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Underage drinking is a serious problem, with roots deep in our culture. Teens are in a constant state of searching for who they are and who they want to become. They have a desire for adventure and excitement as well as a desire to feel more grown up. Unfortunately, many teens turn to alcohol to fill this need for enlightenment, exhilaration and maturity. These reasons are often compounded by their belief that they are indestructible.
Years from now, when we look back on Kentucky's growing role in helping the country become more energy independent, the first few months of this year will undoubtedly be considered a pivotal time.
As a motorcycle rider, I have to be constantly on guard for road hazards that can cause me to lose control of my bike. Small things like loose gravel or animals darting across the road are perilous for a biker.
Geoff Davis
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On April 2, Speaker Nancy Pelosi succeeded in passing her federal budget that outlines more than $3.5 trillion in spending for fiscal year 2010. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projected a $1.8 trillion deficit for the current fiscal year, and that does not include the stimulus bill that will cost Americans more than $1 trillion, which was signed into law by the President on Feb. 1. As of April 7, the U.S. national debt stands at more than $11 trillion.
Let me preface by saying that I'm in no way judgmental or sexist here. My honest stance has always been "live and let live." I'm simply being observant.
April has again been recognized as Donate Life Month nationally and here in Kentucky. I felt that this is a good time to thank the many Countians who have supported organ and tissue donation at our drivers license counter by donating $1 in support of our Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks Trust For Life and by placing their name on the new Kentucky Organ Donor Registry.
Back in February, when Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the federal stimulus package for the states, the only thing we knew for sure was that a significant amount of money was about to come our way.
It could not have come at a better time. Economists predict the states are looking at a combined deficit of $250 billion between now and 2011, and in Kentucky, we have already cut nearly $900 million since Governor Beshear took office. There is growing evidence that a significant deficit is likely during the next fiscal year as well.
Every day, Kentuckians tell me about the sacrifices they are being forced to make during these difficult economic times. Across the Fourth District, families are monitoring their spending more carefully and weeding out unnecessary expenses to streamline their budgets. It is unacceptable that Washington is not exercising the same kind of common sense as people throughout our Commonwealth.
At Henry County High School it's senior project time and throughout their senior year students had to pick a mentor to work with them. I wanted to take the time to acknowledge a wonderful woman in this county who gave of her time, her talent and wisdom when she didn't have to. Most of you may know her as she is involved in lots of different clubs and activities here at home. Her name is Malissa Beatty. She really is a hometown hero. She is a local artist here in town and an outstanding member of our small community.
April is a very special month at OVEC Head Start and Early Head Start!
Since the 1970s, April has been recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Blue ribbons, the national symbol for child abuse and neglect awareness, can be seen almost everywhere — tied to car antennas, street lamps, business doors and pinned on the shirts of people who care about children and families.
It's a scary time in newspaperland lately.
Just a few weeks ago, a paper I've long respected — The Rocky Mountain News — closed its doors and shut down production after almost 150 years of continuous printing.
Other newspapers have fallen by the wayside in a dazzling, and frightening display in recent months.
The General Assembly finished its legislative session late last week, ending nearly three months of work that will have a positive impact for years to come.
Highlights range from a plan to overcome a large budget deficit to significantly revising the tests that determine how well our schools are progressing. We covered a lot of ground in a short amount of time, especially when considering that this was a "short" session – so named because it is half as long as those in even-numbered years.
In these difficult economic times, more Americans are turning to non-profit and charity organizations for assistance. From local soup kitchens and homeless shelters to major philanthropic organizations, like the Red Cross and Goodwill Industries, charities across the nation are reporting an overwhelming increase in demand for their services. However, due to a short-sighted provision included in President Barack Obama's budget blueprint for fiscal year 2010, some charities may be unable to continue to respond to the needs of our communities.
The U.S. Labor Department recently released the unemployment numbers for February. More than 650,000 jobs were lost last month, pushing the national unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, up from 7.6 percent in January.
Since the recession began in December 2007, 4.4 million jobs have been cut. February's report further underscores the importance of creating and protecting American jobs.
It is through this framework that we must examine President Barack Obama's budget blueprint for fiscal year 2010.
The 2009 Regular Session – which wraps up on Friday this week – will long be remembered for several reasons. During this time we overcame a large budget deficit, overhauled the state testing system for our schools and set in motion nearly $2 billion in road improvements. We also sought to slow our skyrocketing prison growth by providing more substance-abuse treatment to those whose addiction has led to an arrest.
There were quite a few other bills about to become law, though, that in ways large and small will make a difference in our lives.
This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, he led a modest life, worked hard, and went on to become the 16th President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 as the candidate of the newly formed Republican Party. He led our nation through one of the most devastating periods in our history - the Civil War. He is considered by many to have been the greatest American president.
Spring has arrived, and I'm pretty happy about that — except for one thing.
Spring, as you know, is when most livestock give birth. Each year we have mares that are bred to foal in March, April or May, and that makes me extremely nervous. Being a stay-at-home wife, I am the designated lookout. Somehow it is my job to keep an eye on the mares and make sure that everything is going okay, should they foal.
We the members of the Henry County Concerned Citizens would like to advise all Henry County Residents of how our lawsuit regarding mandatory garbage is progressing.
There will be a scheduled hearing at 9:45 a.m., April 28, on the 10th floor of the Jefferson County Judicial Center at 700 W. Jefferson Street. The Appellate Court will hear oral arguments at this time. The court of appeals will hear only about 20 percent of cases put before them.
Well this is that time of year again- spring, cookouts, horse racing, etc. Not only is it one of these three things but one big thing that bothers me day after day. This is a subject I have written about in the past and hasn't really changed at all. It is the continued speeding in our subdivision. This has angered me more as the weather began to change and more when nothing is being done about it either. I realize and have been told that speed bumps are not an option right now due to potential to build houses in our neighbor subdivision, Arbor View.
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Golfers at the Emerald Golf Club will have to take a break from the fairways for about eight weeks this summer to make way for renovations.
Golfers at the Emerald Golf Club will have to take a break from the fairways for about eight weeks this summer to make way for renovations.
Jerry Briele, director of golf at the Emerald, said the golf course would close July 5 and would remain closed until maybe the end of August while workers replace the Penncross Bentgrass on the 18 greens with champion hybrid Bermuda grass.
�The greens are 25 years old and it is time to renovate,� Briele said.
The Bermuda grass will hold up better in the warmer weather conditions of summer. The Bentgrass it is replacing was better suited for spring and fall weather conditions, Briele said.
Workers are now in the process of removing about 2,000 trees near the greens to prepare for the new greens, he said.
�The Bermuda grass requires sunshine,� Briele said. �It doesn�t grow well in the shade. The trees, in 25 years, have gotten a lot bigger than when we opened.�
While the Emerald is closed, the club plans to arrange rounds of golf for its members at other golf courses in the area, Briele said.
�Several (clubs) have already reached out since they learned we were renovating the greens,� he said.
All of the other facilities at the Emerald, from the clubhouse to the tennis courts and driving range, will remain open during the renovation, Briele said.
It is uncertain exactly when the course will reopen. That will depend on how quick the new Bermuda greens grow, he said.
Marilyn Vogelien of New Bern, who golfs at the Emerald three or four times a week and once a week with the Emerald Ladies Golf Association, said she had mixed feelings about the course closing.
�Everybody is, I think, fifty/fifty,� she said. �We know we need the greens done and we are anxious to have them done � it�s going to be a good thing,� she said. �Some people travel in the summer. With the heat, they head north. I think before we know it, the two months will be up and we will be back to golfing and have brand new greens and we�ll be on top of it.�
The 18-hole golf course at the Emerald Golf Club features 6,924 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. It was designed by Rees Jones, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and opened in 1988.
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Common Selling Mistakes
Common Selling Mistakes
We all make mistakes. However, making a mistake when selling your home has the potential to lose you money and cause grief. Here are some the most common selling mistakes to avoid.
Show me the money! When a seller is interviewing potential real estate agents, he or she will get excited at the prospect of how much they can sell their home for. This will often times cause uniformed sellers to chose inexperienced agents because that agent will suggest the highest listing price, which in turn will usually mean a longer time on the market.
Battle of Commission. Some real estate agents will try to win your business by offering you a 'deal' on their commission. This will usually mean they are desperate for work. The price of the commission your Realtor earns from the sale of your home not only covers their compensation, but also the costs associated with marketing your home. Skimping on commission will often cause an agent to skimp on marketing efforts to get your home sold.
Making the improvements. Do not skip fixing the crack in the driveway before your house goes on the market. A simple fix like that could completely change a prospective buyer's overall attitude towards your home. Little cosmetic changes can make a big difference!
Stamp of approval. If a buyer is not approved for a loan and you accept an offer from them, you could end up wasting a ton of time in which you could have been entertaining other offers. It is important that buyers are pre-approved before you write up a contract.


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A new and exciting team of bloggers is set to take over my blog once a month and help me spread the word about my shop Simply Solids! You'll find tutorials and projects galore all made with goodies from the shop as well as updates on new stock and creative happenings - exciting right!
Well today I want to introduce you to the first member of 'Team Simply Solids'
Hadley Gordon
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When asked for some blurb about herself Hadley said:
'Oh blimey - making something up to say!! Mum of 3, fabric hoarder, hexie lover and Brit Bee! Started quilting and blogging 3 1/2 years ago, and have developed an unhealthy obsession with Denyse Schmidt and Heather Ross in that time. Love making quilts, bags, pouches and cushions. I blog almost daily about all my makes with a sprinkling of family life.'
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Twitter: @MrsFlyingBlind
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Purely by accident, I ended up in one my favourite neighbourhoods in Tokyo today - Nihonbashi / Tokyo Station / Yurakucho - so I went to all my regular liquor haunts. That was before lunch and on a half-empty stomach battling the humid summer weather: dedication or plain madness? Well, it's a thin line, sometimes. Here's a short report.
Next stop: Liquors Hasegawa. I was keen to try the new Black ("Premium") Label "Malt & Grain" produced by Ichiro Akuto. I knew chances were high they'd have a bottle open, and sure enough, they did. Just nosing it, I knew the Black Label was a vast improvement on the White Label (which I was not a fan of, to put it mildly - see my earlier post on "Ichiro's Blends"). This was very different - a really lovely blend. To this nose, the dominant notes were orange peel and pine tree / forest notes; on the palate, it was clear some virgin oak must have gone into it (pencil shavings, anin dofu, coming through). I didn't take any detailed tasting notes, but I remember thinking it couldn't have been released at a better time. Just perfect for the hot, humid summers here; also excellent value for money, I think.
After the Black Label Malt & Grain, I explored some recent Scotch single cask bottlings, and just as I was about to wrap up my little morning impromptu tasting - feeling the need for some solid food - one of the members of staff - they are fantastic, without exception, and extremely knowledgeable, by the way - asked me if I had tried the NAS Hakushu and Yamazaki. I hadn't. Five minutes later, I had. And what a revelation that was: they are superb beyond description. The person who put these beauties together deserves a big, fat summer bonus. Both are constructed around a core of 8- / 9-year old malt but enveloped by much older malt (up to 25yo). The Hakushu is very-lightly peated, with some of it finished in sherry casks (they must have been second- or third-fill, because the effect was very subtle, never overpowering those typical, lovely forest notes). The Yamazaki is an absolutely stunner: the core (young) malts were finished in wine casks, but older stock was also used (including some mizunara). I loved the Hakushu, but the Yamazaki really blew me away. It is such a beautifully harmonized whisky - words just don't do it justice. Don't take my word for it. Try it for yourself. You'll see. Kudos to the people at Suntory for creating this piece of art.


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July 26, 2005 - New York, NY - A three judge panel has made a decision in the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and acclaimed photographer Barbara Nitke's challenge against the Communications Decency Act (CDA) which criminalizes free speech on the Internet. According to the court, the plaintiffs presented "insufficient evidence" to support findings that the variation in community standards is substantial enough that protected speech is inhibited by the CDA.
According to the decision handed down by the Federal District Court for the Southern District of NY, in case #01 CIV 11476 (RMB): "The plaintiffs have offered evidence that there are at least 1.4 million Websites that mention "BDSM" (bondage, discipline, and sadomasochism)... The plaintiffs have submitted images and written works that represent material posted to a small number of Websites, that they contend may be considered obscene in some communities but not in others. These examples provide us with an insufficient basis upon which to make a finding as to the total amount of speech that is protected in some communities but that is prohibited by the CDA because it is obscene in other communities."
The court agreed that NCSF members and Barbara Nitke are genuinely at risk of prosecution under the CDA and that their speech has in fact been inhibited. According to the decision: "Nitke's fear that the CDA will be enforced against her is actual and well-founded. She has submitted objective evidence to substantiate the claim that she has been deterred from exercising her free-speech rights, and this fear is based on a reasonable interpretation of the CDA... NCSF has submitted objective evidence that one of its member organizations, TES, has been deterred from exercising its free-speech rights and that this deterrence is based on a well- founded fear that the CDA would be enforced against it."
John Wirenius, attorney for the plaintiffs, says, "We are disappointed that the court did not act on the uncontradicted evidence we presented that artists and citizens who are sexual minorities are disproportionately censored by the Government's ability to pick its own forum and standard for obscenity cases. The government brings obscenity cases where it knows it can get convictions."
"I am appalled by this decision," says co-plaintiff Barbara Nitke, a fine art photographer who explores sexual relationships in her work. "It is vitally important to keep the Internet free for education, the arts and open discussion on sexual topics. This law is a form of unfair censorship that must be stopped. I am absolutely going to appeal this."
NCSF challenged against the CDA law because personal websites and chat groups that include discussions and images of SM, swinging or polyamory are at risk of prosecution. Membership groups that maintain educational websites about adult sexuality are also at risk.
Under the Bush administration, nearly 40 prosecutors, as well as investigators and FBI agents are spending millions of dollars to bring anti-obscenity cases to courthouses across the country for the first time in 10 years. Obscenity is judged by "local community standards," which means that a religious political extremist in the Midwest can claim that a website from San Francisco is obscene and therefore illegal.
NCSF is dedicated to proactively challenging the rise in obscenity and pornography prosecutions, including filing an Amicus Briefs in support of Extreme Associates, and supporting the Free Speech Coalition's injunction filed against the expanded record-keeping provisions of 18 U.S.C. B' 2257.
To contribute to the expenses of the CDA lawsuit, go to: www.ncsfreedom.org/donations.htm Every dollar goes directly to ensuring free speech on the Internet.


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KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – The city of Kingsport has plans to build a new park in Colonial Heights – something new that area hasn't seen in years.
The 24-acre park, called Riverbend Park, would sit right behind Walmart on Fort Henry Drive, next to the apartment complex, The Villas at Riverbend.
That is where Chelsea Waters lives. She and her dog Luke spend a good chunk of their time outside.
"We always go over to Warriors Path State Park and Bays Mountain and so it would be really nice to have some kind of a park that's really close," Waters said.
That could soon become a reality, with plans in the works to build Riverbend Park right next to her apartment complex.
"We have a conceptual plan and we've shown that to the public now and now we're taking some of that feedback back of that conceptual plan and we'll go develop what we think is a final plan," Nathan Woods, Kingsport Development Planner, said.
The development would stretch for 24 acres and include things like a hiking trail, a long boardwalk for ADA access, a fishing pier, pavilions and play equipment.
"We have some really cool things because of the topography, we've looked at some slides that are actually cut into the earth essentially," Woods said.
Right now, the city doesn't know exactly how much all of this will cost, though Woods estimates it'll be a couple million dollars.
Also still undetermined – how long it'll take for Riverbend Park to come to life.
"We're doing a lot of things in the Colonial Heights area, but this is just another way to serve that end of our community," Woods said.
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Additional benefits to online faxing are an extra layer of security and privacy, as confidential faxes will not have to leave the privacy of your PC and the fact that you can fax from anywhere in the world using your smartphone, tablet or computer.
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) January 04, 2013
Knoji, a leading providing of consumer reviews and information, today announced the availability of a new consumer report comparing some of the leading Internet faxing services. In this digital age, most people and even companies have stopped using physical fax machines and are using Internet faxing services. It's more cost effective and less hassle than using fax machines. Knoji's new coverage of the some of the leading services competing in this space provides an in-depth look at the different services and provides consumers with useful comparisons between them.
An excerpt from the report is included below:
"eFax allows its customers to send and receive faxes via their email, web browser or by using their mobile phone app available on iPhone, iPad or Android. Received faxes arrive in your email inbox as an attachment and can easily be viewed, wherever you are in the world. You can view, store and even digitally sign your fax online and it will be with the recipient in a matter of seconds."
"MyFax is available in 50 states and simply requires an email account and internet access for use. No additional software is needed. The service is secure and uses industry standard SSL encryption. The MyFax number you are allocated is an 'always on and never busy' number and you are able to send faxes from up to five different email accounts."
"SmartFax is a basic fax service at an affordable cost. Available for use in 25 U.S. states, it offers low minimum rates and a facility for international calling. SmartFax has no set-up fee and includes 250 free sent or received faxes per month."
Knoji, based in Los Angeles, is a leading consumer website providing in-depth reviews, Q&A forums, and information on deals and discounts on thousands of top retailers worldwide. Consumers can find information on most leading e-commerce websites including those from the fashion, technology, financial and travel industries.


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Delete your Google Account
You can delete your Google Account at any time. If you change your mind, you might not be able to recover it.
Step 1: Learn what deleting your account means
- You'll lose all the data and content in that account, like emails, files, calendars, and photos.
- You won't be able to use Google services where you sign in with that account, like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, or Play.
- You'll lose access to subscriptions and content you bought with that account on YouTube or Google Play, like apps, movies, games, music, and TV shows.
More data & content you'll lose
- Information you saved in Chrome, like bookmarks.
- Your Gmail address. Emails sent to that address won't reach you. Your address can't be used again by you or anyone else.
You'll no longer be able to use some apps and services on your device.
Google Play
- You won't be able to get or update apps or games from the Play Store.
- You won't be able to use music, movies, books, or magazines you purchased.
- You'll lose any music you bought elsewhere and added to Google Play.
- You might lose your game progress, achievements, and other Google Play data from your account.
You'll lose contacts that are stored only in your Google Account and not separately on your device.
- Data won't be saved to Drive. This data includes photos taken with your device or files downloaded from emails.
- You won't be able to download or upload files to the deleted account.
You won't be able to use any Chrome apps or extensions for the deleted account, both free and paid.
You'll still be able to:
- Let others use your Chromebook temporarily
- Sign in with a Google Account that hasn't been deleted
Step 2: Review & download your info
Before you delete your account:
- Review the info in your account. Learn how to download data that you want to keep.
- If you use your Gmail address for online banking, social media, or apps, add a new email address for these services.
- Update your account recovery info in case you try to recover your account later. Learn how to add recovery info.
Step 3: Delete your account
Note: If you have more than one Google Account, deleting one won't delete the others.
To delete your Google Account, follow these steps:
- Go to your Google Account.
- On the left navigation Panel, click Data & personalization.
- On the Download, delete, or make a plan for your data panel, click Delete a service or your account.
- On the Delete your Google Account panel, click Delete your account.
Remove other services from your Google Account
If you don't want to delete your entire Google Account, learn how to:
Remove a Google Account from your device
To remove an account from your device without deleting it, follow the instructions below. If you don't see your device, visit the maker's support site.
Recover your account
If you changed your mind or accidentally deleted your account, you might be able to get it back. Learn how to recover your account.


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What do Amazon, Chobani, Hermes and a taco truck have in common? All four recognize the magic of the pop-up shop. Whether you're an online-only retailer looking to break into bricks-and-mortar, an established brand looking to reach customers in a new way, or if you have a new concept and want to try on a physical store for size, a pop-up is for you.
During this session you will find out how:
- A pop-up can help you bring your brand to life
- To create a one-of-a-kind customer experience
- Tell your brand's unique story to a built-in audience
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Genetic Mutation Causes Common Defect In Early Development of Human Forebrain
Genetic Mutation Causes Common Defect In Early Development of Human Forebrain
"TGIF" Gene Important In Determining Brain's Split Into Left and Right Hemispheres
June 2000
BETHESDA, Md. - An international team led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has located one of the genes that can cause holoprosencephaly, the most common structural defect of the developing forebrain in humans. It results in varying degrees of mental retardation. The finding suggests that the gene, dubbed TGIF, plays an important role in the brain's separating into left and right hemispheres during fetal development.
TGIF, or TG-interacting factor, was mapped to a region on human chromosome 18, the researchers report in the June issue of the journal Nature Genetics. Collaborating with the NHGRI scientists were colleagues at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York; Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Australia's Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children; Germany's Altonauer Kinderkrankenhaus; and University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
"This finding helps us understand holoprosencephaly and what can go wrong very early during embryonic development," said Dr. Maximilian Muenke, NHGRI scientist and chief of the institute's medical genetics branch.
"But by understanding holoprosencephaly, we also gain a better understanding of normal brain development," added Dr. Muenke, one of the paper's authors.
Holoprosencephaly, or HPE, occurs in one of every 16,000 live births. However, the disorder affects as many as one in every 250 fetuses, most of which die in the womb. Children born with mild HPE appear to be clinically normal, yet they still carry the mutation. In children with more severe HPE, there may be incomplete separation of not only the brain's hemispheres, but also the face's left and right eye fields, in addition to other facial defects, such as misshapen heads or cleft palates.
On a molecular level, TGIF plays an important role in two separate pathways, or series of biochemical steps. One pathway involves interference with the chemical retinoic acid. "This is intriguing since, in animal models, exposure to retinoic acid has been shown to cause HPE," said Muenke. The other pathway involves a class of signaling molecules important in the development of the forebrain and other head structures.
The TGIF gene is the fourth found in humans to be involved in HPE. Others include the so-called "Sonic Hedgehog" gene on chromosome 7, ZIC2 on chromosome 13, and SIX3 on chromosome 2. However, there may be at least eight more genes on different chromosomes, which Muenke's lab is currently trying to identify.
"It took us and our collaborators four years to identify the first four genes," Muenke noted. "Now, with the success of the Human Genome Project, I think it will take much less time to identify further genes that are involved in HPE."2010


text: Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. It has fascinating and extensive Mayan ruins. It's importance stretches back to 800BC with recently discovered pre-Colombian ruins that were unexpectedly large. El Mirador was by far the most populated city in pre-Columbian America. Both the El Tigre and Monos pyramids encompass a volume greater than 250,000 cubic meters. Mirador was the first politically organized state in America, with 26 cities all connected by Sacbeob (highways). These roads were several kilometers long, up to 40 meters wide, and two to four meters above the ground paved with stucco - clearly visible from the air. The height of the Maya civilization is represented by countless sites throughout Guatemala, although the largest concentration is in Petén. This period is characterized by heavy city-building, and the development of independent city-states. This lasted until around 900 AD, when the Classic Maya civilization collapsed.View All Tours in Guatemala


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Hi, Ho, Silver! Late one night last July, Bristol police had to use a rope to capture a riderless horse that was galloping down Main Street. The horse was returned to its owner.
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a report of a woman screaming and asking people for $500 near the Middlebury Short Stop on Court Street Extension on Dec. 5. Police said they found the woman at McDonald's Restaurant and issued her a no-trespass order for the Short Stop property.
In other action last week, Middlebury police:
• Received some unused prescription drugs for disposal on Dec. 1.
MIDDLEBURY — On Monday, Middlebury police cited Brian P. Renaud, 38, of Middlebury for second-degree domestic assault, following an alleged incident at a Thomas Street residence. Police said Renaud was lodged without bail.
In other action over the last week, Middlebury police:
• Assisted a Cross Street man who was having some mental health problems on Nov. 4.
• Responded to a report of some juveniles yelling at vehicles traveling on the Cross Street Bridge on Nov. 4.
BRISTOL — Police arrested a Lincoln woman for the sale of heroin Nov. 8. Kimberly Rose Jimmo, 18, was arrested after police observed her selling what they said was heroin to a confidential informant.
After an extensive investigation, Jimmo was identified as a person of interest who was reportedly selling heroin in and around the Bristol area, police said.
VERGENNES — Vergennes police handled a variety of incidents between Nov. 4 and 10, including an allegation of stalking, custody disputes, minor assaults and substance abuse issues.
During that week, city police:
• On Nov. 4 secured an unlocked door at a New Haven Road business.
• On Nov. 4 stood by at a Main Street child custody exchange.
• On Nov. 5 helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad lift a patient at a High Street residence.
ADDISON COUNTY — A Ferrisburgh teen who was reported missing Oct. 11 has been found safe, Vermont State Police reported on Tuesday afternoon.
Police located Hailey Rheaume-Fox, 17, after her mother said Rheaume-Fox had contacted her and said she was in Burlington. Police took Rheaume-Fox, who was in good condition and did not require medical attention, into custody and returned her to the Department of Children and Families.
VERGENNES — Vergennes police said they are investigating a number of suspicious incidents and attempted break-ins in the Panton Road area between Jan. 22 and 27.
The first was called in during the evening of Jan. 22, when police received a report of someone looking into a Panton Road home. When police arrived they found footprints around the home and garage and discovered the garage had been entered. Police then learned a kayak had been taken from the garage and followed the footprints, finding the kayak about 100 yards away but losing the trail when it hit the road.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Caleb Burkle, 30, of Salisbury for driving under the influence, third offense, following a stop on Court Street Extension on Jan. 19.
• Assisted an individual on Merchants Row who was receiving annoying phone solicitations on Jan. 14.
• Responded to a report of a drunken person in the Little Pond Road area on Jan. 14. The person was turned over to a sober friend, police said.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police investigated a report of a man allegedly stealing a diamond tennis bracelet from a Rogers Road resident on Dec. 24.
• Received a report about a sick fox in the Ossie Road area on Dec. 24.
• Investigated a report of a woman panhandling "to help her sick child" on Main Street on Dec. 24. Police said the woman was reported to have a child strapped to her back.
VERGENNES — Vergennes police responded to mostly typical matters during the week that included the Christmas holiday.
Between Dec. 24 and 30, Vergennes police:
• On Dec. 24 were told by a woman who walked into the station that she had lost jewelry outside the Little City Family Practice.
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Two months since I posted, but I've been busy. I let a couple of weeks go by after the release of the 1940 US Census, to let the crowds disperse a bit! I have a family branch in Utah, so I've been looking up some of those I know about on the census.
There's no index yet, so you can't look up an individual by name – but I know volunteers are working on that huge task and at some point an index will be issued. (If you'd like to help, check this page.)
If you know which state, county and town your family members lived in, you can browse through the images to find them.
Step one is to find the right Enumeration District – the site I've found easiest to use for this is the Unified 1940 Census ED Finder by Steve Morse. Once you've entered the information, the site will list the relevant EDs, and you can browse them in various image browsers. I've been using NARA, but mainly because it's the first button on the page! So give the others a try if you want to find what suits you best.
I've been looking at the families descended from Samuel Carter – Binks, Roylance, Parry, and Carter. I've already found photos of some of them, and their graves, on Findagrave – always interesting. Choose the "Search 79 million graves" link on the right of the home page.
I find the most interesting census information to be the jobs – many of this branch were farmers, one a fireman on the railway, and one a fieldworker for Del Monte. I was surprised at how many owned their own homes. Value of the homes ranged from $1400 to $2000 – buying power of about $22,000 to $32,000 today. You certainly couldn't buy a house for that today, going by the ads I've seen for property for sale.
We can't view UK census returns for anything so recent – 1911 is the latest. So it's been interesting to view those from the US 1940 census.


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Orange cheese-tart
I didn't plan to make this cake at all, what I did plan was apple tart with apricot jelly... Well, sometimes I just change my mind, especially while experimenting in the kitchen :-) The result is interesting, refreshing and citrusy! :-) If you don't like the strong orange aroma, you can replace them with any soft and sweet fruit: peaches, pears, and apricots should do fine!
German vanilla Kipferl (cornetti)
One thing that I like about living in Germany is that during the Christmas time, locals cook and bake many delicious local dishes — one of them is Vanille-Kipferl, also known in other countries as Italian cornetti, French crossaints, or Polish rogaliki. But however you call them, they are basically very crispy cookies covered with vanilla sugar. And for this simplicity I absolutely love them :-)
Colorful chicken with purple potatoes
This recipe is not for the faint-hearted — it requires some frying skills, but makes a really tasty, delicious meal with a massive wow-factor without any extra hassle :-) I actually got the idea for this, when my local grocery store offered special 1kg packages of Vitelotte, a.k.a. purple potatoes. I wanted to make something tasty, but also colourful and festive, thus this crazy, colourful and festive meal was born! ---|
On good thing about these potatoes is, they seem to lower blood pressure and have inflammatory components, which might be a good thing for a winter meal :-)
Simple puff pastry
Do you remember these delightful ideas for folding puff pastry? This pastry dough is a miracle and the biggest accomplishment of French cooks. It's buttery in taste and fluffy, delicate and perfect for almost any baked recipe that is destined to impress. While this simple puff pastry is not as good as the original French recipe, it skips all that butter drama and difficulty, which will be a plus for less advanced cooks! Lightly knead the dough, let it rest in the refrigerator for some time and roll in one session.
Spongy waffles
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A shorthanded Lafourche Parish Council rejected all proposed increases in property tax collections at a special meeting Tuesday.
A shorthanded Lafourche Parish Council rejected all proposed increases in property tax collections at a special meeting Tuesday.
The council held the meeting to discuss proposals from a handful of public agencies and boards to collect more property tax money because of this year's property reappraisals. But the council didn't see fit to increase the tax burden on residents in a tough economy.
Every four years, the parish tax assessor reappraises properties throughout the parish. This is one of those reassessment years, and the tax assessor documented an increase.
During such reassessment years, taxing entities such as local fire boards, law enforcement and schools, are given a rolled-back tax rate by state officials that will provide the same amount of property tax collected though property values have increased.
But taxing entities also have another option. Their boards can opt to roll forward their millage to the highest rate approved by voters. This option means the board collects more money than previously because property values have increased.
The Parish Council must give final approval to taxing districts seeking to increase collections. Some districts, such as the Sheriff's Office, are independent and do not require the council's approval.
Seventeen taxing districts overseen by the council qualified to roll forward. Only three decided to ask the council for the increased collections, and they were rejected, with Councilmen Jerry Jones, Mike Delatte and John Arnold not in attendance.
First up was the request from Fire District 7 to roll forward to its maximum voter-approved taxing rate of 12.69 mills on nearly $7 million of taxable property. The district is just south of Thibodaux, running from the Rienzi Subdivision to Lafourche Crossing on La. 308, according to the district's board Chairman Eugene LeBoeuf.
The fire district was set to receive an additional $4,500 next year if approved. The department brought in $83,000 last year from the tax. LeBoeuf previously argued the department needed the extra money to pay for costs of new equipment mandated by the government and to help keep up with payments on its new fire truck, upkeep on its old fire truck and rising gas prices.
"It's easy to raise taxes when you don't pay taxes yourself," said Councilman Jerry Lafont, who claimed numerous members of the district's board pay no property taxes.
LeBoeuf was not at the meeting, a fact several council members lamented.
"I'm saying we vote no unless someone comes and explains why they need the money," said Councilman Lindel Toups.
Though a majority of councilmen in attendance voted to approve the increase, it failed to get a required two-thirds vote.
The measure failed with four councilmen for, two against and three absent. Lafont and Toups were the two opposed.
The council also rejected a request from Fire District 4 to roll forward to a maximum voter-approved rate of 6.35 mills. The district collected $70,500 from its millage last year and would have seen a $6,000 increase in collections.
The district sits about two miles south of Nicholls State University on La. 1, according to the district's board Chairman Kerry Alley. The district was seeking to add to its collections to help pay for a new truck, Alley said.
The council ultimately rejected the proposal with Councilman Daniel Lorraine, Toups and Lafont in opposition.
The council also debated rolling forward three parishwide taxes: one for the parish Council on Aging and two for the public library system.
Officials from the Council on Aging initially had sought to roll forward their tax rate because of a state rule that says an entity must roll forward its millage to the maximum rate once in the four years between property tax reassessments or it will lose its voter- approved maximum rate. In this case, its maximum would become whatever rate it is levying at the time.
But officials from both agencies said they were under the incorrect impression they had to roll the rate forward this year or lose the voter-approved maximum. After noting the error, officials from both groups said they were fine keeping the rolled-back rate.
This didn't stop a heated, but largely irrelevant discussion among council members and library officials about the library's cash reserves, recent administrative changes and a responsibility for a leaky library roof in Thibodaux.
"We have way too many libraries in the parish," said Lafont in complaining about the number of libraries south of the Intracoastal Canal.
One entity that didn't roll forward, but will see increased collections following the reassessment is the Fire Protection District 9. The council approved the adjustment of its taxing rate from the 9.66 mills levied this year to 9.98 mills. The rate of 9.98 would collect the same amount with increased property values than the district's 10 mill voter-approved maximum would before the reassessment.
The district sometime recently rolled back its tax rate from the maximum and collected less. It can come back up to that maximum as long it is the maximum adjusted to consider higher property values from the reassessment. The district covers the Gheens community.
It is unclear why the district chose to raise its rate near the maximum or why it wants the additional $2,000. Officials from the district did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.


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"Those Old Memories" will include stories, photographs, genealogy, scrapbooking, recipes, and interesting history of my family. Some family surnames: Troyer, Gardner, Moore, Hopkins, Allen, Amsberry, McPherson, Wyatt, Godfrey, Lee, Henley, Cutbirth, Tudor, Gustafsson, Larson, Hellgren, Farley, Harshbarger, Harvey, McComsey, Johnston, Hyndman, and Buchanan.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Memories To Last a Lifetime
Reunions....just the word conjures up so many thoughts. Fun, family, food, kids, rekindled friendship, love,happiness, smiles, great photos, new babies, games, old stories, and so much more. Sometimes there are mixed memories of other kinds too- sadness, regret, being thankful and even some tears.
Early in 2006, I decided to organize a family reunion of family from my Dad's side of the family. My Grandmother, Opal Gardner Coleman, had come from a large family of 15 children from the Westerville/Broken Bow area of Nebraska. All the children of this family stayed very close through out the years and the many descendants also were a close knit family. Lots of the cousins have been lucky enough to keep in touch over those years. It had been a long time since we had all been together however, so it was time to get something organized. At the onset of this undertaking, I did not have knowledge of several future happenings but looking back, I don't think I would have changed a thing anyway. Life must be lived with the always positive outlook of "looking forward". I believe that is what makes us special- our ability to dream and hope for something better to come.
At the time I began to organize my reunion, my brother Dick, was fighting colon cancer along with some other ailments but he was still working every day that he could at his job. As hard as it was, it helped to keep him going forward in his life. When I announced to him and his wife that I was planning the reunion, his response was somewhat unexpected: "he didn't want anything to do with it and would not be coming". His wife and I are very close as sisters-in-law go. She is a professional genealogist with 50 years under her belt and we travel together and blog together as The You Go Genealogy Girls. We were both surprised as my brother had always been close to family and enjoyed such things. We knew it was his illness causing him to have no interest and to be even somewhat put-out about the whole thing, but I went ahead with the reunion plans for the summer of 2007.
Planning a big reunion is a massive undertaking to say the least. Mine was planned and executed over almost a year and a half. I rented a big family hall at Chadron State Park in northwest Nebraska. It had a large central gathering area, kitchen and patio which was great. Meals were planned for 75 people for the three day weekend. Kitchen help was arranged and several of my great family members "pitched" right in and helped when they arrived. I supervised! There were also activities there for all the kids. Swimming pool, hiking, riding and games. I also reserved a block of the bungalow cabins there for all the families. Letters went out to known family to gather addresses for others. Over the next year, I sent periodical letters and reminders about the upcoming event with plans and cabin information etc. No matter where we had planned it, it would have meant travel for some, so I tried to pick a fun location for all. Another project that I started was collecting photos and the genealogy of the ancestors of my Dad's family. I did the same for all the descendants of the original 15 children of Willis David Gardner and Effie Mae Copsey Gardner. Luckily I had two great family historians to help with that task. My ultimate goal was a family book for all to take home. The book began to take shape and reservations had begun to come in. I was both tired and excited for the big day to come. Brother still was not very receptive of the reunion but his wife, Ruby, and I continued to work on the book, hoping he would warm up to the idea.
My brother's health had begun to decline badly in early 2007 and he had made plans to finally retire from a long career in banking. At the same time my other brother's wife became gravely ill and was hospitalized in Rapid City. The plans for the reunion were moving along but I had reservations about going ahead with it because of the seriousness of the health of both my loved one's . My sister-in-law told me she thought that I should go ahead as we did not know what would happen in the family. My husband also wanted me to go through with the plans, even knowing that some of the immediate family may not be able to attend. It was a hard decision to make at the time but we did decide to go forward with plans. The reunion was only about 2 months away at that time. All of a sudden, my brother decided the reunion was a great idea and he began to look forward to coming. We all knew that his health was bad and it would be difficult for him to come, but he was excited for it and that was great. I, for one, hoped all my close family could be there.
Three weeks before the big day: my sister-in-law who had been ill in Rapid city for weeks, was brought home and she passed away here in Alliance. It was a sad time, of course and I knew that brother, Bill would probably not want to come to the reunion so soon after. At the same time my brother, Dick, found that his cancer had spread and he retired early from his job. He went to Omaha for treatments and it was doubtful that he and Ruby would be able to come to the reunion, but small miracles sometimes show themselves in the face of adverse times.
Our reunion was to go on and my brother, Dick, recovered enough to make the trip. June 15th, Father's Day, rolled around and the reunion was on in full force. I got Dick and Ruby a small cabin with a pretty little deck looking over one of the pine tree canyons in Chadron State Park.
He seemed to enjoy the view and the little "roughing it" cabin. He said he had not stayed in a place like that since growing up and camping with family and it had brought back many good childhood memories to him. Families began to show up and set up housekeeping in the cabins and the park campgrounds while I worked on the meals and entertainment at the big hall. We had family that came from several places within Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, Texas, South Dakota, and even New York! Our party was in full swing by the first night. We all gathered, had a buffet style meal, and got reacquainted. It was fun and the weekend promised to be a fun one! Saturday was greeted with coffee and rolls for all and a noon buffet was served again. The hall was perfect for a huge long table area and plenty of room to visit and share stories. The kids found lots of entertainment both inside and out with games, swimming and playing ball. I devised a fun question, riddle, and answer game involving facts about people and they all had to write their answers as to who in the family they thought it was. It was lengthy and took several hours to complete but it was fun for all and the winners got take home some of the table centerpieces for their patios. We also had old photos to look at and some to try and identify. My family book, RELECTIONS- The Descendants of W. D. and Effie Gardner ended up to be 400 pages of easy to read genealogy, family recipes, and hundreds of photos and was a big hit. THAT was a massive undertaking to design and self print, but everyone loved it and conversation over the book sparked many stories and memories. ( I am so proud of my book, but after 60 copies,and still counting, would never recommend anyone to self print such a project!) Saturday evening we had a surprise "retirement" cake and honored my brother, Dick, for his many years of serving the public in his banking career. He loved getting to see all the family and it was the first time, in a long time that he, Ruby, and his two children got to be together as a family. Tears were plentiful with us all, knowing his career had ended and also recognizing his health condition.
Sunday, Father's Day, and our last day of the reunion. Our family is home to at least two ministers of the gospel and several others who are well versed in such matters! We had a sweet, short prayer service in memory of our ancestors and to honor all our Dads who were in attendance at the reunion. My other brother did decide to come, along with one of his sons and grandsons. He too, enjoyed being with family. I knew he was deep in grieving with the recent loss of his wife but he said afterwards that he was glad he had come and enjoyed being with all the family on a happy occasion. After another great meal, we all said our goodbyes and began the trips towards home.
Are reunions worth all the work? Absolutely, no matter what it takes and no matter the circumstances. Ours was great. I hope my family still thinks of it fondly, as I do. My brother, Dick, passed away from the ravages of cancer just one week after our reunion. The memories are certainly bittersweet but oh so worth it!
This is a little saying that my nephew signs all his emails with. I thought it was so appropriate for a " family reunion" blog carnival. "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY" (Jerry Seinfeld, actor and comedian). I respectfully disagree, any family reunion offers great fun and fond memories for ALL the family. As you may notice in some of our photos, even the adults were having FUN. Life really is what you make of it!
Monday, August 10, 2009
WILLIS TROYER, "Cowboy and Early Settler"
Willis Troyer is a name that I have heard for all the years since my marriage into his family, nearly 40 years ago. Wyoming was made for cowboys and that is what he was...and much more.
All these past years of knowing the name and some dates but not many facts. Very recently I got to add some important facts and make a visit to his gravesite to honor the Man. Quite unexpectedly, my mother-in-law made connections with a man through Ancestry.com that helped to fill in some names, dates and places for several of our Troyer family ancestors, including that of Willis Troyer. I spent an evening of online searching to get more information about the Hillcrest Cemetery in Lagrange, Wyoming where many of the family were buried. My search yielded an index to the cemetery and to my surprise there were many Troyer and McComsey relatives who were buried there. A trip to the little cemetery was quickly planned and you can read more about it here.
Our Grandma Alda who was Willis' niece had often talked about him but typical of most younger people, we did not document her stories and as she and time passed, we lost the knowledge that we once had. All that were left were a couple photos which we have cherished.
Willis Troyer was an early settler to Lagrange, Goshen Co., Wyoming and was a cowboy and blacksmith for the L-D Ranch which was part of the famous Swan Land and Cattle Company. He worked for his father, Andrew Troyer, who was the ranch foreman and he also rode with Ben Smith, a fellow cowboy/ranch hand who became my husband's Great Grandfather. Ben Smith married Barbara Elizabeth Troyer "Lizzie", who was Willis Troyer's sister and through her was my husband's tie to Andrew and Willis by blood.
Our great- great uncle Willis was an all around ranch hand and according to John Rollinson in his book "PONY TRAILS IN WYOMING", Willis was the resident blacksmith for the L-D Ranch when Mr. Rollinson worked there as a young man. He stated that Willis was willing to teach others about his trade and that he was well liked by those he worked with. After the Swan Company, Willis Troyer owned/operated his own blacksmith shop in the town of Lagrange, Wyoming for many years. It was located on part of the land that is now The Frontier School of the Bible in Lagrange. Willis' granddaughter, Iris, still remembers the distinct smell of her Grandpa's blacksmith shop-recalled from her childhood. She also tells us that Willis worked on other ranches through the years around the Lagrange area and often he could be found at Hawk Springs, pole in hand, as he was an avid fisherman. He and his wife, Ida, also enjoyed and maintained a monsterous garden every year.
How great is genealogy? Our recent discovery of more Troyer and McComsey relatives in the Lagrange, Wyoming cemetery has also brought wonderful new acquaintances and "shirt tale" relatives into the light. Steve from Belen, NM and Iris from Cheyenne, WY are our newly found relatives. Iris has actually known my mother-in-law for some time but I just met her by phone and had a great visit, with anticipation to meet her soon. Both Steve and Iris have added precious pearls to our knowledge base and we have shared family ancestry and photos. Thanks to them both for adding new memories!
Willis Troyer and his family are still fondly remembered and honored by his grandchildren, great grandchildren and by us, his great- great nieces and nephews. We now have visited his final resting place and will visit often as we travel to Cheyenne often via the Lagrange, Wyoming route.
Links from the past,to the present,and back again to the past....how precious they are!
You can read more on The You Go Geneaology Girls blog "Have Bike, Will Travel" about my fun research trip to visit these family gravesites - with a light hearted tale of travel and discovery to the Hillcrest Cemetery in Lagrange, Wyoming.
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If you ask Philip DiGennaro, he'll tell you almost anyone who works with international entrepreneurs here will have a similar war story.
"The entrepreneur acts first, and then asks questions later," he says. "That creates challenges. Most of the time they can live with the consequences, but it requires work."
That clean-up work -- be it over taxes, employment issues, or the name affixed to a piece of property purchased -- often falls to the likes of DiGennaro, a partner at international law firm Withers Bergman, which has a Greenwich office at 660 Steamboat Road.
In fact, the phenomenon is so prevalent that it was front and center Thursday morning at Withers Bergman's breakfast networking event at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel.
Typically, the Withers Bergman breakfast events -- which occur about eight to 10 times a year -- feature a client or friend of the firm as a guest speaker on a given topic related to entrepreneurship.
Not so, Thursday. This month explored the complex array of legal, accounting and business management decisions that face foreign entrepreneurs when they are establishing a presence in the U.S. To gain a wealth of experiences to draw from, DiGennaro decided to put together a four-person panel, which included Dawn Reshen-Doty, president of Benay Enterprises; Christopher Raines, CPA at Raines & Gargan; Edward Vergara, partner at Withers Bergman in the tax group; and DiGennaro himself.
About 30 people were in attendance, DiGennaro said, the majority of them either living or working in Greenwich.
"They were all very active listeners. They were very interested. They all had war stories of their own to share, and we found a lot of similar experiences," he said. "It was very much a conversation, which is what we try to do."
One discussion point: The whole world of business starters seems to have set its sights on the U.S., and the Northeast particularly. That includes entrepreneurs from Russia, China, Latin America, Asia, the U.K. and Europe, DiGennaro said. It includes firms in fields like technology, hospitality, apparel, fashion and real estate.
Such "inbound" entrepreneurs, DiGennaro said, are often high-net worth individuals or high-net-worth families. "They're truly citizens of the world," he said. "There are no borders anymore."
There are still, however, very different rules and regulations governing this land compared to others. Which is exactly the sort of thing fast-moving foreign business leaders often forget -- which is why the panel was taking place Thursday morning.
"It makes our skin crawl," DiGennaro said with a laugh. "But it's par for the course lots of the time."
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Ira talks with eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler about ants, bees, and other social insects. The pair have written a sequel to their 1990 Pulitzer Prize winning book 'The Ants.' The new work, called 'The Superorganism,' looks at whether large groups of animals can function together as a single, unified 'superorganism.'


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Daily log, July 5
Tiffin reports
Nathan P. Brogan, 26, of Findlay, was charged with theft Tuesday afternoon.
A 100-block East Perry Street man went to the station Tuesday afternoon and reported someone used his bank account.
A person went to the station Tuesday evening and reported being assaulted at work at Ballreich Bros., 186 Ohio Ave.
Dennisa R. Parrott, 35, of Tiffin, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Wednesday morning.
A juvenile was charged with juvenile unruliness Wednesday after an incident Tuesday.
A person reported Wednesday morning a window was shot out of an apartment building in the 1000 block of West Market Street. It was unknown when it happened.
A person from US Bank, 730 W. Market St., needed to report a scam involving one of the customers Wednesday morning.
A theft from Walmart, 2801 W. SR 18, was reported Wednesday evening.
A 200-block Coe Street man requested an officer Wednesday evening for vehicle vandalism.
A juvenile was found to be in possession of paraphernalia and marijuana in the first block of Grace Street Thursday morning.
County reports
A 6000-block South TR 1125 man reported Tuesday evening his ex-girlfriend took cash and his dog and broke a table.
A disturbance involving a man and a woman was reported at South SR 53 and West US 224 Wednesday afternoon. The woman declined to file charges.
A 900-block South Bon Air Avenue man reported Wednesday afternoon he had pool equipment by his garage and it was gone.
A 16000-block Chestnut Street woman reported Wednesday afternoon she believed her brother stole her children's Wii and games.
A possible breaking and entering was reported in the first block of East New Haven Street Wednesday evening.
Fostoria reports
A man reported Tuesday night juveniles threw an object and dented his vehicle at West Lytle Street and Midblock.
A 200-block Sycamore Street resident went to the station Wednesday afternoon and requested to speak to an officer about a domestic situation. The incident was under investigation.
A 200-block Potter Street woman reported Wednesday afternoon her son stole a check and cashed it, and her account was overdrawn.
A person in the 400 block of South Main Street reported Wednesday evening tires were slashed.
A 100-block East 6th Street woman reported Wednesday evening a man assaulted her in Texas.
A 1000-block North Countyline Street man reported Wednesday evening someone busted the lock on his shed.
A 400-block Union Court resident reported early Thursday morning an assault.
A person reported early Thursday morning an intruder in the 100 block of North Union Street. A person was arrested for theft and criminal trespass.
Tiffin accidents
Aws Fayez Al-shehri, 22, of Tiffin, was cited with obedience to traffic control devices and a temporary permit violation after an accident at Webster and North Washington streets Tuesday morning. The other driver, Yolanda K. Burns, 71, of Tiffin, was taken by Tiffin EMS to Mercy Tiffin Hospital.
An accident was reported in the first block of Apple Street Thursday morning.
Fostoria accident
An accident was reported at West Tiffin and South Countyline streets Tuesday night.
Republic fire and EMS and the Echo unit had a squad run Wednesday morning.
Tiffin EMS had two squad runs Tuesday afternoon, three squad runs Tuesday evening, three squad runs Wednesday afternoon, one squad run Wednesday evening, two squad runs Wednesday night and one squad run Thursday morning. Clinton fire assisted Tuesday evening, and Sycamore fire assisted Wednesday afternoon.
Attica EMS, Attica-Venice-Reed fire and the Echo unit had a squad run Wednesday afternoon.
Sycamore EMS and fire had a squad run Wednesday evening.
New Riegel EMS, NBS fire and the Echo unit had a squad run Wednesday evening.
Old Fort fire and Green Springs EMS had a squad run Wednesday night. Tiffin EMS also was called.
Republic fire and EMS had a squad run Thursday morning.
Kansas fire was called to a two-vehicle injury accident at CR 592 and SR 12 Tuesday afternoon.
Tiffin firefighters were called to heat from a short circuit at 73 St. Clair St. Tuesday afternoon.
Fostoria fire was called to the smell of smoke in the pool area of Best Western, 1690 N. Countyline St., Thursday morning.
Tiffin Municipal Court
Willie L. Grant, 35 Augusta Lane, Lot 36, disorderly conduct, $165; Colin S. Frank, 98 E. Spayth St., river littering violation, $100; Jamie C. Cooley, Bloomville, disorderly conduct, $230; Scott T. Lyons, 1740 Meadowlake Drive, speed, $162; Cody W. Thompson, Clyde, speed, $122; Terri L. Kirby, Tiffin, speed, $125; Aaron T. Smith, Bettsville, speed, $151; Nathan H. Staib, Tiffin, speed, $131; Jodi Perry, Clyde, speed, $143; Casie I. Miller, Columbus, speed, $113.
Jessica Yu, Columbus, speed, $118; William C. McLaughlin, Blanchester, traffic lanes violation, $115; Teresa A. Gomez, Tiffin, assured clear distance, $115; William H. Swartz, Toledo, speed, $140; Joseph L. Buckley, Republic, speed, $164; Curtis M. Asman, Millbury, speed, $119; Mark J. Binkley, Findlay, speed, $110; Arielle L. Smith, West Jefferson, speed, $131; Richard J. Gabel, Westerville, speed, $149; Sue A. Hesson, 271 St. Francis Ave., speed, $119.
Tyler J. Danner, McCutchenville, traffic control light violation, $115; Scott A. Thomas, Findlay, seat belt violation, $75; Richard B. Case, Elyria, speed, $116; Matthew P. Yeager, Clyde, seat belt violation, $80; Susanne M. Scott, 71 Beechwood Drive, failure to confine dog, $105; Ted L. Potts, 141 Cherry St., speed, $110; Lindsey N. Carrothers, Fremont, speed, $139; Deborah A. Frankart, Tiffin, speed, $164; Shyanna M. Fowler, 21 Johnson St., assured clear distance, $115; Mark S. Harless, Armada, Mich., speed, $151.
Eric A. Slosser, Tiffin, failure to yield right of way, $115; Kimberly J. Young, Sycamore, speed, $116; Leah K. Smith, Tiffin, speed, $125; Benjamin E. Huffman, New Riegel, seat belt violation, $70; Carissa R. Carter, Republic, start/back violation, $115; Joseph N. Chiarappa, Clinton, speed, $126; Casey L. Ward, Lakewood, assured clear distance, $115; Rachel M. Perry, 176 Wentz St., seat belt violation, $70; Stanley W. Delventhal, Northwood, speed, $131; Jane M. Grindley, Upper Arlington, speed, $116; Shirley M. Helton, Salyersville, Ky., speed, $119; Julia E. Mason, Attica, speed, $121.
Raymond T. Tomaszewski, Lorain, speed, $128; Douglas A. Carman, 101 Ella St., speed, $122; Caleb M. Phipps, Cindale, Texas, registration violation, $115; Michelle A. Scherley, Tiffin, speed, $113; Yuting Lei, Columbus, speed, $122; David P. Hess, 20 Prospect St., defective exhaust violation, $115; Thomas J. Stupi, Jeromesville, start/back violation, $115; Robert M. Daniels, Pennville, Ind., failure to control/weaving, $115; Claudius A. Varga, Garden City, Mich., failure to yield right of way, $115; Jonathan T. Derose, 294 Hedges St., speed, $113.
Audrey Horn, 155 Lindsay Ave., failure to yield right of way, $115; Derek R. Herzog, 63 Linwood Drive, speed, $125; Becky L. Baldosser, Republic, speed, $134.
Robert J. Armstrong, 164 Benner St., pleaded guilty to theft, no adverse contact with victim or address, complete parenting class and anger management assessment, $322.
Michael C. Bauman, 46 Grace St., operating vehicle impaired/under influence case dismissed on prosecutor's motion based on other charges; pleaded no contest to operating vehicle impaired/under influence, 180 days jail, 134 days suspended, two-year license suspension, 10 days actual incarceration, 36 days monitoring, Firelands for multiple offender program, two years restricted plates and ignition interlock, SCRAM 180 days at discretion of probation, alcohol and bar prohibition, $913; pleaded no contest to failure to control/weaving, $35.
Donovan L. Staples, 260 Second Ave., pleaded guilty to underage drinking, 180 days jail, 120 days suspended, Wyandot underage drinking program, alcohol and bar prohibition, no jailable offenses, $378.
Kori W. Tyree, Tiffin, tampering with evidence violation case dismissed upon good cause shown, case dismissed without prejudice; littering case dismissed upon good cause shown, case dismissed without prejudice; possession of drug paraphernalia case dismissed upon good cause shown, case dismissed without prejudice; possession of marijuana case dismissed upon good cause shown.
Mindy L. Romig, Findlay, pleaded no contest to not having physical control of vehicle violation, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, complete/pay for driver intervention program, immediate terminate ALS, 0 months driving suspension, $692; operating vehicle impaired/under influence case dismissed for good cause shown, case dismissed.
Jesse L. Deel, Republic, pleaded guilty to 12-point suspension, 30 days jail, 27 days suspended, six points, $378; pleaded guilty to Financial Responsibility Act suspension, $150.
Joshua T. Cross, Circleville, operating vehicle impaired/under influence case dismissed upon motion of city prosecutor due to plea in companion OMVI case; pleaded no contest to operating vehicle impaired, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, six-month license suspension, approved for restricted driving privileges, complete/pay for driver intervention program, six points, $591; pleaded no contest to traffic lanes violation, $35.


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RYDAL, Ga. - Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Rick Camp has died in northwest Georgia.
Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton says 60-year-old Camp was found dead Thursday morning at his home in Rydal, about 55 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Camp's cause of death wasn't immediately known.
According to the Atlanta Braves' website, Camp played with the team between 1976 and 1985. The Trion, Ga., native is perhaps best remembered for a home run he scored July 4, 1985, in the 18th inning of a game against the New York Mets. His run tied the game, but the Braves lost 16-13 in the 19th inning.
Camp, who became a lobbyist, was sentenced in 2005 to three years in prison for conspiring to steal more than $2 million from a mental health agency.


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The Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum ('Corpus of Ancient Vases') consists of a series of high-quality catalogues of mostly ancient Greek painted pottery in collections around the world. The first fascicule appeared in 1922 and since then around 380 have appeared, illustrating more than 100,000 vases in 24 countries.
The three-year CVA Online project began in 2000, when Oxford University's Beazley Archive was invited to undertake the digitization of out-of-print fascicules. The digitized catalogues can be viewed and browsed through this site, which also provides links to the fully searchable Beazley Archive pottery database. Digitization work continues under the auspices of the Archive.
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Media: Crisis in science media?
I received this press release from NOVA:
Please check your local listings as show times and dates may vary.All I can say is:
NOVA's Senior Science Editor speaks at symposium
In conjunction with the Cambridge Science Festival, NOVA's Senior Science Editor Evan Hadingham spoke at the MIT museum on Tuesday night as part of a symposium on the future of science journalism. Evan joined New York Times Managing Editor Jill Abramson, NYT Environmental Reporter Andrew Revkin, Scientific American Managing Editor Ivan Oransky, and Director of MIT's Knight Science Journalism Fellowships Phil Hilts. The panelists discussed the rapid growth of new media, the 24/7 news cycle, and how declining resources have provoked a crisis in the traditional print and electronic news media, raising questions about the future of high quality journalism. They also touched on the challenges and opportunities ahead in multimedia coverage and specialized reporting of science, health, the environment and technology.
Hey, wakey, wakey. Freelancers have been soldiering through these problems for years.
There never was much "high quality journalism" on far too much of much of the science beat. Much of it was "[Darwinian] Evolution explains on Valentine's Day why you 'cheatie on your sweetie!'" - and a virtual Niagara Falls of similar nonsense.
Obviously, I grieve when people lose their jobs (what decent person wouldn't?), but if that stuff just disappeared, the world would not really be worse off.
Find out why there is an intelligent design controversy:
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When an actor as extraordinarily gifted as Philip Seymour Hoffman dies as suddenly, as tragically as he did, the mind goes into a kind of shock.
How could a person who could effortlessly be so many people suddenly not be here at all? It doesn't seem possible.
That shock is even stronger for me because I was at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, a little more than a week ago, not only seeing Hoffman on screen in two completely different roles but hearing him talk about his work during a post-screening question-and-answer session.
The characters in these two films could not have been more different. First came Hoffman as Mickey, small-time grifter, part-time criminal and full-time Philadelphian in John Slattery's "God's Pocket," based on the bleak Pete Dexter novel.
The second film was taken from quite another kind of fiction set in a dissimilar world in a far-off country. That would be the Anton Corbijn-directed version of John le Carré's claustrophobic thriller "A Most Wanted Man," where Hoffman played, of all people, a gruff German spymaster, complete with appropriate accent, trying to operate in a world where you can't even think of trusting anyone.
The diversity of these roles was so great that a woman in the audience after the "Most Wanted Man" screening couldn't help herself. She raised her hand and asked Hoffman the unanswerable question. How can one man play parts that could not have less in common? The actor, not always at ease in public situations, seemed at a bit of a loss.
He talked about studying the characters, about preparation, about having good people to work with. Finally, though he didn't say it in so many words, the answer became clear: When you are an actor, convincingly becoming the widest possible range of other people is what the job is all about, the essence of the work.
Few, if any, performers of his generation did it better than he did.
Hoffman did not erupt into movie stardom all at once with one big showy role. The first film I really remember noticing him in was Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 "Boogie Nights," half a dozen years past what IMDB says was his debut in something called "Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole." His gifts grew on us gradually, just as his performances increased in power and conviction during the course of a given film.
When "A Most Wanted Man" began, I wasn't sure if this quintessentially American actor could be believable as a lonely German. By the time it ended I wondered how I ever doubted how convincing Hoffman was when he threw himself into his roles. That ability to persuade audiences was even more remarkable when you consider that Hoffman was not an actor given to radically changing his size and shape.
He is the same burly, heavyset individual in every role. In theory, someone who looked like him would be the last person you would cast to play the elfin, epicene Truman Capote in Bennett Miller's 2005 "Capote," but he not only did brilliant work, he won the lead actor Oscar.
Hoffman's ability to inhabit his characters completely, almost as an act of will, led to three other Oscar nominations — for his work as a passionate priest in "Doubt," as a wily CIA agent in "Charlie Wilson's War" and as a charismatic cult leader in "The Master." That last was one of five films he made with Anderson, a director whose intense involvement in the filmmaking process seemed to mirror his own.
As fervent about the stage as he was about film, Hoffman had a trio of Tony nominations to go along with his Oscar nods. I was fortunate enough to see the most recent, his work as Willy Loman opposite Andrew Garfield in Mike Nichols' superb mounting of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
Loman's bone-crushing weariness as he comes home from a fruitless trip on the road has been brought to life by some of the greatest of American actors, including Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott and Brian Dennehy. Hoffman was fully in their league, bringing a lost, disoriented quality to the role that was particularly his own.
Thinking back on Hoffman and his work, one of his less showy roles keeps coming into my mind, that of Oakland Athletics Manager Art Howe in Bennett Miller's "Moneyball."
On one level, this role does not seem like much of a stretch: as a former sportswriter, I knew that Hoffman's physical type was exactly right for the part. But having met more coaches and managers back in the day than I wanted to remember, I was even more impressed at how Hoffman had managed to get the part so deeply right, how he'd brought all the barely visible, if not completely invisible, ticks, mannerisms and thought patterns of the real people to the role.
I've often felt that the best of actors are the modern-day equivalent of ancient shamans, able to go to mysterious dimensions and come back with meaning and value.
With the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, we've lost a true sage, a seeker of truth in performance. The wisdom and solace he might have brought us, we will never know.
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SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras County officials are mulling how to regulate things that go bump in the night. Or whomp.
SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras County officials are mulling how to regulate things that go bump in the night. Or whomp.
A recent dustup over noise involves Wood Whomp, a music and art festival held in Mountain Ranch.
Calaveras County officials say they denied the festival's request for a permit but organizers held it anyway, prompting thousands of dollars in costs to taxpayers as sheriff's deputies and other staff were called to the scene over the weekend of June 8-10.
Neighbors complained about the festival's noise and the procession of unfamiliar cars it drew to the wooded residential neighborhood, where most lots range in size from 15 to 20 acres.
"This has just disrupted our nice neighborhood so badly, because of his disregard for law and for his neighbors," said Janet Catlin, a neighbor of Stewart Alberts, one of the owners of the 22-acre lot where the festival was held.
Alberts said he and the festival's organizers are trying to provide a wholesome music-and-art experience for an extended network of friends. And he said that in 2011, the festival's first year, he reached out to his neighbors and invited them to come dine for free on tri-tip during the festival's opening night.
Not one of the neighbors came, which may reflect a cultural rift between the mostly young artists and their neighbors.
"Heavens, no," Catlin said of whether she accepted Alberts' invitation. "This is early-20-year-olds who stay up all night and do whatever they want to do to loud music. We are just retired folks in the country."
According to the festival's website, participants paid $65 to $90 for a ticket admitting them to the three-day event.
Calaveras County Planning Director Rebecca Willis said officials could fine Alberts $4,000 for penalties and staff costs associated with the unpermitted event.
Wood Whomp is only the most recent noise dispute. Residents on Lake Tulloch also have complained over a series of Bump Fests at the lake that draw large numbers of skiboaters who play urban music with a heavy bass beat.
Calaveras County Sheriff's Department officials say they can't do much about such complaints, because the county does not have a noise ordinance.
Law enforcement officials also say unpermitted events leave taxpayers on the hook to pay for extra staffing if things get out of hand. The Sheriff's Department reported making eight arrests during Bump Fest IV in August at Tulloch.
And Willis said the county's basic one-size-fits-all permit process for events also is a problem. She said the $100 fee and paperwork is too cumbersome for small events, such as fundraising dinners held in private homes, and too inadequate for large events, where issues such as traffic, fire safety and sanitation require inspectors and planning.
Wood Whomp, for example, advertised online that fire dancing was part of the entertainment. Willis said that without a permit, officials had no way to know whether organizers took proper precautions to keep fire from spreading to tinder-dry oak woodlands nearby.
"We do have several different things that will happen as a result of this," said Supervisor Steve Wilensky, the elected county leader whose district includes Mountain Ranch.
In addition to seeking penalties that would cut into any profits from Wood Whomp, Wilensky said officials will again consider adopting a noise ordinance or other measures to prevent events from disrupting residential neighborhoods.
Ole-Ivar Alberts and his girlfriend, Sarah Hodson, founded the festival. Alberts said the name comes from the bass-heavy, largely electronic music he and his youthful friends enjoy.
"We were out in the woods listening to our whompy music," Alberts said.
The festival included youth bands from the Lake Tahoe area, Sacramento and Calaveras County, as well as Clan Dyken, a Calaveras-based band that represents an older, hippie-era demographic.
Hodson said the festival incorporated a variety of art opportunities, such as a blank wall with paint cans at its base.
"Anyone out there at the gathering, any of the members can grab a paintbrush and paint what they are inspired by the music to paint," Hodson said.
"We started a group called the Wood Whomp tribe," said Hodson, who like Alberts grew up in Mountain Ranch. "It is not open to random public, people we don't know. We are trying to keep it as an extended family of friends. Anyone who knows someone can come."
Alberts said the $4,000 fine, if imposed, would likely kill the event.
"Definitely. We already lost money doing it this year," he said.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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CD-i Emulator 0.53 beta versions expired, waiting for an update
>> Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The CD-i Emulator website reports that CD-i Emulator version 0.52 is currently the latest version available, because the 0.53 versions all have date limits, which all expired January 1st. Cdifan reports:
"Because these are beta versions, cdifan included date limits.
Version 0.5.3-beta1 no longer works as of 2011/01/01.
Version 0.5.3-beta2 no longer works as of 2012/01/01.
The same goes for version 0.5.3-beta3 (not public).
It was my intention to release beta4 over Christmas, but it has been delayed due to other demands on my time (work, family, etc).
The new beta will be there within a few weeks, but expect no big new features. It will have better support for some exotic CD-i player system ROMs, a screen snapshot feature, and the MPEG support is much less buggy but still not really "working" for most CD-i titles.
At present there are no functional beta versions (public or otherwise) working for anyone. If you really need it, you can (temporarily) reset the clock on your PC. "
[Thanks, cdifan]


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Kenneth Appel, who used computer to solve age-old map question, dies at 80
DOVER, N.H. (AP) � Kenneth Appel, a mathematician who was the first to use a computer to prove a major mathematical theorem, has died at age 80 in Dover, N.H.
The Tasker Funeral Home confirmed that Appel, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, died April 19 in hospice care.
Appel was a longtime educator who chaired the University of New Hampshire mathematics department, retiring in 2003. Before that, he was a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana. In 1976, he and Wolfgang Haken used 1,200 hours of calculations from an IBM computer to prove that a flat map can be colored with just four colors so that contiguous countries have different colors.
Proving the 100-year-old "Four-Color Conjecture" was considered a major intellectual accomplishment.


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Okay, sure, we learned some great things at our live coverage of Apple's iPhone SDK event, but Apple will inevitably add new features to some of the iPhone's standard apps as well. Though none of those apps were the focus of Jobs' presentation yesterday, the press release Apple sent out on iPhone 2.0 software tacked on a few juicy new features for Mail, arguably one of the device's most... "unfinished" applications.
Besides the major features announced today for iPhone 2.0, Mail will be able to view PowerPoint presentations, just like it can view—but not edit (yet)—Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. In answer to standing complaints about Mail's UI and lack of arguably basic features, the forthcoming iPhone Mail will also gain mass delete and move features for messages.
There's no mention of other requested features like a unified inbox (like Mail in Mac OS X has), but this is at least a start.