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Ball State's football team spent the final day of preparation for Friday's Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg bowl with a visit to the All Children's Hospital, a Kickoff Luncheon and a final practice at The Tropicana.
While the team settled in for the evening, the fans enjoyed a Battle of the Bands and a Block Party.
"We are excited to be here," Ball State head football coach Pete Lembo says. "It has been a great season for our team and we have been grinding every week. Our student-athletes are excited about this opportunity. Many have not been to a bowl game before so this has been a great week. The hospitality has just been phenomenal and now we are closing in on kickoff and that is what it is all about."
Ball State's football team captains - Travis Freeman, Scott Kovanda, Connor Ryan and Keith Wenning -- joined cheerleaders and Charlie Cardinal at All Children's Hospital, a pediatric treatment center located in St. Petersburg. Players, cheerleaders, and mascots for both teams were in attendance along with former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Mike Alstott, the honorary chairman of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Alstott and his family have spent the past 18 years visiting the All Children's Hospital and this is the fifth year the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl has come to the hospital. With the bowl game on everyone's mind this week, it is important these student-athletes take a step back and realize the effect they can have not only on the field, but off the field as well. As student-athletes, these young men serve as role models and their presence at All Children's Hospital made a world of difference for these kids and their families, especially during the holiday season.
The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg hosted its kickoff luncheon at the historic
Renaissance Vinoy. The event brought together both teams to highlight their achievements during the 2012 college football season. The festivities included opening remarks from the master of ceremonies Dave Reynolds, highlights of bowl week and head coach's remarks from Ball State's Pete Lembo and UCF's George O'Leary. Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl and UCF athletic director Todd Stansbury also spoke on the accomplishments of their teams. The keynote speaker was former Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, who talked to players about the challenges of life and the game.
Thursday's festivities continued for the two school's bands, cheerleaders, dance teams and mascots as they met on St. Pete Beach outside the Sirata Beach Resort and Conference Center for fun and festivities under the sun. The bands of both teams battled back-and-forth on the sand. The Cardinals and Knights cheerleaders then competed in a tug-o-war. Finally, the bands headed over to the Coconut Pavilion for a corn fritter eating contest. Ball State won by eating over 60 corn fritters.
Fans spent the eve of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg at Ferg's Sports Bar in downtown St. Petersburg for the Bowl Block Party. The teams' bands, cheerleaders, dance teams and mascots were all present for the night's festivities. Spectators came out for live bands, interactive games, displays, bowl tickets and merchandise, which were all made available. The UCF and Ball State coaches shows were broadcasted for fans and while everyone was in good spirits, the rivalry between the teams could be sensed among the crowd.


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LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Court jury watched Tuesday as prosecutors showed surveillance videos they assert are those of a killer entering and leaving his victim's apartment.
Defense attorneys deny the man on the tape is Matthew A. Davis, 37, of Niagara Falls. He is on trial in connection with the Aug. 22, 2011, death of Antoine M. Bradberry, 41, in Bradberry's apartment.
As Detective John Conti narrated, the videos showed a man heading down the second-floor hallway of the Jefferson Apartments on Rainbow Boulevard wearing what appeared to be a white shirt covering much of his head.
Thirteen minutes later, the man emerged wearing a light blue jacket partially obscuring his face and carrying a white bag he didn't have before. Prosecutors say it contained marijuana allegedly stolen from Bradberry's apartment.


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South Carolina is the only state in the nation to elect its adjutant general, a situation that should be rectified this year. The House of Representatives might vote as early as today on a proposal to have the position appointed by the governor. It should give the measure its wholehearted support.
The proposal, sponsored by House Speaker Bobby Harrell and supported by Adjutant General Robert Livingston, would go a long way to assure that the head of South Carolina's National Guard always meets certain professional standards.
The proposal would require that the candidates fulfill specific criteria, including military experience and education.
Gen. Livingston studied the matter extensively before signing onto the change. His conclusion: "This change in the selection process will go a long way towards removing the politics from our great military. It will allow soldiers, airmen and families to concentrate on their service."
The problem isn't with the current leadership of the guard. Gen. Livingston is a combat veteran of broad experience and education and would easily meet the proposed requirements for the position.
But that circumstance could change in a future election. And there have been complaints about the Guard being over-politicized under previous administrations.
Eleven thousand South Carolinians serve in the various branches of the Guard, which has been repeatedly pressed into service in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.
The adjutant general also is in charge of the state Emergency Management Division. Coastal South Carolina, in particular, recognizes the importance of competent leadership in that role when disasters occur.
Gen. Livingston deserves credit for making an objective call on the matter. He was elected as a Republican without opposition in 2010.
And Rep. Harrell, R-Charleston, deserves credit for maintaining his support of governmental reform despite perennial setbacks experienced in the Senate.
So far this session, the House also has approved a proposal to have the state superintendent of education, currently elected, become an appointed member of the governor's Cabinet. The plan is backed by the current superintendent, Mick Zais.
And it was supported by a majority of those voting in the Senate last week, but failed to get the necessary two-thirds to send it to a statewide referendum. The measure on the adjutant general faces similar requirements for final approval.
The superintendent vote, however, could be reconsidered later in the session. Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, who supports the proposal, changed his vote to oppose it when became clear that the measure didn't have the votes to advance to the ballot. Under parliamentary rules, he can bring the matter back to the floor for another vote.
Both proposals recognize the inadequacy of the current system of state governance, under which the governor has authority over only a fraction of state operations.
So does a long-debated plan to create a Department of Administration to supplant the state Budget and Control Board.
Even as legislative ethics reform takes center stage this session, the Legislature should push for these fundamental changes in state governance.
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Bethany Vaccaro has tried many sports in her 10 years of life.
"She tried dancing, cheerleading. She was always three steps behind, or the one in the back," said Tracy Vaccaro, Bethany's mother. "She could not keep up."
All that changed when she started skating with the Gliding Stars.
"Gliding Stars gives her a chance to shine without competing," Vaccaro said of her daughter.
On Friday, Bethany will soar as a zebra on ice in "Gliding Stars Goes on Vacation," a musical ice-dancing show that benefits Gliding Stars, the nonprofit organization that provides adaptive ice skating opportunities for people with challenges.
Guiding the event is Elizabeth O'Donnell, founder and president of Gliding Stars. It will be her 37th ice show and will feature more than 100 skaters ages 2 to 60 who are challenged by a variety of physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
Bethany and her five brothers and sisters will all take part in a pair of ice shows. The six children, ranging in age from 3 to 14, were adopted by Vaccaro, a single foster parent from Lockport who opened her home to 30 foster children throughout the years.
"A typical day is pretty busy," said Vaccaro, who is 45. "Foster care is hard. You make this child part of your family, but the goal is returning that child to a family. Once you adopt them, it's hard because they bring their baggage, their history of their parents with them. But you deal with it."
Each of Vaccaro's adopted children came to her through foster care. Each is a child with special needs. Vaccaro, divorced for 16 years, also has two grown biological children ages 24 and 21, and one grandchild.
Eating meals together is a must in the Vaccaro house, as is skate night Monday, when the family piles in the Dodge Grand Caravan bound for Niagara Falls and Hyde Park Arena for a two-hour Gliding Stars skate.
For five years, Vaccaro has watched her adopted children gain confidence through the Gliding Stars program. The six children attend five different schools. And while five will be skating this weekend as Gliding Stars, Jamison, 13, will serve as one of the 200 on-ice volunteers who help the skaters navigate.
Over the years, O'Donnell has successfully mounted themed ice programs that encourage developmentally delayed children to perform in ways they could not have imagined. Many of her students reside in group homes. Some are living with cerebral palsy, autism or fetal alcohol syndrome. A few were born addicted to crack cocaine.
O'Donnell recalled one special 16-year-old who this year will be performing in her 15th ice show.
"I've been with her since she was one-and-a-half," said O'Donnell. "Melissa was born without part of her brain. She has graduated to four different walkers, and this year she was determined to perform without one, but she is experiencing problems. I encouraged her to keep trying. I told her she was not a quitter."
When O'Donnell started, she said the concept was new in the area.
"There wasn't anything when I started sports for disabilities," said O'Donnell. "When I was 6, my best friend's little brother was disabled, and he was at home. That's when I realized I liked making disabled people feel included."
A former professional ice skater, O'Donnell established Gliding Stars in 1994. Prior to that O'Donnell founded SABAH (Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped), and staged its first pageant in 1979 in Memorial Auditorium. O'Donnell and SABAH parted ways after her dismissal in 2004.
Gliding Stars is a national organization with chapters in Rochester; Saratoga Springs; Erie, Pa.; Toledo, Ohio; Findlay, Ohio; and Central Florida. There is also an affiliate in Marquette, Mich. At the end of each season, each chapter mounts a publicly attended ice show to showcase the accomplishments of the participants and volunteers, and to provide the incentive of performing in public, a goal that inspires participants during the season. Some skaters have been skating with O'Donnell for decades. O'Donnell, who is 59, admitted she has learned from them all.
"It taught me that everybody is different and that is good," O'Donnell said. "You never know how far you can go so keep your expectations high. Courage is not the anticipation of fear. Courage is doing it anyway. Do it afraid. Just do it."
Friday's program starts at 7 p.m. at the Northtown Center (former Pepsi Center), 1615 Amherst Manor Drive. It will be repeated at 1 p.m. next Saturday. Tickets for "Gliding Stars Goes on Vacation" are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Children 4 and younger are admitted free. For more information, call 608-8345 or visit www.glidingstars.org.
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i some time's wish that my life was like a very good manga book and that i was like the coolst one in it and that i am like the most bad ass in it and that i could bet any body with one hand tie behind my back now that would be very cool.
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I don't often have time or inclination for breakfast either anymore. I've tried but meh. I have my cup o coffee with cream when I get to work at 9 and lately I've taken to a snack of meat and cheese around 11. Then I have my lunch at 1 or 2 and dinner around 7.
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"It's too bad the court doesn't have the authority to sterilize. This has come up before." So said Wisconsin's Racine County Circuit Court Judge Tim Boyle as he ordered a deadbeat dad not to have children as part of his probation.
According to the Racine Journal Times, the 44-year-old man was in court for not paying child support. Corey Curtis of Racine had fathered nine children with six women. Judge Boyle sentenced him to three years of probation and added the "no sex" proviso almost as an afterthought.
Curtis owes almost $100,000 in back child support and interest, and yes, the good Judge Boyle lamented that he was not allowed to physically force (a la sterilization) people from breeding.
The good judge spoke directly to Curtis: "Common sense dictates you shouldn't have kids you can't afford."
At that point, District Attorney Rebecca Sommers thought she saw where the judge was leading. She interrupted him and told him that the state did not have power to restrict Curtis' future breeding. She said, however, that a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling did allow a judge to order the defendant not to have any more children unless and until he proved he can support them. That order, however, would only be enforceable as a condition of probation.
"I will make that a condition of the probation," Boyle said immediately.
Curtis pleaded no contest in October to one count each of felony bail jumping and failure to pay child support, a misdemeanor, according to court records.
"He is not to procreate until he can show he can provide for them," Boyle ordered. He further ordered that Curtis must prove to the probation department's satisfaction that he can financially support all nine of his current children.
Defense attorney Robert Peterson objected, saying that the "no sex" provision was not part of the recommended sentence in Curtis' pre-sentencing investigation report. The good judge, obviously now having found his footing, said, "I'm not following the PSI," and a wry smile creased his face.
Judge Boyle was well within his jurisdiction and authority in issuing this unusual sentence. In July 2001, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a Court of Appeals ruling that affirmed the "no sex" condition of probation in a Manitowoc County case. In State v. Oakley, a man had been charged with seven counts of intentional failure to support his nine children. The justices ruled that defendant David Oakley's constitutional right to procreate wasn't eliminated. He still could reproduce—if he made child support payments.
"This case is about a man who intentionally refuses to pay support regardless of his ability to do so. That was the dilemma faced by the sentencing court, and that is what led to the court's order," wrote Justice Jon Wilcox.
And so, kudos and congratulations are due to Judge Tim Boyle in the instant case. As the good judge intimated, it is simply not fair to the children to be brought into situations wherein no one (except the state) is able (or willing) to care for them.
I agree that judges ought not be allowed to order sterilization of these guys. That is a power that is too easily abused for religious, racial/ethnic, or personal peccadilloes on the part of a judge. The answer is almost too obvious to mention: If sex is used as a "recreational" activity rather than a procreational one, hey, use a condom.


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Matt Ryan passed for 262 yards and three touchdowns as visiting Atlanta had little trouble with Philadelphia and its new offensive coordinator.
Julio Jones led the receiving corps with five catches for 123 yards and a score and Jason Snelling found the end zone for the first time this season for the Falcons (7-0), who had little trouble passing despite the wind from approaching Hurricane Sandy.
The Eagles (3-4), who replaced defensive coordinator Juan Castillo during the bye week, allowed Atlanta to streak out to a 24-7 lead at the half. The loss dropped head coach Andy Reid to 13-1 following the bye week.
The Falcons had little trouble moving the ball early in the game, eating up 8:44 on a 16-play opening drive before Ryan found Drew Davis for a 15-yard touchdown. Ryan showed off Atlanta's quick-strike ability with a 63-yard touchdown pass to Jones that made it 21-7 with 6:41 left in the half.
Philadelphia held the Falcons out of the end zone in the second half but could not close the gap. Michael Vick passed for 176 yards and a touchdown and did not turn the ball over.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Eagles, who entered with the worst turnover differential in the NFL, did not commit a turnover on Sunday. … Philadelphia RB LeSean McCoy rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. … The Falcons improved to 15-0 when Ryan throws three TD passes.


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Hello All,
We are facing Problem while doing Material Goods Receipt.
While creation of PO, Commitment Budget is consuming and
while creation of Goods Receipt for Materials, Commitment and Payment Budget is consuming.
And FMAVCR01 report is showing Negative Payment Budget and invoice also not stopping if payment budget is not uploaded.
We Activated 350 profile with GR/ INV Update because customer wants to have Payment budget checking at the time of Service Entry GR.
Anybody can help me on this.
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If u activate Commitment and Payment budgets both, PR and POs will be created with Commitment Budget, But at the time of Actuals posting (GR posting), 2 FM Line Items will be created i.e. one for Commitment Budget and one for Payment Budget.This is standard behaviour. The posting of 54/60 value types (FI postings) is done on both ledgers - commitment and payment - for update profile 000350.
At the time of GR posting system will not check Budget AVC contro (Please see the notes 755495), but at the time of IR posting system checks the Budget AVC.
See the SAP notes 755495
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Thank you for your reply Mr.Rao,
Yes, at the time of GR posting budget checking is not happening, but unfortunately at the time of IR also system is not checking the budget if i do the IR with Same GR Value.
Even at the time IR PB is not uploaded then system is not issuing the messge.
but if i do the IR with more than GR Value then both CB and PB Errors are coming.
Thanks in Adance all.
Let me understand: do you say that there is no budget control on payment budget, right? Did you check if it happens also for other transactions, e.g. there is no budget control for simple FI document?
In this case, check if payment budget ledger is activated in AVC and tolerance profile strategy is duly assigned. If this is the case, run FMAVCREINIT transaction on this ledger.
Thank you Eli,
I checked for Sample FI Document, system is checking Payment Budget.
also i checked tolerence profile Assignment and ran FMAVCREINIT but probelm still not resolved.
we assigned the Activation Control checking with Soft Check Logic, is there any relevance for this setting.
Thanks in advance all.
Under 'soft' logic AVC messages should be issued if there is a decrease in available budget. If GR consumes the budget in your update profile, as you've mentioned, then there should be decrease. Did you set any filters for consumable amounts (actuals) for this ledger? Also, try setting a trace in FMAVCDERITPROF transaction and post your GR. While doing so, check what profile is derived and whether it's what you've defined.
Thank you Eli,
yes, i made the settings under >>Define Filter Settings for Budget Values>>Define the Consumable Budget >> for budget type "Normal " and "Transfer " budget, when i am trying GR, Trace is not opening.
Can you let me know the reason why you made filter settings for Budget type normal and Transfer budge?
Use T.Code FMAVCDERITPROF then select defined tolerance profile after that click on Activa trace button. Now u can try GR posting, so that u can able to check which tolerance profile is triggering.
Thank you Mr.Rao
we made filter settings to accept the budget Data. i ran FMAVCDERITPROF, still GR is not opening the Trace Screen.
Thanks & Regards
Follow the below steps.
1. user t.code FMAVCDERITPROF
2. select derivation stretagy which u defined then click on continue button
3. Click on Test icon (F8) then fill the details (FM Area, Fiscal Year, Ledger etc.,)
4. Click on Activate Trace button
5. Click on Close button
6. open one more screen and perform GR posting
7. At the time GR posting you can get the derived tolerance profile details
Hope this will help to u
Thanks Mr. Rao,
Even After using T.Code FMAVCDERITPROF and following above steps, still we are unable to trace Tolerance Profile in GR Posting.
check with the same process by posting normal FI document, whether you are able to see tolerance profile or nor?
Thank you for your reply Mr. Rao,
I can able to see the trace open window and Tolerance Profile assigned, in case of FI document posting.
Thanks & Regards
I was referring not to the budget filter, but to the 'actuals'. Also, if profile window does not pop-up during GR, it means that no posting is made to AVC ledger. What SAP release you are in? If it's late release, then there should be no bugs with such a normal procedure and you ought to check your configuration of AVC ledger and update profile again.
Thank you Eli,
In SPRO >>> Define Filter Settings for Commitment/Actual Values >> for Ledger 9I - Value Types Excluded are Down Payment Requests (58) and Down Payments (61) in ledget 9H - Value Type Excluded is only transfer postings(66). I am still not able to get why Payment budget is going into negative at the time of Material Goods Receipt.
Is there any Setting is there to stop Negative Payment Budget posting?
Thanks in Advance All
Well, this setting is basically the activation of AVC ledger
But, there is a contradiction in your description: from one side, you tell that your GR makes a posting in 9H (PB) ledger, as you see that the available amount is getting nnegative. Though, you say, that when you set a trace in tolerance profiles and make GR, the pop-up does not show up, i.e. no posting in AVC is performed. It's self-exclusive events...
Thank you for your replay Eli,
OK, But FMAVCR01 Report is showing Negative budget, can this lead to wrong interpretation ?
Thanks in advance all.
Negative budget or negative available budget (i.e. consumption>budget)?
Thank you Eli,
It is Negative Available PB.
Thanks & Regards
Check the budget address of this posting as well as the value type (via FMRP_RFFMEP1AX transaction). Check that it's not statistical. Also, check that you have duly assigned to your 9H ledger the startegy for profiles and controlling objects (if you have any) in IMG activity 'Assign Tolerance Profiles and Strategy for Control Objects'.
Then, I give up If the strategy is assigned and you say that activating a trace does not show the pop-up, something is wrong. If you are absolutely sure in the info you provided, you'd better open OSS message.
Regarding on this issue I would like to inform u few points:
1. As per words after activation of FMAVCDERITPROF, trace, still at the time of GR posting u are not able see Trace Screen. Yes correct you will not able see the details unless and until if you implement this notes 755495). AVC control check activation at GR level. In a standard AVC will not check at GR level. That is the reason you are not able see the trace screen.
2. If it is service po then you can able see the availability trace screen at the time of SES posting. Here Budget AVC will be performed for commitment budget and payment budget.
Hope this information will be helpful for resolving your issue. Let me know if u need any inputs on this.
Thank you Mr. Rao,
We are in EA-PS-SAPK-60504INEAPS and also i checked in snote 755495 note it is already incorporated.
Thanks & Regards,
I am sure if it is service PO definitely Budget AVC will be worked on Commitment budget and Payment budget and also you can see Tolerance profile trace activation screen.
Check your settings once again or else raise OSS message.....
Please read the note 755495. You need to implement badi BUAVC_CHECK_RESTRICT.
The note only contains the methods, etc. If you are above release EA-PS 500, of course the note is in your release already but if the badi is not implemented...nothing will change!
Please implement such badi in the way the note describes, it hopefully will resolve the issue.
Thanks & regards
Thank you very much All,
Issue has been resolved, by implementing the badi as suggested in the note 755495.


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New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
July 22, 2003
From the Campaign for Mental Health Reform
President's Commission Offers Prescription for Broken Mental Health System
Bazelon Center, NAMI, NASMHPD, NMHA Call on Bush and Congress to Take Action
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health today released its long-awaited report, including recommendations to improve America's broken mental health system. Together the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, NAMI, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and National Mental Health Association commend the Commission for its work. Our organizations call on President Bush and Congress to now take the bold steps needed to realize the Commission's recommendations and make mental health a national priority.
"Mental health advocates today call on the nation's leaders to capitalize on this historic opportunity to address the growing crisis in public mental health systems," said Robert Bernstein, executive director of Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. "Policymakers have a choice — they can put this report on a shelf and continue the past policies of hopelessness, or they can act on its recommendations and make recovery-focused services a priority for millions of Americans with unmet mental health needs."
The Commission found America's mental health system to be "in shambles," resulting in millions of people with mental illnesses not receiving the care they need. The report calls for transforming fragmented public mental health services into a system focused on early intervention and recovery. Such a system would provide people with mental health needs the treatment and supports necessary to live, work, learn and participate fully in their communities.
Research shows that people with— or at risk of— mental health disorders need access to a range of advanced treatments, early interventions and supports that are both culturally appropriate and consumer- and family-centered. Without broad access to such services and supports, people with mental illnesses can face school failure, unemployment, substance abuse, homelessness, arrest, incarceration, increased reliance on emergency facilities, and suicide.
"We cannot wait another day, another year or another decade for real progress," said Richard Birkel, Ph.D., national executive director of NAMI. "We do not want another Presidential Commission, Surgeon General's report, state audit or newspaper expose telling us what we already know too well. Let today be the turning point. Let today begin the transformation of a broken system of care to one that provides recovery-oriented, community-based treatment and services that we know will work."
In April 2002, the president established the Commission to help eliminate inequalities in mental health care. The Commission was to conduct a comprehensive study of mental health delivery systems and recommend policies that – if implemented by federal, state and local governments – would improve the mental health system and, in turn, improve the services that millions of adults and children with mental health problems need.
"The stakes are too high for us to continue with business as usual," said Robert Glover, executive director of the National Association of State Mental Health Planning Directors. "Our organizations are joining together to demonstrate the urgency of need, to underscore the promise of effective services for millions of Americans with mental illness, and to work with federal officials to make those services available to all who need them."
The Campaign for Mental Health Reform was founded by the Bazelon Center, NAMI, NASMHPD and NMHA to serve as a focus for federal policy advocacy for the mental health community. Twelve other mental health advocacy organizations have joined the Campaign as partners. The Campaign's goal is to work directly with federal policymakers to make access, quality and recovery in mental health services the hallmark of our nation's mental health system.
"The Commission's report is a prescription meant to fix a mental health 'system' that is on the verge of plunging from crisis to catastrophe," said Michael Faenza, president and CEO of the National Mental Health Association. "It offers a great chance for advocates, consumers and family members to work with federal leadership towards fundamental change. But without commitment, action and funding this report is worth no more than the paper it is written on."
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is the leading national legal advocate for people with mental illnesses or mental retardation. Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy arena, the Bazelon Center works to advance and preserve the rights of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. For more information, visit www.bazelon.org.
As The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness, NAMI leads a national grassroots effort to transform America's mental health care system, combat stigma, support research, and attain adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, jobs and family support for millions of Americans living with mental illnesses. For more information, visit www.nami.org.
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) serves the interests of the directors and commissioners of 55 state and territorial government mental health agencies. NASMHPD and the state agencies it represents seek to create effective, culturally-sensitive services that promote recovery and active participation in community life for those they serve. For more information, visit www.nasmhpd.org.
The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans through advocacy, education, research and service. For more information, visit www.nmha.org.
Other Campaign for Mental Health Reform partners made the following statements in response to the release of the Commission's report.
"The American Psychiatric Association (APA) commends the President and the Commission for their strong efforts to improve our nation's mental health delivery system. APA urges President Bush and Congress to provide real solutions to fix the current fragmented mental health delivery system, pass mental health parity legislation, and provide adequate funding in the public health system," said Marcia K. Goin, M.D., APA President. (703) 907-7300
"The Commission's final report constitutes a major step on the road to recovery for our nation's mental health system," stated Norman Anderson, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association. "The challenge now before us is to develop and finance a continuum of culturally appropriate mental health and family support services, ranging from prevention to acute and chronic care, across the lifespan." (202) 336-5500
"The 1999 Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health described the science underlying the identification, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders, including the disorders of childhood. 'The 20,000 family members of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) hopes that the President's Commission Report will result in financing and management strategies that delivers the science to all individuals with mental disorders and their families," according to CHADD CEO E. Clarke Ross, D.P.A. (301) 306-7070
"Bipolar disorder is an illness significantly predisposed to substance or alcohol abuse. DBSA commends the Commission for recognizing the seriousness of the underdiagnosis of mental illness and co-occurring disorders," said Lydia Lewis, president of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. "The lack of accurate diagnosis in our mental health system is a gaping hole that must be filled." (312) 642-0049
"The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health remains committed to insuring children with mental health needs and their families can count on immediate access to quality services and supports that are community based. It our desire that the President's New Freedom Commission's report reflect the current status of children's mental health. We look for a commitment from this administration to take action and support policy changes with necessary increased funding in order to change the way this nation serves its children with mental health needs and their families," said Barbara Huff, executive director, Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. (703) 684-7710
"The report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health takes a major step forward by first recognizing the shambles of our current system and second, by emphasizing the importance of building a mental health system based upon the recovery of every person with a mental illness," stated IAPSRS President Anita Pernell-Arnold. (410) 789-7054
"The National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors joins other national mental health organizations in commending the Commission's just released report and intends to work with all to ensure that the report spurs action to improve services for people with mental illnesses." Thomas E. Bryant, MD, JD, executive director, NACBHD, 202-234-7543
"With the timing and release of the final report, we are confident that the President is dedicated to crowning his Administration's significant list of accomplishments with the priority of mental health services to all." said Charles G. Ray, president and CEO, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. (301) 984-6200
"The Commission report offers a great opportunity for consumers to continue to lead on in infusing the light of recovery, hope, self-determination, love, and empowerment into the mental health system," said Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, executive director of the National Empowerment Center. (978) 685-1518
"As someone who has been diagnosed with a mental illness, I think it's about time the serious problems we have in getting decent services are recognized at this level. I congratulate the President's Commission on its excellent work," said Joseph A. Rogers, executive director, National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse. (215) 751-1810
"We applaud the Commission's call to improve and expand mental health care, enabling many to overcome their pain and choose life," said Jerry Weyrauch, founder, Suicide Prevention Action Network USA. (202) 294-8132
"It appears the President's New Freedom Commission has taken into account the Surgeon General's Report and emerging research by acknowledging opportunities to implement and support consumer-operated programs, such as drop-in centers, peer specialist training, outreach, businesses, employment, housing, and crisis services, etc. Consumers, staff, and the mental health system all benefit through meaningful work, successful role-modeling, and a potentially more sensitive service system," said Larry Belcher, CEO of WVMHCA/CONTAC. (304) 345-7312


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"When you hunt an animal, you must become an animal."
An experiment in narrative blending, the film is a murder mystery within a suspense film.
In the near future, climate change has radically altered the real estate market.
Meet Cairo's Zaballeen, who recycle 80 percent of the trash they collect.
Dirt is the living skin of the Earth. So why do we treat it like, well ... dirt?
The Rat brothers need just one caviar-laden sturgeon to strike it rich.
Chances are, your television was assembled in a poverty-stricken town along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A powerful story about the bond between humans and pets, against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina.
A New Orleans Vietnamese community fights a toxic post-Katrina landfill near their homes.
Energy production on native lands is polluting the reservation and leaving poverty in its dirty shadow.
An architect takes his eco-construction to Indonesia to house those displaced by the tsunami.
A journalist investigates the kidnap, torture, and murder of civilians by Indonesia's military.
Discover one Bulgarian town's identity crisis involving war, nuclear power, and giant mosquitoes.
A look at industrial gold-mining in two remote locations, Borneo and Guinea.
Meet the few scientific teams who have braved the beautiful and silent landscape of Antarctica.
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text: The Department of Defense planned to ship 4,320 tons of GB and VX nerve gas and other bombs, rockets, and artillery, through the state en route from Okinawa to Oregon. On May 23, 1970, Nixon canceled the plans, in response to civil suits to block the shipments and demonstrations against it, including a May 17, 1970 die-in staged by PANG. State Senator Henry Jackson also urged Nixon to cancel the shipment, arguing that Seattle had one of the highest rates of bombings from antiwar and left-wing guerilla protesters, and that the shipment would be a threat to the security of the state. Digitized with permission from the personal collection of Steve Ludwig.


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New Edition of Veterinarian Johne's Disease Handbooks Available
New Edition of Veterinarian Johne's Disease Handbooks Available
Beef producers and their veterinarians who want to help prevent or control Johne's disease in their herds often ask where they should start with the process. The answer: Begin by conducting an on-farm risk assessment, then develop and follow a management plan specific to a farm or ranch.
Two recently updated handbooks—"Handbook for Veterinarians and Beef Producers" and "How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne's Disease"—are available for beef producers and their veterinarians who are serious about addressing Johne's disease and stopping the financial drain of this devastating disease. This fourth edition of the handbooks reflect the USDA's updated Program Standards for the Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program and are significantly more user friendly.
"The team in charge of developing the 2011 edition of the handbooks brainstormed long and hard to develop easy-to-comprehend and easy-to-complete information and forms, and I think the handbooks are homeruns," states Dr. Elisabeth Patton, chairman of U.S. Animal Health Association's Johne's Disease Committee.
Patton explains that the handbooks are for use by veterinarians with beef clients to improve biosecurity and reduce pathogens, particularly Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis or MAP, the bacteria known to cause Johne's disease. The 'how to do risk assessments and develop management plans' handbook is a companion piece to the other.
"Together the handbooks are a veterinarian's manual to beef producers reduce or prevent Johne's disease in their herds," Patton adds. "That said, many of the management practices developed to address Johne's disease should help reduce the presence of other pathogens as well."
The "Handbook for Veterinarians and Beef Producers" has just eight pages: one page for recording "current herd health status and concerns" and six pages dedicated to risk assessment and management recommendations related to calving area, nursing calves, weaned heifers and bulls, bred heifers and yearling bulls, cows and bulls, and replacements and additions.
The 23-page "How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne's Disease" goes more in depth and covers seven key steps to helps reduce or prevent Johne's disease. Step 1--collect information on current herd health status and production; Step 2—Collect history, owner goals and biosecurity data and estimate Johne's disease prevalence; Step 3—Assess risks for transmitting Johne's disease among specific animal groups, with descriptive guidelines for scoring risk factors for dairy herds or beef herds; Step 4—Consider Johne's disease management efforts will benefit and integrate with other health and performance issues; Step 5—Select critical management practices to include in the management plan; Step 6—Build the elements of a testing strategy; and Step 7—Do a reality check. Will the plan work? Plan to monitor it.
The Fourth Edition. 2011, of the handbooks were developed by National Johne's Disease Education Initiative and approved for distribution by the Johne's Disease Committee of the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA), the National Johne's Working Group and the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS).
Pdf's of the beef veterinarian handbooks and the "How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne's Disease" are online at www.johnesdisease.org. Please contact your State Designated Johne's Disease Coordinator for specific information related to your state.


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Serves 16 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 15 minutes
1 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 large cloves garlic, finely minced
15 ounces Eden Cannellini (White Kidney) Beans, drained, and reserve 1/4 cup bean liquid
1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced
1 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 whole baguette or loaf of Italian bread, sliced into 16 slices about 1/2 inch thick slices
1/2 cup any Eden Diced Tomatoes, well drainedany Eden Whole Tomatoes, well drained and coarsley chopped
Heat oil in a medium skillet and sauté garlic for 1 minute. Add the beans, reserved bean liquid, sea salt, and pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add the basil and parsley, and mix thoroughly. Mash half of the beans with a fork. Place mashed beans in the skillet, mix and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet and bake about 5 minutes until crispy, being careful not to burn the slices. Remove and top the slices with equal amounts of the bean mixture and tomatoes.
Appetizer, Beans, Condiments, Italian, Low Fat, No Sweetener Added, Oils, Tomatoes, Vegan, Whole Grain


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Andrew Kohut: Misreading Election 2012
The GOP might be out of step with some voters, but Mitt Romney was an unusually unpopular party standard-bearer.
Postelection talk of "lessons learned" is often exaggerated and misleading, and so it is in 2012.
A week after President Obama won re-election, two themes are dominant. First, that Mr. Obama kept his job because key elements of his base—notably young people, African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans—turned out for him. Second, that the growing size of these voting blocs represents a decisive challenge for the Republican Party.
Both points are true, but most observers are overstating the gravity of the GOP's problem. In particular, they are paying too little attention to how weak a candidate Mitt Romney was, and how much that hurt Republican prospects.
Here is what the exit poll found. Mr. Romney's personal image took a hard hit during the primary campaign and remained weak on election day. Just 47% of exit-poll respondents viewed him favorably, compared with 53% for Mr. Obama. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Romney's favorable ratings were among the lowest recorded for a presidential candidate in the modern era. A persistent problem was doubt about his empathy with the average voter. By 53% to 43%, exit-poll respondents said that Mr. Obama was more in touch than Mr. Romney with people like themselves.
Mr. Romney was never fully embraced by Republicans themselves, which may have inhibited the expected strong Republican turnout. Pew's election-weekend survey found Mr. Romney with fewer strong supporters (33%) than Mr. Obama (39%). Similarly, a much greater percentage of Obama supporters (80%) than Romney supporters (60%) told Pew that they were voting for their candidate rather than against his opponent.
Surprisingly, Mr. Romney proved unable to exploit Mr. Obama's biggest weakness: the economy. Seventy-six percent of exit-poll respondents rated the national economy "poor" or only "fair," and just 25% said their finances were better off than they were four years ago. Yet voters expressed roughly equal confidence in Mr. Obama's ability to handle the economy (48%) as in Mr. Romney's (49%).
Mr. Romney was hurt by the perception—reinforced by Democratic attack ads and his secretly recorded comments about the "47%"—that he wasn't for the average voter. With 55% of voters in the exit poll saying they think the U.S. economic system favors the wealthy, a large majority believed that Mr. Obama's policies favor the middle class (44%) or the poor (31%). By contrast, 53% thought Mr. Romney's policies would favor the rich.
Despite their weak candidate, Republicans increased their share of the presidential vote among many major demographic groups. Compared with 2008, they made significant gains among men (four percentage points), whites (four points), younger voters (six points), white Catholics (seven points) and Jews (nine points). Mr. Romney also carried the independent vote 50% to 45%. Four years ago, independents voted for Mr. Obama 52% to 44%.
Republicans can take some solace from these gains. In addition, only 43% of voters this year said they wanted an activist government (compared with 52% in 2008), and 49% continued to disapprove of Mr. Obama's health-care law (compared with 44% approving).
In short, the current American electorate is hardly stacked against the Republican Party. But Republicans should recognize that, on balance, Americans remain moderate—holding a mix of liberal and conservative views. They generally believe that small government is better and that ObamaCare is bad. But the exit poll shows that 59% believe abortion should be legal, 65% support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and a surprising plurality support legalizing same-sex marriage in their states.
Threading the ideological needle with this electorate is vital for the Republicans in the future—and for the Democrats, too.
— Mr. Kohut is president of the Pew Research Center.


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Welcome to the online home of the North Carolina Licensed Home Inspectors Association. We hope and intend for this site to serve as a resource to Home Inspectors, our trusted vendors, and the public.
The NCLHIA is dedicated to educating those we work with about the services a home inspector can provide and when they may be useful, as well as the importance of working with a licensed professional.
We strive to set the standards for inspectors in the state and to hold each other accountable to these high standards, as well as serve as a resource for one another to grow and improve our businesses.
We invite you to take a look around to learn more about our organization, our leadership team, vendors and inspectors. aa


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This is the idea that launched Sitka: an insulated, breathable soft shell built to keep you charging when the temperature drops on mid and late-season mountain hunts. It's the foundation of 'Turning Clothing Into Gear'.
We completely reimagined the fourth generation 90% Pant, and in the process invented a new fabric with some incredible properties. This new iteration is three times more wind resistant than its predecessor, evening out heat retention between whisper-still mornings and howling afternoons. The microgrid fleece backer throughout keeps your legs toasty throughout the mid and late season, while the channels formed by the microgrid structure promote airflow for a more consistent microclimate. The fabric's increased stretch offers improved freedom of movement, reducing fatigue when you pile on the miles. Zippered hip pockets, a zippered rear pocket, and quiet-snap cargo pockets keep your necessities in place. The 90% Pant is pliable, durable and quiet – a precisely engineered tool that can take you through 90% of your mid and late season.
The pants are awesome, however one minor item. The belt loops are too small for a standard belt. I have a web belt that took me 3-4 minutes to get through the loops. Not sure why they made this so hard. One you cinch them, forget running the extra through the first loop. I give the pants a five, the belt loops a zero. I am washing them now and left the belt in them because I did not want to run it through the loops again. Please make some adjustments on the next pairs. If you pay that much, you expect more.
I had a hard time coughing up the money for these pants, but I'm glad i did. They're as comfortable as pajamas, quiet, fast-drying, light, and surprisingly rugged. I tripped on an old barbed-wire fence and was certain I'd torn them but - not even a snag.
These pants keep you warm, wick away the moisture, dry extreamly fast, and can take a beating. I didn't think much of them till I realized I had been hunting in 5 days of nothing but rain in Western Alaska and they stood up to the challenge. A win in my opinion. Did I mention they dry extreamly fast?
A must have in your wardrobe! I've owned these pants for 3 years now and have put these pants through the ringer with no failure. As apart of the GORE hunt tech team it's my responsibility to test and give my honest opinion on Sitka gear. I wear the 90 percent pants 99% of the time I'm in the mountains. Great piece to layer with, breathable, and very comfortable. From freezing temps to 90 degree days these pants will not let you down.
I was concerned about how warm these pants were when I first got them, seeing how thin they were made me think they were more of a 50%-75% pant. But I was wrong, these pants are unreal! Pairing these with the merino and traverse layers I was in temps down to about 15 degrees with the wind blowing 20mph+. They are also extremely durable. I live in Michigan and anyone who has hunted here knows that youll be lucky to get 2 years out of a pair of pants. I have walked through some nasty stuff with these and you can't even tell they have ever been out in the field. The 90% pant went above and beyond my expectations. My go to pants in any situation.
First off, the pants are great. Comfortable, and soo far, rugged. My complaint is with the fit. I wear a size 34x36 in just about every pair of jeans out there. I had to upsize to a 36T with any Sitka Pant because the seat and upper thigh. I got them buttoned, but the fit was what I can only imagine a pair of skinny jeans would fit like. The seat and upper thigh were waaaay too tight. If you work out on a squat rack, and are a little bigger in that area, you may want to consider upsizing.
These are my all around hunting pants. Great for a variety of situations.
Great pants. I love them. A must have
Great pants. I love them. A must have.
had a small spill and the side packet ripped out.tore a big hole in the seat not sure when or how it happened.8 total days of hunting and they were done.other then that they were nice
These pants are perfect (jacket too)! I'm a huge believer in comfort and maneuverability in the field. My field mantra is "light and tight". You look good, you feel good...you feel good, you hunt good. I expect a good ergonomic/athletic fit to all my hunt kits and the 90% series is just that. Excess material simply slows me down. Rather it's climbing a tree or stalking, I want to feel as agile as possible. The 90% series is the kit that gives me that. My hunt base is Missouri/Kansas so this is a great mid-late season whitetail kit for me. When temps drop in the 35-40 deg range, I throw a kelvin vest over the top. Again, "Light and Tight", but keeps me warm and mobile. I'll wear 90% kit as much as weather conditions will allow. A must kit for every hunter...should of named it 100%
I absolutely love this pant and all of the gear Sitka has to offer. Sitka gear is the best period. My friend and I both have a lot of your gear. We do a lot of elk and deer hunting and shed hunt in the off season. Your gear allows me to stay out longer and hike farther. I will be a Sitka gear fan for life now. Thanks.
The 90% pants are one of the most comfortable pants I have. I can wear them up to November with the right layers. Picking up another pair for a BC hunt in September.
I wore this recently calling coyotes for three days straight . . . lots of walking. Temps were from 22 to 75 degrees. These pants were perfect. I never felt too hot or cold. The number one thing I loved was the cut. I'm tall and have a long stride and these pants were the most comfortable EVER.
The 90% pants are a must have peace of gear in my arsenal do to the fact that they can be worn with or without a base layer even in cooler temps. When it come to fit and comfort you can count on them to step up to the plate. They are vary form fitting and articulate flawlessly with no restrictions. I have found that I can cross creeks and even small streams without my rain gear I just through a little electrical tape around the bottom of my pants and they keep the water out. They are also vary snag and tare resistant this means no burs witch can be vary irritating. The polyester soft shell material face on the 90% cleans up vary easily when in the back country otherwise blood cleans off of them easily in cold water. A must have for sure!
Comparable to a motorcyclist cool weather pant, the 90% is the go to outer when the temperature is unpredictable. Extremely comfortable and flexible, it's weight is "just right" to fit my need for warmth and cover in the Mid-west fall temperatures. If needed, I carry Sitka Gear insulating pieces for when activity subsides and I am waiting for my opportunity. For me, combining Sitka Gear Base, Insulation and the 90% jacket and pants mean the perfect fall set-up. Not complicated, excellent camo in most environments and exceptionally versatile.
A. Sitka Gear does sell direct to individuals online within Canada and the USA.
A. Sitka Gear products are available from specialty retailers across North America. Please see our Dealer Locator for a list of stocking dealers near you. Most retailers will special order Sitka products not in stock. We are also glad to assist you in locating a specific product; call our gear experts at 877-SITKA-GR.
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A. Yes, we have gear experts available from the hours of 8:00am MST to 5:00pm MST that are able to answer any of your technical questions as well as process and place orders. During hunting season and other times of the year in which we experience high call volumes please do not be discouraged to leave us a voice message. We will return your call ASAP.
A. Our products are built to be used together as a complete system and are designed for very specific end-uses. For general guidelines on how to build an appropriate system for a specific hunt please check out our System Builder. As well, our gear experts are all avid hunters and are here to assist you in building your system. Don't hesitate to call them with specific questions at 877-SITKA-GR.
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We update our website regularly as products become available throughout the season, so please do check back on SitkaGear.com to stay updated.
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A. We may be able to cancel your order but can only do this by telephone. Please call us at 877-SITKA-GR as soon as possible after you have placed your order. Otherwise it may be too late, as we try to process and get orders out the door as quickly as possible.
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Valerie I. "Izzy" Fasano, 102, Tyrone, died Friday at her home. She was born in State College, daughter of James and Annie (Rossman) Snyder. She married William Fasano, who preceded her in death. Surviving are three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Pat Snyder. She was preceded in death by a son, Dallas Snyder Sr.; three brothers; and two sisters. There will be no visitation or services. Private burial will be at Blair Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Feller Memorial Home, Tyrone.


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Clouser Takes Third at State Amateur
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- McCormick Clouser, a rising senior on the Ball State men's golf team, placed third at this week's Indiana Amateur Championship.
Clouser finished the tournament Friday with a four-day total of 1-over par 289 at Purgatory Golf Club. The Bluffton, Ind., product was one of 10 current Cardinals or Ball State alumni to make the cut and one of four to finish among the top 25.
Incoming freshman Johnny Watts was tied for fourth at even par through three days. The Hamilton Southeastern senior then withdrew from the final round to compete with his team in Friday's IHSAA Regional at The Players Club in Muncie. He helped the Royals advance to the state finals.
Cardinals joining Clouser in the top 25 at Purgatory were fellow senior-to-be Zach Yinger in a tie for 14th (+11), rising sophomore Keegan McKinney in a tie for 18th (+12) and 2013 graduate Brodie Williams in a tie for 25th (+14).
Ball State alumni Kyle Cox (T-33rd), Skip Runnels (T-42nd) and Ross Cosat (T-55th) also made the cut along with current players Albert Jennings (T-42nd) and Quentyn Carpenter (T-55th).
Nicholas Grubnich of Crown Point, Ind., led wire-to-wire and finished atop the leaderboard at 8 under par. He and David Mills of Evansville, Ind., who was 5 under, were the only players to finish ahead of Clouser.
It was the fourth straight top-20 finish at the state amateur for Clouser, who was runner-up at the 2011 event. Ball State has had two of the past five champions with Tyler Merkel winning in 2012 and Eric Steger in 2010.


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EAST LIVERPOOL - The classrooms and hallways of the former Pleasant Heights School on Lisbon Street are quiet and empty for the first time in a decade, after an inspection turned up numerous violations of city ordinance.
The building ceased operation as a school sometime in the 1960s, according to most accounts, and stood empty for most of the intervening 30 years until local attorney Dominic Frank purchased it in 1995 and began an extensive renovation into the Schoolhouse Apartments.
Frank, who resides across the street, said he spent about $750,000 on the school's renovation, saying, "Everything was state-of-the-art when it opened."
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The former Pleasant Heights School in East Liverpool looms over the neighborhood on Lisbon Street, no longer used after an inspection showed numerous problems. (Photo by Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert)
He sold the building in 2002 but has watched its deterioration over the last 10 years as it changed hands several times.
"It's a shame," he said of the schoolhouse's demise, recollecting how he diligently maintained the interior and even the grass when he owned the building.
In November 2011, a letter was sent by the city Planning Department to the owner at that time, Tracy Olsen of Richmond, Massachusetts, relating that an inspection showed seven violations that had to be remedied within 30 days.
It is unclear whether or not those violations were resolved, but in an Oct. 9 letter this year to Christopher Keivet, agent for the current owner, Foresite Realty Management LLC of Rosemont, Illinois, planning department inspector Tod Brooks outlined a lengthy list of infractions found during an inspection.
The list noted wet carpet, musty smells, mold, inoperable hall lights, no fire extinguisher, inoperable smoke detectors, bad wiring in a closet, lack of closet doors, no fresh air returns and other problems in one apartment, and a variety of other problems throughout the building.
Outside, the list noted falling brick and structural cracks in the brickwork.
The infractions were considered so serious that Keivet was ordered to immediately evict all tenants from the building, keeping it unoccupied until all infractions were corrected. He was given 30 days to correct the problems.
Keivet was also given the opportunity to ask for a hearing before the Board of Housing Appeals if not satisfied with the inspector's findings.
Planning Director Bill Cowan said that, due to the manpower shortage in his office, inspections are generally complaint-originated, which was the case with the old school, with complaints received from tenants.
In an Oct. 16 message from Keivet, Brooks reported, he was advised the building is in foreclosure, so it wasn't worth repairing, with evictions to begin. Information from the planning department did not include the number of tenants still residing in the school building but indicated it consists of 11 units.
By Nov. 26, the city water department reported the building empty while attempting to remove water meters.
A call to Keivet was not returned.


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In reacting to the Pennsylvania Office of Auditor General report last week finding the Altoona Area School District violated the state's school code for granting employee promotions, transfers and pay raises without the school board voting on the changes at a public meeting and without documenting the approvals in the board meeting minutes, former Altoona Superintendent Dennis Murray said, "There is enough blame to go around."
He is certainly right about that.
Unfortunately, at the top of the list of those to blame is Murray himself and his penchant to keep his salary under wraps.
As one of the state's most tenured and respected superintendents, we believe Murray knew all too well that the awarding of raises to administrative employees needed to be voted upon at a public meeting.
Instead, following an internal investigation, a law firm contracted by the Altoona Area school board concluded that Murray gave 10 administrative employees - and himself - unauthorized increases dating back to 2007. Limited by auditing standards issued by the federal government, the auditor general investigators examined raises for five of those employees and reached the same conclusion.
Since Altoona school board President Ryan Beers raised the accusation in January, Murray has maintained his innocence and said, "I've never done anything with malice."
There is no question Altoona enjoyed an excellent academic reputation and thrived financially under Murray's leadership as its $52 million fund balance is among the most among Pennsylvania school districts.
The district went much of Murray's 29-year tenure, which ended with his retirement last week (the last six months of which were spent on either medical or administrative leave) without a tax increase.
Regardless of how much money Murray earned or saved the district over the years, that doesn't justify a lack of transparency, which can be the product of excessive power.
To that end, we've seen bad things happen to some local giants who stretched their tenures.
We saw it with Joe Paterno, and we've now seen it with Dennis Murray. We also saw veteran state legislators Bob Jubelirer and Rick Geist beaten at the end of their most distinguished careers.
All had considerable power in their respective arenas, and maybe there's a lesson to be learned about staying too long.
Murray contended the increase put through for himself in 2012 was still less than his contract called for, and in 2011, he took a zero percent increase because he negotiated a wage freeze with employees.
That's to his credit, and we feel such discretion was all the more reason to keep Murray's salary out in the open - where, by law, it belonged.
Murray spent much of his tenure enjoying a strong working relationship with Altoona's school board, something that changed during the last couple of years when new board members, to their credit, started asking more questions and demanding more transparency than in the past.
The boards that contributed to a culture in which the superintendent could put through increases without board approval did the district a disservice as well.
"Without knowing what happened in those private meetings ... the school board is the governing body, the elected body, so they do share responsibility for this," Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said. "That's an important point. ... Now I'm sure there are instances where the superintendent can move a couple of dollars around maybe without talking to the school board ... but it is the school board's job at the end of the day, and they are the ones the voters can hold accountable."
Yet to be resolved is whether Murray and his lawyers will accept the auditor general's findings and whether the school district will be on the hook for Murray's legal fees during the process of defending himself against the investigation.
In seeking resolution to this embarrassment, here's hoping Murray, the school board and the legal teams for both can put the best interests of the Altoona Area School District first.


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James Franco
- 1997
A California Boy
The eldest of Betsy and Doug Franco's three sons, James Franco drops out of UCLA after his freshman year to study acting at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West. "All my friends looked at me with pity thinking I made a pretty poor move," Franco recalls to the Chicago Sun-Times. "But after you take the leap, you know in your heart if you made the right move or not."
- 1999
James the Actor
Franco lands on the small screen in Judd Apatow's cult-hit series Freaks and Geeks, alongside comedic actors Seth Rogen and Jason Segel. He also makes his film debut with a bit part in the Drew Barrymore comedy Never Been Kissed and lands his first lead role in 2000's Whatever It Takes. Although the latter flops, Franco falls for costar Marla Sokoloff.
- 2001
Playing James Dean
With his striking resemblance to screen icon James Dean, Franco headlines the eponymous TV biopic. "I took up smoking, like Dean, and cut off most of my friends," Franco tells the New York Times. "I'm doing everything I can to approximate his life." His performance earns him a lead actor Golden Globe, as well as an Emmy and Screen Actor Guild Award nominations.
- 2002
Spider-Man's Frenemy
Franco costars in Spider-Man as Harry Osborn, friend turned enemy of Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire). "I was auditioning for Peter Parker," he reveals to EW. "But it wasn't like the role of a lifetime for me. And the part I got had a lot more psychological push and pull than you would normally expect. So it worked out really well in the end." With Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Franco reprises his role in the record-breaking trilogy, which grosses more than $1 billion in the U.S. alone.
- 2006
James & Ahna
Franco steps out with actress Ahna O'Reilly at the Las Vegas celebration of Maxim's 100th issue, but remains mum on his relationship. After five years together, Franco goes public with their split in Playboy in 2011. "It's over," he says. "We'd been living together in L.A. and then came to New York to go school for two years. Then I signed up for more school at Yale. I think that was it for her."
Teacher's Pet
In between filming such flops as Tristan & Isolde and Annapolis, Franco returns to his studies at UCLA. "I am going back to school because I love being around people who are interested in what I'm interested in," he says. "That is the best way to learn." In 2008, he graduates with his bachelor's in English and enters Columbia University's graduate fiction-writing program, while studying directing at New York University and taking fiction writing classes at Brooklyn College.
- 2008
Smells like Gucci
Gucci chooses Franco to be the face of their new men's fragrance. That December, the actor's good looks also score him his second honorable mention in PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive issue. But, as Franco tells Elle, he wasn't always at ease with his physical appeal: "In junior high and high school, sure, girls told me I was cute or whatever, but I was so shy I could never really make anything happen or cash in."
Pineapple Express
Franco reunites with Freaks and Geeks pals Apatow and Rogen for Pineapple Express. His performance as a pot dealer who loves his Bubby earns him a Golden Globe nod. Costar Rogen tells EW, "We put him in a grungy wig and some baggy clothes and...it's almost like he isn't even handsome in this movie." While Apatow explains, "You tell him, 'Okay, you're going to play a pot dealer,' and he comes back with a three-dimensional character you totally believe exists. He takes it very seriously, even when it's comedy." The film earns more than $87 million domestically.
GQ's Candid Man
Franco appears on the September issue of GQ, where he discusses his intense preparation for roles (earning his pilot license; shadowing a male stripper) and his regrettable film flops. "It's just sad for me, because I know I worked so hard, and I just feel like in some ways I kind of blew it," he says. "It's just hard to get away from what I see as the stain of these bad movies."
Milk-ing It
In the Oscar-nominated biopic Milk, Franco plays Scott Smith, boyfriend of Harvey Milk–the first openly gay man elected to public office. "There haven't been a lot of male-housewife roles," Franco, who receives an Independent Spirit Award for his supporting role, jokes to GQ. "But I knew if I played it truthfully, I'd bring a political film to a human level."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Yearbook Library; Everett Collection; Columbia Pictures; John Sciulli/WireImage; National Photo Group; Courtesy of Gucci; Everett; Nathaniel Goldberg/GQ; Everett Collection
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- James Franco
- Date of Birth
- April 19, 1978
- Birth Place
- Palo Alto, Calif.
- Relationships
Ahna O'Reilly, ex-girlfriend (2006 to 2010)
Marla Sokoloff, ex-girlfriend (1999 to 2004)


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With the weather-related cancelation of tonight's match against 1,000 Islands, the home season for the Williamsport Outlaws in the Federal Hockey League has come to an end.
No Outlaws representative could be reached for comment Sunday night. The team's website, which announced the cancelation Sunday afternoon and promised "more information will follow shortly," was not updated as of Sunday evening.
Prior to today, just one Outlaws game has been postponed because of weather all season, on Jan. 11. Another game, on Dec. 20 against 1,000 Islands, was stopped after the first period by deteriorating weather conditions.
A number of issues have beset the Outlaws during their first season here, including low attendance and unpaid bills. The Sun-Gazette counted an estimated 200 people in the stands for Saturday's game, but the team listed 867 on the official box score. Such discrepancies have been common.
City Council said Thursday that the final $5,000 of the $20,000 assurance bond owed by the team for Bowman Field repairs was "pending."
Also, Mayor Gabriel J. Campana told City Council on Thursday the unpaid $15,000 utility bill owed by the nonprofit group Williamsport Ice Arena that operates the rink was sent to the wrong place and that he was confident it would be paid.
The cancelation also puts into question the finale festivities at Airmen Pond at Bowman Field, which was supposed to feature the culmination of the season-long $25,000 shot contest. Stacey Schneider, who could not be reached for comment, was the only person to qualify for the shot.
Before the team moves ahead with any long-term plans, at least from a hockey standpoint, it appears likely it will need a better arrangement than this year's outdoor rink.
"I know everyone has aspirations of a new arena. But for us to be back here, that would have to be in place. We would never do the outdoor facility again. It was just too big of an undertaking," Outlaws coach and General Manager Chris Firriolo said last week.
Firriolo, who also is listed as team president in the Outlaws' official program, seemed to remain optimistic, despite falling attendance numbers and a depleted roster.
Despite the cancelation, Williamsport (16-2-3-14) remains in second place behind Dayton in the FHL standings. The Outlaws' 66 points in 41 games gives them a comfortable lead over third-place Danbury (49 points, 31 games).
The Outlaws still are scheduled to finish the last few weeks of the regular season on the road.
"If the city had an indoor arena, we'd draw incredibly well," Firriolo said last week. "We're at the end here, and there are a lot of good memories. We accomplished a lot of goals, some we didn't accomplish, but to sit here in second place is something to keep your head up about."