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Seven years after city staff began the application, the city was awarded a $16 million grant in August.
At this week's Ottumwa City Council meeting, staff reviewed exactly what it took to obtain those funds and how they will be used in the upcoming project to revamp the Water Pollution Control Facility.
Ted Payseur, vice president of Veenstra & Kimm Inc., has worked alongside city staff for the past eight years on applying for the $16 million grant the city was awarded to begin the 2010 Flood Protection Mitigation Project.
"I was taller, lighter and didn't have gray hair when I first started working for you folks," Payseur said of the project's start in 2005.
Staff have spent hours upon hours wading through hundreds of pages of documents to make sure every item was in line in order to obtain the much-needed grant, said Public Works Director Larry Seals.
"This is a very exciting night for the city of Ottumwa, for V & K and for those of you who watched us progress," Payseur said. "Sometimes you lost faith and didn't think it was going to happen, but it did happen."
The city received a total of $16,222,100 in funding from FEMA. From that, 75 percent comes from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), 10 percent from the state and the rest through local match, in the form of a CDBG grant.
A federal disaster declaration was issued for Wapello County in January 2008 and again in May 2008, when Ottumwa's wastewater treatment facility was totally flooded.
"The Des Moines River crested in Ottumwa on June 17, 2008 at 20.6 feet. Flood stage for the Des Moines River in Ottumwa is 11 feet," according to the Area 15 Regional Planning Commission.
The city first submitted its application for the federal grant in December 2008, preliminary designs began in August 2009 and in August 2012, the city was finally awarded the grant.
"The state awarded $75 million [to 12 projects], of which Ottumwa got 21 percent," Payseur said. "Storm Lake got 22 percent. We're proud of what we were able to do for our cities."
Payseur said credit should be given to the current and past mayors and city councils, city administrator, public works director, city engineer, area senators and representatives, Iowa Homeland Security and FEMA, consultants — and the "timely flood of the water plant."
"When you think about it and all the stress that caused, it was the driver for the grant," Payseur said of the 2008 flood. "They were able to see in the 2008 event that your project fits well into the criteria."
Costs have increased over the years due to inflation, but the grant size also increased $2.3 million to what the city was awarded last year.
"The reason you're getting the money, it has to do with the protection of the water plant and the amount of water on Gateway Drive," Payseur said. "Once again, when someone gives you $16 million, you listen very carefully to what they want you to do."
In 2011, Ottumwa was the first city in Iowa to get a 25-year long-term control plan schedule to complete its sewer separation project, he said, far longer than the original offer of 15 years. This gave the city more flexibility with 10 more years to finish the project.
To date, the city has received nearly $28 million in outside funding:
• $12.2 million from FEMA
• $6.5 million in State and Tribal Assistance Grants
• $5.3 million Community Development Block Grant
• $3.08 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Stimulus
• $800,000 I-JOBS grant for disaster prevention
Engineers estimate construction costs on the project will total more than $41 million.
"But you have received 67 percent of your construction costs in grants ... not loans, but grants," Payseur said. "The reason you got the grant is it's cost-beneficial to do things like improve the water plant."
Since inflation will increase the project cost over time, Payseur said there's also a chance FEMA would be able to finance those increases.
"As you go through four to five lettings and multiple contractors are working, FEMA will take a look and if you're still within that factor, maybe they'll give you more grant money," Payseur said.
Construction is supposed to be completed by August 2015, and Payseur said if projects are letted this year, construction could begin by this time next year.
But he had concerns about the possible purchase of property needed in the project.
"If it goes to condemnation, that adds six months or more to the schedule," he said. "Another concern is traffic disruption. You can't tear up all the streets in Ottumwa; there are key areas you need to keep open."
The final factor is weather. While Ottumwa has enjoyed a mild couple of winters, it has also endured flooding and the penetration of the levee in three places.
"Above all else, the goal is cost control and to keep costs within the grant," he said.
He said he will also continue to look for additional grants the city can apply for to help with the cost of the project.
Councilman Brian Morgan asked if the award of this substantial grant means taxpayers' sewer rates will not increase in the coming years.
"I think they're going to be able to stay pretty flat," Payseur said. "Now that you got the grant, it makes a big difference on sewer rates."
But Seals said the council needs to keep in mind that there are pending federal regulations that could affect the city's sewer rates.
"I'm being a realist and I don't want to paint a rosy picture when there are continuing regulations out there that could have a major impact on us," he said.


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By Ashley Hodge
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Sunday will be a big day for Glenwood United Methodist Church, when its congregation celebrates the church's 100th anniversary.
Located off Highway 58 in South Boston, the church is pastored by the Rev. Jodie Jessup who shepherds approximately 70 members, according to member Tine Jones.
The beginnings of Glenwood started with Sunday school in Glenwood's one room school during the summer. The first Baptist Sunday school at Glenwood School House took place in August of 1905.
The first church officers included Mrs. Mary Carr, superintendent; P. T. Hupp, assistant superintendent; and Ollie Purcell served as secretary and treasurer.
Carr, Charlie Purcell and Ollie Purcell taught at the school.
"In that setting you had no running water, a pot-belly wood stove for heat and no air condition in the summer," said Jones. "Most of the congregation walked to church. It's amazing to think if we had to do something like that today, we probably wouldn't go to church."
"And, the road we live on, there is a creek between our house and the church," said William Jones.
"According to the history, the people walked across that creek on logs to come to church."
Mrs. Jones said, "Makes you stop and think how lucky we are that we live the way that we do, and we are able to go to church. It's amazing what they went through."
Soon after the Glenwood community decided they wanted to become an organized church, the congregation had to decide whether they wanted to organize as a Methodist or Southern Baptist Church.
After taking a vote, the Methodist Church was organized.
Some of the people who were instrumental in the church's formation included the Rev. Sam Pulliam, organizer of the church, the Rev. Milton Leggett, builder, and the Rev. Dave Traynham, a helper and co-worker in organizing, building and carrying on all the church and Sunday school activities.
Lay-workers were William Henry and Martha Anne Powell, Charlie and Mary Eliza Powell, Baldy and Ollie Monk, John and Annie Dejarnette, Robert B. Whitlow, Allen and Katie Carpenter, Obe Loftis, Harry and Carrie Boyer and Jo Purcell.
In June of 1911, the Rev. Pulliam attended the quarterly Virginia Conference at West End Church to begin steps to accepting the church and its membership as a part of Methodism; it was taken into consideration.
At the annual Virginia Conference in October, Glenwood Methodist Episcopal Church South was accepted.
On May 10, 1939, Glenwood Methodist Episcopal Church became Glenwood Methodist Church.
On April 23, 1969, Glenwood Methodist Church became Glenwood United Methodist Church.
Its first pastor was the Rev. A. W. Linthicum followed by the Rev. Milton Leggett. Leggett asked the Virginia Conference to build a church at Glenwood, and a building committee was formed.
The Old Cedar Grove Church was bought in 1919 and rebuilt under the direction of John Bradshaw Sr. with the assistance of the Hupp boys, Ben Simmons, Charlie Matthews, Russell Clark, Johnnie Smith, Juba Lowery, Willie and Flournoy Purcell, the Powells and others.
The building was near completion in November 1919, and the first Sunday school service was held.
Mr. Jones said, "The Yancey brothers were very instrumental in the very beginnings of the church. They held prayer meetings in the community and encouraged others to come to church. You could almost say they kept the church going for a long time. They were very interested in keeping the church moving along."
Since the church was rebuilt, several reconstructions have taken place. The roof was replaced in 1929. The pulpit has since been extended out back, and small windows were installed.
A sign bearing the church's name was placed above the front door. The next additions were the pews and cement steps.
The present building was completed and consecrated on March 30, 1939. On Jan. 30, 1977 the steeple and portico were dedicated.
Over the years, several organizations were formed within the church. In 1914, a Woman's Missionary Society was organized, and in November of 1917, a Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized.
The young people of the church organized an Epworth League in which they gave a penny each Sunday. In 1964, the Methodist Men organized, and President Carlton Loftis established the motto "Hard Work," which has carried to present.
Mrs. Jones said, "We do a lot of mission work. We support the Good Samaritan and mental health. This December we will support social services by donating boxes of different kinds of food. I think it's important for the church to be a part of the community, and we enjoy doing our mission work."
The Rev. Jessup came to Glenwood United Methodist Church in June. Mrs. Jones describes her as being a very dedicated, talented lady who gives "thought-provoking sermons."
The 100th anniversary celebration will begin with Sunday school at 10 a.m. At 11:15, the church will have a service with guest speaker, the Rev. Bob Parks who serves as the District Superintendent of the Farmville District. Special music also will be rendered during the celebration.
Following the service, members will enjoy a homecoming lunch.
"Rev. Jodie Jessup is arranging something kind of special for the service," said Mrs. Jones. "She plans to have long pieces of ribbon in each pew. Members will take the ribbon and write someone they knew in the church, living or passed. The ribbons will then be put across the altar."
When asked about the church's future, Mrs. Jones said, "Some people may look at us like we aren't going to keep surviving as a small country church, but we're not going to give up. We've come this long, and I think it makes a difference. We are thankful that we still have a church that we can come to worship in."

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The Metaltabs Fitness Thread
alright, since i know a lot of us here go to a gym, lets make a thread where we can discuss what we listen to at the gym, why we go to the gym, goals, status, etc.
i started going to the gym after i had spine surgery and have been going for a year now, but i recently stepped it up at the gym. i do 48 minutes of an exercise bike (500 calories, 11 miles) 5 days a week and then on mon/wed/fri i lift weights. since there isnt much to the cardio i usually dont need any kind of music or inspiration, i just hop on and go. however, i have a special playlist that i lift weights to. ill post it later
also, as a part of fitness in general, ive started to eat very healthily. the only thing i eat that i probaly shouldnt is too many carbs, but i try to keep that under control and they turn into energy anyways
what kind of exercise does everyone else do? do you prefer free weights or machines? also, ive noticed towards the end of my daily bikeride my vision starts to get kind of odd, almost blurry or unfocused. is this normal?
I work out at home every second day. For the most, I use my bench and I also do lots of different weight lifting exercises, as well as sit ups. I usually just work out my arms and upper body, but sometimes I use an exercise bike too. I totally work out around an hour every time. My playlist while doing so changes all the time, but hate eternal seems good to work out too, it makes me agressive :vampire: :p And sam: I`ve never had that kind of blurry visions you are talking about, but I have heard about it before and it`s normal I think, but it might be that you are working out to hard though.
That's not normal.
I tell you, Anata is great to lift weights to I say.
But I do prefer cardio to most other shit. I walk about 4-5 hours a day, thats too and from school, through town, into the mall and at work and school.
But I'm not a real exercise fanatic though, I used to be, but my scedule is just too big, and these days, if I had the time I prolly wouldn't anyway. However to keep weight off, I do some very unhealthy shit that I wouldn't reccomend to anyone. I'll explain if requested but I already know you'll all just go "You are soooo stupid!".
But as I said I used to be a full fitness guy. Best bands to workout are White Zombie, Anata, old Sepultura I say.
Yay, I spy another fitness thread. As it happens, I'm doing my Masters in Exercise Science. I have an gym in my house (a real one with equipment not a fucking Bowflex Gaymaster Fuckwad 4000 or similar) and two other gym memberships. I have been to the gym four times in the last three days. Today I did a bench workout with a boxer who I hope to get to the 2008 Olympics. I design workout programs, diets and regimes for slobs, fit people and top class athletes. If you want to know anything I guess I could, uh, tell you.
I run medium distances like 6-10 km 3-4 times a week and after every run I do some workout like situps and shit but we have a gym at home so I'm going to start using it.
I haven't been able to do anything for two weeks because of some infection.
I just had a brutal 4 mile run up the damn mountain this morning.....god that shit
was painful. Its ok now though.....it was pretty fun going down too....because I was hauling ass. So much that my feet were burning.
I lift weights, box, do some sit ups and do some foot excersizes about 3-4 times a week. I just started it last month I think and I can already see a lot of difference on me :) I hate running so I don't do a lot of that. Sometimes of you're really having fun playing guitar that can be like exercising if you jump around and act like a fool :p
I've also started trying to eat healthier food, althoug that ain't going that well, but something thoug. I don't eat near as much candy as I use to.
I lift weights, do pressups, situps, but i dont attend a gym.
Meh, I sometimes lift weights, and do situps/pressups at home. I plan to do it on a regular basis though, starting today!
ohh, I forgot to say what music I like listening to while working out.
I think some glam rock or rock stuff is kind of neat because It's easy to sing along with :p like Kiss, GnR, Twisted Sister, system of a down and something.
Pantera are awsome for working out, expecially while boxing.
And I actually like listining to some techno sometimes while working out. Really pumps you up and stuff :o
I occasionally lift some weights and stuff.
But after taking gym class I really don't care that much.
Thanks Sam!
Yeah one to John Holland:
I was doing squats the other day, 3 sets, 10 reps, 160, 170, and 180 pounds for the three sets. I did the first and second fine, but when I got to the third, I got about 6 reps in, and my fucking head started to pound, I mean like an awful, painful headache. I took an aspirin, and it took a few hours to go away.
Needless to say I do squat thrusts with dumbbells instead for that muscle group, but I actually feel more comfortable doing squats with an olympic bar instead (albeit the powerful headaches).
Has anyone ever experienced this, with any exercise (namely for legs) ?
I lifted about 8 pints last night, I do that a couple of times a week.
I use the machines and not the free weights cause they'd hurt too much if I dropped the bar or something. Machines are just safer. I do the 21s for curls: basically 7 reps from low to midway, then 7 reps from the midway to the chest, then 7 full curls. If you do them very fast, there's no need for caring about "ooooo, I do 80lbs instead of 60lbs."
I also runs sometimes, but I suck at that. So I just stick to the weightlifting mostly.
not any pounding headaches or anything, but at work i constantly run up these stairs and skip 2 or 3 steps each time, after I get up them I get this wierd feeling in my head about 50% of the time, like wierd pumping blood feeling, like im about to get a headache. It sucks.
But about working out, I try to run around 3 times a week, I run about 1-2 miles each time. Ill listen to CoB, Pantera, Arch Enemy, most of the old stuff i still have on my minidiscs, and i lost the software to put my most recent musical tastes on minidisc.
Ill do situp's and pushups and lift these wieghts i have once in a blue moon when.
But i am getting chubby, and i need to not eat out every damn day and I need to find motivation to work out.
You guys with your headaches worry me. watch the asprin, too, because that's just masking your aches and pains. I can bend over to pick up a slipper and feel something in my back go and I'll have a head ache in a matter of hours. The doc gave me neck and back exercises to do that are for strength and flexibility.
I had a rare pounding headache that effected my eyes over the weekend and it lasted about 3 days, but I had my normal headache (that goes down my back) on top of that. It was awful.
See if there's any spots on your actual spine that are tender to the touch when you get them. I have them in my neck and on the spine just a few inches below my shoulderblades when I get my common ones.
my kind of exercise!! :beer:
A friend of mine is a body-builder, I'm planning on joining him during his workout two times a week because I've been going to the local gym and it bores the shit outta me. I get the fatigue (sp?) too after going on for a bit too long. I don't drink and eat enough before going, which is a problem. I don't like to eat before working out, my stomach just doesn't like it.
I gained about 15kg's last year since I started doing some working out, which was pretty weird. but I do feel a whole lot healthier and I have way better stamina then a year ago. In the weekends I push 100/150 kg wheeled containers into trucks, it really helped getting my upper arms into shape too. (54 containers in one truck, haha, about ten trucks a day) My lower arms are still shit though! I need to work on my lower arms because they're a pain in the ass. my arms allways hurt after working 10 hours straight.
I used to cycle 2 hours a day, 5 days a week. but now I just don't have the time for that anymore.. so I need to work out to keep some shape, haha.
I never got that sort of pain doing squat-lifts ... how are you breathing? Make sure you're breathing from your stomach, and with your mouth. If you're holding your breath constantly, that could be it.
I'll do pushups and curls at my house usually every day. I'll do 3 sets of pushups, i usually don't count how many, i just keep going until i can't do anymore. then I'll do 3 sets of curls, 35's on each arm
definitely breathe out during the hard part of the exercise. you only need to think about doing that for like a week then it becomes second habit
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ANADARKO – It boiled down to a contest between Fort Gibson's Jake Gandara and Anadarko's R.J. Sink in this Class 4A quarterfinal game.
Gandara won the battle, outrushing Sink 254 yards to 198, but it was the Warriors who won the war in taking the 46-20 victory at Warrior Field on Friday night.
Gandara was impressed with Sink.
"He played a great game," Gandara, who scored three first-half touchdowns, said. "That's one of the better backs I've seen. He was very good in the open field and can make people miss when he wants."
Sink, who ran for four TDs and caught a TD pass, also heaped praise on Gandara.
"I thought he was magnificent," he said. "He was better than I thought he was. What he did was nice.
"It was a running back-running back duel. I just tried to outdo him."
Ultimately, it was Andarko's defense that outdid Gandara in the second half. The Warriors, ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll, held the Tigers' senior to 66 yards rushing in the latter 20 minutes. Gandara and the Tigers didn't score in the second half.
"Their defense was firing through gaps a lot better than they were in the first half," Gandara, who had 36 carries, said. "In the first half, they were overflowing and I was able to cut back on some runs. They toughened up and it was harder in the second half."
Gandara had 186 yards rushing on 19 carries in the first half. He scored on runs of 2, 5 and 4 yards in the half.
Sink, meanwhile, scored on runs of 92 and 12 yards and caught a 16-yard TD pass in the first half. He scored twice more in the second half on runs of 56 and 15 yards on his way to gaining 98 yards on six carries in the latter two quarters. He finished with 12 carries.
Sink and the Warriors (12-0) advance to the semifinals against defending state champion and second-ranked Wagoner (11-1) next week at date, site and time to be determined. Wagoner turned back Weatherford 33-10 in its quarterfinal.
Fort Gibson's best season since the state finalist year of 1999 ended at 10-2. The Tigers were No. 6 in the final AP poll.
FGHS coach James Singleton was as impressed with the play of the linemen on both teams as much as he was the opposing running backs.
"Don't get me wrong. Those were two outstanding backs but you had two offensive and defensive lines getting after it tonight," he said. "(Anadarko) is going to be sore, but so will our guys. This is one of the most physical games I've been in and our guys played lights out. Both running backs played their hearts out."
The Warriors got an eight-yard TD run from Brandon Pollard and one-yard plunge by Josh Parton in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Tigers.
Fort Gibson trailed 21-20 halftime as Daniel Mielnik missed the extra point after Gandara's third touchdown run.
Sink's 56-yard TD run with 9:23 left in the third period padded the Warriors' lead to 27-20. Anadarko, the Class 3A state champion in 2011, then poured on the 19 points in the final quarter.
Fort Gibson 14 6 0 0—21
Anadarko 7 14 6 19—46
Scoring summary
First quarter
Fort Gibson – Jake Gandara 2 run (Daniel Mielnik kick), 9:34
Fort Gibson – Gandara 5 run (Mielnik kick), 5;12
Anadarko – R.J. Sink 92 run (Cole Nation kick), 4:53
Second quarter
Anadarko – R.J. Sink 16 pass from Brandon Pollard (Nation kick), 8:58
Fort Gibson – Gandara 4 run (kick failed), 8:28
Anadarko – Sink 12 run (Nation kick), 0:38
Third quarter
Anadarko – Sink 56 run (kick failed), 9:23
Fourth quarter
Anadarko – Brandon Pollard 8 run (Nation kick), 7:31
Anadarko – Sink 15 run (kick failed), 5:06
Anadarko – Josh Parton 1 run (kick failed),1:21
Team Stats
Fort Gibson Anadarko
First Downs 2 12
Rushes-Yards 45-247 27-243
Passing Yards 34 133
Passes (C-A-I) 1-8-3 11-16-0
Punts-Avg. 4-31.7 3-38.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Penalties-Yards 4-38 4-30
Individual Leaders
RUSHING: Fort Gibson, Jake Gandara 36-254 Anadarko, R.J. Sink 12-198.
PASSING: Fort Gibson, Daniel Mielnik 1-1-0—34. Anadarko, Brandon Pollard 11-16-0—133.
RECEIVING: Fort Gibson, Jake Gandara 1-34. Anadarko, R.J. Sink 4-72.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A proposal to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores has scored its first legislative victory after years of frustration.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Tuesday voted 5-4 to advance the bill. The measure would allow cities and counties to hold referendums next year to decide whether to expand wine sales beyond the state's 600 licensed liquor stores.
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A much anticipated rain moved through Thursday night and early Friday, washing away .
Minor damage from Thursday night's storm scattered Marietta, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB report. Trees were blown down and one even fell on a car in the Hickory Walk neighborhood off Whitlock Avenue.
The owner of the vehicle was in his house when the tree fell on his car, WSB reports. There were no injuries.
Another tree fell at Powder Springs and Marietta Parkway, WSB says.
The overnight rainfall through 5 a.m. totaled 0.17 inch in Marietta, the AJC says.
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Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service says. New rainfall amounts are predicted to be between a tenth and quarter of an inch.
Friday night expect showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. with a low around 54. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch are expected, the National Weather Service says.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tony Whitmer of Bowling Green, Ky., and Debra Whitmer of Myrtle Beach announce the engagement of their daughter, Johanna Nicole Whitmer, to Benjamin Martin Ward, son of Donald Ward and Jackie Ward of Fort Mill.
The bride-to-be graduated from Converse College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design and a Bachelor of Arts in art history. She is employed as an interior designer and marketing coordinator at SGA Architecture on Pawleys Island.
The groom graduated from Clemson University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in design and graduated from North Carolina State University in 2008 with a Master of Architecture. He is employed as an architect at Curtis Group Architects on Pawleys Island.
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One day after the Jan. 1 deadline that Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone set to have two controversial homeless sex offender trailers shuttered in Riverside and Westhampton, Bellone has pitched a plan that he said will close the facilities permanently.
The facilities remained open as of Jan. 2.
In a release put out Wednesday, Bellone said that, in the wake of court rulings throughout New York State against local residency restriction laws, he has directed the Suffolk County Police Department to develop a comprehensive approach to better protect communities from sex offenders.
According to Bellone, under his direction, the SCPD will work with other agencies of county government, advocacy organizations and mental health experts to review existing county laws and procedures to determine how to strengthen the county's approach to dealing with sex offenders.
Bellone has asked the county police department to return a plan that can be submitted to the legislature by the end of January.
A new approach is necessary, Bellone said, because current laws intended to protect communities from sex offenders are being successfully challenged in jurisdictions across New York.
There are more than 1,000 registered sex offenders throughout Suffolk County, he said. But, Bellone added, county policy has been disproportionately focused on approximately 40 sex offenders -- or four percent of the total-- who are homeless. Suffolk County is obligated under New York State law to pay for the housing of the homeless, including homeless registered sex offenders, he said; the new policy will increase monitoring and dedicate resources to 100 percent of Suffolk County's more than 1,000 registered sex offenders, Bellone said.
"I am directing the Suffolk County Police Department to make sure we are staying one step ahead to protect our families," Bellone said. "We will develop the most stringent monitoring and enforcement program in the nation."
Parents for Megan's Law Executive Director Laura Ahearn agreed with Bellone that there needs to be a heightened effort to monitor registered sex offenders.
"I applaud County Executive Bellone for his recognition of the need for, and commitment to, developing a comprehensive and proactive plan concerning registered sex offenders in Suffolk County," Ahearn said. "Implementing sound policies, supported by necessary resources to insure compliance, are essential to protecting our children and our families."
Bellone said the new approach will end the County's current policy of congregating multiple homeless sex offenders in fixed trailers but did not elaborate on details on where the sex offenders will be housed.
For years, the Riverside and Southampton Town communities have railed against what they believe are unfair burdens placed on individual communities most visibly in the sex offender trailers located in Riverside and Westhampton.
Last year, Bellone vowed at a press conference to have the two trailers closed by Jan. 1. Last month, local elected officials urged him to keep that promise. Suffolk County Legislator Jay Scheiderman said last month that if the trailers were not closed by Jan. 1, he would organize a large community meeting in Riverhead and ask that Bellone come speak directly to community members about why.
"I'm disappointed," Schneiderman said Wednesday. "I was hoping the county executive would be able to make his own Jan. 1 deadline."
Schneiderman said Bellone has reiterated his commitment to closing the trailers, and said a plan involving law enforcement, which would hopefully lead to a higher level of security, could make sense because any new plan should be one that "helps the community sleep at night. Public safety is the main element of whatever plan they develop."
Schneiderman also asked why Bellone was utilizing law enforcement and not social services, moving forward, to develop the plan.
He said he asked Bellone if the county executive would still consider a plan for mini-shelters previously passed by the legislature -- or if he would be willing to go back to a voucher system that would allow the homeless sex offender to stay in hotels, until the new plan was in place. The mini-shelter plan would need to be modified, Schneiderman said, because it only allows for 36 homeless sex offenders and currently, over 40 reside in the trailers.
"He didn't give me any specifics," Schneiderman said, but said Bellone promised the specifics would be revealed at the first meeting of the county legislature in February.
Schneiderman said he also wants to gage the public's response, to see if residents are willing to wait for Bellone's new plan "or turn up the heat."
A public meeting will be planned to give residents a chance to speak out, Schneiderman said. "They have to be growing impatient. Hopefully, they're not losing hope," Schneiderman said. "I'm losing patience. If you make a promise and break it no one will believe you the next time you promise something."
But, Schneiderman added, as long as Bellone, whom he believes is sincere in his commitment to close the trailers, gets them shuttered in a reasonable amount of time, credibility won't be an issue moving forward.
Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst said if the promise to close the trailers was not kept by Bellone, litigation could commence.
"What does the county police department have to do with housing sex offenders?" Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter asked. Walter suggested that Gregory Blass, Suffolk County Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, could more effectively address the housing issue. "I don't know that the press release says much of anything," Walter said.
Walter has said that should he be elected to the Suffolk County Legislature in the Jan. 15 election, he would ask the county attorney to research if Sheriff Vincent DeMarco has state authority to close the trailer, which is located in Riverside and sited in the parking lot of the Suffolk County Correctional Facility.
"While any time lag on this is disappointing to us, I do appreciate what I'm being told, which is that County Executive Bellone is coming up with a comphehensive revamp and introduction of a new program," Throne-Holst said Wednesday morning.
The supervisor added that Bellone has told her that the new program will not only address homeless sex offenders but other homeless in the area -- good news, Throne-Holst said, because the which now houses the county's homeless, "is out of compliance with town code and county law and poses a major burden for one particular neighborhood and one school district."
The supervisor said she is grateful Bellone is communicating with her about the homeless issue, rather than the "stonewall" she has been receiving from the Department of Social Services.
Throne-Holst added that she understands that dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Sandy have led to the county executive's having to put other issues, such as the homeless sex offender trailers, on the back burner, with a six to eight week delay. Bellone has promised to have the matter before the legislature at the first session in February.
"We'll await the outcome of this, and if it's not to our satisfaction, we'll deal with it," Throne-Holst said.
How do you feel about Bellone's new plan? How do you feel about two homeless sex offender trailers remaining open after the promised Jan. 1 deadline? Let us know in the comments section.


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It's nearing the holidays and you want to go skiing in Banff for New Year's. But you've been convicted of a DUI.
Having a DUI on your record used to be a major impediment to vacationing in Canada. See, http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/11/california_dui_conviction_many.html for my previous article on the difficulties of entering Canada with a DUI conviction. The difficulty was because DUI is considered an "indictable offense," much life a felony in the U.S., foreigner's with such convictions were not allowed entry.
Canada's new policy is in direct response to waning tourism.
New Canadian policy lets first-time offenders a one-time exemption. But the exception is limited. Americans with more than one DUI still canot enter without going through the same red tape you had to cut through previously. And, it doesn't help Americans who want to do business regularly and who need to come and go frequently. Those, too, will have to go through the mountains legal red tape previously required of the first time offender.
Here are the rules: Americans with a single DUI must not receive any term of imprisonment in connection with their sentence and must have no other convictions or charges that could render them inadmissible. If eligible, these Americans can receive a free Temporary Resident Permit in lieu of paying the normal fee of $200.
Note: Isn't it interesting how Canada - who reviled and repelled those American citizens with a mere single DUI - changed its tune when money came into play? I guess "safety" isn't as important as money. Or maybe the Canadians saw just how ridiculous it was to impose wuch hardships on people who, well, just want to go to Banff.e Star Tribune reports that Canada has eased its strict policy denying Americans entry into Canada if they have a single DWI conviction. In the past, Americans with a single DWI conviction often were deemed inadmissible because DWI is considered an "indictable offence" in Canada. An "indictable offence" is similar to a felony in the American system. Canada's new policy is in response to lost tourism revenue.
The new Canadian policy effective March 1, 2012, allows certain first-time offenders a one-time exemption. Importantly, the policy doesn't help Americans enter Canada more than once and doesn't help those with more than one DWI or other conviction triggering inadmissibility.
Under the new policy, Americans who are convicted of a single DWI must not receive any term of imprisonment in connection with their sentence and must have no other convictions or charges that could render them inadmissible. If eligible, these Americans can receive a free Temporary Resident Permit in lieu of paying the normal fee of $200.
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The short answer is: Yes, and no.
This morning, I read in the "Rocky Mountain Outlook" an article that connected Colorado's June wildfires to massive flooding in the Canadian province of Alberta. It seemed a bit far-fetched, but intriguing.
Colorado fires themselves did not contribute to Alberta flooding, but both were (ironically) caused by the same weather system, said Dr. John Pomeroy, director of the University of Saskatchewan's hydrology department.
Here's what happened:
In early June, as the Black Forest fire was raging just outside of Colorado Springs, a high-pressure cell was over Colorado, making conditions hot and dry–prime weather for a firestorm.
"When you get a high pressure cell, it's very dry air and it tends to be sunny, then you have warm and dry conditions," Pomeroy explained. "When you get in a long term drought it's often high pressure for a long time."
This cell moved north, and right around the Montana/Alberta border it became trapped in the Rockies, where it rose, cooled, and eventually moved into Alberta, where it dumped the moisture it had collected from Colorado. This effect is called a "cold low."
While Colorado was desperate for rain, Alberta was desperate to get out of it.
"It was raining an inch an hour for quite a while," Pomeroy said. "The total rainfall was 10 inches over two days. Then we had snow-melt that contributed to another 10 inches of water."
It was also cold in Canada–towards the end of the rain-burst, the storm turned into snow.
"The moisture was actually getting suck out of Colorado," Pomeroy added. "So it was the moisture that you would have liked to have had."
Cold lows are typically what cause flash-flooding in Colorado in the summer, when the monsoonal flow becomes trapped in the mountains, and ultimately have all their moisture squeeze out of them. This storm set up was hovering over Colorado in June, but "it was probably pushed out by the high pressure cell" that was adding heat and dryness to fires, Pomeroy said.
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Highlands Condos in Gatlinburg helps travelers plan the perfect Smoky Mountain vacation with a new website that includes a mobile responsive design, easy navigation and a variety of area information.
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As treasurer of Art Works in Johnstown! it is John Saracena's job to make sure the board doesn't go into debt to advance its cause.
"You can put the cart before the horse, but the horse has to pull the cart eventually," said Saracena, who is managing director of Barnes Saly & Co., a certified public accounting firm.
"You don't spend money before you identify the source to pay it and make sure it's readily available. If we spend a dime, it has to have a revenue source and right purpose."
Saracena's responsibilities include looking over the books monthly, checking for new funding sources, reconciling bank statements and loans and preparing the paperwork for another CPA firm to do a review.
"I have to make sure the budgetary process is real and attainable," he added.
"The last thing I want to do is go to the board and tell them something got blown because the money wasn't there."
Saracena also is chairman of the finance committee, an offshoot of his position as treasurer.
"I bring additional budgetary issues before the board and give input on what is needed financially by other committees," Saracena said.
"We have an active board with opinions on where the money should go. Finances are critical in modifying the budget to drive the revenue. That's a big discussion at every board meeting."
In addition to a monthly board meeting, Saracena attends a finance committee meeting as needed.
"The meetings aren't regularly scheduled, maybe two to four times a year," he said.
Saracena initially got involved with Art Works when it was acquiring its tax-exempt status.
"I was asked to be on the board," he said.
"They were forming a new company, and I didn't know anything about Art Works. From the bylaws, I could tell it was a good organization and decided to stay involved."
"I went from not knowing anything, to asking a lot of questions, to supporting it once I learned the flavor of Art Works."
Income sources
Primary sources of income for Art Works are grants, soliciting donations from the public, sponsoring events and receiving commissions on sold artworks.
"We've just opened a store, which should cover overhead costs," Saracena said.
"Art Works is a nonprofit even though artists look at it as a business. We provide an environment for them below fair-market value, and they develop art appreciation. I think we've achieved our nonprofit goal of educating the public about art."
Community supporter
"Our company is a strong believer in giving back to the community. We encourage our employees to participate in nonprofit organizations."
Because Saracena can't be at Art Works on a day-to-day basis, he keeps in contact with executive director Theresa Gay Rohall.
Rohall, who is part time, does everything in the day-to-day operations at Art Works.
She writes grants, schedules exhibits, works with programs and committees, plans fundraisers, pays the bills and does the budget.
"Right now, our operating budget is $106,000," Rohall said.
"Our earned revenue comes from studio leasing, rentals of the multipurpose room for weddings, birthdays, etc., the gallery shop and classes. We're still in our infancy and are still assessing our revenue streams."
Fundraising efforts
Art Works will have four fundraisers this year, three grassroots efforts and one gala.
The fundraisers already held include "Art Defines You," with participants showcasing artwork which defined their personality; "Salvaged Treasures," with participants creating new artwork from found objects; and "Come as You Art," with participants dressing up as their favorite piece of art or artist.
The gala fundraiser will be "Fortune Smiles On You, Tombola," which will be held Oct. 6.
For the fundraiser, participants will be able to win a piece of art right off Art Works' walls.
The art raffle will feature a large revolving drum with each guest's ticket stub inside.
Donated works
As each ticket is drawn, the participant will be given the opportunity to choose a piece of art from the walls of the gallery.
"Artists have donated their works," Rohall said.
"Those attending will have to watch what is left when it comes to their time to choose."
Each fundraiser has a volunteer committee, and Rohall works with all of them.
"This is our first year of fundraising, and we hope they become annual events," Rohall said.
"Salvaged Treasures is in its second year."
Rohall also hopes to launch an Art Works membership campaign in the near future.
"There will be different levels," she said.
"We're still trying to determine what the benefits will be."
Rohall also is always on the lookout for any type of grant she can find.
"Grants are specific and so are agency guidelines," she said.
Specific funding
"Some organizations give grants for capital improvements, but they're few and far between. Most funding is programmatic. Through the Community Foundation, we got a grant for art classes for those with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities."
Those few grants that are for operating expenses, such as paying for utilities and staff, can't be counted on every year and are more for the early phase of an organization.
Rosemary Pawlowski, interim board president, agrees that a grant can't always be counted on because a revenue stream has to be steady.
"You have to be creative," she said.
"We need operating expenses, and there aren't many grant opportunities for that, so it's a big challenge.
"You can only use a grant for what it's for, so if you have a grant for teaching 5 year olds to garden, you can't use it for operating expenses."
Rohall said private donations are always welcome and so are volunteers.
"We use volunteers when we can, so I'm happy to put your name on my list," Rohall said.
"I'm happy to be part of the revitalization of the area with all the other cultural venues."
Future plans
Looking to the future, Pawlowski believes it is important to be able to operate with multiple revenue streams.
These would be garnered by renting out studio space, facilitating classes and workshops and holding special events.
"It can be a tough decision, but when you spend money, you have to know if you will grow money," Pawlowski said.
"This is like a business."
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Peyton Manning found his groove even with a backup center snapping him the ball -- just in time for another showdown with Tom Brady, too.
Dogged by interceptions one week and incompletions the next, Manning was incredible Sunday in leading the Denver Broncos to their biggest blowout of the Oakland Raiders in nearly a half-century.
Manning didn't miss a beat -- and only three throws -- after center J.D. Walton broke his left ankle just before halftime and was replaced by the recently signed Dan Koppen, who used to be Brady's snapper in New England.
Koppen has now had the privilege of snapping for the two greatest quarterbacks of his generation. He doesn't have time for reflection right now; he's too busy getting up to speed, just like Manning
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Gov. John Kasich today unveiled his school funding reform plan, "Achievement Everywhere," which aims to distribute funds fairly to districts and give principals more autonomy.
The plan will be part of the governor's overall 2014-2015 budget proposal, which is expected to be released next week. Thursday's proposal includes $1.2 billion in new money for schools during the next two years.
Kasich told reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon that the additional money is possible because the state has cut costs in other areas and brought in new jobs, which increases the state's overall revenue. He said his plan would be fully funded from the start, rather than phased in over time.
Ohio's school funding formula, which is based on property taxes, was repeatedly ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. Former Gov. Ted Strickland proposed a plan to address this, as well, but it was not fully funded when passed.
Kasich's plan would create a base funding level for all but the wealthiest districts, based on a per-student property tax base. Kasich said he wanted to empower principals and make sure that money was spent in the classroom whenever possible. According to a fact sheet on the governor's website, this could mean districts would get more money to educate students with special education needs, English language learners and children whose families live in poverty.
The proposal also includes plans for a grant program, the "Straight A Fund," designed to encourage districts to try new approaches to increase student achievement and lessen costs. The proposal also mentions that some mandates could be waived at the district level, but does not clarify which mandates that would be.
The Plain Dealer reports that while specific funding details won't be available until next week, no districts would lose money during the next two years under this proposal. Check out this article for a closer look at how state money would be distributed to districts under this proposal.
The Columbus Dispatch outlines a portion of the governor's plan not mentioned in the fact sheet—an expansion of the state's voucher program aimed at students entering kindergarten. In the conference call, Kasich said this moved the voucher program from focusing on failing schools to focusing on helping families with low income.
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Pete, Naomi and Addison treat a patient, Sharon, who delivers an extremely premature baby. Addison tells Sharon and her husband, Matthew, that their baby boy will need a series of surgeries. Even if the child survives the operations, he'd likely live a life of suffering and pain. The parents, Pete and Naomi all cling to hope for a miracle, as slim as it may be. Only Addison believes that surgery would simply prolong the suffering.
Conceding to the wishes of the parents, Addison operates on the infant. The baby survives the surgery, but he'll need a permanent feeding tube and there's likely brain damage. The child is in pain but the parents are still hoping for a miracle. They want more procedures. This is something Addison just can't do.
[break]Cooper suspects the new man in Charlotte's life, Dr. Scott, is abusing painkillers. It sounds like he's jealous of this handsome fellow. At least, that's what Charlotte thinks. But Cooper is adamant that Scott has a problem. The only way he won't make waves is if Scott can convince Violet that he's not a pill popper.
When a patient of Dr. Scott's develops complications, Charlotte asks him if he's taken any drugs. Scott refuses to answer the question. He has a patient waiting. Actually, he had a patient waiting. Charlotte benches her new boyfriend until he gets some help for his addiction, which he does. That's the good news. The bad news is that Charlotte no longer has a date for Maya's wedding. We're thinking she should go with a certain single pediatrician. The only problem is that Cooper has already asked another woman to be his Plus One.
[break]Maya is upset because Naomi refuses to attend her wedding to the Dink-ster and Sam seems to be phoning-in his father of the bride duties. Sam claims he's trying to make the best of things, so Dell tells him to try harder. Sam is, however, taking one thing seriously: his toast. He wanted to ask Addison for some help with the speech, but she wasn't around. Addison admits that she's seeing someone and it doesn't take long for Sam to figure out that Pete's the guy. And the hits just keep on comin'.
When Naomi tells Sam that she's going to Napa with William during their daughter's wedding, Sam unloads on her. He says, "Grow up. Do your job. Be a mother." It's part of a harsh speech, but we believe it's exactly what Naomi needs to hear. It helps her console Sharon when she asks if she could let go of her child. Naomi says, "I'd hope that I had the strength to do what my child needed no matter what the cost to me."
[break]When Maya's big day arrives, Sam tells her that this is going to be a wonderful thing. And, believe it or not, he actually means it. How do we know? Well, we don't for sure. But Maya does. This is the first time we've seen her smile in days.
That smile gets even bigger when Naomi shows up to give her little girl a bracelet that serves as something old, borrowed and blue. For something new, Naomi gives her daughter a monogrammed ring in the hopes that she'll keep the name Maya Bennett. It'll help her remember where she came from. As for where she's going, well that's down the aisle with her parents' blessing.
[break]The reception is at Addison's place. We're not sure what hors d'oeuvres were being served, but we do know there's bruschetta in the house. See, Cooper's date spilled some on Charlotte's dress. Nice guy that he is, Coop offers to help her clean up by unzipping her outfit while kissing her passionately. Weddings can be such fun.
Remember how we said Sam was working diligently on his toast? Well, all that hard work paid off. The speech is aces. He talks about a time when a young Maya said she wanted to marry him because he was her "anyway friend." Maya went on to explain to her daddy that "an anyway friend is the one person in your life who no matter what they say or do, no matter what they've been through with you, they love you anyway." He hopes that Maya and Dink will be forever "anyway friends." Told ya the speech was aces.
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Options abound for location of proposed Spanish-English school in Santa Rosa
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 9:26 a.m.
Santa Rosa City Schools has released a list of potential sites for a proposed Spanish-language dual-immersion charter school, ranging from Comstock Middle School to vacant rooms at Lewis Opportunity School, as officials press to open the new school this fall.
Nearly every campus in Sonoma County's largest school district could be affected by the new charter school's development.
The program is slated to begin in August with one transitional kindergarten and three traditional kindergarten classes. District officials hope its enrollment will grow to 560 kindergarten through eighth-grade students by 2021-22.
Plans call for kindergarten, first- and second-grade classes taught 90 percent in Spanish and 10 percent in English. In grades three, four, five and six, the ratio will change to 70 percent Spanish and 30 percent English, and in seventh and eighth grade, 50 percent English and Spanish.
The school board is expected to approve the school's charter application at its Wednesday meeting, but the location won't be decided until after a special meeting Feb. 6. Board members said public reaction on location and the potential effect on other programs are crucial to the final decision.
"My belief is that we will find the best option, but we may find that there are things people hadn't thought about that will get raised by other folks," Board President Bill Carle said.
"I think the decision is important, and understanding the negatives and positives to any of those options is important."
Board members largely agreed with exposing nearly every campus and program to scrutiny.
"I think it's the best way," board member Laura Gonzalez said. "Not everybody is always going to be happy, but I think we need to be open and transparent."
Some proposals call for the language program to start at one location and move to a permanent site in its second year, allowing it to accommodate anticipated annual growth.
But there was some concern that assigning the school a temporary home would dissuade parents from committing to the fledgling program.
"Parents want to be assured that they have a facility they can depend on," board member Frank Pugh said. "My preference is not to be moving from site to site, only because I think it just creates anxiety and doesn't create permanence."
Options being considered include, but are not limited to:
Freezing enrollment at the Santa Rosa French-American Charter School on Sonoma Avenue at the current 260 students, and locating Spanish immersion classes for one year in rooms now being used by Brook Hill Satellite students. The French language school is expected to grow to 300 students next year and add a seventh grade. Classroom space on the French-American campus also could be made available by relocating special-education classes.
Moving students from either Monroe, Biella, Helen Lehman or Steele Lane elementary schools to the underutilized Comstock Middle School campus on West Steele Lane.
Terminating the licensing agreement with Santa Rosa Charter School, an independent K-8 program that currently leases 13 classrooms at Comstock Middle School. After 2018-19, classrooms could be added to the site as needed.
Leaving Santa Rosa Charter School where it is and closing Comstock in 2014-15, relocating its students to other campuses while making space available for the Spanish immersion program. The Spanish program would spend 2013-14 at Lewis School on Lomita Avenue or in four currently vacant rooms at Comstock. This option would include converting Monroe, Biella, Helen Lehman, Steele Lane and/or Lincoln elementary schools into K-8 campuses, or making Piner High a 7-12 campus.
Using four Lewis School classrooms in 2013-14, and in 2014-15 taking over the Ridgway High School campus, behind Santa Rosa High School. Ridgway students would move elsewhere, perhaps to Cook Middle School on Sebastopol Avenue.
Piner and Elsie Allen high schools have space to house either the Spanish immersion program or a displaced alternative program if that occurs. Both schools have capacity for about 1,600 students, while Piner's current enrollment is 917 and Elsie Allen's is 946 students.
Lewis School has four classrooms available immediately and could accommodate projected growth for the Spanish immersion program through 2017-18 if current Lewis students are moved in 2014-15 and the Nueva Vista program is moved by 2016-17. The site hasn't been used as an elementary campus for four decades, so significant upgrades would be required. No cost estimate for those upgrades has been established.
The district could lease nondistrict property, including school sites closed by other districts and currently vacant classrooms at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Several sites were reviewed last year when district officials were identifying a site for the French-American charter school.
Cook Middle School is currently being pursued as a site for several community-oriented programs that include preschool, health centers, after-school programs and a potential K-6 charter school. If these plans materialize, Cook would be at full capacity. Santa Rosa, Slater and Rincon Valley middle schools are full.
A number of proposals include using the now-vacant main building at Lewis School for the first year, then moving the immersion program to a permanent home in 2014-15.
Any adjustment to Comstock's configuration could affect the Santa Rosa Charter School, an independent K-8 operation housed at Comstock. Terminating the license agreement with the charter school would result in a loss of about $127,000 a year.
Looming over the discussion are plans to remodel and renovate the Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts campus on Humboldt Street. That proposal, currently on hold and awaiting state funding, would require all 340 arts charter students to be relocated to another campus for a full school year.
The nearby Ridgway High campus is being considered as a potential temporary site for arts charter students.
When the board begins to pinpoint potential sites or eliminate others, further study of those moves will be conducted, according to Associate Superintendent Doug Bower. Discussion and comments on how physical changes will affect each school's programs are expected in subsequent public meetings, officials said.
"My charge at this point is to look at the facilities and look at what is available," Bower said.
The school board is expected to "provide some direction as to where we go from here, in terms of which ones have appeal or which ones don't," he said.
Trustee Donna Jeye said comments from parents intent on sending their children to the Spanish language school are key.
"I think the most important thing we need to do is listen to the parents of the students who will be attending this school and what they want, keeping in mind that this school requires diversity to be successful," she said. "Charter schools are definitely customer-driven."
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Incoming World Bank president Jim Yong Kim must step up efforts to assist developing countries threatened by the euro zone crisis fallout, international agency Oxfam said ahead of his first day on the job.
Europe's crisis must be fixed because it is becoming a serious drain on developing countries already reeling from volatile food prices and aid cuts. But it's not good enough for the G20 to fixate on Europe and forget about the rest of the world.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board will meet this week [6 April] to discuss how to use the extra $2.8 billion windfall it made from selling 403.3 tons of gold late last year. The windfall profits should be used to cancel the debts of poor countries facing crises outside their control.
The UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development was a missed opportunity to address the needs of poor countries, Oxfam said today.
This G20 summit delivers a vital pick-me-up for poor countries struggling to survive the economic crisis but much more is needed to ensure their long-term recovery.
The scale of the losses could outweigh the $103bn developing countries receive annually in overseas aid.
Leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week should seriously consider how the economic crisis can be a catalyst for new models of growth and a new way of doing business.
Poznan, Poland: The UN climate negotiations have not shown the urgency and political will needed to fight climate change and keep millions of people safe, Oxfam International said today.


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TACOMA, Wash. -- A day after being charged with a felony DUI, James Door was back in court Thursday.
He had to appear, via a video feed from the Pierce County Jail, before a district court judge for failing to appear on a warrant and driving without a required interlock device.
Door is being held on $230,000 bail for the felony charge.
Puyallup police arrested Door early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The officer said Door told him he had "nothing to lose" by driving drunk.
Door has four prior DUI convictions and got out of prison in 2011 after serving a 29-month sentence for attempting to elude a police officer after Door caused a DUI crash.
"Defendants like this are frustrating. Defendants like this are why we need stiffer penalties for repeat drunk drivers," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist.
Lindquist is in favor of making a driver's third DUI conviction a felony. Currently drivers only face the more-serious felony charges after a fifth arrest.
A felony DUI charge can result in a five-year sentence. Misdemeanor DUI charges have a maximum of a one-year prison sentence.
Lawmakers are expected to debate making a driver's fourth DUI a felony in the upcoming special session later this month. A DUI reform bill would also expand the number of drivers who have interlock devices installed in their cars to ensure they are sober.
"Interlock devices are a good idea, but they're not a foolproof idea," said Lindquist. "They rely on the honor system."
Lindquist said longer sentences for repeat offenders are the best way to keep the state's roads safe from drivers like James Door.
"Those will be five years. When he's in prison, he's not driving drunk," said Lindquist.


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By BILL ARCHER
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD, Va. —
For the past four years, political leaders appeared to be treating coal like it was a dirty word. However, when Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for president, made the development of domestic energy resources as a major component of his campaign, coal appears more like an acceptable four-letter word.
"I think the interest in coal is well-reflected in the presidential campaigns," Rick Taylor said. Taylor is president of the Pocahontas Coal Association, a grass-roots organization that represents small coal operators in Southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.
"Coal was mentioned in each of the three debates," Taylor said. "Coal hasn't been part of the national discussion like that for years. To say coal doesn't play a part in this year's general election is overlooking what's been happening in the campaigns."
Last week, Dave Wasserman noted in the "Cook Political Report" that Southwest Virginia is demonstrating some solid numbers in response to a perceived war on coal by President Barack Obama's administration. According to that report, U.S. Senator John McCain carried Southwest Virginia by 15 points against Obama in 2008.
"Absentee and early voting activity in 2012 in these markets is already over 58 percent of the 2008 total," according to information supplied by the Romney campaign. "In comparison (as of Oct. 26) turnout is only 52 percent of '08 in the Norfolk, Va., market where Obama won by 10 points in '08, and less than 55 percent of '08 in the D.C. market."
"It seems to me that the pro-coal people are more active this election than the anti-coal people," Taylor said.
"All of our area is Democrats, but I feel like this, for us, is a very important election. We see this election as though we're fighting for our lives ... our livelihoods," Taylor said.
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