway project to the Transit Center, and re-connecting Olneyville Square and the Transit Center to the West Broadway neighborhood.
South Carolina
01: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Region: "Development and implementation of a Model Program Strategy to Link Transportation, Infrastructure and Land Use Planning for the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Region of South Carolina" $300,000
Evaluate past and future growth patterns and promote sustainable growth in the Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester region, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG). Utilize satellite imagery to graphically depict growth patterns over twenty years in the region and using the identified patterns to project impacts for the future. Estimate the costs of sprawl. Evaluate environmental losses of growth patterns at the continued rate and pattern. Compile alternative land use and growth pattern strategies and the identify techniques to encourage organized and sustainable growth. Illustrate the impacts and costs (in environmental losses as well as fiscal impacts) of particular growth patterns as experienced in the past twenty years, as well as to project those same impacts and costs if a similar pattern of growth is continued. Develop alternatives and recommendations to encourage smarter and more efficient growth.
01: Johnson City: "The Land Use and Transportation Plan" $275,000
Integrate land use planning with transportation planning to increase the performance and efficiency of the transportation system. Adopted formal code changes to land use regulations based on the principles of traditional neighborhood development and transit oriented development. Create opportunities for intensified mixed-use development to occur in neighborhood nodes and permit increased accessibility for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit. Evaluate projected traffic volume and type with and without adoption of the new regulations. The results of the Land Use and Transportation will be able to be used by other communities across the State of Tennessee and nationally.
14: City of Houston: "Main Street Corridor Planning and Research Project" $500,000
Develop a singular, urban vision for the eight-mile Main Street Corridor. Encourage transit and pedestrian-oriented development, improve access to the corridor, explore ground-breaking implementation strategies, and institute innovative evaluation techniques. Build partnerships among public agencies, private and non-profit interests as a vital component of the planning process. Reinforce trends toward inner city revitalization leading to a reduction of automobile dependency and improved air quality in the region.
07: Greater Wasatch Area: "Envision Utah" $425,000
Create a broadly and publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy-a vision to protect Utah's environment, economic strength, and quality of life for our children. Create a replicable process for planning and managing rapid growth and development. Seek community feedback and participation to assist in the development of a publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy and pursuit of actual implementation of this strategy in the Greater Wasatch Area. Develop and draft final Quality Growth Strategy and pursue actual implementation of this strategy in the Greater Wasatch Area. Utilize modeling tools to assist Envision Utah in the cost and impact analysis of the alternative growth scenarios.
03: Charlottesville Metropolitan Area: "Jefferson Area Eastern Planning Initiative" $517,920
Develop a new model for integrated land use/transportation planning and use it to achieve a regional plan which lays the groundwork for the community's 50-year vision. Build upon planning tools the PDC has developed to improve the multi-modal design of neighborhoods, commercial centers, and transportation corridors. Package as a handbook, CD-Rom, and on the Web to make it easy for other small urban and rural communities to use them.
02: Central Puget Sound Region: "Transit Station Communities Project " $400,000
Use a variety of tools that will contribute to the success of intermodal facilities by working with citizens, neighborhood groups, the business sector, developers, elected officials, and agency personnel to create more livable communities. Organize and initiate both region wide coordination as well as local technical assistance efforts. Coordinate the numerous and disparate station area planning and development activities throughout the region to reach out to local jurisdictions, the development community, and the public to increase the level of awareness and understanding of the opportunities and challenges of intermodal station planning. Provide direct technical assistance and improve community outreach and test a variety of different techniques aimed at advancing local implementation and expanding local community participation.
West Virginia
01: City of Martinsburg: "Historic Baltimore & Ohio Roundhouse Renovation Project" $300,000
Develop plans and specifications to renovate/restore the Historic B&O Roundhouse complex. Establish an intermodal operations center to coordinate these services in relation to port commerce, commuter systems, commercial trade, travel and tourism which ties together the highway, rail and air transportation system from within the inland intermodal port area to the historic infrastructure links in a manner which will enhance commerce, cultural/recreational opportunities, and transportation best practices. Develop a Facility Use Plan to chart the course for the complex's development. Provide direction for local officials and the community as they strive to both preserve and effectively transform the existing facility into a key element of the entire transportation, retail trade and community complex. Purchase a trolley bus which will be used as a key short term commuter link with the existing transportation system by providing access to the MARC Train and the Pan Tran Public Transportation System.
01: Dane County: "Design Dane Phase II" $365,000
Provide Dane County communities with the tools necessary to thoroughly evaluate competing land development scenarios. Design a technical geographic model, standards, and process to more efficiently present to decision makers the true costs and benefits of alternative growth patterns. Consider alternatives to simply adding more lanes when making improvements to congested roadways. Coordinate between land use and transportation decision making in communities along roadway corridors. Design and implement transit-oriented development (TOD) projects that may be used as models for future development within our primary transit corridor.


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By Brendan Conway
After a less-than-happy 2012, investors' love for master limited partnerships is rekindled again lately. The group of energy-heavy, pass-through entities is up more than 12% year to date.
The other reason investors tend to adore this niche: the rich yield payouts. MLP yields often reach 5%, 6% and higher, and today, one of the field's latest entrants adds to the trend. Yorkville High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF (YMLI), launched a month ago, declared a quarterly dividend that translates to an annualized 6.5% yield.
The launch of MLP ETFs and ETNs is the most active exchange-traded cottage industry at the moment. Barclays just introduced the fourth new MLP exchange-traded product of 2013, Barclays ETN+ Select MLP Exchange Traded Note (ATMP).
As my colleague Dimitra DeFotis pointed out recently, several closed-end funds have turned in an even stronger performance than the index this year, often thanks to the deft use of leverage (hopefully it doesn't turn into daft).
I'm setting aside tax differences for the moment even though they're crucial in this area. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG) is up 17.5% on a net-asset basis, or 21.6% by market price, with a 4.99% distribution rate, according to CEFConnect. ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return (CTR), is up 13.4% on a NAV basis, or 15.4% by market price, distributing 6.1%. Kayne Anderson MLP (KYN) is ahead by 14.8% by NAV and a fraction more by price, with a 7.8% distribution.

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The Railsplitter Covered Wagon, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest covered wagon in the world, is located on the front lawn of the Best Western Lincoln Inn, near historic Route 66. A statue of Abe Lincoln reading a law book sits in the huge wooden wagon, which stands 24 feet tall.
The Palms Grill Cafe was a well-known restaurant during the heyday of Route 66. Recently the cafe was revitalized and reopened, and is serving up delicious nostalgia from the fabled Route 66 era. The Palm's Grill Café has been baking pies and feeding hungry travelers and residents for decades. Their pies are so delicious they've even won a few state pie competitions. Saddle up to the counter or take a seat at a table; either way, the pie and coffee with the community atmosphere is enough to make any first-timer feel like a regular. Conveniently located right across the street is the towering Bunyon's Statue, another one of Route 66's famous Muffler Man Statues.
Standing 19 feet tall and clutching a giant hot dog, this Paul Bunyon statue, not "bunyan" purposely spelled with an "o", is one of Route 66's mythic Muffler Man Statues. A few of these giants still proudly grace the roadsides of historic Route 66. This one is located in Atlanta, just across the street from the Palms Grill Café, which features fine fare from The Mother Road's golden age.
Opened in the late 1800's, this city zoo began to house exotic animals after a traveling circus left behind a lion cub. Located on Historic Route 66 the zoo became a popular attraction among travelers. It is also the only Illinois zoo to feature the endangered Sumatran tiger. They offer many exhibits and zookeeper interaction opportunities that are enjoyed by the whole family. Some highlights include: sun bear, reindeer, Harbor Seals, red pandas, lemurs, Galapagos Tortoise, Bald Eagles, Pallas' Cat, Snow Leopards, gibbons, and Red Wolves. The Zoo features many large indoor and outdoor exhibits such as a Tropical America Rainforest, ZooLab, Katthoefer Animal Building, Wallaby WalkAbout, Children's Zoo, and Animals of Asia.
Spirits of Bloomington Historic Ghost Tours
The Spirits of Bloomington Historic Ghost Tours feature guides dressed as President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln who reveal fascinating tales, myths and paranormal accounts of McLean County.
Located on the wooded Sunset Hill estate of the late Hazle Buck Ewing, the Ewing Cultural Center encompasses the open-air Theatre at Ewing (summer home of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival), the elegant Ewing Manor (which is open for tours) and the beautiful Genevieve Green Gardens.
Route 66 Park & Tourism Center
This small park is right on Route 66, and it's a great place to check out the town of Atlanta. It is a great park, including flat area to run and playground for the kids to climb and run on, you and your family are sure to enjoy.
Come experience three floors of unique, hands-on, larger-than-life exhibits! This museum is designed to create a sense of wonder that excites the love of learning in children of all ages. Be sure to discover the new Children's Discovery Museum.
This hand-built chapel in Lincoln is open for prayer and meditation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The McLean County Courthouse, capped by a stately dome, serves as a landmark to identify the historic core of the city. Turn-of-the century buildings, many with interesting historical pasts, flank the courthouse square. A visitor can find museums, banks, a legal and governmental center, residential living, a large artists' community, plus an assortment of specialty retail businesses and supportive services in Downtown Bloomington. There is an abundance of restaurants and a lively night scene. Discover all that downtown Bloomington has to offer by shopping, dining, working and playing in this great historical district!
Funk Prairie Home Gem & Mineral Museum
Located at the Funk Prairie Home, this museum houses the largest single-owner display of rare gems, minerals, fossils and lapidary art in the state. Also view the agriculture exhibit, along with several antique sleighs and carriages.
Built in 1929, The Mill Restaurant was a highlight of Route 66 in Lincoln. The building sat empty and was in danger of destruction, but is now on the way to recovery. Special tours will be given upon request and appointment.
Established in 1928 at the intersection of U.S. Route 66 and Route 136 in McLean, Illinois, Dixie Truckers Home is the oldest truck stop in America. It is still in operation today and although it has been restored after a fire in 1965 the original signs are still in place.
This colorful watertower is found in the small town of Atlanta, IL
Lincoln Christening Site/Watermelon Statue
A life-size statue of a watermelon commemorates the day the City of Lincoln was christened by Abraham Lincoln on August 27, 1853. The town's founders, John D. Gillett, Virgil HIckox and Robert B. Latham, were all personal friends of Lincoln.
Atlanta Public Library and Museum
Located across from Route 66 Park in historic downtown Atlanta, Illinois, the Atlanta Public Library is a hub of community activity and an attraction for tourists who are making the Route 66 pilgrimage. Throughout the year, the Library offers a wide range of programs for children, teens and adults. From reading, arts, and crafts activities for children to outdoor family programming, adult book clubs, writing workshops, programs for seniors, informational programs, and special events, the Library has something for everyone. Built in 1908, this octagon-shaped building is one of the few of its kind in the state. The museum in the basement of the library houses pieces of local history. The library and museum are both on the National Register of Historic Places.
Prairie Aviation Museum has displays, static aircraft, education programs, air shows, group tours, and special aviation events for over 30 years. As an aviation and space museum, we honor military and civilian aviation. While visitors are quick to notice our displays, we love to tell the stories of the men and women who have contributed to the creation, development, expansion, and promise of aviation and space exploration. We are a family friendly museum, where visitors of all ages can touch our displays and static aircraft and visit with members who flew and maintained the aircraft in the Air Park. We love to hear visitor's stories about experiences that they and/or members of their family have had related to aviation and space.
In the heart of our nation's cornbelt, just a block off Historic Rt. 66, you can discover your connection to Illinois' rich grain producing, storing, and shipping history by visiting the J. H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum.
Located on the campus of the only college named for Lincoln in his lifetime, the Lincoln Heritage Museum exhibits a rare and valuable collection of artifacts that tell the story of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. The museum houses many rare Lincoln artifacts, including an 1860 campaign poster, a lock of his hair, Mary Lincoln's jewelry and Tad Lincoln's rocking chair. Also includes 9/11exhibit and other presidential artifacts.
Sprague's Super Service in Normal
A Tudor revival building constructed in 1931 by William Sprague to house a service station, restaurant and garage, it is the largest of three remaining two-story fuel station buildings on US 66, originally housing a café and service station on the main floor plus two second-floor apartments for the owner and the station attendant.
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site
Postville Courthouse is the original seat of County Government in Logan County. The Courthouse site is a reproduction of the original courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law. They offer a wonderful guided tour for all visitors. They also have Mary Todd's Medicinal Garden that is highlighted during the summer months.
Located next to the Atlanta Public Library and Museum the clock tower was added in the 70s. The clock itself is the original 1909 hand-would clock from the Atlanta High School.
State Farm is Bloomington-Normal's largest employer and the nation's largest insurance company. Tours are offered at the Corporate Building on State Farm Plaza and the historic Fire Building.
Located at the Atlanta Museum, these three exhibits and 20 other prints depict a variety of Lincoln and Logan County events. It is located at the site of an early political rally during Abraham Lincoln's campaign for President.


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|Project Title
|Principal Investigator
|Language and social communication in autism
|Siegel, Jeff
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Neuroimaging of autism spectrum disorders
|Schultz, Robert
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Cerebral asymmetry and language in autism
|Rojas, Donald
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Development of ventral stream organization
|O'Hearn, Kirsten
|University of Pittsburgh
|Cognitive control and social engagement among younger siblings of children with autism
|Mohapatra, Leena
|University of Miami
|Neuroimaging and symptom domains in autism
|Levitt, Jennifer
|University of California, Los Angeles
|A study of autism
|Krieger, Abba
|University of Pennsylvania
|Language and social communication in autism
|Knaus, Tracey
|University of California, Los Angeles
|ACE Center: Administrative Core
|Klin, Ami
|Yale University
|Defining high and low risk expression of emotion in infants at risk for autism
|Hannigen, Sarah
|University of Pittsburgh
|Language functioning in optimal outcome children with a history of autism
|Fein, Deborah
|University of Connecticut
|Functional neuroimaging of psychopharmacologic intervention for autism
|Dichter, Gabriel
|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|Early biologic markers for autism
|Croen, Lisa
|Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
|Innovative assessment methods for autism: A proof of principle investigation of "nonverbal" autism
|Connolly, John
|McMaster University
|Observational and electrophysiological assessments of temperament in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorders
|Burner, Karen
|University of Washington
|Assessing information processing and capacity for understanding language in non-verbal children with autism
|Benasich, April; Schafer, Valerie
|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; City University of New York
|IACC Strategic Plan Objective
|Launch at least three studies that evaluate the applicability of ASD phenotype and/or biological signature findings for performing diagnosis, risk assessment, or clinical intervention by 2015.
IACC Recommended Budget: $7,200,000 over 5 years
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Progress: Imaging studies have developed activity signatures of the ASD brain. While more than 3 studies were launched, more funding and work in this area are needed.
Remaining Gaps, Needs and Opportunities: This objective also requires standardization of data collection and analysis methods, as well as collaboration among investigators to pool data. Increased emphasis must be placed on conducting biological evaluations of very young children at risk for ASD and on collecting biological samples from these young children, to enable research into the establishment of biomarkers or risk markers in this population.


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This former A+list country singer and his back in the day B list actress wife might be aging but they have the hottest swinger parties in all of Nashville
Clint Black and Lisa HartmanReplyCancel
I guess if it came out he'd have a good run of bad luck…ReplyCancel
Lisa Hartman was B list? I only remember her being on The Love Boat, and Fantasy Island!
I do agree this is them, though.ReplyCancel
Brad and Kimberly. LOLReplyCancel
Co signReplyCancel
Wasn't she on Knots Lamding too?ReplyCancel
Clint and Lisa –
@Paris – she was B-list back in the 80's – she even headlined her own show, "Tabitha" – (one season, ABC)ReplyCancel
I like Dolly Parton and I love her movie Straight Talk! a little off topic but that is my Country music knowledge…ReplyCancel
Or Knots Landing even :-/ReplyCancel
He's 52 and she's 58,ReplyCancel
Chesney-Zellwigger. Fraud alert!ReplyCancel
Brad and Kimberley are considered younger. I would go with Clint and Lisa. Brad isn't former A+ either. Although I don't know if I would have ever considered Clint A+….but what do I know?ReplyCancel
I also remember Crystal Gayle with the REALLY long hair…ReplyCancel
@derek. *snort* I remember two years of school back when she was popular and there was a girl named Crystal with the same last name as me. So every time the teacher called roll — "Crystal" "Gayle" I'm pretty sure Crystal and I were the only ones that got sick of that really quick.ReplyCancel
I'd still throw it in Lisa Hartman's post menopausal sandpaper slit. Yup her and Clint. Do you think he is BBC, (Big Black Co&K)?ReplyCancel
So would I amigo.ReplyCancel
I would still hit that (CB). He was smoking hot when he was a star.ReplyCancel
@cleo I never write in here. I have a golden doodle who had epilepsy as a puppy- she was on the phenobarbital too but knew there were other solutions. She went seizure free for about 8 months, then came back for 3 straight. Put her on a grain free diet and she's been perfect ever since.ReplyCancel


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Under new Head Coach Kris Bell, the Emery High Lady Spartans traveled to St. George last weekend and finished second in their division in a high school volleyball tournament.
On Friday night, Emery lost to a good Hurricane team 25-20 and 26-24. Hurricane was glad to escape with the win. Hurricane coach said, "We won but you outplayed us. We were lucky to get the win."
Emery then defeated Layton Christian 25-17 and 25-19 to get their first win of the season. Emery closed out Friday night with a close loss to Richfield. Scores were 25-23 and 26-24.
Saturday morning, Emery lost another close game, this time to Park City. Final score was 26-24 and 25-22.
Emery then won four straight matches to get into the division championship game. Emery defeated Parowan 25-18 and 25-20, Copper Hills 25-13 and 25-17, Beaver 25-17 and 25-22 and Parowan again 25-18 and 25-23.
In the title game, Emery defeated Desert Hills 25-18 in the opening game before losing 25-22 and 15-10.
Starting for the Spartans were Frankie Komar, ShiAnne Allred, Danavin Reed, Tiffany Tuttle, Sierra Bridgewater and Jodi Robertson. Brooke Jensen, a sophomore, played really well as a blocker for Abby Kay who was out after having surgery. Also playing were Keera Allred, Kristiann Grange and Shawnee Allred.
After the games Coach Bell talked about her team, "These girls were fighters. They have good attitudes, they never gave up. They are blocking real good. We can get better."
Emery is home this Tuesday night as they host North Sevier in the Spartan Center.


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A bridge towards peace; the will of fire still endures!
Rokudaime Hokage, Rokudaime Rikudou Sennin Uzumaki Naruto
Kakashi and Tobi both use the same dimension in their techniques? What, is there a dimension only sharingans are able to go? Is it the same as the place Tobi sent Sasuke during the summit? I really like this turn of events, so much can happen from this.
Aggravate, Anger, and Piss off
Now I know why Kishimoto had Guy and Kakashi join this fight Anyway, this won't exactly let the Obito theories die though.. I mean, how would that be possible if atleast Tobi's eye in not Obito's? Also, why was Tobi injured near his shoulder/arm? Why there?
Tobi is Izuna with Obito's eye.
I guess the next arc will go on without Kakashi. He used Kamui three times during the fight against Deidara and hardly any other jutsus, and he was in hospital for quite a few days.
After this fight, it shouldn't be any better, but much worse. He used Kamui at least three times already (with the Kunai, against Gedo Mazou, and now on the Rasengan), and it seems like it's going to be their main attack during the following chapter.
I wonder why he never opens the inner gates. He is able to at least open one of them...
Well. Now we almost know that Tobi is connected to Obito somehow, yet we have no idea how. This reinforces the Tobi is Obito theory but it does not confirm it. Most likely Tobi is Obito or someone who have takes Obito's second eye. The more I think about it the less likely Obito theory sound, just because it's boring and random and Obito have no real motive.
Manga/Anime I read/have read/tried to read:
Fairy Tail
Full Metal Alchemist
D.Gray Man
HunterXHunter(Didn't like)
Dragon Ball(Didn't like)
One Piece(Didn't like)
Katakayo Hitman Reborn(Didn't like)
Vampire Knight
Samurai Champloo(Didn't like)
Water type
What chakra type are you?
I know it is not really connected to this chapter specifically but can anyone remind me how Izuna disappeared? Was is dead/killed or missed? I just remembered seeing him once in the manga in the flashback where his eyes were taken by Madara
Chapter felt ridiculously short, even compared to last chapter... but reading this fight in order once it's complete will be pretty intense!
Kakashi got to show his stuff; Guy somewhat stole the show last chapter, and Kakashi is definitely at his best in this one. He's obviously the only one who could figure out Tobi's weakness and stand up to it with his Kamui; I wonder how *exactly* the two powers are linked?
If I understand it correctly, any attack "warped" by Kamui while Tobi is in phased-mode will cause damage to Tobi (when he un-phases, or before?), so all they need to do is force Tobi to warp, land a finishing blow, and hit that attack with a Kamui. Kakashi probably only has 1 Kamui left in him, so hopefully they make it count next chapter. However, has it been clarified if Tobi can cancel Kakashi's Kamui while in "phased mode"? Because if so, he might not fall for the same trick again.
Naruto himself looked pretty lame in this chapter, but this fight is just starting. I can't wait for him to get serious once Kakashi and Guy have had their chance to show off. Although if Tobi isn't dropped within Kakashi's next Kamui, how exactly will the Good Guys land any more major hits?
Tobi using his "Susano'o Wall" with its burning aura was interesting! One more hax power for the Sharingan; I guess that's just what Uchiha "Chakra Manifestation" techniques look like, and they aren't limited to Susano'o body armor. If it can stop the Hachibi's punch, that definitely adds a major boost towards Sasuke's arsenal against Bijuu Mode Naruto... anyway, I'm glad that Tobi revealed some more powers besides his warping ability, that's one of the things I was hoping to see.
My hope for next chapter: The Good Guys pull off a strategy to use Kamui to land a finishing blow on Tobi. Tobi negates the Kamui to counter their strategy, but is caught off guard again by some trick Naruto pulls off once Tobi solidifies. Tobi is forced to use Izanagi to survive the attack, taking away the warping power of his Sharingan in the process. With Kakashi exhausted and the Juubi near complete, Tobi must now use his Rinnegan to battle Naruto head-on, and can no longer warp himself to safety. Although if he doesn't lose his Sharingan, I'd settle for him losing his mask; even if he can still use his signature warping, at least we'd finally see his face.
Seriously, it's time that some questions about Tobi started getting answered, starting with his True Identity and his Second Rinnegan.


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that thing makes me want to hack something...
Here's a piece I've wanted for a while. It is a custom Grosse Messier done by Arms and Armour. I drew out the design and they made it for me; although I have to say this is really a classic design that saw a lot of use for many generations.
20" blade
1.75" wide
3/16" thick at handle and tapering to 1/8" near the tip
Wood grip full tang construction with some heavy contouring.
Balance point 2.75" in front of the guard
All in all I am very happy with all the items I've gotten from A&A, they make pieces to be used that exhibit proper handling.
Here is the sheet I sent them with the rough design and some photos; I think you'll agree they matched it exactly.
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that thing makes me want to hack something...
Nicely done this certainly falls into the "big knife" category. A&A does good work.
I thought grosse messer where two handed?
In today's parlance this one might be called a "hus wehr" (spelling?) as well. That is a big knife kept around the house (by the bed generally) for house defense in period.
I understand that the two-handed or hand-and-a-half size grosse messers were also called 'kriegsmessers.'
- Chris
i like big sharp things.. you kin call em whatever you want as long as they're shiny and sharp
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Skip to comments.The Four-Year Honeymoon (Will the press ever give Obama tough coverage?)
Posted on 01/05/2013 4:34:57 PM PST by Kaslin
President Obama never disappoints. When the monthly unemployment rate fails to drop, forget it. Whats important is the number of jobs created. But when the rate actually does drop, forget the growth (or lack of it) in jobs. Its the rate that matters. And dont blame Obama for the persistence of slow economic growth and high joblessness. Thats the new normal. As for the millions of dropouts from the job market, thats no big deal, hardly worth more than a passing mention.
Full credit is due Obama for his role in the overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. He was cleverly leading from behind. But the killing of the American ambassador to Libya and three others in Benghazithe president bears no responsibility for that. Perish the thought.
Meanwhile, in the months before his reelection in November, Obama doled out government favors to Democratic interest groups like unions, Hispanics, teachers, and single women. This may have looked like shameless exploitation of his high office, but it really was unusually skillful politicking by a master of the game.
My drift here ought to be obvious. Im referring to the way the media treat Obama. Its not always adoring. Its intermittently fair and even-handed. But overall, whats distinctive about the press coverage of Obama is the absence of fault-finding, criticism, and dogged questioning. And when Obama makes excuses, as he often does, the media tend to echo them.
No president in my lifetime has been covered so favorably and so gingerly. Never has the press corps been so unwilling to pursue stories that might cast the president in an unflattering light. As a group, the media pride themselves on taking an adversarial approach to politicians and government officials. But in Obamas case, the press acts like a helpmate.
Along with that, the media seem fearful of offending Obama. This is a new phenomenon in presidential coverage. To my recollection, Obama is the first president to instill coverage anxiety, conscious or unconscious.
Compare Obamas coverage with that of President George W. Bush. The difference is startling. There was no fear of affronting Bush. He faced relentless scrutiny of his tactics in the war on terror: wiretaps, renditions, Guantánamo, the Patriot Act. The media raised questions about his motives, the constitutionality of his policies, and his brainpower. White House press conferences became tense and hostile events when national security issues were broached.
Obamas adoption of these same policies has drawn minimal attention, much less the kind of media wrath that Bush endured. Last week, for example, Obama signed a bill extending the use of warrentless wiretapping to gather intelligence on Americas enemies. Bush was harshly criticized by the media on this very issue. Obama got a pass.
Bush was also hassled for so-called signing statements citing provisions of a bill he might not enforce. Charlie Savage, then of the Boston Globe, won a Pulitzer Prize for his revelations about Bushs practice. And, not surprisingly, Obama promised not to do signing statements. Yet he has continued the practice, eliciting some coverage, but none of the outrage that was directed at Bush.
In his efforts to combat terrorism, Bush was accused of exceeding presidential authority. But Obama has made recess appointments when the Senate wasnt in recess and rewritten parts of immigration and welfare law by executive order, clearly stretching his authority beyond constitutional limits. The press praised the immigration change and winked at the others.
It doesnt take much imagination to come up with actions that would have aroused the press if committed by Bush, but didnt with Obama. The list is long. Both the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal and the Benghazi killings would have led to months of stories, investigative reports, and outraged commentary. But the media proved to be largely incurious in Obamas case.
Hurricane Sandy created damage in the billions in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. The role of Obama and his administration in handling the emergency was scarcely addressed. Its doubtful Bush would have been let off so easily. He certainly wasnt in 2005 after Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.
What if Bush had claimed in speech after speech that Democrats who opposed his policies were putting party before country? The media response to an insinuation that Democrats were unpatriotic would have been along the lines of, How dare the president make such a dastardly claim! But repeated mentions of party before country by Obama have been treated as perfectly acceptable.
And what if Bush had insisted on selective enforcement of federal immigration law and refused to defend in court the Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by President Clinton? Or if the Bush White House had leaked highly classified national security intelligence to make the president look good? The press would have been in high dudgeon and rightly so. But Obama, guilty on both counts, received media immunity.
Broken promises are the least of Obamas shortcomings. But the press corps loves to zing presidents for reneging on campaign vows. Obama, as I recall, promised a press conference a month, an immigration bill his first year in office, regular meetings with leaders of both parties in Congress, and unprecedented transparency throughout his administration. He kept none of them, prompting media near-silence.
Might the treatment of Obama harden in his second term? Im moderately hopeful. I suspect a few in the media are privately embarrassed by the oh-so-soft coverage and would like to apply some accountability to the Obama presidency. If they do, theyll discover Obama disappoints like other presidents and perhaps more often.
The clowns in the "media" these days would never chance criticizing the Kenyan. It would just break their hearts to be called a "rasis" even one time.
The media has built the criticizing of a black man into such a gigantic proportion, that they actually fear, honestly fear criticizing him.
They are holding back for whomever the next presidentvwill be. They are hoping for a Republican so they can finally unleash the hounds and not have to hold back.
Imagine if Bush had taken even a third of the vacations that Obama and his family have taken?
Imagine if Bush had golfed 1/10th of the amount that Obama has?
Imagine if Bush had as few female or minority staff members as Obama has?
Imagine if Bush had said in his own words while reading a biography, "We made the Mexican maid cry"....
yeah, the press is pathetic and is bias even against their own best interest and well being. If they were fair and balanced, their ratings would be a lot better and their own job security would be better.
The mainstream media and Obama are working towards the same goals, why would they attack their leader?
Did Pravda ever criticize Stalin?
Laughed so hard I almost threw up on my keyboard. The Press pressing Obamalamadingdong?
Correct. Plus he worked on his vacations. That arrogant lazy pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave doesn't know the meaning of work
"Did Pravda ever criticize Stalin?"
The perfect reply.
The Commies have know that education and media are the golden keys to taking America. Brainwash the adults via the media, and the kids through the "pubic" schools and universities.
no, except to say he is not leftist enough
Yes, when Michelle Obama challenges Hillary Clinton for the White House in 2016.
At the Dem convention, candidate Obama promised that he'd pursue "the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that Franklin Roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one."
This is indicative of the sinister Obamatons' intention to revisit the Depression---and rejigger what came to be known as FDR's New Deal.
SOUND FAMILIAR? In 1939, ten years after Wall Street crashed, FDR's Secy of the Treasury Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee: We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises .....I say after eight years of this administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started .....And an enormous debt to boot!.
Obama is no historian but he knows a plan when he sees it.
As TADSLOS indightfully posted: The New Deal was an abysmal failure, then a global war broke out in large part by our enemies perception of our weakness. That conflict ultimately changed everything economically. We reduced our enemies to rubble, then turned our war building industry into the greatest giant global economic engine the world has ever known to help them re-build and compete against us. Enter the libs in power again in the 60s - 70s, 90s and now the leftist bomb throwers run the country. We haven't had a decisive military or economic victory to go with it since.
Obama wants to re-live the New Deal? Have at it. We can sort through the rubble and re-build.----we can and will survive anything he flings at us.
The thing that must keep us on high alert: the WH tyrant is obviously planning to have 3-4 terms-----as FDR did.....
......under the guise of continuing his (gag) "great work."
And maybe "pack" the Supreme Court as FRD did.
We don't have a real press. Sadly, what we do have is a lazy, greedy pack of ideologues who like their cushy lives. Do they care about the little guy? Not at all. They take the money and perks. All the while, they know that Obama is a total fraud and don't care. Our press thinks it is okay to crush the people at the bottom, so that the people at the top can implement their political agenda.
How ridiculous to even suggest that
I think that Hillary's health problems will put her in the ground before 2016.
intermittently fair and even-handed?? Huh?? Now I know why I continue to hold Barnes in contempt. He is another panty-wearing weak pathetic man.
Hey Fred, in four years you could probably count on one hand the number of tough questions asked of the one.
The evil MSM is still protecting Obama 100%.
He sure is working his way to the left
That's really ironic that Barnes could even utter those words, it was he and the rest of Washinton elitist who never got behind a Conservative.
Now the are simpering little toads bemoaning the results.
Imagine if Bush had taken even a third of the vacations that Obama and his family have taken?
Correct. Plus he worked on his vacations. That arrogant lazy pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave doesn't know the meaning of work
But he is just a window-dressing puppet. Why would he work?
Watching the press go gaga over Obamalamadingdong reminded me of what I read in history about the Russian media on Stalin and what happened in China and also North Korea. It's exactly the same thing.
Intermittenly means occasionally and he is right in that
I thought this was an interesting observation, and I think it's true. They're actually afraid of him.
Part of it, of course, is the fear of saying anything negative about anybody with any African heritage, but I think they're also afraid individually of attracting negative attention from him.
He doesn't treat any of them very well - they are actually not allowed to sit in the same part of the plane, even though Bush and all other presidents used to let the press come and hang out with them while traveling, and he has incredibly few press conferences. Also, he was supposedly angered by what he perceived as questioning from one or two of them (back in the days when he had press conferences where they were allowed to ask questions that weren't pre-arranged and pre-approved) and eliminated them from the list of participants. I guess they're lucky that's all he did.
But I think they are afraid of him.
Scu&bags will not criticize fellow scu&bags.
The ironic thing is it is against the presses best interest to promote communism and their boy Obama. Stalin didn't need a big press corps. In contrast to our "free press" the Stalinist propaganda wing probably had thousands of fewer press agents.
Only when they run out or 0bammabrand anal lip balm.
Imagine if Bush had blamed everything that went on under his watch on Congress.
I've never seen anything like it. We've got a president that is, in effect, a dictator and the press seem fine with it. The next 4 years are going to be a dangerous downward spiral for freedom, liberty and American ideals.
As non-conservative a president as Romney would have been, it beats having zero in the position because we would have kept Romney's feet to the fire, as would have the press. Romney wouldn't have gotten away with anything.
With zero in office, there is no press. It's a fan club. And any objections we raise about him are either ignored or tossed aside with the claim of "racism".
Thanks, again, to all of those who couldn't vote for Romney. Enjoy the next four years of world adoration of zero.
Nice, too bad MSM types don't read here more often.
I just laugh at people now and tell em conversations over or rather it's been aborted by obtuse idiocy.
"The Four-Year Honeymoon (Will the press ever give Obama tough coverage?)"
Mr. Barnes, if you are stupid enough to be asking this question, you simply don't deserve the position in which you're currently employed.
No use wasting my time to read your writing...
The media has no gag reflex.
Who has challenged 'The Media' over their fawning regard for obozo? Unlike the president, members of the media NEVER subject themselves to a press conference. They never have to answer for their actions. Fred sits on panels on live TV, but I don't recall him ever saying "you're talking rubbish" to his co-panelists.
Had to search for it: Obama Made Mexican Maids Cry in College - Page 109 for reference.
If Obama started reviewing Russian troops on May Day from the top of Lenin's Tomb, the American press "corpse" wouldn't utter so much as a peep.
Yeah, I think you're right -- he's a bully, and they know it, and they've heard all the Chicago stories. And Rahm Emmanuel stories -- dead fish, screaming fits.
Romney should have run that clip in his own voice then with Spanish translation on every latin ratio and tv station across the nation and done it endlessly.
Unfortunately, I heard he basically ignored the latin stations. Romney's staff ran an incompetent campaign.
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The Hunter Interchange project has reached completion. The plans for the project were in the works for several years and the actual construction began last fall with the earth moving work. The project continued this spring and summer with traffic actually using the new lanes on Friday.
Johansen and Tuttle Engineering instructs motorists to follow the signs to lead them safely into and out of the power plant. Also local traffic traveling to Orangeville will use the new lanes. The former access route to SR-10 from Orangeville has been closed and will be reclaimed in the near future.
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Littleton City Council flatly rejected a moratorium on rezoning proposed by a citizens' group on May 7.
Citizens for Rational Development is concerned about the sudden spate of growth in the city, particularly apartment complexes already approved or pending. All told, there are about 2,000 units in the works, more than 900 of them at the Marathon site on South Broadway.
CRD spokesman John Watson's argument touched on everything from density to traffic to property values.
"But the citizens are here tonight because they're concerned way beyond those issues," he told council. "They're concerned about their neighborhood issues."
About 30 people spoke during the 3½-hour meeting, which also addressed council's new economic plan. About twice as many were in favor of the moratorium as those against it.
South Metro Realtors Association and the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce heard about CRD's plan just a few days before and quickly rallied members to champion a "Littleton is open for business" message.
"No one in their right mind would impose a moratorium on their business, and any government that does so, does so at their peril," said John Brackney, chamber president.
"The last thing you want to do is put government inhibitors in the way of market progress," agreed Kay Watson, SMDRA board member.
But CRD has had time to organize since last December, when they found out about a proposal for a 325-unit project planned for the old sheriff's building at Littleton Boulevard and Bemis Street, and they've assembled a diverse group of community activists.
Paul Bingham, longtime council-watcher, has been with CRD from the beginning and urged council to consider the moratorium.
"It's for a very narrow segment of the market," he said. "It's not a total building ban."
Betty Harris, long active in local Democratic politics, said overbuilding of multifamily development is short-sighted.
"Once the infill is filled up with apartments, there's no way to do a do-over," she said. "We must implement impact fees rather than shafting the public once again."
Impact fees are the only thing just about everyone in the room agreed on. City Manager Michael Penny explained that residential developers are currently only charged a fee for parks and open space. Staff is drafting an ordinance to change that, and Penny said only one project under consideration will go through prior to its presumed passage.
"We concur with all the comments here about development paying its own way," he said.
In the end, council unanimously shot down the moratorium.
"We have spent the last two years trying to tell the public and potential developers that we're open for business, that we're no longer closed, that we don't have a fence built around us that says 'we don't want you,'" said Councilor Jim Taylor.
Councilor Phil Cernanec said the city can put the right burden in the right place without a moratorium, and Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Stahlman and Mayor Debbie Brinkman agreed.
"Developers are going to come in and say what they want to do, and guess what? We get to say yes to it or we get to say no to it," said Brinkman.
Councilors Bruce Beckman, Peggy Cole and Jerry Valdes noted that many of the speakers had valid points.
"Community values were expressed tonight that council needs to keep at the forefront of the discussion," said Beckman.
Watson said the group is considering trying to petition the matter onto the November ballot, but will wait until council rules on the old sheriff's building rezone.
"I feel that the citizens will continue to present these issues until they are resolved," he said. "We all have the best interests of the city at heart, and we expect them to get resolved."


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Enjoy comedians, big bands, burlesque, drag shows, and more at the Speakeasy. This intimate club offers live performances throughout the year to fit a variety of tastes. The Speakeasy features a bar, simple menu, and performance seating at small and large tables. To see what's coming up next at the Speakeasy visit http://circa21.com/speakeasy.asp
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Enjoy this intimate theatre featuring live music, comedy and more. Located right next door to the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, the Speakeasy is the newest edition to the Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District. Open Thursday through Saturday, check the website for upcoming event schedule.
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The Feathered Nest at Windy Corner Farm
A delightful artist haven offering a mix of Victorian eggs, feathered masks and wreaths, floral arrangements and intimate miniature portrait silhouettes. Windy Corner Farms and The Feathered Nest gardens and studio are an experience soon to be a cherished memory.
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Stop in …enjoy whimsical paper mache sculptures and hand colored prints by David Smith; resident artist and art teacher. Explore our ever-growing selection of diverse artwork by innovative Midwest artists. We offer art classes for children, adults, and private groups. We are also available for social gatherings, meetings, and birthday parties. Our goal is to be a gathering place for the community and visitors, so that visual arts might enrich everyone's life.
Scottish Rite Cathedral is on the former site of the Stillman Wheelock mansion, this Gothic Revival style cathedral was built in 1930.
Located along the Mississippi River in the downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District, this park offers spectacular views of the Mississippi River, an open-air stage, interactive fountain, observation shelter, waterfront promenade, bike trail and digital playgrounds (the first installation of its kind in the Midwest). The park is also available for rental for weddings, receptions and special events.
CITY:Rock Island
Tour this centennial barn, one of the largest in the country and one of forty-two left in the State of Illinois. It stands 80 feet high and 85 feet in diameter and features a 16-foot diameter floor to ceiling silo. A farm implement museum in on the main floor. Tours are provided by Friends of Johnson's Park Foundation and groups of ten or more asked to call ahead. Open the first, third, and fifth Saturday beginning May through October. Hours: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Barn is located atop the bluff in Geneseo since 1968. The group's actors, directors, backstage personnel, support staff, and audience are drawn from 60 mile radius that includes cities in Illinois and Iowa.
Broadway musicals in this beautiful auditorium located in Prospect Park in Moline, Illinois. Visit the website for current and upcoming show schedule and ticket prices. Founded in 1949, the theater has produced over 160 musical productions.
Quad City Arts is a regional arts council serving the citizens of Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties in Illinois and artists within a 90-mile radius. The Gallery features paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, mix-media, and more. Works are created by regional artists and are for sale. The gallery also features Artist Openings and special events throughout the year.
CITY:Rock Island
60,000 sq. ft. exhibition hall and 4,600 sq. ft. auditorium available to rent for shows and exhibits.
CITY:Rock Island
Enjoy a variety of dramas and comedies at this theater situated in a renovated barn. Theater productions are available throughout the year and feature professional actors and actresses. Great venue and wonderful theater productions make this a fun attraction in the Quad Cities.
The Outsider Gallery is filled with whimsical, elegant, and functional items from regional artisans Steve and Marsha Carleson. Marsha makes handmade paper, 3-dimensional paper pieces, bowls, vases, bottle cap tables and other objects of whimsy. Steve makes glass ornaments, beads, and fused glass pieces with the occasional traditional Swedish tina boxes combined into the mixture.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum houses the largest private holdings of important original manuscripts and documents. The archives include manuscripts from the fields of literature, science, religion, history, and art. Among the treasures are the original draft of the Bill of Rights of the United States and the "Thanksgiving Proclamation" signed by George Washington. Exhibits change throughout the year.The museum is situated in a beautiful historic church that was built in 1914. Admission is free.
CITY:Rock Island
Sauk and Mesquaki Indian artifacts, many directly from Black Hawk's family and tribes connected with Black Hawk. Voted one of the 7 Wonders of Illinois in 2007, this museum is situated inside Black Hawk State Historic Site - a nature reserve. Visit Black Hawk Lodge and the Fur Trading exhibit connected to the museum.
CITY:Rock Island
The John Hauberg Indian Museum is located in Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois and features full-size replicas of Sauk winter and summer houses. Dioramas with life-size figures depict activities of the Sauk and Meskwaki people between 1750 to1830. Artifacts, including authentic trade goods, jewelry and domestic items are displayed. In addition, a special exhibit tells the story of the Sauk and Meskwaki along with a four by eight foot scale model of the city of Saukenuk - one of the largest Native American Indian settlements in North America. This small, intimate museum is nestled in a park setting filled with wooded hiking trails and picnic areas. Guided tours of the museum are given by appointment by calling 309-788-9536.
CITY:Rock Island
Experience innovations of the present and the future while appreciating the heritage of the past at the free attraction in downtown Moline, Illinois. See vintage machines and climb aboard new ones, operate a simulated excavator or dozer, explore exhibits on how technology helps people shape and care for the land and enjoy interactive ways for kids to learn about farming and infrastructure. The John Deere Store stocks a large collection of genuine John Deere merchandise.
John Deere Commons at Moline Centre
A tourism destination offering a variety of restaurants, concerts, special events, top name entertainment at "iWireless Center," and live music at the many pubs and bars. Also visit the famous John Deere Pavilion and John Deere Store, Lagomarcino's old fashioned soda and candy shop. Celebration Belle Riverboat and Channel Cat Taxi is nearby so you can explore the mighty Mississippi River. The downtown area also includes gift shops, antique stores, restaurants and hotels!
History in the Paint Public Art Tour
In the summer of 2013, a collective of artists, called the Walldogs, came to Kewanee, IL to paint 15 historic murals depicting the long history and heritage of the city. These paintings can be found on many downtown facades, as well as at the Amtrak Station that brings new people to the area, every day. About this mural: Kewanee was founded in May of 1854, when the Military Tract Railroad was routed to the north of Wethersfield. The town founders were from Wethersfield Township to the south, Sylvester Blish, Ralph Tenney, Henry Little and Sullivan Howard, plus Nelson Lay from Wisconsin. Colonel Berrian, civil engineer who supervised the laying of the track through this area, was asked to choose a name and he decided on "Kewanee," a Winnebago Indian word for "prairie chicken." In 1921, Wethersfield's 2,000 people asked to be annexed to Kewanee with its 16,000. That 18,000 would turn out to be Kewanee's peak population.
Henry County Historical Museum
This museum's detailed exhibits include a one-room schoolhouse, doctor's and dentist's offices, the war room, restored ag implements, machinery, an authentic windmill and a hog house.
CITY:Bishop Hill
One of Illinois' finest examples of courthouse architecture, this stately structure was built in 1878. The main courtroom ceiling is decorated with murals depicting the principal communities of the county.
The Geneseo Historical Museum features displays of local people and places in an Italianate-style home built in the mid-1800. Walk through the 27-rooms which tell the story of how people lived in the past and Geneseo's history. See the Underground Railroad space used to hide runaway slaves. A wide variety of President Abraham Lincoln artifacts are the centerpiece of the museum. Visit the newly built carriage house home to Geneseo's agricultural history. Explore and be delighted while learning about Geneseo's heritage
The Geneseo Art League fosters the arts by showcasing area artisans work's featuring one of a kind gifts including, Paintings – Wood Art – Photography – Jewelry – Sculpture – Glass – Mixed Media. A creative work space is available for viewing when classes are in session. Visitors are warmly welcomed!
View beautiful works of art from local and regional artists. Choose from watercolor and oil paintings, metal artwork and stained-glass.


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BREAKING: Commissioner Cerf has rescheduled a special meeting of the State Board of Education originally set for Wednesday, June 19 to Friday, June 21, to consider readoption of the special education regulations without amendments. Be sure to check back for details on the outcome of that special meeting. View a copy of the state board's agenda.
Members of the Special Education Stakeholders Coalition testified before the Joint Committee on Public Schools on Tuesday, June 11, to express concerns with the rapid pace at which the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) was adopting questionable revisions to special education regulations.
Marie Blistan, chair of the coalition, began testimony on behalf of the coalition by giving an overview of the coalition's positions with regard to those proposed changes found in New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) 6A:14: Special Education.
"We are here today because we have exhausted the normal avenues that give 'voice' to the advocates who champion and protect our most vulnerable of students, our children who receive special education services," she said.
In addition to NJEA, coalition members include the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), Disability Rights New Jersey, the New Jersey Association of Learning Consultants, and the Education Law Center.
Blistan cataloged the steps the coalition had taken to encourage the NJDOE to rescind the proposed changes and allow the recently created Special Education Task Force to complete a review of special education regulations prior to department action. The state Legislature, with Gov. Chris Christie's signature, had created the task force.
Blistan discussed meetings with NJEA DOE representatives, testimony before the State Board of Education, meetings with various legislators, and a request to the Governor to slow the process, all in an effort to permit the task force to do its work.
Blistan was not the only one to testify. Maureen Mahon, President of NJ Association of Learning Consultants, spoke with passion regarding the role of the case manager and other child study team members in New Jersey's public schools.
Peg Kinsell of SPAN and Jennifer Halper of Disability Rights N.J., the negative impact the proposed regulations will have on families as they advocate for their children.
Ruth Lowenkron of the Education Law Center identified specific department proposals to revise NJAC 6Q:14 and the negative impact each will have on students with special needs.
Sen. Ronald Rice, D-Essex, who co-chairs the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, said he would send a letter to the NJDOE requesting withdraw of the proposed changes and ask that the department take no further action until the conclusion of the work of the Special Education Task Force and consideration of their recommendations.
"We are grateful that Senator Rice and his committee members took the time to listen and pledged to request that the DOE stop the adoption process and allow the newly created Special Education Task Force to do its job of a full review of Code," Blistan said.
The Joint Committee on the Public Schools is composed of members of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly. Its 14 members are appointed to the committee by the Senate President and the Speaker of the Assembly. Both major parties are represented on the committee. Asw. Connie Wagner, D- Bergen, co-chairs the committee with Sen. Rice.
NJEA, along with other leaders from the Coalition testified at the Joint Committee on Public Education on Tuesday, June 11 to put the proposed regulations on hold. NJEA is urging members to continue to TAKE ACTION in the following ways:
Hello, my name is ___________from ____________. I am calling to ask you to co-sponsor A-3986. This legislation would ensure that properly trained child study team members continue to manage special education cases. It will allow special education teachers and counselors to continue to serve their students without distraction. This will benefit all students and the school community as a whole. I hope I can count on your support. Thank you.
2. Contact Governor Christie at 609-292-6000 or http://www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/ and let him know that you disagree with the proposed regulations. Ask him to withdraw them.
3. Write letters to editors of local and regional newspapers.
Use these talking points, and remember, your continuous efforts are making a difference! The Department of Education has an obligation to ensure that each proposed regulatory change has a positive impact on student instruction and achievement. This fight is crucial to the rights of our special education students in New Jersey.


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Apparently this works 75% of the time
. That is crazy.
This is why guys should never complain about not being able to pick up chicks. It's so easy.ReplyCancel
I think it wouldn't be as successful if the guys were 100 pounds overweight, slovenly dressed, had back acne, and were smelly…ReplyCancel
@Cathy. Good point about the college campus! I doubt this would work as well for these guys on the subway in NYC.ReplyCancel
@Lynn Cloud, that's what I was thinking. LOL!ReplyCancel
Meh. I feel like sometimes we do things without thinking when we are caught off guard. I just let some stranger take a picture of my baby because they asked. Plus this isn't that different than when people hand out business cards the moment they meet someone and that has a lot more information. In truth, we've all given out or taken numbers with no intention of calling of hearing from the person, and that is usually the end of it.ReplyCancel
Who is to say the number isn't bogus? Putting bad info in there is not a bad strategy for shaking off unwanted suitors.ReplyCancel
@lazyday603 – exactly. Assuming this is real, don't tell me these girls don't have a pizza # memorized for moments like these.ReplyCancel
He did call a couple of them and verify it was their number. And I bet this wouldn't work as well at a different school. He was at BYU in Utah, which is a pretty squeaky clean place. The girls would assume he is just another nice Mormon boy. I doubt seriously he'd have as much luck at Columbia or another college located in a metropolitan area.ReplyCancel
Just tell the guy your name is Jenny & put the phone number 967-5309 in there.ReplyCancel
Whoops, mistype: 867-5309. Jenny, Jenny who can I turn to?ReplyCancel
He was confident, not trying to hard, sure of himself, attractive, calm, dressed decently, had good hygiene from what I can see, there's not alot of reasons why a girl wouldn't give him their phone number. Guys have such a huge phobia about getting up the guts to talk to a girl, while they're wrestling with their nerves, some other guy is going to walk up and ask for their number in his phone! Guys rarely hit on girls, rarely, rarely, it's nice when a decent guy does talk to you in a non leg humping, non smarmy, human way.ReplyCancel
Wouldn't work in NY; people barely slow down to say excuse me when they bump into you so you can forget about women even taking the time for him to even ask. Most girls would roll their eyes and keep walking.
Guys became hip to that wrong number thing a long time to ago. So ladies try this; if an annoying guy wants your number give him your father's number instead. Dads know how to deal with a holes
There used to be a rejection hotline that I would give as my phone number to guys that were jerks. They used to have numbers in different states but the only left now is 212-660-2245.
It was super fun. Especially when they'd try to call from the end of the bar a few minutes later.ReplyCancel
Yup received the rejection hotline number a few times.ReplyCancel
@Lucas, speaking of squeaky clean image, did you hear about the serial rapist finding victims on Christian Mingle?ReplyCancel
This is an old trick from the Mystery Method. It's a book written that claims to teach seductive techniques.
Similar to the Game, but more technical.
The phone trick is supposed to work very well – People will play with things put in their hands, just by habit and instinct.
By the way, the guys who wrote these tricks used them to hunt celebrity girls – And they're not attractive.ReplyCancel
BECAUSE I SAID SO!!ReplyCancel
It is because he is cute, confident and girls like to be hit on.ReplyCancel
I had a guy try to ask me out by giving me a card in the bookstore at BYU. So this doesn't surprise me at all. I think he was more surprised that it didn't work. He thought he was being so creative! 🙂ReplyCancel
I grew up in Provo near BYU, the success of this is fully a cultural thing. Small town, super clean, everyone is in a huge ward (church) full of strangers coming and going, everyone trying to hook up and get married. This isn't that weird if you get this place.ReplyCancel
I had a guy give me a card at BYU outside the bookstore, but it was one of those, "You're breaking the dress code…report to your Bishop" cards. I was in a sports bra and biking shorts because I was cycling through campus to go to Outdoors Unlimited ON MY BIKE.ReplyCancel
the other question is how many girls of that 75% put down their actual phone numbers…..ReplyCancel
now you why it was so easy for Ted BundyReplyCancel


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Can't make it to Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday to watch your USAO Drovers play basketball?
No problem. Lubbock Christian University is offering live video, audio and scoring on the Internet during the game, so you won't have to miss a thing.
It costs $5 to watch the video, but just audio and/or live scoring are free.
To listen in or watch video, click here. For live scoring only, click here for the women's game and here for the men's game.
The women tip off at 6 p.m. Thursday in Lubbock, and the men follow at 8 p.m. They play Wayland Baptist University on Saturday afternoon before heading back home for Rogers State University on Monday night.


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The L.E. Wilson Bushing Neck Sizer Die is available in corrosion resistant, long wearing Stainless Steel in the most popular calibers. Like the standard Bushing Neck Sizer Dies, they feature interchangeable bushings to size the outside of the case neck to 3/16" from the case mouth. This allows for total control as to the amount of neck sizing the case receives. Simply change the bushing to increase or decrease the neck-tension on the bullet. (Bushing sold separately.) Hand-die design for use with a mallet or an arbor press. Not for use on a conventional press. Recommended to be used with the Neck Die Decapping Base (sold separately).
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This neck die uses an interchangeable sizing bushing (Sold Separately) that sizes the outside of the case neck.
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ELMO-Charles Lofley, 79, died April 11, 2009, in his home in Elmo. He was born Feb. 25, 1930, to Martha Mabel Atwood and John Charles Lofley. He married the love of his life, Anne Beryl Tidwell in Elmo, Utah on Sept. 26, 1949.
Charles loved hunting, fishing, and camping. He loved being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Charles was a member of the UMWA Local 6363, Hiawatha, where he worked for 40 years.
Charles is survived by his wife; Beryl, children; Charla (Wayne) Every, Elmo, Joleen Athos, Spokane, Wash., Raymond (Debbie) Lofley, Price, Cindy (Jimmie) Schwegerl, Lincoln City, Ore., Robbie (Rene') Lofley, Elmo, Clay (Tara) Lofley, Helper, Casey (Lisa) Lofley, Elmo, Rusty (Andrea) Lofley, Hotchkiss, Colo., sister; Georgena (Arvel) Hansen, Elmo, 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters; Della Rasmussen, Cora Oliver, five brothers; Rueben Tucker, Willard Tucker, Vearl Tucker, Max Tucker, John Charles Lofley Jr., and son-in-law; Frank Athos.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 11 a.m. at the Elmo City Cemetery. Viewing will be Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at Fausett Mortuary (680 East 100 South, Price, Utah). Interment will be in the Elmo City Cemetery. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary.