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I have a few thoughts on this Y Combinator/Google Ventures mess.
The original post is at Business Insider and includes a leaked email from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham. The email:
If you're talking to Google Ventures you may be part of a pattern. The pattern is: you've already raised some money at a cap of $x. Then GV says they're interested and wants to invest at a cap of $x/2.
If this happens to you in isolation, you worry "Oh dear, maybe my cap is too high." But in fact for some bizarre reason this is just their standard m.o.
What do you do in response? Just focus on other investors instead. Maybe you'll find enough from other sources that you can blow off GV. Or maybe you won't, and you'll need that offer to fall back upon. Either way it's better to wait.
Graham commented and clarified on this on a Hacker News thread:
Just so everyone understands, I was not saying that Google Ventures is a bad investor and should be avoided. If we thought that, the email would have been a lot shorter. I was just talking about a structural problem that happens when you've already raised some money on a convertible note with a valuation cap, and an investor offers to invest at a lower cap.
That sort of offer puts founders in a bind, because if you take it (a) it can anger the earlier investors, and (b) perhaps worse, it can, like a "down round" give investors the impression that your prospects are getting worse.
My overall advice about fundraising is to do breadth-first search weighted by expected value. I.e. talk to every investor who's interested but focus on the most promising ones. This is one of many situations whose solution follows from that rule. An investor offering you money on worse terms is at least offering you money, which is better than nothing. But all other things being equal, the expected value of such an investor is lower than that of one willing to invest on the same terms as your existing investors, so you have any of the latter you should focus on them.
My thoughts:
1. My first reaction to the message is that Google has done absolutely nothing wrong. It is absolutely fine for a venture firm to offer whatever they want to a startup, and it's absolutely fine for the startup to not accept that offer and move on. It's easy to read Graham's message as bullying. A sort of "don't piss us off or we'll blackball you" type thing.
2. However, the actual message in the email isn't all that bad (more on that below). What's awful is that it looks like a public takedown with the leak. Most people don't really parse the language or read Graham's clarification. They just see "Y Combinator Is Publicly Trashing Google Ventures."
3. I think Graham's choice of language in a couple of sentences is way too strong. Like suggesting Google Ventures has a "standard m.o" of lowball offers. I've seen no evidence of this from Google Ventures.
4. To sum up the first three points above, the only real problem with this email is that it became public and looks like bullying. You have to remember, though, that Graham is probably horrified this was made public.
5. An aside – Most stuff like this from Y Combinator doesn't leak. The fact that this did leak is the most interesting part of all this for me. It may be because there are so many companies coming out of YC now that there isn't the same sense of loyalty to the program. Or it may be a sign of stress because some of the startups may be finding it much more difficult to raise funding than previous classes.
6. Another aside – Most of these YC companies are being started by extremely green entrepreneurs who have never raised money from investors, or even had any real business experience. They've also seen an extremely loose venture capital world over the last few years and may have unrealistic expectations on just how hard it is to do all this stuff. A "setback" like a low offer may make them feel like they're being mistreated and it's natural that they'd complain to their support group (YC and their fellow startups) about it. Graham has a big job mentoring these entrepreneurs and he's shown over time to be pretty balanced with his advice.
7. Graham has sent us (CrunchFund) private feedback at least twice in the past. We appreciated the feedback (he didn't have to take the time to communicate), we responded, and everyone moves on.
8. I don't fully agree with Graham that it is a disaster for startups to accept money at one valuation cap and then accept money at a lower cap. But he's right that investors can get extremely pissed off about it.
The two times we've seen this happen (where we offered less than the previous cap and our offer was accepted) the company amended the previous agreements to give those investors the same deal we got.
9. The VentureBeat article today that suggests the reason Graham wrote this email is because Google Ventures is now a full on competitor to Y Combinator ("Google Ventures has perhaps become more of a competitor to Y Combinator than an asset") is just pure nonsense.
The email is clearly nothing more than Graham trying to mentor and advise his startups. I know him well, and like most successful people he doesn't worry much at all about his competitors (even if Google Ventures was a competitor, which it really isn't).
That article also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how these financings work on a mechanical level. For example, the statement "In debt financing, most rounds have multiple caps" is just wrong. Many startups raise multiple "financings" over time with different, usually increasing, valuation caps. But in a single financing? No, that's quite rare.
There are other errors in the article as well but I won't take the time to list them here. Just imagine if I wrote an article on fashion or particle physics or something that I know nothing about and my research consisted entirely of reading Wikipedia for a few minutes. There's be a lot of words there maybe, but anyone with real knowledge of the subject would know I was full of shit.
I also think VentureBeat should fully disclose any other issues they have that might be affecting their judgement about Y Combinator, but I'll leave it at that.
10. In the end the startups are the ones who will take a hit on all this. If a venture fund has to make a choice between walking away from a deal or making a lower offer than other investors, they'll almost certainly walk away rather than take the risk of a public lashing like this. I'm sorry about that. I'm certain it's the absolute last thing Graham wanted to happen.

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Hypnosis is an art and a science of creating subjective experience of reality which in turn influences objective experience of reality. It is summed up in expressions "As within, so without", "As above, so below".
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Hypnosis is an art because there is infinite number of ways in which you can play with and alter subjective reality - yours, or someone else's. The secret of successful self-hypnosis is in learning how to play the game of pretending really well. You choose what you want to experience and pretend that it is real for you now.
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If you don't care to take control of your mind, others will do their best to do it for you. It begins with your parents who most often do have your best interests at heart, though they can only teach you what they have learned. It then continues with educational institutions whose main interest is in turning you into a socially-productive individual who will pledge allegiance to and feel dependent upon the external world or rather the powers that govern the specific country. It is not in their interest to turn you into a fearless human being who is fully aware of and capable of using his mental faculties, who knows that his thoughts create his reality, because then you cannot be controlled and manipulated. It is in their interest to keep you feeling slightly anxious, afraid, slightly inadequate, insecure, and helpless - feeling good enough to be socially productive, but not so good that you stop participating in a never-ending chain of purchasing pills and goodies that will at least for a few moments make you feel a little bit better. In this way you keep on fueling economy, which is good for the country.
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Companies are investing billions of dollars each year on advertising because it is a wonderful way of hypnotizing people - of influencing people's thoughts and emotions - and it works. When you keep on flashing an idea - whether through words, pictures, music, movies or any other form - day in and day out - it becomes so familiar to the people that they accept it as their own.
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Sometimes, I think we runners take ourselves too seriously in our endeavor to improve. We build schedules filled with long runs and hill repeats and tempo sessions, but we forget that fundamental part of any sport or game is to have fun.
"Tomorrow, we're gonna run some long grass circuits, then play a game of ultimate Frisbee." They looked at me in disbelief at first, and then realized I was serious. "Speed work in disguise," I said. Or in other words, putting the fun, back into the run!
Back during my early days of running and training, my high school cross country team used to play a game with tennis balls, similar to dodge ball, on a tennis court. I'm pretty sure we invented it but I can't quite remember the semantics of the game itself. I do recall a whole lotta sprinting and how utterly tired we were when we finally finished. These "tennis matches" were nothing more than speed work in disguise, AND a great team building exercise. Capture the flag was another game our team embraced, as hidden speed work.
Sometimes, I think we runners take ourselves too seriously in our endeavor to improve. We build schedules filled with long runs and hill repeats and tempo sessions, core sessions, plyometric sessions, stretching sessions, complaining about our coach sessions…but we forget that fundamental part of any sport or game is to have fun. I don't know about you but I've never figured out a game to play with stretching…ever.
My high school coach allowed us the freedom to work hard and play hard. When we weren't running a grueling hill session up to Sporting Hill Elementary School (the school that overlooked my high school in Pennsylvania), we were playing a rousing session of "sharks and minnows." And that was quite fine with him, so long as we performed on race day. My senior year we were 8 wins, 2 losses in conference meets. Not too bad for minnows.
During the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, a 37-year-old from Portugal led the field into the Olympic Stadium in the men's marathon, setting a Games record that would last for six Olympiads. Carlos Lopes won that race in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 21 seconds. But running wasn't his first sport. It was soccer. Years of playing youth soccer helped Lopes build an aerobic engine that led to a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics, then the marathon gold in 1984.His running was stimulated by a game!
The Swedish word "fartlek" (insert chuckle here, but yes, that is the word) is loosely defined as "speed play." This method of training involves changing paces during a run for various lengths of time. Some changes are short and fast, some are more controlled and longer, but it's however you feel. It is unstructured speed work, very similar to how we ran and played as children. All you need now is someone to count to 20 while you hide, then try to catch you as you sprint back to base.
Fartlek was a big part of my training after college. Since I no longer had a regular team around me, I often looked for ways to break up the monotony of running hard alone. And since kicking a soccer ball along the Harrisburg Pike wasn't really an option, I used the concepts of speed play to charge up my runs.
The team scenario obviously adds more options to play, but even solo runners can spice it up with a little imagination. In an open field or park, tale a tennis ball, throw it as far as you can and then go chase it (add a bark or two and check out the looks you'll get). Or make up a scavenger hunt list of items, give yourself a certain amount of time, then go! Hmmm…that gives me an idea for my cross country team next Earth Day.
Running can be boring or it can be fun. It all depends on your outlook. But to this minnow, running is the Ultimate! Now go put some fun back into your run.
Former Lock Haven University stand-out runner Andrew Shearer is the Middletown Athletic Club secretary/treasurer. Shearer has been running since 1978.


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The esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Esophageal cancer is the growth of cancer cells in this tube.
There are 2 main types of esophageal cancer:
- Squamous cell cancer—from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus
- Adenocarcinoma—from the cells where the esophagus meets the stomach
Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Eventually these uncontrolled cells form a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant growths. These growths invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. It is not clear exactly what causes these problems in the cells, but is likely a combination of genetics and environment.
Risk Factors
Esophageal cancer is more common in men, and in people aged 50 years and older.
Other factors that may increase your chances of esophageal cancer:
- Smoking or smokeless tobacco use such as chewing tobacco or snuff
- Excess alcohol use—risk is compounded with combined alcohol and tobacco use
- History of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), especially if this has caused Barrett esophagus
- Achalasia—chronic dilation of the esophagus
- Radiation therapy
- Obesity
- Damaged esophagus from toxic substances, such as lye
- History of head and/or neck cancer
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
- Certain rare genetic conditions such as Plummer Vinson syndrome and tylosis
Esophageal cancer may cause:
- Trouble swallowing
- Painful swallowing
- Weight loss
- Cough (from aspiration)
- Hoarse voice
- Pain in the throat, back, chest
- Nausea, vomiting
- Coughing up blood
- Black tarry stools
- Hiccups
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your esophagus may need to be viewed. This can be done with:
- CT scan
- PET/CT scan
- Barium swallow—use of contrast material to examine the esophagus with x-ray
- Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy—examination of esophagus with a lighted scope, and removal of a small sample of esophageal tissue
- Bone scan if spread to the bones is suspected
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options are based on the stage of your cancer and may include one or more of the following:
Surgery may be necessary to treat the cancer. Surgery may be the only treatment, or it may be done in combination with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. Surgical methods include:
Endoscopy uses tubes to insert a lighted camera and surgical instruments.
In early stage cancers, the endoscope may be inserted through the mouth to remove tumors from the wall of the esophagus.
Endoscopy in late stage cancers may be done through small incisions in the chest to remove all or part of the esophagus, along with surrounding tissues and lymph nodes. Endoscopy is less invasive and allows for faster healing than open esophagectomy.
Most esophageal cancers are detected in late stages, so endoscopic resection may not be an option.
Open esophagectomy allows for removal of part or all of the esophagus through 1-2 large incisions. In some cases, the the stomach or piece of small intestine is pulled up into the chest and attached to the upper end of the esophagus, above the cancer. In others, a synthetic tube or a piece of small intestine is substituted.
This procedure is difficult. It has high rates of complications, and low rates of success. Mortality immediately following surgery is often high.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation is used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation does not cure esophageal cancer, but it does offer temporary relief of symptoms and in some cases, shrinkage of the tumor. Radiation used in conjunction with chemotherapy, and sometimes followed by esophagectomy, may offer improved survival over any method used alone. Radiation may be:
- External radiation therapy—radiation directed at the esophagus from a source outside the body
- Internal radiation therapy—radioactive materials placed into the esophagus in or near the cancer cells
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be given in many forms. It may be pills, injections, and/or catheters.
The drugs will enter the bloodstream and travels through the body. It will kill mostly cancer cells. Some healthy cells may also be killed.
Chemotherapy alone will not cure this type of cancer. It is only used when the cancer has already spread and cannot be cured. At this point, it is used to help shrink the tumor, ease pain, or control nausea.
Chemoradiotherapy or Combined Modality Therapy
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy together are better than radiation alone. It has also been shown that these 2 treatments may be as effective as surgery alone.
Trimodality Therapy
This is a 3-step therapy. It includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. This has been shown to be a most aggressive form of therapy. It may be the best way to get a cure.
Laser Therapy
High-intensity light may be used to try to kill cancer cells.
Photodynamic Therapy
A combination of drugs and special lights are used to try to kill cancer cells. The medication is absorbed into the cancer cells. The special lights stimulate the medication to kill the cancer cells.
This therapy is a promising treatment. It is only appropriate in a small number of people. There are limits to how far the infrared light source will travel into the cancer itself. The tumor must be small. It is also not used in cancer that has spread to any lymph nodes or other structures.
To help reduce your chances of esophageal cancer:
- Do not smoke or use other tobacco products. If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit .
- Drink alcohol only in moderation. Moderate alcohol intake 2 drinks or less per day for men and 1 drink or less per day for women.
- Eat a healthful diet that includes fruits and vegetables, and foods high in dietary fiber, and less dairy, processed foods, and red meat.
- Exercise regularly—Aim for 30 minutes of physical activity on most days of the week. Increased activity is associated with bigger reductions in risk.
- Get medical treatment for GERD.
- If you are overweight or obese, talk with your doctor or a dietitian about losing weight.
- Talk with your doctor HPV to prevent HPV infection.
This type of cancer is usually detected in later stages. People who have risk factors, especially GERD or Barrett esophagus, should talk to their doctor about screening tests. Screening tests will look for cancer before symptoms appear.
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Pentaho used the MongoDB World symposium this month to release the 5.1 version of its business analytics and data integration software. Of interest to developers here is the option for "code free" analytics on MongoDB.
Before this release, says Pentaho, preparing MongoDB for analysis required lots of manual coding, making it harder for development shops that lacked this expertise to "scale up for big data operations", as the industry loves to say these days.
Pentaho's Christopher Dziekan talks about bringing developers into proximity with power big data analytics at scale. The release enables MongoDB data collections to be analyzed directly "at the source", eliminating hand-coding and the need to prepare data in a staging area.
"Traditional RDBMS analytics can get very complicated and quite frankly, ugly, when working with semi or unstructured data," said Chris Palm, lead software architecture engineer at MultiPlan. "We have seen more accurate results with new analyses and are no longer constrained by having to pull only part of our data. We can now look across a more full set of data and govern our system of record."
Pentaho 5.1 also features a new "Data Science Pack," which helps blend different data sources (such as social and MongoDB) to enable advanced analytics like churn prediction and customer sentiment.
Full YARN support features here. Pentaho developers familiar with Pentaho Data Integration can "exploit the full computational power" of Hadoop, without having to write complex MapReduce code. Apache Hadoop YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) is a cluster management technology that exists as a key feature in second-generation Hadoop.
According to Pentaho, "With YARN, Pentaho Data Integration jobs can make elastic use of Hadoop resources, expanding and contracting as data volumes and processing requirements change. YARN's advanced resource management capabilities support mixed Pentaho workload scenarios where continuous data transformation and analysis is required."


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In order to advance a new interdisciplinary investigation on the topic of the virtues, the University of Chicago implemented a Request for Proposals (RFP) program to address a central question: In what ways might the humanities and the sciences cooperate to develop richer understandings of virtue for modern societies? This three-year initiative was conceived in May, 2007, during a landmark consultation, chaired by Jean Bethke Elshtain of the University of Chicago, and sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. A New Science of Virtues aims to (1) bridge the gap between the humanities and the sciences in virtues research, (2) reinvigorate virtue as a topic of serious academic inquiry, and (3) develop a science of virtues that may improve public interventions and programs on virtue through credible scholarship and science.
The A New Science of Virtues project welcomed forty scholars (selected from over 700 initial letters of intent) to present potential studies at the A New Science of Virtues Symposium in January 2010. Scholars came from diverse fields, including philosophy, neuroscience, anthropology and economics. Nineteen of the proposed projects were chosen to receive a portion of a three million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation over a period of two years.
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MIAMI (AP) — Jessica Kornfeld sat down with her son and daughter after school on Friday and shared with them the unthinkable, horrific news out of Connecticut: Someone had stormed into an elementary school and killed children nearly their same age.
"They're just babies," her 10-year-old son said. "What could they have done?"
Kornfeld assured him the victims had done nothing wrong, and that the shootings didn't make sense to anybody. She reminded her children that they were with her, and safe.
"But it could have been us," her son replied.
School administrators across the nation have pledged to add police patrols, review security plans and make guidance counselors available in their districts as students return to classes Monday for the first time since the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
And yet, it is pretty near impossible for parents not to be anxious and apprehensive.
"For them, you need to pretend that you're OK," said Kornfeld, of Pinecrest, Fla., a village in Miami-Dade County. "But it's scary."
Teachers shared their concerns and braced themselves for what they would face in the classroom Monday.
"It's going to be a tough day," said Richard Cantlupe, an American history teacher at Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Fla. "This was like our 9/11 for school teachers."
Cantlupe said he will tell his students that his number one job is to keep them safe, and that like the teachers in Connecticut, he would do anything to make sure they stay out of harm's way. He is also beginning to teach about the Constitution and expects to take questions on the Second Amendment.
"It's going to lead right into the controversy over gun control," he said.
In an effort to ensure their students' safety and calm parents' nerves, school districts across the United States have asked police departments to increase patrols and have sent messages to parents outlining safety plans that they assured them are regularly reviewed and rehearsed.
Some officials refused to discuss plans publicly in detail, but it was clear that vigilance will be high this week at schools everywhere in the aftermath of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history: Twenty-six people were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, including 20 children ages 6 and 7. The gunman then shot and killed himself.
Northern Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest school system in the Washington area with about 181,000 students, will provide additional police patrols and counselors.
"This is not in response to any specific threat but rather a police initiative to enhance safety and security around the schools and to help alleviate the understandably high levels of anxiety," Superintendent Jack Dale said Sunday.
Dennis Carlson, superintendent of Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, said a mental health consultant will meet with school officials Monday, and there will be three associates — one to work with the elementary, middle and high schools, respectively. As the day goes on, officials will be on the lookout for any issues that arise, and extra help will go where needed.
"We are concerned for everybody — our staff and student body and parents," Carlson said. "It's going to be a day where we are all going to be hypervigilant, I know that."
In Tucson, Ariz., where a gunman in January 2011 killed six and wounded 12 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the largest school district in the state increased security after Friday's shooting. Tucson Unified School District spokeswoman Cara Rene said Sunday that the district was participating in a memorial being held at one of its schools on Sunday evening, and that Gifford's replacement, Rep. Ron Barber, would be a featured speaker along with Superintendent John Pedicone. Barber was with Giffords at the constituent meet-and-greet and was among the wounded.
Rene said planning was under way to help teachers and students with grief and fear issues when school resumes Monday, and the district was working with Tucson police on security issues.
Officials with Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school district, said the district is reiterating its existing safety and emergency-management plans to keep more than 400,000 students safe, and may deploy police or counselors to schools as needed.
"With this incident, we took it as an opportunity to remind all of our principals to review and refresh their individual emergency-management plans and remind staff of standard safety protocol," said Chief Safety and Security Officer Jadine Chou.
Many schools will be holding a moment of silence Monday and will fly flags at half-staff.
Meanwhile, at home, many parents were trying their best to allay their children's fears while coping with their own. Kornfeld said she drove her children to their elementary school over the weekend to show them that it was still safe and nothing had changed.
She said her family's Miami suburban community is a lot like Newtown, Conn., a place where people generally feel safe being at home without the doors locked and playing outside after school.
"Why would that happen there?" she said. "It kind of rocks everything."
Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Ala.; Brett Zongker in Washington; Bob Christie in Phoenix; Holbrook Mohr in Jackson, Miss.; Amy Forliti in Minneapolis; Michelle Nealy in Chicago and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, S.C.
Schools around US increase security after massacre
MIAMI (AP) — Jessica Kornfeld sat down with her son and daughter after school on Friday and shared with them the unthinkable, horrific news out of Connecticut: Someone had stormed into an elementary school and killed children nearly their same age.


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If you think a bunch of archeology buffs are old fuddy duddies, youd be wrong. The San Juan Basin Archaeological Societys holiday party, which was held Dec. 13 at the Swing Restaurant at the Dalton Ranch Golf Club, was a bevy of happy, chattering folks.
More than 60, in fact, all of whom were happy to be out on the last truly dry roads of the season.
Let me say up front what a Herculean effort the staff members put out for the event, cheerfully serving appetizers and a three-course meal that included all kinds of variations for the various dietary needs among the members of the group. The meal was delicious, with a choice of grilled chicken with shrimp, chicken cordon bleu or pork loin with an apple cider sauce accompanied by asparagus and sautéed veggies.
Foxie Mason decorated the tables using alternating shot and martini glasses with votive candles, little ornaments, nutcrackers and some tinsel to add some glitz.
Members Dianne Skinner, John and Eliane Viner, Mark and Marlene Gebhardt and Jeanne Brako donated door prizes, which society President Andrew Gulliford and Mark Gebhardt had great fun delivering to the lucky winners.
This group exists both to learn about archeology and to support the further study of archaeological areas. This year, the society is funding its first ever scholarships for Fort Lewis College students working toward degrees in public history at the Center of Southwest Studies. New center Director Jay Harrison was on hand to receive the check, with an assurance that the society is making a five-year commitment to continue the internship.
Gulliford tells me the society is the largest chapter in the state and hosts more field trips than any other chapter. Part of that, of course, is because we have access to the wealth of Native American cultures and ancestral Puebloan ruins in the Southwest. But its also because the membership is committed to exploring and learning.
After a great slide show of the field trips happy members took in 2012, the tentative schedule for 2013 was announced, and people were already getting out their calendars. There are 17 trips scheduled for 2013, beginning with a trip to Arizona missions and forts at the end of the month organized by Marlo and Gail Schulz, museums in or near Albuquerque thanks to trip leaders Marion and Andy Simon, and trips to Ames Power Plant near Telluride (Bev and Bob Danielson) and Cedar Mesa (Barb and Lyle Hancock) as well as some closer to home such as Gullifords walking tour in historic Durango and a hike to view pictographs in Dalla Mountain Park led by Jim and Kathleen Shadell.
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These folks friends are singing Happy Birthday to You with chattering teeth Jordan Stanley, Bill Marsh, Libby Heath, Carol Arnspiger, Chloe Bourdon, Tom Stuber, Jeff Booton, Jesse Parker, Megan Downey, Karla Dudley, John Florek, Sofia Seiger, Amy Bourdon, Coral Eidenshink, Leticia Rambo, John Tait, Nina House, Paul Dittmer, Bonnie Fuller, Bonnie Hermesman, Jan Goldman, Cheryl Jackson, Marcia Baxter, Jacky Dzuibek, Therese Michaels, Pat Roberts, Mick Souder and Pam Furze.
Congratulations go out to Megan Semler, a member of the Colorado State University Livestock Judging Team. The team came in second at the National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest, which makes it the reserve national champion.
This is no easy feat. To compete at this level, the students have to really know livestock physiology, understand market demands and consumer preferences as well as be persuasive in their public-speaking skills. It takes a ton of studying and preparation.
The competition included 28 teams representing the countrys best agricultural colleges. The students evaluated classes of cattle, swine and sheep, then explained their evaluations in oral presentations to the contest officials. Semlers team finished second overall in swine I imagine thats the one and only time Ill write something like that third in sheep, fourth in cattle and seventh in overall reasoning.
Oklahoma State University edged out Colorado State University by just nine points out of 5,000 possible at the contest, which was held at the American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky.
Other finishers in the top five included Western Illinois University, Texas Technical University and Texas A&M University.
Semler is the daughter of Melody and Wayne Semler of Bayfield. Part of her college studies are being paid for by a scholarship from the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemens Association.
Celebrating the plighting of their troth this week are Tom and Geri Mulligan and Pat and Karen Boots.
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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Manchester Alderman Arnold announces run for mayorBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
January 16. 2013 10:44AM
wEDNESDAY, JAN. 16: IT'S OFFICIAL. Manchester Ward 12 Alderman Patrick Arnold has made now made it official: Hee's challenging two-term incumbent Ted Gatsas for mayor of the state's largest city.
Arnold issued the following statement:
"I'm running for mayor because I believe in the city of Manchester and our bright future. I believe our city has countless opportunities to attract innovative new businesses and create good jobs. I believe our schools have the potential to be the best in the state, and that our quality of life should attract people and businesses from all over the country. What we need are leaders at City Hall who are willing to put politics, personal agendas, and ego aside and make the best decisions for the people of Manchester.
"Unfortunately, Mayor Ted Gatsas is allowing these opportunities to slip away. Growth and development have stagnated. Our schools rank near the bottom in the state. Our city's young families are choosing to raise their children elsewhere. In spite of these realities, Mayor Gatsas continues to tell us that everything is just fine. He's wrong.
"Furthermore, Mayor Gatsas has led our city into one financial boondoggle after another. That's why I'm running for mayor: to capitalize on the opportunities we have to improve our city while keeping property taxes low. We need a new type of leader, a new way of doing business, and a new vision for Manchester."
As an "off year" on the state and federal level, the mayoral race could be the most closely watched race in the state in 2013.
Although the city's elections are nonpartisan, Arnold is a Democrat and Gatsas is a Republican. See our earlier report below.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16: ARNOLD FOR MAYOR. It appears Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas will have serious opposition in his bid for a third term in November.
Ward 12 Alderman Patrick Arnold has told Manchester Democrats he intends to run for mayor. His law partner, Earl Carrel, said Arnold has told his fellow attorneys at Backus, Meyer and Branch that he is "seriously contemplating" running.
And, if there was any lingering doubt, a "Patrick Arnold for Mayor" Facebook page went up this morning.
Although the city election is officially non-partisan, in reality it traditionally divides along party lines.
Arnold is a Democratic activist who is in his second term as an alderman. He is a former lobbyist and executive director of the Campaign Ratepayers Rights who attended the New Hampshire School of Law and Univerisity of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Gatsas is a Republican former alderman and former state senator.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 15: UNOPPOSED ALL. While the New Hampshire Republican State Committee faces a contested race for a new chairman later this month, all officers of the New Hampshire Democratic Party will be elected unopposed in March.
The party said Tuesday its filing period for candidates for officers closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday with only one candidate filling for each position, meaning there will be no contested elections.
Officers will officially be elected on March 9 at the next state committee meeting.
Raymond Buckley of Manchester is seeking his fourth term as state chairman. He is also currently president of the Association of State Democratic Chairs and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth is unopposed for a fourth term as party first vice chair, while Dorothy Solomon of Albany is running unopposed for her third term as second vice chair.
State Sen. Bette Lasky of Nashua is running for her second term as party secretary and Brian Rapp of Claremont is running for his first full term as treasurer, having first been elected to the post last August.
Attorney Dan McKenna of Derry is seeking his first term as party legal counsel.
Buckley appointed former state senator and attorney Deborah Reynolds of Plymouth as the party finance chairman.
Democratic National Committee members attorney Kathy Sullivan of Manchester and former state Sen. Peter Burling of Cornish were unanimously reelected to second terms in April 2012. DNC member-at-large Joanne Dowdell of Portsmouth was appointed in 2009.
The Republican State Committee will elect a new chairman on Jan. 26. Top candidates for the post are Jennifer Horn of Nashua and Andrew Hemingway of Bristol.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 15: PARTYING WITH JOE. Is Vice President Joe Biden looking ahead to 2016?
Is he trying to get an early jump on Hillary Clinton (and others) in the first-primary state?
Well, we can tell you this:
As New Hampshire Democrats prepare to go to Washington for President Barack Obama's inauguration, Biden has invited a select group of Granite Staters to a reception at his official residence on Sunday.
Among those on the invite list are state state Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, state Sens. Lou D'Allesandro and Donna Soucy, lobbyist Jim Demers, who was Obama's original supporter in the state, Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire President David Lang as well as Gov. Maggie Hassan, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster.
In other inaugural news, we've learned that Amber Barbagallo of Milford has been selected to carry the New Hampshire banner in the Inaugural Parade. She is a 2012 graduate of Plymouth State University and the current finance director for the New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus PAC.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
MONDAY, JAN. 14: SEEKING IMMIGRATION REFORM. Columnist, commentator and former New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen is spearheading the launch of a new bipartisan advocacy group he says will promote immigration reform from a "center-right" perspective.
With immigration expected to move to center stage in Washington this year, Cullen has founded a 501(c)4 non-profit called Americans-By-Choice, which he hopes to develop into a leading national voice promoting a "pragmatic" approach to reform.
Cullen, the son of Irish immigrants, has joined with five New Hampshire-based immigration reform advocates who comprise the group's board.
Democratic immigration attorneys George Bruno, a former state Democratic chairman, and Ronald Abramson, a native of Chile, join three Republicans on the board: state Rep. Marilinda Garcia, Turbocam International founder and chairman Marian Noronha, a native of India, and Lithuanian-born businesswoman and former teacher Kristina Lenzi.
Cullen said he has hired Stephanie Webb, the former finance director for Ovide Lamontagne's campaign for governor, to work with him on the launch.
The group's web site, Americans-By-Choice.org, and its Facebook page are up and running. Cullen said he has filed the necessary paperwork for non-profit status.
Donations to 501(c)4 organizations are not tax deductible.
Cullen said that as the son of naturalized parents, he has long been interested in immigration and long frustrated with the overall Republican approach to the issue.
"Immigration reform is good policy,"he aid. "From my experience, immigrants are hard-working, highly-motivated job creators who contribute to the American economy and we need more of such people, not fewer.
"I also happen to think that being in favor of reform is good politics and opposing reform is bad politics," he said.
During the 2008 Republican presidential primary campaign, "a lot of appalling rhetoric was thrown around."
And in the 2012 primary and general election, he said, "The rhetoric improved a little, but the substance, which was Republicans coming across as opposed to immigration and to immigrants of all kinds, regardless of status, didn't change.
"My party paid a terrible price for that last November," he said. "I believe there is a silent majority on the right" who do not share what Cullen views as harshly anti-immigration views.
Mitt Romney's position on immigration "was the single issue that kept me from supporting him in the primary," Cullen said. "I liked Romney but he was awful on this issue.
"I felt this organization was a way to make an impact on an important issue, and, secondarily, nudging my party in what I would consider to be the right direction.
"Most of the groups who have been activist on the right on this issue have been nativist, know-nothing and anti-immigrant," Cullen said. "Their language is restrictionist and they are very much opposed to immigrants of all kinds."
Cullen said that with a "major policy push" expected by President Barack Obama this year, "We wanted to make sure that we are a nationally-recognized voice. Part of it is to counteract some of the nativist, know-nothing, anti-immigrant voices that perhaps defined the Republican position on this too much."
Cullen said Americans-By-Choice will support VISA reform for higher-skilled workers, a guest worker program for lower-skilled workers and a "pragmatic and realistic approach to the undocumented population that is already here."
Bruno, a former Ambassador to Belize during the Clinton administration, said he views the group's goal as having immigration policy "not be dominated by Democrats or Republicans or conservatives or liberals, but by people of good will of all types who see immigration as a benefit to the strength of our country.
"It's a new approach to try to bring diverse views into the conversation and hopefully bridge the partisan divide," Bruno said.
Bruno said he looks at the approach from a "centrist," rather than a "center-right" viewpoint.
"I see this as a first step, but I see it having a national reach with Republicans, Democrats, people from the various ethnic communities, labor groups, business groups. This is an opportunity for everybody coming together from a national perspective," said Bruno.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 11: NEW ENDORSEMENT FOR HORN. Jennifer Horn has picked up the backing of a key member of the Republican State Committee in her campaign for state party chairman.
Mark Vincent holds the posts of NHGOP Area 3 Vice Chairman, Hillsborough County Republican Committee Treasurer and Amherst Town Republican Committee Chairman.
In an email to other state committee members, Vincent says Horn is "the conservative leader we need to both manage our state party operations and also effectively deliver the Republican message."
He said she will work to bring voters who have left the party "back home again."
Nashua resident Horn is running against fellow conservative Andrew Hemingway of Bristol to succeed the outgoing Wayne MacDonald as chairman. The 506-member state committee will chose a new chairman on Jan. 26.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 11: KEY COMMITTEE FOR ANNIE. Freshman U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster said today she has been named to the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
Earlier, she was named to the House Agriculture Committee.
The veterans affairs panel oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs "and has jurisdiction over critical issues including service member pensions, veterans' hospitals and medical care, and vocational training and education for veterans returning to civilian life," Kuster's office said.
Democrat Kuster promised to be a "strong voice" for veterans and to "work with members of both parties to strengthen health care benefits, cut bureaucratic red tape, expand job opportunities, and properly honor the dedicated men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States and deserve nothing less than our full, unwavering support."
As we reported earlier this week, Kuster was elected by her House Democratic colleagues as New Member Class Whip and a Senior Whip for the Democratic Caucus.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 10: VITRIOL. A radio talk show host's attempt to name a 2012 Manchester Person of the Year has turned into a bitter war of words in recent days between elements of the Free State movement and supporters of a police officer shot in the line of duty.
The social media battle, which went far beyond the city and state, comes shortly after the Free State group was the subject of strident remarks by Democratic Rep. Cynthia Chase, who called it "the single biggest threat" the state is facing.
And while the Granite Status normally doesn't report on popularity polls, the circumstances surrounding this one are far out of the ordinary.
Richard Girard of "Girard-at-Large" on 90.7 FM WLMW shut down his poll sooner than planned this week. So many automated votes were cast that he believes the contest was skewed.
Girard listed Manchester Police Officer Dan Doherty and Free Stater Amanda Bouldin of the Shire Sharing volunteer group among 11 nominees (including weatherman Al Kaprelian and Mayor Ted Gatsas) for the title.
As votes poured in - more than 95 percent almost evenly split between Doherty and Bouldin - ugly comments were spewed on Facebook and certain web forums about Doherty, referring to him, for example, as a "statist brute" and a "corrupt cop."
There was even a reference to Officer Michael Briggs, killed in the line of duty, as a "pig."
Unflattering messages were also directed against Bouldin and the Free Staters by backers of Doherty.
When Girard shut down the polling, about 26,000 votes had been cast, many by "automated systems designed to skew the poll, and not actual people." He intends to review the votes, weed out the bad ones as much as possible, and announce the results this week.
Girard said it's possible that in the interest of making peace, more than one winner will be named.
Girard did not expect what was supposed to be an upbeat, fun contest to recognize community stalwarts to get so far out of hand.
"But in a way, it's good," he said, "because if there is that kind of bad blood between the Free Staters and law enforcement, then this poll surfaced it, and I hope to use the show to bring in representatives of each side to discuss, and hopefully end, the discord.
"I believe they have more common ground than they realize, but outliers on both sides are contaminating the dialogue," Girard said.
Bouldin could not be reached for comment. She apparently became so discouraged by the nastiness that she withdrew from the contest.
"I imagine the intent of this award is to draw the community together and shine a light on the kind of impact even one person can have," she wrote on Facebook.
"Unfortunately, it's just become divisive, and I believe that detracts from the original intent."
Bouldin, who moved here from Dallas as part of the Free State Project, organized a successful "basket brigade" for Thanksgiving through Shire Sharing, a self-described "collaborative effort among liberty activists to address social ills through voluntary action and private charity."
Girard said that 700 families were helped.
A Facebook page supporting Bouldin was taken down Tuesday, after generating a host of off-the-chart personal comments from individuals and groups identifying as Free Staters.
When the police community got wind of the Free Staters pushing Bouldin, they responded.
A forum appeared on MassCops.com, entitled, "Shot NH Officer in need of help to defeat Free Staters."
Manchester Police Sgt. Ken Chamberlain, sergeant-at-arms of the New Hampshire Police Association, wrote, "We cannot allow a Free Stater to win this against a police officer who was SHOT in the line of duty and was almost killed. I am asking IMPLORING all of you if you have not voted to PLEASE vote, and if you have voted, you can vote again. You can vote as many times as you want."
On the site's forum, one unnamed writer referred to Free Staters in unprintable language referring to reproductive body parts. Others called one Free Stater a "mental midget."
Democrats reacted to Free-Staters' posts with outrage.
"The lack of civility and willingness to besmirch someone who nearly gave his life for our community, and his fellow/sister police officers, is pathetic," posted state Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley. "Also, sadly, I didn't see anyone on the vote for Bouldin Facebook page denouncing these comments."
RISING EMOTIONS? The flap indicates rising emotions as Free Staters continue to relocate to the state.
Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan said their comments were more disturbing than lawmaker Chase's recent well-publicized post that "Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing" and her call to make "the environment here so unwelcoming that some will choose not to come, and some may actually leave."
Sullivan said, "When you see things like this, are you able to find common ground with people who move to the state and make these vile comments about officers who risked or gave their lives for our safety and security? I don't know if you can."
OUTLIERS? State Rep. Mark Warden, R-Manchester, a Free State leader and real estate agent who is helping others move to the state, said he was aware of the controversy but had not seen the offensive comments.
"Anybody could call themselves a Free Stater but anyone could be a troll trying to give the movement a bad name," he said.
"The Free State Project is just interested in getting liberty-loving people to move to the state.
"The movement is very peaceful," he said. "The Free State Project believes that people who are violent or intolerant are not welcome. Free Staters simply want to live free from government coercion and want to have lower taxes and less regulation for everybody."
Warden said some Free Staters "like the police, but some may feel the police are misdirected in their arrest of people for non-violent crimes, such as marijuana users. We believe the government is there to protect the people's rights.
"In any sort of group you have these outliers who like to make statements and they don't represent the group at large," he said.
NHGOP RACE UPDATE. The top candidates to succeed Wayne MacDonald as NHGOP chair have sent detailed plans to the state committee members who will vote Jan. 26.
Andrew Hemingway plans to raise more than $600,000 through direct mail, an online program, large and small fund-raising events, and other means.
Jennifer Horn has issued a four-page plan focusing on "messaging," "financial and human resources" and "organization."
Each has picked up key endorsements:
. Horn from state Sen. Russell Prescott, R-Kingston, and former Sullivan County Republican Chairman Steven Cunningham.
. Hemingway from the conservative Granite Grok web site and from three top Strafford County Republican Committee officers, Bill O'Connor, chairman; Warren Smith, vice chairman, and Fred Leonard, Strafford County Republican Committee treasurer.
WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY. Conservative activist Mike Biundo and his consulting partners are making a push for a strong showing at a meeting of state party leaders being organized by their new RightOn Strategies.
In invitations for the Feb. 7 meeting at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Biundo and partners Kory Wood and Derek Dufresne write that the meeting is intended "to give an analysis of what we believe happened, where New Hampshire Republicans go from here, and give you an open opportunity to voice your thoughts and ideas."
The meeting is "by invitation only" and will be closed to the press to allow "elected officials and activists to have an open discussion."
By the time the meeting is held, the NHGOP will have chosen its next chairman.
Biundo, in a recent opinion piece in the New Hampshire Union Leader, blamed GOP losses in the state and nationally in the last election on a voter identification program and overall ground organization that was inferior to the Democrats' operations.
STRONG PICK-UP. RightOn Strategies has picked up its first major client, a potential candidate for what will likely be a closely watched U.S. House race in South Carolina.
Republican Andy Patrick is exploring a bid for the U.S. House special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. The seat was vacated by U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, who was tapped by Gov. Nikki Haley after U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint resigned.
Patrick is a state representative from Beaufort County and a former state trooper and Secret Service special agent.
Biundo became acquainted with Patrick while working in South Carolina as national campaign manager for former Rick Santorum's presidential campaign. He later worked for the Mitt Romney campaign as deputy national coalitions director.
The primary for the special election is March 19. A run-off is slated for April 2 and the general election is May 7.
KUSTER GETS HOUSE POSTS, OPENS OFFICES. U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster was elected by fellow members as both a New Member Class Whip and a Senior Whip for the Democratic Caucus, her office said Wednesday.
Kuster has opened district offices at 18 North Main St. in Concord and 70 East Pearl St. in Nashua.
Today at 4 p.m., she will hold an in-district swearing-in reenactment at the Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse in Concord.
. U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter said last week she has been assigned to the House Natural Resources Committee. It is her second term on the panel. She is also a member of the Armed Services Committee.
. Concord lobbyist Jim Demers was named by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which helps advance U.S. foreign policy by encouraging private investment in overseas markets.
John DiStaso is senior political reporter of the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter handle: @jdistaso.


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This week the Senate passed legislation to establish the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Real cures coming from Kansas
This week the Senate passed legislation to establish the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. This center will focus on scientific advances for adult, cord blood and related stem cell and non-embryonic stem cell research, and therapies for patient treatments. This facility will also produce clinical grade stem cells and facilitate the delivery of therapies. They will conduct clinical trials while also maintaining a resource database for physicians, and provide education training for physicians while informing the public of therapeutic options regarding stem cell advances
SB 199, which I co-sponsored, establishes a new fund to ensure federal grants, private funding, and other dollars will cover the cost of the new project. The new facility will be governed by a 13-member board and advised by the Director of the Stem Cell Facility, which will report to the Executive Vice Chancellor of the KU Medical Center.
Removing Statute of Limitations on Rape - SB 167 Reporting periods for victims of abuse also raised.
This week the Senate unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the statute of limitations for the crimes of rape or aggravated criminal sodomy. This change in current statue will permit the prosecution of extremely violent sex offenders to occur at any time. The bill also extends the reporting period for underage victims of sexual assaults that do not rise to the level of rape until the victim turns 28. SB 167 increases the statute of limitations for such sexual assault on adult victims from five to ten years. The bill preserves current law, which enables the prosecution of sex offenders any time law enforcement uncovers new DNA evidence linking a suspect to the sexual assaultDrug Testing for Welfare and Unemployment Recipients - SB 149 Reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use required.
If there is reasonable suspicion they are using illegal substances recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and unemployment payments will be required to undergo drug testing The bill prohibits individuals who fail a drug test from receiving state TANF benefits until they have completed drug treatment and job skill training programs provided by the Kansas Department of Family and Children (DCF). A second failed drug test would result in additional treatment and training program completion and prohibit the recipient from receiving benefits for one year. Recipients who fail a third drug test are permanently suspended from receiving state taxpayer assistance.
Existing federal TANF funds will cover the treatment programs required for recipients in SB 149. Neither the Kansas general fund, nor individuals who test positive for the use of illegal substances will pay for the cost of treatment. Although individuals who fail the drug test will not qualify to receive state government assistance until the completion of this treatment program, a drug-free third-party will be able to receive and administer TANF funds for qualifying children.
SB 149 also requires potential employers who have a job applicant fail or refuse to take a drug test as part of the hiring process to report the outcome to the Kansas Department of Labor. Failure or refusal by a job applicant to take a drug test would result in the individual loss of their unemployment benefits until they complete drug treatment and job skills training programs. This bill passed the Senate 31 - 8.
Wrongful Life and Wrongful Birth - SB 142
No lawsuits based on someone should not have been born.
This bill creates a new section of law prohibiting civil actions for a claim of wrongful life or wrongful birth. The bill also prohibits recovery of damages in any civil action for any physical condition of a minor that existed at birth if damages arise out of a claim that a person's action or omission contributed to the minor's mother not obtaining an abortion.
The bill includes a definition for the "claim of wrongful birth" as a cause of action brought by a parent, guardian or individual required to provide for the support of a minor. In addition, the bill defines "claim of wrongful life" as a second cause of action brought by or for a minor seeking damages due to physical condition existing at birth, and which claims a person's action or omission contributed to the minor's mother not obtaining an abortion. The last final provision in SB 142 would amend wrongful death statute to include "unborn child" within the definition of "person" for the purposes of the statute- "Unborn child," in SB 142 is defined as a living individual organism of the species homo sapiens, in utero, at any state of gestation from fertilization to birth. This bill, which I co-sponsored, passed the Senate 34 - 5.
Financial Accounting & Reporting - SB 171
School districts must report finances on websites.
The Senate unanimously passed this bill which will amend the Kansas Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Act. The bill requires each school district and the Kansas Department of Education to report, on their respective websites, a budget summary for the current school year, as well as actual expenditures for the immediately preceding two school years to illustrate amounts spent per pupil and to show per-pupil revenue amounts received by the school district from local, state, and federal tax dollars.
Elections, Voter Fraud Crimes - SB 63
Tightening up the laws.
This week, the Senate voted on a measure that would create new crimes relating to elections. The bill changes and creates a number of election laws, including:Making it a crime in the state of Kansas to vote more than once Granting the Secretary of State prosecutorial authority for election crimes. Amending current statute to prohibit or require certain actions regarding voter fraud with advance voting.Amending election bribery laws to add exemotion for a business or organization that provides a product worth less than $3 to any person who has voted, such as "I voted" sticker.Amending the crime of voting without being qualified to remove the provision of voting more than once.Increasing the severity level of the crime of election tamperingClarifying the crime of false impersonation of a voter can occur by representing oneself as another person whether real or fictitiousAmending the declaration signed by voters to read "...in the election held on this date, in this or any other jurisdiction in the United States, for any offices or ballot issues."Prohibits the Secretary of State from operating a political action committee that contributes to candidates for the legislature or statewide offices. This bill passed the Senate 31 - 9.Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards - SB 82 Standards to remain as they are.
SB 82 amends the state's renewable energy portfolio standards, also known as RPS. Current RPS requires utilities to generate or purchase electricity generated from renewable energy resources. The utilities are required to meet a specific percentage of demand with renewable generation capacity as specified in current statue. SB 82 would amend the years 2016 and 2020 to 2018 and 2014 for the period that renewable energy credits could be used to meet a portion of RPS requirements. The bill would adjust the time frame in which a utility is required to use a certain percentage of renewable energy as part of the RPS requirement. It would also allow the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) the ability to delay a utility company's RPS requirement for a specified period of time if the company provided good cause to do so. This bill failed 17 - 23.
Workers Compensation Review Board - SB 187 Administrative Law Judges will be chosen by larger board. Currently the board is comprised of five members, who are required by statute to have a minimum of seven years of experience practicing law in Kansas. A member from the Kansas AFL-CIO and a member from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce are also to be represented on the Workers Compensation Board. This bill which replaces the Workers Compensation Administrative Law Judge Nominating and Review Committee and the Workers Compensation Board Nominating Committee with the Workers Compensation and Employment Security Boards Nominating Committee. The purpose of this committee would be to make nominations pertaining to positions on the Workers Compensation Division, the Workers Compensation Review Board, and the employment Security Board of Review. The committee will still be organized under the Kansas Secretary of Labor. The bill also expands the current five-member committee to seven members including: the Secretary of the Department of Labor; a member from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce; a member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a member of the Kansas AFL-CIO; the Kansas State council of the Society for Human Resource Management; and the final member would be appointed by the Secretary from the Kansas Department of Labor from an employee organization. During floor debate, Senator Pat Apple (R) offered an amendment which adjusted the term limits. Three members would be appointed for a term of two years and the remaining members would be appointed for a four year term. Senator Apple's amendment passed on a voice vote. This bill passed the Senate 31 - 9. Schools to Offer Certifications? - SB 128 Trying to make graduates "career ready"
The Senate passed legislation this week that would provide incentives for schools to offer certifications to high school students. SB 128 specifies that a student's accomplishment of obtaining an industry-recognized credential in one of certain occupations by the time of graduation will result in an award of $1,000 to the school district. Giving our kids the tools they need to be successful in adulthood is a priority of the Senate. Whether a student seeks to attain a college degree or not, should not determine the success of that student. Providing certifications to our students that will allow them to be career ready out of high school is of much importance and is expected to lower dropout rates and increase student morale. 2013 Session Dates and Deadlines
Below are remaining dates and deadlines for the 2013 legislative session. As always, each is subject to modification.Fri. March 22 Last day for bills to be considered by non-exempt committeeWed. March 27 Last day for non-exempt bill in either chamberFri. April 5 First adjournment Wed. May 8 Veto session begins Thank you for the honor of serving you! I encourage you to contact me. It's always fun to have visitors in the building and you're welcome anytime we're in session. I am in Room 135 E. Please call ahead and let me know you are coming so I can work the schedule - call (800) 432-3924 and leave a message, I'll get back to you. Previous newsletters at: http://www.vote4fitzgerald.com/newsroom.html


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If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, the cramped, plastic confines of an airliner are the native habitat of neither. But there are some things airlines and aircraft makers can do to accommodate the distinctive needs of both.
"Men and women use all products differently, including aircraft cabins," says Carrie McEwan, human factors specialist at Seattle-based design consultancy Teague. "There are physical differences between genders that can force variation in use. Two key physical capabilities are size and strength, but there are also cognitive and cultural differences between genders."
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Mark Woodworth, whose murder conviction in the 1990 shooting death of Catherine Robertson was recently overturned, was to be released today (Friday) on $50,000 cash only bond as the state seeks a third trial.
Family members received word early today that bond had been set.
"I am praising God for answered prayers," said Woodworth's mother, Jackie Woodworth.
The last time Mark Woodworth, 38, had been home was when he was released during an appeal process in the late 1990s.
"It's going to be so wonderful," Jackie Woodworth said. "He is going to be home."
Woodworth was expected to be transported from the Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail to Livingston County where bond would be posted for his release early in the afternoon. He had been held at the regional jail, located in Pattonsburg, ever since the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in January that he should be released from state custody or get a new trial. Up until the state's Supreme Court's ruling, Woodworth had been incarcerated at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron.
"I can't wait to see him get out," said Bob Ramsey, who has been Woodworth's attorney since 2002. "I have worked toward this for a long, long time with a lot of blood, sweat and tears. It will be a neat feeling to see him walk out of there."
The Robertson family, however, is confident that a third trial will lead to a third conviction for Woodworth.
"The State of Missouri has twice proven, and will prove again through forensic evidence, that Mark Woodworth took his father's gun from his home and brutally shot our mother and father," the family stated in a release. "The State will again prove that no other person of interest had access to the murder weapon and the bullets used in this crime. The state will again prove that Woodworth's own incriminating statements support the evidence that proves his guilt."
Woodworth, 38, was indicted by a grand jury in 1993 and then convicted in 1995 and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. He was later released on appeal, but convicted by a second jury in 1999 and given four life sentences.
Catherine Robertson died from gunshot wounds and her husband, Lyndel, was also shot as they slept in their home along Missouri Route 190, west of Chillicothe, and near the Woodworth home.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in January that prosecutors failed to share evidence that could have benefitted Woodworth's defense against the charges. Issues raised involved correspondence among Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Doug Roberts, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lewis, and Lyndel Robertson. The letters had not been shared with the defense, and were not publicly disclosed until 2009.
Among the letters was one in which Lyndel Robertson wrote Lewis, expressing frustration with the county prosecutor's handling of the case against Woodworth. The special master appointed to the case during the appeals process believed the letters to be favorable to Woodworth because they diminished Lyndel Robertson's credibility. In one letter, the county prosecutor indicated that Robertson at one point had been adamant that an ex-boyfriend of one of the Robertson daughters be charged for the shooting crimes. Yet, in a following letter to Lewis, Robertson declared that injustice would not be served until the judge brought the evidence against Woodworth before a grand jury.
Assistant Attorney General Kenny Hulshof served as special prosecutor on the case. His courtroom conduct has since been questioned, including the case involving Dale Helmig, who was convicted of murder and later freed. Helmig was incarcerated at Crossroads Correctional Center, had become friends with Woodworth, and attended Woodworth's bond hearing on Wednesday.
Woodworth has maintained his innocence since his grand jury indictment in 1993. He was 16 at the time of the shootings. Woodworth's father, and Lyndel Robertson were partners in a farming operation.
Mark Woodworth, whose murder conviction in the 1990 shooting death of Catherine Robertson was recently overturned, was to be released today (Friday) on $50,000 cash only bond as the state seeks a third trial.


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Jersey Boys
You've all seen the play? I can imagine Clint Eastwood saying to his cast and crew on the first day of shooting Jersey Boys.Yeah, they respond.Good, he'd then smile. Do that. And they'd never see him again.
Aside from dropping by three quarters of the way through production to insist on a visual reference to his golden years, Eastwood doesn't seem to have a ton to say about how his film adaptation of the Frankie Valli story should take form. Scenes throughout the movie seem to have been set and blocked in the fabric of Jackson Pollock, with actors scattered about the stage, backs to the camera, faces overlapping in a horribly distracting fashion.
Such scenes are woven together so tenuously, banking with desperation on the hope that everybody watching cares about anything that might happen to the four boys in question, because there's really no contextual throughline. Plot turns, conflicts, and whole characters are introduced abjectly; each serves less as an emotional beat than it does as a segue into the next musical number. But while these musical numbers might be able to carry a haphazard story on the Broadway stage, the magic is far from our grasp in Eastwood's movie.
Despite an R rating for a few f**ks here and there, the film is as squeaky clean as the tunes of the Four Seasons. Even the mobsters with whom Frankie and Tommy associate - a riotous Christopher Walken plays their own personal godfather - are of the family friendly variety: the only drop of blood spilled in the film is the result of a botched shave, and the only act of larceny an episode of comical ineptitude. The sugar is coated so heavily that when the movie does attempt to get deep and dark, we're obscenely confused. And the music sure as hell doesn't help matters in the drama department.
Still, Jersey Boys manages an inscrutable tolerability, plodding by on the charms of half of its starring team - Vincent Piazza is often jarring but frequently enchanting as undiagnosed psychopath Tommy DeVito, and Erich Bergen is a lot of fun as straight-laced Bob Gaudio (we can accredit his comic timing here to his preadolescent screen debut on The Dana Carvey Show) - and an everpresent Muppety ambiance surrounding these wannabe crooks (of the Frankie and Mugsy variety) turned wannabe stars (of the Frankie and Dean variety).
So, we're left with more of a smile than a frown. The film lacks any definitive structure or interesting style, but it manages an affable energy nonetheless. Not unlike the music of the Four Seasons, actually.