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IMMOKALEE, Fla. - A prominent Golden Gate Estates man is accused of molesting a young child at a school where he volunteers. 60-year old Robert Alter reportedly sexually molested a student at Highlands Elementary School in Immokalee. Tonight, investigators say there could be more victims.
"I just can't picture it. I would trust him with my own children," neighbor Louise Bufalieri said Thursday.
Admist manicured lawns and quiet streets, Bob Alter resides in Golden Gates Waterway community. Friends call him a model neighbor, but Collier County Sheriff's Office says the elementary school volunteer has ill intentions...sexually abusing at least one student.
"I don't believe it. Not Bob. He loves children," neighbor Ada Bognaski said Thursday.
Alter is being charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under the age of 12. The Sheriff's Office says they received information last week that a student was being sexually molested by a volunteer at Highlands Elementary.
"He talked to me about how he volunteers and he sounded really excited about volunteering for the school and helping the children and stuff," Bognaski said.
The Sheriff's Office is now investigating whether there are any other victims at the school, or at Pinecrest Elementary, where Alter's daugther is a Physical Education teacher.
"They are not the family to do those things. He's always working around his house, he's a home man. He doesn't go out. He volunteered a lot in our neighborhood," neighbor Vincent Bufalieri said.
Neighbors say they refuse to believe the allegations of sexual abuse, describing Alter as a family man...happily married with children, and two grandsons of his own.
"He's wonderful. He takes them fishing. He does everything with the children. He just loves children," Bognaski said.
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"You gotta have control of some of these dogs. They are running all over the place..." Wagner said.
Shoppers from a nearby store cae out and help corral the Akita dogs and free Baxter. His whole side was ripped open. Baxter was rushed to a veterinary emergency room where he was stitched up. Baxter's condition is still touch and go.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Does this make sense to you?
Our basement toilet won't flush during times of heavy rain. This happens about 1 or 2 days a year, usually in winter. We've learned to live with it. I have two fields - a new one installed about 4 years ago and a diverter valve - this issue happens no matter which field I'm on. As soon as it dries out, the system works fine the other 363 days a year. And this cycle has happened for the last 3 years. 3 years of 363 straight days of a normally working system tells me that my fields are fine - perhaps the situation is not ideal - yet it's just the nature of what I have.
So the ground becomes extremely saturated, the fields cannot purge off water, and the tank fills with water, as does the main line coming into my basement slab.
There is a syphoning effect happening with the basement toilet. The water in it is actually "connected" to the water in the drain, since that drain is full up to the toilet. Since those waters are touching, as the drain tries to purge, it pulls the toilet water down with it, interupting it's flush cycle. When the drain line finally dries, there's an air break and thus the toilet works normally.
Yet we continue to use water upstairs, and it does not overflow the basement toilet. I believe this is because the weight/pressure of the water upstairs (with more gravity behind it) is actually pushing/forcing the water toward the lowest drain - which is actually the septic fields, not the basement toilet or shower. I specuate that if we had no basement toilet/shower, we'd never even know we were having an issue.
So - based on everything above, is it reasonable to think that even when the fields are super-saturated, since they are lower than the whole house and every bathroom, natural water pressure from the weight of water in the house drain pipes could actually force water through the tank and squeeze it out the drain fields?
are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
It is a good assumption. But if the field gets saturated enough the water will overflow the toilet.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
There's just more empty space in the lines for the water to back up the higher you go.
Dump enough water in there and it would back up to.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
The fact that a second leach field was installed tells me your land does not perc well at all. Is there a layer of clay involved? Was your property properly perced?
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
I have the county paperwork from when the original field was installed with the new house in 1998. Ammended to that is the plan for when the new field was installed in 2008. There is nothing on the newer plan worth much, other than it says: install per contractor and owner, divert surface water. Hi-cap serial quick 4. They did do extensive grading and installed french drains. There is a drawing of the old field and new one.
On the original plan from 1998 (for the old field), it say the perc rate is 40 min/in, absorbtion field 1140 square feet, 380 linear feet, 36 trench width, 55 trench depth, serial distribution, soild type Hiwassee, infiltrator type system.
The drawing of the new field looks like a larger field than the old one.
In looking at my property, I'd say the grading and water diversion is good. All downspouts go to the corregated piping underground which goes to a runoff trench way out back. So do two french drains.
Apparently the previous owner spend a tremendous amount of money on the new field. Seems crazy that it wouldn't have been done right. I know soil is a factor. I don't know if my soil is too hard so water can't leech into it fast enough - or of it's too loose so is highly suseptible to rain water saturation. Or maybe some other problem altogether.
Since this only happens during heavy rain, maybe the tank has a leak. Maybe one of the downspot pipes or french drain runs cracked underground and is dumping water into the field vs. carrying it away. Are those thoughts more logical than thinking an expensive new field was professionally installed in ground that couldn't support it some of the time?
But for him to spend that kind of money 4 years ago, you'd think that whatever is in the new trenches might have been planned to work, not get saturated. Like better or different dirt would have been put in, better gravel/rock or however they do it.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Sometimes you can get around poor perc'ing of the soil by installing a second or a bigger drain field.
As far as French drains for other purposes improperly (or due to a defect) emptying into the septic system, you just need to investigate and find out.
To check a septic tank for performance degrading leaks, lift off one of the hatches and you need to observe the height of the liquid inside over several days with no one using water. The level (excluding the grease or scum on top) should rest about 9 inches below the top (underside of the top slab). If the level keeps dropping then you have a leak. When you use water, each gallon of new liquid coming from the house should result in a gallon of liquid exiting for the drain fields.
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Does anybody in your house flush swifter cloths or "Flushable" (That really arent) wipes down your toilets?
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
We're good about not putting "bad" stuff down the drain.
I have an update - I spoke with the contractor who finished the basement for the previous owner several years ago. Our septic is all gravity - no pumps. The basement bathroom was subbed, but this contractor recalled not liking it - he felt the grade leading to the tank from the basement bathroom drain wasn't enough - that may have been poor design during original construction.. Details were fuzzy, but he recalled a conversation with the previous owner about exploring a pump that would send the basement bathroom waste up where it would meet the main house drain higher up but the previous homeowner balked and apparently decided to risk it.
With this information - things begin to make sense. During rain/heavy water use, things back up and water fills the nearly flat drain pipe under my basement floor that leads to the toilet - so it can't flush. Meanwhile, the rest of the home keeps working as there is added space inside the pipes in my walls. Maybe I've been lucky, but the path of least resistance for the rest of the home waste is out towards the tank - not back towards the basement toilet. Natural weight/pressure pushes it all out to the tank. So I guess I'm lucky I have a basement toilet that works 363 days a year vs. not having one, or having one with a pump system I'd need to maintain.
All this still leaves one question - we experienced this situation a few times before the first time we had the tank pumped, and I assume the previous owner did too. When opened, the guys said the tank was exactly as it was supposed to be. And the outlet filter was clean. Some have suggested that if a tank gets 100% full and backs up, it can introduce solid waste into the fields and wreck the fields. I have a two-chambered 1000 gallon tank. It has that wall between chambers with a horizonal opening midway up that divider. The outlet side of the tank was clearly "cleanish" water, and the other side with the sludge layer/grease, etc.
So while not ideal, even when the system gets overloaded and even begins to back up into the main drain line, somehow, it's not wrecking the tank? The filter stays clean? If so - could I presume that these rarer events aren't causing damage to my fields?
Final question - the tank lids are cement and there is about 3 feet of dirt on top. But could they leak when the tank gets 100% full? Just a little seepage in the nearby ground, if anything, and no problem?
are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
If the level of the water in the rest of the pipes ever gets higher than the toilet rim, the toilet will over flow. The toilet must be just high enough to let the water flow out to the flooded leach field. If the wax ring at the bottom of the toilet ever goes bad the water will come out under the toilet.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Good point Joed - how long do those wax rings last?
Actually I have a shower in the bathroom too. Techincally it's the lowest drain in the house but a tad higher than where that wax ring sits. The washout outside is even lower. When we have this occasional issue - I'll open the washout to find it full. Yet somehow, nothing comes back into the shower drain. While not ideal, there must be enough of a grade, plus the water in the basement toilet and shower traps. It must require X amount of PSI to actually backup. What I mean is that the waste/water from the house above meets resistance from a saturated tank and decides to head back towards the basement toilet - there are natural forces fighting against that. If that PSI is less than the PSI it meets as it tries to head into the tank - then it will slowly head for the tank.
That brings me full circle to when I started this thread. Assuming the tank is 100% full and the fields are 100% saturated - and we're still using water in the house - I'm wondering if it's logical to assume - since I haven't had a backup - that my home is literally forcing water into the fields and out into the ground. Sure, it's not leaching out as it would during normal circumstances. But simply put, the path of least resistance is still out into the fields vs. back into my basement bathroom?
I'll still heed the warnings - we're not going to overload the system during these times and will be extra cautious.
BTW - the day after the rain stopped, my basement bathroom was back to 100% working order. And we had a weekend party in the basement with probably 50 more flushes than when we're home alone - no issues. So however it works, once active rain stopped and we slept overnight, that seemed to be enough time for the system to right itself.
are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Sounds like the water level is just high enough to fill the pipe but not high enough back up into the shower. The filled pipe would certainly prevent the toilet from flushing.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Your drainfields are becoming completly saturated when you get real heavy rains. There is nothing wrong with your drain lines, because if there were you would have this problem when it does not rain hard. Without seeing what your property looks like I going guess the drainfield is in a low lying area or near the bottom of a slope. I would put in a swale & a curtain drain to divert the water away from the drainfield.
Your concrete access lids do leak water if they are buried 3ft. deep. I would dig them up & install Polylok risers to at least 6" above grade. This way you won't have to dig them up every time you have your tank pump which should be done every 2 - 5 years depending on useage.
Also if you are guessing you had an extra 50 flushes when you had your party that is only about 70 extra gals which should not overload a working system. Systems are usually designed to handle 150 gals. per day per bedroom. Your tank is 1,000 gals, so I guess you have a 3-4 bedroom house.
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are septic drain fields actually the lowest drain in the house?
Out of curiousity, why do you think my two cement septic tank lids would leak, being buried 3 feet down? Do you mean rainwater might leak into them just because they aren't an airtight fit? Common sense tells me that's possible, but with dirt packed all around them, and being in an area with great runoff, I can't imagine very much water could leak in.
Or are you saying during times when my system is overloaded - sewage might be squeezed OUT?
If I put risers on and I experienced one of these overload events - I feel like the riser tubes would fill up too, then they would leak sewage now onto my lawn. Their tops would in fact be higher than my basement drain, so maybe they'd never fill up though.
As for the 50-flush party I had - yeah, that's not techincally much water use for a fully working system. What I was implying was that just a day earlier, there was standing water in my backyard, the washout was full and basement toilet unflushable. That next day, all worked perfect, as if the system was at full capacity. So even though they were saturated just a day before, my fields must have really been able to quickly purge off water and allow the system to rebalance in pretty short order.
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Venting has been mentioned a bunch of time - there is a studer valve for the toilet - it's in the wall behind. Before we finished off that wall, a plumber was in for other work and I had him check it - he raised it so it was up in an open ceiling void where it could get more air.
The basement toilet always "burps" once at all times when you flush it...even when we're not having issues. Like one big pre-flush bubble comes out. Our original home inspector actually noted it as a possible venting issue.
Still - that plumber checked it and the venting was "right". Apparently not.
When we have the rain events and "slow" basement toilet (or when it stops for a day) - the water is sucked right out of the toilet. So however that is happening, something is pulling it from the other side.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban has more bad news for the measure's backers: He doubts they have the right to challenge his ruling that gay couples can begin marrying next week.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker on Thursday rejected a request to delay his decision barring Proposition 8 from taking effect until high courts can take up an appeal lodged by its supporters. One of the reasons, the judge said, is he's not sure the proponents have the authority to appeal since they would not be affected by or responsible for implementing his ruling.
By contrast, same-sex couples are being denied their constitutional rights every day they are prohibited from marrying, Walker said.
The ban's backers "point to harm resulting from a 'cloud of uncertainty' surrounding the validity of marriages performed after judgment is entered but before proponents' appeal is resolved," he said. "Proponents have not, however, argued that any of them seek to wed a same-sex spouse."
Walker gave opponents of same-sex marriage until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. to get a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether gay marriages should start before the court considers their broader appeal. Their lawyers filed a request asking the 9th Circuit to intervene and block the weddings on an emergency basis late Thursday.
They argued the appeals court should grant a stay of Walker's order requiring state officials to cease enforcing Proposition 8 "to avoid the confusion and irreparable injury that would flow from the creation of a class of purported same-sex marriages."
Depending on how the 9th Circuit rules, same-sex couples could begin tying the knot in California as early as next week or be put off while the appeal works its way through the court and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court as well.
California voters passed Proposition 8 as a state constitutional amendment in November 2008, five months after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions and an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples already had married.
In refusing to suspend his ruling for more than a few days, Walker agreed with the lawyers who sued to strike down the ban that it's unclear if Proposition 8's sponsors have legal standing to appeal.
Although he allowed the coalition of religious and conservative groups that sponsored the measure to defend the lawsuit during the 13-day trial over which he presided, the judge said appellate courts have different rules for deciding when a party is eligible to challenge a lower court.
Based on his interpretation of those rules, it appears the ban's sponsors can only appeal his decision with the backing of either Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger or Attorney General Jerry Brown, Walker said. But that seems unlikely as both officials refused to defend Proposition 8 in Walker's court and said last week they see no reason why gay couples should not be able to tie the knot now.
Walker also turned aside arguments that marriages performed now could be thrown into legal chaos if Proposition 8 is later upheld by an appeals court. He pointed to the 18,000 same-sex couples who married legally in the five months that gay marriage was legal in California as proof.
San Francisco Chief Deputy City Attorney Therese Stewart, who during the trial helped argue that Proposition 8 should be overturned, said that while it will not be up to Walker to decide the eligibility issue, "it's very realistic" that the 9th Circuit could reach the same conclusion.
"We allocate the decision-making authority over how to enforce and defend and prosecute the laws to the executive branch," Stewart said. "Do you want every Tom, Dick and Harry second-guessing what the attorney general does and challenging every ruling the attorney general chooses not to?"
The ban's backers addressed the potential for such a roadblock in their emergency stay request, saying California's strong citizen initiative law permits ballot measure proponents to defend their interests when state officials refuse to.
"We are confident we do have standing to seek the appellate review here, and we realize this case has just begun and we will get the decision overturned on appeal," said Jim Campbell, an Alliance Defense Fund lawyer who is part of the legal team defending Proposition 8.
Other legal analysts think the appeals court will allow the group that raised $40 million to pass Proposition 8 to formally challenge Walker's ruling.
"What Judge Walker's ruling means is you can sponsor a proposition, direct it, research it, work for it, raise $40 million for it, get it on a ballot, successfully campaign for it and then have no ability to defend it independently in court," said Dale Carpenter, a University of Minnesota constitutional law professor who supports same-sex marriage. "And then a judge maybe let you be the sole defender in a full-blown trial and then says, 'by the way, you never can defend this.' It just seems very unlikely to me the higher courts will buy that."
Walker's order clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California for the first time since 52 percent of the state's voters approved Proposition 8 nonetheless raised hopes among gay couples who flocked to government offices to await word that they soon will be able to exchange vows.
"We just want equal rights. We're tired of being second-class citizens," said Amber Fox, 35, who went to the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse on Thursday morning in hopes of marrying her partner. The couple wed in Massachusetts in June but wanted to make it official in their home state.
Teresa Rowe, 31, and her partner, Kristin Orbin, 31, said they were still happy with the decision even though the ceremony didn't happen. The couple went to San Francisco City Hall early Thursday morning to fill out a marriage license application.
"It's sad that we have to wait a little longer, but it's been six years," Rowe said.
Associated Press writers Trevor Hunnicutt in San Francisco and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer in Beverly Hills contributed to this report.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Rantings of a Lesbian Artist on the Arts
Thomas Glave spoke of a fear of being beaten while walking in New Kingston. This fear has projected a defensive exterior of silence amidst passive aggression with a sprinkling of violent responses. And over the years I have watched the voice of Gay Jamaica diminish as there seems to be an increase in asylum and re-closeting an act i propose has occurred after the death of Bryan a Gay Rights Activist with no qualms to speak openly about sexuality.
Silence has become such a major aspect of the community so much so that artist the voice of the nation though deemed to be homosexual spends much time tightening and sealing the doors possibly as a bid to save his own life.
So when the door of the macho theatre space is opened the seats have already been filled and crowd is in anticipation of the play that will begin in 30 minutes. This is one f the theatre houses where the purchase of a ticket has to happen days in advance. Already the marketting team and the front of house manager is pleased that this star choose to join this production house.
Then when the play begins a stereotype of a cas-cas man with many effemenate mannerisms exorcises screams of laughter from those who moments before could not stand his mannerisms and was disgusted by his very presence. And those silent for so long have sat around and watched and joined in the openness that he portrays.
The roots theatre like most popular media seeks to be the voice bearing teh familiar message of its cousin Reggae and dancehall music, spreading the idea that there are things done sexually that are abominations of sorts. The list consisting of cheating, female promiscuity. homosexuality and oral sex while lauding male prowess. The effect of another repression imposed on us by society.
This play can be examined from many perspectives but one of interest is revealed if we pay attention to the characters for example a disguised uptown woman who is using love to control the men who stand between her dead husbands fortune and her life while the other is a woman who has fallen after relinquishing herself to her man. This feminist viewing of the play when juxtaposed with the effeminate male who reveals himself at the end to be the best detective in the force ( an ironically implication as the politicians have been foaming at the mouth because of the presence of gays in the force).
yet the play can be seen as a satire playing whimsically on the position of the upper class women and the way they relate to men either being completely subject-ified or they become so dominant and devious in their demand for what they want. All in all this play opens up more relevant conversation than those being portrayed in theatre that is disregarded.
But I digress
This play with its condescension on diversity hires a gay man to be its star and the audience finds his coarse crass humour to be the most thrilling experience. The employment of slapstick and acrobatics enhance the stinging response that flows from his lips.
As a teacher in high school in St Thomas I had often heard myself ponder about the excessive amount of anger that linger in the mind of the youth. And now this immediate demeaning response sits as the mecca of our comedic experience. But here we are again with the axiom: Take bad thing make laughter. But I hope this laughter will mean something worthwhile and allow this suppression of sexuality find itself to be the peas soup that gives us the freedom to be.
And already I see the silence breaking when on a Monday night the boys have returned flaunting themselves in drag and tight clothes knees knock ready for the bubble that sowed the seeds of discomfort that the actor dismisses with his tool of laughter.
This note is less about the excellent performances of the actors who have transitioned to this unfamiliar style of theatre and shown themselves embedded in this culture and shinning but more so about the idea that the Arts was a tool employed my black leaders as they struggled for civil liberty in the issue of race and the comparison is evident between race and homosexuality.
So maybe this phenomenon of discomfort is in fact a passage a moment for the straight and defensively closed minded to open themselves and subsequently our society to relinquish silence.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Blaine will be her own victim (Observer Letter 11.08.10) .........
She has not escaped that from this blog but only in as far as her pronouncements and borderline theocratic views on homosexuality and her supposed fears and warnings of the "homosexual lobby" in Jamaica. The infamous Observer article she penned in 2007 of which the online version is not available but I found a print copy an excerpt of which can be seen on Gay Jamaica Watch.
here are some of the newspaper cartoons predominantly from Lasmay of the Gleaner that depict the perceptions of Miss Blaine's new found revolve in politics but given the fate of previous new political parties there are those who already predict doom as seen in the letter excerpted below from the Jamaica Observer.
Dear Editor,
Now that Mrs Betty-Ann Blaine has launched her own political party, Jamaica will get a good demonstration of what talk-show-hosts-turned-politicians should not do.
The problem with talk-show hosts is that when they decide to go into politics, the public would have had a pretty good idea of what they are planning to do. Unfortunately for Mrs Blaine, her public utterances on her show before launching her party might have already sealed her doom.
First, she claims that God will be at the forefront of her political agenda. Now, whenever I hear politicians talk about God being in charge, it's just their way of conceding that they really don't have the solutions to solve our problems. I wouldn't want to be led by a leader who doesn't even know where to start.
Remember her no-vote campaign a few years ago? Ms Blaine thought that people shouldn't vote, as we don't have leaders who care. She was one of the chief architects of the cynicism that currently prevails in regard to people voting for politicians. What makes her think that people are going to treat her any different is a mystery to me, especially after this U-turn.
Though never a fan, I distinctly remember hearing Mrs Blaine saying a lot of things while on air. One such was her call some time ago for a police state and the curtailing of some of our rights to deal with our out-of-control crime crisis. Imagine if she were to become prime minister!
Mrs Blaine also strikes me as one who puts too much faith in her Bible. Every time I hear her on radio, she would proudly proclaim that God is in control. Yet almost immediately, she would curse the current state of affairs. Now, if God is in control, why is she complaining?
When she joined the United People's Party (now defunct), she did so under God's guidance. Shortly after that, she left, claiming that God told her that the time was not right. Now she has gone back into politics again, claiming once more that it is God's calling. Why do these people take such great pleasure in making their God look like an idiot?
Anyway, Mrs Blaine will soon get a well-rehearsed lesson in failed third parties. I am at a total loss as to why she would come to the crazy idea that her party will succeed, especially after her stint as a talk-show host.
Michael A Dingwall
War of words between pro & anti gay activists on HIV matters .......... what hypocrisy is this?
Urgent Need to discuss sex & sexuality II
Calls for Tourism Boycotts are Nonsensical at This Time
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Calling for boycotts by overseas based Jamaican advocates who for the most part are not in touch with our present realities in a real way and do not understand the implications of such calls can only seek to make matters worse than assisting in the struggle, we must learn from, the present economic climate of austerity & tense calm makes it even more sensible that persons be cautious, will these groups assist when there is fallout?, previous experiences from such calls made in 2008 and 2009 and the near diplomatic nightmare that missed us; especially owing to the fact that many of the victims used in the public advocacy of violence were not actual homophobic cases which just makes the ethics of advocacy far less credible than it ought to be.
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Try to reason with the attacker: Establish communication with the person. This takes a lot of courage. However, a conversation may change the intention of an attacker.
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February 5, 2009
Dr. Beverly Scott and Bill Millar at APTA's BMBG annual meeting.
APTA's Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG) held its Annual Meeting Jan. 15 to 16 in Orlando, Fla., discussing vital topics, including the economic stimulus package and federal reauthorization.
APTA Chair Dr. Beverly Scott spoke about the importance of the group's private sector members and the current environment they are operating today, citing the need to maintain focus. Dr. Scott also mentioned how the mass transit discussion has expanded to include energy, homeland security, the environment and quality of life issues, as well as the worldwide economic downturn. She closed by mentioning the executive committee's meeting in November and their discussions about the need to think out-of-the-box when it comes to reauthorization issues, development of a new strategic plan for the organization and the establishment of a task force to work on governance issues.
Bill Millar, APTA's president, commented on transit's ridership gains, huge referendum wins in November and the current economic crisis' impact on the industry.
Significantly, Millar spoke about the economic stimulus package, which would provide $9 billion for transit, $1.9 billion for intercity passenger rail and $30 billion for highways, and that there was a conference call setup that afternoon with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn) to discuss the ability of vehicle manufacturers to commit funds in the required period of time. Under the terms of the package, projects must be started in 90 or 120 days, or the agency would risk losing its funds to somebody who was more prepared. Millar added that the projects would be 100 percent federally funded, maintenance of current efforts would be required, the FTA was going to be required to get the money out quickly and job creation would be monitored.
Millar also stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on the Federal government to complete the reauthorization process in a timely manner, citing issues that occurred as a result of SAFETEA-LU's passing two years late, including problems with jobs, contracts and sub suppliers.
Meanwhile, BMBG member Alan Wulkan said that APTA's authorization report was published and includes all of the business members' issues. He added that the policy and planning committee had also been asked to think about a scenario where the current federal funding model was eliminated and a new one developed.
Other topics at the meeting included reports on APTA's various committees as well as its sustainability and workforce development initiatives; public-private partnerships; and a session on the impact of the current economic conditions on the transit industry, which included Sandra Lautenberg, Bob Brownstein, Chuck Wochele and Pat Scully.
Next year's meeting will be held the second week of February at a site yet to be determined.
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Sharon Seymour suffered 14 miscarriages and fought to receive IVF treatment and after two cycles she gave birth to her daughter, Aya Mary who is now two.
The 33-year-old also has a six-week-old baby daughter, conceived with the help of fertility drugs.
She believes IVF should be more widely available to women in the region.
"The first IVF failed, so in my eyes every couple should have more than one cycle because the first round isn't always the best round. Your body's not used to it," she told UTV.
"It's a medical condition, in my eyes."
Everybody that wants to be a parent has the right to be a parent and have a family. No ministers should stand in their way.Sharon Seymour
Everybody that wants to be a parent has the right to be a parent and have a family. No ministers should stand in their way.
Sharon Seymour
Women in Northern Ireland are currently only entitled to one cycle of IVF which costs the NHS around £3,500.
Elsewhere in the UK, women can have up to three rounds of the treatment, and Stormont's Health Committee says couples struggling to become pregnant in NI are being discriminated against.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommend that three rounds should be provided and only one in five couples conceive in the first cycle.
A review of those guidelines is expected to be published in July this year, but at Stormont the Health Committee is already calling for Minister Poots to reconsider the provisions in NI.
"Whilst this is less than up to the recommended three cycles, our access criteria offer more women the chance to avail of treatment," said the minister.
Additional funding would be needed to pay for further rounds of IVF and without the extra cash, the criteria would be tightened.
Minister Poots said that action "could severely limit the number of women who could access the service".
When the first round of IVF fails, many women opt to be treated privately for further cycles which cost around £4,000.
"I know a lot of girls that have spent £20,000 to £30,000 on treatment," Sharon told UTV.
She believes no price tag can be put on the opportunity to become a mother.
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University of La Verne College of Law Starts Project Access, A Multi-Level, Minority-Focused Mentorship Program.La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand College of Law has inaugurated a multi-level mentorship program, entitled "Project Access." The program provides minority high school students, undergraduates, law students, novice attorneys and seasoned lawyers with a mentoring forum dedicated to mutual support, professional development and guidance.
"We are fortunate to participate in this unique program that brings together people at every key stage in the pipeline leading towards a career in law," said Dean Allen K. Easley. "This mentorship program is designed to encourage members of groups underrepresented in the legal profession to dream big dreams about their future by working side-by-side with others who have fulfilled their dreams, or who are on their way to fulfilling their dreams. This collaborative project is a landmark development for La Verne Law."
Project Access started the 2009-2010 academic year with a kickoff welcoming and orientation event on October 17, 2009. The program will host three other events in upcoming months, including:
* Financial Aid/Academic & Job Applications Workshop, November 14, 2009
* Clerkship/Internship Day, January 2010
* Mock Trial A simulated trial-level proceeding conducted by students to understand trial rules and processes. Usually tried before a mock jury, these proceedings are different from Moot Court proceedings, which simulate appellate arguments. , April 2010
"Project Access is designed to increase opportunities for members of underrepresented groups to become leaders and collaborate on various issues impacting their respective fields," said Associate Professor of Law, Director of Academic Support, and project facilitator, Kathy Luttrell Garcia. "We are very much looking forward to the synergy and lifelong relationships this program will develop at La Verne Law."
La Verne Law was competitively selected to partner in Project Access with the Hispanic National Bar Foundation. The project is co-sponsored by La Verne Law, the Law School Admissions Council, the University of La Verne-George Lopez Student Chapter of the Hispanic National Bar Association The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is a non-profit, nation-wide association representing Hispanic persons in the legal profession — attorneys, judges, law educators and law students — in the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, District of Columbia, and the Hispanic National Bar Foundation.
About the University of La Verne College of Law
Located in Ontario, Calif., the University of La Verne College of Law serves over 4 million people as the only ABA-approved law school in Inland Southern California and an additional 2.2 million people in San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. and Eastern Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. For more information about the College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit the Web at http://law.ulv.edu.
The University of La Verne College of Law has been provisionally approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association since 2006. The Section of Legal Education may be contacted at 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610 or by phone at (312) 988-6738.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Rick Porcello held the Seattle Mariners to one run and four hits while pitching into the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
Porcello (1-2) ran into trouble in the seventh, yielding his first walk of the game to Luis Rodriguez along with two wild pitches. Ryan Perry came in and struck out Jack Wilson to end the inning, and Joaquin Benoit worked a routine eighth.
Jose Valverde took over in the ninth and yielded a leadoff home run to Adam Kennedy, the first he had allowed in eight appearances. Michael Saunders hit a one-out double moments later, before Valverde struck out pinch-hitter Milton Bradley and Carlos Peguero for his fifth save.
Ryan Raburn hit a 408-foot homer to center field in the first inning off Erik Bedard (0-4), and Miguel Cabrera and Brennan Boesch also drove in runs for the Tigers.


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BODYPUMP is the original barbell class that strengthens your entire body. This 60 minute work-out challenges all your major muscle groups by using the best weight room exercises like squats, presses, lifts, and curls. Great music, awesome instructors and your choice of weight, inspire you to get the results you came for—and fast!
When: Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays mornings 5:30-6:30am
Saturdays 7:15 - 8:15am
Fee: FREE to members Public - Daily fee
Instructors:Steve Hansen, Denise King, Lesley Krummel and Ashlee Peckham
Zumba is a Latin-inspired, dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements, which create a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system! Part dance, part aerobics, Zumba Fitness is an hour long routine that works almost every muscle in the entire body. It is dance fitness class that will teach rhythms like Salsa, Merengue, and Cumbia, and then put it into a group fitness format.
When/Time: Monday & Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
Tuesday & Thursday 10:05 - 10:55am
Fee: FREE to Members Public- Daily Fee
Instructors: Allison Knox-Westmeyer and Ashlee Peckham
Boot Camp
Your group trainer will use the treadmills, bikes, jump ropes, stairs, track, weights, do push-ups, sit-ups, and much more to help transform your body. You can do it, we can help!! This class is for men or women who want a great workout.
When: Monday & Wednesday & Friday
Time: 8:30-9:30am
Fee: FREE to Members Public - Daily Fee
Instructor: Jill Niklasen
If you're looking for a great fat-burning cardio work-out, this is the class for you. This indoor cycling class will challenge and motivate you, whether you're looking for a great winter cycling work-out, or want to get an early start to your outdoor cycling, or RAGBRAI training, or you're just looking for a fun and challenging heart-healthy work-out, this class will boost your fitness level in a fun, fast-paced group setting. It will feature brand new, state-of-the-art LeMond Revmaster training bicycles, which offer an unbeatable work-out, infinite adjustability, and a true "road bike" feel. This will be a high-energy class with great music, led by Jon R. Jordan, an experienced cyclist, and a certified YMCA personal trainer.
When: Monday&Wednesday&Friday - 5:45am-6:45am
Tuesday & Thursday 5:30-6:30pm
Fee: FREE to Members Public-Daily Fee
Instructor: Jon Jordan & Jodie Hogue
Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of motion, and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.
When: Monday&Wednesday&Friday
Time: 10:00-10:45am
Fee: FREE to Members Public - Daily Fee
Instructors: Ashton Koehlmoos, & Allison Knox-Westmeyer
Yoga improves balance, flexibility, core strength and helps reduce stress. This class is geared toward all levels of fitness and moves at a slow, gentle pace that allows all levels of fintess to partcipate. Participants will also work on relaxation and breathing techniques.
When: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 9:10-9:50am
Fee: Free to Members
Instructor: Allison Knox-Westmeyer


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