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The ballot for today's elections in Brown County and southern Minnesota is packed with races that could impact state and federal politics.
New Ulm City Council
Three races pit newcomers against incumbents. Joel Boehlke is challenging Ruth Ann Webster for Ward 1, Chuck Hanson is challenging Les Schultz for Ward 3 and Ron Larsen is challenging Charles Schmitz for Councilor at Large.
One issue is the Council's recent decision to approve pay raises for its members. The other major focus is declining funding from the State while trying to grow jobs and keep young couples from leaving town. Minor topics of debate are the suggestion to build an outdoor water park despite limited funding and how the Council should handle interactions with citizens.
Minnesota Legislature
Under reapportionment, House District 16B retained nearly all of Brown County. The most significant change was the elimination of a sliver of Watonwan County, which forced incumbent Republican Rep. Paul Torkelson to move into the newly drawn district if he wished to run again.
Torkelson faces DFL candidate James Kanne and New Ulm resident Jerry Pagel, who is running without any party affiliation.
Senate District 16 has been expanded extensively westward. Republican incumbent Sen. Gary Dahms faces DFL challenger Ted Suss.
DFL challengers to Torkelson and Dahms are targeting them over the state government shutdown, the school funding shift and the consequences of ending the Homestead Credit tax program. Torkelson and Dahms say they reined in the state deficit without raising taxes and removed burdensome regulations from many businesses.
Pagel says both political parties have become too partisan to get things done from average Minnesotans.
1st Congressional District
Republican Allen Quist, a farmer and former state legislator, is seeking to unseat DFL incumbent Rep. Tim Walz. Quist said there is a possibility that he would drop out of politics if he loses this race.
Quist has mitigated a fundraising deficit by self-financing $490,000 of his own money for the campaign. He said he would raise $1 million for the race, and that he would personally cover the amount not raised through contributions. His campaign reported over $560,000 raised for the election up to Oct. 17 and only $57,000 in over $1,000 contributions since that time.
Quist said he can balance the budget without raising taxes and without changes to programs like Medicare and Social Security. Walz has favored a mixed approach of taxes on the top earners and targeted budget cuts.
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NORTH MUSKEGON, MI -- North Muskegon police believe jewel thieves stole up to $100,000 worth of rings, bracelets, necklaces and other big ticket booty from three homes in the city over Memorial Day weekend.
Now a North Muskegon woman and a Fruitland Township man face trial on felony charges.
Keri Marie Forner, 35, and John Humfreys-Nolen Missimer, 46, have both waived their probable cause hearings in Muskegon County 60th District Court and have been bound over for trial in 14th Circuit Court. Each is charged with one count of larceny in a building and one count of receiving and concealing stolen property worth between $1,000 and $20,000, a five-year felony.
Forner is free on a $20,000 family surety bond, Missimer on a $10,000 signature bond. Both were arraigned June 4.
North Muskegon Police officers Lonnie Schotts and Pat Grimm zeroed in on the suspects after the Gold Recyclers business at Lakes Mall alerted police, North Muskegon Police Chief Tom Korabik said. One of the theft victims had provided a list of their stolen jewelry to area businesses that buy jewelry and Gold Recyclers staff searched their records and found they had paid cash for some of the items, Korabik said.
The North Muskegon officers found that one of the suspects allegedly had taken the jewelry to the store and sold it. Investigation led to Forner and Missimer, who Korabik said had family or other connections to the three homes from which jewelry was stolen.
Korabik said police believe money for drugs was a motive in the thefts.
"We're probably still missing in the area of $70,000 worth of jewelry we haven't recovered yet," Korabik said. "We're still checking places to see if we can find any other missing items. They probably removed about $100,000 worth of stuff from the houses."
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CAMDEN — A 17-year-old city boy is being treated after he was shot several times Sunday night, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced.
The teen was shot a little before 11 p.m. at Rose and Mechanic streets, authorities said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Prosecutor's Office Investigator Michelle Chambers at 856-225-8400 or Camden County Police Detective Robert Chew at 856-757-7420.
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A week ago it appeared that Julian Edelman might have been a man without an identity.
A converted receiver after being drafted in the seventh round out of Kent State as a quarterback in 2009, Edelman was spending his time in camp working with the running backs and participating in pass-protection drills against the defensive backs.
Suddenly, it all makes sense.
It takes a lot to upstage Tom Brady, Randy Moss or many of the other talented weapons in the Patriots' offense, but Edelman was by far the most dynamic player on the field in their preseason opener, a 27-24 over the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium Thursday.
Edelman, who caught 37 passes for 359 yards last year, did his best Wes Welker impression while filling in for the injured slot receiver by catching six passes for 90 yards and returning a punt for 40 more.
His performance made it clear that the Patriots' need to find ways to get the ball into his hands with the current logjam at wide receiver. Hence the reason for participating in running back drills.
It's going to be real interesting to see how they use him this season, because he adds a whole new dimension to the offense.
Changing of the guard: Life without Logan Mankins wasn't so terrible. Don Connolly, who started in place of the Pro Bowl guard, played pretty well. He wasn't as strong as you might hope in the passing game –Brady was seeing a lot of pressure-- though he excelled in the running game. On a 6-yard touchdown run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Connolly led the way by laying a key block on Jonathan Vilma that sprung Green-Ellis to the end zone.
Forever young: The defense actually looked pretty good and many of the doubts surrounding them should be alleviated. On the first series of the game, Gerard Warren nearly sacked Drew Brees, and then Marcus Murrell finished the job on third down by dropping the Saints quarterback. So, this team showed that it can rush the passer to some degree. The defense did allow Brees to put together an 86 yard scoring drive that spanned 20-plays, allowing them to covert four third downs and once on fourth. But, it was a fairly solid effort. Which brings us too...
Improper etiquette: In the aforementioned 20-play drive, Butler cost the Patriots dearly. The Saints attempted to convert on fourth and six and forced Brees to take a shot down field, where Butler was whistled for illegal contact, which kept the drive alive.
Spiked in: Brandon Spikes looks like he is ready to play. The rookie inside linebacker was quick to ball and looked excellent in coverage. This raises an interesting question about how the team is going to move forward when Gary Guyton returns. Jerod Mayo is locked in on the inside, and Spikes is too slow to play the outside. When Guyton returns the team could kick him to the outside to get all three on the field.
Strong quarterback play: Brady (5-for-8, 67 yards) looked bad in the first series, but quickly came back strong in the second series to lead the Patriots to a score following a 93-yard drive. Brian Hoyer (8-for-13, 106 yards) also has made some big strides, showing tremendous poise by standing in the pocket against pressure and making accurate passes. As for Zac Robinson? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he got cut. Suddenly it doesn't look like a coincidence that his production almost completely fell off after Dez Bryant was taken off the Oklahoma State roster.
Going green: It was interesting to see Green-Ellis on the field for the first 21-of-27 snaps, while expected starter Laurence Maroney only appeared for one. This could mean a number of things. It's possible that the Patriots just wanted to get a better look at him to see what they have. Or maybe Maroney has just fallen out of favor with Bill Belichick. There's also the possibility that the Patriots were showcasing him to the Saints who have the sudden need for a running back after Lynell Hamilton tore his ACL in practice against the Patriots Wednesday.
New prime time? Rookie Devin McCourty was excellent on special teams for Rutgers, and we saw why Thursday. On three kick returns he picked up 111 yards, including one for 52.
Can you kick it? Zoltan Mesko should have provided a collective sigh of relief across New England the first time he put foot to ball. The rookie punter provides an instant solution to one of the team's most pressing problems. He averaged 43.8 yards on five punts and was able to hang the ball long enough to ensure that his men got down field to make a play.
Not a good sign: Tyrone McKenzie, who was drafted in the third-round last year but hasn't played in a football game in over 20 months, didn't get into the game until late in the third quarter. This can't be a good sign for him.
Missing in action: Wes Welker, Torry Holt, Gary Guyton, Leigh Bodden and Jermaine Cunningham were not spotted. Fred Taylor never ran the ball, but he was credited with a tackle.


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Five men were shot - two fatally - in separate incidents late Tuesday and early Wednesday in New Orleans, police said.
A 21-year-old man was killed and three other men were treated at a local hospital after gunfire broke out about 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 3100 block of Oliver White Avenue in Desire, police said.
A 49-year-old man also died after he was shot just after 2 a.m. outside a home in the 7800 block of South Coronet Court in eastern New Orleans.
The identities of the men killed have not yet been released, pending notification of family.
In the Desire shooting, the 21-year-old man died on the scene. Paramedics brought to a local hospital a 30-year-old man shot in the arm and a 25-year-old man who was shot to the side. A 19-year-old man shot in the back was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle.
Police responding to the eastern New Orleans found the victim inside of a car parked in a driveway. The victim had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police have released no information on suspects or motives in either case.
Anyone with information about these shootings should call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or 877.903.7867.


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Connor's House in Morristown announces its inaugural fundraising race, the "Connor's House 5K," to support families of children with life-threatening illnesses requiring 24/7 care on Sunday, April 21, at 9 a.m. at Ginty Field in Morristown.
Race schedule includes: 7:30 a.m.: race day registration/packet pick-up; 9 a.m.: race starts; 10 a.m.: awards presentation.
Connor's House was founded in 2009 in memory of Connor Scott Millard, a spunky 8-year-old boy with significant medical and developmental challenges. Connor's strong desire to live a normal life caused all involved in his care to push the envelope of treatment in order to allow him to live at home as much as he could, and as fully as his health allowed. The inaugural Connor's House 5K was born from the efforts of Scott Millard, Connor's father and Connor's House co-founder, to run races to raise funds to help families of children with complex health care needs.
Participants can sign up online at 5k.connorshouse.org for $25, and if interested can create an online fundraising page to take pledges from friends and family toward the Connor's House mission. The Connor's House 5K is USATF sanctioned and certified and worth 500 points. USATF members registering before April 11 receive a $2 discount.
Sponsorships are still available for businesses and organizations looking for an opportunity to show support for the community. Race sponsorships start at $100, and are available at sponsor.connorshouse.org.
Ginty Field is at 49 Woodland Ave. in Morristown.


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Justin Loverme of Southwestern was named the defensive player of the year in Division 1 boys soccer and Mark Sleggs, who guided the Trojans to a 9-0-1 first-place record, was named coach of the year.
Liam McNamee of Olean was the offensive player of the year, Dave Dix was chosen as official of the year and Olean received the sportsmanship award.
The rest of the first-team choices from Southwestern were Ross Beresford, Tristan Desnerck, Tanner Hoose and Kyle Radack.
In addition to McNamee, Olean had Alex Austin and Collin Young.
The remainders of the first team is made up of Julius Woma and Aidan Lang from Fredonia, Ty Bentham and Dylan Robinson from Westfield, Tito Rojas from Dunkirk and Nick Alexander from Falconer.
Ross Beresford Southwestern
Tristan Desnerck Southwestern
Tanner Hoose Southwestern
Justin Loverme Southwestern
Kyle Radack Southwestern
Liam McNamee Olean
Alex Austin Olean
Collin Young Olean
Julius Woma Fredonia
Ty Bentham Westfield
Dylan Robinson Westfield
Tito Rojas Dunkirk
Nick Alexander Falconer
Andy Bell Southwestern
Tyler Bell Southwestern
Alex Bauer Southwestern
Ethan Coulter Olean
Matt McClelland Olean
Nash Mahler Olean
Tommy Kirk Olean
Keleb Marinez Fredonia
Jeff Mulkin Fredonia
Bryce Bentham Westfield
Chris Cockram Westfield
Alex Crosson Dunkirk
Tobi Culpepper Falconer
Dunkirk: Josh Berakah, Kyle Gawronski, Alex Tomaszewski.
Falconer: Trevor Dykstra, Tom Fales, Steven Kanicki..
Fredonia: Nick Hart, Kyle Laseth, Pat McCarthy, Matt Sheridan.
Olean: Nick Bailey, Pat Brown, Christian Gayton, Josh Robinson.
Southwestern: Bryan Calimeri, Blake Peterson, Eric Priester.
Westfield: Jacob Fish, Greg Momberger.


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Lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)
The Amazon rainforest is packed with useful plants that humans have harvested for millennia. And this tree, with its spiky red heart-shaped pods, is probably just as important today as it was 2,000 years ago. But don't let its name fool you. The so-called lipstick tree does a lot more than it says on the tin – and you can find its traces in some unexpected places...
With roots in the rainforests of South and Central America, this plant's vibrantly coloured seeds have traditionally been used by indigenous people to make body paint – giving it the name 'lipstick tree' in English. But, in Brazil, it's more often called urucum, after the indigenous name given by the Tupi-Guarani people. Also used to dye clothes and to add flavour to food, the fruit of the lipstick tree is still widely-used in the Americas today.
Despite its name, you're actually unlikely to find this exotic plant in your make-up bag. But chances are you still come across it day-to-day. In Europe and North America, its seeds are used as a natural alternative to synthetic food colouring, and you can find it in anything from butter and cheese to microwave popcorn and soft drinks.
"Plants like the urucum show how the Amazon rainforest is closer than we often think," says WWF's forest programme manager Sarah Hutchison, who took this photo on a trip to Acre. "Harvesting rainforest plants has been important to people since as far back as we can remember, and we're finding new and interesting uses for them all the time."


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John1,John2, Hays
The Hays Family of Breathitt County is one of the first groups of white people to ever settle in this section of Eastern Kentucky. Family tradition has it that William Hays (2nd known generation), and his family from Rockbridge County, Virginia came to Eastern Kentucky in the year 1791. They settled on Holly Creek in that part of Madison County, Kentucky which later became Breathitt County (1839) and today is located in eastern Wolfe County.
A few years later, about 1795, William moved with his family to the Snowden Branch area of Breathitt County near the mouth of Quicksand Creek. (The old Hays Cemetery on top of Snowden Branch Hill has hundreds of graves. Most have only field stones for tombstones. It is almost certain that William and most of his family are buried beneath the ground here. Many of the readable stones are marked with names of Hayses of long ago.)
William was the Grandson of old John Hays (1st known generation) of Virginia who served in the Virginia Militia during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). John was married to Jane Wood, the daughter of Lysander and Elias Wood of North Carolina.
William had a son, John (3rd known generation), named for his grandfather. John was born in Virginia in 1773 and died in 1839 in that part of Breathitt County that was then part of Estill County. (A John Hays is listed as a town trustee for Jackson when it was established in 1839.) He was twenty years old when he came to this area of Kentucky (Breathitt Co.). John married twice. His first wife was Nancy Wood of North Carolina. (Nancy died in 1840. Her tombstone may still be seen in the Hays Cemetery on top of Snowden Branch Hill, today called Howell Heights on the old Quicksand Road.) They, too, lived near the present-day community of Quicksand. Children from his first marriage included: (1) Adrian Hays, born in 1808 and later about 1855 moved to Missouri. He married Elizabeth Cockrell, daughter of John Cockrell and the second time to Millie Alley; (2) William Hays, born in 1812 and married Delila Robinson. William's old tomb stone marked Wm. CV Hase, died 1855 may still be seen atop Snowden Branch Hill in the old Hays Cemetery.; (3) Sarah or Sally Hays, born in 1815, married Wiley McQuinn; (4) Nicholas Hays, born in 1814, married Mary Allen, daughter of William Allen. Nicholas Hays owned the present site of Quicksand community when in 1839 it was first chosen to be the site of the soon to be established county seat of Jackson. However, because he did not have a clear deed to the land, the site for Jackson was moved three miles down stream to the present location. Had plans gone accordingly, Jackson would have been built on Hays land at Quicksand. (5) Phillip Hays, born in 1818, married twice. First to Nancy Stacy and secondly to Susan Miller, daughter of Georgia and Sidney Miller.
On January 8, 1820 John, at the age of 47, married for the second time. He wedded Ursula Haddix, born during 1801 in Russell County, Virginia and died in Breathitt County in 1882. Their wedding took place on January 8, 1820 in that part of Breathitt County that was then a part of Clay County. She was a daughter of Henley Haddix and Jane Tate. (Ursula's uncle John Haddix was the father of Nancy Haddix who married Joseph Little. Their daughter Prudence Little married John C. Hays, her distant cousin, he being Ursula's grandson.) John Haddix and Henley Haddix were the sons of old Samuel Haddix (1742-1816) of Prince William County, Virginia. Many think Samuel led the first permanent settlers into present-day Breathitt County in 1792.
The children of John and Ursula were: (1) Jane Hays, born in 1821, married Joshua Barnett, Jr.; (2) Sarah Hays (1822-1870), married John E. Wells of Clark County, Kentucky; (3) Nancy Hays (1823-1882), married David Barnett, a brother of Joshua Barnett, Jr.; (4) William Hays (4th known generation), born in 1825, married Polly Miller, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy (Holcomb) Miller. William is our direct decent, being the grandfather of Clarence Hays. (5) Adrian Hays, born in 1833 and died in Arkansas in 1863. Adrian married Delilah Fugate, daughter of Henley Fugate and Tabby McIntosh. (6) John Butter Hays (1833-1906), married twice, first to Sarah/Sally Miller, daughter of Ben & Nancy Miller, and second to Catherine McIntosh.
Thus, if records are correct, John had eleven children in all. Today his descendants number in the thousands and are scattered across the United States. Very few Hayses remain in Breathitt County.
William, the son of John, and his wife Polly Miller had nine children: (1) Elizabeth Hays born in 1851; (2) John Charles Hays (5th known generation), born in 1852, married Prudence Little; (3) Sarah Ellen Hays, born in 1855, married John C.B. Hays, son of Nick Hays; (4) George Martin Hays born in 1857 married Jane McPherson; (5) Nancy Hays, born in 1859, married Breckenridge Flinchum; (6) Henley Hays, born in 1862, no data available on him; (7) Anna Hays was born in 1868. She married John B. Flinchum, brother of Breckenridge and son of John J. Flinchum; (8) William Hays was born in 1869, no data available on him; and (9) Amanda Hays, born in 1870, no data available on her.
On August 29, 1876 John C. Hays, age 24, married Prudence Little, age 18, at the residence of Andrew Hays near the old homeplace on the Five Mile Road. Standing up for young John were Henry Gabbard and James Little. The couple was married by Rev. M.C. Taylor of the Methodist Church.
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This taxon is Not Recognised as a species by BirdLife International.
Taxonomic source(s)
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Taxonomic note
Zoothera major, Z. dauma and Z. horsfieldi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Z. dauma following Collar (2004). Z. imbricata from Sri Lanka, previously considered a subspecies of Z. dauma following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), is treated as a distinct species following Rasmussen and Anderton (2005).
Zoothera amami Collar and Andrew (1988), Zoothera amami amami Collar and Andrew (1988)
Further web sources of information
Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species/site profile. This species has been identified as an AZE trigger due to its IUCN Red List status and limited range.
Detailed species accounts from the Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book (BirdLife International 2001).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2016) Species factsheet: Zoothera major. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/10/2016. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2016) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/10/2016.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums.
|Key facts
|Current IUCN Red List category
|Not Recognised
|Turdidae (Thrushes)
|Species name author
|Ogawa, 1905


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The Saints have come to terms with free agent linebacker Danny Clark and released cornerback Randall Gay, according to tweets and league sources.
Clark, a 12-year veteran out of Illinois, will not be able to join the team for physical activities - weightlifting, practice - until at least Aug. 4, pending formal approval of the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement by a reconstituted players' union.
Gay, a Louisiana State product whom the Saints picked up as an unrestricted free agent in 2008, appears to have been a salary cap casualty. He spent most of 2010 on injured reserve after suffering a concussion.
Coach Sean Payton said the franchise will have no comment on personnel matters like those concerning Clark and Gay until Friday, but Gay's departure was confirmed by a league source late Thursday.


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WASHINGTON - The chief judge of Washington's federal courthouse today unsealed hundreds of pages of documents in the FBI's nearly 7-year investigation of anthrax mailings in the U.S. that killed five people.
The move by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth came after consultation with Amy Jeffress, a national security prosecutor at Justice, and as FBI Director Robert Mueller prepared to brief the families of anthrax victims on details of the case.
The documents that Lamberth authorized to be released include at least 14 search warrants aimed at Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins, whom federal investigators were closing in on as he committed suicide last week. The records include the government summaries used to justify the search warrants, the warrants themselves and summaries of what FBI agents seized in each search.
Among other things, the papers are expected to reveal how the FBI narrowed the scope of its investigation to the scientist.
The evidence that Lamberth authorized to be made public should answer many questions in the bizarre investigation. Still, skeptics may never be satisfied if the documents fail to show conclusively that Ivins was solely responsible for mailing the anthrax letters that killed five and sickened 17.
The judge indicated that it would take until at least midday or early afternoon Wednesday to clear the clerical hurdles to a full public release of the documents, which were to be posted on both the Justice Department's and federal courthouse's Web sites.
The anthrax letters were mailed in 2001, not long after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, and shook a U.S. already traumatized by the attacks in New York and Washington.
The government's briefing for victims and their survivors at FBI headquarters came eight days after Ivins killed himself as prosecutors prepared to charge him with murder.
Ivins' lawyer has maintained that the brilliant but troubled 62-year-old scientist would have been proved innocent had he lived. And some of Ivins' friends and former co-workers at the Fort Detrick biological warfare lab in Frederick, Maryland, say they doubt he could or would have unleashed the deadly toxin.
But the FBI is ready, nevertheless, to end the "Amerithrax" investigation by outlining its evidence against Ivins, according to two U.S. officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
The Justice Department "has a legal and moral obligation to make official statements first to the victims and their families, then the public," Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday. "And that's the order in which we're going to do it."
Officially, the case will stay open for an undetermined but short period of time. That will allow the government to complete several legal and investigatory matters that need to be wrapped up before it can be closed, the officials said.
The case may turn on a couple of key points, including:
--An advanced DNA analysis that matched the anthrax used in the attacks to a specific batch controlled by Ivins. It is unclear, however, how the FBI eliminated as suspects others in the lab who had access to it.
--Ivins' purported motive of sending the anthrax in a twisted effort to test a cure for it, according to authorities. Ivins complained of the limitations of animal testing and shared in a patent for an anthrax vaccine. No evidence has been revealed so far to bolster that theory.
--Why Ivins would have mailed the deadly letters from Princeton, New Jersey, a seven-hour round trip from his home. In perhaps the strangest explanation to emerge in the case so far, authorities said Ivins had been obsessed with the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma for more than 30 years. The letters were sent from a mailbox down the street from the sorority's office, which is across the street from Princeton University.
Investigators cannot place Ivins in Princeton but say the evidence will show he had disturbing attitudes toward women. Other haunting details about Ivins' mental health have emerged, and his therapist described him as having a history of homicidal and sociopathic thoughts.


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Recent negative portrayals of Bayonne Medical Center conveniently forgot to mention the real truth behind the hospital's billing charges. The initial strategy at Bayonne was necessary for its survival in one of America's most challenging urban health care environments — one that has been starved by commercial insurers for several decades.
Forgotten was that Hudson County, where Bayonne is located, is the nation's fourth most-densely populated county with one of the highest rates of uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid patients in the United States. Further, unlike many populous states, New Jersey does not have any county or municipal acute care hospitals to serve the needs of the disadvantaged, with the exception of Bergen County. In fact, 75 percent of the adjusted admissions at Bayonne Medical Center are for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and the uninsured.
Forgotten was that 40 New Jersey hospitals have failed in the two decades since the New Jersey Legislature deregulated rate-setting. The vast majority of those closures were hospitals in urban communities, like Bayonne, and due to extremely low contracted rates with insurers.
Forgotten was that virtually all of Bayonne's patients are Medicare, Medicaid, Charity Care and contracted third-party payers.
Forgotten was the fact that a failed, bankrupt hospital was revived, more than 900 jobs saved, facilities renovated, state-of-the-art equipment installed, and new and enhanced services were put in place over the last five years. As a result, Bayonne is now the No. 5-rated hospital in New Jersey with 350 beds or fewer and the highest-rated hospital in Hudson County, according to Castle Connolly.
Forgotten was the main culprit in driving Bayonne into bankruptcy in 2007 — the insurance companies. They alone are responsible for corrupting the American health care system, not Bayonne and other urban hospitals fighting for their lives.
The bottom line is that, in today's illogical, insurer-driven health care system, the reason Bayonne charges these rates is because charges are a hospital's only negotiating leverage against the commercial insurance industry. The turnaround at Bayonne could not have been achieved without the ability to negotiate and set fair, reasonable reimbursement rates with insurance companies.
Unfortunately, the majority of surviving New Jersey hospitals continues to suffer annual operating losses, while at the same time insurers reap large profits. In 2012, supposedly a difficult year for the insurance industry, the six largest health insurers reported profits of more than $17 billion.
Yet amid last week's release of hospital billing data by the federal government — which showed that Bayonne has the highest charges for some hospital treatments — the insurance industry was left entirely off the hook.
This is the same industry that does not have similarly transparent reporting requirements that would allow the public to see the contracted rates insurers pay hospitals and providers across New Jersey and the nation; the same industry that is exempt from federal antitrust laws, thus allowing it to operate as a monopoly; the same industry that puts profits before patients every day.
That is why Bayonne applauds efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the new level of transparency it is bringing to billing practices. Bayonne can only hope the discourse around billing charges shifts to place insurers under the microscope and prompt reforms requiring them to reveal the contracted rates they pay all hospitals, as well as revoking the antitrust exemption they currently enjoy.
We are proud of the dramatic improvements at Bayonne Medical Center, particularly for those most in need. Our family health centers provide uninsured and underinsured patients with medical services and evaluations by physicians and nurse practitioners, as well as laboratory studies, imaging studies, and medications. The centers see more than 650 patients per month and have shown a 30 percent reduction in avoidable admissions and emergency room visits to date.
These recent portrayals missed the real story: How Bayonne Medical Center is making the community healthier and taking great strides to meet the needs of patients and their families, including the uninsured and underinsured.
Daniel Kane is chairman and Mark Spektor is CEO of Bayonne Medical Center.


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The HMSA Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to support the UH Maui College "Improving Oral Health for Native Hawaiian Prenatal Mothers and Children" demonstration project. The program will provide educational sessions and oral health screenings for the 3rd and 7th grade students, and women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant at Maui schools, churches, and health fairs, while providing an opportunity for UH Maui College students to have hands-on service-learning experience.
Through this outreach, women and children will receive oral health and blood pressure screenings and recommended preventative dental care including dental cleanings, sealants, fluoride varnish, and referral for further treatment when necessary.
Allied Health Department Chair at UH Maui College Nancy Johnson stated, " We aregrateful to HMSA Foundation for supporting the collaboration between UHMC, Hui No Ke Ola Pono and Maui school to document and address oral health needs in Maui children and prenatal women," Johnson continued, "It is well documented that early identification and treatment of oral health disease is a cost effective way to reduce school absences, emergency room visits, diseases like diabetes and hypertension, and the tragedy of preterm births. This program will screen hundreds of children and approximately 50 prenatal women. The vast majority of individuals do not realize they have dental disease and the potential consequences. When dental needs are identified during the screening, the women and children will be referred for care."
The program uses Healthy People 2020 Oral Health goals and is a collaborative effort involving UH Maui College Oral Health Center, Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene faculty and students, Native Hawaiian students and faculty members, and the Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Inc. Native Hawaiian Health Care System.
"Developing a healthy, dental routine starts at an early age and that's why it's so important to reach out to young mothers and their children," says Mark Forman, executive administrator of the HMSA Foundation. "Through this program, students from the UH Maui College will be providing a service while helping our keiki develop good habits to last a lifetime."
Quick facts about Hawai'i's dental health:
- The PEW Center on the States graded Hawai'i with an F, making it one of the worst overall performers among the 50 states and the district of Columbia for children's dental health. http://www.pewstates.org/uploadedFiles/PCS_Assets/2011/The_State_of_Childrens_Dental_health.pdf
- Statistics from Healthy Smiles Hawaii, a local dental health program indicate the rate of tooth decay among children living in Hawai'i is two times as high as that among children on the continent. Mainland children have an average of two decayed teeth, Hawai'i children ages five through nine have an average of four decayed teeth. The situation is even more serious with certain ethnic groups.
- Factors that impact oral health in Hawai'i include no fluoridated water (except on military bases), no organized school sealant program in the schools, lack of funding for preventative dental care.
Failure to provide adequate preventative dental care for adults in Hawai'i is leading to health problems which are significantly more expensive to treat.
To learn how you can support UH Maui College programs and students, please contact Director of Institutional Advancement for UH Maui College Ray Tsuchiyama at (808) 984-3471 or firstname.lastname@example.com
You can also make a secure gift online at www.uhfoundation.org/GiveToMCC


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As the NBA playoffs get set to tip off, naturally, there is plenty of chatter about the Celtics and how they'll handle this year's postseason run without their big man in the middle, Kendrick Perkins. Of course, the C's have a platoon of centers that will take up space in the middle, but this is the first year since the current group of players were assembled that they'll go into battle without the rough, rugged and hard Perkins.
As his new town, Oklahoma City, has recently come to terms with, there's a certain aura around Perkins when it comes time for the postseason. He tends not to allow any easy baskets. That was the case Sunday in a key, confidence-building win for the Thunder over Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
Prior to the game, Perkins spoke his mind about the "arrogant" Phil Jackson and the soft style in which Lakers' center Pau Gasol plays the position. As The Oklahoman pointed out, Perkins backed up his strong words and was the spoiler in the middle as the Thunder limited Andrew Bynum and knocked off the defending champs and a team they'll likely have to go through for a chance at an NBA title this year.
Somewhere in Boston, Rajon Rondo is weeping.
In all seriousness, though, the question every Celtics fan is eager to learn the answer of is just how much the absence of Perkins will impact this year's playoff run. Judging from the way in which he's provided a key element to a possible Thunder run, the absence will be tough for the C's to overcome. But Paul Pierce, who spoke Thursday with Mut and Merloni on WEEI, doesn't put too much emphasis on it.
From the WEEI interview: "I think that's just an excuse at this point. I think it's time to move on from that. It hurt when you lose a teammate who has been in the wars with you. I think we have more than enough to win a championship in this locker room."
Beasts of the East
For the first time since the compilation of the 'Big 3', the Celtics aren't considered a consensus favorite to exit the Eastern Conference playoffs.
A recent exploration by ESPN and its network of NBA writers opined that the Celtics had the toughest road to the finals in the Eastern Conference. Further, not one of the five writers selected the Celtics to reach the finals.
All that being said, the Worldwide Leader's experts selected the Celtics unanimously to get past the Knicks.
Better late than Never?
The New York Times has an interesting look into the city of Miami's lack of interest in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Heat, despite their success this season and a legit shot at reaching the NBA Finals.
Another interesting note about the Heat is that in the same ESPN NBA writers poll mentioned above, not one expert chose LeBron as a likely 'Leading Man' of this year's postseason. Most writers went with Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose. Dwyane Wade was picked by one person on the panel.


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This guy and I have been very close friends for around 10 months now. When we first started getting close he was already in a relationship which was his very first. She eventually left him and cheated on him only after 3 months of dating. My friend is very bad with dealing with emotions and I think it left a scar in his heart. The problem is that I have loved him all along ever since. I confessed to him recently but he said he doesn't find the willingness to be ready to go for it again and said he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes. Does this mean he really doesn't have feelings for me? Should I wait for him or is it time to move on now.


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Racist Perth web site under investigation
The West Australian
Fran Spencer
March 18, 2006
WA Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions are investigating a racist website run by a Perth-based white supremacist amid claims it openly threatens individuals and breaks racial vilification laws.
Two blogs operating under the names Patriot Alliance Down-under and Leftywatch, published by former Australian Nationalist Movement recruit Benjamin Weerheym, have been the subject of complaints to State and Federal authorities.
Mr Weerheym was convicted [in 2004] of spraypainting racist slogans on Perth buildings, and received a six month suspended jail term.
While posts on the Patriot Alliance Down-under blog have included references to "oily dune coons", "sandniggers" and "the Asian invasion", the Leftywatch blog focuses on publishing pictures and personal details of individuals it claims oppose patriotic activists.
Yesterday, the site contained personal details on four Perth individuals including home suburbs, email addresses and places of work along with calls for further information or photos for publication.
Perth-based human rights lawyer Mark Cox said he had been contacted by several individuals targeted by the blogs, and had written to the WA and Federal police and attorneys-general.
DPP Robert Cock yesterday confirmed his office was examining the site, but no action had been taken.
"It has been referred to a lawyer in my office and I'm awaiting her report... I expect that within a week," he said.
State Security Investigation Group head Det-Sen. Sgt Ray Butler said police had been monitoring the blogs, and were liaising with the DPP.
"It's well known to our area and has been for the last six to eight months."
"We have put up a proposal to the DPP in relation to all the evidence... the initial verbal notification from them is there isn't enough there at the moment but we are continuing to monitor that and any information that comes in from the public we will pass on," he said.
Both blogs were recently altered to remove Mr Weerheym's photo and personal details. The profile section now attributes the blog to Patriot Alliance Down-under, a self-described "number of patriots and nationalists alike from New Zealand and Australia."
Mr Cox said he had contacted US-based internet giant Google, owner of the company [Blogger] which hosts the blogs, and warned of potentially illegal content.
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Blues Survivor
The history of the blues is a book filled with unhappy endings. But according to veteran blues songwriter Nick Gravenites, successful, respected and reasonably prosperous at an age when many bluesmen fear what tomorrow might bring, the story has a happy ending -- as long, that is, as the story never ends.
"The blues is all right if there's still someone alive to play the game," Gravenites philosophizes when contacted about his new Don't Feed the Animals album and an upcoming visit to Houston. To Gravenites -- whose education on the mean streets of Chicago's South Side prepared him for an influential role in the psychedelic stew that boiled over in San Francisco in the 1960s -- the blues is more a style of living than it is a style of playing. "You live the life, you play the music, you pay your respects," he says. "One of my favorite inspirations was Lightnin' Hopkins. He'd come to town, get three or four white boys to back him up. He'd play a 13-bar line, a 14-bar line, an 11-and-1/2-bar line, and drive these guys crazy. And have fun doing it."
Gravenites' musings about the role of self-reliance as the cornerstone of a musician's personality takes on an Emersonian air as he expounds, "You do what you feel like doing; become a person that doesn't fit into the mold. The blues is my life, the bedrock of my whole musical foundation, but I won't let anyone tell me what it is. That's my job."
This attitude might seem arrogant if it weren't the voice of experience. It was 1955 when this tough teenage son of Greek immigrants lost his first friend to violence -- shot in the head during an armed robbery. Soon thereafter, another friend bled to death after being shot in the throat. Memories like these led the young Gravenites to discover the blues clubs in the black ghettos near the University of Chicago. The music he found there gave Gravenites a way to express the emotions generated by his experiences. The deaths of his friends became his signature song -- "Born in Chicago." Gravenites used this bitter paean to lost friends to introduce himself to the coffee-shop scene of beat San Francisco in the late 1950s when the writings of Jack Kerouac drew him there. It must have been a shock to the hipsters used to the peaceful hopes of the era's folk musicians to hear the anger of "Born in Chicago, 1941 / the first thing my daddy told me, boy you got to get yourself a gun." The stark realism of the song fueled Gravenites' reputation and helped lead to collaborations with the likes of Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield and Janis Joplin. Gravenites left an unmistakable blues stamp on a number of influential Bay Area bands, but then Butterfield and Bloomfield both self-destructed in the spectacular fashion that's sadly traditional among many bluesmen, while Janis Joplin took her final, fatal shot of heroin a day before she was scheduled to record Gravenites' "Buried Alive in the Blues."
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Gravenites sees these tragedies as contributions to "a mythology of blues stories, how ugly and crazy you can get." Looking back over decades of playing benefits and tributes for other musicians, Gravenites muses, "I want to live like a bluesman, I just don't want to die like one."
What Gravenites dismisses as "luck," and others call restraint and savvy, makes his impoverished and forgotten demise seem unlikely. "I've managed to keep the copyrights to most of my songs. I make a good living off of it." Gravenites says. "When they released the 25th anniversary director's cut of the Woodstock movie they added Janis Joplin singing "Work Me Lord." That gave me a nice chunk of change. I've been lucky having an independent income from my publishing. I don't have to subject myself to what a lot of other blues people do, which is play where the money is, period."
It's an opportunity to make some music for, and -- in this case, with -- a close friend on a special occasion that brings Gravenites to Houston. Among Gravenites' friends who survived the blues gauntlet is fellow songwriter and guitarist Jerry Lightfoot, who, the weekend after Gravenites' show, will marry the woman who inspired him to write "Walking With Colleen." Lightfoot and Gravenites go back a couple of decades and then some -- a friendship that apparently leads Gravenites to confuse Houston with Lightfoot's hometown of Pasadena when he describes his memories of Houston as "mostly industry, factories and the cracking things and railroads and canals, but the people were a real kick in the ass, really folksy and generous to a fault. The people in Houston treated me like a million bucks, had parties like I'd never seen. In California if you want to buy ten pounds of shrimp you take out a bank loan first."
It's not a need for a paycheck that brings Gravenites to Houston; it's a friendly response to a friend's request to sit in at a very special time. It's the kind of gesture that meshes smoothly with what Gravenites describes as his present career goals: "Just to simplify my life down to where all I do is play music, play golf and write songs." It may not sound like the blues, but for Gravenites it has a distinct advantage. It works.
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CV Voter Says:Sat, Oct 22 2016 12:16 PM
"Padilla said what differentiates himself from his opponent, Jason Paguio, is experience at City Hall."
He admits he made mistakes, then touts his experience?
Hopefully Chula Vista voters will handle things differently too, and vote in someone who might get it right the first time.
Keep it real Says:Thu, Oct 20 2016 12:10 PM
Horoscopes and astrology are fake. You should stop publishing these articles.
Jordan Souza Says:Thu, Oct 20 2016 12:10 PM
That's my great grandfather smh
George Hanak Says:Tue, Oct 18 2016 05:15 AM
Mr. Moreno,how much union pay you for this article,just before election,in they support of tax increese?They had flea and bugs?This is caused by ocupants,not keeping property cleen and broken sewer line,would not suprise if they had something to do with it.They want a new fire station,got spoiled when see a luxurious station build in east.FDCV have about dozen pick up trucks,latest are not just basic model as used to,more fancy ones now.Off cause they are only taxpayers money the spending,fire department becoming albatros,there are almost no fires,yet we are spendig on firemens who are millioners after a few years on job.
Noaccountability Says:Sun, Oct 16 2016 07:36 PM
Great to see another positive story involving sbcs and demonstrating how they are helping students in the community with accountability with theIr academics. What is the YMCA doing? Better yet, what is the YMCA doing with students in SUHSD? Better yet, how are schools test scores and attendance that choose the YMCA over sbcs?
anniej Says:Sat, Oct 15 2016 09:16 PM
In a nutshell, politicians for the most part have become USERS vs. SERVERS - hard to believe in the year 2016 the Presidential candidates we have to choose from are so lacking - AND,,,,, the politicians currently serving are so poor i.e. Salas, Hueso, McCann and on and on and on - yet in truth we are the cause; because in truth, rather than educate ourselves and/or become involved and speak out WE HAVE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO - or so we tell ourselves.
ChulaTino Says:Tue, Oct 11 2016 01:11 PM
Our council has a long history of SHD or selective hearing disorder! So many residents where silenced by a Horse n Pony Show put on by the Ring Master(Miguel Tapia) or city staff. And the one Charged with protecting our city from litigation, FAILED US once again! Glen Googins 300k+ & his 8 or 9 City Staffed assistants are killing our Annual Budget. Nevermind the pensions they've written up is so so sweet too! They also source out many cases. Or maybe Glen just wants to guarantee we need his most expensive services, I RATHER HAVE A GRAFFITI TRUCK myself. I made sure to call out the sham on the day the appeal went in front of council! Don't say you didn't know.... Sections (b) & (c) of conditions to allow exemptions NOT MET!
educatedguess Says:Tue, Oct 11 2016 11:37 AM
5 stories is ridiculous high.This thing will tower over that neighborhood.
I question whether or not there is legal precedent for suing someone for not following a plan. We shall see.
anniej Says:Sun, Oct 09 2016 04:35 PM
Hope the negotiator gets a better deal than SUHSD did.
anniej Says:Sun, Oct 09 2016 04:32 PM
The lawsuit is definitely in order.
Perhaps Mayor Salas might want to start focusing on her City and stop promoting No. County issues.
CV resident Says:Sun, Oct 09 2016 08:42 AM
While my feelings about the development are mixed, Jentz is right that the city doesn't always allow ample time to discuss both sides of an issue. Too often they will make a lengthy presentation, while the council drones on with their long-winded comments, all while relegating the public to 5 minutes or less. It is extremely biased, and effectively shuts down any sort of real discussion on the issues. Let the people speak!
anniej Says:Sat, Oct 01 2016 05:35 PM
A vote for Ms. solis is a vote in the RIGHT direction. A few years back a few community residents sought her help regarding an issue to protect students and their parents. We found her to be committed to her community - what more could a voter ask for?
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All week, PennLive is featuring different voices weighing in on one question: What should President Obama do in his second term? Please offer your ideas on what you'd like to see from the president: be thoughtful, creative, and specific. Today, former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat from Delaware County, shares his thoughts on the president's second term.
By JOE SESTAK
The Presidential agenda should be Restoring the American Dream, where everyone once again believes their children will have the opportunity to do better than their parents.
This means the principle focus must be upon an economy that not only grows but also provides for real growth in family income through quality jobs in a globally competitive world.
This entails:
1. Bringing America together through a principled, bipartisan compromise that resolves the debt and deficit challenges for future generations.
2. The assurance for both small and large businesses of a tax and regulatory environment that incentivizes investment of their human and financial capital in America.
3. Making of paramount importance the excellence of our most precious resource -- people -- by an unwavering commitment to lifetime education and (re)training for a competitive and innovative economy.
4. The repair and enhancement of our infrastructure -- from roads and waterways to broadband and airways -- that propels the mobility of commerce's services and products.
5. The inclusion of a diverse and productive population in terms of demographics, mobility and immigration.
6. And most importantly -- without which we cannot restore the Dream -- accountable leadership that places its trust in the American people by willing to be accountable to them, above party, to ensure they have the freedom and opportunity to live their own individual American Dream.


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The Westfield Area Y located at 220 Clark St. in Westfield is hosting "Tech Talk," a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 12:30-2 p.m., for active older adults.
Tech Talk is open to members and nonmembers and is led by a Y Volunteer, Candy Pantano who will share her iPad and iPhone knowledge with the group. Participants can bring their iPad and iPhone with them to the Lunch and Learn. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by Oct. 31. Please visit westfieldynj.org for more information or visit the Welcome Center at the Main Y Facility.
Contact the Westfield Area Y's Health and Wellness Director, Jean White at 908-233-2700, ext. 246 or email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
The Y is the nation's leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
Visit westfieldynj.org to learn more about Westfield Area Y programs. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.


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We held Listen To Your Mother auditions yesterday in a white-out blizzard that started cute and cozy, as snowstorms do, pillowing the murk and grime with feathery white, smoothing the rough spots and fluffing the comforter before letting it float down over Spokane, thick and heavy. It quickly became a royal nuisance and then, as dark fell, an actual danger with jagged edges and closed roads and oil-slick ice patches.
Elise and I sat, our pens arranged, our venti coffees hot, our review sheets blank and white, in front of the overly-energetic heaters in one of the rooms of our children's preschool. The windows above the heaters were open to let in some air that didn't smell like burning church dust. We wondered if anyone would make it. Did their horse know the way through the blind and drifting snow? Would they come and if they came would they have a story? Would they tell it well? Would we laugh, cry, snort, empathize, nod?
All of the worries that roost on our side of the table are still far fewer than the fears of those on the other side of the table who speak their truths to strangers, trusting that we'll hold them gently.
We needn't have worried (and I hope they feel the same). They came and their stories were gorgeous. Our stories are gorgeous. Terrible and hilarious and heavy and light. That is the magic of Listen To Your Mother. The same magic that inhabits BlogHer's Voices of the Year (… submissions are open). It's the transformational power of storytelling. The power to make us acknowledge the humanity on every side of us and our place in it.
I love every minute of LTYM auditions, but they leave my unsettled and jittery. Somehow wanting to be a part of it all in a bigger sense. More connected. More in tune. At the same time, they force me to take a step back and see how temporary my little world is, so much so that I want to bury myself in my own children's now. If I wait, will I lose my chance? Will it pass me by? Should I dive in deeper, find a way to go to BlogHer, connect, learn, grow? How can I miss it? I look around the dinner table and I know I can. I am helping people to share their stories in my own small way and it is enough. It is balanced perfectly on the scale against my four babies, the driving and the tucking and the feeding and the playing. For now.
I am no less changed for not wanting more.
Spin in a circle in a public place tomorrow. Go on, do it. Think you'll look foolish? Who cares? That woman over there in the heavy gold earrings lost a child – a married, happy, 28-year-old child – when her bus plummeted over a cliff in Brazil. The young, timid girl on the bench is searching for her birthmother. The exhausted woman without a coat? Her son was hit by a car three weeks ago and even as he heals, her hands keep shaking. The woman you think you know at preschool lost her sister at sixteen. Your acquaintance in heels and pearls at Kindermusik worked an oil rig in Louisiana after college.
Now take a spin around your favorite haunts on the internet. Remember that post that you could not stop thinking about for weeks? Submit it here. The writers you love do not have to be going to BlogHer to be honored (only to present at the keynote).
I'm going to stand in my kids' room while they sleep for a little while. Maybe press my forehead to the window and contemplate the way the snow coats each branch of every tree, the way it transforms our quiet boulevard into a fantastic palace in a fairy tale. I'm going to let the knowledge that they are children for ten – maybe twelve? – more years slowly drain all the restlessness out of my soul.


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ANN ARBOR -- The first real preseason college football poll is out.
And Michigan is not on it.
USA Today released the official preseason coaches top 25 poll Thursday, a poll that featured four Big Ten teams -- but not the Wolverines.
Ohio State led the way for the Big Ten at No. 6. Michigan State was No. 8, Wisconsin No. 14 and Nebraska No. 22.
Michigan's week two opponent, Notre Dame, came in at No. 17.
The first addition of The Associated Press Top 25 will come out Aug. 17.
Here's the full coaches poll:
1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Oregon
5. Auburn
6. Ohio State
8. Michigan State
9. South Carolina
10. Baylor
11. Stanford
12. Georgia
14. Wisconsin
15. Southern California
16. Clemson
17. Notre Dame
18. Arizona State
19. Mississippi
20. Texas A&M
21. Kansas State
22. Nebraska
23. North Carolina
24. Texas
25. Washington
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How old is too old to call your kid by a nickname?
I don't mean calling a kid Mike, instead of Michael - I mean those lovey, personal pet names each parent has for their child.
Those embarassing, cooing names usually start out in babyhood and end up sticking around long after the kid is out of diapers and has learned to ride a bike.
I hadn't noticed I was still using baby nicknames until one night when I put my kids to bed. "Good night boo-boo," I called out to one son. "Good night momsies," he called back.
That's not all. On any given night, my three rough-and-tumble boys may get called pookie, honey, baby, boo-boo, or pumpkin pie. And I'm not the only one. Other parents - who shall remain nameless here - admit they call their kids pooh, mami, papi, baby doll and sweeatpea.
Blecch. It sounds saccharine just writing them down. But at bed time, it seems sweet and sincere. It feels just like it did when your kids were babies and it didn't matter what loving moniker you called them because what you were really trying to say is, "You are my precious, sweet child and I love you beyond measure."
I guess that in my own way, I'm still trying to get that message across. It seems harder somehow to use those loving words with older kids who have already learned to tie their shoes, read chapter books and wear deoderant.
But I've decided to hold on to the baby nicknames for as long as I can. I'm not going to feel bad that when the lights are out and I'm giving the last hug good night, that I can transform my son from the Star Wars paratrooper he thinks he is, into my cuddly little pookie once more.


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The New York Daily News says out-of-work New Yorkers marched in protest of the cut-off of long-term unemployment benefits at the Rockefeller tree lighting in New York City last night.
A protest organizer, Sam Talbot, 33, of the East Village said, "Just in time for Christmas, people are going to lose their only lifeline that's let them hold onto a semblance of the life they knew."
"We want to remind people there's a serious crisis going on."
There were about forty protesters. Some carried signs that said "Keep the Lights on for the Unemployed" and "We Need Jobs Not Another Korean War."
Others wore Santa hats and sang, "Lost my job and benefits, so I got no more pay - hey," a bitter re-write of "Jingle Bells."
"Merry Christmas! You're fired!" the protesters chanted, and got double-takes from startled tourists.
"Christmas trees don't pay the rent! The unemployed need jobs!" they shouted.
Unemployment benefits began expiring Tuesday for workers who've been unemployed for more than 26 weeks.
By New Year's Eve, 2 million jobless Americans will lose their benefits - 95,000 of them in New York City and 200,000 statewide.
Related links:
» Rockefeller Center goes green; energy-efficient bulbs to power tree [NY Daily News]
» Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson: Tree Lighting Lovers [Gossip Center]


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Each of those that are in the KKK and vote are christians and republicans.
Mitt Romney's bible tells us, and Mitt believes, that blacks were given their skin color as punishment from god because they were evil.
Mormons and the KKK really hate having a black president. They truly think they are better than those that are not white skinned.
Personally, I do not wish to be associated with hate groups like Mitt Romney's Mormon cult or the KKK.


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Carol A. Baum
Carol A. Baum, 75, Jersey Shore, passed away late Sunday evening at her home.
Formerly of Altoona, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Helen M. (Shawley) Westbrook. She married James F. Baum on Sept. 21, 1963, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Cresson.
Surviving are her husband; three sons: Mark (Kimberly) of Glen St. Mary, Fla., Terry (Tammy) of Jersey Shore and Alan of Homer City; five grandchildren; two brothers: William Westbrook in Delaware and Ronald Lee Westbrook in South Carolina; and a sister-in-law, Deanna Westbrook in Delaware.
Carol was a homemaker and a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Juniata, Frohsinn Singing Society and Blair County Motorcycle Touring Club. She enjoyed Thursday night ladies bowling, volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Food for Families Soup Kitchen with Sister Paula DelGrosso and at Altoona Hospital, playing cards, riding motorcycles, playing drums with her band and singing.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Mauk & Yates Funeral Home Inc., Juniata, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Pastor John Phillips officiating. Interment will be at Blair Memorial Park.


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Q: I have a "dwarf" goldthread cypress that is no longer dwarf. It's about 6 feet tall and 7 feet wide. Is this prunable? If so, when?
A: Dwarf plants aren't always small. All dwarf means is that the plant is smaller than the species. So if the momma is a 10-foot-tall shrub, a dwarf version may still grow 6 or 8 feet tall.
Your cypress can be pruned, but I like to do it with hand pruners and cut back each stem to a joint, one stem at a time. You'll maintain that natural, shaggy appearance this way. Plus it's healthier for the plant when cuts are made at joints and not randomly whacked between side shoots. That leads to dead stubs.
Goldthreads also can be sheared, though. That's what most people do to get it over with in a hurry. Fortunately, goldthreads are tough enough that they usually bounce back even from abusive balling and butchering, although they do look rough for awhile.
The best time to prune goldthread cypress (technically a falsecypress) is end of winter, i.e. late March. Spring through July also is OK. After that, wait until end of winter. No fall pruning of these.


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Page 82 - Tapas Salad Picar
Refreshing and lifting. Little heat, some salt and sour, very nice combination.
Page 122 - Arugula and Pear Salad
Simple, but well balanced with bursts of sweetness from the pear.
Page 162 - Kale Tabouleh Salad
So good - you'll never miss the grains at all!
Page 188 - Adraki Gobi, Raw Style
First time using a dehydrator - loved the way the onions ended up. Very tasty - still with a little crunch.
Page 200 - Rice and Pineapple Salad
Using Parsnip rice! While a little dry this was very tasty, and very like rice.
However, other than taste wise there were a number of editing errors in the recipes. Ingredients were not listed in order used, and some left out of the list (for example Kale Tabbouleh Salad calls for a topping to be added and gives instructions for the topping but no ingredients). I also found recipes with sub-recipes a little confusing and not laid out in a manner in which made sense to me. There was no referral in the main ingredients list that an ingredient was actually a sub-recipe for example. I didn't make any of these more involved recipes as I didn't feel confident I would get the expected result, and didn't want to have to back track if things were out of order. I also noticed in some recipes that the heading style was inconsistent with other recipes so wasn't sure sometimes where things started and finished.
I am finding this review incredibly difficult to write. I like being able to say nice things about the books I cook from, and other than that the recipes in this one I made were tasty I am finding it difficult to say much more. Maybe if I just do a bullet list it'll be easier-
- The book is called "Live Raw around the World" (my emphasis) but really is Europe plus India and Thailand.
- For my preference there are far too many pictures of the author and far too many mentions of how good she looks for her age and that she is the sexiest vegan over 50. She looks very good but mentioning it once is enough.
- I find the introductory chapters, and the chapter introductions, too involved, somewhat irrelevant and a little repetitive. I never thought I'd find a books' introduction too long, but there you go.
- The recipes were not well laid out (as mentioned above) and run into each other. It felt as if there weren't enough pages in the book so they were all crammed in. I would have preferred to have seen some of the introductory stuff cut and the recipes laid out more clearly if that were the case.
I did enjoy the recipes I made, very much so, and am happy to recommend the food in this book to anyone who is happy to look just for the delicious food, and is willing to take the time to really read the recipes first.


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One of the most recognized truck and tractor pulls in the nation kicks off in our backyard.
The annual Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor pull is taking place this weekend in Tomah.
Thousands of spectators are expected to take in the sights, as hundreds of competitors from across the globe are putting their engines into high gear for the various competitions.
There's even a team competing from the Netherlands. "In 2010, we left over here with a whole team and a truck and a tractor and we had a lot of fun then, and after three years, we were struggling back home, because here is more competition," said Dert Dengerenk.
In the event's 39 years, it's won "Best in the Nation" 19 times.


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Movie Review: Ek Thi Daayan
What's hot:
For a horror film, the shock tactics and sound effects are pretty good.
What's not:
The problem is that the film largely relies on that one suspense element kept in store in the climax.
In the vein of films like The Twilight Saga, even Ek Thi Daayan had the potential to bring to life the mythical legends of our lands.
Director: Kannan Iyer
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Konkana Sen Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Kalki Koechlin
A U/A certificate for an Emraan Hashmi film could seem like a distinction but is certainly not complimenting for a horror film. However, notwithstanding the censor certification, Ek Thi Daayan still promises some imaginative chills and thrills, so requisite for the success of the genre.
So after surviving on old-school ghosts and demons for decades, we finally have a film that introduces a desi devil in the form of a daayan an entity popular in folklore but seldom explored. By definition, a daayan is a devil who preys on children to retain her evil powers. To a decent extent, the makers are successful in creating an enigmatic world around the daayan and giving it an individual identity. So a daayan has her dingy den in the basement of a building, has her powers in her elongated plait and seeks sacrifice of kids on the lunar eclipse of a leap year.
The story is of a magician Bobo (Emraan Hashmi) who is unable to get over an incident from his childhood, where he encountered a daayan who killed his little sister. It is disturbing both his professional and personal life. And now he has a feeling that the daayan, who had vowed to return, has come back in a different guise.
Written by Vishal Bhardwaj and Mukul Sharma, the story of Ek Thi Daayan plays largely in two episodes. The first has the daayan chronicle seen through the eyes of Bobo as a child, while the second is about Bobos paranoia of the daayans return in his adult life. Clearly the childhood chapter, which essentially defines and determines the devil and her desire, is more creepy and captivating. The lift through which she mysteriously comes and disappears makes for a haunting setting and can incite momentary elevator phobia.
But after a riveting first half, the narrative somewhere turns shallow in the second half as Bobos adult episode takes over. The problem is that the film largely relies on that one suspense element kept in store in the climax. But if you are discerning enough, the revelation wont come as a surprise. Moreover after credibly crafting the witch world in the first half, director Kannan Iyer doesnt seem to know what to do thereafter and opts for a hurried and tame climax.
For a horror film, the shock tactics and sound effects are pretty good. However, a love song or a marriage celebratory number was something least required in such scheme of events. Also the film often resorts to too many conveniences and the back stories of the characters could have done with more meat.
Emraan Hashmi is earnest but has played such baffled characters so often that there isnt any novelty left in his act. Rather, child actor Vishesh Tiwari, who plays his young counterpart, is much impressive. Huma Qureshis cuteness somewhere overpowers her chubbiness. Kalki Koechlin hardly gets any scope. The film largely belongs to Konkana Sen Sharma whose expressive act gives the genre the depth it deserves. Rajatava Dutta as the psychiatrist is amusing.
In the vein of films like The Twilight Saga, even Ek Thi Daayan had the potential to bring to life the mythical legends of our lands. If you excuse the done-to-death climax, this one does make a decent attempt at doing so.
Ek Thi Daayan will momentarily lift your spirits!


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By the time you reach my age, there aren't a whole lot of thrills left.
But the opening day of baseball remains one of the few things I really look forward to.
There's something about baseball's opening day that sets it apart from other openers. There's the anticipation of seeing some hardball after a long and cold winter, and it officially signals the start of warmer weather.
But Opening Day is also a time of rebirth. It's a time when your favorite team, however bad they were the season before, starts out with a clean state. For one day, at least, they're a contender.
The Detroit Tigers continue to be my team of choice - and I suspect are the major league favorite of the vast majority of area fans.
The first Opening Day I can recall with any clarity came in 1955. The Tigers of that year would not accomplish anything special ... they were a second division club that quickly settled into a mediocre pattern.
Yet, I can probably give you the starting lineup the Tigers trotted out that day without straining too many brain cells.
A young Al Kaline was just coming off leading the American League in hitting the year before, and he quickly became my favorite player.
But the names of Ray Boone, Bill Tuttle, Earl Torgeson and Harvey Kuenn rolled off the tongue with ease.
The pitching staff was a very weak spot in 1956, but young hurlers like Frank Lary, Billy Hoeft, Jim Bunning and Paul Foytack gave promise of better days ahead.
Now, it's a more than a half century later. This year's edition of the Tigers appears capable of winning the American League Central Division.
Yes, I know the pesky Minnesota Twins are still dangerous. And those despised Chicago White Sox have a fine pitching staff and powerful Adam Dunn in the lineup.
But the Tigers made some solid moves in the off-season, most notably getting free agents Victor Martinez and Brad Penny.
Martinez will nicely abet Miguel Cabrera in the middle of the lineup and add some stability at catching. Let's hope that Cabrera can avoid his personal demons and stick to baseball.
It's on the mound where I believe the Tigers will be the strongest. Staff ace Justin Verlander should win more than 20 games and become the dominant hurler he has shown signs of being the last few seasons.
Combined with Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer and Penny, the Tigers could have the top four starters in the league.
But there are some potential trouble areas for the Motowners. Young Will Rhymes is being counted on to hold down second base, while shortstop Jhonny Peralta must prove he can play a whole season.
Left field has been given to Ryan Raburn, who really only hit in August and September last season. Raburn is also a defensive liability.
And Detroit fans have to hope that manager Jim Leyland won't have brain drains similar to those he has displayed the past couple of seasons. Remember the infamous Alfredo Figaro start in the final weekend of the season two years ago?
An added bonus is opening the season against the hated New York Yankees on Thursday, a team anyone will have to deal with down the road.


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(plural: lambs'; pronunciation: letter 'b' is silent)
a young, gentle and innocent person;
a person who can be cheated easily in money matters,
Julie is such a lamb everybody likes her for her beauty and innocence.
When he was caught in the dirty act of stealing office money, Dalton said he was made a sacrificial lamb, to mean that he was innocent but somebody had incriminated him to cover their own crime.
Monica is just a good lamb, full of vigour, beauty and innocence, but tries to look like a sheep. (i.e. though she is young and pretty, she looks and behaves in such a way that she seems much older than her age)
Our community is full of lambs who have no idea how the so called politicians, evangelists and stock brokers are fleecing them clean.
'Lamb', usually with the article 'the', is also used to represent all the good and innocent people.
'Lamb', always with a capital 'L', is used to refer to Jesus Christ. For a news article that shows us how this word 'lamb' is used to refer to Jesus Christ, please click here.
'Lamb', always with a capital 'L', is often found in the names of people, e.g. Amanda Lamb, Willis Eugene Lamb Jr., Penny Lamb, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a surname, please click here.


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Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Bike to Work Week
I heard this morning that one gas station in the Milwaukee area hit $4.00/gallon for gasoline this morning. What better time for the 2008 Bike to Work Week?
There are different special events this week including a bike tail gate and bike drive in movie (about bikes!)
I have often noted a bicycle parked by the back door of City Hall, so at least one Brookfield worker already does bike to work. He must be a hearty soul though, because I have seen that bike even in the dead of winter!
Hopefully the weather will cooperate this week if you are able to give bike to work a chance.
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