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|2013-03-25, 02:37
|Link #141
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Yes...Kodaka was VERY clear about what he wanted, and that's friendship. That shouldn't even be debatable at this point. You keep making it sound like he was like "Well, I guess I want some friends I guess". He straight up says "I don't want a relationship now when I need some friends first".
I honestly don't know why you're still hung up on friendship. Friendship is the not the huge issue right now. Sena just straight up asked for his hand in marriage and confessed her love for him, in front of all his other love interest. We are PAST friendship problems for the moment. This entire scenario at the moment is romance related, unless you think marriage is code for best friends or something.
And no, not everyone thinks him running away like he did was the wrong choice, so you can't assume that we can just move on with that. It's divided as far as if what he's doing is right or wrong.
|2013-03-25, 02:56
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indeed everyone have his own opnion just like you and me, and for me your "explanation not enought to change mine toughts, kodaka is not the first harem leader who i see with this problem, i already watched many harems, and animes and like i said i hate this type of character like kodaka, because make very easy to make "girls magically" fallen in love(magnetic man girls) with him and he keep runing from this, making more mess.
well in the end what is matter is how you interpret the things and for me is very clear his character design.(until i see a really change i keep with mine definition).
|2013-03-25, 03:28
|Link #143
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Because whilst what you said might be true in the real world, it definitely does not hold water in this story. Let's face it, what happens when confession takes place and the other party accepts it? It usually means they're in a relationship for life and they'll probably end up married with kids. That's obviously not how real life works at all but there you go: that's anime logic for you. And in any case, Sena wasn't actually asking Kodaka to marry her: She was just confessing to Kodaka. Marriage is just something she said she might like at some point or another. And the expression from Rika (an extremely obvious storyline cue) makes it very clear what the show is trying to tell us: It's Kodaka that's not doing the right thing for same reasons as last episode. Because that apparently makes him a coward.
Now you're free to criticize the show's logic (since I do it all the time) but criticising the character is another thing. It's not the character's fault if they have to abide by some pretty warped logic. For example, I get angry at Yozora's "bitchiness" to Sena all the time but I don't think that's what the show is trying to tell me (since it also makes it clear Yozora doesn't really want to hurt Sena) so it's not something I hold against Yozora because it's the story's fault if it wants their relationship to rest on some warped logic.
So what exactly is it that you're trying to say. Are you criticising the character or the show? because criticising a character based on real world logic doesn't really work.
On a character is level, it's impossible to say. Sena could have a perfectly good reason, or rather, the story can easily make one for her, so that Sena confessing to Kodaka in front of Yozora might be better for their friendship in the long run. It's not like their friendship is particularly realistic to begin with, so arguing that such a thing wouldn't be realistic is kinda pointless. The important thing is whether the story could work with it. Now where the story left off, we don't know whether Sena factored in Yozora's feelings when she decided to confess in front of her. It's possible she didn't, but since Sena has clearly demonstrated tact before this (when she asked Kodaka not to tell anyone about the engagement because it might upset Yozora), I'd say a far more reasonable approach would be to wait for the next episode to clarify what kind of an effect Sena's confession might actually have on their relationship.
|2013-03-25, 07:05
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|2013-03-25, 09:12
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The whole issue with the friendsip that confuses me is that Rika wants to move towards them all accepting themselves as friends hence her last omitted line by the wind and Kodaka refuses to accept that very friendship he wants which leads me to suspect that Kodaka is just in denial heaven or is super afraid of change.
Kodaka never acknowledges the people in the club as his friends and from all the stuff that they are doing, this doesn't make sense even when applying anime logic.He and Yozora always keep referencing "when we have friends or to prepare us for when we become popular/have friends" to the point where it just bodes the question "Are you in denial?"
P.S. Rika is too badass to get bossed around by Sena and there are omitted points that didn't make it to the anime where Sena insults/shows disrespect/doesn't give a damm about Maria and Yukimura.
|2013-03-25, 10:16
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|2013-03-25, 11:56
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Yeah, Kodaka is terrified of change. He's perfectly happy with the current situation so naturally, he wants it to last for as long as possible. He knows they are already friends. However, admitting they are friends and saying it out loud would change the dynamics of the group in either good or bad, but in his mind, he can probably only think of the worst. He's too afraid to take this risk.
Sena's confession forced him into a corner. No matter what he does, their relationship will change. He ran away for now but he won't be able to do that forever. Even if he could, he'd lose the club too, and that's the worst outcome for him. He can't avoid change this time. It will be interesting to see how he will face this situation.
|2013-03-25, 15:44
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In any case that was just an example to illustrate a point. You don't have to agree with it: It's the bigger point I'm talking about.
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|2013-03-25, 17:59
|Link #150
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Like I've mentioned before about intent and outcome - in Sena's case, is good intention/eagerness/lack of awareness enough excuse for the outcomes? So is she deserving of her current predicament? (Funnily enough, despite what she says, she probably doesn't care all that much about her bad relations with her peers, at an emotional level. I think her reason to join the club is nothing more than the perfectionist seeking perfection and annoyed at not getting her way, rather than specific yearning for friendship. Even now she's still struggling with the emotions of a real budding friendship with Yozora)
But discussing the engagement thing in private is surprisingly cluey for Sena as a character. Need to go and check if it was actually Sena who initiated it or not.
|2013-03-25, 19:16
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He is able to tell what he thinks to Sena while he avoids telling those things (their past friendship doesn't matter) to Yozora. From Kodaka's point of view Sena is a great help because she has the guts to face Yozora while he is to scared to do that himself.
|2013-03-25, 21:47
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You don't have to take my word for it. It was mostly there just cause I felt like it hence Rika is badass.
|2013-03-25, 22:42
|Link #153
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Age: 40
ok here, thanks to rika awesomeness this is how we start to know more about "kodaka" issues
kobato is just a mirror for kodaka she suffer from the same problem of him: being unable to handle with be "sociable", just rewatch episode, 10 13:30 to 15:20 and see the final of the same episode then rewatch episode 11 and and each piece of the puzzle will fit Kodaka revealing the problem until then had been kept hidden.
kodaka true want friends but he can't true handly with then, the only way he can have friend is the way who he keeping using by keep hiding from the girls(rika is the one who find about this) about their already being friends, it's just not the marriage or confession his issues but the whole picture.
kodaka make clear who he want a girlfriend but like the friend he can't handly, another note if indeed kodaka dont want girlfriend or marriage why he not yet asked to pegasus to cancel the marriage contract between pegasus and his father, he just keep curling the answer he never true goes to pegasus and ask to cancel this since he learned about.
|2013-03-26, 08:48
|Link #154
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You also wrote that Kodaka "make clear who he want a girlfriend" are you trying to say that it's obvious who Kodaka wants as a girlfriend? I haven't seen or read in the novel any hints that he favors any girl above other so could you please clarify?
I'm guessing that english isn't your native language and I'm not trying to insult that. I just want to understand a bit better about what you wrote cause some parts interest me and I'm not sure if its intentional or a result of bad grammar
|2013-03-26, 09:03
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Another interesting side comment this episode was by Kodaka as he was leaving Rika in the nurse's office, that "I only got to talk to you about stupid stuff like this because of the Neighbors Club, right?". I think this is a recognition of how precious the RinJinBu is to him and what he is trying to protect.
|2013-03-26, 09:14
|Link #156
Join Date: May 2012
Age: 40
rika on this season keep being pure awesomeness, not only playing the moe&pervert but being genius and helping us to learn more about the club throught her eyes, like kodaka faking the dense, she is really a genius too bad who mine preferred girl still being sena not just because of her hot look but also her freaking side specially when kobato appear i aways laught hard watching sena prancts.
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|2013-03-26, 16:21
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This isn't the first time Sena's has shown she's aware of the situation. When Kodaka and Sena were getting pa present for Kobato they took a break and talked in the cafe and Sena specifically said she didn't want to lose to Yozora. The subject was about what Sena thought about Kodaka and Yozora being childhood friends. And just before that Sena was asking what Kodaka thought about the other girls. And just before that Sena talked about how she understands how "girls can take a long time to decide on things": The context is pretty damn clear. She knows she's in a competition with Yozora, Rika and even freaking Yukimura over Kodaka's feelings.
Because in all honestly I got the exact opposite interpretation from that scene. The interpretation i got was that they were trying to portray Sena's confession as something positive that shows how far she's come. The reason for this is obvious. The rest of the episode previously went out of it's way to show the best of Rika and Yozora and so followed that off with Sena. Why? It's a narrative cue to put it in direct contrast to Kodaka's evasion which the story portrays as a character regression. Everybody's growing up except him: That was the meta concept I was getting. Portraying Sena's confession as a character flaw would undermine that.
This isn't just clear from a character point of view but from a narrative one. All the members have a genuine desire for friendship (with perhaps the sole exception of Yukimura who's character role has that leeway since she's only ever been used as a comedic device thus far). It makes no sense to portray one of the characters as having cynical motivation. That would inherently undermine the underlying theme of the story when they're all having fun and acting like genuine friends with one another, which the story always portrays as genuine. For example, take the ending of the OVA (episode 13) when Yozora caps it off by reminding everyone of the core ideal of the club "To make friends" and how everyone else is already smiling in approval before she even says it. Having one character in the group who's not there for that reason (and for cynical reasons to boot) would undermine that message completely.
|2013-03-26, 18:09
|Link #158
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Koe no Katachi is a good example of an abusive case.
Can't believe I forgot this but Yuuno Arashiko from MM! is a very good example of a victim due to abuse.
|2013-03-26, 20:17
|Link #159
True Harem End or BUST
Join Date: Oct 2010
And no one is saying Kodaka doesn't have issues. The pro-Kodaka side argument is that Kodaka's issues are justifiable and people can relate. You are on the side that doesn't relate and blames him for certain things. This is why both sides are debating. You feel Kodaka is acting wrong, I don't. You also feel what Rika did was the right thing while I feel that while it wasn't wrong, it added flames to a fire that doesn't help anyone right now..
I saw a comment on Random Curiosity about this episode, and pretty much agree with the overall message completely:
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|2013-03-26, 21:20
|Link #160
Join Date: May 2012
Age: 40
have another moment where kodaka showed he want a girlfriend but i dont remember the episode or if was first or second season need to rewatch to find that was the only who i remember the source.
i'm not "only" blame him i blame him for being coward with the girls and the girls to being weirds but I admired both Sena and rika finally begin to show that they are progressing, and progressing more than others, while kodaka finally showed who he is the only with less progression, less even than yozora because at last yozora like all the others girls is trying to be sincere with themselfs while he still hinding in his shell of "fake dense" and looks like dont want to leave.
here i'm using anime speechs to prove my point, i'm aways use what i see/read in the speechs to base mine theories not just my thoughts, do the same show me speechs where you theory may have a base(to counter my argument) and where kodaka is saying who he dont want a girlfriend.
for now i'm not interested in a shipwar even if i liked more sena, first i need see kodaka solve his issues to being unsociable(can't stand about have true friends and girlfriends) before i can start mine own girl ship, for now in this "state" kodaka don't deserves any girl for me until he solve the problem he diserves being alone(and dont have friends because he gonna run from then).
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Thoughts On Last Episode – I know I keep mentioning this but seriously, just how insane is NaOnka? I mean where do they find these people? Every time I watch her say something insane (comments about Kelly's one leg) or do something outrageous (stealing food from the camp), I just sit there in disbelief, knowing that people like this do exist in real life. I also can't believe she's 27-years-old and an elementary school teacher. With that being said, it seems Sash is playing the best game so far. Keeping NaOnka in the game? Genius. She is like Russell, except only worse. No one will vote for her if she makes it to the finals. Sash's decision to also keep Marty in the game? Genius. At this point Marty will be part of the final jury, and it seems Sash is securing a vote by keeping his word to Marty. Also, I do find myself rooting for Marty as he seems to be the underdog at the moment.
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My own experience makes me feel that every child will benefit from playing card games.
It is a healthy experience for a child to play with grownups as an equal; and to play with other children without noticing difference in age.
It is good for the child's character to get practice in losing without squawking and in winning without crowing. (Many adults could use some of this practice too!)
A young child can learn about numbers and easy arithmetic from a simple card game. A child of any age can exercise his brain by the logical thinking that is needed in the more advanced games.
Moreover, card games are fun. And this is the best of all reasons for teaching them to children.
These games are for children who are too young to think… and for grownups who would rather not think! Sometimes it's hard to tell whether the children or the grownups laugh harder!
This is a very hilarious game for children or for adults to play with children. Anybody can learn the game in two or three minutes, and one extra minute makes you an expert!
Number of Players: 3 to 13. Five or 6 make the best game.
Cards: Four of a kind for each player in the game. For example, 5 players would use 20 cards: 4 Aces, 4 Kings, 4 Queens, 4 Jacks, and 4 10′s. For 6 players you would add the four 9′s.
The Deal: Any player shuffles and deals 4 cards to each player.
Object: To get 4 of a kind in your own hand, or to be quick to notice it when somebody else gets 4 of a kind.
The Play: Each player looks at his hand to see if he was dealt 4 of a kind. If nobody has 4 of a kind, each player puts some unwanted card face down on the table and passes it to the player at his left, receiving a card at the same time from the player at his right.
Each player looks at his hand as it appears with the newly-received card. If, still, nobody has 4 of a kind, each player once again passes a card to the left and gets a new card from the right.
The play is continued in this way until some player has 4 of a kind in his hand. That player stops passing or receiving cards since he is satisfied with his hand as it is. Instead of playing on, he puts his finger to his nose.
The other players must be quick to notice this, and each of them must stop passing in order to put a finger to his nose. The last player to put a finger to his nose is the Pig.
This is the same game as Pig, except that when a player gets 4 of a kind he puts his hand face down on the table quietly instead of putting his finger to his nose. He still gets a card from his right and just passes that along to the left, leaving his 4 of a kind untouched on the table.
As each player sees what has happened, he likewise puts his hand down quietly. The idea is to keep up the passing and the conversation while some player plays on without realizing that the hand has really ended.
The last player to put his cards down loses the hand. This makes him a D. The next time he loses, he becomes a D-O. The third time, he becomes a D-O-N. This keeps on, until finally some player becomes a D-O-N-K-E-Y.


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May 22. 2014 9:30PM
Manchester teachers' union resoundingly rejects contract
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
— The city teachers union has voted down a proposed four-year contract that would have raised single-digit health care premiums to 15 to 20 percent, while guaranteeing $900 yearly raises for all teachers, including those already at the top of the salary scale.
Members of the Manchester Education Association voted 391-196 Wednesday night to reject the four-year contract, which had the backing of the MEA's executive board.
Mayor Ted Gatsas, who worked over the past several months alongside district officials to come up with the contract, said he was "sad" that it had been voted down.
"The executive team, the superintendent and myself worked awful hard to come up with something that made sense," he said Thursday.
Gatsas said the contract was projected to save the city $2.5 million in its first year, which could have gone a long away toward addressing a looming budget deficit for the 2015 fiscal year that begins July 1.
Over the four years of the contract, the net additional cost of the contract to the city would have been about $4.5 million, Gatsas said.
MEA President Ben Dick said he's still analyzing why the proposed contract was rejected by a 2-to-1 margin. "We brought together an agreement that we were hoping the membership would accept, and they didn't," he said. "That just means we need to reevaluate what went wrong and address those issues and work toward getting a contract they feel they can approve."
A centerpiece of the proposed contract was a new salary schedule that would have replaced the past system of cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) raises. The flat $900 yearly raises was seen as a more fair and reliable alternative to COLAs, which can fluctuate from 1 to 2 percent and vary depending on the salary.
The schedule still leaves in place a step system whereby teachers' pay, after their first three years, increases by roughly $2,000 to $4,000 every two years up until their 14th year. Under the proposed pay schedule, a starting teacher with a bachelor's degree would make $38,000. In the fourth year of the contract, he or she would be making $43,200. A veteran teacher with 14 years or more in the district would make $64,500 in the first year of the contract and $66,300 in the fourth year.
The teachers have been working without a contract since September. In the absence of a contract, teacher pay is frozen but the existing health care plans, with 7 percent premium rates, remain in place. The arrangement is more onerous for newer teachers than veteran teachers at the top of the pay scale; 62 percent of Manchester teachers have 14 or more years of experience in the district, Dick said.
This is the latest round of negotiations between the teachers union and city officials to run aground. In 2012, the MEA voted down contract modifications that officials said could have prevented more than 160 layoffs.


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You can't beat a system you can't understand
You can't beat a system you can't understand
To encapsulate the end of summer, I have written the following lyrics that are a parody on Allan Sherman's 1963 recording, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah."
Sherman's song about summer at Camp Granada was a parody of "Dance of the Hours" from "La Giocanda" by famed Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli, 18341888. (Famed for what? He never made MTV or had a hit on his own merit). His original composition was dramatized by dancing ostriches, hippos, elephants, and crocodiles in Disney's "Fantasia," an animated film produced in 1940 that was designed to scare the living daylights out of most children and small adults — obviously a low point in his career.
If you are old enough to remember Allan Sherman or Camp Granada, you probably forgot the original color of your hair and remember life without zip codes, area codes, and cable TV.
If you aren't old enough to remember this song, ask any aging hippie, and if they haven't destroyed too many brain cells, they'll probably sing it for you.
An Ode to Summer It's the end of, my vacation Not a time for, celebration.
Every year I, live this drama,
It's enough to give the average person trauma.
I'm really not much, of a sailor,
I nearly sank my, Boston Whaler.
I fell in while, we were docking,
I almost drowned and that was more than shocking.
Jamestown. Don't make me leave you
Jamestown. I'll always love you.
Please don't send me to the office
Where they'll make me cut my hair!
Now the tourists, are all leaving
Packing all that's, worth retrieving.
When they're gone the, end is nearing
And there's no reason why we should be cheering.
Here we are at, end of summer,
We must work and, that's a bummer.
Jobs are less than, entertaining,
They're something we should do when it is raining.
All right — so I flunked poetry. Sherman wasn't exactly a Longfellow either, you know? And he had a huge hit. It's a classic.
Anyway, the end of summer is not a time for waxing poetic. In a few weeks, the forest of masts in the mooring fields will be nothing but a memory. The docks at the marinas will be disassembled, and Mother Nature will work her splendor as the trees and bears prepare for a long winter's nap.
Don't despair. There's an upside to all of this. The big one that got away has all winter to grow even larger so you can do battle again next year. You have at least eight months to work out religiously so you can look really good in a new and smaller bathing suit when it's time to hit the beach again. And this year, you're going to refinish the teak and patch the dings on the hull of the vessel you love.
Well . . . good intentions are just that — good intentions. Those of us with experience know better than to jump into the "prepare for next summer" mode with any great haste. For us, it's time to go to the coffee shop, sit at the counter and be the first to order a hot chocolate to go with that doughnut, or two, or more. We need time to relax, read the sports page, watch 16 weeks of football, and make sure the fish we caught last summer grows with every telling of the tale.
We'll eat our way through the holidays, panic over our waistlines in February, and groan about not working on the boat all winter long. We know that nothing is really going to change. It's the same every year. We may as well enjoy it, because it's all part of a system we'll never understand.


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BTC BRIEF: Credentials Count Towards Completion Targets - Skills Training for North Carolina's Workforce and a Stronger Economy
By Alexandra Forter Sirota
BTC Director
August 2011
- By 2018, 53 percent of North Carolina jobs will require some form of post-secondary education, yet just 38.5 percent of the adult working-age population (aged 25 to 54) in North Carolina has an associate's degree or higher.
- In the 2011 legislative session, a bill entitled No Adult Left Behind set as a target for North Carolina to increase the percentage of North Carolinians who earn associate degrees, other two year credentials, and baccalaureate degrees to 40 percent. This would require that an additional 58,000 working-age North Carolinians attain degrees or long-term credentials.
- Credentials, or sub-baccalaureate certificates, can help close the state's skills gap while providing a boost to worker's income. But for the last year data is available, 2007-2008, North Carolina produced just 6,789 are credentials requiring more than one year of study.
- A greater focus on measuring credentials and aligning those programs of study with growth industries and occupational requirements can go a long way to supporting higher earnings for workers and improved economic outcomes.
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NCAA Regional Tickets on Sale
The Nebraska Athletic Department announced on Tuesday that a limited number of tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 8 a.m., for the 2013 NCAA Volleyball Regional at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Tickets are good for all sessions and are $30. The regional dates are Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14.
Fans can purchase tickets online on Huskers.com, in person at the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-8-BIGRED.
Nebraska is one of four schools selected to host a regional in 2013, joining Illinois, USC and Kentucky. Nebraska last hosted an NCAA Regional in 2012 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb.
The 2013 NCAA Final Four will be held at KeyArena in Seattle, Wash. The National Semifinals will be on Thursday, Dec. 19, with the National Championship on Saturday, Dec. 21.


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ADRIAN — Nearly $20 million in room and board debts from stays at the Lenawee County Jail are not drawing any new collection efforts, for now.
County commissioners and Sheriff Jack Welsh agreed Thursday to put off any changes in debt collections from inmates. The commission's criminal justice committee asked in November to review options as a way to add money to the sheriff's department budget.
"It's kind of a vicious circle. What do we do if they don't pay it? Put them back in jail so they can rack up another bill?" Welsh said during Thursday's committee discussion.
Welsh's report on the jail debt collection process included options for hiring someone to pursue civil court action against former inmates or changing a 50 percent discount incentive for inmates who pay within 90 days of being released.
Hiring someone to do jail collections is not likely to produce much additional revenue, he said.
Commissioner K.Z. Bolton, D-Adrian, said changing the discount offer should be considered.
The 50 percent discount for paying or arranging to pay within 90 days is an incentive that has worked, said commissioner Cletus Smith, R-Madison Twp. Fewer people will pay if the discount is cut, he said.
"You don't know that because it's never been tried," Bolton said.
No motions were made to change the incentive.
"We probably won't know until we try different options. But we're not there yet," Smith said. "I think we're going to have to do the best we can with what we have."
Several private collection agencies are being used with limited success. According to reports from the sheriff's department, the agencies collected $83,399.40 in 2012. After fees and commissions, the county received $34,280.87.
The jail is bringing in about $20,000 a month in new revenue by housing up to 20 state prison inmates in a program that started last January. Revenue from the Michigan Department of Corrections totaled $243,141 for the year.
Other jail revenue totaled $363,788 last year, an increase of about $16,000. That revenue goes toward annual bond payments of about $500,000 on the jail building constructed in 2004.
"That's a welcome sign. We're still trailing our target position, but it's a welcome change," said county administrator Martin Marshall.
Jail revenue had been trending downward since 2008, when it totaled $408,605.
Revenue from an inmate telephone service was up nearly $20,000 last year to total $96,514.
No new collection effort for jail inmates' bills
ADRIAN — Nearly $20 million in room and board debts from stays at the Lenawee County Jail are not drawing any new collection efforts, for now.


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Benchmark's surveillance robot scopes out potential hazardsBy BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent
September 06. 2013 9:34PM
NASHUA — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte's visit to Benchmark Electronics in Nashua on Friday afternoon could not have been more timely.
The global electronics manufacturer, which builds a wide range of products for many different industries and sectors of the economy, has been working with iRobot Corp. of Bedford, Mass., to produce a line of small robots capable of entering an area and scoping out hazards and threats.
"It's amazing to see these levels of technology and the great capabilities these things have," said Ayotte, as she manned the handheld control of a 5-pound robot that Benchmark has named First Look.
Ayotte, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been committed to ensuring that U.S. troops have every technological advantage to remain as safe as possible while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
With Congress debating whether the United States should retaliate against Syria for its use of chemical weapons, Ayotte was interested in how First Look and other robots designed by iRobot and built by Benchmark could enter specific areas and sense if chemical weapons had been deployed.
"Thank you so much for what you are doing to keep U.S. troops safe," Ayotte told a group of designers and managers from both companies.
Although the robots will eventually see all types of job openings in various fields, Benchmark General Manager Ken Desrochers said the work the machines are doing with the U.S. military and law enforcement is the most gratifying.
During Ayotte's visit, Desrochers held up a plaque with some twisted scraps of metal and circuit board.
"That's one of our robots," he said. "It got blown up, instead of a person."
Melissa Sturges, director of quality for Benchmark, said the company has had the chance to talk with members of the military who have used the robots in combat situations and have avoided danger and death thanks to their help.
"Our discussion with soldiers have been so emotional," Sturges said.
Ayotte wanted to know how the robots performed in difficult terrain and weather. Frank Wilson, iRobot senior vice president, acknowledged it takes time and effort to design a rugged robot, but added that the small First Look machines can be hurled through windows in order to transmit back images to whomever is handling the control.
Although Ayotte focused on the benefits the robots provide to military personnel, she was also interested in the economic benefits Benchmark and iRobot will bring to Nashua and Southern New Hampshire.
Roughly 450 people work at Benchmark's Nashua site on Innovative Way.
"And the average length of employment is 13 years," Ayotte said. "That tells you these are high-earning, career positions."
Gene Dempsey, a marketing manager for Benchmark, described robotics as an emerging field with all types of potential applications beyond military and law enforcement uses.
But Ayotte and the designers and managers from both companies said they were pleased with what's been accomplished so far.
"We're not just about building robots," Wilson said. "What we do saves lives."


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Cylindrical Grinding Machines Equipped with A Axis
Available from United Grinding, the Studer S41 and S22 cylindrical grinding machines now feature an A axis for thread grinding.
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Available from United Grinding, the Studer S41 and S22 cylindrical grinding machines now feature an A axis for thread grinding. According to the company, about 75 percent of all desired thread types can be achieved using axis-parallel thread grinding processes, but a tilting grinding wheel in the A axis adapted to the thread pitch angle is necessary for the remaining 25 percent. Equipping the grinding machines with an additional A-axis module thus enables grinding complex thread geometries with large pitches without the need for a special machine. The setup is said to increase productivity, reduce machinery requirements and limit the processing time of tools in production.
When equipped with the A-axis module, the universal cylindrical grinding machines can perform thread grinding as well as complete machining operations in a single clamping for greater precision and faster cycle times. According to the company, they are capable of combination cylindrical and thread grinding, including internal threads, within specified tolerance limits. The company's StuderThread software is capable of compensating for angular pitches with cannot be tilted to the full extent due to the risk of collision between wheel arbor and bore. The machines can also be equipped with two A axes if desired, so that one grinding wheel can be used for rough grinding from solid and the second can be used for fine grinding. Applications include multiple-start threads, internal and external thread gages, extruder shafts, step and centering drills, and more.


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Skip to comments.Rove to Write for Newsweek
Posted on 11/15/2007 3:15:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Less than three months after he left his post as the White Houses deputy chief of staff, Karl Rove has agreed to become a Newsweek contributor and will pen opinion pieces for the magazine and its Web site.
Rove will turn out several columns on the 2008 campaign up until inauguration day, according to the Washington Post.
In a statement, Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham said: Newsweek has a long tradition of asking practitioners and opinion-makers to offer our readers the benefits of their experience in occasional opinion essays.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with Karl, there is no arguing that he has been a critical player in the political world with insights and experiences that we think will give our readers something unique.
Rove has not been a friend of the press in the past. Last year he suggested that journalists frequently criticized political figures because they want to draw attention away from the corrosive role their coverage has played focusing attention on process and not substance.
He also charged that the press has an obsessive reliance on polls.
And as for media criticism, he told Rush Limbaugh: If you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial page of the New York Times, youve got a pretty sorry existence.
Newsweek will also give regular space to Markos Moulitsas, the far-left founder of the Web site Daily Kos.
Said Meacham: Im fully prepared for both the right-wing and left-wing blogosphere to be outraged, which means were doing our job.
Seen how thin this rag has gotten? Not worth five cents a copy.
I always liked U.S. News & World Report, back in the good old days when they were semi-conservative (at least compared to the others).
Must have offered him lots of $$$$'s.
Rove is a fool
Haven't read Newsweak in decades.
But then David Gurgle became their main spokeseunic.
So now, with Rove accepting the gig at noozweak, the little bitch from the KOS gets the same legitamacy and stature as Rove.
Are you kidding? I can't wait! LOL
I don't think Karl is all that conservative; and they will never have a real conservative to balance(LOL)if they can help. Lib rags just don't do that.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with Karl, there is no arguing that he has been a critical player in the political world with insights and experiences that we think will give our readers something unique.
A rough translation: Circulation and subscriptions have fallen so hard that we had to sell the furniture just to make the pay roll. If we don't offer something that interests a paying customer the editor will have to prostitute himself...again.
Not if he's got the gig set up to where they won't edit him...he'll be preaching to the left's choir for a change.
There was no difference bvetween Rove and the Libs on the subject of Illegal Immigration. He's all for it, and so are they. Why would they not love him? He's one of their own who got to the highest unelected job in the U.S.
they tired of losing readership?
-at one time he was the hero of the conservatives...NOW you won't find a conservative who will bother to buy a copy to read his columns.
Looks like Rove will be the "token" conservative.
I somehow wound up getting a coplimentary trial subscription to this rag. It goes straight into the trash every week. I feel like I need to disinfect my mailbox now.
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Dirk Koetter is staying put.
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Gregg Rosenthal provides a one-stop shop for all the latest head-coaching search news. Who are teams targeting? More ...
Citing a team source, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that the Falcons offensive coordinator and NFL head-coaching candidate has signed a contract extension with Atlanta. The Falcons later confirmed Koetter would remain with the team.
A source told FOXSports.com's Alex Marvez the extension runs through next season.
Koetter's name was gaining traction as seven teams continue their head-coaching searches. The 53-year-old assistant met with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday and had interviews scheduled with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.
It's possible Koetter didn't like his chances of winning a job and chose a sure thing with the Falcons. He'll continue to work with quarterback Matt Ryan and an offense that turned up the volume in 2012.
Koetter is a well-respected offensive mind who helped the Falcons turn out a franchise-record 281.8 passing yards per game en route to grabbing the NFC's top playoff seed.
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Loyola press release - November 26, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans will ring in the Christmas season with its annual Christmas at Loyola musical celebration on Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church. A popular tradition for 20 years, the concert showcases several Loyola ensembles, including the Loyola Chamber Orchestra directed by Jean Montès, D.M.A., Loyola Chorale and Chamber Singers directed by Meg Frazier, D.M.A., and the Loyola Brass Ensemble directed by Nick Volz, D.M.
The concert features a mix of classical Christmas music and a Christmas carol sing-along. Christmas at Loyola is free and open to the public.
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Students must read, understand and comply with the following information prior to making application to the nursing program. The online nursing program application may be accessed at the link at the bottom of the page.
January 31st of the year the student elects to participate in the selection process. (Courses taken through Spring semester of the year the student elects to participate will be considered.) Fall acceptance letters will be mailed approximately mid-June.
During the Fall prior to the Spring Semester the student elects to participate in the selection process. (Courses taken through Fall semester prior to the Spring will be considered.) Spring acceptance letters will be mailed approximately the first full week of January.
January 31st of the year the student elects to participate in the selection process. (Courses taken through Fall semester prior to the application deadline will be considered.) Career Mobility acceptance letters will be mailed approximately the first week of April.
Only students who are accepted will be notified by mail.
Additional ranking points can be obtained for either (1) ACT/ACT Residual score of greater than 19, or (2) A defined score on a pre-nursing assessment exam. All tests scores must be less than 3 years old.
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Lake County, Illinois Genealogy
|Lake County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
|March 1, 1839
|County Seat
|Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois State Archives
| Lake County Courthouse
18 North County Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
Lake County Website
United States Illinois Lake County
- 1 County Organization
- 2 Places / Localities
- 3 Records and Resources
- 3.1 Biography
- 3.2 Cemeteries
- 3.3 Census
- 3.4 Church Records
- 3.5 Court Records
- 3.6 Ethnic Research
- 3.7 Genealogy
- 3.8 History
- 3.9 Land and Property
- 3.10 Maps
- 3.11 Military
- 3.12 Newspapers and Obituaries
- 3.13 Probate Records
- 3.14 Repositories
- 3.15 Social Groups Online
- 3.16 Societies
- 3.17 Taxation
- 3.18 Vital Records
- 4 Web Sites
- 5 References
County Organization
Lake County's civil records start the following years:
|Beginning Dates for Lake County Records
| 1877
| 1839
| 1877
| 1840
| 1839
| 1839
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Lake County are kept, see the Lake County Courthouse page.
Historical Facts
Lake County is named for Lake Michigan which Lake County borders.
Boundary Changes
Prior to County Formation
- 1795-1801 - Lake part of Knox County and the Northwest Territory
- 1801-1812 - Lake part of St. Clair County
- 1812-1815 - Lake part of Madison County
- 1815-1816 - Lake part of Edwards County
- 1816-1819 - Lake part of Crawford County
- 1819-1821 - Lake part of Clark County
- 1821-1823 - Lake part of Pike County
- 1823-1825 - Lake part of Fulton County
- 1825-1831 - Lake part of Putnam County
- 1831-1836 - Lake part of Cook County
- 1836-1839 - Lake part of McHenry County
County Formation and After
- 1839 - Lake County created from McHenry County
For more information see Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties or Lake County Fact Sheet (Illinois State Archives). For interactive county boundary maps see Illinois County Boundaries, 1790-Present, Illinois Historical Counties, or Illinois County Maps and Atlases.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Records and Resources
- The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Lake County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Lake County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Lake County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
- Lake Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- Illinois Cemeteries by county.
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Lake County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Lake County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
BillionGraves.com provides a page for each cemetery, with yellow pushpins on a Google map to indicate where a headstone is if photographed. You can search each cemetery individually from its page, or search the site globally from the 'Search' button at the upper right. On that search page you can narrow things down as well.
Individual cemeteries in Lake County on BillionGraves:
In 1946, the Aaron Miner Chapter D.A.R. (Chicago) prepared a List of Cemeteries in Cook - Lake - Will Counties Containing Graves of the Military Dead Who Served in the Wars of the United States. Ancestry ($) digitized this publication.[1]
|Historical populations
Church Records
Church records may give birth, death and marriage information. It is usually best to locate church records with a search at a local level such as the city, town, or village.
- USGenWeb's list of Lake County Churches provides numerous church histories.
- Koenig, Harry Corcoran. A History of the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Archdiocese, 1980. This two volume set includes indexes. The archdiocese covers Cook and Lake counties. FHL book 977.31 K2h
- Koenig, Harry Corcoran. A History of the Institutions of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Archdiocese, 1981. This two volume set includes indexes. The archdiocese covers Cook and Lake counties. FHL 977.3 K2ho
Court Records
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.
- 1857-1963 County Court Case File Index IRAD-NIU; search for Bureau County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
- 1840-1898 Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index at Illinois State Archives
- 1840-1898 Circuit Court Case Files IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
- 1857-1963 County Court Case Files IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
- 1930-1941 Jail Registers IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
Ethnic Research
African American
The following have information concerning African American research.
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
- African-American Resources for Illinois
Federal Land Sales of residents of Lake County, Illinois have been annotated with genealogical and geographical information by Historic Millburn Community Association Incorporated. The material has been placed in an Online Historical Archives.
- [1831–1857] McHenry and Lake County Old Settlers' Association members. Courtesy of Illinois Trails.
Land and Property
Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed online or through the Family History Library.
Copies of original records
- 1834–1855 First land purchase maps FHL book 977.321 R2f
- 1886, 1896 Land tax judgements, sales, redemptions and forfeituresFHL film 1597908 Item 8(first of 2 films)
Online Resources
- 1800s-Present - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Patent Index to obtain original federal land transfer records including homestead, military warrants, and cash entry patents. These records help a research establish location and lead to National Archives' records which may include genealogical information. Earlier land transfer records are housed at the National Archives.
- 1800s-Present - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales from Illinois State Archives also provides an index to federal land sales.
- 1800s-Present - Federal Land Sales of residents of Lake County, Illinois have been also been annotated with genealogical and geographical information by the Historic Millburn Community Association Incorporated. The material has been placed in an Online Historical Archives.
- 1796–1907 U.S. General Land Office Records found at Ancestry.com ($)
- Illinois Public Land Purchase Records This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)
- Federal Land Sales Buyers by Name courtesy Historic Millburn Community Association, Inc.
- Lake County Federal Township Plats
Additional Resources
Additional resources for Lake County land and property may be found in the FHLC, FHLC–indexes and FHLC–maps. Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FHLC may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the Family History Library Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.
Civil War
Civil War service men from Cook County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Cook County.
- - 8th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company A.
- - 15th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
- - 17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company I.
- - 37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C and F.
- - 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
- - 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
- - 64th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Yates' Sharpshooters), Company K.
- - 65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment), Company F.
- - 96th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and G.
- - 144th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1864-65), Company F.
- - 146th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
- - 147th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
- - 153rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865), Company H.
Newspapers and Obituaries
Probate Records
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through, the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) - search for Lake County records. For information on how to use IRAD see theNIU IRAD Wiki page.
Lake County Court Probates from 1840-1900 are available at Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) - Northern Illinois University Region located at Founders Memorial Library, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, or FHL film 2366882 (first of 68 films)
There are almost 4000 probate folders in the boxes. You have to have a Box Number or you will not be able to locate the probate folder. The boxes have aprox 2 years of probate in them until you hit 1882. Some of the file folders are not in numeric order. Lake County Genealogical Society Quarterly. Libertyville IL: Mar 1987. Vol. 7 Iss. 3 index #1-200. Further Persi search has failed to locate an index to these files as of Mar2010.
- 1840-1900 Probate Case Files IRAD-NIUFHL film 2366882 (first of 68 films)
- 1840-1963 Probate Case Files Index IRAD-NIU
County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Lake County are kept, see the Lake County Courthouse page.
Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy.
You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. The following centers serve Lake County:
- Buffalo Grove Illinois Family History Center
3075 N. Buffalo Grove Rd.
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
Telephone: (847) 913-5387
- Crystal Lake Illinois Family History Center
480 N Walkup Ave.
Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Telephone: (815) 459-7475
- Kenosha Wisconsin Family History Center
1444 30th Ave.
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144
Telephone: (262) 552-7816
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD), managed by the Illinois State Archives, houses the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois.
The Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU) holds the records for Lake County. Learn more about finding and using their records.
- Illinois Regional Archives Depository
c/o Regional History Center
Founders Memorial Library, Room 400
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Telephone: (815) 753-1807
Public Libraries
Other Repositories
- Part of the Lake County Discover Museum, the Lake County History Archives' collection includes photos, postcards, maps, a Civil War collection, school histories, and more.
- Lake County History Archives
Lake County History Archives
27277 N. Forest Preserve Rd.
Wauconda, IL 60084
Telephone: (847) 968-3381
- Lake County Genealogical Society Research Facility offers census records, family histories, indexed probate records, an obituary file, and more records related to Lake County and the surrounding area. Hours are limited so call before you visit.
- Lake County Genealogical Society
Genealogy Room
290 Evergreen Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL
Telephone: (847) 918-3584
Social Groups Online
Lake County (Illinois) Genealogical Society
PO Box 998
Mundelein, IL 60060-4534
The LCIGS has an extensive list of genealogical resources including:
- Index to Births (1866-1915)
- Index to Cemetery transcirption books by township
- Index to Church records
- Index to Marriages, 1839-1916
- Index to Naturalizations,1854-1920
- Index to Obituaries (Index to Waukegan News-Sun, 1950s - present)
- Index to Deaths, 1877-1901
- Index to Burials, Peterson Funeral Home, 1865-1945
- Index to Probates, 1848-1963
- Probate records on microfilm, to about 1900
- Wills
- Index to Surnames in the LCIGS Quarterly Journal
See the LCIGS web site for more information, including the costs associated with a lookup request, and the form to request a looks-up.
Vital Records
See Illinois Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Illinois.
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the Lake County Clerk while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. The website of the Lake County Court Clerk explains how to order birth, marriage, civil union, death, and adoption records.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) - search for Lake County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.
Birth Records
Copies of Original Birth Records
- 1866-1893 Birth Records and Certificates IRAD-NIU
- 1866–1875, 1877–1905 Birth records [only 7 certificates in 1866–187] FHL film 1869889 Items 2–3 (first of 3 films)
- 1871–1905 Birth record index FHL film 1869886 Item 1
- 1877-1905 Birth Record Index IRAD-NIU
- 1922-1941 County Hospital Birth Records IRAD-NIU
Marriage Records
Online Resources
- 1839-1901 Illinois Statewide Marriage Indexat Illinois State Archives; Index
Copies of original Marriage Records
- 1839-1915 Marriage Records IRAD-NIU FHL film 1863435 (first of 8 films)
- 1893-1905 Marriage License Applications IRAD-NIU
- 1839-1918 Marriage Record Index IRAD-NIU FHL film 1863435
Death Records
Online Resources
- 1877-1901 Death Records IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
- 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates at Illinois State Archives; Index
Copies of original Death Records
- 1862–1918, 1933 Record of burial certificates of soldiers, sailors or Marines [only 1 for 1933] FHL film 1869885 Item 3
- 1877–1901 Deaths FHL film 1869884 Item 3
- 1916-1938 Death Record Index IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
- 1922-1972 County Hospital Death Records IRAD-NIU; search for Lake County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)
Additional Resources
Additional resources for Lake County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the Illinois, Lake – Vital Records, the Illinois, Lake – Vital Records - indexes, and the Illinois, Lake – Vital Records - newspapers topic pages of the Family History Library catalog (FHLC). Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FHLC may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the Family History Library Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Lake County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Lake County, Illinois Genealogy, Faces and Records Resources (N2Genealogy)
- ↑ Illinois Miscellaneous Genealogical Records: From Counties, Bond, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Will, Pope: Kentucky county, Mercer: Missouri county, Ralls. Evanston, Ill.: Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1946. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


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The reason, of course, is climate change—and just how bad it might be came home to me in the summer of 2010. I was climbing Mount Rainier in Washington State, taking the same route I had used in a 1994 ascent. Instead of experiencing the metal tips of the crampons attached to my boots crunching into the ice of a glacier, I was aware that, at high altitudes, they were still scraping against exposed volcanic rock. In the pre-dawn night, sparks shot from my steps.
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The planning board had concerns Thursday night about the proposal, ranging from a lack of parking to the actual presentation – members said the type was too small.
The Portsmouth Herald reports the Thresher Memorial Project Group hoped to break ground soon on the park adjacent to Town Hall, to include a "circle of honor" to recognize the 129 men who perished aboard the submarine. Work also would take place at the Memorial Circle, with a granite base installed around the flagpole.
Town Planner Gerry Mylroie said the plans include grading, electrical information, materials to be installed and topographical information.
But member Debbie Driscoll said two planned walkways would be dangerous, due to traffic.
A motion to approve the plan as presented failed 3-3.
A number of remembrances and ceremonies have been held earlier this year honoring the crew of the Thresher.
The submarine began its final mission from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on the morning of April 10, 1963. It was off the coast of Cape Cod, conducting sea trials.
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Despite reports to the contrary, a top USDA Farm Service Agency administrator says producers will receive their government payments on time and in full.
From local coffee shops to Congressional offices, speculation has been swirling that USDA was delaying payments to growers because of a shortage of funds. John Johnson, deputy FSA administrator for farm programs, says that worry is without basis.
"All direct and counter cyclical payments will be made on schedule, and the funds are available with which to make those payments," says Johnson, who was interviewed by telephone.
According to the schedule in the 2002 farm bill, rice, cotton and peanut producers will receive their final counter-cyclical payment for the 2002 crop sometime this month. In October, corn, grain sorghum and soybean producers would receive the final 2002 counter cyclical payment for corn, soybeans, and sorghum, if applicable.
Also in October, USDA will make the final direct payment for all 2003 program crops and the first advance counter cyclical payment for most 2003 program crops.
Counter-cyclical payments will be issued only if the crop's average annual selling price is less than the target price minus the direct payment for that crop. For corn, soybeans and grain sorghum, the marketing year runs from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31; for cotton and rice, Aug. 1 through July 31; and wheat and oats, June 1 to May 31.
Calculating counter-cyclical payments is similar to the way deficiency payments were made prior to the 1996 farm bill, except that the direct payment must be factored into the equation. To estimate an eligible counter-cyclical payment, multiply your base for that crop times 85 percent, times the counter-cyclical yield, times the maximum projected counter-cyclical payment for that crop.
Put more simply, the counter-cyclical payment rate is the amount by which the target price of each commodity exceeds its effective price. The effective price for each commodity equals the direct payment rate plus the higher of either the national average market price received by producers during the marketing year, or the national loan rate for that commodity.
That's the maximum you could receive, but it could also be zero, depending on the current market price for that commodity.
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To calculate direct payments, producers should begin with 85 percent of a farm number's base acreage. Multiply that number by the farm's direct payment yield, and then multiply it again by the direct payment rate for that crop.
Direct payment rates for program crops are as follows: barley, $0.24 per bushel; other oilseeds, $0.80 per hundredweight; peanuts, $36 per ton; rice, $2.35 per hundredweight; soybeans, $0.44; upland cotton, $0.0667 per pound; and wheat, $0.52 per bushel.
While USDA is expected to announce its counter-cyclical payments schedule for September sometime during the second week of the month, groups like the National Cotton Council are urging the agency to issue the maximum payment allowed under the farm bill.
In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, NCC Chairman Bobby Greene says cotton growers are in desperate need of an initial advance counter-cyclical payment for the 2003 crop at the maximum allowable rate of 4.8 cents per pound.
"Although prices have recovered in recent months, U.S. and international cotton prices remain below long-term average levels, and the counter-cyclical payments will provide an important financial safety net for producers and the rural economy," he says. He also urged the secretary to make the announcement as soon as possible "so producers and their lenders can plan accordingly."
Using futures prices and world fiber market conditions, an analysis by the National Cotton Council forecasts a likely range for the market year price for upland cotton of 52 to 54 cents per pound. If the market year average price falls between 52 and 54 cents, the counter-cyclical payment would be between 11.73 cents and the maximum rate of 13.73 cents.
The analysis also accounts for the fact that market conditions and price relationships will change as the marketing year progresses. Based on observed market movements for the 1987-88 through 2002-03 period, the analysis indicates that the possibility of prices rising to a level necessary to reduce the CCP payment below an advance rate of 4.8 cents is remote, the commodity organization says.
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