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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
The Barking Lot-America's Finest Dog Blog (04/12/14)
The Barking Lot is a regular weekly feature of This Just In…Written by my lovely wife, Jennifer and me. It opens with the weekend dog walking forecast followed by the main blog from dog lover, Jennifer. Then it's DOGS IN THE NEWS and our close. Enjoy!
THE WEEKEND DOG-WALKING FORECAST: We grade the weather outlook for taking your pet outdoors.
TODAY: UPDATED- Did you enjoy Friday? That's gone. Wake up to mostly cloudy skies and temps in the low to mid 40's. Occasional thunderstorms beginning around 11:00. High of 63. "D"
SUNDAY: Rain and showers all day. The high of 56 comes at midnight and then slowly falling temps throughout Sunday. "F"
Here's my lovely wife, Jennifer with this week's main blog:
They're ugly little blood suckers, and can easily make your life miserable. No I'm not talking about Wisconsin's other state bird, the mosquito. They're absolutely terrible as well. But this time I am referring to ticks.
When I was young, we never worried about ticks with our two dogs. While they enjoyed being outside, we had a typical suburban back yard with a few trees. We never camped or hiked through forest grounds. In all the years we had them, we never encountered a single tick; never had an issue with fleas. We were fortunate to never have to deal with those sorts of things.
Believe it or not, it IS Spring and it IS tick season once again. And here in Wisconsin, there are plenty of those little buggers to avoid. Naturally if you are a dog owner who loves spending time outdoors with your BFF (best furry friend) you want to be aware of the season and the dangers it can bring.
If you know me at all, you know that camping & hiking are NOT part of my lifestyle. I can guarantee you, the closest I will ever come to that is staying at the Wilderness Lodge in Walt Disney World. But, we do live a few houses down from a large tree preserve and I'm sure it's home to all sorts of creepies & crawlies that I would never want to encounter. When we get our dog, I will definitely take more precautions for her than I would have considered with my past pets.
Dog owners, be aware of simple ways to prevent problems with your canine buddies. Follow these tips from our friends at PetMD and have a safe, healthy and happy spring and summer season.
---Jennifer Fischer
Thanks, Jennifer!
Time now for DOGS IN THE NEWS, canines that made headlines the past week.
Recall filed after officer who shot dog returns.
Did your dog gain weight over the winter? This could be why.
Fond du Lac dog that survived fatal police shooting gets retirement send-off.
MacDill retires a hero with full military honors.
Ellen and a soldier are reunited.
More young women choosing dogs over motherhood.
Dear Abby: About service dogs...
Happy ending: Boomer is back. MORE.
We missed this nice story a few weeks ago, so here goes.
Column: Life with a dog: You meet people.
The answer to an often-asked question: It's easy.
Is it possible? Why not!
They gave their wedding guests "dog biscuits."
Forest, a Labrador Retriever from Commerce Township, Mich., competes in the Diving Dog competition of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Forest is fueled by Purina Pro Plan. (John Amis/AP Images for Purina Pro Plan)
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Memorial Day services were observed throughout Emery County on May 26 by American Legion groups from Ferron, Cleveland/Huntington Green River and the Orangeville womens auxiliary hosted a bake sale.
Services were also held at Elmo, Cleveland, Lawrence and Huntington. American Legion Post 73 conducted the services at these cemeteries.
Commander Ray Quinn thanked local veterans and their families for their service. Jennie Olson from the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary told about the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Buddy Poppy Program. Olson explained proceeds from poppy sales provide financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home for orphans and widows of our nation's veterans. She read the poem in Flanders Field by John McCrae. "In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row, that mark our place; and in the sky, the larks, still bravely singing, fly, scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago, we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, loved and were loved and now we lie, in Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe to you, from failing hands, we throw, the torch, be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us, who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow, in Flanders Fields."
Quinn introduced Blake Jones, who recited from memory "Ragged Old Flag." Quinn remarked, "When Blake recites Ragged Old Flag there is rarely a dry eye." Jones said "I walked through a county courthouse square on a park bench, an old man was sittin' there. I said, "your old court house is kinda run down, He said, "naw, it'll do for our little town". I said, "your old flag pole is leaned a little bit, and that's a ragged old flag you got hangin' on it". He said, "have a seat", and I sat down, "is this the first time you've been to our little town" I said, "I think it is".
He said "I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag. "You see, we got a little hole in that flag there, when Washington took it across the Delaware and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key sat watching it, writing "Oh, Say Can You See." It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham & Jackson tugging at its seams and it almost fell at the Alamo beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though. She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville, and she got cut again at Shiloh Hill. There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg, and the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag. "On Flanders Field in World War I, she got a big hole from a Bertha Gun, she turned blood red in World War II. She hung limp, and low, a time or two. She was in Korea, Vietnam, she went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam. She waved from our ships upon the briny foam and now they've about quit wavin' back here at home in her own good land here she's been abused, she's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused, and the government for which she stands has been scandalized throughout the land and she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin, but she's in good shape, for the shape she's in. Cause she's been through the fire before and I believe she can take a whole lot more. "So we raise her up every morning and we bring her down slow every night, we don't let her touch the ground, and we fold her up right.
On second thought I do like to brag, cause I'm mighty proud of that Ragged Old Flag." After Jones was finished there was a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps. The microphones and the speakers for the services was provided by Fausett Mortuary and Gary Kofford.
On the southern end of the county the services were provided by American Legion Post 42. They started in Ferron and then traveled to Molen, Clawson and Castle Dale cemeteries. Sam Singleton spoke about the sacrifices made by many dedicated servicemen and women. Sarah Swasey sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The American Legion veterans provided a 21 gun salute at each of the cemeteries.


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, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 3DW. - Enjoy the thrills of Alton Towers and beautiful Peak District from this Club Site.
The Peak District National Park is right on the doorstep of our Alton, The Star Club campsite. This attractive, well maintained family-friendly site is perfectly placed for Alton Towers theme park – just a mile from site. Similarly those who enjoy heading off into the great outdoors will not be disappointed with some great walking country right on the doorstep.
A bus stop right outside the site will deliver you to Alton Towers and its host of family attractions, ranging from adrenaline-fuelled roller coasters through to gentler rides for little ones, in minutes.
Carsington Water and Visitor Centre, north east of the campsite, offers a wide range of activities for all the family on and off the water including miles of footpaths and bridleways to explore, a children's play area, fishing and many water sports.
While Stoke-on-Trent may not be an obvious tourist destination you can see the Anglo-Saxon treasures of The Staffordshire Hoard at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery here. There's also the Wedgewood Visitor Centre full of artefacts, some dating back to Josiah Wedgewood – the man who started the pottery industry as we know it today.
Ready Camp is available at this campsite. (Please note that, although we welcome dogs on this site, in the interest of all guests we do not permit pets to stay within the Ready Camp tents).
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Pitch amongst the pines and oaks of the beautiful forest setting at the Setthorns campsite. There is an abundance of wildlife in the New Forest and the relaxed atmosphere means most will have little fear coming close to the campsite; campers at Setthorns can expect to see a number of New Forest ponies and maybe even some deer. There is an array of activities to get involved in while staying at this campsite including cycling and walking through the New Forest or visits the nearby seaside resorts of Barton on Sea and Bournemouth. Nearby attractions include the New Forest Reptile Centre, Hurst Castle and lighthouse and the Red House Museum and Gardens which is a must see for archaeology or geology enthusiasts. Close to the villages of Sway and Brockenhurst, there are plenty of restaurants, craft shops and pubs to keep everyone entertained. Please note: It is essential that you bring your own chemical toilet. There are no shower or toilet facilities on this site.
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Posted 07 December 2008 - 07:17 PM
Believe it or not odds are this team will not make the playoffs without winning the divison.
Whether not you want to believe the Jets are good or bad that is the reality of the situation.
By the end of the year this team could be the worst team in the league against the pass.Also reality.
With the pass defense problems there is no way this team would go far in the playoffs as it is.This needs fixed now.One more loss and we wont even need to worry about it anymore
Posted 07 December 2008 - 07:19 PM
We certainly are playing like it.
"It's like going from Alcatraz to Dorney Park."
It is better to destroy than create what is meaningless, so the picture will not be finished.
Posted 07 December 2008 - 07:33 PM
Well YOU BETTER BLEED GREEN & WHITE!!!!
S-Dubb: like if she was giving me a handjob and I saw that thumb I don't know how I'd react
Posted 07 December 2008 - 07:45 PM
This team cannot pressure the qb`s at all and is totally out of position on many pass plays.
Not to mention another team passing for over 250 yards on the Jets.
I really dont see how people can be positive.
Obviously Sutton isnt the man for the job but what makes this worse is Mangini is spending most of his time with the defense so it doesnt speak good for him also.WTF is the use of being good against the run if you cant stop any pass team.
As I said before the Jets have only held one winning team under 250 yards passing(Titans).So how do we expect them to stop teams from passing if they even make the playoffs?????Its not like they can play Tennessee three times
Whether you are optimistic or pesimistic the facts are the facts and they are not in the Jets favor at all
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"I'm glad that the Gillette field was soft and messy
since I spent so much time down on it."-Tom Brady
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since I spent so much time down on it."-Tom Brady
Posted 07 December 2008 - 11:06 PM
Producers are already making this movie. Im still very optimistic that we will win out and be the division champs. I just wont breathe for the next 180 minutes of football for this season
-When u have a Qb like Chad Pennington at the helm, who wouldnt want to play with him... Laveraneus Coles
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Again, phucking crybabies. Go home bitch. They are 8-5, you would have taken this at the beginning of the season by far. Shut up. Yes, Coles is going to throw the game. Moron.
Posted 08 December 2008 - 01:23 AM
haha who the phuck are you again? i was expecting a 16-0 kinda season i dont know what you talking about BIotch
Posted 08 December 2008 - 04:40 AM
Thankfully we're playing Buffalo next week, who are in the midst of an awful run of form, which could allow the Jets to get some much needed momentum back. Then again, the Bills will be going out looking to play the spoiler role.
Again, the Jets have put themselves in a position which they only have themselves to blame for. Two weeks ago we were the flavour of the week. How quickly things change because now we're a playoff possibility rather than one of the SB contenders.
Posted 08 December 2008 - 08:15 AM
I have seen this movie already during the baseball season from the Mets. This is the story of a team who was looking toward the palyoffs prematurely and lost thier focus only to be smacked accross the nose with a newspaper by the rest of the league. When they regained consciousness they pressed and played even worse and ended up not making the playoffs, a big choke. Not a big fan of this movie, but then again it could have a surprise ending and they could win out and make a happy ending. I am not being negative but being a Jet fan is like the movie Groundhog Day we keep seeing the same ending every year.


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A Strong Impact is Made on the Amazonia by its Economic Growth Model18/
- However, responses by the governments of Amazonian countries indicate that efforts are under way on concrete action to deal with their environmental challenges. - The population is increasing, reaching a level of 33.5 million inhabitants in 2007. - Cities grew at an accelerated rate and there are now three cities with over one million inhabitants. - By 2005 accumulated deforestation has affected more than 857,000 km2, a 17 per cent reduction in the region's vegetation cover.- The Amazonian ecosystem is being rapidly transformed by land use changes, infrastructure construction and the establishment of human settlements. - Climate change is putting pressure on the Amazonian ecosystems making them more vulnerable. - Food supplies and human health are being affected by increasing deterioration of water quality.Nairobi/Kenya, Panama City/Panama, 18 February 2009 - United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.The report, Environment Outlook in the Amazonia: GEO Amazonia, uncovers a revealing panorama of accelerated ecosystem transformation and a marked environmental degradation in this vast region of the South American humid tropics - shared by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela - which is also the planet's most extensive forest zone. The study, prepared by the 8 Amazonian countries, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), is a new publication in UNEP's series of integrated environmental assessments, also known as GEO (Global Environment Outlook) reports, and on which more than 150 experts, researchers, academics and scientists in the countries of the assessed region participated.During the preparation of this report, the principal stakeholders from the eight Amazonian countries met to discuss the future outlook of the regional environment. They reached a consensus, clearly expressed in the text: "Our Amazonia is changing at an accelerated rate with very profound modifications in its ecosystems".After more than two years of analysis, the experts affirm that a joint action of the Amazonian governments in the following areas could enable the region to face the challenges (of the changing environment): construction of an integrated environmental vision for Amazonia, and definition of a role of the region in national development; harmonization of environmental policies on regionally relevant themes; design and application of instruments for integrated environmental management; regional strategies that allow sustainable utilization of Amazonian ecosystems; insertion of risk management in the public agenda; strengthening of Amazonian environmental institutions; increased effort on environmental information production and dissemination in the region; promotion of studies and the economic value of Amazonian environmental services; and designing of a monitoring and evaluation system of policies, programmes and projects. So far, the effort of the Amazonian countries concerning the management of environmental problems has primarily been reflected in progress related to the development of national instruments for planning and management of Amazonia.Figures to be considered In essence, the publication points out that the growing environmental degradation in the Amazonia can be seen by the advance of deforestation, the loss of biodiversity, and localized climate change impacts.The way in which economic activities, infrastructure construction, and the establishment of human settlements are changing Amazonian land use has resulted in an accelerated transformation of the region's ecosystems. By 2005, accumulated deforestation in Amazonia was 857,666 km2, reducing the region's vegetation cover by approximately 17 per cent. This is equal to two-thirds of Peruvian or 94% of Venezuelan territory.The loss of biodiversity is expressed in an increased number of endangered species. GEO Amazonia, however, points out that, while local information is available on the different countries' biodiversity, there are no statistics or any general cartography available showing the updated information about this problem for the whole region.Concerning water resources, note is taken of the importance of the Amazonia because of its value in the continental and global water balance, but the publication reports that limited action is taken on the basin's integrated management. The volume of water captured by the Amazonia basin-from 12,000 to 16,000 km3 a year-represents about 20% of the world's total fresh water. The availability of surface water in the Amazonia basin depends to a large extent on it being properly used and managed in each of the basin countries. These waters are being affected by different anthropogenic activities that damage its quality: mine waste, hydrocarbon spills, use of agrochemicals, cities' solid wastes, and wastes resulting from processing illicit crops such as coca.The demands of international markets are putting pressure on the region's economic-productive dynamics, which leads to the intensive use of its natural resources. This results in exploiting timber and non-timber forest products (chestnut in particular) and hydrocarbons, and in expanding mining, agriculture and cattle raising to meet the demands for commodities by globalized markets and encouraging the adoption of a production model which, for the most part, takes no account of sustainable use criteria.The publication mentions that growing populations, expanding economic activities and building infrastructure have led to a significant change in the region's land use, causing ecosystem fragmentation, deforestation and loss of biodiversity. For example, over a 30-year period (1975-2005), in Brazilian Amazonia the road network multiplied by 10, thus encouraging the establishment of human settlements. The study comments that increased biofuel production could accelerate this land use change.Amazonia has also experienced accelerated and unplanned urbanization. Of the population of 33.5 million (38.7 million if the concept of "Greater Amazonia" is used), approximately 21.3 million-63.6% of the total population-live in urban areas, indicating how important urbanization is to the region's sustainable development strategy. Climate change and extreme events are putting pressure on the Amazonian ecosystems and making it more vulnerable. The region has been affected by a rise in average temperature, although the extent differs depending on the zone. The level of precipitation has also changed although the trends are not very clear.GEO Amazonia maintains that deforestation in the zone may be having an affect on the regional climate. If the loss of forests exceeds 30% of the vegetation cover, then rainfall levels will decrease; this will produce a vicious circle that favours forest burning, reduces water vapour release, and increases smoke emissions into the atmosphere, resulting in further reduced precipitation. Because of deforestation, Amazonia is progressively becoming a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.The publication brings together the results of the Nepstad (2007) study projecting that 55 per cent of the humid Amazonian forest will have been lost by 2030 with the subsequent conversion of a large part of Amazonia into a savannah before the end of the 21st century.ScenariosThe study considers four possible scenarios for 2026 which, along general lines, show that the development style chosen by the Amazonian countries and their citizens is limiting both the options for the region's future sustainable development and the hope of creating an alternative future for the Amazonia. The publication points out that while it will be impossible to entirely conserve the integrity of the Amazonian ecosystems, the different decisions taken today will be of fundamental importance in determining to what degree citizens of the Amazonia would accept exchanging environmental degradation for socio-economic development. Lines of ActionThe publication suggests different ways of proceeding, based on joint action by the Amazonian governments, to allow them to confront the challenges posed by the region. Its main challenges are: have an integrated Amazonian vision and define the region's national development role; harmonize environmental policies on themes relevant to the region; design and implement integrated environmental management instruments; design and implement regional strategies that allow sustainable use of the Amazonian ecosystems; include risk management in the public agenda; strengthen efforts in the region to produce and disseminate environmental information; promote economic valorization studies and action on Amazonian environmental services; and design a monitoring and assessment system on the impact of policies, programmes and projects.How countries respondThe governments of Amazonian countries have also made efforts to manage environmental problems. In fact, some progress has been made on national instruments designed for the region's management. In general, the countries have sustainable development plans, sub-national development strategies, ecological economic zoning instruments, as well as sub-national programmes and projects for the Amazonian part of their territory. In all Amazonian countries, the Constitution includes an article on the right to a healthy environment, with a clear mandate as to how the environment should be used and managed. Countries in the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), including Andean-Amazonian countries like Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, have adopted different agreements on the environment, and on promoting national strategies in their respective countries. In addition, Brazil has a project on monitoring Amazonian deforestation that is one of the world's most advanced on real-time deforestation monitoring. Also to be highlighted is the establishment of the Amazonian Fund with regulations on investing in action to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation. As far as water is concerned, ACTO has begun a process to discuss and design, together with UNEP, GEF and OAS, a programme to tackle the challenge of regional water resources management NOTE: The report, Environment Outlook in Amazonia: GEO Amazonia, has seven chapters covering: Amazonia: territory, society and economy over time; Dynamics in Amazonia; Amazonia today; The footprints of environmental degradation; Responses by stakeholders to the Amazonian environmental situation; The future of Amazonia; and Conclusions and proposals for action.NOTE: The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), is an inter-governmental body established in 2003 in Brasilia, Brazil, by the eight Amazonian countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela) in order to promote sustainable development initiatives in this strategic region with the framework of regional cooperation.For more information:UNEP:Rody Oñate, Information Officer, United Nations Environment Programme. Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - Clayton, Ciudad del Saber - Avenida Morse, Edificio 103, Corregimiento de Ancón - Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMÁ. Tel.: (507) 305-3164 (directo) y 305-3100(conmutador) C.E.: firstname.lastname@example.com / Sitio www.pnuma.orgACTO:Cristiane Madeira,Asesora de Comunicaciones Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica - OTCA SHIS - QI 05 Conjunto 16 Casa 21Lago Sul - Brasilia DF - Brazil ,Tel.: (55-61) 3248-4119, fax: (55-61) 3248-4238, C.E.: cristianemadeira@ otca.org.br, Sitio: www.otca.infoCIUP:Elsa Galarza, Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico (CIUP), Universidad el Pacífico, Av Salaverry 2020, Jesús María, Lima - 11. Peru, Telef. 511-219-0100. Anexo 2140, C.E. firstname.lastname@example.com


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
Members of the Emery County Public Lands Council met in their first 2009 meeting. Council chairman Bruce Wilson welcomed everyone to the meeting and began with agency reports. Floyd Johnson from the Bureau of Land Management reported concerning his agency.
Johnson said a rock fall has occurred at the Buckhorn Panel in Buckhorn Wash. The debris reportedly did not do any damage to the rock art on the panel, but did cause damage to the benches and structures at the site. His department is developing a clean up plan and requested whatever help Emery County could provide.
With the approval of the resource management plan, the BLM will now implement the OHV plan. Johnson said east of Emery County has no designated routes, and work will begin on that plan. They are also working on a single track travel plan for near the Temple Mountain area.
Gary Petty, public lands council member, told Johnson of some concerns near Emery. A reclamation project for that area is to include the road. Petty said the cattlemen do not want the road reclaimed.
Ray Petersen informed Johnson the road is an historic route and he feels it may be prudent to re-establish and maintain the road. Johnson will take this information back to Wayne Ludington for consideration.
Bryan Torgersen from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration reported the lease for the industrial site near Green River has been finalized. He also said due to economic conditions, the May auction has been cancelled and there may be a cancelation of the October auction. The economic conditions have also affected oil and gas drilling.
Brandon Hoffman representing the US Forest Service said things are slow now due to snow conditions. He said some fuels treatment is taking place around Joe's Valley. Due to minor regrowth, some of the juniper trees are being retreated. He said a cool burn would take place in and around the Joe's Valley area. This will entail burning the surface material without harming the Ponderosa trees.
"Many of the Ponderosas in that area are peeler trees. That means Native Americans, hundreds of years ago, peeled the outside of the tree to access nutritional things inside. Many of the trees in the Joe's Valley area are peeler trees and it is considered the biggest site around," said Hoffman. Hoffman stated due to the historical value of those trees, they will be protected from the burn.
He reported the burn in the Pines area will probably take place in early spring just after the snow is gone. The grasses should be back up before grazing begins.
The Lake Canyon fuels project was discussed. Hoffman informed the council that project will probably not take place due to the litigation costs involved. He said the project has gone back into federal litigation and costs to fight it are too prohibitive.
Hoffman also reported some prescribed burns are being planned for this season. Canyons from Bacon Rind to Reeder are being considered for burning. Regrowth in the Jungle area from a previous prescribed burn was reported to be "unbelievably good."
Petersen asked Hoffman about the proposed Miller's Flat project. He said he has several concerns about the proposals to close some dispersed camping spots, road and trails. He requested the forest service to wait on that decision until county representatives can get up there after the snow is gone to evaluate the area. "We are not opposed to the vegetation portion of the proposal, but we,re opposed to the closures." said Petersen.
Hoffman said the forest service does not want to wait, but if the public lands council has reservations, they should write a letter of concern. The public lands council approved to write their concerns.
Wilson announced seven applications were received for the positions on the public lands council. The council agreed to send the applications to the Emery County Commission for selection and approval with emphasis on retaining the current members.


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Ezekiel sees in the temple the chambers for the priests.
1 Then he brought me forth into the
2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
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5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the
8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an
9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
13 ¶Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the
14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their
15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the
16 He measured the east side with the
17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
19 ¶He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
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Posted on 11/02/2010 1:18:07 PM PDT by FromLori
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Republican Party of Minnesota says it has received multiple complaints about failing tabulation machines at polling places around the state.
A statement issued Tuesday says there are complaints about machines in Duluth, Olmsted County, Lakeville, Faribault, Mendota Heights and Eagan.
The party calls the situation "completely unacceptable" and blames Secretary of State Mark Ritchie for failing to prepare for the election.
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Well, it'll get "investigated" sometime... in a year or so from now.
The Secretary of State in WI must be a Dem. "What matters is who counts the votes."
Were they acceptable during the Frankentheft?
Isn't that how we got that so-called senator al franken from there?
Does this mean that all those votes get thrown out if the voting machines are wonky?
do they have to have another election day?
I am glad the Repubs are on this one, at least.
To the contrary, Mark Ritchie (from Soros' radical Secretary of State Project) was quite well prepared. Consider what he did in 2008.
Can a Sec. of State get recalled or impeached?
They were unacceptable last time, but we still see Franken insulting our Senate (not as its politically configured) by his very presence.
Years of leftist planning and effort came together in Minnesota in 2008, where the nation's closest statewide contest pitted Democrat Al Franken against Republican incumbent Senator Norm Coleman. Presiding over the election was SOSP Secretary Mark Ritchie, whose extensive ties to ACORN were predictably ignored by the media. Shortly before the election, Ritchie was asked to investigate serious problems with the registration rolls, including 261,000 duplicates and 63,000 voters who had listed non-existent addresses. He dismissed the request as an attempt "to create a cloud over an election so people don't accept the outcome." After the polls closed, Secretary Ritchie reported that his office "received no reports whatsoever" of fraudulent voting.
Oh Ritchie "prepared for the election" all right. He prepared to commit breathtaking FRAUD!!!
"Can a Sec. of State get recalled or impeached?"
Vote fraud, compromising one of the fundamental pillars of our system of government?
How about hung?
I did my part. I just voted against that Ritchie crook.
Hopefully, the majority did as well.
But, I must preface this by saying, this IS Minnesota, and this state DID vote Mondale for president in 1984. So there is that....
Frankly they should be put up against a wall along with anyone found taking part in voter fraud.
Yes Ritchie played a big part in that
Not to worry SEIU and Acorn have boxes of ballots all marked for Democrats that will just be "found" just like when Franken stole the election.
Not if we find them first! I'd bet that fraudulent ballots make good kindling for a nice bonfire.
Earlier today, I read about voter fraud in Brainerd, MN. I do not know the area, but; Dems or anyone taking mentally challeged folks to the poll and telling them how to vote makes me ill if true.
Earlier today, I read about voter fraud in Brainerd, MN. I do not know the area, but; Dems or anyone taking mentally challeged folks to the poll and telling them how to vote makes me ill if true.
It's true.
I posted this on another thread. My thought is that beginning to count votes, before the polls close is like letting folks bet at a craps table after the dice have been rolled. It gives those looking to steal an election a better idea of how many votes they need to fabricate to win. With that in mind, I proposed the following changes to help combat the constant voter fraud that is "found votes".
1. No counting of votes, or even opening of sealed ballot boxes until 24 hours after the polls close.
2. Once vote counting begins, no additional votes are allowed into the count until an investigation is done as to why the votes were not turned in on time.
3. The Found ballot box remains sealed until the chain of evidence is established. If an honest mistake was made the person in charge of delivering the ballot box is barred from ever working in any part of the elections process. If criminal intent is discovered, the person in charge of delivering the ballot box is barred from ever working in any part of the elections process, and spends 10 years in the federal prison system.
4. In either case, all found votes are investigated for validity and legality, and only those votes that are valid and legal will be allowed to count towards the vote tally.
Does this mean that all those votes get thrown out if the voting machines are wonky?
do they have to have another election day?
I am glad the Repubs are on this one, at least.
vote fraud bump
Oh he prepared just fine, thank you. Al Franken ring a bell?
It's official. After electing Mr. Conspiracy, Jesse Ventura for Governor and allowing Al Franken to steal his Senate seat and then this, it looks like MINNESOTA IS NOW A BANANA REPUBLIC.
Sad to admit you are making real sense. I recall Ross Perot and his anti NAFTA . Now, we have lost jobs forever. This has to stop. I want made in the USA on labels again.
Yes blatant voter fraud is "completely unacceptable" but the GOP will do nothing about it.
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We currently have projects at many different field sites in Africa.
Research at our main field site, located in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, began in 1998. While Bwindi is located only 30 km away from the Virunga Volcanoes, there are distinct differences in altitude and environment. Our research in Bwindi has focused on the feeding ecology, social behavior, and population dynamics. It is one of the first to make detailed behavioral observations on another population of gorillas besides those of the well-studied gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda. We are also involved with projects that relate directly to park management, such as assisting the park service with a long term database of individuals in all of the gorilla groups habituated for tourism. Research on the Bwindi gorillas is conducted with close links to the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Institute for Tropical Forest Conservation with the intent that this research will also assist in management and conservation of the gorillas. We also have been providing lessons in conservation education to two primary schools neighboring Bwindi since 2008.
In January 2005 we started a new project in Loango National Park, Gabon. The goal of this long-term project is to habituate western gorillas and chimpanzees living in the same environment to address questions about variability in feeding ecology, sociality, culture, and demographic patterns. There are only a few long-term study sites in Africa attempting to study both habituated lowland gorillas and chimpanzees living in the same location. Loango is ecologically unique and distinct from other locations where western lowland gorillas have been studied. We chose Loango because it contains a mosaic of habitat types including seashore, coastal forest, lagoon, savannah, swamps, secondary forest, and primary forest. Several of the herb and fruit species commonly eaten by western gorillas at other locations (eg. Bai Hokou, Lopé) are absent or found in very low abundance in Loango. We have documented large differences in the ecology of gorillas in Loango compared to other sites. Therefore, this location provides us with an opportunity to better understand the ecological and behavioral flexibility possible in gorillas. We are still in the process of habituating the gorillas. In the meantime, we have been conducting research on the following topics:
- Feeding ecology and dietary overlap with chimpanzees,
- Abundance, density, and social structure of the apes and other large mammals. We have been using genetic analysis and motion sensored video camera 'traps.
- Behavioral changes during habituation and
- Monitoring of health and pathogens of the apes through fecal analysis.
We also have collaborative projects with the following research sites:
Karisoke Research Center, Rwanda, a project of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI). Our collaboration involves several projects: life histories and demography using the long term records spanning 1967 to the present, feeding ecology, and female reproductive endocrinology.
Mbeli Bai, Republic of Congo, a project of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This project involves assessing male life histories and reproductive strategies as well as demographic patterns of this population.
Bai Hokou, Central African Republic, a project of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). We have had several collaborative projects including feeding ecology and a comparison of vocal behavior between western gorillas and Bwindi mountain gorillas.
Cross River Gorillas, Nigeria, a project of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This project involves assessing the ecological and anthropogenic impacts on habitat for the critically endangered Cross River Gorillas.


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Eds. Note: Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has passed away at the age of 56, leaving behind a larger-than-life legacy which no obituary could possibly capture. As colleagues and family members and all those who he inspired begin to reflect on his life and impact, it's impossible not to do so without feeling an almost shared sadness, as if the world is collectively mourning the loss of a close relative—even if most of us weren't fortunate to meet him. We all knew this day was coming, but we can't believe it came so soon.
Simply put, Steve Jobs made our lives better, and the world is a worse place without his presence and vision. In his memory, we'll be re-publishing stories on Jobs and all that he came to represent. Please leave your thoughts and memories in the comments below.
Steve Jobs's return to Apple in 1997 is often referred to as the greatest second act in business history. He had been ousted more than a decade earlier in 1985, and was forced to watch helplessly as the company he built tumbled toward bankruptcy, hampered by poor management, a weak product line, and a dearth of innovation.
That all changed when Jobs came back, and breathed new life into the struggling company. We know how the story goes from there: Apple unveiled revolutionary products—the iMac, Mac OS X, iTunes, the iPod, iPad, and iPad—which led to unprecedented growth. When Jobs returned in 1997, Apple shares were being traded for barely a couple dollars; today, Apple stock hovers around $380 a share, and recently shot passed $400, briefly making Apple the most valuable brand and company in the world.
But to get to that point, Jobs had to do more than introduce flashy products. He had to define Apple's future. And he did so over the years, fighting off skeptics, refocusing the company, and most importantly, giving Apple a long-term vision.
Responding To Critics
Steve Jobs's return was never a cakewalk—many were skeptical that Jobs would be able to rebuild Apple. After all, NeXT, the ultra-high end computer company he started while away, failed to crack the mainstream market (though Apple ended up acquiring the startup for $400 million). In this rare Q&A session at 1997's Worldwide Developers Conferences (WWDC), an audience member takes Jobs to task, angrily questioning his technical understanding and telling Jobs that he doesn't know "what he's talking about."
Jobs responds calmly to the question, even going so far as to say, "People like this gentleman are right." He apologizes for his mistakes in the past, acknowledges there will likely be more mistakes in the future, and admits he does not have all the answers. However, he says, "We've tried to come up with a strategy and vision for Apple—it started with: 'What incredible benefits can we give the customer?' [And did] not start with: 'Let's sit down with the engineers, and figure out what awesome technology we have and then figure out how to market that.'"
Jobs goes on to cite the reaction consumers had when first seeing the laser printer. "People went, 'Wow, yes!'" Jobs said. "That's where Apple has to get back to."
Focusing On Saying No
Apple in the 1990s had a lot more products than the Apple of the aughts. QuickTake digital cameras, LaserWriter printers, Newton PDAs—all of these product lines were discontinued when Jobs came back. And Jobs's thinking can be found at WWDC 1997, when he explained how Apple had lost its way.
"Apple suffered for several years from lousy engineering management," he said. "There were people that were going off in 18 different directions…What happened was that you looked at the farm that's been created with all these different animals going in all different directions, and it doesn't add up—the total is less than the sum of the parts. We had to decide: What are the fundamental directions we are going in? What makes sense and what doesn't? And there were a bunch of things that didn't."
"Focusing is saying yes, right? No. Focusing is about saying no. You've got to say, no, no, no," Jobs continued. "The result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total is much greater than the sum of the parts."
Burying The Hatchet, Letting Apple Be Apple
Microsoft is likely the main reason Apple had lost its way. The bitter battle between the two companies—for market share, over operating system superiority and patent issues—ended with Apple in a significant hole, trying to bite off more than it could chew.
Steve Jobs—who probably more than anyone had the right to be bitter about Microsoft—decided on his return to put the intense rivalry to rest. "Relationships that are destructive don't help anyone," Jobs said at MacWorld in 1997. "I'd like to announce one of our first partnerships today, and a very, very meaningful one, and that is with Microsoft."
Predictably, the crowd groaned and booed—even more so when Bill Gates made a cameo appearance via satellite. But the partnership showed just how far Jobs had come, and just how much he and his vision for Apple had matured. The deal proved incredibly important for the company: Microsoft injected $150 million into Apple; agreed to provide Macs with Microsoft Office; and agreed to patent cross-licensing and Java collaboration.
But most important was just how much Jobs dramatically changed the direction of his company, during one 12-minute speech. "If we want to move forward and see Apple healthy and prospering again, we have to let go of a few things here. We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose," Jobs said. "We have to embrace the notion that for Apple to win, Apple has to do a really good job. If others are going to help us, that's great. Because we need all the help we can get…The era of setting this up as a competition between Apple and Microsoft is over."
The Apple Hierarchy Of Skepticism, Redefining Product Strategy
At MacWorld 1998, Steve Jobs finally got the chance to silence a few skeptics. After the release of the iMac, he had the facts to back up his success. Profits were surging, to $47 million his first quarter, and to $55 million during his second. He had launched Apple.com, which he refers to here at the "gold standard of e-commerce," a site that rocketed from 1 million hits per day to more than 10 million. And Apple's market value had quadrupled to roughly $4 billion.
"This went a long way to convince a lot of the skeptics," Jobs said. "When I came to Apple a year ago, all I heard was that Apple is dying, that Apple can't survive. Turns out that every time we convince people that we've accomplished something at one level, they come up with something new. I used to think this was a bad thing. I thought, 'When are they ever going to believe that we're going to turn this thing around?' But actually now I think it's great."
In what he calls the "Apple Hierarchy of Skepticism," Jobs lays out all the ways critics will be skeptical going forward—in many ways, the critics would never be silenced, and as Jobs said at the time, that's a good thing. It meant Apple was ahead of the curve—that it was taking risks, and trying to innovate.
One of the riskier moves Jobs also took that year was to redefine Apple's product strategy. At the time, most other OEMs were spitting out dozens of products into the market—Apple was no different. "When we got to the company a year ago, there were a lot of products—15 product platforms with a zillion variants of each one," Jobs said. "I couldn't even figure this out myself, after about three weeks: How are we going to explain this to others when we don't even know which products to recommend to our friends?"
Jobs dramatically changed and streamlined Apple's product roadmap. The company, he said, would now just offer four products, a simple offering plan that has allowed Apple to differentiate itself over the years from the endless options available from competitors such as HP, Dell, and others.
The Big Picture: Vertical Integration = Customer Experience
"I remember two-and-a-half years ago when I got back to Apple, there were people throwing spears, saying, 'Apple is the last vertically integrated PC manufacturer. It should be broken up into a hardware company, a software company, what have you,'" Jobs said in 2000 at MacWorld. "And it's true, Apple is the last company in our industry [that's vertically integrated]. What that also means if managed properly is that it's the last company that can take responsibility for customer experience—there's nobody left."
That strategy—to keep Apple a hardware-software integrated company—has allowed Apple to thrive in recent years. It was the opposite approach as the one taken by Microsoft, which licensed its OS, Windows, to device makers. And even with critics arguing that Apple should follow suit, Jobs resisted—in fact, Apple pre-Jobs-comeback had tried (and failed) to license its operating system to OEMs such as Gateway. Jobs devotion to hardware-software interplay led to breakthroughs with the Mac/OS X and iPhone/iPad/iOS.
"There's no other company left in this industry that can bring innovation to the marketplace like Apple can. It means that we don't have to get 10 companies in a room to agree on everything to innovate—we can decide ourselves to place our bets," Jobs said at the time. "We're going to integrate these things together in ways that no else in this industry can to provide a seamless user experience where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We're the last guys left in this industry than can do it. And that's what we're about."
The Digital Hub
At MacWorld 2001, Jobs began by looking backward to describe what he called the golden ages of the PC, from the age of productivity to the age of the Internet. He then spoke at length about what the next golden era would be.
"I'd like to tell you where we are going," Jobs said. "What is our vision?"
Describing the "explosion of new digital devices" such as cell phones and music players, Jobs said he envisions Apple (the Mac, specifically) to become the new "digital hub for our emerging digital lifestyle." While he didn't explicity say what products were likely to come from Apple—Jobs would never do such a thing—he described a future very much like the one we're living today, where Macs, iPods, iPhones, and iPads are central to our digital media experience.
"We don't think the PC is dying," Jobs said. "We think it's evolving."
In the decade that lay ahead, traces of Apple's products and innovations can be traced back to this talk, and speeches Jobs had delivered in the years prior—to what Jobs had envisioned for the company all the way back in 1997.
And in true Jobsian style, he concluded his 2001 MacWorld address with what is now justified hyperbole.
"We think this is going to be huge," Jobs said.
And he was right.
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Japanese Technology from the Future Friday!
This week the earth shook, babies cried, and the very logic of existence was thrown into doubt: an American anime is being exported to Japan, and since the Obon holiday equals a very slow tech week, the ultimately circular cultural force of animated images is all we're talking about!
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