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On September 16, 2019, the City of Clinton, City Council passed an amended ordinance regarding brush, shrubbery and grass.
The ordinance changes are below. Take a minute to read the changes and note that all violations are subject to enforcement.
Please read the whole ordinance to gain knowledge and understanding of the changes
Welcome to Clinton, Illinois
See what Clinton has to offer…. From our beautiful & historical C. H. Moore Homestead, DeWitt County Museum to a day of shopping and lunch out at our many unique antique & collectible shops and eateries….
Clinton is the County Seat of DeWitt County and is located in the heart of Central Illinois at the intersection of State Routes 51, 54 & 10, 161 miles southwest of Chicago, 142 miles northeast of St. Louis, and 45 miles northeast of Springfield, the State Capital, 45 miles from west of Champaign-Urbana, 22 miles south of Bloomington/Normal, and 18 miles north of Decatur, which provides a great location for business, commercial and industrial interests.
Clinton is in one of the most productive agricultural areas in the nation. Excellent city services are delivered to our citizens all while maintaining one of the lower city property tax rates in downstate Illinois. With exceptional schools, a variety of housing options, growing businesses, fine dining, a thriving downtown, parks, a highly acclaimed hospital, a low crime rate, and plenty of small town charm and hospitality.


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As part of your degree requirements in English, you will be asked to write a senior thesis. This letter outlines the objectives of the senior thesis and provides general guidelines for completing the project.
What is a senior thesis?
Your senior thesis is a long analytical and interpretive paper (about 25 pp) or a work of creative writing on a topic of your choice. The thesis is completed under the supervision of an English Department faculty member.
As a capstone experience in the English major, the senior thesis will demonstrate your ability to engage a significant question about literature: it will display your proficiency as a reader and writer, show your aptitude for research, prove your ability to evaluate secondary sources, and give you the opportunity to develop a cogent analysis and interpretation of a literary work or its equivalent (e.g. film, theatre production). If your focus is on creative writing or pedagogy, you will be able to present a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction as your thesis, or explore a topic related to teaching methodology.
As you move through the major requirements, you should look at each class and each paper as possible stepping stones to this capstone requirement.
When do I write my thesis?
Normally, students sign up for thesis in their senior year. Thesis is designated as ENG 434 and is equivalent to one credit hour. However, it is also possible to complete one's thesis in the junior year. Because the project often requires more time than anticipated, the Department strongly encourages students to sign up for thesis no later than the fall semester of their senior year. (Theses attempted in the spring semester of the senior year often result in near-nervous breakdowns and work of unremarkable quality.)
How do I write my thesis?
The best strategy is to divide the project into several stages.
Finding a topic. As you approach your senior year, recall the English courses you have taken. Ask yourself: what has interested me in the courses I have pursued? What was my best paper? Could I develop this paper into a thesis? The subject you investigate should matter to you, so that the time you devote to it will be enriching and worthwhile.
To propose a thesis in creative nonfiction, you must first complete Writing Creative Nonfiction, ENG 420. A creative nonfiction paper with a meta-cognitive and research attachment is required for this thesis. (Details will be discussed in depth with the faculty advisor.)
We recommend that you speak with different professors and ask them to help you clarify your ideas. Begin the process early, so that your topic and, possibly, preliminary research, are firmly established before the actual semester when you have to submit the thesis.
Finding a thesis advisor
Keeping your general topic in mind, seek out a faculty member who is best qualified to direct your thesis. For example, if you want to write about representations of women in Victorian fiction, you should work with an advisor who teaches courses and has expertise in that area. Stop by to discuss your proposed thesis with the professor during his or her office hours. Once a faculty member has agreed to be your advisor, you may sign up for thesis (ENG 434) with that person. Registration represents a commitment to complete your thesis under the guidance of the faculty member you have chosen.
Writing the thesis
After you have registered for thesis, visit your advisor during his or her office hours as soon as possible. At that time, you and your advisor will determine how frequently you should meet to discuss your progress, how to approach your research, what deadlines to set for reviewing rough drafts, how to develop arguments, etc. You should expect to hand in at least one rough draft and plan to complete the entire project by Thanksgiving break (for the fall semester) or by May 1st (for the spring semester).
Attached are thesis evaluation forms for literature and creative writing adopted by the English Department. These forms do not determine your grade; rather, they are tools the Department uses to review how well students perform in the areas of analysis, research, and writing. The information is used strictly for the purposes of curriculum assessment and does not affect your grade. We supply the forms for your reference to use as guides for revising and proofreading your thesis.

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The blues are a foundational American art form that speak not only to the U.S. experience but to all of humanity's.
Need proof? Just ask a European -- especially a European who's making a sentimental journey to the sacred shrines of the blues, with obligatory sojourns in Memphis, New Orleans, Chicago and the Dockery Plantation in the Mississippi Delta.
That's the traveling itinerary followed by writer Manuel Recio in the Madrid newspaper El Pais titled "La ruta del 'blues,'" published Nov. 5 in the paper's travel section. In his article, Recio sets out on Highway 61, which he calls the "hermana pequeña" (little sister) of the venerable Route 66.
Starting out in New Orleans, Recio gradually wends his way to Chicago, with Willie Dixon and B.B. King tunes rumbling through his head and melancholy visions of "Treme" episodes dancing before his eyes. Following his own internal road map of the soul, he drops by the Spotted Cat in the Crescent City, pays homage to Charley Patton's grave in Holly Ridge, Miss., and drives hell-bent through the crossroads where Robert Johnson met and made a bet with Beelzebub.
He surveys the memorabilia at the Stax Records museum in Memphis, and passes through Beale Street, Sun Studios and (darkest shades of blues) the Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
By the time he gets to Chicago, his engine is revving in fifth-gear blues poetry. "To arrive in Chicago is like arriving in the promised land," he writes, then heads off in search of such blues-mythological locales as Maxwell Street and the Chess Records building.
If you read Spanish, and maybe even if you only can make out the boldface names of places and artists, Recio's pilgrimage makes for a moving and enlightening read -- and a reminder of why the blues in the end need no translation.
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When a tornado warning is issued you have little time to decide where you will seek shelter.
Many in the wiregrass are turning to storm shelters below and above ground.
But before you make your purchase, experts say shop around.
"You don't know whether manufacture a's shelter is as good as manufacture b's. The only way you can determine that is to test it," said Larry Tanner, Texas Tech's Wind Science and Engineering Research Center.
He knows which safe rooms will provide you adequate shelter during a storm. He's worked for there for 13 years. They are the in that time he's tested well over 1,000 shelters.
"You have to have a plan. Hopefully you have a shelter, above ground or below. Hopefully if you do have shelter, they are tested," he said.
Texas tech began researching tornadoes back in the early 70's. According to Tanner, a properly built, tested, and installed safe room can withstand an F5 tornado.
There are two things that must check out for a shelter to be Texas Tech approved. It must be capable of withstanding 250 plus miles per hour winds. Also, it should be able to withstand debris impacts equivalent to a 13 pound two-by-four fired directly at the shelter. This is done from a close range at 100 miles per hour.
Most shelters have been able to withstand the ultimate test.
"In 2011 we found a bunch. We found a bunch in Alabama, and we found a bunch in Joplin. Every above ground shelter that we found in Joplin was a tested shelter that has been through this laboratory," said Tanner.
In fact, only about 20 percent fail.
While the above ground shelters must be able to take a hit on all sides, testing on below ground shelters is mainly focused on the door. That's because the ground covering it adds protection.
"I'm usually worried about the door system on below ground shelters. I have observed many, many below ground shelter doors that have blown off because they were nothing but junk. I don't test the shell. Are there requirements regarding the shell, the answer is yes," said Tanner.
Kevin Julian, Storm Shelters of Northwest Florida, said, "Different doors are built with different materials. The biggest thing is they've got to pass the test. If they don't pass the test they're probably not going to do what their supposed to do."
You may be wondering what happens after a manufacturer receives the Texas Tech stamp of approval.
"I don't have a lot of control beyond the test of these manufacturers. Whether or not they continue to build their shelters the way they are being tested, but most of the ones who have been in business for quite a while, started with tested shelters. If they are still in business, they are building them good and have continue to build them well," said Tanner.
Following guidelines to keep you safe during the storm.


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How lupus affects the renal (kidney) system
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect almost any part of your body, most often your joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood, or brain. Your two kidneys are part of your renal system, which also includes two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra. As the primary organs of the renal system, your kidneys are responsible for:
- Maintaining the correct amount and type of body fluids
- Removing waste products and toxic substances
- Regulating the hormones (chemical messengers) that help control blood pressure and blood volume
Lupus nephritis
Inflammation of the nephrons, the structures within the kidneys that filter the blood, is called glomerulonephritis, or nephritis. Lupus nephritis is the term used when lupus causes inflammation in your kidneys, making them unable to properly remove waste from your blood or control the amount of fluids in your body.
Lupus nephritis is the term used when lupus causes inflammation in your kidneys, making them unable to properly remove waste from your blood or control the amount of fluids in your body.
Abnormal levels of waste can build up in the blood, and edema (swelling) can develop. Left untreated, nephritis can lead to scarring and permanent damage to the kidneys and possibly end-stage renal disease (ESRD). People with ESRD need regular filtering of their body's waste done by a machine (dialysis) or a kidney transplant so that at least one kidney is working properly.
Lupus nephritis most often develops within the first five years after the symptoms of lupus start. It usually affects people between 20 and 40. In the early stages of lupus nephritis, there are very few signs that anything is wrong. Often the first symptoms of lupus nephritis are weight gain and puffiness in your feet, ankles, legs, hands, and/or eyelids. This swelling often becomes worse throughout the day. Also, your urine may be foamy or frothy, or have a red color. The first signs of lupus nephritis often show up in clinical laboratory tests on the urine.
It's estimated that up to 60 percent of all people with lupus, and as many as two-thirds of all children with lupus, will develop kidney complications that require medical evaluation and treatment. Testing your urine is very important because there are so few symptoms of kidney disease. Significant damage to your kidneys can happen before you are diagnosed with lupus. Nephrologists are the physicians who treat the renal system. The tests they use to diagnose lupus nephritis are: Collection of urine, usually over a 24-hour period; blood tests; and often, a kidney biopsy.
Symptoms of lupus nephritis
- Sudden and unexplained swelling, especially in the extremities (feet, ankles, legs, fingers, arms) or the eyes
- Blood in the urine
- Elevated blood pressure
- Foamy appearance in urine
- Increased urination, especially at night
Kidneys process your body's waste matter. Therefore, testing a sample of your urine can show any problems with the way your kidneys are functioning. The most common tests look for cell casts (fragments of cells normally found in the blood, or fragments of the tubules of the kidneys) and proteinuria (protein being spilled into your body because your kidneys are not filtering the waste properly).
Certain blood tests can provide information about kidney damage and how well your body is filtering waste. The creatinine blood test is usually ordered along with a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test to assess kidney function. A combination of blood and urine creatinine levels may be used to calculate a creatinine clearance. This measures how effectively your kidneys are filtering small molecules like creatinine out of your blood. Serum creatinine measurements (along with your age, weight, and gender) are used to calculate the estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR), which is used as a screening test for evidence of kidney damage.
A kidney biopsy is done in a hospital. While you lie on your stomach your nephrologist will insert a very thin, long needle through the skin of your back and remove a tiny piece of tissue from one of your kidneys. The tissue will be examined under a microscope to determine how much inflammation or scarring is present.
Treatments for lupus nephritis
Even though lupus nephritis is among the more serious complications of lupus, there are effective treatments.
Prednisone and other corticosteroids are generally prescribed to stop inflammation. Immunosuppressive drugs may also be used (with or in place of steroid treatments), such as cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®), azathioprine (Imuran®), cyclosporin A, and mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept®). Medications developed for other illnesses are also being studied as treatments for lupus nephritis, including rituximab (Rituxan®), and eculizuimab (Soliris™).
Other lupus-related kidney disorders
Not all kidney problems in people with lupus are due to lupus nephritis.
- Lupus itself does not usually cause kidney infection. However, the medications used to treat lupus and lupus nephritis suppress the immune system, making the person with lupus more likely to get infections of any type, including kidney infections.
- Infections of the urinary tract, causing frequent urination or burning when urinating, are quite common.
- Fluid retention or even loss of kidney function can be a side effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and medications such as aspirin.
- Interstitial nephritis, which is inflammation of the connective tissue inside the glomerulus, can be a side effect of anti-inflammatory medications or antibiotics.
- Thrombosis and vasculitis, two blood-related lupus symptoms, can damage the kidneys and may even cause kidney failure.
- Lupus cystitis, which is inflammation of the lining of the bladder, may cause frequent urination and is associated with abdominal discomfort, including vomiting and weight loss.
- Medications used to treat lupus may cause signs or symptoms of kidney disease that can be confused with lupus nephritis.
All of these complications can be treated, so if you develop any new symptoms, contact your doctor promptly.


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I know that foto looks ridiculous spelled that way. It is just my futile attempt at cuteness. Plus, I figure that I am probably way too old and uncool to spell the other words as "phun" and "Phriday." to go with the "ph" in photo. Oh well, at least I recognize my uncoolness!
Since I missed Wordless Wednesday, I thought for this week I'd do a cute kid pic today. Also, we've had a boring few days around here and I have nothing to babble about. But stay tuned... I have a sneaking suspicion we may have some baby news in the next week or so!!!!! Also- Kamron's band is playing a benefit festival this weekend to raise money and awareness for Darfur, so I'm sure I'll have lots to write about coming up. Have a phantastic weekend! (See, it's just soooo uncool! And also so 1999!)
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On Monday, Dilma Rousseff's administration finally released the text of the partial vetoes and moderations and far from a straightforward veto, the text has taken some time to weed through and figure out. And guess what? It's not good news.
Our analysis of the text shows that Dilma has done nothing to strengthen the protection of the Amazon. In fact, this is the latest blow for the Amazon from a government that is systematically dismantling Brazil's environmental protection measures and comes just weeks before Brazil will host the Rio+20 Earth Summit.
Here is the breakdown of what Dilma's changes to the Forest Code actually mean in plain language:
Last Friday, the government claimed that the amnesty clause for past forest crimes was vetoed, but from the details that were provided on Monday we learned that this is simply not true!
The amnesty clause for areas deforested before July 2008 is still part of the package. The offender does not have to pay the fine, and even worse, does not have to recover the area deforested.
This amnesty clause for illegal deforestation applies to all real estate with up to 4 modules (one module in the Amazon is more or less 100 hectares) regardless of the so-called "household production model".
Without including this "household production model" it is unclear whether the owner of a property is a small scale farmer or a large scale farmer with several properties. So this means that anyone (including big deforesters) can profit from the amnesty clause.
Under the old Forest Code, landowners in the Amazon biome were required to keep 80 percent of their property forested, the so-called Legal Reserve, but the new code will in some cases reduce the amount of Legal Reserve that farmers must maintain.
In states that have forest lands accounting for more than 65 percent of their territory, farms can now reduce forest cover from 80 percent of their property to just 50 percent. We believe this is totally unacceptable.
This measure immediately affects the state of Amapá. This state has preserved most of its rainforest area and could now be confronted with huge losses because of this change to the Forest Code. So the best forest protectors are being hit the hardest!
The new Forest Code will result in increased deforestation on hillsides and riverbeds by allowing farmers and ranchers to occupy these lands that were protected under the old Forest Code.
Under the new law, the Rural Environmental Registration (CAR), a mandatory mapping and registration system for rural properties, can be done using only one coordinate of geo-referencing instead of mapping the boundaries of the property.
This change in registration makes it difficult, if not impossible, to enforce and control forest protection legislation. If the boundaries of the property are not known, it is also impossible to check whether a famer respects the Legal Reserve and has logged only the amount of area allowed.
On top of this, the registration will be decentralised. Under the new code, municipalities can do the registration, which inevitably reduces transparency as it will be difficult, if not impossible, to have access to this data.
Put together, all these changes to the Forest Code will result in an increase in deforestation. Brazil has missed a golden opportunity to prove that economic development and environmental protection can go hand in hand.
So we must continue to fight for the forest. More than 300,000 Brazilians have already signed a petition calling for a Zero Deforestation law that would offer full protection for the Amazon. You can join them.
Greenpeace is calling on President Rousseff to listen to the Brazilian people and put Brazil on a path of sustainable development. Only then can she truly be considered a world leader for sustainable development and a president acting on behalf of the people of Brazil.


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$67,000 travel bill questioned
Comptroller's audit that hasn't been made public says Assemblyman Boyland falsified state forms
ALBANY — State Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr., a Brooklyn Democrat who is under federal indictment for bribery, falsified state travel forms to collect more than $67,000 in lodging, food and mileage reimbursements that he was not entitled to receive, according to a state comptroller's report that has not been made public.
The state audit examined Boyland's legislative expense reports for a five-year period beginning in January 2007, and found he filed questionable claims on 609 of the 975 days that he submitted for travel reimbursement.
The comptroller's review was prompted by a request from Albany County District Attorney David Soares after a federal criminal complaint filed against Boyland in November 2011 alleged Boyland was arranging bribes with undercover FBI agents in Manhattan and Atlantic City when he claimed to be in Albany on state business.
Soares' office has not yet taken action against Boyland, and the state comptroller's office has declined to say why they will not make the report public. The Albany County district attorney has jurisdiction over the matter because legislative reimbursement forms are filed in Albany.
Boyland, as a state lawmaker living more than 35 miles from the Capitol, is entitled to receive mileage reimbursement and also a $165-a-day stipend when he stays overnight in Albany on official government business. The per diem payments for overnight stays, which include $104 for lodging and the rest for food, have been criticized by some lawmakers who question why state legislators are not required to submit receipts to support their claims.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, whose office administers the reimbursements, has not called for members of the Senate and Assembly to back up their travel claims with receipts. It's unclear whether the state comptroller's office has ever referred a per diem-abuse case for prosecution. A spokeswoman for DiNapoli did not respond to requests for comment.
In Boyland's case, the comptroller's office compared Boyland's expense claims with his E-ZPass toll records and banking activity, such as ATM withdrawals. The auditors also lined up Boyland's expense filings with his Assembly attendance and voting records, including the dates and times that his state identification cards were used — or not used -— to access the Empire State Plaza parking garage and the Legislative Office Building.
The report found questionable claims on 180 of the 206 vouchers submitted by Boyland during the five-year period examined. The unsupported claims include dates when undercover federal agents recorded Boyland allegedly arranging bribes during meetings in Manhattan when he claimed to be in Albany. In other instances, Boyland submitted claims for travel to Albany on days when he was in federal court in New York City, the report states.
"Our examination found a lack of sufficient, appropriate evidence to support you were entitled to receive $67,497 in mileage and per diem expenses," the report states. "We identified a pattern where you were in Albany for some period, but claimed to arrive earlier and/or leave later than records support, thus increasing or 'padding' reimbursement requests."
Boyland did not respond to a request for comment. A cellphone number that Boyland provided to the federal judge presiding in his criminal case was recently deactivated.
Michael Bachrach, a Manhattan attorney who has represented Boyland in the criminal case pending in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, said the comptroller's report was sent to Boyland in early November.
"He has received it," Bachrach said. "We have previously submitted a letter to the comptroller's office asking that they delay making any final findings until such time that his federal proceedings are complete, because we don't want to take the chance that one proceeding could interfere with the other proceeding."
Prior to finishing its report last November, the comptroller's office invited Boyland to "provide us with any evidence to support you were in Albany for legislative duties for the days where there was not sufficient, appropriate evidence to support your presence." Boyland responded through his attorney, indicating he would "not provide any information as a response could incriminate (Boyland) in future criminal proceedings," according to a letter the comptroller's office sent to Boyland.
Despite sharing its findings with Boyland, the comptroller's office has declined to release an official copy under a Freedom of Information Law request filed by the Times Union on Dec. 14. Without elaborating, the agency said "due to the nature of the review process" it may not decide whether to release the report until at least April 19.
The unrelated details of Boyland's bribery case are outlined in a federal criminal complaint that was filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Boyland, a state assemblyman since 2003, has pleaded not guilty to allegations that, in exchange for his political influence, he received cash payments from FBI agents posing as real estate developers and carnival promoters in New York City. Boyland also is accused of soliciting a $250,000 bribe to arrange the $8 million sale of a contaminated hospital site. Boyland was recorded telling the undercover FBI agents that he could obtain state grants to clean up the site and that they could turn around and sell the hospital for $15 million to a non-profit group controlled by Boyland, according to the indictment.
Last fall, even with the federal case pending, Boyland was re-elected a fifth time to the Assembly. He's held the seat since 2003 when he was appointed to succeed his father, William Boyland Sr. The Boyland family has been active in state and New York City politics for decades.
Given the gravity of the federal charges, it's unclear whether the Justice Department or the Albany County District Attorney's Office will pursue a criminal case against Boyland for the per diem vouchers. Soares declined to comment.
Still, the comptroller's report outlines one of the most egregious case of travel reimbursement abuse on record.
"You represented on travel vouchers that you were in Albany for 323 days where the evidence shows that you were, in fact, in locations far from Albany," the still-secret comptroller's report states.
In more than 85 percent of those days, Boyland was in locations in and around New York City, according to the audit. On the other dates, the comptroller's report said, Boyland was in North Carolina, Maryland and, during one week in August 2011, visiting his alma mater, Virginia State University. On other days records showed he was in the Hamptons and Atlantic City, the report found.
Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin, R-Schodack, wrote letters last year to Soares and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asking the agencies to investigate Boyland's expense claims.
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Boyland collections
In 2009 and 2010, Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. ranked among the top 10 lawmakers collecting per diem and mileage payments, but a comptroller's report kept hidden for months says Boyland wasn't always in Albany when he claimed:
Per diem $58,154.00
Mileage $16,937.81
Two-year total $75,091.81
Source: State comptroller's office data.
"I'm frustrated that I have seen nothing come out of what I assume is an investigation, nothing happen that I can tell," McLaughlin said. "This, to me, is pretty much cut and dry. I think it's maybe the most glaring example of per diem abuse but it's certainly not the only example."
Indeed, published reports have also raised questions about the travel expenses of several other state lawmakers. McLaughlin said most private companies require employees to submit receipts to back up travel expenses, but not the state Legislature.
"If we're going to be on the honor system, there should be some audits," McLaughlin said. "The other way to go on this is something that is common sense, and should have been done since day one on these per diems, which is turn in your receipts."
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In May of 2009, I made a decision to run for Hermosa Beach City Council.
After living in Hermosa Beach for several years, I knew we needed to make changes to help businesses and residents in these tough times. My decision to run was not an easy one. At the start, I was relatively unknown by community leaders. I was up against eight year incumbents and candidates with experience in three past races. Essentially: all of them were well known.
I set out with three campaign goals:
1) To be honest and positive
2) To listen to the needs of residents and businesses
3) To work harder than any other candidate
On November 3rd, 2009, we proved that you can make a positive impact in a community following these three rules. Unfortunately, I was shy about 350 votes to win a spot on city council. This is a huge victory for our younger generation (and maybe the start of another race for city council).
Here's how my campaign made a difference (and I learned how to be Light, Bright and Polite):
- Our platform/message was very clear. I repeated three major issues every time. Many voters said I had the clearest message and my speech was the most prepared out of the other six candidates.
- Every afternoon and evening I walked door-to-door in Hermosa and spoke with 50+ voters; getting to know their concerns and giving them a copy of my goals for the city. Voters thanked me every day for taking the time to shake their hand on their doorstep.
- We listened to the residents and only printed small amounts of flyers which allowed us to update our messaging with each print and to better answer residents questions.
- I met nearly all of the 4,000 voters in the city (If they weren't home, I left a brochure that says "Sorry I missed you, visit my website.")
- My campaign team followed up with phone calls to almost every voter reminding them that "We are voting for Josh Ochs and here's why you should too..."
- My campaign signs are the OPPOSITE color scheme of our competitors (Most people agreed, ours are way more visible and memorable)
- Our campaign website had 70+ endorsements from local community members and each has a small story about my character and relationship with the resident. No other candidate in this race has such an extensive site that involves the community.
- We made social media easy to use for residents and included it on our campaign website and facebook page.
- Our campaign was eco-friendly. We collaborated using online spreadsheets and facebook messaging instead of printing whenever possible. Our printing was primarily on environmentally friendly paper and we printed exclusively in duplex.
My Discoveries:
1) Sometimes the most reliable way to influence people is face-to-face on their doorstep (even social media has it's limitations)
2) Residents that display a sign on their house reading: "no solicitors"....are usually the people that love to meet a candidate and they end up wanting to talk the most!
3) It is possible to run a positive campaign and not belittle other candidates...voters appreciate it and I sleep much better at night.
4) Choosing the right mentors and campaign manager makes a huge difference. We all need dependable people that we can also lean on when things get hectic. Jessica McIntyre was an incredible asset to this campaign. She worked tirelessly to help with every last detail.
5) The "final score" is not the final score. My final score is how prepared I am to execute near my own particular level of competence, both individually and as a team. There is nothing wrong with the other person being better than me, as long as I did everything I possibly could to prepare myself for the competition. That is all I have control over. That is all I should concern myself with.
Special thanks to the following people who volunteered their time and effort for this campaign. Without them, this could not have been possible:
- Zane & Elisa Koss
- Adam Tischer
- Ophelia Sanders
- Harley Sanders
- Brad Herbst
- Art Yoon
- Nick Garcia
- Anthony Pitko
- Carla Merriman
- Keith Cren
- Paul Baboolal
- Todd Dipaola
- Lance McColgan
- Richard Montgomery
- Sienna Tucker
- Kit Bobko
- Dr. Allen Selner
- Sally Paniouchkine
- Dayna Rumbley
- Andrea Jacobsson
- Shannon Watkins
- Peter Sers
- Thomas Moran
- Jessica McIntyre, Campaign Manager (AKA: The Person That Made This Possible)
- Carem Barbery, Campaign Treasurer
- David Mirharooni
- Brittny Tacker
- Rachel Smick
- George & Patty Ochs
- Geoff Brown
- Dina Moll
- Sean Worsley
- Mike & Loretta Hooghkirk
- Jeff Gibson
- Harley Collins
- Audrey Kinsman
- Adam Gold
- Jason Hines
- Devon Bell
- Jeff Coles
- Andy Gharakhani
- Jenna Lemaster
- Paige Richardson
- Chris Davison
- Jesse Kogan
- Ken Rutkowski


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Shutdown's reach felt by families across USA
Dana Johnson dreamed of getting married in Yosemite National Park ever since, as a child, she saw a wedding with the park's breathtaking vistas and Yosemite Falls as a backdrop.
Almost two decades later, the 27-year-old nurse from San Diego is set to be married Friday at the park's Glacier Point.
Maybe. The government shutdown means national parks are closed and Johnson's dream wedding — like weddings scheduled in parks across the country — is up in the air.
On Capitol Hill, public tours were canceled but members of Congress and most of their staffs continued to work — but with no apparent progress.
For many federal employees, the first day of the shutdown was really a half-day. Furloughed workers were told to report to work and spend four hours preparing for not working. Many federal websites went dark. The most visible effects were along the 2-mile National Mall in front of the Capitol. The Smithsonian Institution and the National Zoo locked their doors, and the National Park Service began barricading the monuments.
Meanwhile, bride-to-be Johnson, her mom and sister were driving the seven hours to Yosemite to check on contingency plans in case the park remains closed the rest of the week. She says they will either reschedule, find another spot near the park or get married at home in San Diego. She doesn't know which is the best option because of the uncertainty surrounding the length of the shutdown.
"It was my childhood dream; I've always wanted this," she says. "I feel so hopeless. It's out of my control. I'm at their mercy and I can't do anything about it."
Natalie DiBlasio hosts USA NOW for Oct. 1, 2013, explaining the affects of the government shutdown on the nation's capital. USA TODAY, USA NOW, Kaveh Rezaei,
Families across the country are feeling the impact of the shutdown that began Tuesday. For many, it is a serious financial concern.
In Gettysburg, Pa., furloughs are now a family affair for Andrew and Stephen Robinson. Both father and son are employed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Emmitsburg, Md. Both are among hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors facing furloughs.
Stephen Robinson, 51, a maintenance worker for almost five years, was told his schedule will at least be cut back. Andrew Robinson, 20, a part-time contract coordinator for the National Fire Academy, faces the prospects of no employment at all.
"My dad is the primary breadwinner for our family," says Andrew, a junior at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. "It's tough when you realize you may not get a paycheck, when you don't know how long you will be unable to work. It's stressful."
Andrew says he also feels the impact as he juggles bills for school, car and health insurance.
"It's disgraceful that congressmen and women will keep their paychecks coming but deprive the hundreds of thousands of middle-class government workers," he says.
Dave Donohue of San Francisco doesn't work for the government. He is concerned about a family trip to Mexico planned for next month. Donohue, 41, his wife, Kathleen, and their 11-week-old son, Milo, plan to celebrate Milo's grandmother's 75th birthday.
But Milo needs a passport to travel to Mexico. Donohue says he submitted the application two weeks ago. Now it's a race against time. The State Department has said applications will continue to be processed, but that could change if the shutdown drags on.
Donohue says that if he can't get a passport in time, it could cost him $6,000 in airfares, his share of his extended family's housing costs and other expenses.
"I can't imagine that Mexican border authorities are going to care that my son doesn't have a passport because the U.S. government stopped working," Donohue says.
Karen Carey, 36, of Lyndonville, Vt., and her family expected to achieve their dream of homeownership this fall. Now "we are at a standstill."
The Careys' loan officer says the shutdown could delay their Nov. 15 closing and force them to get an extension on their sales agreement. It also could affect the interest rate they had been offered.
"I'm hoping for myself and family that it is a small blip," Carey says of the shutdown. "It's a big deal. It puts our life on hold.
"You cross the hurdle that the home inspection goes well. You get all the paperwork in on time. You cross your fingers that your loan gets approved — and then they just throw a stop sign up," Carey said. "It is frustrating to have no say."
The impact was immediate at national parklands.
At Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, a sign outside warned "National Seashore Closed. Federal government Shutdown.'' Barricades blocked the entrance to the visitors center, and public restrooms were locked.
"Disappointment is generally the look I see on people's faces," said Assistant Chief Ranger Walt West.
The National Park Service notified campers they had 48 hours to leave. West said the park would be fully closed by Wednesday.
The story was similar in the West. At Grand Canyon National Park, visitors were told the park was closed.
"I'm disappointed. But what do I do with this?" said Esteban Estevez, on a two-week vacation from Argentina. "I was thinking this stuff with shutdown would be later, not when I'm here."
At Sandy Hook, N.J., part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, the Jersey Shore Half Marathon scheduled for Sunday was on hold, along with more than 1,100 runners who had planned to participate. If the government isn't running by Friday, the race is off.
"We're 96% ready to put this race on,'' organizer Isabel Meldrum said. "And now, because of this silly government shutdown, we might have to cancel. You know how disappointing this is? I don't want to think about it because I think I'll cry.''
Amy Schumann, her husband and 19-month-old son had traveled from Bozeman, Mont., to New England, bound for Acadia National Park in Maine. Now they're holed up in Vermont, canceling their hotel reservations in Maine and trying to make new plans.
"Due to (Acadia) being deemed operated by 'non-essential employees,' we have to figure out a new plan," Schumann said. "And we won't be helping the local economy by spending money on gas, food, etc."
Florida resident Joe Bresnahan was among the campers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park who learned that their vacation had been cut short by the government shutdown.
He had a message for Congress as visitors were being tossed out of the park, which straddles the North Carolina-Tennessee border, around noon Tuesday.
"When everybody goes to the polls next year, if there is an incumbent, regardless of party, vote for the other person," Bresnahan says. "Get them out. Fire every damn one of them. They need to be gone."
In Highland Falls, N.Y., near the campus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, resident Peter James Clark predicted lean times ahead because of the shutdown. Many of the town's 3,900 residents work at the academy.
"It's going to kill this town's economy," said Clark, 55, a supervisor for West Point's Department of Public Works. "It's going to kill everybody. This is mom-and-pop businesses all around here."
In Denver, Gov. John Hickenlooper approved use of state funds to pay 120 National Guard engineers who he says are crucial to rebuilding a highway washed out during recent flooding.
Joey Moppert works in the oil and gas industry in Denver. For him, the shutdown's impact involves work and play. He said he was supposed to drive to Cheyenne, Wyo., this week to work with the Bureau of Land Management office.
"Now it is shut down, so I cannot do my job," Moppert said. "I also was planning on going up to Yellowstone National Park next week for vacation, but that is shut down as well. I'm glad Congress is getting paid to act like children and we in the real world are feeling the effects of incompetence."
It's a long way from the rustic Vermont town of Derby, where Irene Ames has been making baskets for many years, to Washington, D.C.
But Ames, 70, was headed to Washington this week for a celebration of her work, and the work of dozens of other basket makers, at the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery.
That reception won't happen. A smaller, off-site celebration is now planned. The baskets remain locked up in the closed gallery.
"We already made plans to go, so our family is going to go and celebrate her work anyway," says her son, Adam Ames, who lives in New York. "But obviously my parents are disappointed."
Contributing: Marisol Bello and Gregory Korte, USA TODAY; Nancy Remsen and Joel Banner Baird, The Burlington Free Press; Jon Ostendorff, Asheville Citizen-Times; Elaine Bean, The Daily Times in Salisbury, Md.; Keith Sargeant, Asbury (N.J), Park Press; Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Arizona Republic; KUSA-TV; Alex Tayler, LoHud.com


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The Bay of Islands is known as one of the best places to see dolphins in Northland. Here, you can take a boat trip where it's almost guaranteed you'll be able to share an encounter with these enchanting creatures. Watch as they playfully jump in and out of the water – and, if the conditions are right, you'll be able to hop in and swim with them.


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Oil drilling ship Kulluk safely pulled from rocks without spill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill vessel pulled from rocks off a remote Alaska island reached shelter Monday morning in a protected Kodiak Island bay.
The Kulluk, a circular drill barge without its own propulsion, ran aground New Year's Eve in a powerful storm. It was being towed to Seattle for maintenance before it ran aground, but the lines that connected it to the towing ship broke.
That same ship, the 360-foot Aiviq, pulled the Kulluk off the rocky bottom near Sitkalidak Island at 10:10 p.m. Sunday and started a slow tow toward Kiliuda Bay.
High winds and sea swells threatened to slow the barge's 30-mile journey to the bay. But the ship made steady progress, moving about 4 mph. By 9 a.m., the vessels were about four miles from where crews planned to anchor up.
The massive effort to move and salvage the ship involves more than 730 people, according to the Unified Command, which includes the Coast Guard, Shell and contractors involved in the tow and salvage operation. Eleven people are aboard the ship - a salvage crew of 10 people and one Shell representative.
The Kulluk is carrying more than 140,000 gallons of diesel and about 12,000 gallons of lube oil and hydraulic fluid.}
A tug trailing the drill vessel used infrared equipment to watch for oil sheens and reported no petroleum discharge.
The salvage crew planned to examine the vessel again in the protected waters.
Shell reported superficial damage above the deck and seawater within that entered through open hatches. Water has knocked out regular and emergency generators, but portable generators were put on board last week.
"There will be some extensive examination of the rig," said Ignacio Gonzalez, a spokesman at the Kulluk incident command center.
The Kulluk is a circular barge 266 feet in diameter with a funnel-shaped, reinforced steel hull that allows it to operate in ice. One of two Shell vessels that drilled last year in the Arctic Ocean, it has a 160-foot derrick rising from its center.
The Kulluk on Dec. 27 was being towed to Seattle for upgrades and maintenance when it ran into trouble during a strong Gulf of Alaska storm.
Its tow line to the Aiviq parted, and a day later, all four engines quit on the Aiviq, possibly due to contaminated fuel.
Four re-attached lines between the Aiviq or other vessels also broke in stormy weather.


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The voice over concludes: "Even kids know it's wrong to hold out on somebody."
While the ad cracks me up, it also reminds me that when it comes to remote follow-up and monitoring of ICDs and pacemakers: patients are getting toy ponies while doctors and industry are getting the real ones.
Patients are asked to adopt this new technology and are pitched the conveniences of fewer office visits, lesser travel expenses, and the ability to send transmissions anytime from (almost) anywhere.
Medtronic's web site, for example, promises patients "a new sense of freedom through remote monitoring." It claims that "nearly 300,000 people around the world benefit from Medtronic's home monitoring," gaining more freedom, convenience and peace of mind. While I agree that these are definite benefits, they're not significant enough to persuade me to adopt remote monitoring.
They also do not compare to indisputable financial benefits both doctors and manufacturers enjoy from our adoption of the technology. "By enabling routine device follow-ups remotely, doctors can quickly and thoroughly review the status of a patient's heart condition, and schedule follow-up appointments only when necessary," says Medtronic in this press release.
The key word here is "quickly". In a world of declining reimbursements, efficiency means profitability. Remote monitoring allows for doctors to "see" more patients without really seeing them. Sadly, most of us are only too happy to jump on the bandwagon without giving it a second thought.
Should we want fewer office visits?So, are fewer visits to the doctor a real benefit to us? Not necessarily. During my visits, I always ask for and bring home copies of my interrogation reports. I enjoy reviewing the report with my electrophysiologist and appreciate our interaction and access to his knowledge and expertise. I would not trade this valuable time for the convenience of remote monitoring alone. Sure, remote monitoring has its conveniences, but it also means having less access to information. And, to me, that's a serious inconvenience.
The plastic toy pony. Here's the breakdown of what you're giving up when you agree to the "plastic toy pony":
- You are passing up the opportunity for valuable face time with your doctor. It's your chance to ask questions and get educated about your condition. It's about access. If you think you can call the clinic and get your EP on the line to answer your questions after transmitting your data, good luck and God bless your credulous heart.
- It's much harder to get a copy of your interrogation report if you don't go into the clinic. Ironically, with remote monitoring, your data is even less available to you. You must ask the clinic to mail you a copy of the report or use 20th century technology and have it faxed to you. If you're already at the clinic, all it takes is to ask them to print you an extra copy.
- You must have a landline to use remote monitoring. If you're like me and others who only use mobile phones and digital/VoIP phones, you're out of luck. Most remote monitoring systems only work over traditional landlines. The only exception (as I write this) is Biotronik's system. Biotronik is the pioneer in the field of remote follow-up and monitoring of pacemakers and ICDs. The data retrieved from their devices is transmitted to a center in Germany using the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network. This is the main advantage of their system.
However, I believe patients must be made a part of the equation and be empowered to review all our data via the Internet.
After all, it is data about our bodies. And as our own best advocates, we're entitled to having full access to it.
One thing is for sure. Until I can get a "real pony," I'm holding off on remote monitoring.


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BOULDER — Colorado coach Jon Embree said he'll start sophomore Connor Wood at quarterback if Nick Hirschman isn't cleared from his concussion.
Hirschman got his concussion Saturday at Arizona, and Embree said he won't know until Thursday whether Hirschman could go. Regardless, Wood probably won't be the only quarterback Saturday against Washington.
"I'd anticipate probably using a few guys, not knowing where (Hirshman) is at," Embree said on Tuesday's Pac-12 Conference coaches call. "Or if it is him, how long can he last? If they get dinged or hit again, they could be out. That's what we have to manage over these next couple of days.


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By Father Kenneth J. Doyle
One in a series
Thirty years ago, in the parish in which I am now stationed, there were three priests assigned. In those days, the parish served about 1,000 Catholic households. Today there are twice as many families, and I am assigned here alone.
One result has been a necessary reordering of a priest's activities and priorities, a challenging and sometimes painful exercise which I would entitle "The Trials of Triage." I have had to decide, in prayer, which of my duties were simply helpful and productive and which were essential. I suspect that nearly every parish priest across America has been forced into the same kind of difficult choices.
Some examples will clarify. Ten years ago, I used to go around each month to some 30 parishioners who were homebound through age or infirmity. I would converse with them for 10 or 15 minutes, update them on parish activities, listen to their concerns and then give them holy Communion. It was one of the most satisfying parts of my ministry and, I believe, one of the most appreciated.
Similarly, every few days I would visit our local Catholic hospital, look at the patient list and visit with the four or five of our parishioners who would be there in any given week.
When a parishioner died, I would meet with the family for 30-45 minutes, offering my sympathy, learning more about the deceased person, helping the family to select Scripture readings, hymns and participants for the funeral Mass.
Over the last eight to 10 years, because of other daily demands, I have had to forgo doing each of these three activities on a regular basis. I still, of course, visit the homes of the sick for emergencies, stop in hospitals when asked to by patients or their relatives and meet with bereaved families in particular circumstances. But for the most part, those activities are now carried out by a wonderful and pastorally sensitive nun we have been fortunate to add to our parish staff. She has also enlisted a host of lay volunteers to visit homes and hospitals. They identify for me cases of special concern, and I follow up. Once every six months, I visit each of our homebound parishioners and offer them, in addition to holy Communion, the opportunity for confession and the sacrament of the sick.
This sharing of responsibilities is, I believe, a modern necessity in order to leave the priest free to focus on his core responsibilities: celebrating the sacraments, preparing homilies, daily reading and prayer, and answering the ever-present requests to respond to parishioners' family crises and personal problems.
There are three other duties, though, which I believe it is important for the priest to retain, and so I do.
One is to celebrate a brief prayer service at a wake. I know that this is sometimes done by a bereavement committee of parishioners but I think that a family looks particularly for a priest in such circumstances, and it gives me the opportunity to speak with the family in order to make the funeral homily more personal.
Next is baptismal preparation, especially for couples with their first child. I spend 30 to 40 minutes with each such couple a week or two before the baptism, finding out a bit about their own religious journeys and highlighting their role in sharing faith with a child. Even though I know that many parishes do this preparation in groups, and often under lay leadership, I believe that this contact keeps me in close touch with the young families who are so essential to the church's future.
Based on the same rationale, I meet twice with each of the 30 or so couples I marry each year, in preparation for their ceremony and their marriage. (They also attend one of our diocesan programs of marriage preparation.) Both the baptismal prep and the pre-nuptial appointments normally take place in the evenings in order to accommodate work schedules; this guarantees for the priest some rather long days, but I view both opportunities as key to our parish's life.
I fully understand that such priority-setting is personal and subjective, and I would be interested to hear how other priests make such choices and how parishioners view them. My only point is that circumstances have forced such discernment upon us and that it needs to be guided by prayer.
Father Doyle, a priest of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., has served as pastor of a large suburban parish for the last 17 years; he is also chancellor of the diocese for public information. Ordained in 1966, he has also been a high school religion teacher, editor of a diocesan newspaper, bureau chief in Rome for Catholic News Service, lawyer/lobbyist for the New York State Catholic Conference and director of media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.


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he Toyota Corolla has survived more than 40 years since its 1968 U.S. debut.
That's a heck of a feat in an industry not known for its longevity. Toyota's reputation for quality and reliability, of course, helps keep the nameplate alive.
The 10th generation of the compact sedan is now in showrooms as an '09 model.
Corolla isn't the most fuel-efficient car in the Toyota stable. Prius, with its 48 m.p.g. city/45 m.p.g. highway, holds that title for Toyota and the industry. Corolla isn't even second best in mileage at Toyota. The subcompact Yaris is, at 29/35. Corolla with its 1.8-liter, 132-horsepower 4-cylinder and 4-speed automatic comes in third at 27/35.
But, unlike Prius, Corolla isn't saddled with a premium for the battery hardware that puts up the huge fuel savings—and that's Corolla's selling point: Good mileage and utility at a reasonable price.
While the name has remained the same, Corolla hasn't. Once the smallest and cheapest offering in the lineup—the position Yaris now holds—Corolla has grown to compact dimensions in response to the typical consumer econcar complaint: Love the car, but it's a tad too snug.
Corolla is offered in standard, LE, XLE, S and high-performance XRS versions. We tested the dressy XLE.
It sports new body panels that Toyota calls "lean and stylish." In truth the car is so traditionally conservative that the designers who did the original must have been brought back to create the 2009 body panels.
The car is roughly the same size as the previous generation except for 2.4 extra inches in width, a nod to the fact that some in the U.S. have buns of steel, most have butts and thighs of foam rubber. The dimension change brings much-needed stretch space in the cabin.
The trunk is huge as well. Tall grocery bags or large suitcases slip inside nicely. A very nice touch is the plastic tray in the corner that holds a couple gallon milk jugs to keep them from bouncing around. Rear seat backs fold when you pull the release lever in the trunk, but won't go flat unless headrests are removed.
While the added width creates more hip and elbow room, it didn't do anything for the legs, knees or heads of those in back. Kids will handle the space fine, adults not so much. Front or rear, the seats could use a little more padding back and bottom and the bottom cushions could be a bit longer for better thigh support in long trips. The cloth coverings stay cool in the summer.
The new 1.8-liter in the XLE, along with the standard, LE and S, has variable valve timing teamed with a 5-speed manual as standard, a 4-speed automatic as optional. It replaces the anemic 126-h.p. 4. But while blessed with a few more horses, there's still more groan than gusto when you push the pedal hard to pass.
For those who feel they must opt for a manual to get the most mileage, the rating is 27 m.p.g. city/35 m.p.g. highway with it or automatic.
A 2.4-liter, 158-h.p. 4 is available for oomph fans, but it's in only the performance XRS. While the majority of folks buy Corolla for mileage, a little more muscle would be appreciated. Perhaps in Gen 11.
The suspension is tuned for soft, economy-car ride and handling, which is why you'll experience some lean in corners. Take them at speed and you may hear the radials scrape pavement. Sadly, while four-wheel anti-lock brakes are standard in all models, stability control with traction control is a $250 option in all but the XRS, in which it's standard. Why not make it standard across-the-board to keep all the wheels firmly planted taking off from the light or in corners? Keeping the base price $250 lower just doesn't seem like a good enough reason.
And while attention was paid to the need to stop in panic situations, more needs to go into improving everyday braking—there's too much travel in the pedal. Most Corolla owners aren't concerned with zero- to 60-m.p.h. quickness, but all value a thrifty 60-to-0 time.
The XLE we tested starts at $17,550 and the goodies include side-curtain air bags, power locks/windows/mirrors, air conditioning, AM/FM radio with CD player and MP3 playback, keyless entry, power plugs in the console and under the center armrest, cupholders front and rear, dual glove boxes and digital clock.
In addition to stability and traction control, options on the test car included an all-weather package that added heated sideview mirrors and heavy-duty heater with a rear-seat duct for $150, cruise control for $250 and a JBL audio upgrade with XM satellite radio, Bluetooth with eight speakers and hands-free controls for $1,060. Navigation system is a new option, though it wasn't on the test car. Power seats aren't on any Corolla.
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Obviously like you, I'm not sure why he doesn't want to talk, could it be because the questions would be something along the lines of how Kramer visions marriage:"You talk about your day. 'How was your day today? Did you have a good day today or a bad day today? Well, what kind of day was it? Well, I don't know, how about you, how was your day?" That sounds brutal, especially standing at your locker with 40 people lobbing those questions at you. Could it be because he doesn't have a good enough feel for it yet? Could it be because he's got about 20 other people answering for him anyway? Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy, Kevin Greene, Aaron Rodgers…and the list goes on.
Adding fuel to the fire is this. People are worrying about Kampman's happiness and somehow this would be solved by getting rid of him and adding a prima donna who is demanding to be traded from a team that has taken care of him for his entire career? I don't grasp the thinking there. Having read CheeseheadTV for awhile, I realize that Aaron says a lot of things tongue-in-cheek, so maybe this is along those lines. Hopefully, it will be addressed in the CheeseheadTV/Packerslounge/Railbird Central/Tundravision - EXTRAVAGANZA tonight. (Hope I got everyone. Seriously, that is awesome. )
The thing that stood out to me in all of this "Aaron Kampman Emotional Well-Being Assessment" doesn't even directly relate to AK. It came out of Greg Bedard's notes from Thursday's OTAs:
"Everybody was raving about the way CB Al Harris is adjusting to the newWHAT?!? Al Harris was penciled in to be one of the defensive stars to be an immediate casualty of the 3-4 switch, how can he be doing this? He's old. He's strictly a bump-and-run cover corner. There is zero chance he can adjust to the zone required in a 3-4. You can choose to believe me or not, but I suspected that Harris would be okay, because it comes down to one simple fact: Al Harris is a good football player. Given time, he can learn to adjust his game and apply his talents to new things. (Apparently he didn't need much time). Good football players and good athletes in general can change, adapt, and even improve…over time. Kampman is, as you know, a good football player, I'd put him at 2nd best on the defense behind Charles "Ravenswood"son. He needs a little time, and I'm sure this time will be his Zoloft. He will start talking to people again, smiling, and doing his patented one-armed fist pumps with more frequency than ever before. Until that time, I'm not going to worry about the perceived depths of his depression, and I don't think you should either....unless he doesn't talk today, then I'm really going to freak out.
Update: I swear I used the Seinfeld reference before I read this. Dang it.


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A New Slant on Steering
From the outset we've had a variety of goals for the Hot Rod Hauler, some were established for practical considerations like mileage and load capacity, while others were for cosmetic and comfort reasons.
At this point we have a confession to make—there was a time when we scoffed at all those cushy accessories that were becoming common in trucks (mainly because nothing we owned had any of them), but we've changed our tune. We're going to add a number of features to our '73 that it lacked, and one of the first is a tilt column from ididit and a leather-wrapped steering wheel from Grant.
The obvious advantage to a tilt column is the ability to change the angle of the steering wheel to accommodate different driving positions (and in our case it meant we could get rid of the sloppy shifter and a turn signal switch that wouldn't cancel after left turns) and the addition of a new, smaller, more comfortable steering wheel would be a welcome replacement for the big, cracked plastic original.
Thumbing through the ididit catalog we found direct fit columns for '47-'78 Chevy and '53-'79 Fords in straight, tilt, column or shift designs as well as a host of universal designs. For our particular application we could choose between bolt-in column shift and floor shift columns in steel, chrome, black powdercoated and aluminum versions in two different styles—Ford or GM. For the Hot Rod Hauler we chose the direct fit, chrome tilt column shift, GM version.
Why did we choose the GM-style column in a Ford pickup? The simple reason is this—when using an aftermarket wheel and an adapter with this column the gripping surface of the new wheel will be in the same location as the original. Aftermarket wheels and adapters can move the steering wheel closer to the driver, and we didn't want that.
For those who want to use the stock steering wheel, ididt offers all Ford columns that are also a direct bolt-in. Standard features of these columns are Ford top shaft and wiring, '73-'79 columns come standard with four-way flashers.
Choosing a steering wheel from Grant's huge number of offerings is simple enough, they've got a style to suit any taste. We went for a contemporary look and chose their Club Sport wheel, part number 452. This wheel uses a combination of matte black smooth leather-look vinyl and diamond grip textured vinyl separated by metal bands and polished spokes for a cutting edge look. A Grant Installation Kit is necessary to mount this wheel to a vehicle. This wheel will work with Grant Standard 3000 or 4000 Series, Billet 5000 Series, or Euro 6000 series installation kits.
Installing the ididit tilt column and Grant wheel made a real improvement in the Hot Rod Hauler's interior and it's certainly more comfortable to drive. Another of our goals can be scratched off the list. CCT
GM to Ford Wiring
As the ididit column comes with a GM plug on the wiring, a matching plug has to be added to the Ford's harness—but it's not hard to do.
The GM plug is lettered as follows:
|Letter on plug
|wire color
|to brake switch
|right rear stop/turn
|left rear stop/turn
|to turn signal flasher
|to hazard flasher
|right front turn
|dark blue
|left front turn
|light blue
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Tewksbury Township
Tewksbury Township
New Jersey
- Population: 5993
- Size: 31.6 sq miles (81.84 km2)
- Established: 1798
- Distance from NYC: 48
- Distance from Philadelphia: 71
- Distance from Newark: 38
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About Tewksbury Township
Homes for sale in Tewksbury Township are reminiscent of classic Currier and Ives scenes. Small villages within the township have streets lined with antique homes, high-steepled churches, general stores, elegant inns, and a host of charming shops. Located in the northeastern part of Hunterdon County, the 31-square-mile township's first meeting was recorded in 1755. It was incorporated as one of the state's first 104 townships in 1798.
Small villages within Tewksbury Township include Oldwick, Mountainville, Cokesbury, and Pottersville, each having an historic district listed on the National Register. Many of the old homes and stores along Oldwick's Main Street date back over two centuries, including Turpin's Oldwick office. Located on the corner of Joliet and Main Streets, it's sited in a circa 1740 Federal Colonial.Back to top
Community Life
Tewksbury Township is full of horseback riding trails, many of which cross public roads. Residents know to proceed with caution at these trail crossings, and to drive slowly across the narrow roads, bridges, and hamlets throughout the area. The Tewksbury Trail Association maintains 100 miles of trails for equestrian use. On weekends, when traffic is light, bicyclists are drawn to local roadways for their scenic beauty.
While it retains its rural character, the township is less than a half hour from two large shopping malls in Bridgewater and Short Hills, supermarkets, restaurants, and movie theaters.
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Oldwick was the first historic district in Tewksbury to be listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. Most of the buildings were constructed in the early-to mid-1800s, the greatest period of growth the village experienced. The tiny hamlet encompasses less than three square miles and is a beloved part of Tewksbury Township.
The first commercial structure in Oldwick was a general store built in 1750 and located on the corner of Old Turnpike and Church Streets, where it still stands today. The Zion Lutheran Church was a magnificent structure built by Palatine Germans in 1767; it remains a prominent village landmark over 200 years later.
Built in 1807, Barnet Hall Academy served as Oldwick's school until around 1950, when the Sawmill School was constructed. During that time, Mr. J. Seward Johnson, Sr. purchased Barnet Hall and donated it to the people of Oldwick for use as a Community Center. Since 1969, the Community Center has housed the Tewksbury Township Public Library on the first and second floors; the second floor is also used for classes, lectures, and various other community activities.
The Tewksbury Inn occupies a circa 1788 building on the corner of Old Turnpike and King Streets, just across from the General Store. Formerly a stagecoach stop and tavern for hungry travelers looking for simple fare, it now offers a much more upscale dining experience. During busy summer evenings, the outdoor patio is illuminated by authentic gas lanterns.
Mountainville is situated at the bottom of Hell Mountain with many homes listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Located northwest of Oldwick, the village was originally known as Bull's Head, and its strategic location at the confluence of four streams made it an ideal location for three mills. In the mid-1800s, additions to the village included Bull's Head Tavern, blacksmith shops, distilleries, Mountainville Academy, and several homes. During that period, outdoorsmen had many successful hunting trips hoping to find one of the dangerous wildcats living on Hell Mountain.
In the late 1800s, the village became something of a summer resort, attracting city visitors who would board with local families or stay at the Mountainville Hotel, which was in business until the 1930s. Today, Mountainville has much the same look as it did over 100 years ago, with its period homes, school, and commercial buildings celebrating a simpler time.
Cokesbury is located on the western border of Tewksbury Township. The village stands at the intersection of Water Street, Cokesbury Road, and High Bridge Road. First settled in 1779 by German immigrants, early residents farmed the land. They were so proud of their work that having an impressive barn was more important than the state of their home.
The circa 1851 Methodist Church near the center of the village played an important role in naming the town. In 1814, construction of the first Cokesbury Methodist Church was named in honor of two outstanding Methodist bishops in the United States: Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. In subsequent years the village's population grew, and businesses included a shop that built carriages and sleighs.
Today, a group of tidy 150-year-old frame homes flank the village's main intersection and stand as a testament to earlier days.
The village of Pottersville stands on both sides of the Lamington/Black River. This part of the river is where Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County borders Washington and Chester Townships in Morris County and Bedminster Township in Somerset County. Consequently, portions of the village are within four townships in three separate counties.
In its prime, Pottersville was an epicenter of post-Colonial industry, agriculture and commerce boasting two mills, a manufacturing complex with company housing, two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a barber shop, a candy and ice cream shop, a railroad station, a hotel, and The Glen, a park which was one of the area's most popular tourist destinations.
These days, the quiet village still retains its rural beauty, small-town charms, and many landmark buildings that are part of the local historic district.Back to top
Public school students in kindergarten through grade four attend the Tewksbury Elementary School, and the Old Turnpike School is for those in pre-kindergarten and grades five through eight. Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. As a regional school, its students reside in Tewksbury, Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, and Lebanon.Back to top
Exit 24 of Interstate 78 leads into Tewksbury Township. Train stations in Whitehouse Station or Raritan provide connecting service to Midtown Manhattan, Newark and Hoboken, while New Jersey Transit bus lines from Whitehouse Station bring passengers to Midtown Manhattan's Port Authority.Back to top
Real Estate
Within the township's historic districts, early Republic, late Victorian, mid-19th century revival Victorians and Colonial-era homes have been restored with vintage details like stained glass, welcoming front porches, multi-paned windows, and gingerbread trim. Many of these dwellings have landmark status and are listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places. Outside of the villages exist a variety of homes including large scale farms, recent development homes, and mid-century houses.Back to top
Local Attractions
Christie Hoffman Farm Park on Fairmount Road West is a 170-acre farm consisting of gently rolling hills, open fields, wetlands, and wood trails. The farm was acquired by the township with funding assistance from Green Acres. There are two soccer fields, miles of hiking and horse riding trails, and quiet areas for bird watching.
Cold Brook Preserve in Oldwick offers 287 acres for hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and mountain biking.
Whittemore Wildlife Nature Preserve is set on 180 acres of land donated by Mrs. Helen A. Whittemore. Nature-oriented programs have included maple sugaring, summer day camps, as well as a country fair. Located on Rockaway Road, there are a network of trails for hiking, walking, and horseback riding which traverse wooded areas, wetlands, ravines and hilly terrain. The Rockaway River flows along the property's southern border.
Oldwick Fields Park is a quick walk from the center of Oldwick. Within its 20 acres are three baseball and two soccer fields.
Mane Stream is a premier accredited center of Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) for therapeutic horseback riding.
Fun Fact #1: Built in 1749, Zion Lutheran Church is the oldest German Lutheran parish in New Jersey. Constructed in the Gothic/Greek Revival style, the church has been a focal point in Oldwick for over 250 years.
Fun Fact #2: A local landmark for generations, the Magic Shop in Oldwick features a whimsical array of toys, antiques, and boutique items, as well as the famous "Rabbit Hole." Founded after World War II, it initially assisted returning veterans. Since then, it has been a financial supporter of Bonnie Brae a residential treatment center for adolescent boys in Liberty Corner.Back to top
Tewksbury Township Info
Size: 31.6 square miles
Incorporated: 1798
Location: Hunterdon County
Distance from New York City: About 40 miles
Distance from Newark: About 30 miles
Distance from Philadelphia: About 70 miles
Parks: Cold Brook Preserve, Whittemore Wildlife Nature Preserve, Oldwick Fields Park, Fairmount North, Pottersville Reservoir Preserve, Christie Hoffman Farm Park, Pascale Farm Park, Hill and Dale Property, Tewksbury Township Trails.
Local Sites/Attractions: Zion Lutheran Church, historic villages, the Tewksbury Inn, the Magic Shop
Mass Transportation: New Jersey Transit offers connecting train service from nearby Whitehouse Station or Raritan to New York, Newark or Hoboken. New Jersey Transit buses depart from Whitehouse Station to Port Authority in Midtown Manhattan with several stops including Newark and Newark Liberty International Airport.
Housing: Antique farmhouses and Colonials, luxury real estate, Victorians, estate properties, equestrian farms, converted barns, modern, contemporary and a variety of other architectural styles.Back to top
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Our mission
Moonhole Company is dedicated to conserving the unique architecture, flora, fauna and aquatic life on the western tip of Bequia. There are no roads here, only stone paths.
We collect our water from the clouds. Our houses rely on the sun and the wind for power and on the trade winds for cooling.
Our Conservation Trust is a member of the SVG National Trust. We are seeking to declare the waters surrounding Moonhole a marine sanctuary.
Our founder entrusted the preservation of Moonhole to several of his close friends, who remain devoted to preserving Moonhole's natural beauty.
Moonhole peninsula
Our history
Tom and Gladdie Johnston started Moonhole Company Limited in the 1960s. They acquired the entire western tip of Bequia and built their home under the enormous rock arch known as "Moonhole." Working side by side with carpenters and masons from nearby Paget Farm, they created an architectural wonder, surrounded by the sea. During the ensuing years, Tom and his crew designed houses for other intrepid individuals with whom he and Gladdie shared their private paradise. As time went on, they built an office, commissary, living quarters for the growing staff, and a Gallery where homeowners and friends congregated for lunch each Sunday. Today the original Moonhole house may only be viewed from the sea and there are no public tours.
We rent six of the unique Moonhole houses by the week, month or season.
Generation Gap is right on the beach. The Agnew Hall House is steps above. The Khow-Ga-Peh House and Moonrise sit on a high cliff on the north side of the peninsula. Eclipse House and Villa Vincent are on the secluded western end of our peninsula with panoramic views of the Grenadines.
Our high season begins November 1 and ends on June 30. Reduced rates are available during July 1 through October 30 and for long-term rentals at any time of the year.
Our rental start dates are flexible.
If you are interested in a rental, contact us via email, phone or fax. We are also listed on www.homeaway.com (property numbers 381178 for Agnew Hall and 922145 for Generation Gap).