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CARE Team
Campus Assessment Response and Evaluation
For a Safe UW-L Community
1) The CARE Team was created to meet regularly to review critical incidents and students in crisis.
Examples of when to contact the CARE Team (785-8062) regarding a student:
- Student is
disruptive in class
- Student is
displaying behaviors that may be helped by counseling or medical
attention, i.e., depression, sudden weight loss, exhaustion,
alcohol/drug use
- Other students voice concern about harassing behavior
The CARE Team will also meet to review incidents regarding staff and faculty and, when necessary, will ask appropriate administrators to be part of the conversation.
UW-L has entered into an agreement with the City of
UW-L's Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan is available at:
4) If there appears to be imminent danger, please call 789-9999 or 911 immediately. All other concerns may be directed to the Office of Student Life, 785-8062.
CARE Team Mission
CARE Team Members
Helping Campus Community Members in Difficulty
When to Call University Police
What is Suspicious?
Information most needed by Police
CARE Team Mission
CARE Team Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's CARE Team is to provide a proactive and supportive multidisciplinary team approach to the management, assessment and intervention of situations or individuals that may pose a physical or psychological threat to the safety and well-being of the University community, thereby helping maintain a safe campus environment conducive to learning, personal growth, and success.
CARE Team Members
Brian Allen, Director, Student Health
Bridgette Hensley, Director, Counseling & Testing
Jen Miskowski, Faculty Assistant to the Provost
Anna Zettel, Counseling & Testing
Angie Lee, Student Life Coordinator, Student Life
Nick Nicklaus, Director, Residence Life
John Palmer, Assistant Dean of Students, Student Life
Ingrid Peterson, Violence Prevention & Wellness, Student Life
Scott Rohde, Chief, Police Services
Tim Shantz, Detective, Police Services
Amanda Goodenough, Campus Climate
CARE Team
Helping Campus Community Members in Difficulty
Campus Community Members in Distress
The CARE Team has developed this informational guide as a means to assist faculty, staff the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse community when dealing with troubled students.
City Watch Website (http://www.uwlax.edu/emergency/)
- Register to obtain campus emergency notifications
If you are dealing with students in difficulty:
Be aware of location of nearest telephone, whether it is
within the building, or a personal cell phone.
If the student is a serious threat to others, contact Campus Police immediately.
If the student is causing classroom disruption, but is not a threat to others, discuss with the student individually
AND report to the Office of Student Life at 785-8062.
You may always ask the disruptive student to leave the classroom.
If in doubt, always call Campus Police: 9-9999
When to Call the University Police – PROMPTLY!
9-1-1 for immediate threat to life
(608) 789-9999 for all others
· Any incident involving any weapon being displayed. (911)
· Any incident where a person has been injured by the actions of another.
· Any incident where a threat to harm or kill someone was make.
· Any suicide attempt
· Any substantial property damage.
· Any incident involving a hate crime.
· Any crime or disturbance in progress when rescue or emergency medical assistance is needed.
IF IN DOUBT, call and let trained personnel decide!
What is Suspicious?
Anything that seems even slightly "out of place" that is occurring at an unusual time of day could be criminal activity.
Things to watch for include:
· A stranger entering any area typically unoccupied.
· A scream heard anywhere might mean a robbery or assault.
· The sound of possible gunshots.
· Any removing of accessories, license plates or gasoline from a car should be reported.
· Anyone peering into parked cars may be looking for a car to steal, or for valuables left displayed in the car.
· The sound of breaking glass or loud explosive noises could mean an accident, burglary, or vandalism.
· Persons loitering around secluded areas of campus at any time.
· Persons loitering after campus facilities are closed.
· Suspicious e-mails, Facebook, or My Space messages
Information Most Often Needed by Police
What happened?
Anyone injured?
Vehicle Description
Vehicle Tag
Direction of Travel
Description of Persons
When describing suspects, notice age, race, sex, height, and weight, compare your own weight and height with the suspects. Pick out some UNIQUE characteristics (scars, jewelry, etc.) that will help you identify the suspect in the future if needed.
Q. How should I respond when a student is disrupting my class?
Faculty members have broad authority to manage their classrooms and establish reasonable guidelines for class discussions that ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate in an orderly manner. If you believe a student's behavior is inappropriate, consider a general word of caution rather than singling a student out or embarrassing the student. "If behavior I question is irritating, but not disruptive, try speaking with the student after class. Most students are unaware of distracting habits or mannerisms, and have no intent to be offensive or disruptive. There may be rare circumstances where it is necessary to speak to a student during class about his or her behavior. Correct the student in a manner, indication that further discussion can occur after class." (Pavela, 2001, 5).
If a student's behavior reaches the point that interferes with your ability to conduct the class or the ability of other students to benefit from the class, the student should be asked to leave the room for the remainder of the class period. The student should be provided with a reason for this action and an opportunity to discuss the matter with you as soon as is practical. In such situations, consultation and referral to the Dean of your College or another Academic Administrator may be appropriate.
This item adapted from ASJA Law & Policy Report, No. 26, ASJA & Gary Pavel, 2001.
Q. What are warning signs of disruptive student behavior?
Severely troubled or disruptive students exhibit behaviors that signify an obvious crisis and that necessitate emergency care. These problems are the easiest to identify.
Examples include:
1. Highly disruptive behavior both verbally and/or physically (e.g. hostility, aggression, violence, etc.)
2. Inability to communicate clearly (garbled, slurred speech; unconnected, disjointed, or rambling thoughts).
3. Loss of contact with reality (seeing or hearing things which other cannot see or hear; beliefs or actions greatly at odds with reality or probability).
4. Stalking behaviors
5. Inappropriate communications (including threatening letters, e-mail messages, harassment).
6. New or repeated behavior which pushes the limits of decorum and which interferes with effective management of the immediate environment.
7. Overtly suicidal thoughts (including referring to suicide as a current option or in a written assignment).
8. Threats to harm others.
Q. How should I respond to a disruptive student?
1. Remain calm and know who to call for help, if necessary. Find someone to stay with the student while calls to the appropriate resources are made.
2. Remember that it is NOT your responsibility to provide the professional help needed for a severely/troubled disruptive student. You need only to make the necessary call and request assistance.
3. When a student expresses a direct threat to themselves or others, or acts in a bizarre, highly irrational or disruptive way, all Campus Police immediately.
Q. What are signs that a student may be in distress?
A student in distress may not be disruptive to others, but may exhibit behaviors, which indicate something is wrong, show signs of emotional distress, and indicate that assistance is needed. They may also be reluctant or unable to acknowledge a need for personal help.
Behaviors may include:
1. Serious grade problems or a change from consistently passing grades to unaccountably poor performance.
2. Excessive absences, especially if the student has previously demonstrated consistent attendance.
3. Unusual or markedly changed patterns of interaction, i.e., avoidance of participation, excessive anxiety when called upon, domination of discussions, etc.
4. Other characteristics that suggest the student is having trouble managing stress successfully e.g., a depressed, lethargic mood; very rapid speech; swollen, red eyes; marked change in personal dress and hygiene; falling asleep during class.
5. Repeated requests for special consideration, such as deadline extensions, especially if the student appears uncomfortable or highly emotional while disclosing the circumstances prompting the request.
6. New or repeated behavior which pushes the limits of decorum and which interferes with effective management of the immediate environment.
7. Unusual or exaggerated emotional responses which are obviously inappropriate to the situation.
Q. How should I respond to a student that is troubled or showing signs of distress?
For students that are mildly troubled you can choose to handle them in the following ways:
1. Set limits and deal directly with the behavior/problem according to your classroom protocol.
2. Address the situation on a more personal level, i.e., identify the problem and refer them to the correct resource.
3. Consult with the Office of Student Life at 785-8062.
4. Refer the student to one of the University Resources. See referral phone numbers in this publication for help.
In case of an emergency situation, REMEMBER the Five Outs identified in Preventing Mass Casualty Shootings in a Campus Setting (Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System)
Get Out
Call Out
Hide Out
Keep Out
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MARQUETTE - The Kaleidoscope 2013 kids educational fun fair will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at the Northern Michigan University Superior Dome in Marquette. This is the fair's 21st anniversary and will feature more than 30 youth groups and organizations hosting crafts, games, displays and many hands-on activities for kids pre-K through eighth grade.
The cost of admission is $1 per person. Booths will feature AMCAB Head Start's fun with a parachute, Discovery Central's bean bag toss, 4C's potato people, Marquette Alger Reading Council's book making, Marquette Board of Light & Power's electrical safety information, Moosewood Nature Center, U.P. luge and more. The Marquette Fire Department will be there, as well as martial arts and dance demonstrations. WMQT will do a live broadcast of the event at their booth.
For more information, call Carl Bammert at 227-2465 or Jan Hutchens at 906-869-4811.

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The Mountain Village Town Council announced last week that two local companies had responded to a Request for Proposals. Based on those responses, and with feedback from Dial-A-Ride task force members, council decided to request a contract from the local taxi service Telluride Express.
As Mayor Bob Delves explained to council on Thursday, the municipality believed it could achieve significant cost savings if it contracted with a private sector operator to run the free, town-funded transportation service. Under this new arrangement, the service will remain free to its riders, and Telluride Express will bill the town for every ride provided at a pre-negotiated rate.
Service options could be expanded to include pre-scheduled rides and transportation beyond Mountain Village borders.
Explaining the potential cost savings to the town, Delves said in a press release, "We currently pay for DAR by the hour, not by the ride. Idle time equals idle drivers. A private service operator will charge by the ride and absorbs idle time. They also have a different business model and wage scale, and accept tips."
The savings to Mountain Village won't be determined until the end of the ski season, when final ride numbers have been compiled. Regardless, the town will no longer fund Dial-A-Ride after the ski area closes on April 7, 2013, due to budgetary constraints caused by significant declines in property tax revenues.
The town has operated Dial-A-Ride since 1996, providing free point-to-point transportation within the town's borders. The service has historically been paid for out of the town's general fund, at a cost of approximately $550,000 per year.
In recent years, the town council has expressed the view that the service, which is available only to Mountain Village property owners, is more of a homeowner amenity as opposed to a municipal transportation service (renters in Big Billie's and Village Court Apartments cannot use the service.) Therefore, the town government believes it would be more appropriate for the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association to fund the service.
Mountain Village Council Member Dan Jansen said the move to a private sector operator, and ultimately not funding the service at all, offers Dial-A-Ride's best chance at surviving the currently rocky financial landscape.
"With the budgetary pressures we're facing I don't see how it would survive" if it were to continue as a municipal service, Jansen explained at Thursday's council meeting. "We will strongly encourage TMVOA to consider funding it, as a great amenity to provide to its homeowners."
TMVOA president Jonathan Greenspan said this week that he is cautiously optimistic that the homeowner's association board could have a proposal to take over Dial-A-Ride funding by the spring, but there are a number of factors that will determine what that proposal looks like.
"As one of the two residential representatives in this community, I think it should live… but it has to be cost-neutral," he said, explaining that while he believes it does belong under the purview of TMVOA, the organization will need to identify dedicated funding mechanisms to make it work. "To take it out of the general fund right now is not a good idea, because that would sacrifice something else in a budget that's already stripped down as it is. It needs its own dedicated revenue source," he said.
That could consist of a special transportation fee for all HOA members, or a rise in assessments, to keep the service similar to how it is currently run, he said. The board will look at a number of options, including a tiered system, which would charge property owners based on how many rides they use.
"There are a lot of details out there that need to be looked at before a final plan is in place, but I believe I've heard from a lot of people that it's worth $200 to $400 a year [per household] to keep it," Greenspan said, adding that TMVOA will need to continue to hear from its constituents as it formulates a plan for continued funding of DAR.
TMVOA will be sending an electronic survey to all classes this week, and Greenspan urges everyone to respond.


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Hot Stove Roundup: One smart signing, one questionable trade
Story Highlights
The D-backs strengthened their rotation with Trevor Cahill, but paid a high price
Aramis Ramirez could be a good low-cost solution for Prince Fielder in Milwaukee
The Rays locked up top pitching prospect Matt Moore with a five-year deal
This week's Hot Stove Roundup finds one division champion making a questionable attempt to upgrade its rotation, another making a smart move to compensate for a departing superstar, and a perennial playoff club helping to solidify that status with what could prove to be one of the smartest long-term contracts in the game.
Diamondbacks acquire SP Trevor Cahill, RP Craig Breslow and cash from A's for RHP Jarrod Parker, OF Collin Cowgill and RP Ryan Cook; non-tender SP Joe Saunders and RHP Micah Owings
The core of the above is that the Diamondbacks, in an effort to repeat as National League West champions, sent one of their top pitching prospects, 2007 first-round pick Jarrod Parker, to the A's to upgrade from Saunders to Cahill. That seems like a mistake to me. Cahill, 23, may be younger, and temporarily cheaper, with the 30-year-old Saunders eligible for arbitration coming off a $5.5 million salary in 2011 and signed for the next four years with options to keep him in Arizona through 2017. But Parker is younger (though only by eight months) and cheaper than Cahill, who will make $3.5 million in 2012, followed by annual increases to $12 million in 2015. Parker is also likely to be better once he's established in the majors, and the A's receive all six of his team-controlled seasons.
Meanwhile, it's not clear that Cahill will be a significant step up from Saunders in 2012. Cahill's big 2010 season (18-8, 2.97 ERA) was largely the result of opponent's .237 average on balls in play, and in three major league seasons, his ERAs outside of pitching-friendly Oakland Coliseum have been 5.10, 3.86 and 5.23, respectively. Cahill could benefit from moving to the weaker league, but he's also entering a hitter's park. Saunders posted a 3.85 ERA in two seasons with the Diamondbacks, including a 3.97 career mark at Chase Field. I see both as league-average pitchers with low strikeout rates. Cahill is certainly young enough that he could improve, whereas Saunders likely won't.
On the other hand, Parker is a potential No. 2 starter who could be ready to join a major league rotation as early as next season, and was too high a price to pay given the risk. If the Diamondbacks exercise both of Cahill's options, the they could wind up paying more for Cahill over the next six years ($55.2 million) than they would have paid for one more season of Saunders followed by six of Parker, meaning they could wind up spending more money for one fewer year of ultimately inferior pitching. Breslow provides the Diamondbacks with a second lefty in the bullpen, though one with a fairly neutral platoon split.
The A's -- likely nonfactors in 2012 anyway -- receive three players with six seasons of team control remaining, including a potential front-end starter in Parker. Cowgill is a stocky fourth outfielder who can play center, get on base, steal and hit for power, but none to a level that make him a viable starter for a contender. Cook is a fairly generic righty reliever, but his mid-90s fastball and slider should play in the majors. Cowgill, 25, and Cook, 24, made their major league debuts in 2011, but are both still technically rookies. Owings is an unexceptional swing man, but a .286/.313/.507 hitter in 217 career plate appearances. I'm still waiting for a team to turn him into a first baseman.
Brewers sign 3B Aramis Ramirez ($36M/3yrs and a mutual option for 2015), trade 3B Casey McGehee to Pirates for RP Jose Veras
Ramirez turns 34 in June, and has been both healthy and productive just once over the last three seasons. But as a low-cost solution to replacing Prince Fielder, whose departure from Milwaukee this deal all but clinches, he's a good one. Fielder and McGehee were worth a combined 4.2 wins above replacement in 2011 according to Baseball-Reference's WAR (5.2 for Fielder, -1.0 for McGehee). Ramirez was worth 3.6 and averaged 4.4 bWAR in 2008 and 2009.
The Brewers still need a first baseman, but it won't take much from that player to sufficiently replace Fielder and McGehee, whether 26-year-old Mat Gamel, a .310/.372/.540 hitter at Triple-A Nashville last season, or an outside addition such as Carlos Peña (an average 2.0 bWAR the last four seasons), fills the role. Fielder will likely pull a contract in excess of $150 million. Spending $36 million on Ramirez, particularly given he was the only impact third baseman on the market, looks very smart in Milwaukee right now.
The Ramirez solution also makes last week's Alex Gonzalez signing look even better. Ramirez is a statue at third base, and the Brewers' shortstop will have to cover a lot of ground. Gonzalez does that well. As for Veras, he's a fairly generic hard-throwing righty reliever who strikes out a lot of hitters (more than 10 K/9IP last two years) but walks nearly as many (4.8 BB/9 over the same span and over his career). Since McGehee had fallen below replacement level last year and was benched throughout the playoffs, he's a solid return. The Pirates have little to lose, and can take a chance on a potential rebound while using him for depth at the infield corners.
Cardinals re-sign SS Rafael Furcal ($14M/2yrs), avoid arbitration with 2B/OF Skip Schumaker ($3M/2yrs), non-tender IF Ryan Theriot
Furcal took Theriot's starting shortstop job after coming over from Dodgers in a deadline deal for minor league outfielder Alex Castellanos. By subsequently agreeing to a pay cut for the security of a two-year deal, Furcal, who made $12 million last season and had his $12 million option declined after the World Series, allowed the Cardinals to dump Theriot entirely following a season in which he made $3.3 million for replacement-level play. Furcal's performance was a significant upgrade down the stretch, but over past five seasons, it's been as erratic as his attendance. The 34-year-old is almost guaranteed to miss time due to injury, and has played in 100 or more games just once in the last four seasons with chronic back pain and other ailments. Furcal's upside is significant, particularly relative to Theriot's. But even $7 million per year seems to be a gamble on such a marked uncertainty.
Schumaker, after three years at the keystone, has shown mild improvements in the field. His bat has disappeared, though, making him a replaceable entering his fourth season as the Cardinals' starting second baseman. He'd be more valuable as a reserve given his ability to play all three outfield positions and his pronounced platoon split.
Rays sign Matt Moore to extension ($14M/5yrs + three option years)
The most team-friendly contract in baseball belongs to Evan Longoria, signed just six days after his major league debut in April 2008. The Rays recognized that the earlier a team tries to lock up a young player, the more leverage they have in negotiations, attributing both to the uncertainty of his career path and his earning potential with restrictions of the reserve system. They played to that logic with Moore: When the Rays dangled a guaranteed $17.5 million in front of a 22-year-old kid fresh off the bus from Triple-A, he snapped at it. They now have control of the budding superstar until he's 30 -- three years past his free agency -- for a maximum single-season salary of just $14 million.
Of course, such a move only makes sense with an elite prospect, but that's precisely what Moore is to the Rays. They've handled his contract almost identically to Longoria's, as they offered him a guaranteed $14 million to lock him up at a maximum single-season salary of $11 million. It's a riskier bet on a pitcher than power-hitting third baseman, but the risk outweighs the reward, especially for a low-payroll team like Tampa.
Moore's deal includes five seasons with a guaranteed $1 million each through 2014, $3 million in 2015, and $5 million in 2016, followed by three club options which start at $7 million, $9 million, and $10 million, respectively, but can increase to $7.5 million, $9.75 million, and $11 million if Moore triggers certain starts or innings-pitched bonuses. The buyouts for the three options are $2.5 million, $1 million and $750,000. For Moore, the total value of the deal could be worth up to $39.25 million if the Rays pick up all three options and he hits all of each of his starts and innings totals. But if Moore pitches well enough for the Rays to consider doing so, the team would be more than happy to have paid less than $40 million for the first eight years of Moore's career, which works out to an average annual value south of $5 million.
It paid dividends with Longoria: They locked up the first nine years of his career for a maximum of $47.5 million, or roughly just $5.3 million per year.
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Stars recover from slow start, beat Ducks to tie up series


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When Stag Arms president Mark Malkowski held a black rifle in his office last week and showed the sawed-off pistol grip, it seemed as much a protest against the state's new gun ban as an effort to redesign a military-style firearm that's legal for sale in Connecticut.
But now, more than a week later, Malkowski reports progress. The New Britain company he founded 10 years ago is working on ways to modify the banned rifle so that it still has the core of the AR-15, the wildly popular type of rifle that represents fully one-quarter of all firearms sales in the United States, but complies with the law that took effect April 4.
Malkowski is moving ahead in the time-honored tradition of factory managers and engineers, solving the latest technical problem, even as he considers relocation offers from Texas and other states.
"Don't dismiss the creative minds of manufacturers. We're entrepreneurs, we're job creators and we will do what we have to do to succeed," Malkowski said. "I'm currently working with some prototypes that may be something that would be available for Connecticut citizens. ... It's still early in the development."
And it's not just the employees at Stag. "We have been approached by a lot of other designers that have input," he said.
It's too soon to say whether Stag's modifications will yield an AR-15-type gun that's legal for sale in Connecticut. The state police special licensing and firearms unit is still not prepared to say what designs, exactly, would be legal — just as the unit is examining the 139-page law for rules on retail sales, distribution and other aspects.
"We've got all the experts that are examining the bill to ensure that we cover all the bases," said Lt. J. Paul Vance, the state police spokesman. "Certainly we have to inform the public … but it's going to take a little bit of time."
Vance said that the last time Connecticut adopted a ban, the unit created a detailed guide as to what designs were and were not legal. Before that happens this time, he said, "We've got to see what needs to be done immediately. … We're making progress. It's evolving as we speak."
For example, earlier this week the unit told retailers not to deliver firearms to people who had ordered them online and paid for them, but had not picked them up before Malloy signed the bill into law. That angered some buyers and left store owners in the middle, confused. By the end of the week, the rule was clarified for retailers: Deliver the guns after ensuring that they were bought legally before the deadline.
For Stag Arms and anyone else with designs on a new design, confusion over the law will end — but the law itself is the deeper problem. It's a lot harder to get around than previous gun bans. Many people believe this ban is a true, outright prohibition on the AR-15, unlike earlier bans.
In 1993, Connecticut passed a law banning military-style rifles, which allowed the basic AR-15 design to slip through with some minor changes. That law, similar to a federal ban in effect from 1994 to 2004, prohibited guns with at least two military-style features from a list that included a flash suppressor, adjustable stock, bayonet mount and pistol grip.
The pistol grip is the one indispensable feature of the AR-15, so gun-makers simply designed "ban-legal" versions that had the pistol grip but didn't include those other things.
California tightened its version of the ban, essentially outlawing detachable magazines — another crucial feature of all military-style firearms. In response, companies designed a so-called bullet-button, which requires a jab by the point of a bullet or some other probing object to remove the magazine.
The result: The bullet-button made the magazine non-detachable under the law, and the modified gun was good to go in the Golden State.
The latest bans, adopted in New York and Connecticut and under debate in other states, apparently offer no such easy out, lawyers connected with the industry say. That means no pistol grip — a basic part of the AR-15 design since legendary inventor Eugene Stoner first developed the ArmaLite rifle in 1957 — unless Yankee ingenuity leads to some other answer.
That's where Malkowski comes in, looking for a bit of hope at an otherwise grim time in the life of his 200-person firm. It's not known how many other manufacturers are also working on a new design — Colt's Manufacturing Co. in West Hartford and O.F. Mossberg in North Haven aren't talking about the issue, for example.
Some critics have said the effort at a redesign is underhanded. "How disgusting that he would try to subvert a law that the majority of CT citizens and legislators wanted passed," said a commenter on this story posted online Friday.
"Complying with the law is not subverting it," another commenter said.
The key is that Malkowski and other manufacturers are not acting cynically. They genuinely do not believe that the ban will save any lives, since there are so many equally deadly guns not banned, and since there are an estimated 8 million of the rifles in U.S. circulation that are now banned for sale in Connecticut.
Therefore an effort to make a compliant gun is simply part of business. The irony is that a pistol grip makes a rifle safer because it's easier to handle and less likely to be fired accidentally, firearms instructors and manufacturers say.
Another irony: A modified AR-15 might function more or less like a traditional rifle with semiautomatic action that's far deadlier, with larger caliber bullets — but is not banned.
Just this week John W. Olsen, president of the state AFL-CIO, suggested that manufacturers get busy finding ways to modify the gun so they can sell it in Connecticut.
"Obviously we are going to do everything we can to comply with state law," Malkowski said. "We're trying to figure out what that is right now. ... We will be submitting designs to the state weapons unit as soon as they're available."


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And the public, regardless of which flavor of politics it prefers, grew increasingly frustrated at the lack of accomplishment on the part of the men and women we send to Washington as our representatives. For all our displeasure at The Way Things Are, there's little we can do about it. It's a big country and organizing meaningful reform is difficult, especially when the big campaign donors stand to lose their monopoly on influence.
Closer to home, that disconnect between the people and the politicians isn't a foregone conclusion. The center of government isn't in some far-removed locale. Our representatives aren't figures we only see on television or perhaps catch glimpses of in town-hall settings. The policies debated aren't theoretical meanderings disconnected from our everyday lives.
City councils and county commissions are staffed with people we bump into at the grocery store. Their meetings are just down the street and open to the public. The impact of local government budgets and laws will almost certainly be felt in our everyday lives, from public safety to street maintenance to attracting more jobs to the time it takes to receive a license or permit and on and on.
While the saying, "You can't fight city hall," might have some truth to it, we can with enough effort influence city hall.
If residents think their local governments can do better, then the chances of actually making these desires come true are actually quite feasible, with a lot of hard work and organization. Thursday at the United Way of East Alabama's annual luncheon we were reminded of that political reality. The Star named as its Citizens of the Year four local organizations that focused on creating positive changes in our community. The recipients are Women Empowered, REAL Men of Anniston, GETT Moving East Alabama and the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce.
The brief timeline looks like this:
1. The Anniston City Council elected in 2008 becomes an embarrassment as politicians waste precious time in conflict with themselves and others.
2. The public recoils, disgusted at the lack of progress in a city that needs to grow its economy.
3. The Star dedicates a front-page editorial in August 2010, calling on "residents to come together, discuss the remedies available, choose leadership and shape outrage into a clear, sensible program of reform."
4. The aforementioned groups rise to the newspaper's call, eventually joining forces to drive candidate forums across the city (and across the county) during the 2012 elections.
5. In August 2012, a new cast is elected in Anniston, each winner with the clear understanding that Anniston residents want progress, not pugilism.
Let's call it grassroots reform in five steps, changes spurred by a newspaper committed to practicing the best ideals of community journalism.
We are right to celebrate this progress. Yet, now is not the time to relax. Civic responsibility doesn't begin and end with voting every four years — or in the case of politicians, campaigning every four years. We can't merely outsource this job to four council members and a mayor. There's more work for all of us, in growing the local economy, promoting the region's assets to the wider world, improving our schools and developing the places of great potential, such as McClellan.
That's a hefty to-do list, one that residents should press local government to act on with a sense of urgency. Yet, the chore is no less burdensome than the one several years back when the goal was removing the city's toxic leadership. GETT Moving East Alabama's Julia Segars said Thursday, "This was a movement of concerned people that cared enough to get involved."
Our message today is that fresh concerns remain that require everyone's involvement.
Bob Davis is associate publisher/editor of The Anniston Star. Contact him at 256-235-3540 or email@example.com. Twitter: @EditorBobDavis.


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Afro-pop guitarist Alpha YaYa Diallo and his band will perform at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, March 8, at 8:00 p.m. The performance is part of the series "Out of Africa: Music from Algeria, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal." Tickets are $19 ($17 for members), and are available at the Clark museum shop or by telephone at 413-458-2303, extension 324.
Diallo, who hails from Guinea in West Africa, is one of the hottest performers on the world music scene. His 1999 CD The Message won a Juno award for best global music recording. Diallo is known for his melodic acoustic and electric guitar playing as well as his skill on percussion instruments including the balafon (a wooden xylophone). His songwriting unites traditional and contemporary styles. Diallo first drew attention as a member of Fatala, a group of West African musicians recording for Peter Gabriel's Real World label, and has lived in Vancouver since 1991.
The final performer in the series will be French Algerian guitarist Pierre Bensusan on March 22.
The concert series is offered in connection with the exhibition Renoir and Algeria, which opens at the Clark on February 16. The show will feature studio paintings done in Paris as well as landscapes, portraits, and images of life in Algeria inspired by Renoir's trips in 1881 and 1882.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. For more information call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a groundbreaking new invention are rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky when the thugs attack a second time—and one of the scientists dies. What are the scientists holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and world culture—and perhaps something more.
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Scott Walker is dialing down his reputation as a rightwing ideologue.
This newfound moderation and recent displays of bipartisanship seem to be further steps along the path toward a presidential run in 2016.
After shoring up his financial support last month by flying out to Simi Valley, CA to give a high profile speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (sponsored by Clean Energy Fuels, a T. Boone Pickens natural gas company), and consolidating his power within the party by being elected Co-chair of the Republican Governors Association, Walker traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Obama to discuss the federal budget.
The November 2012 state and national election results made two points clear to Walker.
First, that white men espousing extreme policies that hurt the majority of the population can no longer win national elections, no matter how much money they have.
And second, that returning Republican majorities to both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature means that he can take a back seat on conservative social issues like further restricting access to abortion, suppressing the vote by eliminating same-day voter registration, and more union-busting right to work proposals.
In recent weeks, Walker has publicly distanced himself from these policies, saying they are a distraction from his work on the 2013 – 2015 biennial budget. At a press conference on homeland security a couple weeks ago, Walker dodged a question about whether or not he supported four Wisconsin Right to Life initiatives by talking about his budget priorities.
"I think people want us to focus on creating more freedom and prosperity for people in the state," he said.
At a "Talk with Walker" event earlier this week, Walker also said flatly that repealing same day voter registration was both too costly as well as a distraction from his agenda.
And in response to questions about a potential Right to Work law coming to Wisconsin, Walker said, "The potential for thousands of protesters coming to the Capitol is a huge distraction and creates uncertainty for businesses."
Stopping short of promising to veto any of these proposals, Walker added, "Anything that takes away or distracts me from the five priorities I've been elected to promote, I will not support."
But as a matter of fact, his support is not required. In Wisconsin, a governor has three choices about what to do with a law that comes across their desk: Sign it, veto it (or in the case of an appropriations bill partially veto it), or completely ignore it. Absent a veto, a bill automatically becomes law after six days whether or not the Governor has signed it.
Wis. Constitution Article V. Section 10 (3) states: "Any bill not returned by the governor within 6 days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to the governor shall be law unless the legislature, by final adjournment, prevents the bill's return, in which case it shall not be law."
This frees Walker to distance himself from the more outrageous and divisive laws favored by the Wisconsin GOP, and affords him plausible deniability in any potential presidential campaign that he ever supported such initiatives. At the same time, the Tea Party extremists get their laws passed with a wink and a nod from Walker as he performs a Pontius Pilate routine over in the executive washroom.
However, labor organizers and activists will not fooled by this sleight of hand. After the last week in Michigan, they are preparing to create a very large distraction at the capitol if and when any similar right to work legislation is introduced.
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The chcod program is a setuid root application, installed by default
under newer versions of IBM AIX, that manages capacity upgrade on demand
Local exploitation of an untrusted path vulnerability in the chcod
command included by default in multiple versions of IBM Corp. AIX could
allow for arbitrary code execution as the root user.
During execution, chcod invokes an external application ("grep") while
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Only allow trusted users local access to security critical systems.
Only allow trusted users access to the system group. Alternately,
remove the setuid bit from chcod using chmod u-s /usr/sbin/chcod.
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APAR number for AIX 5.1.0: IY64356 (available)
APAR number for AIX 5.2.0: IY64355 (available)
APAR number for AIX 5.3.0: IY64354 (available)
NOTE: Affected customers are urged to upgrade to 5.1.0, 5.2.0 or 5.3.0
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11/02/2004 Initial vendor notification
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On Saturday, from 8 a.m.to noon the Sparks Fire Department is hosting its 24th annual pancake breakfast and open house as a kick off to National Fire Prevention Week. The will be held at the SFD building at 1605 Victorian Avenue.
"This has been going on for 24 years now, and we do it invite the public to the station to help us start off fire prevention week," King said.
Sparks city leaders and fire fighters will be making pancakes, ham, eggs and much more to satisfy those hungry civilians. The most important part of the event is to provide families with fire safety knowledge and of course to have fun.
"Something really exciting this year is our fire safety RV trailer that contains a living room, kitchen, and bedroom. It's going to be unveiled to the public," King Said. "We received grant money from previous years to redo the outside of the trailer. It looks pretty spectacular you have to see it."
With this trailer, the firefighters show kids how to escape from the kitchen, living room, and bedroom in case there is a fire in their home. The firefighters promote their Project SAFE-Survive A Fire Emergency by educating the public about residential smoke alarms and emergency evacuation plans.
Firefighters will also demonstrate a high-angle rescue by bringing someone down from a burning window with a stokes basket (rescue basket). Additionally, firefighters will handle a live vehicle extrication and patrons of the event can also take a picture with Sparky the Fire Dog as well as enter a raffle where they could win prizes.
There are rumors about having another mascot that seem to grab the community's attention.
"There might be a special guest mascot this year, but that will be a surprise," King said.
Most of the money raised goes out to the community; the money provides safety materials for schools. It also goes toward the victims of the fire fund for people who have lost their homes due to a fire.
Many supporters come out like Model Dairy, which provides milk, eggs and all of the necessities to put on such a great breakfast. The Boys and Girls Club provides the shuttle bus for the community and a variety of businesses support with the raffle prizes.
"We wouldn't be able to do it without all of our supporters. It's just great," King said. "We are doing demonstrations that we haven't done in a while and these supporters help with that."
The turnout each year depends he said; it ranges from about 500-1500 people.
"It really just depends on the weather," King said.
Adults are $5; children and seniors are $2. To take the free shuttle service, park west of the theater on 'C' street at Victorian Plaza; look for the 'Boys and Girls Club' shuttle.


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As near as I can recall I was about 11 years old when I received my first typewriter as a Christmas present. It was constructed in the nature of a toy but it was actually functional in that it had a ribbon and a wheel that was mounted facing the typist. On that wheel were most of the characters that you find on a current electric typewriter. You could also insert a piece of paper and roll it up by hand. The real challenge of this miniature marvel was that you had to turn that wheel by hand to the letter you wanted to type and then strike a single key. To add letters and form a word you had to repeat the manual process. It wasn't likely that you were going to write more than a sentence or two in a sitting.
At that particular time, World War II was hot and heavy and when you got home from school there were all sorts of news flashes on the radio. For kicks, and a few cents, I would note the major flashes on a pad and then laboriously crank out four or five copies on my little machine. Walking through the neighborhood I would be able to sell my little news flashes for a few pennies each – good enough to buy almost a week's worth of candy in those days.
The next time I got in front of a typewriter was in high school when it was a mandatory class — though none of us athletes thought was very necessary. In those days you worked on a very stiff upright machine that had no correcting tape; you used a lot of paper before you could turn in an error-free typing exercise.
As it was to turn out much later, it was the most important high school class I ever took. The reason being that in the dead of winter, in snow-covered Pusan, Korea, where I had been walking guard duty and performing other menial assignments, one morning at mail call the sergeant asked, "Is there any man in the company who can type?" Despite having learned that in the Army you never raise your hand to volunteer, both my hands went up simultaneously. Since I was the only one volunteering I got the job of company clerk, which meant I spent my time in a cozy office. Later, one of the grizzled vets who was being discharged came in and noted that he could find no one else in the battalion who could type, so he had sought me out to replace him as intelligence sergeant at headquarters. The typing duties associated with that job occurred on a weekly basis and were occasioned by taking an intelligence gathering, all day outing to small villages in the area that was later to become Pusan Perimeter during the Korean conflict. With the aid of two interpreters I would interview the mayors of those towns and then type up the reports that would later make its way up the chain of command and eventually to MacArthur's headquarters in Japan. A week or so later the information we sent in would come back, along with that of other intelligence gathering Army entities.
On the troop ship coming back to the U.S., typing once again came in handy as I got to produce the daily poop sheet (a mimeographed affair) for all on board.
Typing became an integral part of my college career while studying for a journalism degree at the University of Nevada (now with "Reno" in the name). During those years I also was a stringer for the Nevada State Journal and would often study the typing techniques of others in the newsroom; from the hunt and peckers to the fluid "no look at the keyboard" types.
As I moved into working for a living I managed to become an editor, a publisher and eventually an ad agency owner. In all of those pursuits my typewriter was beside my desk chair.
Now, as a weekly columnist for the Daily Sparks Tribune, I feel I have run the complete gamut of the journalistic field including print, radio and television copy writing.
My best advice to young students in this field is to learn to type as fast as you think.
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When I was younger, the word "reporter" brought to mind visions dimly-lit, smoke filled rooms packed with heavy typewriters and printing presses. I thought Lois Lane was the quintessential journalist and that everywhere there was a Superman just waiting to be discovered and written about. The real world is never quite like our imaginations, and I've found out that there are better journalists to look up to than the fictional heroine. I am no Lois Lane, but I can call myself a journalist just like my comic book alter ego.
I was first exposed to the exciting world of newspapers two years ago during my sophomore year of high school. I worked for The Shield, Reed High School's student-run paper. I have always liked my English classes and writing was a hobby I enjoyed and wanted to expand.
A year later I was sitting in the editor seat and my teacher recognized my ambition. I wanted to move up into the big leagues, so to speak, so he referred me to the Sparks Tribune, which printed our little school paper. Editor Nathan Orme put me to the test and decided to give me a shot. So, I started my internship at 16 years old and I am now approaching my two-year anniversary as a Tribune employee as the youngest member of the team.
I should add that I am by no means a hard-hitting, groundbreaking reporter (not yet, anyway). Since I'm still in high school I work on Saturdays, when I lay out the paper and make the content fit on the page. I write a story here and there, but I spend most of my time inside the newsroom instead of outside hitting the pavement. For now, it gives me a chance to practice in a real-world environment while going to school.
Working at the Sparks Tribune has exposed me to a world foreign to most people my age. I've met some amazing people and learned what real journalists are like, not just the ones in my imagination. (The real world might not be quite so exciting and dramatic, but is still just as amazing. Lois Lane can't hold a candle to our reporters.)
I've learned some interesting things about myself and about the job I have aspired to while in high school. I've tried my hand at interviews, articles, photography, editing and layout. I like to think that I've seen most aspects of the paper; I can say with confidence that I've learned so much from my editor and the wonderful people of the paper. Without them I would still be just a high schooler who dreams about changing the world through writing.
I don't know where I'll end up in life, but because of my experiences at the Sparks Tribune, I know that I want my future to include writing and photography. At the very least I have cultivated habits and interests that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
After I graduate from Reed this spring, I will be attending the University of Nevada, Reno in the fall. I am currently an English major, although by the time this publishes that may have changed, as it has changed several times already. I'm trying to keep an open mind and see where life takes me. I do know, however, that I'll continue to be at the Sparks Tribune for a few more years.
I doubt I'll be the youngest employee for much longer; I would encourage anyone who is interested in journalism or writing in general to give newspapers a try. The Sparks Tribune has given me invaluable experience and helped me make some very important decisions about my future.


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Strong group of young analysts who challenge each other and existing, antiquated processes
Office environment fairly laid back
Cons – Analyst Program not really what I was lead to believe it would be
Very few actual mentors that can bridge the gap from analysts to managers
Few meaningful opportunities exist that offer cross functional training opportunities
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Cons – Some of the managers are not in tune with the younger employees they are bringing in. Some managers are certainly better than others for certain, but there are managers who treat younger employees as worker bees to give them information so that they can take all the credit for it and not give credit to those responsible for finding and compiling it.
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Martha Stewarts brand has been important to Macys. Under Lundgrens leadership, Macys has focused on building exclusive brands like Martha Stewart that are not carried by rivals to get shoppers to the store.
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Does he average over 50 per wicket yet?
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And most importantly, he makes a kickin' Coconut Cream Pie.
He and his staff were kind enough to arrange a sit down with me, and answer a few questions (some of which were provided by some of you readers out there).
You moved to Seattle in the late 70′s and have been working in the food industry since that time. How has the food scene changed in the area between then and now?
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"Chinese" food, which used to be concentrated in Chinatown, is more readily available. Thai food and Vietnamese have come along. That and the depth of ethnicity has really changed, Restaurants like that have now gone upscale. Wild Ginger and Monsoon, places that have taken a pan-asian approach, can now concentrate on their specialty, whether it's barbecue or seafood. I think that's great.
I don't think that how the infrastructure of how restaurants "are" has changed. But they've certainly changed for people. People eat out more for sustenance now, and not necessarily for special occasions. People eat out for dinner more than they used to. Lunch used to be an equal player with dinner, but now dinner is way out there. People don't take the time to deal with lunch like they used to. The two martini lunch is pretty much gone. That has pretty much changed everywhere in the country.
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Jeffrey Steingarten has suggested in one of his columns that the Pacific Northwest has wonderful raw materials, but no cuisine based on them. Do you think that's so?
I don't look upon restaurants as having cuisines, I look at them as restaurants. There's a "style" of restaurants.
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- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
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- 1/4 cup condensed chicken broth, undiluted
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- 2 tablespoons minced chives
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