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LANSING — Michigan organic farmers sold $99.2 million worth of organic crops and livestock in 2011, according to the Michigan Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Of that total, 77 percent was sold to wholesale markets while 19 percent went to retail. The remaining 4 percent was purchased directly by consumers.
Organic field crop sales were the largest commodity group, accounting for $35.3 million. The remaining top five commodity groups were vegetables at $4.3 million, fruit and nuts (excluding apples and grapes) at $1.8 million, apples at $1.5 million and berries at $0.7 million.
California led the nation in organic sales with $1.4 billion, followed by Washington at $297.1 million and Oregon with $233.5 million. The remaining top eight organic producing states were Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan.
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Year after year, resolutions are made and broken. Lose weight, get organized, be kinder, exercise more often. Some stick, most don't. At some point in every life, something happens that make resolutions meaningless – we face the end of life. For some, it is sudden and the family is left to pick up the pieces. For others, it is a prolonged process. Even in prolonged cases of life ebbing away, the family is still left with too much to do in a time of grief.
For today, I ask you to complete three resolutions that will pay back a hundred fold in the event that the rest of your resolutions are left behind as the result of major upheaval from illness or death. Your family will be grateful. Even better, all three of the resolutions together will take less than a day to complete, and you will taste the reward of actually completing a New Year's goal.
This can be done in one easy document. Basic forms are available online for free. Caring Connections has health care surrogate forms and living wills for each state. If you are feeling especially motivated, advanced forms that allow you to spell out quality of life details are available for a small fee through Aging with Dignity. This form takes a little more time, and is well worth the effort.
The time to complete this resolution depends on how much thought you need to put into your choices. If you develop terminal illness such as cancer, persistent vegetative state (your brain has permanently checked out,) or end stage illness such as severe heart or lung disease, do you really want to be hooked up to life support until the complications kill you? Or if your desire is to hang around until the last cell of your body no longer responds to treatment, share those wishes with your family so they don't pull the plug too soon.
In your living will, jot down whether you want to be buried, cremated, or have your body donated to science. Also share your thoughts on organ donation. These are some of the most agonizing decisions a family has to make, and it would be kind of you to make that easy on them. You may not know what you want, and do not let that stop you from writing something down because you can always change it later… unless you are dead.
Your health care surrogate should be someone who will respect your wishes. A spouse or child is not always the best answer as they are emotionally tied to you hanging out on this earth. Or maybe they are emotionally tied to the life insurance they will receive on your death. Main point – choose thoughtfully.
Besides your death, nothing is more tragic than your husband finding out your ex-husband is the beneficiary of your workplace retirement plan. Verify the beneficiary and contingent beneficiaries of anything that passes directly to your loved ones. Items such as life insurance policies, annuities, IRA accounts, 401k plans, and any other workplace retirement plan needs to have a beneficiary named. Make a copy of the beneficiary form and keep it in a file.
If you do not name a beneficiary of these assets, what happens? The asset will pass through your will and through probate, which costs your family time and money. Even worse, if you haven't named a beneficiary and you don't have a will, your family will have to go to court to claim the money, and guess who gets a big chunk? The lawyers who do all that work for your family. Why improve their standard of living?
Finally, if you have minor children, do not name them as direct beneficiary of any account. It creates a mess and will tie the money up in the courts. If you want to leave money to children, you should create a will with a "testamentary trust" for the children. You will subsequently leave the asset to the trustee of the trust and only a little money has to pass through a lawyer's hands. Yes, if you have children, this step will take more than a day, but at least name an adult as the beneficiary until you can get your will in order.
I occasionally peruse the Florida unclaimed property web site, appropriately named FLTreasureHunt.org. Boat loads of assets float around that the owner or family forgot ever existed. Don't let your assets end up in one of those boats. Make a list of everything you own and where it is held so your family has an easy time tracking it down. In a quest for simplicity, I encourage my clients to consolidate as many accounts as possible to ease administration while they are alive and after death. All those old 401k plans from your ten different jobs need to end up in one easy to manage rollover IRA. When the end of life arrives, your family will be very grateful.
As with most things, a job can be done in an excellent fashion or it can be "good enough." These three resolutions will truly take you less than a day to complete, and are "good enough" as opposed to doing nothing. Start the year off right, tuck this work away, and enjoy the peace of knowing you eased your family's burdens should the rest of your resolutions not come to pass.
Peace, joy, and love in 2013. I'm grateful for so many wonderful readers. As always, you can post here, reach me on Twitter @CarolynMcC, or at email@example.com.
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Number 41 passed on the CDs from Tom Zart. Thank you for thinking of me. I am thankful for your efforts to honor our brave military personnel and their families. America owes these courageous men and women a debt of gratitude, and I am honored to be the commander in chief of the greatest force for freedom in the history of the world.
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Our sons and daughters serve in harm's way
To defend our way of life.
Some are students, some grandparents
Many a husband or wife.
They face great odds without complaint
Gambling life and limb for little pay.
So far away from all they love
Fight our soldiers for whom we pray.
The plotters and planners of America's doom
Pledge to murder and maim all they can.
From early childhood they are taught
To kill is to become a man.
They exploit their young as weapons of choice
Teaching in heaven, virgins will await.
Destroying lives along with their own
To learn of their falsehoods too late.
The fearful cry we must submit
And find a way to soothe them.
Where defenders worry if we stand down
The future for America is grim.
Now's not the time to fight one another
Or kiss our enemy's cheek.
All through history it remains the same
The strong enslave the weak.
May God continue to bless America
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I was after my father for 20 years to get his affairs in order, esp. assigning durable power of health care. He did very little before dying in August after six years in nursing homes. He had nine diagnosed maladies including Alzheimer's and prostate cancer, and had as many as four 'tubes' – oxygen, IV, catheter, feeding. The last three years he was only occasionally alert; he spent his days staring at the ceiling and his nights in the same pose with his eyes closed. He could not walk or eat and barely talked; it was hard to tell if he could hear. His eyes failed for reasons unknown even after several eye exams – each of which had to wait 1-2m mos. for a visiting ophthalmologist because an ambulance trip was otherwise required ($1500).
There is no way he would have wanted that outcome – and it cost over $500,000, most of his assets. I warned him repeatedly about the consequences of inattention, a total of about eight calamities – and got to watch every single one of them come true. Such foresight was interpreted by family members as evidence that I had caused them all in an effort to steal his money (in fact most could not be avoided once he became incapacitated).
One warning from myself was that disagreements about care and money could create rifts between family members. It is fair to say that our original family was incinerated in its entirety – one member had no grasp of the legal proceedings and assumed they had been undertaken for purpose of theft. Had those same things been endorsed by my parents, there would have been no suspicion.
Most recently my sister had to hear that avoidable taxes will likely cost her the entirety of an inheritance from my mother that she was counting on for retirement (she is 60, has no other assets, little SS, no pension or health care and very little way of generating new income). Her behavior dealing with the conflicts over my father's demise was so appalling that I personally will give her no assistance, ever, regardless of the consequences to her.
And that, folks, is what can happen – even with advance knowledge of the issues.
I didn't write this for sympathy but to warn others:
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Trips to Waleekta and Paoli mark the beginning of Alex's football season when it kicks off early in September.
Playing in an eight-man version of the sport, Alex begins their march to go one better than their Class B state playoffs appearance last year on Sept. 6 with a game against Waleekta. They follow that up with a trip to Paoli the next Friday before playing their first home game against Fox on Sept. 20. All games kick off at 7:30 p.m.
Alex finished 2012 with a 9-2 record while going 8-1 in B District 2.
Alex HS Football Schedule
9/6 at Weleekta
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By Jill Keppeler
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Tonawanda News — Maybe it's a kindergartner trudging to school in the snow in only a T-shirt, no winter boots and holes in his socks.
Maybe it's a 9-year-old at a new school, embarrassed of her threadbare and too-thin clothing.
Or maybe it's a high school junior, studying for exams, trying to make sparse supplies stretch to the end of the school year.
Volunteers at the Ken-Ton Closet want to help them all.
Jill O'Malley of Kenmore, the director of the Ken-Ton Closet, a community initiative to collect donated clothing and other items and distribute them to children of the school district, said it all started as she made rounds of the schools for the Ken-Ton Parent Association.
"When I started going around to the schools to introduce our group, just sitting and listening to the PTA meetings, I really got a feel that there was a huge diversity of need in the district," said O'Malley, who is also the director of the KTPA. "The thing that got me started ... I was at a PTA meeting. Lindbergh (Elementary School) collects jackets. They do a wonderful job of it.
"I asked, 'Where do the jackets go if they don't need them?' Well, they donate them to Buffalo. I said, 'Don't we have kids here who need them?' "
Once the idea for the project was started, it grew quickly. On Jan. 15, the plan was formally submitted to the Town of Tonawanda; on Jan. 24, volunteers received permission to proceed with it. O'Malley will also make presentations at the Village of Kenmore meeting Tuesday and the Town of Tonawanda board meeting Feb. 25.
"Everyone has been incredibly receptive. I can't tell you the outpouring of support," she said. "It's nice because it's a lot of different entities coming together to make this project happen. Because our district is so diverse, people don't even think about this happening in our district. It makes my heart bleed. Why are we not taking care of our own?"
The project is based out of the Sheridan-Parkside Building in the Town of Tonawanda. Sheila Csicseri, program director for the Sheridan Youth Center, said she received a telephone call from O'Malley, who was looking for space for the donations.
The building's second floor had been refurbished for the Health Sciences Charter School, which relocated last year. And Csiceri knew someone who was looking for an Eagle Scout project.
"It was kind of one of those things that all fell together," she said. "I had the space ... Jill had a need and a passion. It should be a great resource to the entire community, not just this area but throughout the entire school system."
Micah Greidanus, a junior at Kenmore West High School, will be repainting the room and helping to put in new shelving and cupboards for the site as part of his project to earn the highest advancement rank in Scouting.
"I think it's a good idea," he said of the KTC project. "If someone has an immediate need, they can get a new toothbrush, some clothes ... I take those things for granted. I like seeing the community come together."
Until the facility at the Sheridan-Parkside Building is fully up and running, Ken-Ton Closet volunteers have been fulfilling requests for clothing items as they come in via school counselors, social workers or nurses. The items are dropped off at the schools and handled through those personnel, O'Malley said.
"If people feel like they need something, they should contact their school nurses or counselors," she said. "If we have it, we'll try to get it to them."
Right now, O'Malley said, the greatest need is, by far, for winter jackets, hats and gloves and backpacks.
"Those things are the most expensive," she said. "Even if you go to Walmart, it's at least $20. If you have a family of five, that's a lot. It adds up."
However, the project will also accept off-season clothing for distribution in the season when it's needed, as well as school supplies, toiletries and anything a child might need, O'Malley said. (It cannot, however, accept cash donations or gift cards at this time.)
Csiceri said that the children who are often in need may have been relocated, or found themselves living with a different relative without the resources to provide for all their needs. She also works with the town toy drive in December and sees some profoundly un-childlike Christmas lists.
"When the kids write down the stuff that they need, they talk about socks, about underwear, about sheets for their bed," she said. "When I look at those kinds of lists coming up (for Christmas) ... I wonder how much more throughout the year they need.
"These are things these children are living with right around the corner, and you don't even know it. There are a lot of families just trying to make ends meet."
Collection for the project takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sheridan-Parkside Building, 169 Sheridan-Parkside in the Town of Tonawanda. In addition, Bumblebeez Consignment and Children's Boutique at 906 Brighton Road will be holding a collection event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9, focusing on collecting new socks, new underwear, new toiletries and new school supplies. O'Malley is hoping that collection events and sites will eventually take place throughout the community.
Michael Muscarella, principal at Lindbergh Elementary School, volunteered to have a collection bin placed at the school.
"I think it's a great resource for our community and our kids, not only at Lindbergh, but the entire community," he said. "We're going to be able to get supplies and clothing to the children who need them. There are kids who come to our doors everyday with these needs; it's a link to resources we can get to our building quickly.
"It's community members driving this, looking to say 'How can we help?' We want to be able to provide, especially during the winter months, and i'm sure the needs are going to exist during the summer months as well."
As the project gets up and running, O'Malley said that volunteers will be needed to pick up and drop off donations, and to sort, wash and fold clothing. Right now, she just wants the word to spread.
"We know that the families who need it the most aren't going to be online, aren't going to see our webpage," she said. "We just need to get the word out that it exists.
"We have to start building the community from the bottom up and remove a lot of the distractions to learning. How can you concentrate on your work when you're cold, tired and hungry?"
For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com, visit www.ktpa.org/Ken-Ton_Closet.html or search for Ken-Ton Closet on Facebook.TO HELP • Donations can be made 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sheridan-Parkside Building, 169 Sheridan-Parkside, Town of Tonawanda. Enter at the front of the building and check in at the table. • For more information, email email@example.com, visit www.ktpa.org/Ken-Ton_Closet.html or search for Ken-Ton Closet on Facebook. IF YOU GO • WHAT: Collection event for the Ken-Ton Closet • WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 • WHERE: Bumblebeez Consignment and Children's Boutique, 906 Brighton Road, Town of Tonawanda


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MANCHESTER - Investigators were sorting out details Friday in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man who was found wounded behind the wheel of a sport-utility vehicle after a colliding with another vehicle.
The New Hampshire Attorney General's office confirmed Friday that Daniel Langlois died Thursday night at Elliot Hospital. He had been shot once in the head around 3 a.m. Thursday near the corner of Nashua and Jane streets, where he had collided with a parked car.
Neighbors who heard the crash told police they saw at least two people get in a third vehicle that fled the scene before officers arrived. Some also reported they believed they heard gunshots.
"All the circumstances are still under investigation," said Jeffrey Strelzin, senior assistant attorney general for the homicide unit.
Strelzin would not comment on witness reports that a man who was a passenger in the SUV was at the scene as officers cordoned off the area and was overheard saying his friend had been shot.
Langlois was behind the wheel when the Toyota SUV collided with a small sedan that was parked on the street, leaving both vehicles back-to-back in the middle of Jane Street. Strelzin said it was not clear yet whether Langlois was wounded before or after the collision.
"We can't tell the exact timing," Strelzin said Friday afternoon. "As far as exactly where, we just don't have those details."
Strelzin said investigators believe an earlier incident at another location led to the shooting at the intersection just south of Bridge Street, but would not elaborate. He also declined comment when asked whether Langlois was being chased when the shooting occurred. Officers initially thought it was a hit-and-run accident before finding Langlois and speaking to neighbors.
Police on Thursday were reviewing surveillance video Thursday that showed the entrance of a club on Auburn Street, but would not disclose whether that was where investigators believed the incident that led to the shooting began.
"The Manchester Police Department is running that down," he said.
Strelzin said no further details would be released Friday because the investigation was ongoing.
Relatives said Langlois, who lived in Manchester, had a 3-year-old daughter and another child on the way.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One Occupy protester was arrested on Tuesday morning for camping in uptown.
An Occupy Charlotte protester is in jail after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said she violated the city's camping ordinance early Tuesday morning.
Debora Alexander was camping in a tent on the Old City Hall lawn with three other protesters when law enforcement informed the group they would have to take down their two tents or be arrested.
Police gave the group time to decide what they wanted to do. Alexander sat in the tent and that's when she was arrested. The three others allowed officers to take down the tents, but remained on the lawn.
Tuesday marked the anniversary when Occupy campers took over the City Hall lawn one year ago.
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Now the county board is telling us we can't afford to keep Otsego Manor. People have spoken out, and continue to speak out against the sale of Otsego Manor, but the board is not listening.
Could it be that this has been the plan from the very beginning? They wanted to sell when we had The Meadows but wouldn't get the amount of money they wanted. So "we" got Otsego Manor.
These people (the board members) hold our very lives in the palms of their hands. Most of us already live hand-to-mouth and now have to wonder if we're going to have jobs.
Ms. Stuligross: Have you ever had to wonder where your next meal is coming from? Many of us have, and still do.
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From OpenwaterpediaOcean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division of the City & County of Honolulu in Hawaii provides ocean lifeguard, public safety rescue services principally at nineteen beach parks on Oahu - the majority of which are under the jurisdiction of the City and County of Honolulu.
The division is headed by Ralph Goto and is staffed by 91 full-time Ocean Safety Officers (i.e., lifeguards). Full-time staff is augmented by 90 to 100 part-time, contract hire lifeguards who work on weekends, holidays and to fill-in for staff leaves. The division is headed by Goto and key administrative, secretarial and clerical support personnel.
Ocean Safety Officers perform approximately 1100 rescues annually at guarded beaches. They cover about forty-nine miles of beach front and adjoining ocean aquatic areas of the one hundred ninety-eight miles plus of Oahu's island coastline - with an estimated annual beach attendance of 17.5 million persons. Accident prevention is a key aspect of professional life guarding where the lifeguards annual take 226,922 preventative actions.


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(1955, S. 3046d; 1958 Rev., S. 31-164; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 34; 1967, P.A. 842, S. 18; 1972, P.A. 171.)
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The 2012 Olympics begin in London on July 27. Michigan will be sending 11 participants to join the to compete for gold and glory, according to the team roster provided by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Michigan's youngest athlete is gymnast Jordyn Wieber, who just turned 17. The state's eldest athlete is Daryl Szarenski at age 44. Seven of the Michiganders are female and four are male.
Just five states will not be sending any athletes: New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia. California is sending the most athletes with 127, followed by New York with 35 and Texas with 32.
Here's a list of the Michigan Olympic athletes so you can cheer them on!Name Sex Hometown Age Sport Position/Event Betsey Armstrong F Ann Arbor 29 Water Polo Goalkeeper Tia Brooks F Grand Rapids 21 Track & Field
Shot Put Desiree Davila F Rochester Hills 28 Track & Field Marathon Geena Gall F Grand Blanc 25 Track & Field 800m Tom Peszek M Farmington Hills 27 Rowing Men's Eight Dathan Ritzenhein M Rockford 29 Track & Field 10,000m Allison Schmitt F Canton 22 Swimming 400m free; 200m free; 400m free relay; 800m free relay Claressa Shields F Flint 17 Boxing Welterweight Daryl Szarenski M Saginaw 44 Shooting 10m Air Pistol Peter Vanderkaay M Rochester 28 Swimming 400m free Jordyn Wieber F DeWitt 17 Gymnastics Artistic
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The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, July 27 at 9 p.m. in London, which is 4 p.m. EST. The Olympic Games will continue for about two weeks until the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 12 at 9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. EST.
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It's spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees, and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth. But not everything is meant to return to life.
When some villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a séance at the Old Hadley House, they are hoping to rid the town of its evil - until one of their party dies of fright. Was this a natural death, or was the victim somehow helped along?
Brilliant, compassionate Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec is called to investigate, in a case that will force him to face his own ghosts as well as those of a seemingly idyllic town, where relationships are far more dangerous than they seem.
©2007 Louise Penny; (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Arthur Ellis Award-winner Penny paints a vivid picture of the French-Canadian village, its inhabitants and a determined detective who will strike many Agatha Christie fans as a 21st-century version of Hercule Poirot." (Publishers Weekly)
"Gamache is a prodigiously complicated and engaging hero, destined to become one of the classic detectives." (Kirkus Reviews)
Louise Penny offers incredible depth to all of her characters, and each book in the Gamache series probes into the characters of Three Pines more and more. Penny's latest book offers a mystery that leaves you guessing until the end when the truth is finally revealed. Incredible writing AND an incredible plot? Awesome.
"Terrific Read"
Wow, was I ever surprised that I liked this book. I normally don't go for the cozy style mystery, but this series is an exception. Louise Penny writes in such a thoughtful way, and describes everyday life in such familiar, endearing terms....Gamache is a great DCI, and his perspective and kindness made me take a hard look at myself. I really love these books. Hopefully, you will as well.
"A Beautiful Mystery....."
Louise Penny proves with her latest novel that she is no fluke. Three Pines is a wondrous place to visit. It sounds strange to describe a murder mystery as lyrically beautiful.....but she manages it. Give yourself a treat and visit Three Pines.
"What's Cruel is That The Month Seems Like a Year"
After being so happy with the first two novels in this series, I was disappointed that this one dragged a lot (first three quarters of book basically). It did not have the charm nor pleasantly steady pace of the first two Gamache books. Still, a nice twist at the end means I'll check out the next one in the series. And the narrator is great.
I hear voices. But maybe that's because there's always an Audible book in my ear.
"This one deserves a second listen."
I do love this series, so I'm biased. But I think this particular book in the series needs to be listened to twice. The first time you listen you want to know what's going to happen. The characters are so real that you're transported to Three Pines. I can see every one of these people. I finished the book and immediately listened again. The second time it was to really examine the writing and to see how Louise Penny constructs these books to make them so appealing. They are so well crafted. I really appreciate her skill as a writer. And I very much appreciate listening to Ralph Cosham. I can't imagine a better narrator.
If you've not listened to any of these books, I wouldn't start with this one. Though each book can stand on its own, it's really nice to start with "Still Life" and get the background on each character.
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"Spring in Three Pines"
Well I'm not sure about this series. I loved Book 1 --Still Life--thought it a complex engaging story. I had mixed feelings about book 2 which seemed formulaic and too much like book 1 to be engaging. I already had book 3 in my library so I pushed ahead. The sort of shot gun approach to the story telling makes everyone in the story seem sinister and guilty and in the end it over does. There are so many characters with minor roles or maybe future rolls in new books that it can be confusing and cumbersome keeping it all straight. So very many red herrings and outlandish turns of events that it made me sigh, roll eyes, and almost give up. However, I will say the book continues to evoke the village of Three Pines in Canada south of Montreal beautifully. Makes me want to drive there and stay at the B&B and walk the village green. But, if you ask if I'll read another book in the series--probably not. Lost in the drama of it all.
"Another great Gamache mystery with special insight"
I have become a devotee of these lullingly fascinating mysteries which are about as close to Christie as I have been able to get. Serenity and gentility pervade the stories, and you are drawn into the ideal armchair mystery puzzle. This book, in particular, allows unusual slippage of the masks of prominent characters, including Gamache and the inscrutable Ruth. In my unfortunate fashion of reading series backwards, with most recent first, then the previous, I have knowledge of the outcomes of many of the characters. However, in this book, Gamache, Ruth Zardo and even John Guy Bovoire reveal different and deeper aspects of their inner selves not seen in subsequent books. In fact; some of this book's revelations seem at odds with the newest stories. However, it all makes the Camelot of Three Pines and its inhabitants all the more interesting.
Penny observes the rule of honor for mysteries Christie established and respected; that of providing all the clues to the reader, thus allowing them to fairly match wits with the protagonist to solve the crime. Other authors pull the solution out of a hat, not unlike a rabbit; only then revealing "clues" to which the reader was not privy. This is a telling, not an involvement for the reader.
This was, as all are, a thoroughly enjoyable mental exercise and insight into the minds and lives of Gamache, his team, the Surete politics, and the residents--with a few new and enriching glimpses into the people that drive the books. I always think the marvelous narrator's tone so monotonous it will be dull; but that is never the case; it reflects perfectly Gamache's demeanor.
"Excellent, authentic atmospheric, mystery!"
This was my first Louise Penny book but it will not be my last. The author sets the scene beautifully with excellent, artful, subtle descriptions of everything from the Quebec woods to the brie dripping off crisp French bread. The story is intricate but not too complex, the characters have depth and there is also some comic relief and profound philosophy, all in a good mystery. The narrator was well chosen and a pleasure to hear.I will miss his accent till the next time!
"Narrator, please read!"
The story delves deeper nto the characters and motivations of the key residents of Three Pines. I love the interaction between them and the Chief Inspector.
Well set up.
I've read quite a few of her books and enjoyed them all. Actually, I've listened to the majority of them and have one complaint: The narrator needs to pause for a greater length of time when the scene changes versus when there is just a new paragraph. That would make it a bit easier on the listener to grasp the flow of the story.
"A great story for Halloween!"
Along with Still Life, this is one of the best books of the series. It's telling - of a séance in the old abandoned Hadley House - is reminiscent of a campfire thriller. The ambiance is set from the first moment the story begins, and the mystery soon follows. The pacing is fast and engaging, and best of all it features the fun, quirky, and imperfect characters from Three Pines in abundance. Their artistic sides are spotlighted in new and interesting ways - Clara's newfound success with her painting and her husband's silent jealousy; Ruth's biting and witty sarcasm which we find is informed by a deeply felt humanism, one which she can only express through poetry and her love for animals; the struggle of less talented artists to succeed in a nearly impossible field. The themes of the story are jealousy, the measure of success, and the struggle to find belonging in a competitive world.
I have only 2 mild criticisms: 1. Penny's writing follows a definitive pattern which makes it too easy by Book 3 to guess who the murderer is and anticipate how the mystery will unfold. This is not a tragic shortcoming, however, because the characters of Three Pines and their struggles are as important to the story, if not more so, than the mystery itself. 2. There is a scene in the end which is so entirely implausible and ridiculous that it threatened to ruin the book. I don't want to give it away, so I'll just say that it includes Inspector Gamache gathering the entire community together and airing all of their private business in public without their consent. For a man who is supposed to be the ideal moral compass (ironically making him by far the least interesting character in the entire series) this move exhibited a startling disrespect for the feelings and privacy of the inhabitants of a town which he supposedly loves. This scene should have been handled differently.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed this book - one of the best in the series. A tip: It's best enjoyed in the dark!
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Beginning July 1 all new and existing homes in Milpitas, and the rest of California, must be equipped with a functioning carbon monoxide detector.
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a silent killer, and tops the list of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with almost 500 unintentional deaths and more than 1,700 suicides related to CO poisoning. In California, up to 40 residents die from carbon monoxide poisoning each year. It is also estimated that as many as 15,000 people in the nation are treated annually for CO poisoning and many go misdiagnosed or unreported.
According to Julie Linney, senior deputy fire marshal with the Santa Clara County Fire Department, California's Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act is a win-win for homeowners and fire officials alike.
"If you have any gas appliances that are leaking or sending off too much carbon monoxide, an alarm will sound letting the residents know that they are in danger," she said. "You cannot smell, taste or see carbon monoxide, so an alarm will alert the resident, who in turn can safely leave the home and call 911 for officials to come in and detect it."
CO is produced when fossil fuels burn incompletely due to insufficient oxygen. Sources include common household appliances such as the furnace, water heater, gas kitchen range or cooktop, gas clothes dryer or a fireplace. Additional sources include space heaters, portable generators, charcoal grills, wood-burning stoves or a vehicle idling in a closed garage. Any malfunctions, cracks or leaks in these appliances could cause carbon monoxide to seep, according to Linney.
Exposure to CO results in symptoms similar to the flu, with nausea, headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath, vomiting and an unusually rapid heart rate, according to the CDC. But too much exposure can kill a person in a matter of minutes.
Proper placement of a carbon monoxide detector is important, according to Linney. She says installing the detector near all bedrooms is key to its functionality. The alarm should be located near all sleeping areas, so the alarm will sound and wake up anyone who might be sleeping when the carbon monoxide hits the air. She recommends having an alarm installed on each level of any multi-level home.
Homeowners can purchase a plug-in alarm for less than $30 at any home improvement store such as Home Depot or department stores such as Target or Sears. Homes can also be hardwired for a CO alarm, much like a smoke alarm, says Linney.
If the alarm sounds, residents should immediately move to fresh air and call 911, Linney said.
"You should open all the windows and doors immediately and leave the home immediately for fresh air and to call 911," she said.
More information on how to protect yourself can be found on the Santa Clara County Fire Department's website.


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George Jones and Singer/Songwriter Travis Tritt celebrate at his George Jones' 80th birthday party at Rippy's Bar & Grill on September 13, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
George Jones is under the weather.
The 82-year-old country-music legend was admitted to a Nashville hospital Thursday for observation after a routine checkup revealed he was running a slight fever with irregular blood pressure, according to a statement on his website.
As a result, Jones' concerts this weekend in Atlanta, Ga., and Salem, Va., have been postponed. No word yet when he'll make those up, but his next show after that is set for April 27 in Huntsville, Ala.
NEWS: George Jones hospitalized for respiratory problem
The "Tender Years" singer was hospitalized briefly in March 2012 after coming down with an upper respiratory infection, but he later returned to his ever-busy touring schedule.
In 1999, Jones also made a full recovery from a near-fatal DUI crash that left him with a punctured lung and a deep cut to his liver.


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Many Atlantans want to know how much the new Falcons stadium will cost taxpayers, then look at the research. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) has had many studies done, and the two recent studies before the end of 2012. One of these was the economic impact study in September 2012, by Dr. Bruce Seaman of Georgia State University (GSU).
Dr. Seaman describes an economic impact study as the "change in annual value of output...on regional tax revenues, personal wage incomes and full-time equivalent jobs." There are two types of economic impact studies: ex ante and ex post.
Dr. Seaman tells Patch the "Ex ante economic impact studies attempt to predict the most likely measurable economic effects on important regional indicators based on regional impact modeling, which requires making a number of very careful distinctions to avoid analytical errors."
Dr. Seaman also tells Patch the "Ex post studies attempt the very difficult task of sifting through the historical evidence after an event (e.g., a Super Bowl, or a major arts festival, or related to development of new facilities, a stadium or a performing arts center, or the introduction of a new business into a region, be it a sports franchise, a museum or an automobile manufacturer)."
Dr Rodney Paul, professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University tells Patch the "General rule of thumb applies - if forecasting it is ex-ante, if analyzing past data it is ex-post."
Dr. Seaman found the construction impact on Atlanta with the Falcon's new retractable roof stadium would have a total output impact of $155.1M, which combine the direct output impact of $100.2M and the indirect output impact of $54.83M. The direct output impact of the $100.2M would come from three areas: Atlanta's labor expenditures of $33.8M; material vendor expenditures of $5.7M; and Atlanta's total soft costs of $60.72M.
The 2012 total Atlanta tax benefits, which includes MARTA sales taxes was $1.02M. The total personal income by the local economy was $71.74M; with 1,468 full-time jobs for the Dome.
The projected total budget from 2014-17 for the retractable roof stadium may cost $972.98M, in construction costs. Dr. Seaman believes the construction impacts maybe higher. The direct output impact could be $222.42M, while the indirect output impact maybe $201.25M; for a possible total output impact of $423.67M, instead of $155.1M. The total direct output impact of $222.42M could come from three Georgia sources: Labor expenditures of $121.9M; material vendor expenditures of $18.9M; and total soft costs of $81.44M.
Dr. Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross tells Patch the difference between the two output impacts are; "Direct impact is the first round of spending done by a visitor - for example, a tourist buys a $50 dinner at a local restaurant. Indirect impact is the "ripple effect". Part of the tourist's meal tab goes to the server who then goes and spends his or her tips at the local bar after his or her shift is over and so on." This means the stadium may bring more from the indirect ripple effect, but this is only a projection.
Dr. Seaman tells Patch the "Direct output impacts are the result of net additions of new spending into a defined region. You can think of this as the initial "shock" to a specified region's economy caused by a new net injection of spending. Indirect output (and other) impacts (sometimes called "induced" impacts; the IMPLAN model e.g., distinguishes between indirect and induced impacts), reflect the related impacts over time linked to either the supply chain of vendors required to support such spending, and/or the re-spending of the incomes generated by the direct impact."
The total Georgia sales tax benefit could be $6.3M, with the total Georgia personal income tax benefit of $6.4M; for a total Georgia tax benefit of $12.7M. The total personal income could be $168.24M, and predicts to create 4,560 full-time jobs within Georgia.
With some ex ante impact study as predictions, Dr. Seaman believes they are "overly optimistic due to overstated attendance."
Dr. Seaman believes the "one important way to 'check' the empirical validity of ex ante predictions is to compare, where possible, e.g., the actual attendance to the predicted attendance, or the actually measured changed in hotel occupancy rates vs. their 'normal' level for that time of the year. Sometimes ex ante predictions are below the historical reality (e.g. the first year attendance at the Georgia Aquarium far exceeded the marking and economic ex ante estimates; at other times the ex ante estimates turn out to be too optimistic, with one example being the most recent Chick Fil-A Bowl)."
Dr. Matheson tells Patch "Basically ex ante studies try to predict what will happen while ex post studies try to explain what actually did happen."
Dr. Seaman believes ex post studies have lower predictions than ex ante study, which causes skepticism.
Dr. Matheson finds the issue of lower projections from ex post is because "lots of economists like me are often suspicious. Furthermore, usually ex ante studies are done at the request of parties that have a vested interest in the outcome of the study in order to bolster their request for a public subsidy. Thus, there is a real question about whether one can believe what they say."
What some call "Legislative Capture," where lawmakers identify with their clients, over good governance.
While ex ante studies cause skepticism Dr. Paul said, "It depends - if there are greater benefits from a project than anticipated it could be the reverse. When trying to get dollars to fund a project, however, the interested party wants to forecast the best economic picture possible - so, typically, the ex-post studies reveals less of an impact (if any) than the ex-ante studies."
Dr. Seaman finds the skepticism, "provides a kind of natural limitation to the size of the total impacts: smaller regions have larger net direct impacts but much smaller indirect impacts over time due to smaller multipliers, while larger regions have typically smaller direct impacts, but for any direct impact there will be larger indirect multiplier impacts over time. One key ex ante error is to fail to make these partially offsetting adjustments."
Dr. Paul believes the forecast "increase in local GDP (or income) and lowering of the unemployment rate due to the construction of a new stadium (ex-ante). If this does not come true - income is stagnant and unemployment does not change - the original assumptions that created the forecasts are likely not to be correct."
In any economic impact study, the questions are based where and whom it benefits with various factors like: the number of visitors; local spending captured; and the regional multipliers in the local and greater region of Atlanta, the metro Atlanta area (from Macon to Sandy Springs), Fulton County, and the State of Georgia.
Dr. Matheson tells Patch that Dr. Seaman's study does a perfectly good job describing the economic impact, but does not cover 2 things. One "I don't see an economic analysis of the effect of the higher taxes that will be required to pay for the public outlay of funds. Anytime government spends money, you are going to get a temporary surge in output followed by a long-term reduction in output as the initial spending is paid off." Two it does not "show that building a stadium is better at generating economic impact than other public projects in which the city and state could invest (like new roads or schools etc)."
Dr. Matheson cautions "Building a big, new stadium would result in a temporary economic surge. Of course, so would spending on anything else, and the surge now will be countered by a slump later when the funds are paid back...I just wouldn't use his report as any sort of real justification to give a big public subsidy for the construction of a new dome."
The other GWCCA study done in September 2012, was the economic impact analysis for both the Dome and GWCC by Ken Heaghney; the State fiscal economist with the Fiscal Research Center and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at GSU.
For 2012, both the Dome and GWCCA events had a total economic output of $1.21B, with $431.4M in labor income; 13,452 total jobs; $57.2M in state tax revenue; $31.5M in sales tax revenue; and $17M in hotel/motel tax revenues both for the local government.
For 2012, Heaghney found the GWCCA accounted for $938.9M in total profits of the $1.21B, while the Dome accounted for $269.2M in total output profits. The GWCCA generated $377M in labor income and 10,426 jobs, while the Dome generated $94.3M in labor income and 3,027 jobs.
The GWCCA brought in $44.1M in state tax revenues, $36.1M local tax revenues and $11.9M from hotel-motel tax revenues; while the Dome brought in $13.1M in state tax revenues, $12.4M in local tax revenues and $5M in hotel-motel tax revenues. The new stadium may bring in the same number in profit or not, since tickets and event prices will increase to pay back the debt.
In Table 2, the total attendance for GWCCA in 2012 was 985K, while the Dome was 1.4M for a total of both venues of 2.4M.
In Table 14, both the GWCCA and the Dome total collected taxes paid to the Georgia Department of Revenue (GADOR) was $57.2M. The total local government tax revenue was $48.5M, from hotel-motel and local sales taxes. The GWCCA paid the GADOR in total state tax revenues of $44.1M and $36.1M in total local government tax revenues; while the Dome paid $13.1M to the GADOR for state tax revenues and $12.4M in total local government tax revenues.
In April 2012 GWCCA hired Barrett Sports Group (BSG), a sports management consulting firm for a study on the new open air stadium. The public resources would come from land from the State of Georgia costing $15M, and the Net Bond Proceeds of the hotel-motel taxes would range from $230.7M to $324.9M. The total in public funding would range from $245.7M to $339.9M.
According to the BSG, the private funding would come from many sources: The NFL G-4 program $100M advance, a NFL grant of $50M, and a NFL loan ranging from $31.3M to $50M. The Atlanta Falcons equity would be determined later; and the Falcon's debt funding would range from $0 to $175.5M; for a total from the NFL would range from $181.3M to $375.5M or more.
Other private funding would also include, the Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs) that range from $100K to $200M; the Vendor Financing to later be determined; for a total from other sources would range from $100M to $200M or more.
The BSG study total resources of funding from the private sector would range from $281.3M to $575.5M; plus the public sector that ranged from $245.7M to $339.9M; for a grand total from $527M to $915.4M or more. This was the total in April 2012 with an open air stadium, before later costs were added and the final agreement in December 2012 for the retractable roof stadium, which is projected to cost over $1.2B.
Dr. Seaman tells Patch he believes the BSG study was, "a compilation of historical (i.e. ex post data) and ex ante assessments of future market potential based on demographics and other variables."
The BSG use of those funds for an open air stadium construction was $574.2M; with on-site development costs of $48M; plus off-site costs of $84M and the land costs of $15M' would total $721.2M for construction on an open air stadium.
From 2010-11, BSG found the Dome's total operation expenses cost $19.21M; minus the total revenues cost of $22.76M; which totaled $3.55M in operating profit (loss). If you add the net after non-operating costs of $11.24M minus the total depreciation of $8.94M; for a grand total net after depreciation of only $5.86M.
The March 2012 GWCC: Master Plan Phase IV by Populous, reported the demolition of the Dome is projected to cost $8.19M.
To pay off the Georgia Dome's debt, Georgia lawmakers in April 2010 extended the hotel-motel tax for Atlanta and unincorporated Fulton County, which was to expire in 2020. H.B. 903 sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens (R) extended the 7% hotel/motel tax till 2050, which was contingent upon 39.3% of the tax to fund the Dome.
In 2011, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed and later approved the sponsored bill by Rep. Chuck Martin (R) of S.B. 140, to lift the GWCCA bond capacity cap and increase the hotel-motel tax to 8%. From 2010, some were planning to build this stadium, but needed to create new laws for it to happen.
In 2006, Arthur Blank predicted a new stadium in an article with the AJC and GWCCA website, so a plan to build this stadium goes back to 2006.
Since 2007, the problem with hotel-motel tax revenue has been in decline by 16%; from $50,917 in 2007 to $42,560 in 2010. Hotel-motel tax is not a constant form of revenue every year, to repay the stadium debts.
The current Dome still owes over $100M in debt that was due to be paid off by 2020 on its 30 year bonds, but was extend until 2050 thanks to H.B. 903. It will add more public debt with the $200-300M in Atlanta bonds.
Heaghney study shows that hotel-motel tax revenue comes from the City of Atlanta, unincorporated Fulton County and the GWCCA. The total tax revenue collected is distributed: 22.5% to the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau; 28.56% to the City of Atlanta General Fund; 39.3% to the current debt for the Dome (agreed in 2010 by the General Assembly to fund the Dome); and 9.64% to the GWCCA.
Another issue is the hidden cost, like the streets, sidewalks and sewage infrastructure in the area for the new stadium. No one has done a study on what the infrastructure will cost local taxpayers, which will increase the total cost and not come from hotel-motel taxes.
Ryan Splitlog, Assistant Director of Common Cause Georgia tells Patch that "No group that we know of has given any sort of detailed cost estimate for infrastructure. If you look on page 12 of that BSG study you'll see 'To be Determined' on the line for 'Other Public Resources.' Mayor Reed said he's pushing for a city-wide infrastructure package that would include some monies for the stadium, but did not detail how much." He is referring to BSG lease analysis report done for the GWCCA in August 2012, where there is no cost determined yet for the hidden costs of the infrastructure.
Splitlog suggested when it comes to the hidden cost to look at Maria's Metro blog that details "how the funding mechanisms will most likely change. It looks like we will have to wait with cautious optimism until we hear from the Mayor, then adapt our position." Maria's Metro projects that by 2020-50, the annual tax collected would be $20M a year, and $600M over the 30 year life of the city bonds.
Dr. Matheson said "I don't really believe the economic impact figures that are claimed regarding the current Dome, ultimately it really doesn't matter. What is important is not how much economic activity is generated by the Georgia Dome but instead how much extra economic impact will be generated by a new Dome." Do Atlantans believe that "the SEC and Supercross and other dome users are going to abandon the Atlanta metro area (one of the nation's largest and fastest growing, I might add) unless a new dome is built?"
Dr. Paul believes "Overall - if there is going to be an economic impact due to a sports stadium (or anything else), there needs to be new economic activity generated. If a new Falcons stadium would just take fans away from the Hawks, it really does not do anything new for the city (it does affect the owners of the Falcons and Hawks, however)…Most economist studies (ex-post), do not find much of an overall economic impact from new stadiums. It really all comes down to if the stadium will generate new economic activity or if the level of entertainment spending overall (in Atlanta) stays the same."
With the debate on studies, hotel-motel taxes, hidden taxes for local taxpayers on infrastructure, to even suggestions by lawmakers to split up of Atlanta and Fulton County. Atlantans need to look at the larger picture, with these new laws from 2010 that shaped this issue of the new stadium.
Common Cause Georgia, one of the few groups against these closed-door decision makers, has three main points of action with the new stadium that are:
1. The GWCCA and the Falcons, prior to any legally-binding agreement, to support all necessary information for a peer-reviewed economic impact analysis, by an independent academic, analyst or entity;
2. To fully publish the full terms and conditions of their tentative agreement to the public and media;
3. The General Assembly of Georgia should withhold any vote, legislation, ordinances, budgets or other proposals; to enable funding or construction of the stadium until the terms and conditions between the Falcons and GWCCA have been published, the economic impact analysis has been completed, and a 90-day public comment period has passed.
If Georgians want a word in local government, then this is the Local Control they should practice when it comes to tax dollars locally and from tourists to fund a new stadium. This local control should be decided by Atlantans not be closed-door decisions, before Atlanta has buyer's remorse like other cities that built stadiums, which did not know what it actually would cost them.


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