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We are at a desolate ruin somewhere far away in the Portuguese countryside. The crumbling bricks and grey dust of a broken doorway form the framework for Vika, a captured fawn shiny and bronzed like honey, her delicate flesh vibrant and alive against a backdrop slipping into obscurity.
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DENVER - The day that drug legalization activists have been waiting for arrived Monday, when Gov. John Hickenlooper certified the vote on Amendment 64 and officially legalized marijuana use by adults.
Hickenlooper also set up a task force to figure out how to regulate marijuana - everything from licensing stores to safety standards for people who bake and sell pot brownies.
"Our voters very clearly said they thought this was a step forward. I think our job now is to make sure that we do the best we can to respect the will of those voters and to make that step forward as thoughtful and as constructive as we possibly can," Hickenlooper said.
Amendment 64 passed with 55 percent of the vote in the November election.
Its sponsor supported Hickenlooper's move to create a task force to figure out what to do next.
"This is truly a historic day," said Mason Tvert, sponsor of Amendment 64. "This is new. And with any major policy shift like this, there are going to be major questions that need to be answered."
Hickenlooper opposed Amendment 64, but he said the debate is over and now it's time to figure out how to implement the law.
"If the voters go out and pass something and they put it into the state constitution by a significant margin, far be it from myself or any governor to overrule. That's why it's a democracy," Hickenlooper said.
However, marijuana remains illegal under federal law - something that Colorado's top federal prosecutor pointed out.
"The Department (of Justice)'s responsibility to enforce the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged. Neither states nor the executive branch can nullify a statute passed by Congress," U.S. Attorney John Walsh said in a prepared statement.
But Tvert said Monday's action matters because almost all marijuana possession crimes are prosecuted in state and local courts.
Amendment 64 removed Colorado's legal penalties for adults age 21 and up for possessing marijuana and using it in private. It's still forbidden to use the drug in public, to possess large amounts of it and to help underage people use it.
The amendment also calls on the Legislature to pass a set of laws to regulate marijuana similar to the way alcohol is regulated. Marijuana could be sold in special stores that are similar to medical marijuana dispensaries, but local governments could ban the stores from their jurisdictions.
Colorado and federal officials have been talking about how the federal government will react to legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington state. But the Department of Justice has not told Hickenlooper when it will make a decision.
"What we want is clarity. Either the federal government is going to step up and intervene legally, or they're going to change the Controlled Substances Act in some way," Hickenlooper said.
But he said he thinks federal law enforcers are being as diligent as they can as they react to the vote.
The governor said he's most concerned about how legalization will affect young people. Although underage people use both alcohol and marijuana, their use of alcohol - which is legal for adults - is 50 percent higher than pot use.
Hickenlooper has a "serious sense of urgency" about the task force, because Amendment 64 requires regulations to be in place by July 1. The Legislature meets Jan. 9 to May 8, and it will have to approve or reject the task force's recommendations.
The 24-member task force includes legislators and members of Hickenlooper's cabinet, legal experts, marijuana activists and a doctor who specializes in treating addiction.
The group's first meeting will be next Monday, and Hickenlooper wants it to finish its work no later than Feb. 28.


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Hooksett makes it late to school in ManchesterBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 06. 2014 9:37PM
MANCHESTER — Has the cold war between Manchester and Hooksett over high schools heated up to include snow days?
Manchester schools started on time Monday, giving an apparent cold shoulder to past practice, which called for city schools to follow the lead of towns that send their high school students to Manchester Central and Manchester West.
The result: Hooksett and Candia students who took the bus to school arrived two hours late, because their towns delayed school due to icy conditions.
"I haven't seen this in a long time," said Central High Principal Ronald Mailhot, whose school educates close to 600 students from Hooksett and Candia. West instructs a smaller number of Hooksett students.
This is the last year of a tuition agreement between Manchester and Hooksett, which called for Hooksett high school students to be educated at city schools exclusively.
Traditionally, Manchester superintendents followed the lead of Hooksett and Candia when deciding whether to call or delay school on account of winter weather, Mailhot said.
Superintendent Debra Livingston said she spoke to several people, including Hooksett-Candia Superintendent Charles Littlefield, before deciding to go ahead with school on schedule Monday. Livingston shared her plans with Littlefield, and he didn't express any concerns, she said.
Livingston said others were telling her that roads were in good shape and the temperature was warming up.
She said she'll continue to do what is best for Manchester, but also take the other towns into account.
"I would say I would probably, yes, consider that (Hooksett) the next time a little more heavily," she said.
The decades-long tuition agreement between Hooksett and Manchester was scuttled after complaints about the quality of Manchester schools. Eventually, the school districts agreed to cut the contract short, but skirmishes continue over enrollments for next year and future years.
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I am writing in support of agriculture as portrayed in Dodge Ram's Super Bowl commercial.
The commercial featured an excerpt of a Paul Harvey speech delivered to the Future Farmers of America at the organization's 1978 national convention.
The dialogue talks about all the hard work and long hours many farmers put in. At one point Harvey says, ". . . And who, planting time and harvest season, will finish his 40-hour week by Tuesday noon, then, pain'n from 'tractor back,' put in another 72 hours."
Those long hours are not in vain though. Farmers are some of the hardest-working people anyone ever will meet.
Personally, everytime we have a calf born, it is nothing short of a miracle, and my family and I work hard to make sure that the calf grows up healthy and strong.
The agriculture industry, more than ever, is working hard to provide great-quality products. The agricultural community is committed to ensuring quality products.
Anyone with questions should feel free to ask a farmer. Farmers are more than willing to talk about what they do and how they do it.
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Your Turn, NH: The closing of Nashua's airport tower is a dangerous moveKARK M. ZAHN
March 31. 2013 3:25PM
Pragmatists and conservatives have long looked on with wonder at how adept Washington, D.C., is at spending our money. We barely blink an eye at millions sent to Morocco for pottery lessons or equal amounts spent developing robotic squirrels.
What is a bit of a surprise, however, is to discover that they are equally adept at finding stupid ways to NOT spend money. The closing of the control tower at Boire Field (Nashua's airport) is a perfect case study.
As a licensed pilot for the last 23 years or so, I have called Boire my home base. A vibrant airport and community, it is still recovering in spirit and finance from the closing of the flight programs at Daniel Webster College. Even without the college, though, it is a busy airport, with tens of thousands of "operations" each year. Single-engine planes, multi-engine planes, and corporate jet traffic all are there.
The airport just had a new runway constructed at a cost of $26 million. Not that there was anything wrong with the "old" runway ... it just didn't meet recently enhanced FAA setback requirements from the nearest taxiway. The new runway, lighting, taxiways and signage did nothing to improve safety or allow larger aircraft, they simply got the airport in compliance with FAA regulations.
It is hard enough to get your head around the notion of making such a significant investment of infrastructure at a small airport; but couple that with the subsequent and imminent closing of the control tower there, and we have a perfect case of Big Government in action.
There are many small airports without towers where airplanes come and go safely every day, with diligent pilots announcing their position, altitude, direction and intentions. I submit to you that Nashua is not small enough for that. I wonder to whom the liability will fall when the inevitable occurs there.
The airspace at Nashua comingles with that of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Approaching passenger jets are at the same or similar altitudes as general aviaton traffic in and around Nashua. On a busy summer day, it is a workout for both pilot and controllers to maintain order. It is hard for me to imagine how this airspace will function safely without that skilled guidance. Not many years ago, there was a fatal mid-air crash at Fitchburg, Mass., a much smaller airport in terms of traffic, and also an airport with a shuttered tower.
It's all part of the "Sequester Punishment" package being handed down by President Obama. It may be my imagination, but it seems that the cuts are aimed at certain segments of the population. One of the first things to go was tours by the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels. Expensive, to be sure, but putting a huge wet blanket on an American tradition, and squelching one of the few opportunities we taxpayers ever get to see how our dollars are spent, and a chance to express our pride and gratitude to those who serve and have served.
I'm a bit surprised that lawyers are not already setting up kiosks on the tarmac, anticipating the proposed April 7 closing of the tower, which coincides nicely with the onset of great flying weather!
This is not to be the harbinger of doom or wish disaster to prove a point, but I expect the Nashua airport will be back in the news sooner, rather than later.
Karl M. Zahn, a former talk show host at WSMN in Nashua, is a regular co-host on "The Dennis Miller Show" with Dennis Miller (including next Thursday from 12-1 p.m.), and a regular panel member on Fox News' "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld."


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There comes a point in a pop-culture product's life cycle when its ubiquity undermines its popularity. We see this happen all the time in the fashion biz (remember snap bracelets and jorts?), and the consumer electronics market is just as predisposed. Thank God.
Just as the extremely annoying omnipresence of the Nextel phone was its own undoing, it's only a matter of time until the coolest headphones aren't cool anymore (sorry, Dre!). When everyone sports the same thing, consumers run in the opposite direction.
The secret to being a trendsetter rather than a slave to fashion is to make your own mark. The trouble is, that tactic can be tough when it comes to our personal electronics. The solution: customization. And we've got just the thing.
V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones are comfortable, come with a slick case, an inline mic/control for smartphones, are available in a multitude of color combinations and, best of all, can be custom engraved with just about any logo or design you want. You want a set, don't you? Good news: we're going to give a pair away as part of our DT 'Better Than Socks' Holiday Giveaway.
To enter, just leave a comment telling us about the most embarrassingly out-of-style fashion trend you've ever fallen slave to. The contest closes on December 26, 2012, at which time we'll announce the winner. And while you anxiously await our decision, you should probably pick out your color combo of choice, as well as what design you'd like engraved on your new headphones.
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Pep rally is 7 p.m. Tuesday
The Mexico High School Bulldogs will have a city-wide pep rally Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the Gary Filbert Court, to wish the Bulldogs good luck Wednesday in sectional play.
The senior boys and girls basketball players and cheerleaders will also be recognized.
Come out and support the Bulldogs. They play at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Duchesne at Troy Buchanan High School.


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Five teachers in West Prairie schools are scheduled for dismissal after a vote from the district's board of education Wednesday night.
Board members held a special meeting at West Prairie Middle School to consider a reduction-in-force for a solution to what Superintendent Jonathan Heerboth on Thursday called "tremendous uncertainty" and "devastating proposals from the governor's office" over the state's looming budget issues.
The reduction in staff discussed Wednesday included dismissal of one instructor at West Prairie North Elementary School, three at South Elementary School and one at West Prairie Middle School. The reductions remove $266,000 from the school district's 2013-14 budget.
Heerboth said the board is trying to prepare itself for possible funding cuts.
"There are a couple of things that are uncertain right now," he said. "One of those things is the future of early childhood funding in the state of Illinois, and two of these (vacated) positions are entirely dependent on that.
"We're holding the positions open presently, until we know more about it."
Teachers operating Title 1 programs may also be vulnerable to a reduction in force, he said.
"I don't know that they'll do away with the program entirely, but with the sequester, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a reduction," he said.
In a press release Thursday, Heerboth added that "all downstate school districts are vulnerable to the devastating budget reductions in transportation funding that have been proposed by the Governor in the 2014," and that, because of expected cuts in General State Aid, the school is "proceeding cautiously with staffing plans for 2014."
The employees who were terminated because these budget constraints were selected by a state-mandated process based on evaluation and seniority, Heerboth said.
"The people we dismissed are all first-year teachers," he said. "They're all good, credible teachers and we wish them well."
In addition to the terminations, the board also voted to re-employ its non-tenured and part-time teaching staff.
The next board of education meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at West Prairie High School.
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The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to email@example.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in advance will have a better chance of getting published; items submitted several days before the event might not get published. For more information, call the Journal at 565-8527.
Memorial Service for those who have lost a pet
Hospice of Montezuma will provide a memorial service on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m., for those that have lost pets that they wish to remember. The service will be held at the gazebo area at Hospice, 1345 S. Broadway. Please call 565-4400 for information and directions.
Hollywoods Saturday Pool Tournaments at new location
The Hollywood Saturday Pool Tournaments begin soon and will be hosted at the American Legion Post 75, 320 N. Harrison St. in Cortez until the rebuild of the Hollywood Bar. Tournament play begins Saturday, Oct. 6, and goes for 10 weeks. For more information, call 565-8151.
Contemporary fine art photography show opening
Join us for the opening of a contemporary fine art photographic show at Olio Wine Bar & Restaurant in Mancos, 114 W. Grand Ave., from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6. The show features work by Cortez photographers Mark Montgomery and Barbara Grist. View the show through Nov. 3. For more information, contact Barbara at 560-2767.
Orchard Social celebrates autumn fruit harvest today
The Montezuma Orchard Project/Let it Grow Nursery and the Cortez Cultural Center will host an Orchard Social at 25 N. Market St. on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. Enjoy locally grown heirloom fruits, cider-pressing, a dessert auction, recipe swap, stories, live music, and more. For more information, call 565-1151.
Blessing of the Animals to celebrate Feast of St. Francis
To celebrate the Feast of St. Francis, St. Barnabas Church, 110 W. North St., will have a blessing of the animals at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7 to which all are invited. Animals large and small four-legged, two-legged, feathered, and finned (and their humans) are welcomed. The service will be outdoors, so please have some way to contain any overly-energetic friends. In case of rain, we will gather in the sanctuary. Call 565-7865 for more information.
Democracy Now! host/author Amy Goodman book tour
KSJD Community Radio and Tami Graham Presents invites you to hear Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who will be at the Mancos Opera House from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8 as she tours with her newly-released book, co-authored by Denis Moynihan, titled The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope. The Opera House is located at 136 W. Grand Ave. This event is free with a $10 suggested donation. Proceeds raised will benefit KSJD Dryland Community Radio. This timely new sequel gives voice to the many ordinary people standing up to corporate and government power and refusing to be silent. Throughout, Goodman and Moynihan show the work of ordinary people to change their media and change the world. For more information, go to www.democracynow.org/books/the_silenced_majority, www.ksjd.org or call Tami Graham at 759-9716.
Series of three conversations that ask Am I a Christian?
How You Can Be Part of a Christian Community With Integrity and Not Believe All Those Things You Thought You Had to Believe is a series of three conversations to be held at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 110 W. North St. (corner North and Elm) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 9, 16, and 23. These classes are open for everyone, and are for folks who dont want to check their minds at a church door; who cant reconcile what they believe the church requires with their life experience; or who just dont want to live in a world they think the Christian church espouses but who might enjoy being part of a community of faith. Questions are required; no answers are promised. Call 565-7865 for information.
Driver safety course offered by AARP
AARP will sponsor a driver safety course on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Calvin Denton Room in the Empire Electric building, 801 N. Broadway, Cortez. This four-hour course is authorized by the state of Colorado, and designed to meet the needs of older drivers. The course will review safe driving techniques as well as Colorado traffic laws. Completion of this course can qualify you for a discount on your automobile insurance. The course is available to all motorists whether or not they are members of AARP. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers, to be paid by check (no cash or credit cards) which will cover materials. Please bring your drivers license and your AARP membership number (if you have one). Class size is limited; please register with Scott and Judy Aeschlimann at 565-3872. Leave your name and phone number on the answering machine if were not available and well return your call.
Chamber holds Business After Hours networking event
The Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Cortez Quilt Company, 40 W. Main St. This is a popular, casual networking option for your business. Complimentary beer, wine and appetizers are served. Open to all chamber members, member employees and invited guests. Bring yourself, your guests, and even current clients for an evening of business and fun, all rolled into one. These events are held the second Thursday of every month at various locations, and give members the opportunity to network with others in the business community in a relaxed setting, while mingling with potential customers, business associates, and community leaders. Call Dena at the chamber at 565-3414 for more information.
M-CHS gears up for fall drama production
Montezuma-Cortez High School drama department is gearing up for their fall production, Arsenic and Old Lace, a dark comedy classic. The 2012-2013 theatre season will feature shows from the 1930s and 1940s era, keeping with the departments theme this year, A New Deal. The show will run on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., and Oct. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the M-CHS auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Five and under are free. For reservations call 565-3722 ext. 2198 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with your name, phone number, date of show and number of seats youd like to reserve. Visit mchsdrama.org for information on upcoming shows.
Low-Cost Fall Pet Vaccination Clinic
For Pets Sake Humane Society will host a Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the IFA Country Store, 10501 Hwy. 491 in Cortez. Veterinarian Dr. Sue Grabbe with Four Corners MASH will offer dog and cat packages which include rabies, distemper, parvo (dogs), leukemia (cats), and more for $39 each, or $14 for rabies only. Packages without rabies shot are just $32. Exact change is appreciated; checks are ok, but no credit cards please. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. A portion of each package purchased will be donated to For Pets Sake. For more information, call them at 565-PETS (7387).
Hawaiian Luau Craft and Bake Sale includes lunch, music
Christian Womens Celebrations invites everyone to their Hawaiian Luau Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 13 at noon at the Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Rd. Donated crafts and homemade baked goods are needed and can be brought by 10:30 a.m. Shopping starts at 11 a.m., with an auction to follow after lunch. Houoli melodies will be performed by a trio that includes Crystal Bates, Maryann Graff and Cathy Knox. Local speaker, Mickie Baker, will talk about What Makes a Life. Admission is $14.50 per person and includes admission, lunch, beverage and dessert, music, and the program. Reservations should be made by Monday, Oct. 8 at email@example.com or 560-3328. All teachers are honored; complimentary tickets are offered for all teachers and malahinis (first time attendees).
Cowboy Church holds Fall Round-up chuckwagon event
The Southwest Cowboy Church will host their first-ever Fall Round-Up event on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Lewis-Arriola Community Center, 21176 Rd. S. At noon, a chuckwagon meal of cowboy coffee, cowboy cobbler, and cowboy beans, cooked by JD Baker of the Sons of the Pioneers, will be served. Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs will also be available at no cost. The meal is followed at 2 p.m. with entertainment from Sky Shivers, a cowboy humorist, Sam Noble, cowboy poet of the Bar-D, and a concert by the Line Camp Riders. The event is free. A love offering will be taken. Call 882-1433 for more information.
All-day Mexican meal fundraiser for Parish kitchen
Antonios Restaurant, 104 E. Main St., Cortez, will host an Afternoon Delight fundraising meal from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14 for the kitchen remodeling project for St. Margaret Mary Catholic Churchs Parish Hall. The church needs to renovate the kitchen to provide a facility for updated, workable and efficient usage, as well as to host events for the parish. Afternoon Delight will include a special menu with a choice of two complete Mexican dinners with sides, and will include tea or coffee and a dessert. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for kids under 8 years old. Alcoholic beverages or fountain drinks are not included in the cost, and the two dinners will be the only ones served at Antonios throughout the day. Take out orders will also be available. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards the purchase of cooking and serving utensils and small equipment for the newly-remodeled Parish kitchen. Additional parking will be available at Rimcos parking lot east of the restaurant. This event is open to the public. For more information, call Elva Norte at 565-8741.
Bethel Church Ministry Team coming to Cortez
The Cortez Family Worship Center Foursquare Church will host a ministry team from Bethel Church in Redding Calif. on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Bethel Church has been experiencing a dynamic move of the Holy Spirit for several years with verifiable miracles, signs and wonders. Everybody is welcome to attend the service at 500 N. Washington. Call 749-9774 or 565-3709 for more information.
Eating Smart Being Active classes
The Piñon Project, 300 N. Elm St., will offer an Eating Smart Being Active class for Kemper, Manaugh, and Mesa families who want to learn about preparing healthier meals and bringing a basic level of activity into their lives. The classes will start Tuesday, Oct. 16, and go from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Kelly Proctor, facilitator, will lead the group through eight weekly lessons designed to help them shop, cook and enjoy entry-level activity. The class offers ideas for a healthier life for families, who will work as a team to develop healthy and tasty recipes. Participants will create (and devour) delicious snacks and light meals in the class while developing friendships and new and useful skills. The activity level is appropriate for any age and almost any condition, as it emphasizes basic stretching and movement, and each person is encouraged to work at a comfortable level. Classes are further enhanced with small take-away incentives useful for food preparation and activity. There is no charge for this program. Class size is limited; sign up with Lara Blair at 564-1195.
An Evening With Mark Twain fundraiser a special event
An Evening With Mark Twain by Dennis Seibel is the program of the local Womens Cancer Coalitions 10th Annual Pink Ribbon Affair on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside St. Spouses, families and friends are invited to attend this special evening that honors breast and all cancer survivors. In addition to Mark Twain, there will be an Americana-style show, an all-American buffet, a silent auction of great values, and fun door prizes. All proceeds from the $15 ticket assist Montezuma and Dolores County women with cancer screening. Tickets will be available at the door. If you have items to donate to the silent auction, please drop them off at Planned Parenthood in Cortez or call 882-4484 for pick up or for more information.
New Odyssey kicks-off SouthWest Colorado Concerts season
New Odyssey, a band with three guys and 30 instruments, will kick off SouthWest Colorado Concerts 2012/2013 season on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. All of them play the trumpet ... and the sax ... and, well, 28 other instruments. With classic rock, country, novelty and specialty arrangements, and a good dose of comedy, they provide a fun evening for the entire family. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m., when doors open. Season tickets (for all four concerts) are $45 for adult and $5 for youth (18 years and under); single tickets are $20 for adult and $5 for youth. Call Paul Bostrom at 565-9127 or Joyce Stevenson at 565-4757 for more information.
SWMH Foundation offers Womens Health Symposium
The Southwest Memorial Hospital Foundation will offer a Womens Health Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 20 S. Main St., Cortez. A full slate of local physicians and SWMH staff experts will give presentations on a variety of topics of interest to women of all ages at this day-long symposium. Lectures (with time for Q&A) will include how to get a good nights sleep, diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological problems, womens sexuality, weight management after 40, an update on osteoporosis, and how to maintain balance as you age. Registration fee is a $25 donation to the hospital Foundation and includes a healthy continental breakfast, delicious lunch, handouts, and door prizes. Call Susan Thomas at 739-3158 for more information or to reserve your space.
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The Colorado Civil Rights Commission invites the public to two meetings on Thursday, Oct. 25 in Cortez and Towaoc for an informal discussion on civil rights issues facing Coloradans. The meetings will be held at First National Bank in Cortez, 140 W. Main St., from 1 to 3 p.m., and at the Ute Mountain Casino Conference Room, 3 Weeminuche Dr. in Towaoc, from 6 to 8 p.m. The meetings will be held to educate the public on state civil rights laws and also to take any complaints related to employment, housing, or public accommodations, i.e. service in a restaurant, park or other public place. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call Shayla Malone at 303-894-7805.


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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Rayon Challis: Wash, Press & Plan
Well hullo there. Your friendly neighborhood Rayon Challis field agent is back with some wash and wear news to report :-)
the wash::
I started but cutting 3 different 1/2 yard lengths of fabric from the same bolt. And btw this fabric is about 56" wide. I left piece 1 alone. I washed pieces 2 and 3 together on a "delicate" cycle which on my machine is about 40 min long, with cold wash, cold rinse, and low spin speed. I also just used a standard detergent, nothing special.
the dry::
Once the wash cycle was complete, I put piece 2 in the dryer on a "delicate" dry which is simply a lower heat dry. I let damp piece 3 just hang out over the clothing rack for a while to dry for about 20 minutes.
the press::
I then dry pressed the remaining dampness out of the hang-drying piece 3 until it was warm and dry which didn't really take any longer than regular pressing. The iron was set on the wool setting, and I was willing to try a little higher if necessary but never had too. The wrinkles fell out beautifully for both the damp piece and the one that wasn't washed at all on the same wool setting. Also the pressing did not seem to change the surface of the material in the least either in color, sheen, or texture. When piece 3 was pulled out of the dryer it was in need of a pressing so with the same setting I glided those wrinkles right out too.
the shrinkage::
The difference between the 3 pieces was barely distinguishable even after the various forms of care in terms of shrinkage. There was of course some fraying on the cut edges of the washed pieces, but not bad at all, maybe 1/8"-1/4" at the most in some places. Also the washed pieces did draw up at the selvages on each end like most all fabrics do. So before cutting out a pattern from the material you would want to snip into the selvage edges to avoid any distortion as your pattern pieces get close to those edges. If there was any slight shrinkage it was only on the piece 2 that was also placed in the dryer, but it was so minimal it's barely worth mentioning.
We are expecting to begin shipping these fabrics from our shop next week sometime, and they will be arriving to other shops about the same time or sooner. (If you're a shop owner carrying the Rayons and would like to leave your link here, please do so in the comments.) I am still looking into exact price but I think it is somewhere in the 14-15$ per yard range, so similar in price to the voile. These will be the only Rayons for the Field Study collection, and we do still have a bit of velveteen to look forward to as well.
I want to chat a bit more about project planning and expectations for this fabric. As already shown, the material is gorgeous for many, many items of clothing. I can't really think of any of my garment sewing patterns that they wouldn't work well for. The above is a version of my free Museum Tunic tutorial with the added bonus of adding some ribbon to the shoulders for some interest across the back. Nice and dramatic, no? The ribbon is positioned on the shoulders just to the back side of the shoulder seams, and the extension of the ribbon across the back is faced with the same ribbon from the inner side. All of the ribbon was simply applied with topstitching at the end of the dress sewing. For any garment that you would want to wear over tights, I would expect the material to be slightly grab-y to your tights especially if they are the thicker cotton-y sort. But you might be fine with no lining or slip, or if your tights are the slicker variety.
This is really the first fabric I have designed for that is very strictly intended for clothing, but that shouldn't stop you from experimenting. I don't really see it working for bags, because although it isn't really thin, it is more fluid that I think you would want which could translate to a little flimsy when you want some body. Quilts? I'm on the fence. I'm not sure that rayon is really the feel that I want for a quilt. As long as the other materials you used in the quilt are similar in how they wash up, if you're into it, go for it. Embroidery? Certainly, but here are two considerations. You always want the threads and the fabric to be compatible in terms of their care when you embroider. In other words you need them to react the same to any cleaning process, so that the shape of the work is not changed or distorted. I definitely think that cotton floss or pearle and Rayon is worth experimenting with, but try to use the finest needle you can. The other consideration with embroidery is that Rayon is not especially elastic, I don't mean in the stretchy sense but in the shape retention sense. Even woven cotton has a good shape retention that it will bounce back to after it's been stretched. Rayon, not quite as much, unless of course you wash it. So any stretching into a hoop, would likely need to be remedied with a water washing process.
Okay. I have duly talked your heads off here. I love fabric. Really love fabric.
Tomorrow, we will get all cut-stitch-sew-y with it!
holluh. xoAM
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I used rayon challis in a quilting/ home decor project in my teenage sewing (my first foray into picking fabric without Mom's supervision:)) & I wouldn't recommend it. The fluidity & lack of elasticity were not ideal for such a project. My guess is these are issues you would anticipate but may not have actually experimented with. Yay for Rayon Challis!ReplyDelete
Love the fabric and making some hot cocoa to get the day started. ;). Hope you enjoy some too.ReplyDelete
This series you are doing on rayon challis is awesome! I'm so looking forward to hearing about sewing techniques. Thank you!!ReplyDelete
I'm a bit confused now! Is this fabric a knit or woven one? It looks so much like jersey in the pictures?ReplyDeleteReplies
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OK, so I just bought two yards of this to make a shirt but I thought it voile! Then I saw on the sales receipt, duh, Rayon Challis! Actually, I think I like it better as it will have a little more sturdiness to it and looks like it doesn't need to be pre-shrunk? I'll go read your other posts first. :)ReplyDelete
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Toddler police say was assaulted by mother diesBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Sunday News Correspondent
May 12. 2013 2:43AM
NASHUA - Following two weeks on life support, a 2-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted by his mother died Friday at a Massachusetts hospital, according to a family spokesman.
Devon Gould had remained in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital since April 26 with a serious brain injury, significant head trauma and intercranial bleeding. His mother, Unique S. Gould, 21, of 8 Ash Court, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, accused of repeatedly striking the boy on the buttocks and head the night before, according to court documents.
"The family was there by his side and decided to do the humane thing - what the medical professionals were recommending - and pulled the vent tube," said Christopher Smart, Unique Gould's uncle. "We had an extensive prayer chain going on."
Devon, who turned 2 on March 16, had been on full life support with a breathing and feeding tube for exactly two weeks.
The boy's father, whose name has not yet been released, decided to remove the life support and try to wean the child, understanding that the outcome might not be favorable, according to Smart.
"He was able to breathe on his own for almost six hours," Smart said of Devon. "He was showing signs that his lungs were fine, and they thought he might be able to be strong enough. But now, my family has been devastated."
Jeffery Strelzin of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Saturday that no upgraded charges have been filed against the mother, Unique Gould. However, Strelzin said the case is still under investigation. He also confirmed the death of the little boy.
"I am not going to be shocked if (the charges) are upgraded. I leave the judgment to the judicial system, as I will not judge my own niece," Smart told the Sunday News on Saturday. "Part of me hopes that she is innocent, but you know what, time will tell."
In an email to the Sunday News, Jane Young, also of the state Attorney General's Office, said her agency will continue to work with the Nashua Police Department to determine whether, based on all of the evidence, additional charges are warranted.
In a tragic and unfortunate coincidence, Devon's great-great grandmother - who has been on her deathbed in Florida for several days - also died on Friday.
"Two deaths in one day has not been easy, but he has his great-great grandmother with him in heaven. We know he is pain free now, and we know that she is watching over him," said Smart.
The family, he added, still has many unanswered questions about what led up to Devon's fatal injuries.
"We are just trying to hang in there. He was a very happy boy whenever the family saw him," Smart said of Devon. "He loved monkeys. He would just light up when he saw them."
According to a police affidavit on file at the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division, an AMR ambulance arrived at the Gould residence on April 26 after Unique Gould was having trouble waking her son.
Devon was initially taken to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and eventually to Massachusetts General Hospital because of the severe brain injury, according to court documents.
Police have not elaborated on the case, but court records indicate that Gould was interviewed by two detectives, at which time she allegedly acknowledged spanking her son on April 25, the day before emergency crews arrived at her home.
"She admitted that she struck (him) numerous times on his buttocks and confirmed that she also struck him in the head with her hand. Gould made admissions that she 'blacked out' at one point, and admitted to hitting (him) very hard," according to a police affidavit filed by Detective Marc Anderson.
Police have refused to comment on whether Gould may have been impaired at the time of the alleged assault, given her statement to authorities about possibly blacking out during the incident.
She will be back in court on Monday for a probable cause hearing. In the meantime, Gould is being held on $100,000 cash bail.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized. A fund that was previously established to help pay for Devon's medical expenses will now be used to cover the costs of the funeral, according to Smart. If there is any remaining money, Smart said, it will be given to a child abuse advocacy program.
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Gas prices soar; up 18 cents in a weekBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 17. 2013 9:27PM
The cost of hitting the road continues to grow higher with no signs indicating a turnaround is coming any time soon.
Gas prices have been going up almost on a daily basis, and the surge continued Wednesday with the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in New Hampshire came in at $3.647, according to AAA. The average on July 10 was $3.463 — increasing by more than 18 cents in just one week.
"A combination of factors including new refinery issues, continued tight supply and higher crude oil prices has propelled the price at the pump," said Pat Moody, spokesman for AAA Northern New England.
The recent turmoil and political uncertainty in Egypt pushed up the price of crude oil because of the country's proximity and control of the Suez Canal, a major shipping route that allows tankers to avoid having to navigate a long and costly route around Africa.
Other, more local factors have led to the pinch in supply while demand increases during the summer travel season.
Moody said refineries in Nova Scotia and Philadelphia have been experiencing production difficulties while another plant in New Jersey completes planned maintenance.
"Combine refinery issues with the unrest in Egypt and you've got the cost of gasoline on the rise," Moody said.
While New Hampshire remained slightly below the national average of $3.657, the price spike in the Granite State over the last week was greater by a few cents.
With so many variables leading to the higher prices, analysts say not to expect a quick recovery. The Northeast oil supply is also going to be affected for some time by the deadly train derailment in eastern Quebec on July 6. The train had 72 cars hauling oil, leading to massive explosions that decimated the resort town of Lac-Megantic and killed an estimated 50 people.
Investigators continue to search through the rubble for the remaining bodies amid the wreckage, and there is no timetable on repairs to the damage to the rail line, which has been shut down indefinitely.
According to the Department of Energy, U.S. inventories of crude oil fell by more than 20 million barrels over two weeks, the largest two-week drop in more than three decades. And as long as the price of crude remains high, drivers can expect to pay more after the refined product makes its way to the pumps.
As much as the price has jumped recently, the national average remains below the high mark of $3.79 on Feb. 27, 2013. And it is still well below the $4-plus per gallon people were paying in the summer of 2008.
Moody said drivers can keep their costs down several ways, one of which is to stick to the speed limit while rolling down the highway. Increased speed cuts into a car's efficiency, forcing it to use more fuel to save little time, Moody said.
Another recommendation from AAA is to focus on the road and avoid distractions like the phone or eating behind the wheel. Hitting the brakes repeatedly or having to swerve can add up on a long trip.
"There's a lot of demand," Moody said. "You need to find a way to reduce your consumption."
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iPhone supply running low with AT&T, some Apple Stores
Despite an apparent surplus after the June 29th launch, iPhones have largely been sold out at AT&T shops and have also run out at some of Apple's own outlets.
Despite an apparent surplus after the June 29th launch, iPhones have largely been sold out at AT&T shops and have also run out at some of Apple's own outlets.
Apple Inc.'s chief executive has confirmed that iPhone will ease its way into workplaces after all, according to a new interview.
Apple has released a new trio of iPod games aimed at helping students prep for the S.A.T.'s. Meanwhile, some hints at potential AT&T iPhone data plans have surface. And Sprint has issued to its retail employees a guide filled with "iPhone Talking Points" to help curb iPhone converts.
Apple Inc.'s retail stores plan to offer iPhone shoppers around two dozen accessories for the multi-function handset at or around the time the device goes on sale later this week, AppleInsider has been told.
The first retail-bound volume shipments of Apple Inc.'s hotly anticipated iPhone device arrived successfully in the United States this past weekend, touching down quietly at a handful of drop locations just six days before the device is due to go on sale at nearly 2000 Apple and AT&T retail locations.
In a pair of research notes released Wednesday, analysts for investment banking firm Piper Jaffray offered an update on Apple's June quarter iPod shipments while also commenting on expectations for next-generation iMacs, iPhone availability, and the prospect of an Apple navigation system.
AT&T, the exclusive wireless carrier for iPhone in the United States, will reportedly shutter its entire national retail chain for approximately two hours on June 29th to prepare for that evening's launch of the eagerly awaited Apple handset.
Apple Inc.'s hotly anticipated iPhone device will have a few weeks to bask in the limelight before the electronics maker returns focus to its Mac business with a pair of redesigned iMacs positioned to catch the tail end of the educational buying season.
With a suggested retail price of $300, you'd expect iPod maker Apple Inc. to pocket some hefty change from the sale of each new Apple TV set-top media box.
Despite a growing number of reports to the contrary, it's highly unlikely that Apple will use its developer conference next week to showcase a line of redesigned iMac desktop computers, AppleInsider has learned.
Citing its thesis that Apple's operating leverage remains underappreciated by investors, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday initiated sharp increases to both its earnings forecast and price target for the Cupertino-based consumer electronics maker.
WR Hambrecht & Co. on Wednesday raised its price target on shares of Apple Inc, citing falling component prices during the current quarter and pent-up demand for iPhone leading into next month's launch.
An analysis of April unit data from market research firm NPD leads researchers at PiperJaffray to believe that iPod shipments for Apple's June quarter could come in around 9.5 million units, slightly below Street estimates of 9.8 million units.
Apple's exclusive CPU supplier has been busy prepping quad-core processor cost cuts, clearing lead from its next-generation architecture, and establishing a new flash partnership that could help future iPhones, iPods, and Macs.
Apple's inaugural mobile handset, iPhone, will be available for sale at 2000 retail store fronts when it goes on sale for the first time next month, putting the device within reach of most US households.
Citing expectations for unusual sequential growth in iPod sales this quarter, Caris & Company on Tuesday increased its price target on shares of Apple, adding that it expects the company to be shipping 25 million iPhones per year by fiscal 2009.
Apple has officially announced the changes to its ProCare retail services first detailed by AppleInsider earlier in the week. Meanwhile, the company is set to kick-off a new student venture later this week. And delivery estimates for iPhone components appear to have slipped.
Apple on Wednesday again showed its unparalleled ability to think and execute the unconventional, says American Technology Analyst Shaw Wu, who in a note to clients argued that earnings per share (EPS) may no longer be the best way to value the consumer electronics maker.
Several investment banks are throwing their weight behind Apple's decision Thursday to delay its Leopard operating system in favor of pushing its eagerly sought iPhone device into the market on time.
Analysts at Citigroup are recommending that investors buy shares of Apple Inc. ahead of upcoming product launches, which they say will include Mac OS X Leopard, a touch-screen video iPod, higher capacity iPod nanos and a 3G version of the iPhone.
Significant growth in digital media player shipments from Apple Inc. and other manufacturers is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, helped by the convergence of Internet connectivity and expanded content libraries.
Although AppleTV has ceded the limelight to iPhone and similarly been overshadowed by the buzz preceding the launch of Leopard, it could prove to be as disruptive to legacy video purchase-and-consumption behavior as the iPod has been to traditional music business model, one Wall Street analyst says.
ThinkEquity Partners LCC on Monday joined a chorus of Wall Street firms predicting that Apple Inc. will be ready to deliver its next-generation Leopard operating system to market "in the next few weeks."
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer fielded questions on the company's upcoming launch of Apple TV and iPhone, while also talking at length about Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and strategies in the retail segment. A full transcript the near 40 minute session follows.
A study of Web traffic published on Thursday suggested Apple's influence is on the rise. Simultaneously, a company patent borrowed a cue from Microsoft's Zune, and flash chips from Samsung could be the first step towards finished iPhones.


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Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own lifeReuters
March 22. 2013 3:18AM
A Marine shot dead two fellow service members at a base at Quantico, Virginia, then barricaded himself in a building and apparently killed himself, prompting a brief lockdown of the base, the Marines said on Friday.
The shootings took place late on Thursday in the vicinity of the Marine Corps Base at Quantico's Officer Candidate School, and all three people who died were identified as Marines, Marines spokesman Sergeant Christopher Zahn said.
"An isolated shooting incident has occurred at Officer Candidate School, Quantico," the base said on its Facebook page. "The suspect has been barricaded by law enforcement personnel."
The Facebook message told base residents to remain in their homes with their doors locked, until the lockdown was lifted before dawn on Friday. No other injuries were reported, and Zahn could give no details as to a motive for the shootings.
"The investigation is in the very early stages," he said.
The shootings came days after seven U.S. Marines were killed in a mortar explosion at an Army munitions depot in Nevada during a live-fire training exercise.
In that incident on Monday, a lightweight mortar exploded prematurely in its firing tube, killing the Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, who had been undergoing mountain warfare training, and wounding eight other service members.
It prompted the Marines to order a blanket suspension of the use of 60mm mortars pending a review.


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The March of Dimes celebrated its 75th Anniversary this year. And Ardmore area residents did their part to make sure it will be a memorable anniversary.
Nance Miller, Arbuckle Division Director, said the teams raised $223,413, surpassing the previous high of $217,211 raised in 2008. The March of Dimes campaign began Feb. 25 and ended Saturday with the walk at Central Park.
"I'm totally impressed with the commitment of the teams," Miller said. "This is the most giving, caring community and they love these babies.
"The March of Dimes Mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births and infant mortality. The March of Babies is March of Dimes largest fundraising event. Ardmore and the southern Oklahoma community always show such wonderful support for helping all the babies are born healthy."
Giving back to the community was a powerful tool in recruiting participants in the campaign. And there were also personal experiences and relationships that also played a big part.
"One of my friends was a premature baby," Maverick McClendon, Marietta FCCLA, said. "I started doing some research and I joined my local FCCLA (Family Care and Community Leaders of America) chapter to help raise money and awareness. On a personal level, it has been very rewarding."
Super Team Michelin North America raised $52,168. In the team competition, Mercy Health Center raised $52,168. Luanne Johnson was named the top walker after raising $2,100 and Blake's Bunch took the top honors in family teams, raising $4,118.
Teams were outfitted in themed T-shirts and took team pictures prior to the walk Saturday morning.
"Every year, we come out and march," Don Wilson, Valero Vice President and General Manager, said. "We have several employees that have benefited from funding from March of Dimes and they are very passionate about it."
Wilson said he was a judge during Friday evening's talent show and he enjoyed the opportunity to meet people who have benefited from March of Dimes. And those opportunities extended to Saturday as he marched with other who gave to the cause.
"We have 15 to 20 employees here," Wilson said. "It's an opportunity to see folks in the community and march for the cause."


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Last year proved to be another rough one for markets as geopolitical factors kept traders on their toes. In addition to a continuation of the sovereign debt problems that have plagued Europe for the last couple of years, we saw the Federal Reserve expand its quantitative easing programs as growth in the United States remained anemic at best.
With 2013 upon us, we asked analysts to look ahead and discern which markets they saw as having potential to outperform in the New Year. As it turns out, to look ahead requires a brief look back because most analysts see a continuation of 2012's problems into next year.
According to Joseph Trevisani, FX analyst at World Wide Markets, most markets are trading in a risk-on/risk-off world primarily because of central bank actions. "The traditional trend drivers are pretty much moribund until the central banks end their zero interest rate policy. It's become the universal panacea that doesn't make anything actually better," he says. "That's what we're still going to be trading on in 2013."
In its December Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve adjusted its parameters for changing interest rates by attaching unemployment and inflation targets as policy objectives whereas previously the promise of low interest rates was linked to a time horizon. In the press conference following the meeting, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained the change saying, "We think it's a better form of communication. The date-based guidance served a purpose, but that was a nontransparent process."
That change in policy should give traders greater insight into when the Fed may adjust interest rates. "If we get better than expected economic growth or numbers, that will be bad for the markets because it could indicate the Fed will begin to pare back its quantitative easing," says Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors. "My belief is that it is going to be worse because they wouldn't have just expanded QE if they saw good things on the horizon."
Given the forecast for 2013, Springer is bullish precious metals and dividend stocks. His top play for 2013 is to buy gold. "Continued printing by the Fed should push gold higher. I could see gold at $2,000 an ounce sometime next year," he says.
As to dividend stocks, Springer is looked at preferred shares over Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). "Those types of stocks will do better in a down market. We're expecting a bear market next year," he says. "We've already had four years of a bull market in the face of economic stimulus and bed economic growth. We are due for a recession."


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Shoveling it: Job Corps breaks city ground
August 22. 2013 12:24AM
On Tuesday five New Hampshire politicians (Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas, Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte) eagerly shoveled dirt at the groundbreaking of what is to be a $35 million Job Corps complex in the city. The U.S. Secretary of Labor was there, too, shoveling more than dirt.
Job Corps is a federal program that offers job training to people aged 16-24. At the groundbreaking, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez claimed that Job Corps was "one of the most enduring and effective workforce development and anti-poverty programs in the history of workforce development efforts." He said the program had a "quite impressive" return on investment.
Those are interesting claims coming from the Secretary of Labor. In 2007 the Labor Department's own review found that Job Corps understated its costs by as much as $50,000 per student and overstated its effectiveness. For example, if a Job Corps graduate trained in the tech field took a fast-food job instead, Job Corps counted that as a successful job placement.
With an annual budget of $1.6 billion, Job Corps graduates 60,000 students a year. That's a cost of $26,000 per student. For that, students earn a GED or get vocational training. Manchester Community College already offers inexpensive vocational training and free GED classes.
A federal program that spends $1.6 billion a year to duplicate the efforts of local community colleges should be no one's idea of a useful initiative. And yet our politicians act thrilled that it is coming to Manchester. There could hardly be a better illustration of the rule that in politics it is what you appear to be doing, not what you actually do, that matters most.


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April 02. 2013 11:21PM
Police: Allenstown man was speeding before crash
MANCHESTER - An Allenstown man who was allegedly driving 90 mph on Interstates 93 and 293 and caused an accident Tuesday afternoon, and who had a 2-year-old girl riding with him, was arrested by New Hampshire State Police on several charges.
Police said Tevin Perez, 21, was heading south on I-93 about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday and merging onto I-293 when he was spotted driving 90 mph by a trooper.
Perez got off the highway at exit 2, but "attempted to travel directly through the intersection to Brown Avenue," despite facing a red light, and hit another car.
Perez, the child and the woman driving the other car, whom police did not name, were all taken to Elliot Hospital for treatment of minor bruises.
Perez was charged with reckless conduct, disobeying a police officer, criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child, vehicular assault, reckless driving and speeding. He is scheduled to appear this morning in Manchester District Court.


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According to Skip Bayless of ESPN, there's really no reason for the 76ers to await anxiously the results of Andrew Bynum's Dec. 20 checkup.
Bayless, one of the hosts on ESPN's "First Take," said on Tuesday's show that the Sixers were the suckers in the four-team trade that landed Dwight Howard with the foundering Los Angeles Lakers.
"I spoke the other day to a very reliable Sixers source - I spoke to somebody I trust - who told me and confirmed to me Andrew Bynum's knees are shot," Bayless said. "We're talking about beyond repair, progressive arthritis, deep degeneration, unfixable.
"The source said that he will try to play," Bayless continued. "He might even occasionally over the next year or two have a decent game here and there. But long-term this will get only worse – only worse. So bottom line, the Sixers got taken in this trade that ultimately landed Dwight Howard in Los Angeles."
Bynum on Monday said that his right knee, site of the first bone bruise, feels fine, adding that it is the left knee, the one he hurt while bowling, that is causing him pain.
"There is nothing I can really do about it; it's arthritis in the knees," Bynum said. "The cartilage is missing so that's not something that's going to re-grow itself. Maybe in the future, next three to five years there may be something out there that really does help. For right now it's kind of just a waiting game."


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399 Center Street
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The Museum, located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, two miles from the center of Wolfeboro near Lake Winnipesaukee features many of the finest examples of vintage mahogany and antique boats, including; Garwood, Chris Craft, Century, Dodge, Penn Yan, Lyman and Hacker, on a rotating basis.
The runabouts and race-boats are not the only craft we feature; also on display are canoes, guide boats, and sail boats. Whether you are an outboard, steam, paddle or sail enthusiast the displays; enhanced with archival photos, trophies and models, bring to life a truly grand era of boating.
Whether you love the fine craftsmanship of a vintage boat, the aura of a time gone by, or the camaraderie of being with people who share your interest in preserving the past; the New Hampshire Boat Museum offers you many venues to explore. The Museum also sponsors many boating related events throughout the summer.
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The recent controversy over the Confederate flag can be a great opportunity for our schools to restore truth in history education. The flag some think is being banned has a very interesting history and never stood for what is alleged. The controversy points out the failure of our nation's school system to educate us on our true history. The period in our history that covers the flag in question has been mostly ignored, misrepresented, even lied about, leaving most ignorant of our country's true history.
This has resulted in the flag controversy and much of our recent political unrest.
You've heard, ignorance is bliss? No, it is a curse. The national problems we face today are under the curse of our ignorance of our true history. Our schools can begin to change that by examining our full and true history. What is the origin and uses of the confederate flag? What was its relationship to the Civil War? What was the Civil War really over? It was not what we have been told in the school textbooks of recent decades. What affect did it have on the Constitution and our current governing system? What connection did it have to the western states being overrun with unconstitutional federal land ownerships, while the east is not? When we don't know our history, we are destined to repeat it, and we are right on track with current events. Will our local students have a vision of where they are going? If they don't know where they have been, it will be hard for them to know where to go. Our community and schools can use this minor issue as a wake-up call to learn our history. Then when concerns arise, they can be dealt with by an educated and informed public, not believing in superstitions and folk tales and half-truths. Our schools can be a model of good education, and our students would be head and shoulders above all other schools in the state and nation. Just maybe we can have some hope for a brighter future.
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Cortez Public Library
The Cortez Public Library is located at 202 N. Park St.; 565-8117.
Art, horse statuary on display at the library
The displays at the Cortez Public Library are horse statuary, owned by Ann Streett-Joslin and acrylics by Justin Dodson. They will be up through the end of December.
The Last Month of the Year December theme
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The Last Month of the Year is the December theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to join in for the craft at 11:15 a.m. Elves, Santas Helpers is the subject on Thursday, Dec. 6. Holidays in Winter will be discussed on Thursday, Dec. 13. There will be no Storytimes on Thursday, Dec. 20 and Thursday, Dec. 27.
Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program.
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Grannys Rocker
The Cortez Public Library is proud to host new childrens book author Vickie Drake during our regular Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6. Vickie wrote the book, Grannys Rocker, and will read from it and have the book available for purchase after. Grannys Rocker uses heartwarming rhymes about spending quality time in a rocking chair with a child. The unique illustrations of black-and-white pencil drawings form a sketchbook depiction of the pure and simple joys of life. Tender expressions from the heart of the adult provide the child with opportunities for learning, loving and living. The quality content and construction make Grannys Rocker an appropriate gift book for a parent or grandparent, as well as any child. It is available in eBook format as well.
Mancos Public Library
The Mancos Public Library is located at 211 W. First St.; 533-7600 or visit www.mancoslibrary.org.
Little People Storytime
The Mancos Public Library offers Little People Storytime on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in both English and Spanish. Children ages 3-6 will be taught songs, verses and stories in both languages with the changing of the seasons emphasized. A craft is also offered.
Mancos Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale
The Mancos Friends of the Library will be hosting their annual Holiday Book Sale on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library. A Friends Only pre-sale event will start at 9 a.m. with complimentary cookies and hot chocolate for Friends members to enjoy while getting the first pick of our great selection of books! Stanton Englehart cards and posters will also be available for your holiday shopping. Volunteers are needed to help set up the sale on Friday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and to run the sale on Saturday (various two-hour shifts) and tear down afterwards. Call the library at 533-7600, or stop by to put your name on the list and help support your Mancos Library and its programs!
Animated version of The Hobbit screening
The Mancos Public Library will have a free showing of the animated version of The Hobbit on Monday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. This screening is for or ages 8 and up.


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What happened to the idea of "innocent until proven guilty"?
In the Feb. 28 letter "Use different gun tactic," we see, yet again, another example of the glittering irrational logic of the liberal mind.
David Kerr, Democratic committeeman, of Lancaster Township, proposes the following:
"Rather than banning certain weapons, my suggestion is to draft legislation listing only those types of weapons that would be allowed."
So, the assumption is that anybody buying a gun that he doesn't like will, sometime in the future, be guilty of misusing that weapon.
The fact that so many people reading that letter did not see it as a blatant attack against liberty and the rights of law-abiding citizens is a sad reminder of how far citizens of this nation have moved away from the understanding of what personal individual freedom means — and what the limited role of government is supposed to be.
The solution is to enforce the existing laws, and maybe add some tougher ones. Here are my thoughts:
Whenever someone is found guilty of committing a crime with a firearm, no matter what kind, there should be a mandatory sentence with no leniency.
Commit a crime with a gun, without shooting it, you get 10 years. You shoot and wound or kill someone, you get the death penalty.


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We are a curious species to be sure and sharing information that we have about others isn't always a bad thing. For instance when someone is ill and "word gets around" they are ill and could use help with meals or house work or maybe a ride to and from to the doctor or prayer. Maybe even a short visit to show how much they are cared about. Even in that we should be careful not to share detailed information that person may not want bandied about hither and yon.
Small towns are notorious for every one knowing every one else's business. And new comers are prime targets. When I first moved here (ND) I met people who know where I was going to be working and told me, when I had never laid eyes on that person before in my life. I've lived in small towns but mostly rural areas and I've not experienced that one before. They were wrong by the way.
But I wonder if anyone stops to think how rumors or gossip affects the person being gossiped about.
I'm not going to use names but a few months ago it came to my attention that someone had a visit from the BCI and local sheriffs department regarding a work at home "job" the person had started working at that turned out to be a stolen credit card scam. The employee was totally innocent of any wrong doing but had information (on their computer) that would help the BCI find the people who were running this operation. Not long after that the spouse of that person got a phone call from a co worker saying people were talking about this visit by the BCI and that the spouse had had their computer confiscated and kiddy pornography was found on the computer. Now the spouse had nothing to do with this "job" and did not have their computer even looked at let alone confiscated. That spouse is in education. Can you imagine how devastating that rumor could have been to the career of this person? The person who started that terrible rumor was not identified nor did they come forward to apologize for it. Gratefully nothing came of this wicked rumor that I am aware of basically because there was no truth to it, but that is not always the case. But worst case scenario that person could have lost his or her job. Can you imagine the parents of students this educator upon hearing such a rumor losing all trust and confidence in their child's well being and safety let alone the students themselves if it were heard by them. Trust between an educator and a parent is a delicate thing without these types of things happening. My heart breaks at just the thought of this situation had it developed into something worse rumor wise. Such a rumor could have been life devastating.
I use this as an example of how devastating rumors can be or are. I implore you the reader of this blog to re-consider repeating information about someone especially if you don't know that person the rumor is about. The people in my little story are new comers to the DevilsLake region and it did not bode well as a good reflection on the character of its people.
So please stop and think, and consider the ramifications of you sharing erroneous information about your neighbors. Jesus tells us to love thy neighbor as thyself. Let us all try to put that into action and give any person we hear a rumor about the benefit of the doubt. Remember in this country we are presumed innocent until proven guilty!


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Obamacare's costs: Ignoring them is not acceptable
September 29. 2013 6:37PM
In one day, the Obamacare "exchanges" debut. Allegedly. The Obama administration announced last week that small businesses would not be able to buy insurance coverage on the exchanges on Oct. 1, as scheduled. The announcement was made literally while Obama was giving a speech about how great Obamacare is.
It was only the latest in a litany of problems built into the law. Yes, built into it. The idea that a nationwide system of government-run and heavily regulated "marketplaces" would be ready to use by Oct. 1, 2013, always was fantasy, as was the rest of the massive fraud known as the Affordable Care Act. As Politico reported last week, "The Obamacare that consumers will finally be able to sign up for next week is a long way from the health plan President Barack Obama first pitched to the nation."
To recap only two of the frauds:
• Obama said that if you liked your doctor or your health plan, you could keep them. But the law was structured so that it encouraged companies to drop their coverage and cut employees to part-time. That is exactly what is happening.
• Obama said it would reduce premiums. Last week the administration issued a press release claiming to show that premiums would be 16 percent lower under Obamacare than they were projected to be without it. Avik Roy of the Manhattan Institute compared the administration's exchange rates to the rates people are actually paying today. He found an average increase of 97-99 percent for men and 55-62 percent for women.
Then there are the delays and amendments — more than 20 of them. The individual mandate was delayed because its on-time implementation would have been economically catastrophic.
Leaders of three of America's biggest labor unions wrote in a letter to top Democrats in Congress, "The unintended consequences of the ACA are severe. Perverse incentives are causing nightmare scenarios."
None of this seems to matter to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster, who remain steadfastly supportive of the law. (Shaheen and Shea-Porter voted for it.) They champion its alleged benefits and pretend the flaws do not exist. As it raises prices and shrinks coverage options and full-time employment, they pretend that everything is just fine because it expands coverage, as if the negatives are not connected to the positive.
Yes, Obamacare ensures that more people have health insurance. But at what cost? That has always been the question. Shaheen, Shea-Porter and Kuster pretend that the costs do not exist. The people of New Hampshire know better. They are being ill-served by three members of Congress who pretend not to.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded "Saturday Night Live."
Don Pardo, the eras-spanning radio and TV announcer whose resonant voice-over style was celebrated for its majesty and power, died Monday in Arizona at the age of 96.
"He became our link to the beginnings of television on NBC — and radio," said Lorne Michaels, who, as creator of "SNL" (and who remains its executive producer) hired Pardo.
Pardo's strong jaw and leading-man smile were seldom on display, but for more than 60 years his elegant pipes graced newscasts, game shows (during the original run of "Jeopardy!," its emcee ritually called on him to "Tell 'em what they've won, Don Pardo") and especially "SNL," where he played an integral role through last season, heralding the lineup, like always, as recently as the May finale.
"There was no greater thrill than hearing Don Pardo bellow your name for the first time in the opening credits of 'Saturday Night Live,'" said long-time cast member Tina Fey. "It meant you were officially 'on television.'"
Fey described Pardo as "a sweet, sweet man," adding, "Late night will never sound as cool again."
"My whole life changed once Don Pardo said my name," echoed Amy Poehler, a fellow "SNL" alum. "I will really miss that kind and talented man."
His was no ordinary voice and he guarded it closely, with cough drops always at the ready.
"My voice is my Achilles' heel," Pardo said in a 1985 interview with The Associated Press. "When I get sick, it's always my voice." But it served him well from a tender age.
Dominick George Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, on Feb. 22, 1918, and grew up in Norwich, Connecticut.
One of his first jobs was that of ticket-taker at a local movie theater; even then, his voice was commanding.
"I'd go out there with a cape and say: 'Standing room only in the mezzanine. Immediate seating in the balcony.'"
His father, Dominick, owned a small bakery and had wanted his son to join the business. But young Pardo followed his own dream. After graduating from Boston's Emerson College in 1942, he began his vocal career at radio station WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island.
Two years later, he was hired by a supervisor at NBC immediately upon hearing his voice. He moved to NBC's New York affiliate, and never left the network.
Pardo made his mark quickly, reading news dispatches on the radio filed from the front lines during World War II. After the war, he was the announcer for such shows as the "Arthur Murray Party," ''Colgate Comedy Hour" and "Your Show of Shows."
In 1954, he was brought in to announce "Winner Takes All," beginning a long run in game shows. He was heard forcefully on the original "The Price is Right" (1956-63) and the original "Jeopardy!" (1964-75), hosted by Art Fleming.
When NBC launched the radical, cutting-edge "Saturday Night Live" in 1975 with Pardo as its charmingly old-school patriarch, he was discovered by a new generation — although, on opening night, he made a rare stumble, botching one of the credits. Instead of saying "The Not Ready for Prime Time Players," Pardo introduced the show's new comedy troupe as "The Not for Ready Prime Time Players."
Aside from Season 7, when he was rudely displaced, Pardo remained an "SNL" mainstay.
Between working on shows, Pardo often spent several hours a day in an NBC sound studio as one of the last network "booth announcers" working a regular daily shift.
And every weekday afternoon for several years in the 1980s, Pardo would quickly clad himself in a tie and blazer to step on camera long enough to announce the local New York station's "Live at Five" newscast — although Pardo's vocal alchemy rendered it as "Liiiiiiive at Fiiiiiive!"
Pardo retired from NBC in 2004.
"But Lorne Michaels called me soon after and asked if I would continue for three more weeks, so I did," Pardo told the AP in 2010. "Then he called and asked if I would do five more, and so on. I never really left."
For several years, Pardo commuted from Tucson each week the show aired. He arrived to open the show in Rockefeller Center's fabled Studio 8H and then caught a returning flight. At the end of the show on Feb. 23, 2008, he was brought on camera to blow out the candles of a birthday cake in honor of his 90th birthday.
In later years, he more often recorded his introductions from home, where he died peacefully Monday afternoon, said his daughter Dona Pardo.
Pardo appeared in several movies, mostly as himself or an announcer like himself, including Woody Allen's "Radio Days," an homage to the Golden Age of broadcasting. He also made a guest appearance on Frank Zappa's 1978 album, "Zappa in New York," and "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1984 album, "In 3-D."
In 2010, he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame.
Pardo is survived by five children.
Associated Press writer Matt Reed in Phoenix contributed to this report.