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DubaiStanding 2,723-feet tall, the Burj Khalifa is just one reason why Dubai is a popular spot for modern architecture. The Khalifa Tower was the vision of the Chicago architecture firm that also designed the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Other examples of amazing architecture include the Burj Al Arab and The World -- an artificial archipelago made to resemble a world map. 960 1280
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Joyce June Miller, 76, Eldorado, passed away 12:31 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind.
She was born on June 7, 1936, in Saline County, the daughter of Aultie Ray and Marjorie Mildred (Gibbs) Fritts. Joyce married Robert Dale Miller on July 6, 1955. She liked to crochet and loved her poodle, Maggie.
Joyce is survived by her husband, Robert Dale Miller of Eldorado; two daughters, Karen and Russell Douglas of Eldorado, Benita and Bill Lappin of Marion; three grandchildren, Zachary and Kim Douglas of Eldorado, Clayton Harrelson of Marion, Krystal and Jayson Clark of St. Louis, Mo.; four great-grandchildren, Sidney Wheeler, Owen Clark, Hudson Clark and Soloman Douglas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Evenell Criss; two brothers, Bob and Joe Fritts.
Visitation for Joyce will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Colonial Terrace Funeral Home in Eldorado. Funeral services will be at the funeral home 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, with the Rev. Mike Weaver and the Rev. Gary Hardesty officiating. Burial will be in Lindale Cemetery in Eldorado.
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The Canucks Are Undisciplined
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April 02 2012 09:52AM
Don't be fooled by the headline, we're not talking about the Canucks play of late. No, the subject of this post is the Canucks complete and total avoidance of any supplementary discipline this season. This year's Canucks team is un-disciplined in that, unlike most teams, with three games remaining this season, they've yet to incur the vengeful wrath of the Shannaban-hammer.
For all of the noise made during last years playoff run (and the strange snarls emanating out of Chicago the other week) about how "dirty" the Canucks are top-to-bottom, the team's supplementary discipline record under Shanahan's tenure is squeaky clean. So squeaky clean, in fact, that it's entirely unique in the league this season.
Brendan Shanahan has suspended players representing twenty-two teams this season, leaving eight organizations who have avoided losing any man-games to supplementary discipline: Ottawa, Tampa, San Jose, Los Angeles, the New York Islanders, Winnipeg, New Jersey and the Vancouver Canucks.
Every other team has lost at least a game (mostly several) to suspension between the regular season, and the preseason - and several teams (including the boys from Chicago, Barry Rozner) have missed well over ten man-games because of Shannabans throughout the course of this season. The list of teams who've missed over ten man-games as a result of suspensions includes: Philly (16), Columbus (15), Chicago (14), Edmonton (13), Anaheim (12), Calgary (12), Buffalo (10) and Minnesota (10).
Does that list match up with what your eyes tell you are the league's "dirtiest" teams this season? I don't think so. Noticeably absent are rough and tumble teams like Boston and Phoenix, meanwhile Edmonton and Anaheim only make the list because of one roster player (Sutton and Jacques respectively) and clubs like Columbus and Minnesota have totals that are unduly inflated by Shanahan's trigger happy performance in the preseason.
Because of the general inconsistency of supplemental punishment throughout the course of this season, "man-games lost to suspension" probably isn't the best way of evaluating how "clean" a team plays, but the lack of Canucks suspended this season does seem to indicate a cognitive dissonance between perception and reality. That dissonance becomes even starker when you consider fines...
Of the eight teams who weren't suspended this season, seven of them were fined at least the minimum amount for various infractions. The only team in the NHL this season who avoided any supplemental discipline: your Vancouver Canucks. Perhaps the new disciplinary regime was embarrassed by the heavy-handed Aaron Rome suspension, and is making it up to the club by treating them with kids gloves this year? Yeah, probably not.
While the record indicates that the Canucks are the "cleanest team" in the league - I have a tough time buying that. Certainly there's been a couple of incidents that looked like a Canucks skater may have warranted supplemental discipline - Sturm's hit on Petrell in the preseason, Kesler's submarining of Clutterbuck and Daniel's hit on Keith all come to mind. Ultimately, I think we have to call this blind-luck, but it should hopefully give the professional firebrands gearing up for their postseason anti-Canucks rants pause. Officially at least, the Office of Player Safety seems to consider the Canucks the "cleanest" team in the league.
To add to your data:
Canucks have drawn 5 suspensions this season, which is the most of any team in the NHL (all by 5 different teams).
Canucks have also drawn 3 fines this season (2 different teams).
In total (8), Canucks have drawn the most fines/suspensions of any team in the NHL. Meaning, clearly teams are taking cheap shots at the Canucks this yr. Better be careful in the playoffs.
To add to your data:
Canucks have drawn 5 suspensions this season, which is the most of any team in the NHL (all by 5 different teams).
Canucks have also drawn 3 fines this season (2 different teams).
In total (8), Canucks have drawn the most fines/suspensions of any team in the NHL. Meaning, clearly teams are taking cheap shots at the Canucks this yr. Better be careful in the playoffs.
Or it means the Canucks are the most hated team in the league. Ding ding ding, we have a winner!


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Posted on 02/23/2006 6:47:11 AM PST by SWO
CHESAPEAKE - A pediatrician who asks a child's parent about firearms in their home could lose his or her license or be disciplined under legislation being considered by a Senate committee today.
The bill would prohibit health care professionals from asking a patient about gun possession, ownership or storage unless the patient is being treated for an injury related to guns or asks for safety counseling about them.
Sponsored by Del. Ward Armstrong, D-Martinsville, the bill sailed through the House by a vote of 88 to 11 last week. A message seeking comment was left for the delegate; he did not return the call.
The legislation is opposed by The Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics because it blocks a common practice by medical professionals to inquire about gun ownership and safety when they go over a safety checklist with parents during a child's regular checkups from birth to puberty.
"We saw the bill but presumed no one in their right mind would put it through," said Dr. Leslie Ellwood, chapter president. "We thought it was such an unusual bill that anyone with common sense wouldn't pass it."
The national group is closely watching the bill now.
Some local medical professionals are incensed by the bill and the rapid way it is moving through the General Assembly.
The bill also is opposed by several medical groups, including The Medic al Society of Virginia and nurse associations.
The National Rifle Association supports the bill because it will protect gun owners "from intrusive, unnecessary questions from medical professionals," according to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action Web site.
"We don't have an opinion or issue an opinion on guns," Ellwood said. "We don't say it is a bad thing to have around children. Our plan is always to find out how the guns are managed in the household so they are safe."
The national pediatric group puts out a guide on safety counseling for pediatricians under its injury prevention program.
The state-endorsed guidelines are used by not just doctors and nurses but by others whose jobs involve children.
Medical professionals are encouraged to use the routine safety survey to counsel parents about everything from car safety seats and child-proofing a house and backyard pool to bicycle helmets and fire safety once the child reaches the appropriate age.
Pediatricians use the checklist to curtail preventable injuries, such as poisoning by household cleaning products, not to be intrusive, say Virginia physicians.
"The bill hits at the heart and core of prevention and protecting our children," said Dr. Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department director. "I am just amazed that it has gone this far and seems to be flying under the radar."
A board-certified pediatrician, Welch e-mailed three committee members from the South Hampton Roads delegation after being notified about the Senate committee meeting today.
Sen. Harry Blevins, R-Chesapeake, has a policy of giving each bill a fair hearing before commenting on it, said his legislative assistant, Karen Papasodora-Cochrane.
Sen. Frederick Quayle, R-Chesapeake could not be reached for comment.
Sen. L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, said she thinks it's a bad bill.
"I don't know how it even got out of the House because a person who is practicing the healing arts, if they really have a child's safety in mind, would ask that question and others," she said.
If parents think the question is intrusive, Lucas said they can always tell the health care provider: "It's none of your business."
Should the state disallow pediatricians from asking parents about gun ownership?
Yes 49.25%
No 48.88%
Undecided 1.88% Total: 800 votes
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Thanks, have printed and copied. I've already dumped one doctor because of this crap.
Have an appointment with a new one next week. Going to be fun!
LOL! When they finally do computerize medical records nationally, they will have some real strange statisticial "studies." No one in America smokes, drinks or does drugs and everyone wears their seatbelt and condoms. We are finally perfectly healthy so nanny staters can all retire! : )
I am SO glad I sat the cup of coffee down before reading this one!
If you ever give a doctor knowledge of unlawful activity, they can report you and in some cases like suspected child abuse are required to report you to the police. Doctors are not priests and will turn over medical records if ordered by a court. They have been trained in a new humanism code of amoral "ethics" so if you expect them to interact with you in an ethical way by Western standards, they may not. You have to check on them and make sure they are not wackos/moonbats.
Be real careful that your kids understand that doctors (teachers, police officers, etc.) are not their best friends and blabbing unnecessarily or to get attention is not to their advantage. Your medical record will become a part of a national computer system sooner or later so keep it in a way that will look pretty to employers, insurers and cops.
If they really cared about safety, they would ask about all the other dangers to kids which are statistically more likely to maim or kill them.
If they really cared about gun safety, as opposed to having an interest in prying into my privacy, they could accomplish it by handing out safety information. IIRC, when my kids were little, I got a "fact sheet" about car seats, a "fact sheet" about immunizations, etc.
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Should the state disallow pediatricians from asking parents about gun ownership?
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Yes, it does.
If the data indicate that fewer households have firearms than do, the pediatric injury/death statistics will show the presence of a firearm to be proportionally more dangerous than it actually is.
That will be shouted from the rooftops every time a gun control bill hits a legislature. (along with the liberal battle cry: "Forrrr the Chillldrennnn!"
If even people who do no have firearms reply that they do, the number of owners will appear greater, the danger less, and the study will be buried.
I am more concerned when doctors and school authorities ask kids about things their parents own.
Uh huh. What was it Hillary said? "We will take things away from you for the common good."
And don't forget "If it will save just one life...".
Sorry, but you need to do more research.
If the interest was to save prevent harm, this can be done with a handout, no questions asked. There is no need to record the information if it is just about safety. And, like smoking, the questions are commonly unrelated to the problem at hand.
I have endured the antitobacco lecture, only to request that the doctor quit yapping about cigarettes and take a look at my injured leg. At 90 bucks for 15 minutes, I don't want to waste a chunk of that expensive time on unrelated data gathering to support someone's political agenda.
No. The pediatrician should be able to ask whatever he thinks is pertinent. The parent doesn't have to answer, of course, and can always choose another pediatrician.
Sorry, this bill is constitutionally obscene. Asking a question is in no way an infringement of my right to bear arms. It might be a stupid question, but anyone is free to ask stupid questions at any time. Criminalizing a question is just absurd.
You're unnecessarily confusing the issue. No one is defending the assinine question. However, the right to ask assinine questions must be defended.
Absolutely. I agree 100%. However, the proper response when asked a question that is none of someone's business is a simple, "That's none of your business." That's all it takes. The idea that we need to criminalize the question and incarcerate the person asking the question is constitutionally obscene.
This is an excellent bill. I'm in medical school right now, and perhaps I can offer some insight.
Insurance companies are basing doctors compensation on asking patients lifestyle questions and putting these answers in medical records. In some cases (diet, exercise, tobacco, alcohol use) such questions are helpful medically. In others - The "gun" question is one such case - they are not. The reason it even came into play is probably as a result of liberals in management at said insurance companies.
Furthermore, the entire medical establishment has taken a hard turn to the left somewhere along the line. While I'm not sure if this is true of practicing physicians, the AMA, and state medical societies it certainly seems true here in academic medicine.
So though it might seem a bit obscure, such a bill is actually necessary.
It is about a question being asked and the answer recorded in what is a permanent file which follows you everywhere.
Getting something straightened out after it gets in there is next to impossible.
If you refuse to answer, that is taken as an answer in the affirmative, and that is RECORDED.
The only time the question is justified is if there is a firearm related injury involved, period.
Which is why even incorrect medical entries are assumed to be correct.
Not good advice in my opinion. IMHO, and speaking not only as being married to a woman in the medical field but as the father of a 12 year old who had heart surgery when she was 10, politics has nothing to do with medicine. When someone's cutting on a loved one, you want the absolute most competent professional present, and politics doesn't make good doctors.
I know full good and well that the surgeon who did my daughter's operation is a flaming lib, but I don't give a damn. He's without a doubt the best surgeon in his field, in this area, and I considered it a huge boon and favor that he took the time to perform a fairly routine repair, when most of his work is typically much more lucrative pedi-transplants.
So long as answering the question is voluntary, there is no problem. None at all.
If you refuse to answer, and the doctor records that as a "yes", then you have participated. (Otherwise, why refuse? Not answering is an answer.) There is no voluntary participation once you are asked.
There are exceptions, of course. This situation would certainly put politics at the bottom of my list. But when someone is in a scientific career and they are in the "guns are bad" group, then the linearity of their thought process probably ought to be considered. FRegards
If that is the case, lie.
Just got rid of a doc who passes out brochures to his prospective patients..that states...'handguns' are a health hazard..
The ONLY reason for asking that, is the doctor is acting in colusion with a burglary ring looking for high value targets.
Our pediatrician sent home a brochure suggesting you should lock your guns up along with other safety advice. I have no problem with that, but I remember they were thinking about pulling the kids aside from their parents to ask them that question, with which I have a total problem.
A private doctor should ask his patients about potenially hazardous activities without the government interfering, including but not limited to gun ownership and homosexuality.
We gave our granddaughter a pink Cricket for her ninth birthday. She loves it. It's too little for her now. She's ready for the Marlin.
I don't know why Coach Blevins is keeping quiet on this one, we use to go to school with shotguns in our pickup trucks. He was the football coach and became principal.
Why?? My 8 year old grandson got a Savage .17 cal HMR bolt action for Christmas and has become very proficient with it. He can knock a chigger off a ripe apple at 100 yards!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They can counsel safety without asking for information.
There is a vast difference in invasivness between, "do you have guns in your home;" and, "if you have a gun in your home, safe storage and a trigger lock could prevent Little Johnnie from accidentally shooting someone."
Yes 52.51%
No 45.14%
Undecided 2.35%
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THIS rather puts the lie to it in a nutshell.
People are much more likely to be cut or stabbed, than shot; EVERY household has them; and, typically, knives (steak, kitchen, pocket, etc) are treated & secured in a much more blase fashion than guns.
It isn't "only about safety"; nor does the answer, if any, warrent being recored in the patient record.
Considering that the doctor is seen as an authroity figure;
Considering that it is easy for the doc to make the patient feel intimidated;
Considering that the question can be asked of the child out of the parent's hearing;
Considering that the answer goes into permanent patient records:
Then, yes; it is warrented.
The practice of medicine is a state regulated, state licensed PRIVELEGE that gives the state the right to restrict the power & scope of practice.
If you want to practice public safety or public health, get out of G.P./F.P./Peds, and practice in the appropriate specialty area where this would be legitimate.
Now, if you want to ask about guns over coffee and donuts on YOUR time, then it is not the state's business.
Best answer on the thread---BRAVO!
Unfortunately ridesthemiles is not exaggerating; it does.
EVERY "animal premises" is to be registered. It applies to any property on which there is "kept, maintained, cared for...etc." any fowl, poultry (which includes rabbits) equines, ungulates, exotic, etc, etc, with either a single or double toed hoof....
Also covered are fish. Have a farm pond with trout or catfish? Have to register.
If you have a single pet pot bellied pig; a child's pony; a pet duck; a pet rabbit; even Granny's laying hen, means the premises must be registered. No exceptions, no excuses.
Every time the 4-H kid takes an animal to the county fair, I understand, there is a piece of paper to be filed, for a fee, and then filed again to return home. EVERY time ANY animal (so far, pet dogs & cats are not covered) enters or leaves the property for any reason, it must be recorded.
It is a federal mandate, with each state enacting enabling legislation; and, I have have heard, all at the instigation of UN NGO's. There are many threads about it, and several FReepers much more knowledgeable about it than I am.
Where is this happening? I haven't heard a peep about it.
Worked with an nurses aid once, who had figured out that the corollary to, "if you didn't chart it, you didn't do it," was "if I chart it, then I did do it."
Not sure how long it had gone on, but it was probably quite a while. The downfall was the dead patient at breakfast time, who supposedly was 'warm dry, and comfortable' and had a perfectly normal set of vital signs recorded less than 2 hours before, yet had been dead for several hours.
No telling whose, or how many other, records were screwed up, nor to what extent, and that was just ONE person.
Other than losing their job & certification, I don't know what, if anything, came of it.
>The doctors aren't trying to be politically corect gun grabbers.
You are wrong here. I read the safty sheet from APA handed out with the survey. It had anti-gun lies in it trying to trick people into thinking guns are more likely to do harm then do good. The "factoid" didn't even make sense. I was something along the lines of a gun is 'More likely to hurt a loved one than kill an intruder' (When the relevant statistic SHOULD be 'hurt a loved one vs. protect a loved one.') Maybe someone saw it and can quote it. It was really an amazingly irrational factoid.
A few days ago, there was a vote to postpone in Texas. Calpernia is the really knowledgeable FReeper on this.
Our SD legislature has worked on it, as IIRC, MN & WI among others have.
So far, and they are quick to say "for now" it is 'voluntary', they do have enforcement powers tacked on if enough don't 'volunteer'.
Here is a current thread that can be a starting point.
Frankly, this appears to me to be just another scare story spread by organizations with hidden agendas. I see nothing to indicate that any state or federal law has been passed, much less implemented, that would require families with a pet duck or bunny to register and have their "premises" subject to inspection. And if any pending legislation is worded in such a way that it could be interpreted as requiring that, it will no doubt be revised before having a snowball's chance in hell of passing.
A couple of years ago, another scare campaign like this was in full swing, spreading around internet pet-health message boards and e-mail groups like wildfire. The claim went along the lines: "There's this horrible law that was drafted by the American Veterinary Medical Association that about to be passed in many states, that would make it illegal for anyone who is not a licensed veterinarian to treat an animal or even give advice on treating an animal. Those of us who want to get holistic therapy for our pets, or reiki, or . . . . would just be out of luck because all the practitioners would be legally barred from helping us. Farmers would be breaking the law if they treated any common condition that they've been treating themselves for centuries. This law would even make message boards like this one illegal!"
The facts? The draft legislation was intended to be incorporated in states' professional licensing statutes, all of which limit the restrictions to people who are taking money for performing whatever activities are deemed to require a license. No information-sharing message boards would be illegal, farmers would be perfectly free to go on doing what they've always done, and there were liberal exceptions (as in the current laws) for non-veterinarians such as farmhands and animal shelter workers to perform procedures and administer medications under the very general "supervision" of a veterinarian (meaning if the farmer has the vet out once a year or so, and says I'm doing X, Y, and Z like I always have, and the vet says fine, then the farmer is free to continue all these treatments and medications, including castrating piglets, adminstering vaccinations, and all the rest). The scare campaign was originating with self-styled for-profit practitioners of all sorts of new-agey "treatments" for pets, who often discouraged their clients from seeking any real veterinary care. The increasing popularity of these "treatments" and increasing frequency of vets seeing animals brought in who had been suffering through the "treatments" while not getting proper diagnosis and treatment for what would have been easily treatable conditions if they'd been addressed in time, prompted the AVMA to draft some model legislation designed to crack down on these businesses. The "I can cure your cat's kidney disease with aromatherapy for just $50 a session" crowd fought back hard.
Let me know the first time anyone gets an actual legal notice that they have to register their home as an "animal operation" and register their kid's pet duck and let the instpectors in, and I'll join the bandwagon. But I'm not holding my breath. State and federal legislators have kids with pet ducks and bunnies, and know people who do, and remember having them as kids themselves, and they're also really fond of getting re-elected.
Any doc I ask for gun advice from better be named Holliday.
When "talking to people" involves intimidation, conspiracy to deprive them of their Rights, and harassment under color of law; then the the government has a duty to get involved.
I'm going to hope you're right, but I'm also going to be watching close.
This isn't a speech issue.
It is about one group of folks abusing their power to harass and intimidate (at the least), or (at the most) engage in a conspiracy to compile a list of gunowners to be used against them in the future.
The government has an obligation to protect individual Rights.
Unless you are at the doctor's office being treated for a gun shot wound, whether you own a gun or not is none of the doctor's business.
That being said I do NOT favor legislation that limits the professional relationship between a doctor and his or her patient. There are lots a places the government doesn't belong. That's one of them, IMHO
Which comment would then be forwarded to "child protection" investigators as proof of bad parenting abilities.
When I took my son in for his first checkup, the Dr. asked if we had guns in the house. I told him I couldn't wait until he was 5 or so, so I wouldn't have to clean my guns any more. He laughed.
Yeah, before you know it, the gov't will be telling us we need permission to carry a gun, along with what kind of guns we can own and where we can carry them.
But seriously, I think you are missing the big picture.
The gun grabbers have come to the conclusion that they have failed at implemting their agenda through the legislative process. In all but a few states, it is impossible to enact any gun control. To the contrary, most states are currently liberalizing their gun laws to become more aligned with the intent of the Founders.
Having failed at the legislative process, the gun grabbers are now attempting to enact their agenda via multinational corporations and the insurance industry.
Want to work for XYZ corporation, or have medical insurance for your family? Then you must sign a form saying you don't have guns, and agree to a corporate HR bozo inspecting your home. That is where all this is going.
Virginia gunowners, fortunately, have a very proactive organization up there (VCDL) that is at the forefront in heading a lot of this stuff off.
Not only this, but I *think* they must get some kind of bonus for doing so.
One time, I went to the doctor to get Xrays of my ankle that I had injured falling down some stairs. The nurse engaged in some very low level interrogation tactics to get me to "confess" to being in a fight (which I wasn't).
Be real careful that your kids understand that doctors (teachers, police officers, etc.) are not their best friends and blabbing unnecessarily or to get attention is not to their advantage. Your medical record will become a part of a national computer system sooner or later so keep it in a way that will look pretty to employers, insurers and cops.
Worth repeating a million times. You get the big picture.
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It makes Cobra look weak.
If he could somehow fight after got his eardrums bursted, the chapter would've got a 4 from me.
Like this, it's just gonna be a 3.
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
The 2013-14 winter high school sports season has finally arrived and the two county high schools are looking to improve on last season's performances.
The Emery High girls' basketball team finished second at last season's 2-A state tournament after a loss to Richfield and the team feels that they can win it all this season.
With two returning seniors and a strong junior class, Emery should be a favorite to win the 2-A state title this season.
The girls play Piute this Tuesday afternoon at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield to open the season.
The Emery boys' team opens the season with a home game this Tuesday evening against Enterprise.
The Emery boys finished fourth last season in 2-A ball and this season the team believes they are good enough to challenge for the title.
The two Green River teams both made the 1-A basketball playoffs last season but each lost their first two games and were eliminated.
Both teams would like to go further into the playoffs this season and are practicing hard to do so.
The Pirate boy's team opens the season at Tabiona this Tuesday while the Lady Pirates will be playing at Grand High in Moab.
The girls actually opened the season last weekend with two games in Richfield.
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George Olaf Wickstrom
George Olaf Wickstrom was a native Coloradan born in Boulder, Colo. on June 18, 1937. He passed away on April 21, 2014, in Mesa, Ariz. He was the son of Alice and Arthur Wickstrom.
George attended school K-12 in Boulder and joined the Army in 1956 after graduation. He served in the military from 1956 to 1958 with service time in Japan.
He received both a bachelors and masters degree in education and spent 20 years as a teacher and school administrator. He especially enjoyed working with junior high age students, serving as principal of Cortez Junior High for 10 years. George also took joy in driving tour bus in the Colorado mountains for many years.
He married Lorraine Flatten in 1967 and had two sons, Scott and Craig who were born to them while living in Mason City, Iowa.
The family wanted to move back to Colorado and did so in 1974 when they moved to Durango and then to Cortez where they have resided since 1976.
He and Lorraine purchased Bru's House of Color, a business that perfectly suited their family, in 1986.
Upon retiring in 2000, they traveled extensively and he developed his love/hate relationship with golf.
Lake Powell was a favorite family destination for years.
He was always quick to be a friend in need and was a loving, generous husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather.
He will be deeply missed.
Surviving George are his wife, Lorraine; sons, Scott and wife, Molly, and Craig and wife, Angela; grandchildren, Ryley, Calvan, River and Marshal; brother, Wendell and wife, Lynn Wickstrom; and sister, Shirley Abbott.
A viewing has been scheduled for Friday, April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
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I've finally found a use for all those holiday-themed cookie cutters I bought last summer, before I gave up gluten. I followed this recipe for classic Rice Krispies Treats, using vegan margarine, Dandies vegan marshmallows, and Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal (Kellogg's Rice Krispies are sweetened with barley malt).
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JGD 3: One Last Visit
Kevin McCartney
October 06 2013 02:38AM
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When Teemu made his return to Winnipeg December 17, 2011, it was his first time in front of a Jets crowd since Febuary 4th, 1996. It also seemed like it might be his last, as the aging veteran struggled through a lockout shortened schedule in 2012/13 while the Jets toiled away under the wonky reality of playing in the Southeast. The NHL robbed Winnipeg nostalgia mongers of a year of their livelihood, and if not for Selänne's 43 year old season, the damages may have exceed dozens of dollars.
Thankfully for all involved, Jets fans get one more chance to chant 'Teemu.'
Anaheim went to overtime in Minnesota last night, and so the Jets are handed another slight advantage in this early season contest. The team needs to collect on the two points available to them, but that doesn't mean the fans can't watch the real point of tonight's game - #8 in white.
Jets Forwards
- Ladd - Little - Wheeler
- Kane - Scheifele - Setoguchi
- Tangradi - Jokinen - Frolik
- Wright - Slater - Thorburn
There's something vaguely calming about writing the same lines out from one game to the next without wondering how it's possible to set up a multitude of soft-minutes forwards for success in one lineup. Now we know - they just won't set up those forwards for success. The first three lines will have a fighting chance, and we can hope the opposition also dresses a miserable 4th line so that our three-some of also-rans don't look so out of place. Their families are watching. It's the least the other team could do.
Jets Defence
- Enstrom - Byfuglien
- Bogosian - Trouba
- Stuart / Clitsome - Postma
- Pavelec
- Montoya
Okay, so Byfuglien looks as crazy as ever. But did you also know he has four points? And that Enstrom has 3? Together, this duo is picking up where 2011/12 left off, dominating possession and shot attempts, racking up points, and yes, even collecting three combined points on a 2-for-10 Jets powerplay (that's 20%! Like a real team!).
Still, special teams continue to be a problem to start the new season, and the Penalty Kill is only 6-for-10 so far, while the powerplay is struggling with possession - by eye and math. Math tells us their 86% corsi% would have had them 23rd in the league last year and is down from 88.4% a year ago (you know, when they couldn't hold the zone or score - not even for 58 millions dollars). It's early, and we know Vincent is measuring success by zone time and shot attempts, so the team is likely aware of the problem.
The other problem the Jets have is that bottom pairing. Trouba and Bogosian are floating around 40% for shot attempts (corsi) for through two games, but against tough opposition and with Bogo on his off-side. Stuart and Postma, however, have been a sinkhole, and the team needs Clitsome to stabilize that pairing when he draws in.
Pavelec has been kinda okay... maybe... good? I feel dirty, like I just lied to my grandma.
Ducks Forwards
- Penner - Getzlaf - Perry
- Silfverberg - Perreault - Selänne
- Cogliano - Koivu - Winnik
- Beleskey - Bonino - Palmieri
The Ducks are 1-1 so far on the year, dropping an ugly contest 6-1 to the up-start Avs and fumbling a 3-1 lead in the third to the Wild before escaping with a win in OT.
The Cogliano/Koivu/Winnik trio took Anaheim's tough minutes last year and were a critical part of the Ducks' success (along with some luck and their three stars). It's a line that played better than the sum of its parts, and whether they can repeat their performance over 82 games is one of the most important questions facing the Ducks this season.
The next quesiton is who will score. They could really use a guy like Bobby Ryan. (Too soon? Too obvious?) Selänne rested against Minnesota, which is how Penner got back in the lineup. But he scored a goal, so the two-time Cup winner is back with his old pals for another game. His competition for that roster spot is Patrick Maroon. How far the mighty have fallen.
The Ducks have a total of 5 goals on the year and already Silfverberg, Bonino, and Perreault each have two points. Bonino is moving around the lineup, and scored his goal on the powerplay with Perry and Getzlaf, which makes sense because despite being 25 and a former 6th rounder, the Ducks still consider him a budding young player. Yeesh. Emerson Etem can't return fast enough.
Ducks Defence
- Beauchemin - Fowler
- Allen - Vatanen
- Fistric - Lovejoy
- Hiller
- Fasth
The Ducks are shallow on the back-end, worse with Souray's wrist surgery and Sbisa's ankle sprain. The Beauchemin/Fowler pairing is a combined -6 through two games, but will have to continue to face the tough minutes as Allen struggled with sheltering last year and his partner has just 10 NHL games under his belt. Fistric and Lovejoy are both well on their ways to being journeymen, after underwhelming stints in Dallas and Edmonton, and Pittsbugh respectively.
A lot rides on the goaltending duo of Jonas Hiller and Viktor Fasth - but they won't have much help.
Look for the Jets to expose their gaps early and often with their vertical offence. The Jets' top line excels at exploding off the boards in the cycle, and their second line generates from the room that Kane leaves in his wake. Against a defence group with slow feet and slow brains, it should be a shooting gallery.
In the first game of the season, I said that predicitions made me uncomfortable because they're too vague. They often feel like a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. So I'm making some really specific predictions this year. Occassionally we'll look back for 'I Told You So' moments. We will never look back otherwise.
The Jets face another tired road team on the second night of a back-to-back. This one starts a fresh goalie, but an already injury-ravaged blue line and General Manager-ravaged forward group. That will be the reason fed to fans after the game for why the Jets come out with their third straight win. But in fact, it will be the Jets puck-moving, mobile defence group exposing Anaheim's aggressive puck-pressure system and the Jets' forwards making Anaheim's defenders look more like extras from Theodore Tugboat than NHL athletes.
In sum, the Jets earn their first legitimate, undeniable, without-the-help-of-flukie-goals win. Final score is 5-2, with an empty netter by James Wright because he's out there in the final minutes (albeit with a two goal lead). Somehow, this coaching mistake leads some in the media to expound upon his tight-game defensive ability and general trustworthiness. Other facepalm.
Monday we'll be talking about Dustin Byfuglien's canon of a powerplay goal and Evander Kane's seemingly constant one-on-one's in transition, not to mention his sick pull and release from just outside his left foot to just over Hiller's left shoulder in the third. Wheeler gets his first point of the season in the first period when Andrew Ladd storms the front of the net and deflects in a puck, and the line as a whole looks more comfortable as the game wears on, owing as much to Anaheim's fatigued and sagging defence as to their own improvement.
In a losing effort, Teemu pots a powerplay marker in the second. The MTS Centre gives him a standing ovation (again) and cheers loudly for the only player we like seeing score against us.
Teemu Selänne
Selänne currently sits 15th in all-time scoring, just 37 points back of Stan Mikita and already 21 points ahead of 18th place Dale Hawerchuk. He sits just 25 goals shy of 700 - a lot to ask for a 43 year old, but another possibly landmark in his final campaign.
He scored 306 - a just over a fifth of his current total - in a Jets uniform, including his memorable 132 point rookie campaign. We here at Jets Nation choose not to remember the season he was out-scored by teammate John-Michael Liles, but instead celebrate his highlights: a 62 point season with Jokerit that earned him both the Kultainen Kypärä and the Kanada Malja; a Calder trophy and the record for most goals by a rookie; 10 seasons on pace for 40 or more goals; two 100+ point campaigns; and, of course, the 2007 Stanley Cup.
Maybe the most remarkable part of Teemu's career is that he's been so able to adapt. He adapted to dead-puck, clutch and grab hockey. He adjusted to his own speed diminishing. He made it work with new teams and new systems and new player technologies. And he did it over a 24 season professional career in which he even adapted to a new continent. He will be missed.
"Yeah!" Teemu. Yeah.
Anyone at the MTS Centre tonight - say goodbye to Teemu for me.
October 06 2013, 07:13AM
Once again, great article. I do disagree with one thing though. Don't think Jets will manage to reach their heady GF average of five on this evening however. I say this assuming we don't run into less than stellar goaltending tonite. Dubnyk couldn't stop a beach ball (and was pulled post haste against the Knucleheads last night) and Quick wasn't and was unceremoniously yanked against the Jets on Friday.
I'm thinking who ever wins will do so in OT. Say 4-3.


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Vintage Hawaii
Revisit Hawaii's heyday, when Hollywood, hula and the aloha spirit put it on the map. Follow the island paradise's popularity over the years, from iconic movies to its landmark hotels.
Hawaiian HoneymoonHawaii has always been a popular honeymoon destination. After it became the 50th state in 1959, this exotic island paradise became the place for many Americans to honeymoon without having to leave the country. 960 1280
Air Travel to HawaiiAir travel in the mid-1930s made it possible for tourists to come to Hawaii faster, without having to take a long ship journey as in times past. Suddenly, a week's vacation in this island paradise became more feasible for many Americans. 960 1280
Waikiki BeachOne of the best places in the world for beginner surfers is Waikiki Hawaii. Long rolling waves, no sharp reefs or rocks in the area, and little wind make it a perfect spot to learn to surf. In the 1950s, surfing in Waikiki became one of the most popular tourist activities. 960 1280
Hula DanceIn ancient Hawaii, the hula dance was used to pass down history and myth from generation to generation. In the 1960s, the influx of tourists sparked renewed interest in this visual art form as a way to maintain the Hawaiian culture … and to put on a good show for visitors. 960 1280
First Lady of WaikikiWith a prime oceanfront location on Waikiki Beach, The Moana Hotel, as it was known when it was built in 1901, is often referred to as the "First Lady of Waikiki." With a $50 million renovation in 1989, the historic Moana Surfrider Resort and Spa, as it is known today, was restored with modern luxury in mind and continues to be one of the finest hotels in Honolulu. 960 1280
Surf Like GidgetIn the 1960s, surfing films like Gidget (and the TV series of the same name) and Endless Summer inspired young Americans to not only learn to surf but to search for the perfect wave all over the world, including beautiful locations throughout Hawaii. 960 1280
Brady Bunch in HawaiiProving that Hawaii is the ultimate American family vacation, The Brady Bunch filmed the "Hawaii Bound" episode in Honolulu in 1972, with the icon of Hawaiian entertainment, Don Ho, as guest star. 960 1280
KauaiWhile no one knows exactly where Gilligan's Island is (including Gilligan and the rest of the castaways), the pilot and first episode of this classic American sitcom were actually filmed on the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1963. 960 1280
Diamond Head CraterA young American couple honeymoon in Honolulu in the 1950s. In the background is the extinct volcanic crater Diamond Head, which became a National Natural Landmark in 1968. 960 1280
Pineapple IslandIn the late 1800s, sugar and later, pineapple plantations powered Hawaii's economy. James Dole turned Lanai into the world's leading exporter of pineapple, earning it the nickname "Pineapple Island." 960 1280
Hawaiian Entertainer Don HoLegendary crooner Don Ho entertained tourists for decades and was one of Hawaii's best known musicians. He is best known for his show at the Waikiki Beachcomber, where he would perform his trademark "Tiny Bubbles." He died on April 14, 2007 at the age of 76. 960 1280
The Royal Hawaiian HotelLocated on the famous Waikiki Beach, The Royal Hawaiian Hotel led the travel renaissance in Hawaii. Built in 1927, this iconic hotel remains one of the most luxurious hotels in Waikiki, after a long history of being the playground for Hawaiian chiefs and later, Hollywood's elite. 960 1280
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Spoiler!I love seeing the relationships between the different countries, just feels so cool and realistic.
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Spoiler!I love seeing the relationships between the different countries, just feels so cool and realistic.
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Yeah plenty of revelations in this weeks chapter. Not exactly overly surprising that Ricky is Rebecca's granpappy and Mr Soldier is her biological pappy. And the Donquixote family were cruel assholes even before packing their bags for Mariejois yohohohoho. We even got a glimpse of the toy fruit user. I hope he doesn't get to turn all of the combatants into toys, hopefully Usopp, Robin and Franky and the Dwarfs will get to them in time so that they can raise some hell.
^Well we have seen the toy fruit user before, but I never guessed it would be him, thought he was a slime logia or something.
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I'm very interesting to see how the "toy creating" DF user affect someone with good haki, say Don Chinjao. That DF is too OP ATM, and I expect that it will be negated/countered soon.
^ i can see Ussop fighting dis toy fruit user. it would be fun to watch.
Yes, my point is that "toy creating" must have a limitation. Maybe haki is its counter.
cant wait to see Bartolomeo talk to Luffy, lol
I expect hilarity when Bartolomeo meets up with Luffy
Luffy somehow frees everyone down there , and they all turn to his side rampaging dressrosa impel down style. Or something along tose lines possibly
I am confused, is time different to the dwarves or... what? 800, 900, lost century, then don quijote is involved way back then, but how old is he, or is it just a name showing up every century? but then the king is involved hundreds of years ago, but hes still alive... idk im lost on the time line, unless the dwarves are just experiencing time 10x faster than big people
A pie in the sky?
^ I think they were speaking in last names, so the ones they where talking about were the ancestors of the current Doflamingo and Riku.
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My first topic... FAMILY
|Our first Chinese New Year in China
The "One Child" Rule
This is still alive and well in China for the most part. From what I have been told by my Chinese Ayi (Chinese for "Auntie"... our Ayi is our housekeeper), the rural parts of China do not fall under the same rules. There, you are likely to find families with more than one child. In the cities we leave near, however, it is quite rare to have more than one child. If you have a second child without being granted permission, you will not be issued an ID card allowing your child to enroll in school or into the workforce. So it is a pretty hefty penalty! HOWEVER, you can petition to the government for a second child, and possibly be granted the approval. Our driver told me that his wife would love to have a second child. So now, he must work. Meaning... if he can save up enough money, only then could he go to the government and have a chance at being approved for a second child. Wealthy families, therefor, are allowed to have more than one child. Rural families are allowed to have more than one child, and anyone married to a foreigner is allowed to have more than one child.
|Outside the foreign goods market
I never thought too much about the idea of the one-child rule until we had been in China for a few months. Our family structure is SO different from the Chinese families around us. We don't only stand out because of our light hair... we stand out because we have THREE children running along-side us! The three children are pointed out ALL of the time! "San ga!" with three fingers in the air is heard every time we are out, which translates to "three (children)". In this part of China, we are quite the spectacle!
|My children surrounded by curious Chinese people also spending the day at the beach.
Family Structure
We are out enjoying time as a family of five, perhaps to the park, or walking back home after enjoying dinner together. Two adults, three children. We are surrounded by Chinese families, consisting of two adults, two or more grandparents, and ONE child! In most Chinese homes, the mother and father work, and the grandparents (sometimes all four of them) share the task of caring for the child. So one child has potentially SIX adults assigned to them, no siblings to play with, no aunts or uncles, and no cousins! All six adults dedicated to that one child! It is fairly common to see grandparents out and about with a child during the day, and they are usually the ones that take young children to and from school. The number of children you see on a regular day is always greatly outnumbered by the adults.
|Ping Pong Games at the mall draws quite a crowd!
|My three kiddos at the pet market, picking out pets.
|You can only guess what the Chinese men are thinking about all of these blond kids eating ice cream on a cold day!
The Boys vs. Girls
So why would the Chinese people prefer boys over girls? I always assumed that boys were preferred because they would stay with their parents and care for them in their old age, while the girls would eventually marry and leave their families. That doesn't seem to be "the way of things" here, as many families seem to be equally involved with the parents on both sides.
|My son and our driver's son, ready to play badminton with the dads
|In the first months in China, Tatum was happy to pose for pictures, as often requested.
As a Parent
One day I was reflecting on the one-child ruling from a personal standpoint. What if I was told that I was only allowed to have one child? I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be a mom, and three children seemed like the perfect number. I think I would have a deep longing for more children if I was limited to having only one. I am sure that many people here in China must feel the same way. It makes me sad knowing that that is not an option for them.
|Enjoying an evening in Beijing with friends, eating REAL Cold Stone ice cream!
An anonymous comment below suggested that the Chinese couples that each come from a single-child family are allowed to have two children. I hadn't heard this, but was quite curious to find out if that was true. Sure enough, my driver confirmed that was true. He and his wife are not allowed to have two children because his wife happens to have a sister. The same goes for my ayi, who came from a rural part of China and has a brother and a sister. So she also was only allowed to have one child. When I asked my ayi if she longed for more than one child, she laughed... suggesting that it wasn't even something she considered due to the great cost of already having one son.
Thanks for all of the fabulous feedback you have shared. I am so thrilled that many people are interested in learning about our experiences here in China. I have a list of topics a mile long that I will be putting on my blog in the upcoming months.... so stay tuned. Anything of particular interest, please feel free to send me a note. I'd be happy to find out more for you about the Chinese culture. Considering that I now have a handful of Chinese friends here, I can easily get the answers I'm looking for too!
My disclaimer...
I'm not an expert on China, and the stories that I share here are based on my own personal experiences and the things I have learned speaking with others in China. China is a very large and culturally diverse country, so you may find that the traditions and "way" of things in parts of China outside of where we are living are quite different.