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Forget the incessant cacophony about social-media use in business for one nanosecond. This post is about family, friends and loved ones. Find a way today to get them all connected to a social-media network of some type, because when disaster or terrorist attacks strike …
Here's why.
Several years ago my oldest son Kane worked in Galway, Ireland for a summer on a UN humanitarian law school project. When it was finished, he and a friend decided to visit Istanbul for a couple days on the way home. Being the ever-encouraging and positive father I am, I said,
"No. Are you nuts? You're an American. Stay away. Did you look at a map? Did you happen to notice that Istanbul is not really on the way home from Ireland?"
Being the ever-obedient son Kane is, he went anyway—with much panache I might add.
That same weekend as I was traveling with my youngest son Zack up the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (a 17-mile trip up, then 18 miles down the mountain) with no access to any phones, stores or gas stations—a completely uncivilized ( heavenly) driving environment, I heard a beep coming from my son's phone in the passenger seat.
"What's that?"
I asked that question because a year earlier there was no cell service going over the mountain—a dead area.
"My Facebook phone alert."
Facebook? In this isolated stretch of mountainous highway? Was there no peace to be had anywhere on earth anymore?
Zack looked at his phone.
"Dad, Kane says to tell you not to worry (he actually said "not to freak out" but Zack had edited it), he's okay."
Now, usually when someone says "not to worry, I'm okay," that means there is a lot to worry about that you didn't know you should have been worrying about until they told you not to worry about it.
My youngest son is a perceptive communicator and translator. He anticipated my reaction and quickly texted his oldest brother,
"Dad wants to know what the %$^$%& you mean."
"There was a terrorist attack—an explosion, a bomb—near our hotel. Killed a lot of people. The hotel management was rounding up all Americans staying there and securing us in a room—for protection I guess."
This is what is typically referred to as a "Maalox Moment."
A "Maalox moment" is that involuntary tightening of the essence of your entire being that occurs right before an impending disaster—like when your car is out of control and you know you're going to crash. Or, you look out the window and see an F-5 tornado headed your way. The list could go on and on. These type of events all invoke a "Maalox Moment" response. I'm sure it's an intelligently designed, evolutionary, genetic trait. One that is instantly triggered, when your son texts you …
… "Don't worry. I'm okay."
We texted back and forth going up the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway until I felt he was safe.
Now think about that. In the middle of nowhere, instantaneous communications from the Smoky Mountains to and from Istanbul—surreal and unimaginable, even the year before.
I turned the radio on. The national news networks had no coverage of it. In fact, it was three to four hours later before it was reported in the United States.
Then there was another beep on Zack's phone..
"Dad, Kane says to tell you he's alright—again. There was another explosion."
The evil and efficient minds of most terrorists know they maximize death, destruction and psychological impact if there are two blasts—one to attract attention, then another one, usually bigger and several minutes later, to kill the emergency responders. Emergency responders—the brave-hearted people who respond to dangerous situations all over the world every day.
Long story short, the hotel staff was great, took care of the boys, and they were on a plane out of the country two tense days later.
My youngest son Zack is now overseas teaching English.
He's been there two years.
In Handa (半田市, Handa-shi) in the 愛知県, Aichi-ken prefecture, Japan, which is south of Tokyo.
About 6 a.m. on March 11, a Friday morning, I started getting beeps, pings, e-mails, Facebook messages and Tweets about an 8.9-magnitude Japanese earthquake. It startled me awake.
"Had I heard from Zack? Was he okay?"
I hadn't—either about the earthquake or from Zack.
I tried to call, but couldn't get through. The phone system didn't work. The underseas communications cables had been cut by the tsunami and the telecommunications network had been severely damaged. I e-mailed him. Nothing. No response. Nothing to do but wait.This went on for hours.
No response to anything.
Silence. Then …
I get a Facebook message from Zack.
He'd been on the train to work. It shook severely and was scary, but he was okay. He said there were fires, quakes and tsunami warnings—things you don't experience every day in Cincinnati.
Zack went on, through Facebook instant message, to describe what was happening, including the aftershocks every 20 minutes that were between magnitudes 4.0 to 5.0. Yesterday (Sunday) he'd had a 6.3 aftershock that picked his bed up, so he fled to the uncertain safety of the bathtub to ride it out. The bathtub is now his best non-human friend. Not so much as a kid though, if memory and olfactory senses recall correctly.
Then last night, Sunday (Monday morning for him), we video-Skyped. I saw his face, his smile, heard his voice—could almost reach out and touch him and I knew he really was alright.
When nothing else worked, social media and social-media networks did. How? I don't know. Don't care either. It just did.
Do yourself, your family, friends and loved ones a big favor. Connect them to a social-media network.
Use Facebook. Facebook has a Disaster Relief page.
Use Twitter. Twitter has been especially proactive during the Japan earthquake, posting a page of tools and tips on how to use Twitter to get information and to communicate broadly to family, friends and others.
Use Skype.
Use Google, though not a social network per se, it has a great Crisis Response Page with tools and critical information. It also displays real-time updates from Twitter via their real-time search function.
Use any social network you can that will help you stay connected during emergencies. It really is …
In disasters and terrorist attacks, I have learned this lesson twice: When nothing else works, social media does.Google+


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While many physicians, other medical providers and patients are complaining that a new law intended to reduce the prescription drug epidemic that has plaqued this region for more than a decade has increased the cost of the medicines they need, Gov. Steve Beshear said the law is having the desired impact by making it more difficult for addicts to get the pain killers they need to feed their habits.
Since the bill took effect in July, 10 pain management clinics have closed and the numbers of prescriptions issued for the most commonly abused drugs have declined.
The governor said supporters knew the new law would have "an immediate impact on thwarting the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs in our state, and the statistics over the last few months are already showing results."
House Bill 1, sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo, was enacted during a special legislative session, because legislators could not reach a compromise on the bill during the 60-day regular session, mainly because of opposition from the medical community that was reluctant to recognize the role physicians play in the prescription drug epidemic. The new law requires pain management clinics to be owned by licensed physicians and requires prescribers of the drugs to register with the state's electronic drug tracking system, KASPER. Prescribers are also required to check KASPER for a patient's prior drug history and report prescriptions issued to them.
Critics complain that emergency regulations — written by the Beshear administration and the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure — have exceeded the original intent of legislators. They say legitimate users of the drugs — those with traumatic injuries or chronic conditions, surgery and cancer patients — are often subjected to expensive tests and reporting requirements that either delay, or, in some cases, deny needed treatment.
Despite those complaints, Beshear said Tuesday there will be no let-up in the effort to crack down on drug abusers and those who misuse the system to profit from addiction. Nor should there be. The prescription drug epidemic not only is affecting the lives of those who become addicted to prescription pain pills, but it also is destroying families and is the major cause of crime in this region. Hundreds of individuals have died because of this epidemic and it must be stopped. It is destroying the very lifeblood of many area communities.
"Too many families and communities have been shattered by prescription drug abuse," Beshear said. "We will not let up on these doctor shoppers and greed-driven practitioners who continue to supply poisons to addicted Kentuckians."
In 2012 there were 44 pain management facilities in Kentucky, according to the Office of Inspector General. Since then 18 have closed, 10 of them since passage of HB 1.
The number of registered users of KASPER has also dramatically risen, nearly tripling from 7,911 accounts when HB 1 passed to 21,542 on Oct. 1. Before passage of the bill, KASPER averaged about 2,880 reports each day, but according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, it is now processing on average about 18,000 a day.
The cabinet claims about 93 percent of those requests are processed in less than 15 seconds, but some physicians consider it a nuisance to check with KASPER before prescribing a highly addictive pain medications.
A recent arrest in Louisville points to just how far some individuals will go to obtain their prescription pain pills and the critical role KASPER can play in preventing them from getting their pills.
Louisville police say Michael A. Osswald, 42, of Louisville obtained painkiller prescriptions from 28 different dentists during a five-month period. According to his arrest warrant, police believe Osswald went to the dentists complaining of pain in order to get prescriptions for Hydrocodone and Tramadol. The warrant says he filled the prescriptions at several pharmacies, often going to the same pharmacies for duplicate orders. He is charged with 22 counts of fraud in connection with the case.
If the dentists had informed KASPER of each prescription they wrote for pain medications and if the pharmacies had checked with KASPER before filling the prescriptions, it would have been impossible for Osswald to get prescriptions filled at so many different drug stores. KASPER is a great tool for identifying those who abuse prescription drugs — but only if it is used as intended by physicians and pharmacists.
According to the cabinet, there were 219 million dosages of hydrocodone, a powerful painkiller, dispensed in Kentucky in 2011, the equivalent of 51 doses for every person in the commonwealth. But in August of this year after implementation of HB 1, doses fell by 1.6 million. The cabinet also reports significant declines in the dispensing of oxycodone, Xanax and other pain medications.
Maybe the bill has increased the cost of prescription pain medications for legitimate users, but if it helps bring an end to the prescription drug epidemic, that is a small price to pay. If there are problems with the implementation of the law, then fix it, but don't abandon a law that is working just because some doctors don't like it.
Using KASPER
Law designed to curb pain pill epidemic is working well
While many physicians, other medical providers and patients are complaining that a new law intended to reduce the prescription drug epidemic that has plaqued this region for more than a decade has increased the cost of the medicines they need, Gov. Steve Beshear said the law is having the desired impact by making it more difficult for addicts to get the pain killers they need to feed their habits.
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PAUL CHITWOOD: Ruling on same-sex marriage defies state constitution
News that U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn once again usurped the will of Kentucky voters is tragic and disappointing. By declaring gay marriage legal in the commonwealth, Heyburn defied the essential, foundational governing document that ensures order and justice, the Constitution of Kentucky.
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In a state like Kentucky with the number of adults who have not graduated from high school is much higher than the national average, undereducated adults have been encouraged to earn high-school equivalency degrees by studying for, taking and passing the General Educational Development (GED) test.
Primary election sends messages
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Morehead State graduate student Kayla Keeton, who received her undergraduate degree from MSU last spring and is now studying for her MBA at the school, has received a $5,111 grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development to help her start Belles of the Bluegrass, a high-tech wedding planning business.
Recovery Fest celebrates kicking addiction
The wet weather no doubt impacted the size of the crowd at Saturday's Recovery Fest 2014 at Veterans Riverfront Park in Ashland, but there were plenty of reasons for addicts who are now drug free to celebrate and for speakers like State Sen. Robin Webb, D-Grayson, and others to talk about the impact the prescription drug epidemic has had on this region and for others to distribute literature and offer words of encouragement that could convince some to seek help in their battle with their drug addictions.
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Time: 9:00 - 4:00 PM
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Move closer to your educational goals this Fall—attend our Open House at Waldorf.
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Speaker systems that hook into your iPhone or your iPod are nothing new, they've been with us for many years now. Neither is the idea of a premium speaker that does just that. Bose were one of the first to make a popular, mainstream, high-end speaker dock, and we've since seen efforts from others such as Bower & Wilkins with the mighty Zeppelin range. The fact both are available through the Apple Retail Stores helps their appeal, but now there is another way; Loewe.
Perhaps not the most recognisable name to many, Loewe has a reputation – especially in Europe – for building high end TVs and home entertainment equipment. At a recent press gathering in Italy, I went eyes on with the AirSpeaker, and learned first hand of their next project with a mobile focus; the Speaker 2 go. It recently launched to the public, and we've had the pleasure of taking a look at one.
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Zooka is a wireless Bluetooth speaker system made by Carbon Audio for the iPad but usable with the iPhone, iPod touch, and any other BT enabled phone, tablet, computer, or gadget you might wish. It began as a Kickstarter project but can now be found in the Apple Store, which is a good indicator of the quality of their design, manufacturing, and general all-around cleverness.
The SuperTooth Buddy is a simple no-nonsense Bluetooth 2.1 device that will connect up to 2 iPhones (or other phones, if for some reason you're not all in on the Apple gear) for hand free use in a car, truck, or other vehicle. Since more and more jurisdictions are forbidding talking or otherwise using a mobile device in your hands while driving, accessories like the SuperTooth Buddy are becoming essential for everyone from those who drive all day for a living, to those who drive to work, to those who drive the kids around.
A couple of experienced industrial designers have come up with a brilliant new Bluetooth speaker for the iPhone that packs a powerful punch. They're currently looking for funding on Kickstart to begin mass production.
The HiddenRadio & Bluetooth Speaker is based off minimal, timeless design and user intuition. When asleep it hides all its functions, being silent and unanimated. To turn it on you simply twist and lift the cap; the further you lift the cap the more internal volume is created and will amplify to over 80dB of crystal clear sound. This unique design connects and captivates the user through its intuitive functionality.
The HiddenRadio & Bluetooth Speaker is based off minimal, timeless design and user intuition. When asleep it hides all its functions, being silent and unanimated. To turn it on you simply twist and lift the cap; the further you lift the cap the more internal volume is created and will amplify to over 80dB of crystal clear sound. This unique design connects and captivates the user through its intuitive functionality.
The project has a goal of $125,000 in order to begin mass production, which they've easily passed with current funding of $382,413 just a few days after introduction.
For $99, you can get a Hidden Radio in metallic silver, however the limit for this funding bracket has already been met. If you want to get in the game at this point, you'll need to pledge a minimum of $119 for the metallic silver unit. The pledges from there range from $229 for two units in either metallic silver or graphite black, all the way up to $659 for 7 units with individual units retailing at $175 after production completes and hits retail shelves.
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The Motorola EQ5 Wireless Speaker for iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod Touch is one awesome Bluetooth stereo speaker setup. Looking for a good speakerphone? Need an excellent portable speaker with surprisingly good sound? This might be for you! It is currently available in the TiPb Accessory store for $99.95.
I have been searching for the perfect complement to my iPhone; an external speaker that sounds great, small, portable and asks like a phone. What did I find? The Motorola EQ5 (part of the Moto Rokr brand) portable stereo Bluetooth system. You might remember I reviewed the Blueant stereo speaker in the past; I really liked it and the missing piece for me was the ability to have great sounding stereo sound. Guess what? I have found it in the Moto EQ5. Read after the break to learn more!
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The hotly contested election highlights the cultural chasm between a Republican constituency in the South and southern portions of the Midwest, and a Democratic voting block composed largely of the West and East Coast and northern regions of the Midwest. Moby -- who has been a vocal supporter of MoveOn.org, the political action group that formed to unseat Bush -- questions why the at-odds geographical regions need to stay together.
"Can someone remind me why secession is not an option at this point?" Moby wrote. "Wouldn't the red states be happier without us? We could still travel freely and trade freely with them, but can't we just leave? Then you could have three countries: Northeastistan, Pacificstan, Redstateistan."
Half-serious realignment strategies aside, Moby also acknowledged the need to move forward. "Americans have made their choice," he continued. "We might not necessarily agree with their choice, but we do have to accept that the choice was made democratically, and without coercion. And now we ask . . . what now?"
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Johnny Football isn't just helping Texas A&M University on the football field.
The resurgence of Aggies football helped Texas A&M raise a record $740 million in donations during the past year. The Austin-American Statesman reported Monday that the fundraising haul exceeds the university's previous high mark by nearly 70 percent.
It also dwarfed the more than $400 million raised by rival University of Texas during the same period.
Texas A&M Foundation president Ed Davis says the campus is enjoying more energy thanks in part to the Aggies' return as a college football power. Quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last year while leading Texas A&M to its best season in more than a decade.
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NORMAN — Alameda Church of Christ
Sunday, Senior Minister Rusty Tugman will continue the "Encounters with Jesus" sermon series with the lesson "From Guilt to Gratitude."
Concord Missionary Baptist Church
"Touching Jesus" is the theme of the morning sermon and worship. Pastor Clark will preach from Luke 8:46. The evening sermon will be delivered by Colton Clark as the youth of the church lead in the worship.
CrossPointe Church
Sunday will continue the series "Ordinary." A new worship experience will begin at 5 p.m.
Echo Church
This week will begin the series "The Joy Genome," from 1 Philippians.
First Baptist Church
Sunday will be the annual Run the Race combined worship service in the sanctuary. Kenny Mossman Sr., associate athletic director at the University of Oklahoma, will be the pulpit guest. Athletes from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will lead in worship as well.
First Christian Church
Sunday's sermon is titled "Where Are We Headed?" based on Mark 10:46-52 with the Rev. David Spain preaching at both morning services.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sunday's sermon topic will be "Everlasting Punishment."
First Presbyterian Church
On Reformation Sunday and Stewardship Kick-off, Dr. Bob Rice will preach a sermon titled "Getting and Giving" based on Luke 12:13-21 at both morning services.
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Sunday, Pastor Jim Shepherd's sermon is titled "A Response to Wonder," based on 1 Chronicles 16:27-29.
Grace Presbyterian Church
Sunday, the Rev. Todd Dole will preach from John 6:16-20, "Jesus Walks on Water." Sunday evening, Dole will preach from 1 Peter 1:22-2:3, "Love From A Pure Heart."
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church
Sunday is the 21st Sunday after Pentecost in Tone 4/Eothinon 10. The Saints of the day are the Martyrs Terence and Neonilla. The Orthros Gospel is from Saint John 21:1-14. The Divine Liturgy Epistle is from Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians 12:16-20 and the Gospel is from Saint Luke 8:41-56.
McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church
Sunday will continue the sermon series "Made to Make a Difference." The Rev. Linda Harker (sanctuary services) and the Rev. Randy Wade (Lifeline service in Fenn Hall) will preach "A Legacy That Lasts," from Psalm 112:1-6.
Memorial Presbyterian Church
On Sunday, the Rev. Tracy Evans' message will be "In Need of Sight" based on Mark 9:38-50.
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Teresa Collado's message is titled "Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Keeping the Faith." Collado is the executive director of Norman Addiction Information & Counseling (NAIC).
NorthHaven Church
Sunday, Dr. Randall will conclude the "Villains in the Pew" sermon series with "Norman Bates: Consumed with his Past," from Luke 14:15-27 and Matthew 10:27-29. The choir will sing "Down to the River to Pray," arranged by Mark Hafso. The children will have time with the pastor as they discover what is inside the mystery bag.
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Sunday, the Rev. Amy Venable's sermon, "Oh, For a Half-Teaspoon of Faith....", and is based on Mark 10:46-52.
South Canadian Valley Church of Christ
Sunday, Mark Woody will continue a series on the "Seven Last Statements of Christ from the Cross." His topic will be "Victory — It is finished."
Trinity Baptist Church
Sunday, Senior Pastor Ronnie W. Rogers will speak on "Why Believe That Scripture is True." Sunday evening, he will speak on "The Superiority of the New Covenant," from Hebrews 8. Lifeline Screening will be at Trinity on Nov. 5. Pre-register at 1-800-324-1851.
Trinity Lutheran Church (LC-MS)
The sermon by Pastor Dave Nehrenz for Reformation Sunday is titled "The Righteousness of God through Faith in Jesus Christ," from Romans 3:19-28.
United Church of Norman — UCC
"Which Do You Prefer? — Darkness or Light?" is the topic of the reflection that will be shared by the Rev. Warren Jensen.
University Christian Church
Sunday, Dr. James Taylor will speak on the series "Joshua: From Defeat to Victory" titled "The Gibeonite Deception," from Joshua 9:3-27.
University Lutheran Church and Student Center (ELCA)
Victory Church of Norman
Associate Pastor Larry Ice plans to preach a sermon titled "Cheer Up. God Really Does Love You," from Romans 8:28-39 at the afternoon service on Sunday.
Wildwood Community Church
Sunday, Teaching Pastor Bruce A. Hess will speak on "Sharing His Life."
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A Who's Who Of Country Music Stars Perform At George Jones' Funeral
May 2nd, 2013 2:30pm EDT
A cadre of country rock stars performed at George Jones' funeral in Nashville, Tennessee, today. Kid Rock, Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson were among those who headed to The Grand Ole Opry House to pay their respects to Jones, who died on Friday at age 81.
The funeral began with the opening hymn "Old Rugged Cross" by Tanya Tucker and the Imperials. Kenny Chesney, Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill, Wynonna Judd and Randy Travis also performed or spoke at the ceremony. Travis Tritt, Ronnie Milsap, and Patty Loveless also turned up. Former First Lady Laura Bush and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam also attended.
Jones' publicist Kirt Webster states, "The caliber of speakers and performers is a testament to what George Jones meant to everyone in the world. (Wife) Nancy is overwhelmed by the love and support of not only George's fans, but also the music community, public figures and friends."
Thousands of fans lined up to pay their respects to the country star. On Wednesday night, hundreds of people came out to the Woodlawn Memorial Park for a private visitation.
Jones was one of country music's biggest stars, charting nearly 150 singles, beginning with "White Lightning" in 1959. Throughout his career, Jones made headlines often as much for tales of his drinking, relationships/marriages and violent rages, as for his prolific career of making records and touring.
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With all the pretending-to-be and so called "bombshells" that are flooding our daily gossip channels I think it's about time we pay homage and remember what the real deal look(ed) like. I am by no means the kind of gal who'd go all sexy, blonde, big haired and pouty, but there has been a time, in the early 2000 to be precise, where I was a lot more, stimulated if you will, to perhaps have a look on the wild and sexier side…
My mum, still in horror as to how in gods name this could have happened, could elaborate on my slight obsession with no other than Pamela Anderson. Now I have liked her look then, and I am sticking to my, or erm … her, guns. Besides the fact that she is naturally beautiful, which so many of her current wanna bees are definitely not, with legs that were so perfectly toned and tanned, again, which again, so many babes nowadays can't seem to copy (hard work might not be something they signed up for at the door to immediate stardom), but Pamela Anderson will always look just perfect and not perfectly contrived.
She certainly has never tried to be a fashiony type, and has always dressed in a way that she is not trying to pretend to accentuate her intellect… If you know what I mean. Whether it's with baggy or tight jeans, big T-shirt or tiny skirt, she's always a knockout. Naturally.
And then there's her hair. Something I personally would never want to call my own. But… You get my point… It's great.
And looking at her shaggy, sometimes straight hair again, confirms my point about layers. Layers are simply so much more fab than a straight cut. And Carine would most def agree,.. At least on this point.
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Report on the October 2001 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Project ID: IN-2002-086
We issued our report regarding the October 2001 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, in Boston, MA. Our review found that presentations of cost, funding, schedule, cash flow, and other factors have improved over previous finance plans and generally meet FHWA's guidance. Overall, we found that, in the last 2 years, senior management has improved the project's financial management and reporting. However, we found several items that need to be adjusted:
The project agreed to make those adjustments. Because the project indicated they intended to pay the rental costs out of contingency funding, we concluded that the estimated cost of the project should be $14.625 billion.


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Easy to make, smooth and great tasting! I did not have butter flavored powder so I substitued 1 cube real butter for 1/2 cup of shortening and it worked great. One handy note: 1 16 oz box of confectioners sugar is equal to 4 cups.
If I had the option of giving a recipe 6 stars, I would do so for this recipe. Very easy, very successful, very nice pure white, lends itself to color additions, sets well. . . Really perfect in every way. Exactly like the frosting on a professionally decorated cake. This frosting saved a cake made from a mediocre recipe: the cake itself was dry and crumbly, but this frosting made it acceptable for serving. I have been commissioned to make a wedding cake this summer, and I already know I will use this recipe for the frosting. A million thanks, Amy! (By the way, since I had no butter flavoring on hand, I did follow one reviewer's suggestion of replaceing 1/4 cup of the shortening with unsalted butter. Perfect!)
I have been looking and looking for a GREAT White Cake Frosting and this is it. I did not have any powdered butter flavoring and I could not find any at the store so I use butter extract and the frosting was still great. I made the frosting again with butter flavored crisco and it was still great. When using the butter flavored crisco the icing came out a light yellow color which was what I wanted. Thanks Amy for sharing this recipe.
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Saturday was beautiful. Slightly cool in the morning, warm but not hot in the afternoon; sunny but not humid. Parmelia Mobley wished every summer day could be like that.
To her astonishment, Shane had produced tickets to the Smyrna Gala, and asked her to go with him. She knew he hated neckties (in spite of all the tight-fitting lingerie he'd designed), and on his own would probably never have gone to anything with the word "gala" in it, so she took it as a sign of love that he was willing to go outside his comfort zone for her.
She wore her only really nice evening gown. Under it was Shane's other present: a deep red Merry Widow, decorated with intricate beadwork. It incorporated garters, and he'd included a pair of red silk stockings. Compared to the cargo pants and scrubs she was used to, it was the most feminine thing she'd worn in months.
It turned out to be a great event. At first Shane fidgeted in his suit like a ten-year-old, but after she coaxed him into a little wine-tasting he was fine, and even made eye contact with a few people. They heard some good music, ate a lot of good food, and learned about all the worthwhile stuff the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation was doing.
They ran into Parmie's boss, affably half in the bag. Their clinic had put up an item in the auction: lifetime free care for a given household pet. For some of their clients (idiots with exotic pets they didn't know how to care for), that could be worth thousands.
They talked about bidding, but Shane admitted he'd pretty much shot his wad on the tickets and necktie. (He'd never owned more than one necktie at a time; he bought a replacement every time one was accidentally burned, shredded or otherwise lost.)
Parmie had checked around. The custom-fitted lingerie Shane had made for her, based on fabric, original design, and hours of skilled workmanship, would cost hundreds of dollars to buy from a commercial vendor—including, she'd found, his Auntie Moira's Web-based business, Precious Stuffs. The garment fit her like a living second skin, without restricting her breathing; that alone was worth top dollar.
She didn't want to be the kind of girlfriend who interferes, especially in family matters ... but she'd love to take a look at their business agreement.
Fairly late, she drove Shane home in her Beetle. She would have liked to go upstairs and get comfortable, but she'd promised her mother she'd come home. It was past midnight by then, so they indulged in some early birthday cuddling, etc., in the back yard hammock. Then home, sneaking in at one thirty, like she was back in high school.
Her mom had gotten used to her spending half her nights at Shane's house. But she'd made it clear, in her overly sweet, passive-aggressive way, that she expected her only daughter to be available, at home, on her birthday morning. She'd already gotten a cake for the occasion, from .
Parmie had taken a peek already. Lemon cream: her mother's favorite. Parmie's favorite was Black Forest cake. Her mother always asked, and then always forgot and just got what she liked.
Parmie's brother Jamie was home from UGA for the weekend. He'd already given her a twenty dollar bill. It was the same twenty she'd given him last January. They'd been giving each other the bill on their birthdays for most of Jamie's young life; a few years ago Parmie had gotten it matted and framed so they could gift-wrap it. She wasn't exactly a fan of Andrew Jackson, but back when they'd started the tradition, $20 was all she could afford.
Jamie never gave it to her on her actual birthday, not since 2001. He had a phobia about the 11th of September.
She didn't blame the kid. He'd only been nine when she had her sweet sixteen. He was excited to be wearing a necktie; always willing to let their mother dress him up like a paper doll. When they turned on the tv and saw what was happening in New York and Washington, he thought there was somehow a connection between his sister's birthday and giant planes flying into giant buildings.
There was a lingering smell of pot in the house. She opened the fridge and checked; sure enough, half the cake was gone. Her mom's insomnia tended to lead to sparking a J, which led to the munchies. But half a cake? Jamie must have joined her. Parmie didn't know of any relatives who didn't smoke up; she always felt like the square at family get-togethers.
She didn't care for weed, but she could definitely go for some of that cake. Sex outdoors always gave her an appetite.
She served herself half the remaining cake, and enjoyed it with cold milk while watching a video of a cholecystectomy on a Labradoodle. It showed a newly-approved technique she couldn't wait to use.
Already, she'd had a good birthday. But she needed a few hours sleep before dealing with Mom. She settled down and looked around at her room for a while before turning out the light. My last night in this bed, she thought.
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Sunday brought another beautiful morning. Parmie got out of the house as soon as she could. Her big talk with her mom about moving out had ended up taking less than two minutes; maybe a minute forty-five. If she hadn't had to wait 'til after eleven for her mother to get up, she could have freed up her whole morning.
But it was still a nice day. Parmie had her windows down; she smelled meat half a block before she got to Shane's Mamaw's house. In the backyard, she found him grilling enough hamburgers, sausages, and (with mixed success) pizza to feed ten people.
Eventually they had seven people, including herself. Caliban, the massive cat, and Marty, the three-legged terrier, certainly ate their share as well.
The back yard looked good. With the late hare's hutch gone, and the hammock taken down, it looked a lot roomier. (She thought, I'm putting that hammock right back up. Maybe there'd be some more mild nights.)
Shane had set up folding tables. Wishes had mown the yard the day before, after locking Marty inside. (Marty didn't care for mowers, not even the quiet reel mower they used. But he liked to eat grass clippings and then throw up.)
Aardvark, wearing a colorful tee shirt with a dragon on it, brought a keg of beer. He and Ronnie wrestled it out of his truck and into the back yard. He shook his head sadly at Shane's rusty old charcoal grill; Ronnie laughed and said she'd build a gas-fired brick smoker/griller.
Moira showed up with a Black Forest cake from . She told Parmie Shane'd texted her three times to remind her what kind to get.
There was a girl she didn't know; Ronnie introduced her as Cherie, a friend she'd met at that big sci-fi convention they had downtown. Strapping girl with a big smile; Parmie thought her skin was the color of maple syrup in the bright sun. Cherie was a hugger; she walked in past Parmie's extended hand and wrapped her arms around her, then got Ronnie to hug from the other side. With both girls a head taller than her, Parmie felt like a child.
Shane snapped a picture, and suggested they should all spank each other. They didn't, and Ronnie slapped Shane on the back of the head, but the ice was definitely broken, and it started to feel like a party.
When Parmie went inside to wash up, Ronnie followed and showed her a new tattoo; a gold-tone female robot. Parmie wasn't crazy about tattoos, but had to admit it was beautiful work. Cherie joined them and showed her own tattoo, which was some kind of freaky cartoon beast.
There was something different about Ronnie; Parmie thought she'd never seen her smile so much. When she stood next to Cherie, the two six-foot girls looked like bookends, or maybe the Queens in a human chess set. They even had matching glasses. That was something different—she'd never seen Ronnie wearing glasses before.
After they went back out, Parmie washed her face and studied herself in the mirror. Did she rate a party? She'd gotten out of the habit after her birthday became a date of infamy in most of the world.
She'd almost declined to go out with Shane because he was an awkward, inappropriate high school dropout with startling gaps in his base of knowledge. She broke several personal rules within a week of meeting him, and another rule when they got back together. But ... she couldn't imagine not having him in her life. Well, she could imagine it, and it wasn't horrible, but she'd miss him like hell.
Through all the years of school, and all her adult life, she'd never had more than two or three people she could count as friends, and no really serious relationships. (Except her marriage, which hadn't lasted long enough to count.) But somehow, when she wasn't looking, Shane's people had become her people too.
She went back out and joined them, and they had a great day.
No tv, no radios, and no talk about where they'd all been ten years ago, when the first year of the new century took a bad turn. The beer flowed. Wishes didn't show it beyond grinning a lot and then dozing off in a folding lounge chair until Marty licked his face. But Moira, Ronnie and Cherie got tipsy.
What did come out in conversation was that, amazingly, nobody had to get up early on Monday. Parmie had traded a morning shift for two evening shifts. Wishes had rewritten his own work schedule at the law firm. (He said, "I assume I'm allowed to.") Ronnie said she'd make up some excuse for her boss. Since her boss was sitting next to her, they worked it out fairly quickly.
Moira was her own boss; and Shane was technically an independent contractor. Cherie said she could make up her morning lecture. With one exception nobody was safe to drive, and they worked out crash space arrangements; it looked like they'd have a full house.
Parmie had definite plans about where she'd be sleeping, tonight and for a while.
The exception was Aardvark. He nursed a mug of beer all afternoon, and except for comparing tattoos with Ronnie and Cherie, was unusually quiet. Toward sunset, after everything (except the beer) was either consumed or put away, he suggested everybody come out and take a look at the artwork Ronnie had done on his F-150.
They started at the passenger side door, nearest the curb. It showed his business totem, a cartoon aardvark (matching the tattoo on his arm), peeking out of an old-fashioned stone well, his head making the wooden bucket tilt. Below the well, the words "I DON'T DO WELLS!" Ronnie told everybody she didn't see the point of advertising a negative, but that Aardvark had insisted, and he also had her transcribe, onto the website, a lengthy, profanity-laced explanation for why he didn't do wells.
On the near side of the truck, she'd painted a nearly-finished stone fence being worked on by the aardvark (wearing overalls), setting a stone into place with one hand and giving a thumb's-up with the other. Aardvark had insisted his cartoon namesake be smoking a cigarette, even though he'd given them up decades ago. The business name, phone number and URL were painted on the fence in broad brushstrokes.
Spread out on the opposite side of the truck was the scene she considered some of her best work. A red, stony, almost volcanic-looking landscape. Hazy shadows in the background that could be a dark forest, obscured by smoke and fog. In the foreground, a massive black stallion was frozen in a heavy canter, his blocky hooves striking sparks from the stones, his eyes glowing red, steam jetting from his flared nostrils. Sweat lathering his great chest.
Astride the mighty beast, on a leather saddle gleaming with brass and gold, was, of course, the aardvark. He wore a hauberk of shiny black mail, fringed with silver rings, and carried a spear bearing a long pennon, flowing in the (assumed) breeze. On the pennon it said: ALL WORK GUARANTEED!
Moira said it looked like a Molly Hatchet album. Aardvark and Wishes laughed; Shane looked at Parmie and shrugged.
Lastly, the driver's side door was covered with an image of a traditional Tarot card, showing a stone tower, struck by lightning, its turret toppling down, two men helplessly falling to the rocks below. Below the picture was the legend "LA MAISON DIEU".
Ronnie said, "I copied a card from this antique deck at Aardvark's house, close as I could. I wanted to replace that French stuff with something like 'We do repairs!' but Aardvark wouldn't have it."
Aardvark leaned back against the side of his truck, his arms crossed. He spoke in low tones, and in a few moments everyone else stopped joking among themselves and listened.
"People've always made up a lot of ways to try and tell fortunes. You can lay out Tarot cards, or toss runes, or, Hell, shuffle a pack of Chance cards from Monopoly. None of those things will tell you what the future is, because nothing will. But they'll all make you look at the past and think about how you got to the present."
He pointed to the painting. "This particular card, The Tower, or the House of God, or whatever you want to call it, is kind of special because, I can guarantee you, it will come true.
"People interpret it in different ways, like representing constructions of the ego that crumble under an emotional breakdown, or a flash of insight that just breaks down your obsolete conceptions, or even the war between lies and the truth. I think it just shows a basic fact of the universe, which is that anything that's built up will eventually come down.
"Whether it's a species built by evolution, or a tower built by the hand of Man—or in the case of Ronnie there, the hand of some nice tall woman—or even just an idea, or a faith, that's built through trials and contemplation ... someday a calamity will befall what's been built, and bring it down.
"Doesn't matter, really, whether it's a natural calamity or human beings. I've been looking at people for a long time, and if you do that you'll spot that destruction is a big part of human nature. More bad stuff, more destruction, happens through neglect or just looking the other way than is ever committed in open hostility. I think that's because most people don't have the guts to express their nature, which is probably a good thing."
He turned to Ronnie. "Hey, Toots, next time you're over, paint something under here." He pointed to the bottom of the painted card. "Leave those words, see, but paint 'BUILD NEW' down under them. Kind of in an arc, like so. But try to make the letters so they look the same as the ones on the card."
He looked at his watch. "I got to get home and make a phone call. Wishes, you mind gettin' that keg back to the store in your fancy Benz?"
Everybody made their goodbyes to Aardvark and drifted back to the yard. Parmelia lingered for a minute with Aardvark. She shook her head. "I'm gonna stop having birthdays."
He stuck a cigarette in his mouth, but didn't light it. "C'mon now, don't do that. Don't ever stop. I think you oughta have at least one birthday every year." He hugged her and smacked her on the butt. "One to grow on."


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Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation Announces Board
Among the prominent new appointees to the open source foundation from Redmond are Jim Jagielski of VMware and Apache fame. Promoted from within Microsoft are two other board members.
An immediate new addition to the permanent board members of the CodePlex Foundation founded by Microsoft is Jim Jagielski, chief architect at SpringSource, now a division of VMware. Jagielski is also on the board of the Apache Software Foundation, which a year ago celebrated its tenth anniversary, and an advisory board member of the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI).
The three other board membes are Sam Ramji, Tony Hey and Stephanie Davies Boesch. Sam Ramji had been senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft before taking on his new role in September 2009 as vice president of Sonoa Systems, a California company specializing in API analytics for cloud computing. Tony Hey is corporate VP of external research at Microsoft. He is by his own accounts primarily a researcher and a founder of the Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute (OMII-UK) that supports academic open source projects for the UK e-Research community.
Stephanie Davies Boesch as the second Microsoft insider is the director of program management of the .NET framework, which is the only project having found any acceptance so far in the CodePlex Foundation, as a glance at a recent foundation webpage reveals. The four new permanent board members replace other members who presided at the founding in September, 2009.
The CodePlex board actually consists of five members. The fifth seat remains open while being discussed with interested corporate sponsors. It could be a tie-breaker, though, for what is now an even balance of Microsoft and non-Microsoft votes.
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Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in arial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.
Firefox Says Yes to DRM
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Barnes & Noble CEO Resigns
After three years in charge, the CEO leaves amid closing stores and tanking Nook sales.
William Lynch, shown here with a Nook, has stepped down as CEO of Barnes and Noble.
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch has resigned, according to an announcement issued by the company's board of directors late Monday.
[READ: Barnes and Noble Ditching Tablets, Closing Stores]
"We thank William Lynch for helping transform Barnes & Noble into a leading digital content provider and for leading in the development of our award-winning line of NOOK products," said Leonard Riggio, chairman of the Barnes & Noble board of directors, in a released statement.
The announcement comes amid earnings woes, particularly surrounding Nook products. At the end of June, the company announced it would stop manufacturing Nook tablets, instead choosing an outside firm to make the tablets while the company focused more on Nook eReaders. The company also announced that Nook revenues were down 34 percent in the fourth quarter from one year ago.
[ALSO: Outlook Darkens for Barnes and Noble's Nook]
While the tablet market has shown strong growth in recent years, Barnes and Noble's version didn't have the sustained traction of Apple's iPads and Amazon's Kindle Fires, and is not even among the top five tablets in sales, as U.S. News reported late last month. The company also plans to close 15 to 20 stores this year, while opening five.
Lynch came to Barnes & Noble in early 2010, after serving as executive vice president of HSN.com. Though the announcement of his resignation listed no replacement, it said CFO Michael Huseby has been appointed president of Barnes and Noble and CEO of Nook Media.
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Cokeville, Wy – A Game and Fish Department Wildlife Biologist says he is alarmed by the large number of Mule Deer deaths in the Wyoming range this winter and the early spring. Gary Fralick says most occurred in Central Uinta County and near Cokeville. Fralick says the die off was enough that it will be difficult for the population to bounce back quickly. He adds that forage losses will not help the animals rebound. Fralick says when you couple that with a growing number of highway deaths and impacts from development he says there are a number of challenges the deer will be facing in coming years.


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HOUSTON – Wednesday will be a lot like Tuesday: hot and sunny with only a few clouds in the sky, said KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Chita Johnson.
"The high pressure is not going anywhere, so it's going to be another hot day today," said Johnson. "Just like yesterday, we have a whole lot of sunshine in the forecast with slim to no chance for rain."
We'll top out around 97 degrees Wednesday afternoon.
Overnight lows this week will continue to be in the upper-70s.
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St. Louis-based real estate firm Sansone Group and the Ladue School District have announced a contract with to purchase a 9.05 acre site in the location of the former Ladue Early Childhood Center, adjacent to Frontenac City Hall.
The school district chose the Sansone Group after a request for offers was issued in August, according to a news release. A purchase price was not disclosed, but the district was offering the property for $1.3 million per acre or for lease at $700,000 per year.
A spokeswoman for the Sansone Group said it plans a mixed-use development with the property, made up of senior living, retail and a restaurant component.
"We are very pleased to be working with Sansone Group toward the sale of this property," said Superintendent Dr. Marsha Chappelow in a news release. "While there are still a number of bridges to cross before the sale is final, I believe the result will be very positive for the school district, the City of Frontenac, as well as the surrounding community."
Development may take some time, however, as the City of Frontenac has a moratorium on development of properties along Clayton Road. The moratorium will continue to be in place at a city comprehensive plan for the area is updated.
Frontenac Mayor Keith Krieg said in an August Patch story that the city had to be careful with the development of properties because there is little land to develop.
"Whatever we do will last for decades," Krieg said in the previous story.
As for the revenue Ladue Schools would generate from the sale, a district spokeswoman said by law, that money has to be placed in a capital fund that could only be used to maintain, renovate or build facilities.
The additional revenue, in turn, would give the district flexibility to use some operating funds which would have been devoted to capital projects, elsewhere.
The Clatyon Road property has been part of the Ladue School District since 1949, and housed Early Childhood Education programs from 1982 to the 2010-2011 school year.
A new Ladue Early Childhood Center opened in the fall of 2011 on the former Westminster Christian Academy site at Ladue Road in Creve Coeur. Next fall, a 5th Grade Center is expected to open at that location as well.


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The Payroll Tax Cut program for 2011 and 2012 was not renewed for 2013,and it expired January 1, 2013. Payroll taxes returned to their previous levels on that date.
The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, signed in December 2011, continued the 2% cut in Social Security withholding rate for employees through 2012. Originally, this payroll tax cut was part of the Tax Relief Act of 2010
What's the Payroll Tax Cut?
Payroll taxes include federal income tax withholding and FICA taxes (Social Security/Medicare taxes) withheld from employee pay and matched by employers. The payroll tax cut is a 2% decrease in the Social Security tax for employees. Before the cut, employees had to pay 6.2% of their gross pay each payday, as their portion of the Social Security tax, withheld from their pay; the payroll tax cut reduces their withholding rate to 4.2%. There has been no decrease in employer Social Security taxes.
How Does This Payroll Tax Cut Extension Affect My Company?
You should have been adjusting the amount you withhold from employee paychecks to account for this 2% Social Security tax cut. For the first two months of 2012, you should continue this adjustment. This payroll tax cut also affects how you complete Form 941 (quarterly wage and tax report) for 2011.
The IRS guidance on the payroll tax cut states:
Employers should implement the new payroll tax rate as soon as possible in 2012 but not later than Jan. 31, 2012. For any Social Security tax over-withheld during January, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in workers' pay as soon as possible but not later than March 31, 2012.
The law also includes a "recapture" provision for employees who receive more than $18,350 in wages during January and February (the IRS recaptures the money, not employees). Employers must stop taking the 2% payroll tax cut on employee wages above $18,350 during this two month period. In other words, at the point at which an employee's gross pay hits $18,350 before the end of February, you must start withholding Social Security again at the 6.2% rate, until the end of February.
Why this amount? Social Security withholding is capped at a wage level of $110,100 for 2012, so $18,350 represents two months' worth of this maximum. The IRS says it's a way to "equalize" effects of the tax cut.
What happens when the payroll tax cut expires at the end of February?
Starting in March, the Social Security tax for employees will go back to the previous 6.2% rate for the rest of 2012. Of course, if Congress votes to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, the Social Security tax rate, as well as the "recapture" provision, will probably be changed. But in the meantime, employers must continue the 2% cut for January and February and abide by the recapture provision.
How does the payroll tax cut affect Form 941?
The 2011 version of Form 941 takes into account the 2% payroll tax cut for employees. It's not clear yet how the IRS will handle the 2% cut for just two of the three months (January and February, but not March) in the first quarter of 2012, for the 941 that is due at the end of April 2012.
How does this payroll tax cut affect self-employment taxes?
The Self-employment tax rate cut (for the Social Security portion) was included in the Tax Relief Act. This 2% self-employment tax reduction has also been extended for two months. It's not clear how this will affect self-employment taxes, since these are determined after the end of the year, when the net income for the business is calculated. There's nothing you need to do to get this cut; it's reflected in the calculation of your self-employment taxes on your personal income tax return (on Schedule SE


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This past week I came to the depressing realization that I am not anyone's fantasy cook. This was shortly after I talked to Nathalie Dupree, who lives in Charleston, S.C and has been a head chef in schmantzy restaurants in Spain, Georgia, and Virginia, written 11 cookbooks, and hosted more than 300 television shows on the Food Network, The Learning Channel, and PBS. Safe to say her food repertoire is deep and varied and contains the most sublime of foods.
Yet her fantasy cook is a woman named Kate Almand, who worked for Dupree "for years," first when she ran Rich's Cooking School and later on lots of those television shows. "Until she was 80, she made tiny little hand-rolled biscuits using a wooden bowl," Dupree told me. "I really loved those biscuits. Large families used to make smaller biscuits so that every one could eat some hot as a batch came out of the oven.
"If I could have anything I wanted, I would have Kate to come back and make me small biscuits."
Now that's what I call a fantasy food—one you can't have, or at least not right now, for reasons involving geography, the separation of the lands of the living and the dead, or the stubborn resistance of this world of ours to time travel. Nonetheless, you really, really want it.
It doesn't have to be something you couldn't make yourself. I know, because my fondest wish is that my younger daughter would come home right now and cook me a spinach feta pie. I know darn good and well I could steam the spinach and chop the onions and even make butter-based pastry if we weren't going with the crustless recipe, but that's not the point. I just want to see her and be pampered and eat this very specific dish that I can almost taste right now.
Being wonderful doesn't assure food fantasy status, though. I make really good stir-fry vegetables, for example, and perfectly blended meatball soup, but no one's going to get all pensive when it hits them that I'm not there to mince ginger root or roll tiny lumps of lean ground beef for them.
And the taste is sometimes beside the point. On lazy Sundays, I still get a yen for this mediocre coffee served in Wade's grandmother's Southwest Virginia home back in our dating days: instant, indeterminate brand, stirred and served by Beulah with scratchy radio gospel music playing in the kitchen.
Nah, nothing I make would inspire this food fantasy feeling. And I'm pretty sure I can't correct the situation. I can just hear myself calling the college-student friend who's in Michigan for the summer. "So, Katie, aren't you just craving some of those Scrabble Cheez-Its I put out when we play cards? Bet you can't get those in East Lansing, eh? Really? Well what about the giant frozen Stouffer's lasagna, hmm? Or that red Kool-Aid we make with granulated sugar?"
I'll never be the fantasy cook, any more than I'll be a trophy wife, an engineer, a cougar, or a Mary Kay sales rep. But I make up for it by having more fantasy foods than most anyone else. These include Wade's Aunt Dorothy's potato salad, slightly mashed and including dill relish, from 10 years ago; a Hot Holly sub from the New York Deli in Williamsburg, Va.; the shrimp-stuffed deep-fried avocado that I ate in a restaurant in Conway, Ark. just a couple of weeks ago; and the pre-packaged burnt hard pretzel pieces I used to buy at a little grocery/deli in Manhattan in, oh, 1993.
In fact, right now I am yearning for a cup of the shrimp gumbo made at this little shack under a bridge in Pensacola, Fla. And I'd like a couple of Kate Almand's small biscuits to go with it.
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Death was 'reckless and unjustified,' aunt of victim tells court
- Last Updated on 12:16 PM 03/26/12
- BY Doug Ford
The attorney representing the family of Randolph Neal Seamster in the wrongful death civil lawsuit against a Halifax County deputy indicated Friday the suit may never have been brought had the family thought the investigation into the shooting death of Seamster had been handled properly.
M. Bryan Slaughter, a Charlottesville attorney representing the Seamster estate, said the Seamster family wanted "some accountability" brought to the situation and wanted to have Neal Seamster's name cleared.
A Halifax County Circuit Court jury awarded $400,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages to Seamster's estate Thursday after a three-day civil trial.
The estate of Seamster filed a $5.35 million wrongful death lawsuit in Halifax County Circuit Court in November of 2008 alleging that Thomas Lewis, an investigator with the Halifax/South Boston Regional Narcotics and Gang Task Force, acted negligently and committed assault and battery when he fatally shot Seamster, a Pelham, N.C., resident in the parking lot of Sheetz in Riverdale on July 2, 2008.
Seamster died at the scene of the shooting as members of the Halifax, South Boston and State Police Regional Narcotics/Gang Enforcement Task Force were investigating a drug-related matter, which according to Virginia State Police Sgt. David Cooper, "resulted in attempted capital murder of one of the officers."
"As Angela Seamster said in her testimony she brought the lawsuit because of the video and felt the shooting of Neal was reckless and unjustified," Slaughter said Friday. Angela Seamster is the victim's aunt.
"And, she wanted some accountability brought to the situation."
Following the shooting incident, then Halifax County Sheriff Stanley Noblin requested the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation conduct an investigation into the officer involved in the shooting.
Facts gathered in the investigation of the shooting incident were presented to Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney Kim White, and a videotape of the incident was examined by investigators and shown to Seamster's family.
Investigators Lewis, Mike McGregor and Tracy Mocarsky, along with Agent Mark Campbell were the task force officers involved in the chain of events that transpired over a period of 12 seconds and resulted in Seamster's death.
White released the surveillance video and a report of her findings the afternoon of Aug. 15, 2008 exonerating the officers.
Slaughter referred to testimony at trial by some of the officers as key to the jury's findings.
"I thought the key points were that none of the police officers felt they did anything wrong and that they would do the same thing again given the same situation," said Slaughter.
"The other point was I think we made the point this was a low-speed parking lot incident, where the officers did not need to draw their weapons and escalate the incident, but they did.
"We also felt Tom Lewis placed himself in front of the car and used the danger he created as justification for deadly force.
"Our expert and indeed Thomas Lewis admitted a police officer's training is that you should not put yourself in front of a vehicle, and if you did, you can't use that danger to justify deadly force."
"I think that influenced the jury's decision, and the jury sent a clear statement with their verdict, one they awarded a fair compensatory award for the family's loss of Neal," continued Slaughter.
"Obviously, no amount of money can bring him back.
"With their punitive award, I think they made as strong a statement as they could make that this type of police action is not acceptable in Halifax County."
The family from the very beginning wanted a fair and thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Seamster's death, Slaughter pointed out.
"It is, in our opinion, normal practice for a commonwealth's attorney to recuse herself from an investigation of officers she works with and bring in a special prosecutor, and she did not do that."
Slaughter referred to a shooting investigation in Amherst County in 2008, where White was brought in as a special prosecutor.
"So, from what I have seen in these situations, a special prosecutor is appointed, and the family thought that should have been done here," Slaughter said.
"The report she issued in their opinion was biased and unfair and painted Neal in an extremely unfavorable light.
"They wanted to clear his name."
Slaughter recalled what Lisa Seamster, Neal's mother, said to him as they were leaving the courtroom Thursday, that maybe because of her son's death and the jury's verdict, something like this wouldn't happen to another family, "and hopefully change the way police departments train their people or react in similar situations."
"It was a measure of justice for them," said Slaughter. "They still grieve tremendously, but they feel there's been at least some accountability here."
ttorney Carlene Booth Johnson, who represented Lewis at trial, declined to comment Friday.
Halifax County Sheriff Fred Clark also declined official comment on the case, other than to reaffirm the sheriff's department's continued support of Lewis.
Clark also did not comment on the possibility of an appeal.
County may not be liable in lawsuit
Halifax County Administrator George Nester said Friday to his knowledge the county could possibly not be liable for damages resulting from the $1.4 million a Halifax County Circuit Court jury awarded the estate of Randolph Neal Seamster on Thursday.
The jury awarded $400,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages to the estate of Neal, who was shot and killed during an incident at Sheetz in Riverdale on July 2, 2008.
"The constitutional office of the sheriff's office and his employees are covered by the Department of Risk Management for the state," said Nester.
"They will be both the ones to defend and be responsible for any liability associated with the incident. In this particular case, the county is out of it in regards to insurance and coverage," Nester continued.
"The only time it would possibly come into play is some type of requieter or exclusion that the state has, and I'm not aware of that being the case.
"They're the ones that provided the legal coverage for the sheriff's department. We don't know if there's going to be any liability for the county...we still need to find that out. That's all we really know about it right now," Nester said.
The total amount Seamster's estate would be able to collect, barring a successful appeal in the case, is $750,000, according to M. Bryan Slaughter, who represented the Seamster estate through its administrator Angela Meredith at trial.
"There's a $350,000 cap on punitive damages in Virginia, so that will be reduced from $1 million to $350,000," said Slaughter on Friday.
"The total amount we would be able to collect is $750,000."
Slaughter added it was too early to say whether an appeal would be filed in the case.
"The ball is in the defense's court on that," he said.
"The judge has given them 30 days to file motions, and on those motions the court will eventually enter a judgment. From that judgment, they will have 30 days to note an appeal," Slaughter said.


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In addition to an indoor pool, Super 8 Wausau Wi provides a spa tub and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Wausau hotel also offers laundry facilities and express check-out. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2010.
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