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Operation Round-Up awards $10,400
Polk-Burnett's Operation Round-Up awarded $10,400 to 19 community organizations at its spring 2013 quarterly meeting. Funding for Operation Round-Up is donated by members of Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative who round their monthly electric bill up to the next even dollar amount. Grant recipients are selected quarterly by a committee of co-op members, with financial awards presented to organizations that improve our local quality of life.
Grant recipients for spring 2013 are:
1. Endeavors Adult Development Center, $650, to support the Bird Seed Project, which locally produces and markets quality seed
2. Polk Burnett Shockers Youth Baseball, $650, to support 10U, 11U, 12U and 13U teams from both counties
3. Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin, $650, to address crime, offenders and victims, now serving both counties
4. Siren Police Department, $650, to purchase a digital video recorder for squad car
5. The Compassionate Friends, Northwoods Chapter, $100, to fund a memory box program at SCRMC for families after infant death
6. River's Run & Ride Rally, $100, to fund meals at Faith's Lodge for families after the death of a child
7. Lien Elementary School, $650, to construct a storage shed for playground equipment
8. Burnett County 4-H, $650, to help fund summer internship program
9. Dresser Library, $650, to support summer reading program
10. Grantsburg Adventure Triathlon, $100, to support new event, which promotes tourism in Grantsburg
11. Amery Wrestling Boosters, $650, to purchase uniforms and equipment for wrestling club
12. Siren School Music Department, $650, to help with transportation for school band and choir trip to Florida
13. Boy Scout Troop 160, St. Croix Falls, $500, to recognize Eagle Scout achievement
14. Mental Health Task Force, $650, to help connect people to mental health and crisis services
15. Burnett County Adult Day Care Association, $650, to provide training, supplies and program awareness
16. Community Referral Agency, $650, to purchase playground equipment for children at shelter
17. Grantsburg Area Historical Society, $650, to create new exhibit
18. Siren High School Golf, $650, to purchase uniforms, equipment and green fees
19. Grantsburg Community Swimming Pool, $500, to install a lift to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant or co-op members who'd like to round their bill up in support of Operation Round-Up may call 800-421-0283 or visit our Operation Round-Up webpage. The next application deadline is June 1.


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12 Sep 2017 00:46:10
Before anyone slates me for it, its Just an opinion i have, is it me or does anyone else feel as if we should'nt have gone in for Lukaku? (Not saying it because he missed a good chance towards the end versus stoke) . he's a good player, just isn't Utd quality for me, feel as if we should have gone in for Thomas Muller and i reckon we'd have got him with a £90m bid.
doesn't seem first choice under Ancelotti and hasn't started much games since the beginning of last season. Having him this season and getting Griezmann next would massively push us towards winning the CL, even with Griezmann coming in next season i just cant see us winning it anytime soon with Lukaku upfront, would be enough to win the league though. Feels like an absolute age since we challenged for the CL on a regular basis.
1.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 04:09:14
Scholes I humbly disagree. Muller with Griezmann vs Lukaku with Griezmann to me is not much difference as long as Griezmann comes to us. However I feel Lukaku is PL proven and fit in right away whereas Muller may need acclimatization.
Lukaku still can make improvements with proper motivation but Muller is probably plateauing off and maybe downhill. For me why would Ancelotti not choose him if he still has passion and playing at the highest level.
I feel we still need a couple or few additions to make us invincible. We still have to strengthen our defence. Our midfield is pretty ok. We have promising front but we still have to strengthen our wings with good solid crossers.
After that we should be very strong. Hence I agree also with Jose that we need another window to be back to Fergue days.
2.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 08:21:38
I think we really needed a player like lukaku he is a great fit imo.
3.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 09:11:28
I think he's a lazy player. I also think he's a bit soft. He'll get a way with it as long as he's banging in the goals but it will be interesting to see the reaction from both him and the supporters when he hit's a dry period.
I also think his close control is a bit suspect and he's not a very clean striker of the ball.
That said, I do like the way he runs in behind and gives us options on the counter attack. If he was banging in 30 goals for Everton then there is no reason he can't do that for us and it would be difficult to be disappointed with that.
No doubt he will be great while everything is rosy. I'm doubtful how he will fare if the going gets tough at the top level.
4.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 09:39:02
Where as 666red humbly disagrees i on the other hand strongly disagree. Why go in for a 28 yr old sort of striker unproven in the EPL over a 24 yr old quite proven? Not to talk of pace and strength as well.
But like you said scholes, it is your opinion.
5.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 09:52:01
Already bashing a player who's scored 4 in 4 this season? His movement has notibly given players like Miki and Pogba more space and options, hence the big wins. Unreal.
6.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 09:53:25
I think Lukaku was a great buy. When you look at how he's settled in with the current squad, the friendship with Pogba and Martial and the partnership with Rashford. He's hit the ground running and scored goals. I'm not saying Muller wouldn't have settled but he certainly would've needed time to adjust to a new league and teammates after spending his entire career at Bayern. Plus he's not always played as a number 9, he's not an out and out striker whereas Lukaku is.
7.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 11:42:32
Thomas Muller had the opportunity to join Man United a couple of years ago but everything was rosy back then at Bayern. He was scoring regular and was loved by the manager and by the fans. Suddenly he's fell down the pecking order and the manager Ancelotti doesn't rate him as a first 11 starter and Muller suddenly states yesterday that he's open to move to the premiership. How fickle are footballers.
not to mention that I would take Lukaku over Muller any day of the week. I think he will be a massive success at United and easily score between 20-30 goals this season.
8.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 11:49:47
Only Aguero has scored more PL goals in the last 4 years than Lukaku. What did we severely lack last season? Someone to put the chances away. Plus a number 9 with movement and pace. Premier league proven. It was a no brainer. Great signing imo. Not saying he's perfect but he's perfect for us.
9.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 12:47:00
Stand i'm not sure anyone is bashing him that's a bit of an over reaction. Motatta would have been my 1st chiice simply because i think he is a better all round footballer that said i'm delighted with lukaku. He is making a really good contributiin bith with goaks and with his movement and his overall play will improve. With ibra resigned he has effectively replaced Rooney in the squad and that's a masdive upgrade.
He will score goals and that's his main job.
With ibra to come in we have 2 proven goal scorers and in rash and martial we have 2 players with great potential.
10.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 12:47:44
Who's to say Griezmann will sign next year? United's interest might go somewhere else.
11.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 13:08:26
"Not united quality"
"Lazy and soft"
"Doesn't strike it cleanly"
Sounds like bashing to me ken. He's only played 4 games.
12.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 13:31:38
Stand, im certainly not 'bashing' Lukaku, as long as he's playing for us i'll 100% back him. Maybe its just a personal preference of wanting to have Muller instead, been dreaming of him coming to us for years.
13.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 13:32:51
Not to me stand looks like an opinion. I could swear you had a pop at jred yesterday for him jumping on peoples opinions. Seems like double standards. There is lots to lile about lukakus game but there is lots of room for improvement too. He appears to Jane a good attitude to improving so i'm sure he will iron out the weaknesses in his game. i'm sure you can see there are plenty of areas for improvement.
14.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 16:32:52
Strange way to 100% back someone.
I'm not bashing Lukaku, but.
15.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 17:27:57
Ken. Issue yesterday was Jred saying "posters are bored of Valencia and want a new shiny signing" or along them lines as if speaking for the posters. Pointing out that Valencia can't cross a ball doesn't mean I'm bored of him at all. Lukaku has been at the club a month and people are questioning if he was the right signing. That's my point.
16.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 17:32:45
If i was 'bashing' him DB, i'd be criticising aspects of his game, saying he's a poor player, never should have signed him etc., wouldn't call it 'bashing' just because i prefer another player.
17.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 18:05:17
I hear you stand i just thought scholes 18 was giving his opinion.
18.) 12 Sep 2017
12 Sep 2017 19:40:39
I must be reading something else then, because what I read sounded like you said we shouldn't of signed him!
I hate all this he said she said cr@p, usually don't get involved in it. Peace bro, I'm just happy were winning!
19.) 13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017 10:18:30
After last nights game I need to take back some of what I just said about Lukaku.
I was at the match so I was able to watch him off the ball and to be fair he put in a lot of effort. He was making lots of runs to receive the ball and was also closing down defenders all match.
He seems to really enjoy playing for Utd and it's great to see him prove me wrong.

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My wonderful sister has given me the Liebster award. Brianna writes over at Shoes Are My Muse, which is a fashion blog. Head on over and check out all the funky clothes she designs and makes herself.
1. What got you into blogging?
I started blogging back in 2012 to document my travels through Australia. Once I started I discovered such a wonderful community of like minded people and I have been addicted ever since.
2. How do you stay inspired to blog?
Lately I have been a bad blogger, life, school and other things have gotten in the way, I am happy to say I am 100% back to blogging. I try and keep my camera and notebook with me at all times. You never know when you will have a random sentence or idea pop into your head.
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This is so easy, it was a dumpling place that a friend of mine in Australia took me to. After that first meal I was hooked and insisted that Jason and I ate there at least once a week.
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6. What are you currently reading?
I am currently reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. It is the sixth book in the Mortal Instruments series.
7. Cat or dog?
Totally a dog person.
8. Do you have a secret talent? (ie. picking celebrity doubles for people, picking up things with your toes)
Not sure about this one
9. The world would be a better place with more _______?
10. If you were a shoe what would you look like?
Bright green ankle boot with a two inch heel.
11. What came first: the chicken or the egg? (I can't believe no one else has asked this question)
Its totally the egg.
So now I need to nominate some people.
Mimi - Love and Life In
Molly - Dreams in HD
Carly - Let us Wanderlust
Leana - Australeana
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3) What is your biggest fear
4) Favorite movie
5) Do you have secret single girl behaviour that you do when no one is around? What is it.
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7) If your life was a book, what would it be called
8) Pick one fictional character that you made up when you were a child that you would love to be real
9) Sherlock or Watson
10) Favorite yoga pose
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1. You have to link back to the person that nominated you ( I found out about mine through instagram)
2. You must answer 11 questions given to you by the person that nominated you.
3. After completing these questions you must nominate 11 bloggers with under 200 followers and give them 11 questions of your choice.
4. You must not nominate the person who nominated you.
5. You must let your nominees know that they have been nominated and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it.
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Geographically speaking, there are two ways of viewing Vietnamese Americans in Lincoln, Nebraska. One is to group them among Vietnamese in the Midwest. It is a vast region that includes large communities such as Chicago and the Twin Cities, and smaller ones such as Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Grand Rapids, MI. Continue reading "Interviewing historians: Kurt Kinbacher on Vietnamese in Lincoln, Nebraska"
The South Vietnamese military – the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF) – has always figured in the voluminous historical scholarship about the Vietnam War. For a long time and for a host of reasons, however, there was little depth on the topic.
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This summer has been one on Vietnamese history: some for research and some for the sheer pleasure of knowledge. Before turning to prepping for fall classes, I wish to have one more write-up about several articles read in the last two months. The focus is Vietnamese history but away from the Vietnam War. Below, I go over each article in chronological order of their topics.
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I quit playing Facebook games today. This seems sort of minor in the grand scheme, but it's a big step for me. Some of you (and I'm sure there aren't any of you left) may not know that I'm working towards a personal dream of being a comic creator. It's a long ways away, but I love the process. Part of that process is figuring out parts of my day that are wasted time, and converting that time to useful pursuits. Facebook games are almost by definition wasted time.
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By turning waste collection in urban slums into a profitable enterprise, Ciudad Saludable is improving the health conditions of millions of poor people in Peru.
Focus: Energy, Enterprise Development, Environment, Waste Management
Geographic Area of Impact: Peru
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Number of Direct Beneficiaries: 6 million (2009)
Annual Budget: US$ 1.5 million (2009)
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Solid waste management is a serious problem in Peru. When Albina Ruiz started her work in Cono Norte, one of Lima's largest slums, some 1,000 tons of garbage were being generated daily, only half of which was collected by municipal workers. The remainder was left to accumulate in stinking waste heaps or strewn along public roads and in vacant lots. This situation exists in towns throughout the country. Waste is also often dumped into rivers, contaminating the water that is a drinking source for many poor families.
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Through Ciudad Saludable (Healthy City), Albina Ruiz has turned waste collection in Peruvian urban slum areas into a profitable enterprise. Working in partnership with municipalities, Ciudad Saludable has organized over 1,500 waste collectors, creating employment and improving health and living conditions for the +6 million people living in these poorer areas. In upscale suburbs where the city government collects the trash, waste collection payment rates are below 40%, whereas in the districts where Ciudad Saludable's microenterprises work, payment rates are over 80%.
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The daughter of poor but hard-working parents, Albina Ruiz grew up in the Peruvian jungle. She was fortunate enough to attend a local convent school where the nuns instilled a love of learning and responsibility for others. She was the only woman in her class at the National University of Engineering where she majored in industrial engineering. She went on to receive an MA in Ecology and Environmental Management from the Ricardo Palma University and a PhD in Chemistry from Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain. Ruiz and Ciudad Saludable have received a number of honours, including the 2007 Globe Energy Award; 2006 Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment; 2006 Global Development Network Award; and 2006 Bravo Latin Trade Award as Environmentalist of the Year in Latin America.
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Four very instructive stakes
In last week's column I outlined Breeders' Cup stakes to watch and review.
While the primary purpose was to suggest the value of measuring the development of high-class BC prospects on the improve or tailing off, there were several handicapping subtleties that came to light in the various stakes run on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park and Louisiana Downs.
* What is the value of seeing a bad ride for handicapping purposes in the future?
* How can a seemingly sharp performance be accurately downgraded, suggesting the horse will have difficulty at the next level of competition, or a longer distance?
* When can a player almost conclusively put a line through a seemingly well-placed horse who is being bet heavily?
* Beyond track-bias issues, when is post position an extremely important handicapping factor, if not the ultimate reason why to take one horse over another seemingly equal contender?
* What is a reliable sign to predict a vastly improved performance from a horse on the comeback trail?
In specific examples gleaned from four stakes on Sept. 23, here are some answers to the above handicapping issues:
Lawyer Ron, the overwhelming betting favorite in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Sept. 23, was ridden ineffectively by his regular jockey, John McKee, a rider who had done little wrong in the colt's eight lifetime victories.
Somewhat rank as usual, Lawyer Ron was placed under heavy restraint by McKee while racing on the outside and in close pursuit of front-running longshot His Eyes and pace-pressing Costa Rising through the first few furlongs.
While such restraint sometimes can get a horse under control - especially when covered up in turf races - it often results in an energy loss that is never recovered during the race.
In this specific case, McKee temporarily gave in to his horse and let him get to the front on the backstretch only to apply more restraint suddenly and force Lawyer Ron back into a battle between calls with the overmatched His Eyes and Costa Rising, giving up the advantage McKee had on the Super Derby field.
The ultimate outcome was quite predictable at that point, as eventual winner Strong Contender was gathering steam entering the far turn before firing a sustained late rally against a dead game but weakened Lawyer Ron.
So what do we make of Lawyer Ron's race for future evaluation?
Three things, only one of which has to do with this specific race:
Whenever a horse is heavily restrained during the early stages of any race, his performance could have been better than it appears in the past performance lines. This is one of the best reasons to watch video replays of as many races as possible, be they in preparation for the Breeders' Cup or your home track.
McKee is a young rider capable of learning from such an overzealous mistake, but if he is seen repeating this energy-wasting tactic, horseplayers should be wary of his assignments on high spirited, front-running types.
As for Lawyer Ron, unless trainer Bob Holthus is able to get this high-class, high-energy colt to relax on his own, he will expend too much pent-up energy to be a true 1 1/4-mile horse. Even if McKee had not applied the unwarranted, extra restraint approaching the far turn, I doubt seriously that Lawyer Ron would have held off any good horse at 10 furlongs. Very often a true measurement of a horse's capability to handle longer races can be seen in how rank or how relaxed the horse is at shorter distances. In my experience, this fact is even more reliable than how fast a horse closes in shorter races.
In the seven-furlong Matron at Belmont, won by longshot Meadow Breeze in a three-horse photo with the dead-heating Octave and Featherbed, the performance of heavily favored Magical Ride illustrated another important handicapping tidbit.
It is absolute folly to give the benefit of doubt to a young horse trying a longer distance, who may have earned a monster Beyer Figure in her debut at a very short distance, but tired going an intermediary distance in start number two.
Earning a big figure in a five-furlong race, followed by a precocious, but losing display of early speed in a subsequent race is a gilt-edged invitation to toss the horse from contention in today's race at a longer distance. Far better to go for a horse or two with more balanced overall speed, or a good closing punch.
While Meadow Breeze had to improve several lengths to win the Matron, she actually was a more likely win contender than Magical Ride, who will remain a bet against in any future race where she is not the controlling speed.
As for Octave, she had every advantage, saving ground throughout, rallying along the rail from behind the dueling speed horses. But she was hard urged for the final three furlongs and could not get past Meadow Breeze or her stablemate, Featherbed, in the final sixteenth. These combined facts suggest that Octave's performance was not as good as those of Featherbed or Meadow Breeze, who were both on the pace throughout. It further suggests that despite her pace-aided rallies in the Adirondack and Matron, Octave must improve to be a genuine Grade 1 performer at longer distances.
In the seven-furlong Futurity, which was run .73 of a second faster than the Matron, with a much slower early pace, the race probably was decided when King of the Roxy drew the outside post in the original field of seven that was pared to six with the scratching of Buffalo Man.
Having tactical (not precocious) speed and an outside post position in a closely matched contest is a major advantage in a one-turn race, especially a one-turn race at an elongated sprint distance such as seven furlongs to one mile or longer at Belmont and seven furlongs to one mile at Aqueduct, Arlington, and Churchill Downs.
The obscurely bred King of the Roxy, by Littleexpectations out of a Bold Forbes mare, already had turned in a good second-place finish in the 6 1/2-furlong Saratoga Special on Aug 17. Now, with his outside post in a seemingly well-matched field, King of the Roxy was assured of a stalk-and-go trip with clear sailing outside the probable speed types, including second choice Incriminate.
While that might not have been enough to make King of the Roxy a lock to win the Futurity, such a discernable tactical advantage usually forces all other horses in the field to work harder to prevail. Thus it pays to give an extra point or two of respect to any horse with an outer post in a one-turn sprint who possesses tractable speed and rates close or equal to the best contenders in the field.
In the one-mile Noble Damsel on the Belmont turf course, the winner, Karen's Caper, gave an ample demonstration of how a recent display of punch from close order while dealing with a slow pace can tip off a much stronger finish next time out.
Karen's Caper's weak finish for fourth in her 2006 debut at Saratoga on July 28 certainly was a subpar performance by a solid Grade 1 stretch runner. But, her second-place finish in the Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup on Aug. 28 featured a sustained rally from less than three lengths behind the slow pace set by a relaxed My Typhoon. This type of performance and/or a display of more tactical speed by a confirmed stretch runner invariably hints at a vastly improved performance ahead, especially in a race with more pace.


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The Platform Graduate Award 2017 is a region-wide project, annually supporting emerging artistic talent. Aspex selects artwork by two students studying Fine Art and Photography from higher education partners across the South Coast.
The combined works by these twelve aspiring artists form a group exhibition previewing on Thursday 14 September (6 - 8pm), which runs through to the 26 November.
'Platform' is an initiative organised by the Contemporary Visual Arts Network South East (CVAN), a partnership between five galleries; Aspex, De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, Turner Contemporary in Margate, and Modern Art Oxford.
Participating graduates at Aspex are:
George Marguet-Pew and Fay Turner (Arts University Bournemouth), Archie Munro and Vytaute Trijonyte (University of Portsmouth CCI), Pietra Morello and Morgan Ward (University of Chichester), Vanessa Omer and Christopher Beattie (University for the Creative Arts - UCA), Svetlana Ochkovskaya and Hannah Stockem (Southampton Solent University - Official), Edward Carey and India Coles (Winchester School of Art).
Book a tour
Aspex is offering University groups the opportunity to book gallery tours for students, led by our Exhibitions & Gallery Manager Tony Spencer.
Throughout the tour, Spencer will discuss each of the artists, their practices and reason for selection. On top of this, he will be commenting upon his creative decisions when curating the exhibition.
These tours are completely free, although as a registered charity we do welcome donations.
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