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The political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshal, now says that an Islamic Palestinian state will replace Israel, including the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to the New York Times.
He spoke in Gaza on the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, claiming that Israel will be "wiped away."
"We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation, and therefore there is no legitimacy for Israel, no matter how long it will take," he said. "We will free Jerusalem inch by inch, stone by stone. Israel has no right to be in Jerusalem."
These are not new threats. But they are "fighting words," and won't do anything to relieve the tension between the two entities.
It was Meshal's first trip to Gaza since his exile decades ago.
Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a ... computer in my eye? Apparently a contact lens with a computer screen could be available in as little as five years.
They could potentially show things like text messages and road maps, according to Jelle De Smet, the chief researcher on the project.
Other advances have been in the contact lens field. For example, scientists have discovered a way to repair the human cornea by using stem cells in a contact lens implant. According to RT.com, "stem cells have the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiation into a diverse range of specialized cell types," allowing the cells to multiply in the eye once the lens degrades.
These advances are also available for entertainment. Rumor has it that Sony may soon offer contact lenses for gamers. The lens would allow Playstation to read your eye movements and react accordingly.
Would that make us cyborgs?
Speaking of cyborgs, maybe we already are. A cyborg is defined as a human that uses an external prosthetic device. So maybe we're low-tech cyborgs, as cyber anthropologist David Hess asserts.
Consider how much we already rely on technology that's been around for decades - microwaves, telephones, airwaves, hair dryers... Who would we be as a civilization without it all?
Mobile technology has taken it to an entirely different level. Our phones alone are like an extra brain, set of hands and legs, on top of adding a bit of telekenisis to our human experience.
In 1888, an astronomer named Simon Newcomb said that "we are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy." While laughable now, it is tempting to say the same thing at this stage of our evolution.
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Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 186 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : May 2013
Author(s) : Terry Curran
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Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Proven Practice
Chapter 3: Importing Data Sources
Chapter 4: Modeling Relational Data
Chapter 5: Modeling Dimensional Data
Chapter 6: Creating the Business and Presentation Layers
Chapter 7: Creating and Publishing Packages
Chapter 8: Maintaining Projects
Chapter 9: Model Design Accelerator
Chapter 10: Parameter Maps
Appendix: Data Warehouse Schema Map
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Configuring Framework Manager
- Starting Framework Manager
- User interface
- The Project Viewer pane
- The Explorer tab
- The Diagram tab
- The Dimension Map tab
- The Properties pane
- The Tools pane
- The Summary tab
- The Search tab
- The Dependencies tab
- Toolbars
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Proven Practice
- Modeling layers
- Data layer
- Logical layer
- Presentation layer
- Dimensional layer
- How to create namespaces
- How to create folders
- Using the Model Advisor
- How to use the Model Advisor
- Facts identified by cardinality
- Query subjects that can behave as facts or dimensions
- Query subjects with multiple relationships
- Query subjects that join to themselves
- Determinants that conflict with relationships
- Factors that will override the Minimized SQL setting
- Embedded calculations that use the calculated aggregation type
- Query subjects that can cause a metadata caching conflict
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Importing Data Sources
- Importing relational data
- Importing from an existing data source
- Importing from a new data source
- Importing stored procedures
- Using prompts with a stored procedure
- Importing additional database objects
- Importing from the same data source
- Importing from additional data sources
- Importing OLAP data sources
- Combining OLAP and relational data sources
- After importing your data sources
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Modeling Relational Data
- Cardinality
- Detecting cardinality during import
- Creating relationships and cardinality
- Determinants
- How to add determinants
- Special purpose joins
- Role playing dimensions
- Reflexive and recursive joins
- Where to model the relationships
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Modeling Dimensional Data
- Regular dimensions
- Creating a regular dimension
- Dimensions with multiple hierarchies
- Creating a multiple hierarchy dimension
- Measure dimensions
- Creating a measure dimension
- Creating aggregation rules for measures
- Scope relationships
- Creating a scope relationship
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Creating the Business and Presentation Layers
- Creating the business layer
- Renaming columns
- Hiding columns
- Specifying attribute types
- Adding filters
- Embedded filters
- Standalone filters
- Adding calculations
- Embedded calculations
- Standalone calculations
- Adding prompts
- Creating prompts with Macros
- Adding formatting
- Data formatting properties
- Using formatting patterns
- Adding formatting
- Creating the presentation layer
- Grouping data items
- Using folders and namespaces
- Using shortcuts
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Creating and Publishing Packages
- Creating a package
- Making changes to a package
- Publishing a package
- Using package versioning
- Using externalized query subjects
- Creating externalized queries
- Using the Dynamic Query Mode
- Using package security
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Maintaining Projects
- Analyzing the impact of changes made to packages
- Analyzing publish impact
- Showing report dependencies
- Showing item dependencies
- Remapping an item to a new source
- How to remap an item
- Reusing a project
- Model portability
- Moving a model by using the log file
- How to play back actions from a log file
- Running action logs in batch mode
- BmtScriptPlayer syntax
- Multiuser modeling in Framework Manager
- Merge projects
- Segmenting and linking projects
- Creating a segment
- Creating links
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Model Design Accelerator
- Model Design Accelerator user interface
- Starting Model Design Accelerator
- Adding tables to your workspace
- Adding joins to your workspace
- Generating a Framework Manager model
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Parameter Maps
- Session parameters
- Creating a session parameter
- Modifying session parameters
- Using session parameters
- Parameter maps
- How to create parameter maps
- Creating a parameter map manually
- Basing a parameter map on existing query items
- Using parameter maps
- Summary
- Appendix: Data Warehouse Schema Map
- Table definitions
- Cognos resources
- Installed Cognos manuals
- Resources on the Internet
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Sample chapters
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What you will learn from this book
- Learn how to import and model your relational data
- Create useful reporting packages for your authors
- Utilise parameters and parameter reports effectively
- Improve functionality and manage a multi-user model
- Learn how to use Model Design Accelerator to create your first model
In Detail
"IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager" is a complete practical guide to using and getting the best out of this essential tool for modeling your data for use with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting. With its step-by-step approach, this book is suitable for anyone from a beginner to an expert, complete with tips and tricks for better data modeling.
"IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager" is a step by step tutorial-based guide; from importing your data to designing and improving your model, and creating your packages while working with other modelers, every step is presented in a logical process.
Learn how to use the best design strategy to design your model, create an import layer, a modeling layer, and a presentation layer to make your model easy to maintain. Do you need to design a DMR model? No problem, this book shows you every step. This book can even make working with other users easier - we will show you the methods and techniques for allowing others to work on the same model at the same time. Need to create dynamic data structures to change the way the data is presented to your users so your French users can see the data in French, your German users in German, and your English users in English? You can do all this with parameter maps.
"IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager" continues where the product manuals end, showing you how to build and refine your project through practical, step by step instructions.
Presented in a hands-on style, this guide presents you with real world examples to guide you through every process step by step.
Who this book is for
This book will be useful for any developer, novice or expert, who uses Framework Manager to build packages, but wants to expand their knowledge even further.


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Advertising of tobacco and alcohol is a controversial topic that has been debated for decades in both the media and consumer industries.
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In a field where middle-age has been the norm, it was a supreme vote of confidence that Simon Taufel was asked to umpire his first Test at 29. Over the next decade, he repaid that faith by being named the ICC's Umpire of the Year every year from 2004 to 2008. His rise was so rapid that he quickly became one of the most experienced officials on the Elite Panel, despite being by far its youngest member. But that heavy workload also took its toll on Taufel, who in 2008 said he wanted to spend more time with his wife and children and was taking his cricket future "year by year". Respected by the players for his consistently accurate decision-making, Taufel stood in three World Cups and earned the chance to officiate in the 2011 final, when Australia failed to reach the decider for the first time in five World Cups. A calm and confident official who worked hard on his fitness, Taufel developed while on the international scene. When he first arrived he hunched over as the bowler let fly, lowering his eyeline like umpires of old. That habit disappeared as Taufel's self-assurance increased, although his concentration did not wane.
His early entry into the umpiring ranks came after his playing career stalled due to a back injury. A promising fast bowler, in 1988-89 Taufel took the new ball in a New South Wales schoolboys' representative team captained by Michael Slater with Adam Gilchrist behind the stumps. He played for the North Sydney and Mosman clubs before first officiating in fifth-grade games at 20. Taufel was 27 when he stood in his first ODI, a match where his old team-mate Gilchrist scored a century, and 29 when his Test debut came in the 2000 Boxing Day match. Occasional internationals followed while he worked as the operations manager in a printing firm, and in 2003 he was added to the ICC's Elite Panel, where he and the New Zealander Billy Bowden were viewed as the next generation of umpires. In 2012, Taufel retired at the age of 41, deciding to spend more time at home with his family. He also took up the newly-created role of umpire performance and training manager with the ICC.
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Anderson England's guilty pleasure
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Ugly runs but still they swoon
Alastair Cook did not bat like a leading man but the crowd applauded him for simply not failing
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Anderson England's guilty pleasure (94)
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Pankaj Singh greeted his most expensive analysis in Test history with the words 'That is cricket'. It was admirable acceptance from an impressive man of a record he did not deserve
Ugly runs but still they swoon (34)
Alastair Cook did not bat like a leading man but the crowd applauded him for simply not failing
Kallis a standard-bearer for a nation (34)
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Sen. Chris Gerlach (R-District 37) of Apple Valley violated campaign finance laws by using taxpayer money to print partisan campaign literature in Senate offices, according to a ruling from a panel of administrative judges.
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Eagan Woman, Two Others, Charged with Robbing Man Outside Burnsville Bar
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Jessie tells us her story of being placed in foster care and the worries she had. The new home is not like her old home, but she begins to see that this different home is kind of nice. Sensitively written and fully illustrated in color, this story will help children in foster care to settle in and answer some of the questions they may have. more »2014, Hardback: £9.99/ $14.95
Keywords: child protection, counselling, fostering, looked after children, pastoral care, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social work, transitions
A practical, hands-on resource on e-safety, covering what the online dangers are, what e-safety is, how to adopt a whole school approach and implement an e-safety policy, and involving parents and carers in e-safety at home. A model policy is included, plus activities and photocopiable handouts to use with young people to educate them on e-safety. more »2013, Paperback: £15.99/ $25.00
Keywords: adolescence, bullying, child protection, counselling, education, educational psychology, pastoral care, probation, residential care, resilience, self esteem, sexuality, social work, teenagers, youthwork
This book offers the tools to tackle cyberbullying and improve e-safety education. It covers different forms of cyberbullying and its impacts, who is vulnerable, how it can be prevented and how to respond. It incorporates young people's views, drawing on survey responses of 8,000 young people, and advocates their involvement in e-safety education. more »2012, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95
Keywords: bullying, challenging behaviour, child protection, education, educational psychology, mainstream education, parenting, pastoral care, self esteem, sexuality, social work, teenagers, youthwork
This book explores the problems that arise when death is not openly discussed with young people and offers invaluable advice about how best to allay concerns without pretending that there are easy answers. It covers all of the key issues and supports professionals in asking young people the difficult question, "Do you think much about death?" more »2012, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95
Keywords: adolescence, child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, counselling, death, education, educational psychology, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy, teenagers, youthwork
This book explains the classifications and manifestations of suicide, risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and strategies for distress management are offered for use with vulnerable individuals, those who have survived a suicide attempt and families coping with bereavement. more »2012, Paperback: £21.99/ $37.95
Keywords: adults, alcohol, bereavement, bullying, child protection, children, counselling, death, depression, families, grief, group psychotherapy, mental health, mental illness, older people, palliative care, pastoral care, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, relationships, risk assessment, self esteem, self harm, social care, substance abuse, suicide, teenagers, trauma, violence, youthwork
Using detailed case studies, this book focuses on the needs of children with a range of behavioural difficulties, and explores their complicated interactions. The book examines how to integrate multi-disciplinary interventions and how to use the powerful relationships that develop to enable families to achieve positive, lasting changes. more »2011, Paperback: £25.99/ $42.95
Keywords: adolescence, anger management, arts therapies, attachment, challenging behaviour, child development, child protection, child psychiatry, children, communication, community care, counselling, developmental coordination disorder, educational psychology, emotions, families, joint working, looked after children, mental health, nonverbal learning disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder, parenting, pastoral care, person-centred, play therapy, relationships, residential care, self esteem, social care, social work, supervision, therapeutic communities, youthwork
Practitioners in social care are often required to work with clients who do not want to work with them, and these 'reluctant' clients can often be the most challenging, but most rewarding, to work with. This practical, jargon-free book covers all the issues that practitioners are likely to encounter in the course of working with reluctant clients. more »2010, Paperback: £16.99/ $26.95
Keywords: adults, advocacy, anger management, carers, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, communication, community care, domestic abuse, early intervention, emotions, families, fostering, health care, looked after children, mental health, mental illness, nursing, offenders, older people, parenting, pastoral care, probation, psychotherapy, race, relationships, safeguarding children, social care, social skills, social work, supported living, teenagers
The book begins by exploring how children with AS operate and the implications for mainstream school settings. It goes on to give practical advice for one-on-one working, DIY resources for visual learners, tools for effective assessment, and much more. Information on how personal wellbeing can be maintained in stressful situations is included. more »2010, Paperback: £13.99/ $22.95
Keywords: ADD, ADHD, anger management, anxiety, applied behaviour analysis, Asperger syndrome, augmentative communication, autism, bullying, challenging behaviour, child development, child protection, child psychology, children, cognitive behavioural therapy, communication, counselling, disability, educational training, emotions, high functioning autism, inclusive classroom, mainstream education, nonverbal learning disabilities, occupational therapy, pastoral care, pervasive developmental disorder, resilience, school phobia, self esteem, sensory issues, social skills, social stories, special education, speech and language pathology, speech and language therapy, youthwork
The authors examine the underlying causes of BESD, and discuss research-based theory. They offer a range of interventions and therapies for use in and out of school, and encourage practitioners to develop skills such as engaging with parents, identifying special educational needs and setting constructive boundaries. more »2010, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
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Why Me? is a programme designed to help children and young people recover from the experience of victimization, through use of exercises, activities and a DVD. These explore the young person's feelings both when they were victimized and afterwards, their needs, their personal strengths and encourage them to think about their support network. more »2010, Paperback: £31.16 + VAT = £37.39/ $45.00
Keywords: adolescence, advocacy, bullying, child protection, child psychology, children, children's rights, communication, counselling, emotions, families, joint working, offenders, pastoral care, probation, PSHE, psychotherapy, relationships, residential care, resilience, restorative justice, safeguarding children, self esteem, social work, teenagers, trauma, violence, youthwork
Are You Okay deals with these issues that many adults may face when trying to help a young person in their care in the aftermath of a crime. It provides detailed information on the different types of crime from assault and hate crime to cyberbullying and sexual abuse, and explores how they may affect the young person in different ways. more »2010, Paperback: £14.99/ $26.95
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This beautifully illustrated children's book is about loss and survival. It will be enjoyed by children and adults alike, and is ideal for parents and professionals to read with children who find it hard to love and be loved. more »2007, Paperback: £9.99/ $15.95
Keywords: anger management, child protection, counselling, education, fiction, pastoral care, play therapy, PSHE, self esteem
This book is a moving and thoughtful anthology of the experiences of thirty-one children and teenagers who have lost a parent. It is a valuable source of information and comfort to young people who are struggling to cope with the loss of a parent, whilst also providing insights for parents and professionals into the needs of grieving children. more »2006, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
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In the coming months, Minor, Bell & Neal will be providing information concerning the new rules. In the meantime, please click the following links to view the new Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms. These new forms will replace the TILA Disclosure, Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and HUD-1 Settlement Statement on nearly every residential sale or refinance after August 1, 2015. Additional information can be found at: www.consumerfinance.gov]]>
Since the 2008, Fannie, Freddie and other government-backed agencies have insured nearly 90 percent of new mortgages. While that has made home loans widely available despite the financial upheaval, it means taxpayers are at risk if homeowners default on their loans.
Corker has proposed that a borrower would either have to put 20 percent down to get a government-backed loan, or, if the borrower put down less money, would have to pay for mortgage insurance to make up the difference. Under this plan the government would create a new single agency, modeled after the FDIC to insure these mortgages.
This proposal is similar to the way mortgages were made before the Savings and Loan Crisis and is modeled after the way most mortgage loans are made in many other countries.
But the way the government structures the loss and capital requirements could make it more difficult for borrowers to get a home loan, or more importantly could drive up the costs for loans. But the restructure is needed and this bill will provide a way to begin the conversation.]]>
Inventories have been falling amid stronger demand from home buyers, which are helping to firm up prices. The decline in inventory has frustrated home buyers who are not able to bid down prices for the first time in a long time. This inventory decline is helping sellers who are now moving their houses at a slighter faster pace.
Additionally the Census Bureau said that housing starts rose a remarkable 15 percent in September, to their highest rate since July 2008. Analysts had forecast a 2.7 percent gain. The number of housing permits also rose at a double-digit rate, 11.6 percent, compared with the 1.1 percent forecasters were predicting.
This latest news has prompted more and more economists to state that the housing industry has finally bounced off the bottom and that the market is indeed rebounding.]]>
U.S. home prices have dropped by a third from the start of 2007 to the start of 2012. Forecasters are predicting that the average pricing for housing will increase 3.7% a year for the next five years. At that forecasted growth rate, the national average high from 2007 would not be hit again until 2023
And for some areas like the metro Dalton area it could take even longer.]]>
Of course the decrease in for sale inventory is the driving factor in this equation according to the panel of economists reported on in the Journal. With the number of vacant homes is at its lowest point since 2006 the housing market has finally turned north.
However just because we have hit "bottom" there is still a long way to go for a full recovery. In particular, more than one in every four home owners with mortgages are still underwater. Also the shadow inventory of unsold homes and foreclosures still threaten the momentum of the recovery as well.
But this news of hitting bottom does mean that from this point on the United States housing market is unlikely to drag the U.S. economy down further.]]>
Recently the FHA's rules have become overly strict. Barely 25 percent of all condo projects that are potentially eligible for FHA financing are now approved.
The largest restrictions imposed by FHA include non-owner occupancy rules requiring 50% of the units in a project or building be non-owner-occupied, and the FHA rule that requires that 85% of the units be current on their dues. FHA also sets a cap of 25 percent of the total floor space in a project for commercial use and has a very controversial rule which creates severe legal liabilities for condo board officers including personal liability and criminal responsibility.
FHA is expected to clarify the personal liability language and make other modifications in its forthcoming rules. Time will tell if the rules will encourage condominium boards to apply for approval by FHA.]]>
Of course regional variations in how quickly servicers can clear the backlog of nonperforming loans are primarily due to differences in foreclosure procedures. Georgia and Tennessee are non-judicial foreclosure states, meaning that a foreclosure can occur without the lender filing suit against the debtor. Most experts think it takes two and a half times as long to foreclose property in a judicial foreclosure state.
The shadow inventory includes all outstanding properties on which the mortgage payments are 90 or more day's delinquent, properties in foreclosure, and properties that are already owned by the banks. The shadow inventory as calculated by S&P also includes 70 percent of the loans that became current, or "cured," from 90-day delinquency within the past 12 months because S&P says these loans are more likely to re-default.]]>
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction last week preventing the rule from taking effect. The Court ruled that a legal question needed to be resolved before the rule could take effect: does the NLRB have the authority to require employers to post such a notice? Last week, a federal judge in South Carolina determined that the NLRB exceeded its authority when it approved the poster requirement.
For now, employers do not have to purchase the NLRB poster and those that have can leave them in the closet on April 30th – but do not throw them away – this battle is far from over! Check back here for updates on the NLRB poster rule and other important developments in employment law.]]>
Generally speaking, retaliation claims are easier to prove than discrimination claims; a point not lost on the Plaintiffs' bar. Additionally, over the past few years court decisions have opened the door for even more retaliation charges to be filed.
Two 2011 decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court continued this trend. In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, the Supreme Court held that it was impermissible retaliation for an employer to terminate the fiancée of a complaining employee, opening the door for third-parties to assert charges of retaliation.
In Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., the Supreme Court held that an employee's oral complaint of a wage and hour violation was afforded the same protection as a written complaint. This decision means employers must now also be mindful – and should keep records of – any oral complaints by employees that could lead to retaliation claims.
For more information on handling and preventing retaliation claims, please contact Theo Lu at (706) 259-2586 or click on the email link on his bio page.]]>


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Gov. Rick Snyder's carefully cultivated image as a non-politician who preferred to put policy and the common good ahead of politics as usual has been shattered. For good.
Snyder joined the far-right wing of the Republican Party Wednesday and Thursday to trash his own claims over the past two years that right-to-work legislation wasn't a priority for him — claims he made repeatedly during the last election cycle when voters were weighing Proposal 2, which would have enshrined workers' right to unionize in the state Constitution.
Snyder told reporters Thursday that suddenly, right-to-work was not only "on the agenda" but bills to make it law would be introduced that day. The issue went from a non-agenda item to an emergency in a matter of hours.
Snyder told reporters right-to-work legislation is about freedom for workers and is not meant to harm unions or collective bargaining. But now we know that what the governor says and what he means are not necessarily the same thing.
Snyder said right-to-work wasn't on his agenda previously because there were more pressing issues to deal with, but now is the time to move. The why is obvious — the elections are over and all those House members who were afraid to speak up for fear of angering union members can come out of the shadows and do what they didn't have the political courage to do until their re-election was assured.
For "not on the agenda" to morph into lame-duck, dark-of-night lawmaking is incredible, even for these guys.
Right-to-work efforts have been around for as long as there have been unions. Most states passed laws that forced individuals who benefitted from union efforts to raise wages, establish workplace safety laws and create pension and health care programs to pay a fee equal to union dues if they didn't want to join the union. The logic was that if the union was working as their agent and they benefitted from the changes the union fought for, they should pay for the privilege.
Anti-union groups, namely big businesses and state Chambers of Commerce, have long fought for right-to-work laws that allowed workers to benefit from union actions without paying to support them, an oddly socialist take on the premise that everyone should pay their own way.
For Snyder and the Chamber of Commerce to claim their sudden right-to-work fever is about "freedom" for workers and not meant to harm unions or collective bargaining is laughable. And patently false.
For a state that is so heavily unionized, right-to-work legislation is a major issue that deserves long and honest debate and negotiation. To decide that the lame-duck session, when lawmakers get a free pass from voters, is the time to act belies an honest approach to the issue.
For further proof that this is strictly political opportunism, note that while the proposed legislation will cover both private and public sector workers, an exception will be granted for police and firefighters. Why? Because both have powerful unions that can influence elections and many of their members support conservative candidates. So they get a pass.
By the time you read this and long before you have a chance to call your lawmaker to support or oppose the new legislation, Michigan could already be a right-to-work state. The GOP has the language written, the votes lined up and the will to do what should have been done with at least a nod toward a fair and open debate.
But when you're protecting workers — which the Republicans are so famous for doing, after all — apparently no sacrifice is too great.


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Lombard, A.T. and Reyers, B. and Schonegevel, L.Y. and Cooper, J. and Smith-Adao, L.B. and Nel, D.C. and Froneman, P.W. and Ansorge, I.J. and Bester, M.N. and Tosh, C.A. and Strauss, T. and Akkers, T. and Gon, Ofer and Leslie, R.W. and Chown, S.L. (2007) Conserving pattern and process in the Southern Ocean: designing a marine protected area for the Prince Edward Islands. Antarctic Science, 19 (1). pp. 39-54. ISSN 0954-1020


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Fish en papillote is the elegant-sounding name of a staple recipe of classic French cuisine. Translated into English, it becomes the much less elegant-sounding — "fish in a bag." By any name, however, this method of baking fish is a smash.
Typically, the fish is combined with vegetables and herbs, some butter or oil, and often some wine. All of this is wrapped up in a piece of kitchen parchment and baked. The parchment keeps the flavor and moisture trapped inside during cooking, allowing the juices from the fish and the other ingredients to mingle and become a wonderful sauce.
And because the parchment is stick-resistant, the recipe requires very little fat. The small amount of oil in this recipe is there for taste and texture only.
In this recipe, the relatively few ingredients I've added to the salmon are in the service of the sauce. But let's say you wanted to make a whole meal in a bag, sort of like a high-toned TV dinner. In that case, you could add some substantial vegetables, for example sauteed mushrooms, steamed cooked potato cubes, blanched broccoli or carrots.
If you do add vegetables, they'll need to be pre-cooked. The denser vegetables — such as carrots and broccoli — simply won't have time to get tender during the 10 to 12 minutes of cooking needed by the salmon. Similarly, if wetter veggies — such as mushrooms and spinach — aren't pre-cooked, they'll release too much liquid in the packet and water down the sauce.
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Chicken with Bourbon Mushroom Sauce
½ cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Kosher salt
Coarse ground black pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots (1 large shallot)
1 garlic clove, minced
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
1/4 cup bourbon
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley, for garnish
Whisk the broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and 1 teaspoon parsley in a small bowl and set aside. Season the chicken, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 6 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a platter and cover loosely with foil.
Melt the butter in the skillet. Add the shallots and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the mushrooms and cook 5 additional minutes, stirring ocassionally.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the bourbon to deglaze the pan, scraping up any brown bits in the pan. Return the skillet to the heat and boil for 30 seconds. Stir in the broth mixture and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Bring the sauce to a boil, add chicken and juices, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until thicken, about 5 minutes Stir in the heavy cream and cook for one additional minute, turning the chicken in the sauce to coat.
Transfer the chicken to plates and spoon over the sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.


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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Religion/SpiritualityLifetree Cafe Conversation
Lifetree Cafe Menlo Park will host two hour-long conversations with community members called "Miracles or Mere Coincidences?" exploring miracles and whether things happen for a reason. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be served. July 30, 7-8 p.m.; July 31, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Free. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park.
Exhibits'Traveling Stitches'
Mountain View City Hall will have on display in its rotunda an exhibit of quilts made at the Day Worker Center of Mountain View called "Traveling Stitches." July 7-31, City Hall hours. Free. Mountain View City Hall Rotunda, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.
Art Galleries'Onions Observed'
The Portola Art Gallery will have on display a collection of photography called "Onions Observed -- An Animistic Perspective," by Alan McGee of Portola Valley. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. July 1-31, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.
Teen ActivitiesTV Studio Production Camp
In this camp for students in grades six to eight, participants will learn a variety of skills needed to produce, direct and act in television shows in a professional studio. July 28-Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $450. Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto.
Classes/WorkshopsPastel plein air painting classes
Portola Art Gallery's Jan Prisco will offer weekly pastel plein air painting classes at Allied Arts Guild and other Peninsula locations. Beginning and intermediate pastel painters are welcome. Wednesdays, April 16 through August 1, 1:30-4:15 p.m. $30/class; $100/four-class bundle. Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.
Family and Kidsbricks4kidz Lego summer camp
bricks4kids will offer a variety of Lego summer camps for ages 3 to 14 years old, which help to develop science and math skills through activities like building, testing, robotics and movie-making. Monday-Friday, June 23-August 1, 9 a.m.-noon; 1-4 p.m. $150 half-day week; $270 full-day week. Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto.
Family and KidsMath Discovery Summer Camp
In these weeklong camps, kids will engage in math activities and projects covering a number of subjects such as fractions, platonic solids, fractals and more. Hands-on projects, outdoor play and video games will be among the activities. Monday-Friday, June 16-Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $380. Synapse Middle School, 3375 Edison Way, Menlo Park.
SeniorsLa Comida lunch program
La Comida invites adults age 60 and over and their guests to enjoy a nutritious and affordable three-course lunch accompanied by music, activities and camaraderie. Meals are also held at two other Palo Alto locations. See website for details. Monday-Friday, year-round (except on some holidays), 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $3 donations accepted for adults 60 and over; $8 adults under 60. La Comida Dining Room at Avenidas Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.
Food and DrinkSilicon Valley Beer Week at Tied House
Tied House Microbrewery and Cafe will celebrate Silicon Valley Beer Week with a special beer pairing menu featuring new items and Tied House's award-winning beers. July 25-Aug. 2, business hours. Prices vary. Tied House, 954 Villa St., Mountain View.
On Stage'The Great Pretender'
TheatreWorks will put on a production of 'The Great Pretender' by David West Read, a hit at the company's New Works Festival about how a children's TV host deals with the death of a popular puppeteer. See website for specific dates and times. July 9-Aug. 3, 2, 7:30 or 8 p.m. $25-$68. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Exhibits'Inside Rodins Hands: Art, Technology and Surgery'
James Chang has incorporated Rodin's hand sculptures into his hand surgery educational program, using new technologies that scan the sculptures, create interior anatomy and allow for virtual surgery to correct the condition. The exhibition provides an interactive experience for visitors. Wednesday-Sunday, April 9-Aug. 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
Family and KidsYMCA summer camps
Summer programs at the Palo Alto YMCA are designed to keep kids physically active and mentally engaged with a variety of activities. See website for specific programs and dates. June 2-August 4, Prices vary (financial assistance available). Palo Alto Family YMCA, 3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto.
Family and KidsMusic 4 Life
This class will share music and movement with children from 6 months to 6 years old. Parents can bond with their child while they sing, dance and play instruments. Wednesdays, June 11-August 8, 1-1:45 p.m. $136 resident; $182 nonresident. Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park.
ConcertsCafe Conversations and Master Classes
Music@Menlo will hold a number of conversations with performing artists, as well as master classes where educators from the Chamber Music Institute will impart their knowledge to young players. Monday-Friday, July 21-Aug. 8, 11:45 a.m. Free. Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton.
Teen ActivitiesWizards and Warriors Gaming Camp
At this medieval-themed camp, counselors dressed as bards, knights and sages will lead participants in games like Dungeons and Dragons, paint miniatures, build dioramas, mold dungeons and play field games. June 16-August 8, 9-5 p.m. $888/two-week session. Wizards and Warriors, 1836 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto.
ConcertsPrelude Performances
At the Music@Menlo summer festival, Prelude Performances will showcase young artists (ages 18 to 29) from the Chamber Music Institute's International Program. Check website for specific dates and locations. July 22-Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. Free. Menlo School and The Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, , Atherton.
Family and KidsHelix summer sessions
Helix will offer summer camp sessions for ages 5 to 14 where kids can learn about the world through investigation. Participants can explore exhibits and spend time learning in the workshop. Monday-Friday, July 7-Aug. 15, 1-4 p.m. $200 member; $250 nonmember. Helix by Exploratorium, 316 State St., Los Altos.
Teen ActivitiesYouth Claymation Camp
In these weeklong camps for ages 10 to 14, students will learn how to create clay animation with the stop-motion techniques used in such movies as the Wallace & Gromit films and "Chicken Run." Small groups of students will come up with a story, mold, animate and edit a film for their final projects. Monday-Friday, July 7-Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $325. KMVT 15 Community Television, 1400 Terra Bella Ave., Suite M, Mountain View.
Teen ActivitiesYouth Studio Production Camp
This summer KMVT 15 will hold weeklong camps for students ages 10 to 14, where they can use professional studio equipment to gain skills in camera work, directing, sound design, acting and producing. By the end of each camp, students will have produced segments which will be broadcast on cable Channel 15. Monday-Friday, June 9-Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $369. KMVT 15 Community Television, 1400 Terra Bella Ave., Suite M, Mountain View.
Family and KidsHeather Hill Riding Center Summer Camps
Heather Hill Camp is a fun-filled time with the HH Welsh Cobs and Ponies! Half or full day sessions. Ride every day. Riding, film making, art. June 16 to Aug. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $100-$650 Rancho Viejo Stables in Portola Valley, 45 Ansel Lane, Portola Valley.
Family and KidsMarine Science Camp
The Marine Science Institute is hosting a camp that offers hands-on activities, live animals and educational field trips including a day aboard the Marine Science Institute research vessel. Week-long camps run from June 16Aug. 15; each day starts at 10 a.m. Registration opens Feb. 1. Starting at $375. Marine Science Institute, 500 Discovery Parkway, Redwood City.
On Stage'Into the Woods, Junior'
For the final play in its 2014 Outdoor Summer "Hot Dog" Series, the Palo Alto Children's Theatre will put on a production called "Into the Woods, Junior." Favorite fairytale characters will take a journey into the woods to fulfill their wishes in this 80-minute, family drama. Wednesday-Sunday, July 30-Aug. 16, 6:30-8 p.m. $12-$14. Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Magic Castle Stage, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Exhibits'The Stanford Albums'
The Cantor Arts Center will mount an exhibition of 19th-century photographer Carleton Watkins' Pacific Coast photographs, all drawn from three unbound albums in the Stanford librarys Special Collections. April 23-Aug. 17, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
Family and KidsArt School of San Francisco Bay summer camps
This summer the Art School of San Francisco Bay will offer art camps for all levels. They include Plein Air for beginners and advanced students, Portrait painting and Art History Applied. Participants will learn valuable artistic skills and enjoy the creative environment. Both half and full-day camps are offered. Monday-Friday, June 16-August 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $200 for half-day week; $400 for full-day. Accent Arts Store, 392 S. California Ave., Palo Alto.
Art Galleries'Compositions in Light'
Gallery House will have on display an exhibit of landscape photography called "Compositions in Light" by Bay Area artist Vidya Narasimhan. An artist reception will be held on Aug. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. July 29-Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Gallery House, 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto.
Exhibits'Stonewalled in Jerusalem'
Santa Cruz mixed media artist Sara Friedlander will have on display her visually arresting and socially focused artwork, which contemplates the Israeli/Palestinian impasse. Using original and archival images, she explores both sides and welcomes viewers' ideas about moving forward. May 16-August 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto.
Classes/WorkshopsLine dancing class
Little House Activity Center will host line dancing classes, introducing a new dance each week. A variety of music will be played; no partner is needed. Wednesdays, July 9-Aug. 27, 10-11 a.m. $64 eight classes; $12 drop-in. Little House Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park.
Art Galleries'Capturing Light'
"Capturing Light: The World as We See It" is a judged exhibit and sale of 50 prints by members of the Palo Alto Camera Club, including 12 photos taken in Havana, Cuba. A percentage of proceeds from print sales will go to Cultural Kaleidoscope, a City of Palo Alto program supporting art in local schools. Monday-Friday, March 10-August 28, 8 a.m.-noon; 1-5 p.m. Free. Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills.
VolunteersLa Comida volunteer opportunities
The La Comida Senior Lunch Program has various volunteer opportunities available, including helping to welcome and serve seniors, translate, work on special projects and do community outreach. Monday-Friday, year-round, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. La Comida Dining Room (at Avenidas Center), 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.
Art GalleriesWorks by Judi Keyani
Recent works by Bay Area artist Judy Keyani will be on display at Gallery 9, including pastel, oil paint and sketch pieces. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Aug. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 29-Aug. 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos.
Exhibits'Peaches on a Tree'
An exhibit of colorful and emotional paintings by artists of Art For Well Beings, a Palo Alto art studio for people with special needs, will be on display at the Palo Alto Art Center. Tuesday-Sunday, July 1-Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto.
Art Galleries'Peanuts' paintings by Tom Everhart
Peabody Fine Art Gallery will host an exclusive exhibition of works by Tom Everhart, who was permitted by Charles Schulz to paint his Peanuts comic strip characters in his own style. July 19-Sept. 1, 10:15 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Free. Peabody Fine Art Gallery, 603 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park.
Exhibits'Luminous Essays'
The Caldwell Gallery will have on display "Luminous Essays," an exhibit of works by fine art photographers from the Peninsula Photographic Arts Guild. July 2-Sept. 3, 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Caldwell Gallery, 400 County Center at the Hall of Justice, Redwood City.
Exhibits'Fearless Genius'
The Computer History Museum will have on display a photography exhibit by Doug Menuz called "Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley, 1985-2000." It consists of 50 photographs documenting innovators at Apple, Leiner Perkins, Adobe and other companies. Wednesday-Sunday, July 9-Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $15 general; $12 student/senior/military. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.
Exhibits'Dana Harel: Between Dreams and Nightmares'
A solo exhibition of new works by Redwood City artist Dana Harel will be on display at the Palo Alto Art Center. Organized by Laguna Art Museum, the exhibit consists of 15 mixed-media drawings of animal and human figures, reflecting the messiness of war. June 14-September 7, center hours. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto.
Clubs/MeetingsESL Conversation Club
Those learning or improving English speaking skills are invited to come practice at club meetings with casual conversation and friendly company. All levels are welcome, no registration required. Wednesdays, year-round, 5-6 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.
Classes/WorkshopsFoothill College Fall Quarter registration
Foothill College Fall Quarter registration will be open on the school's website beginning July 21. Classes will run from September 22 to December 12. Students are encouraged to register early for the best course selection. July 21-September 22. $31/unit for California residents, plus basic fees. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.
VolunteersSilicon Valley Tour de Coop preparation
Neighbors Helping Neighbors will hold a variety of volunteer activities leading up to and during the Silicon Valley Tour de Coop, a bike ride between chicken coops and home gardens on September 21. Volunteer opportunities include putting up fliers and posters, doing test bike rides, organizing other small events to spread the word and staffing locations on tour day. The organization also seeks community members with chicken coops, beehives and home gardens to host stops. June-September, dates and times vary. Free. Neighbors Helping Neighbors events, various nearby locations, Palo Alto and Mountain View.
Exhibits'The New Landscape'
The Cantor Arts Center will mount a new exhibit called "The New Landscape: Experiments in Light by Gyorgy Kepes," which explores art's relevance in a scientific age. Forty-five panels by the Hungarian-born American artist capturing scientific imagery (minerals, cellular patterns and tissue fibers) will be on display. Wednesday-Sunday, July 24-Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. (after September 21, the center will also be open on Mondays). Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford.
Exhibits'Huangshan and Zhangjiajie, China'
The exhibit "Huangshan and Zhangjiajie, China: Photographs of Land and Culture" will be on display at the Krause Center for Innovation. June 23-Sept. 26, center hours. Free. Krause Center for Innovation, 12345 El Monte Road, Building 4000, Los Altos Hills.
ExhibitsYosemite Memories
Garden Fresh restaurant will have on display an exhibit of acrylic paintings on canvas by local artist Diana Wade Collins. Her works depict landscapes and scenes from her time spent in Yosemite and abroad. July 30-Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Garden Fresh Restaurant, 460 Ramona St., Palo Alto.
Exhibits'Night, Smoke and Shadows'
This exhibition, named "Night, Smoke and Shadows: The Presence of Atmosphere in the 19th Century," includes prints, drawings and photographs by artists such as James McNeill Whistler, Max Klinger, Felicien Rops and Alvin Langdon Coburn. Wednesday-Sunday, May 14-Oct. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. (after September 21, the center will also be open Mondays). Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
Exhibits'Artists Observe Nature'
This exhibition features about 18 prints and drawings that focus on the post-17th century impulse to study nature. Wednesday-Sunday, May 14-Oct. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. (after September 21, the center will also be open Mondays). Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
Exhibits'Within and Without: Transformations in Chinese Landscapes'
Fifteen works of Chinese landscape will be on display. Wednesday-Sunday, Feb. 19-Dec. 14., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays til 8 p.m. (after September 21, the center will also be open on Mondays). Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
Classes/WorkshopsFor the Love of Dance classes
For the Love of Dance offers training in ballet, jazz, tap and other styles of dance. Serving Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos and Sunnyvale, it is a family-owned studio that teaches dance to children and adults at all levels of ability. Visit website to learn about specific offerings. March through December. Prices vary. For the Love of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View.
Clubs/MeetingsESL Conversation Club
Each week this club will give community members an opportunity to practice their English conversation skills in a welcoming environment. Wednesdays, July 9-29, 5-6 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park.
Art Galleries'From the Ground Up'
Artists Martha Castillo and Trevlyn Williams will have new works on display at Gallery House, which are inspired by the colors, textures and light of California's natural landscapes. A reception will be held on July 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. July 1-26, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Gallery House, 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto.


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Tow Services Division extends hours for resident convenience
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Tow Services Division will extend its hours beginning Sept. 8 to include Saturday and Sunday hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"As we continue to focus on improving our service to the public, the Tow Services Division has expanded its hours to include weekends," said Mike Schumacher, manager of the Tow Services Division of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department. "We hope that adding these service hours will make it more convenient for people to retrieve their cars."
The tow lot, which is located at 6817 Stadium Drive, also will maintain its weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Tow Services Division stores vehicles impounded by the Police Department, coordinates the towing of abandoned vehicles and conducts vehicle auctions. The division also recently assumed responsibility for salvage yard permits.
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Hundreds of sewer overflows in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) system are at the heart of a Clean Water Act settlement agreement and in Chesterfield. That's according to a primer document compiled by MSD.
In August, MSD reached the settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation, a news release posted to the federal agency's website states. Now, MSD customers are tasked with deciding whether they will pay more now—or later—to fund the $4.7 billion in repair work mandated by the agreement.
Several sources outline the alleged violations and the reasons for the EPA's involvement in the case. The following are questions by Patch paired with quotes from the federal agency's Aug. 4 news release announcing the settlement:
What did MSD do to violate the Clean Water Act, according to the federal government?
"The settlement resolves the claims brought by the United States in a lawsuit filed in June 2007 which the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation later intervened under the citizen suit provisions of the federal Clean Water Act. In that lawsuit, among other things, the United States alleged that on at least 7,000 occasions between 2001 and 2005, failures in MSD's sewer system resulted in overflows of raw sewage into residential homes, yards, public parks, streets and playground areas."
So water overflowed the sewer system at certain points in St. Louis. Is that a big deal?
"Overflows pose a significant threat to public health and water quality because raw sewage can have high concentrations of bacteria from fecal contamination, as well as disease-causing pathogens and viruses. These overflows can occur in basements, backyards, city streets, and directly into stream and rivers. This settlement goes a long way in preventing these overflows."
What difference does any of this make to the federal government?
"Today's settlement is the latest in a series of Clean Water Act settlements that will reduce the discharge of raw sewage and contaminated stormwater into United States' rivers, streams and lakes. Keeping raw sewage and contaminated stormwater out of the waters of the United States is one of EPA's National Enforcement Initiatives for 2011 to 2013. The initiative focuses on reducing discharges from sewer overflows by obtaining cities' commitments to implement timely, affordable solutions to these problems, including the increased use of green infrastructure and other innovative approaches."
Looking ahead
MSD has committed to millions of dollars in upgrades throughout the St. Louis area and will pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million to the federal government as a result of the settlement, the release states.
The rate issue and several charter amendments didn't make it onto the April ballot because MSD required more time, said Lance LeComb, manager of public information for the sewer district. MSD will pay for the election, which is expected to cost between $1 million and $1.2 million.
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---- — MANCHESTER — A local breast cancer activist, Susan Wadia-Ells, has launched a campaign to raise $9,999 to get the word out about preventing breast cancer before it starts.
Wadia-Ells, founding director of the nonprofit National Breast Cancer Prevention Project, said she wants to teach women seven healthy, significant and inexpensive ways to stop breast cancer —in a paperback called "Busting Breast Cancer: 7 Ways".
She has a launched a campaign on indiegogo.com to raise the almost $10,000 she needs to publish her paperback. She said she will spend $3,500 on the final editing and processing, $5,000 on print production, and about $1,000 on campaign administration.
"This basic budget enables us to print, ship 1,000 paperback books," Wadia-Ells said. "Further funding enables us to do a national advertising campaign."
Indiegogo.com is an international crowd-funding website through which anyone set a financial goal and ask for donations or pledges to finance a creative project. As a nonprofit, her campaign is set up to as "Flexible Funding," meaning she will be able to keep the money raised, even if the goal is not met. The campaign runs until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 10. Contributions are tax-deductible.
The link to Wadia-Ells campaign is http://igg.me/at/breastcancerbook. Here you can learn more about the project, as well as pledge money to support it. A video on the book can be viewed at this site also.
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By Jeanne LeFlore
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McALESTER —
An "incompetent" McAlester man released after being charged with raping a 5-year-old girl was arrested and put back into jail Monday.
Monday's arrest of Bruce Lee Montes, 25, was his second on charges of raping a 5-year-old girl.
He was being held in the Pittsburg County Jail as of Thursday on a $150,000 bond, according to Pittsburg County Sheriff Joel Kerns.
Court records state that as a condition of his bond, he is not to have contact with minor children.
On March 21, Montes was arrested and pleaded not guilty in Pittsburg County District Court to one felony count of first-degree rape and one felony count of lewd or indecent acts to a child younger than 16, court records state.
His bond was set at $150,000 and he was not allowed to have contact with the victim, court records state.
After a competency hearing in November, the charges and court costs were dismissed after the court ruled Montes was incompetent and would not be able to attain competency. The dismissal was made at the request of Montes' defense attorney with no objection from prosecutors with the district attorney's office.
The case was reopened this month after a News-Capital report on the hearing revealed Montes had been charged in a similar case.
In May 2006, Montes, then 17, was charged with molestation and lewd acts to three children, ages 5, 9, and 13. Those charges were also dismissed.
District 18 District Attorney Farley Ward said once he became aware of the outcome of the hearing, he filed a motion asking the court to reevaluate the findings. The motion alleges Montes is dangerous and should be committed to a mental health facility and the charges should not have been dismissed.
"A mistake was made," according to the motion filed in Pittsburg County District Court on Thursday by the District 18 District Attorney's office.
Ward said the judge the case made the ruling because the State did not object to the motion to dismiss.
"The counsel for the State should have requested the Court to proceed with case ... ," the motion states.
Ward said the prosecutor representing the District Attorney's office at the hearing, Chuck Sullivan, has since resigned from the office.
"The defendant moved for the dismissal based on the evaluation conducted by Dr. Curtis Grundy a licensed psychologist who found that the defendant was incompetent and likely would not attain competency," the motion states.
"The motion to dismiss should have been objected to by the State in accordance with (the law) ... so that the Court could overrule the motion to dismiss pursuant to the (law)."
Montes is dangerous, according to the definition found in the law, the motion states.
The motion asks the court to reevaluate the decision based on the law and to enter an order finding Montes as "incompetent by reason of mental retardation; that he is not likely to attain competency... that he is dangerous" in accordance with the law and the findings of Dr. Grundy.
The court motion also asks Montes be committed to the Office of Public Guardian or the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for future care and treatment.
According to the most recent allegations, McAlester police were called by the child's mother in March after the child told another adult that she had been inappropriately touched.
The child's mother provided Montes' name as an "alleged perpetrator," court records allege.
According to the court records, Montes was a roommate of the child's uncle and the two babysat the child a few times a week.
Court records state that a child abuse medical examiner confirmed the child had been sexually abused.
According to court records, the November competency hearing was set to determine such issues as if Montes was able to appreciate the charges against him, if he was able to consult with a lawyer, if he was mentally retarded and whether (Montes) would be "presently dangerous if released."
A working number for Montes could not be found.
A preliminary hearing conference is set for Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. in Pittsburg County District Court.
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Cal Baseball Week In Review: Talking About Playoffs. What will it take for Bears to return to the playoffs?
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Cal vs. Baylor Gamethread + Cal Defeats Rice 6-3 Recap: Bears win! Bears have to play again! Go Bears!
Cal's 2nd Baseman joins former Bear greats Jon Zuber and Troy Penix as conference POY honorees. Renda hit .330 and grew into an excellent defender at 2nd base this year as a sophomore. Additionally, Chadd Krist and Erik Johnson earned first team honors, and Justin Jones, Matt Flemer and Vince Bruno were honorable mention performers.
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One of gaming's oldest and most-beloved franchises, the Castlevania series premiered on the old NES platform all the way back in 1986, which if you do that math turns out to be almost 30 years ago. How depressing. I'm getting the heck out of this paragraph.
Anyway, the original game was a vampire-themed platformer in the vein (heh) of Super Mario Bros., but with the pleasant cartoon action swapped out for goofy Gothic violence. Instead of jumping over flowers, players fought off vampires and medusae with a whip and boomerang crucifix. Good times.
More than 30 different games have since followed in the series, both in the U.S. and Japan, and now we arrive at the latest iteration: "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2" ($59.99; rated M).
A third-person action-adventure title, "LoS 2" continues the saga of the Belmont clan, a family of vampire hunters who've been fighting the good fight for several thousand years now. Picking up events from the previous series installment, hero Gabriel Belmont has gone to the dark side, transforming into the vampire Dracula.
"LoS 2" starts out in a spooky 11th-century castle, but soon the action fast-forwards to the present day, where Dracula (voiced by Robert Carlyle) once again encounters his immortal enemy Zobek (voiced by Patrick Stewart). In order to end his own cursed existence, Dracula must help Zobek defeat the minions of Satan, who intends to return and destroy all mankind. There's certainly no shortage of bad guys in this story.
Combat, combat, combat
While the dialogue and framing story are perfectly adequate, the excellent voice acting and music bump everything up a notch. "LoS 2" feels properly epic in the important moments, and the escalating scenarios and boss fights build nicely.
But aside from some sporadic stealth missions, the game is really about three things: combat, combat and combat.
The fighting system is fairly standard issue for the action-adventure genre and works well. Melee and area attack options are boosted by combo strikes, and you can use various button combinations to dodge or block enemy attacks.
Being an immortal creature of darkness, Dracula has a few tricks up his sleeve. His Void Sword drains enemy life and replenishes his own. His Chaos Claws can be used to break enemy defenses. A new skill mastery system allows you to upgrade your attacks as you go along.
The combat is gory, over-the-top and undeniably fun. The increasingly gruesome minions and monsters explode into clouds of blood when dispatched, or if you're into recycling, you can choose to feed on certain enemies in mid-combat for a boost of delicious hemoglobin.
New open-world elements encourage exploration and some limited platforming and puzzle solving.
The designers have thrown in a few surprises as well, later in the game, both in terms of plotting and fighting.
Big, bold Gothic weirdness
As with so many other big-budget action-adventure games, a lot of the appeal comes from just wandering around in the rich, atmospheric environments. From the architecture to the sweeping musical score, "Lords of Shadow 2" is all about big, bold Gothic weirdness.
I've never been much of a vampire guy – I typically like old-school swords-and-sorcery and female archeologists in my action-adventure titles. But "Lords of Shadow 2" makes a strong case for the bloodsucking set with its superior art design and flowing combat system.
I still refuse to watch those "Twilight" movies, though. You've got to draw the line somewhere.
"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2" is now available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
New this week: The PlayStation 4 version of "MLB 14: The Show" updates the long-running sports franchise with hyper-realistic graphics and real-time statistics.


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By Alan Pergament
This is what I'm thinking:
Like antique dealers looking for hidden gems, a journalist can find stories in the strangest ways.
On Tuesday night, I ran into a story.
Developer Rocco Termini stopped me as I was leaving his popular downtown restaurant Tappo and said he wanted me to meet a TV star.
Mike Wolfe of History Channel's popular series "American Pickers" was holding court with some fans when he was introduced.
He told me he was in town to film today. When I asked where, he said he and co-star Frank Fitz aren't told where they are going to look "for hidden antique and collectible gems at junkyards, basements and barns."
But I wouldn't be surprised if Wolfe found his way way to Elmwood Avenue today since there seems to be an antique store every 10 feet in certain stretches of the street. Wolfe wil have to look for barns elsewhere.
I told Wolfe that his series is very popular here. It made my Sunday list of the most popular cable series in WNY, with episodes getting ratings in the 3s and 4s here in July. That's higher than many broadcast network series get here.
The show's popularity here isn't surprising since WNY loves antics and bargains.
The CBS Sports announcement of NFL announcers Tuesday in New York City had one notable admission. Kenmore's ageless Don Criqui, who has worked a limited schedule of games lately, wasn't on the list or mentioned as doing some games so I asked the network's public relations department if that was an oversight.
It turns out that the 73-year-old Criqui, who has frequently turned up on Bills games and has been doing NFL games for almost a half century, isn't going to work any CBS games this season, according to the network. It hasn't been easy for Criqui to work Sunday games because he is the radio play-by-play man of Notre Dame football, which is his alma mater.
By the way, CBS' No.2 team, Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf, has been assigned to work the Bills season opener against New England on Sept.8. Criqui also did Patriots preseason game for almost 20 years, but he and analyst Randy Cross were dropped this year.
Inquiring minds with Time Warner Cable want to know: Where is Al Jazeera America, which premiered Tuesday in about 45 million homes with a lineup of anchors and reporters, some of whom may be familiar to some avid news viewers? The most likely to be known are Antonio Mora, Sheila MacVicar, John Seigenthaler and Joie Chen. TWC spokesman said today that the cable giant is in discussions with Al Jazeera America, which replaces Current TV. TWC dropped Current nationally after it was sold to Al Jazeera earlier this year.