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Advisory Committee to the Principal Regarding the Selection of a Candidate to serve as Queen's University's 14th Chancellor
David Dodge's second three-year term as the 13th chancellor of Queen's University will end on June 30, 2014, and he has indicated that he does not wish to serve a third term.
Under the Charter of Queen's University, the appointment of a chancellor is the responsibility of the University Council. According to the bylaws of the council, the Executive Committee is required to ask the principal to form an advisory committee to select the next chancellor.
The advisory committee is an advisory body to the principal and is established to solicit and review nominations, in confidence, and to recommend a candidate for the Office of Chancellor to the principal.
When the advisory committee has made a recommendation to the principal, the principal shall inform the Executive Committee and ask for the Executive Committee's approval to bring the recommendation for appointment forward for endorsement by the University Council.
The advisory committee has the following members:
- Principal Daniel Woolf (Committee Chair)
- Barb Palk (Chair of the Board)
- Alison Holt (University Council Executive Committee member)
- David Bakhurst (Professor, Department of Philosophy)
- Irene Lafleche (Staff member)
- Heather Black (University Councillor)
- Bruce Mitchell (Benefactor)
- Nick Francis (Rector)
- Irène Bujara (Equity Advisor, nonvoting)
- Lon Knox (Secretary, nonvoting)
The chancellor presides and confers degrees at convocations, chairs meetings of the University Council, is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees, and acts as an ambassador for Queen's in many capacities.
A website has been established to provide a forum for receipt of nominations and supporting information.
The advisory committee welcomes nominations from all members of the university community. Nominations should include a brief biographical sketch and the reason for the nomination. Please submit nominations to Lon Knox, University Secretariat, Suite 153 Richardson Hall, Queen's University Kingston, Ont., Canada, K7L 3N6 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Aug. 16, 2013.
Distinguished Service Award — Call for nominations
Queen's faculty, staff and retirees are invited to nominate candidates for a Queen's Distinguished Service Award. Inaugurated by the University Council in 1974, this award recognizes individuals who have made the university a better place through their extraordinary contributions. Recipients become Honorary Life Members of the council.
Recent changes to the University Council By-laws now enable Queen's employees and retirees to nominate recipients, who will be recognized at the University Council Annual Dinner on Friday, Oct. 18.
Details and the nomination form are online. Or contact the University Secretariat: firstname.lastname@example.com or 613-533-6095.
Deadline: Sunday, June 30, 2013.
Honorary degree nominations for 2014
Information and nomination forms for 2014 honorary degree nominations are available online or by phoning the University Secretariat at 613-533-6095.
Deadline for submission of nominations: Friday, Aug. 9, 2013
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Visitation will be Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, from 11 a.m. until noon at the First United Methodist Church in Jasper.
A memorial service will be held at noon Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First United Methodist Church Hope Kitchen.
West was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ferguson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Y.U. West Sr.; sister, Velma West Bishop; brother, Young U. West Jr.; and brothers-in-law, Charles C. Bell and Lattues G. Bishop.
He is survived by his son, Christopher A. Akins of Jasper; grandchildren, Cliff R. Akins, Nick A. Akins and Secilly L. Akins; great-grandchildren, Skylar S. Akins and Parker G. Akins; sister, Mary Kathleen Bell; sister-in-law, Juanita B. West; nephews, Scott West, Eric West, Kevin West and Shaun West; nieces, Barbara B. Williams, Charlotte B. Owens, Betty B. Wallace and Linda Bell, also many grand-nieces, grand-nephews, great-grand-nieces and great-grand-nephews; and his brothers in Christ, including members of the Wednesday night men's group.
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China's Colombian Railroad: An Alternative to the Panama Canal
by Tony D'Altorio, Investment U Research
Friday, May 20, 2011
For over a century, travelers and businesses have sought alternatives to the Panama Canal. Naturally, they wanted an easier connection between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
One proposed route crossed southern Mexico. Another – last floated in 2006 – spanned Nicaragua.
But massive engineering costs and environmental hazards, such as endangering fresh water lakes and rivers, ultimately sink most of those plans.
Similarly, road and rail links don't often pan out, either. For example, it would take 20 to 30 trains to transport containers from a single ship.
So it came as a real shock when, in February, China and Colombia said they wanted to build their own substitute. They intend to create a rail link connecting Colombia's Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
A 136 Mile 'Dry Canal' in Colombia
At first blush, the proposition sounds like one giant waste of money. After all, the 50-mile long Panama Canal Railroad operates just north of the proposed construction site.
The plan calls for 136 miles of track between the Pacific Ocean and a new city near Cartagena. There, imported Chinese goods would be assembled for re-export to the Americas.
More importantly though, it would act as a convenient place from which to ship Colombian raw materials to China. And it serves as yet another example of China's aggressive efforts in its fellow emerging nations.
The Asian nation has put a number of other transport links on the table. And it's done so in such a way as to benefit Colombia, with its creaking infrastructure.
In essence, China is taking advantage of a diplomatic misstep by the United States. Washington keeps stalling a free trade agreement – for four years now – despite the two countries' close relationship.
So in a fit of pique, Colombia is turning to China instead, allowing trade between them to soar. It amounted to just $10 million in 1980 but soared to $5 billion last year.
That makes China Colombia's second-largest trade partner after the United States. This works for the country's President, Juan Manuel Santos, who says: "Asia is the new motor of the world economy."
The Reasons Behind China's Colombian Railroad
Despite cost issues, China's Colombian tracks do make sense. Because China is interested in a very specific goal…
It needs vast quantities of thermal coal for its power stations and coking coal for its steel industry. Colombia, the world's fifth-largest coal producer, has both in vast quantities.
Better yet for China, some of those high-quality mines lie close to the Caribbean end of the proposed rail route. It therefore becomes much cheaper to carry coal by train to Colombia's Pacific ports.
That means the plan won't serve as a larger shipping link between the two oceans. Both China and Colombia intend it to be much more exclusive.
Colombia has every reason to say, "Yes," considering its problems with guerrillas and drug-related violence in its very poor, coal-rich eastern region. And as it diversifies itself away from its prior dependence to the United States, the route will only add to the country's growth.
MAFEX trade delegation to Mexico and Colombia
The Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Equipment and Services for the Railway Industry (MAFEX), in collaboration with the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), conducted a trade delegation to Mexico and Colombia at the start of July.
(29/07/2011) Over the course of the visit, which gave 12 companies from the rail sector the chance to find business opportunities in these countries, the Spanish delegation met with members of the government and sector companies in order to raise awareness about the various rail-related technological solutions developed in Spain, as well as the consolidated experience gained by the Spanish industry in implementing new and modern rail networks around the world.
Top on the agenda of activities was the technical forum "Rail Infrastructure in Colombia" held in Bogotá, in which the National Institute of Concessions (INCO), the general manager of the Medellín Metro and the Minister of Transport of Colombia took part.
During the period from 2005 to 2009, Mexico was the fourth largest of the top 10 markets for railway exports, purchasing goods worth €305 million. The Mexican Government has entrusted Spanish companies with important projects such as the construction and subsequent operation over a 30-year period of the Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area.
This network was managed and coordinated by a Spanish consortium headed by CAF, with other companies also participating, such as Ineco, Comercio Electrónico B2B 2000, Traintic, and Adif, among others.
Spanish companies have also taken part in the development of the Mexico City Metro and the Monterrey Metro, supplying services, equipment, rolling stock and communications. In the case of Mexico City Metro several Spanish companies such as Albatros, Ayesa, CAF, Idom, Infoglobal, Fainsa, Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios, MP Productividad and Traintic have participated, among others. As far as Monterrey Metro is concerned, it has had the collaboration of companies like Albatros, CAF and Telvent.
Along with these are Arcelor Mittal, which has supplied its steel products for heavy freight transport, Felguera Melt, which has worked for Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM), Hicasa-Hierros y Carbones, supplier for Mexican Railways, and La Farga Lacambra, which has clients such as MT Ferrocarril del Yakutan México. They are also present in México Actia Videobus and Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos.
Other companies associated with MAFEX are highly present in this market, with factories, offices and delegations. Such is the case of Fainsa, Arteche, Ayesa, Auxim, CAF, Getinsa Ingeniería, Idom, Ikusi-Ángel Iglesias, Indra Sistemas, Ineco, Infoglobal, Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas and Telvent.
From 2005 to 2009, the exports of the Spanish rail sector in the MAFEX group, excluding consulting and engineering figures, reached €9.4 million in Colombia.
In this market, the development of the current railway network has benefited from the contribution of the Spanish experience, especially in urban transport. Such is the case of Medellín Metro, where the technological solutions provided by Spanish rolling stock, equipment and communications companies were used. Some of these companies include Albatros, Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos, Aquafrisch, Arcelor Mittal, CAF, Indra, Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios, Trainelec and Traintic.
Colombian administrations and companies such as Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), Ferrovías and Fenoco have included in their projects firms like Ineco, Ardanuy Ingeniería and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios, respectively. Companies such as Ikusi-Ángel Iglesias, Indra and Ineco are well established in Colombia.
Colombia's Cerrejon coal mine details expansion spending
26 Aug 2011 11:30 GMT
Bogota, August 26 (Argus) — Colombia's largest coal mine Cerrejon will spend $800mn expanding its coal port, railway and mining equipment as part of a recently approved expansion plan.
Mine owners approved the $1.31bn expansion last week, which will require investment at Cerrejon's Puerto Bolivar terminal and expansion of the 150km railway serving the mine. Cerrejon is owned by Switzerland-based mining company Xstrata, Anglo-Australian resources group BHP Billiton and UK and South Africa-listed mining company Anglo American.
Around $200mn will be invested in the construction of a new dock at Puerto Bolivar that can handle two Capesize vessels and installation of a 12,000 t/hr ship loader. Additionally, Cerrejon will earmark $500mn to purchase mining equipment including electric shovels and trucks. It will invest $100mn for new locomotives and cars and other infrastructure needed to increase railway capacity by adding sidings.
Cerrejon expects output to grow from its current capacity of 32mn t/yr to 34mn t in 2013, 37mn t in 2014 and 40mn t in 2015, Cerrejon chief executive Leon Teicher said. The new coal will come from the pits Tajo 100, La Puente, Tabaco, Patilla and Oreganal, which it already mines.
Construction is scheduled to start by the end of this year and finish by 2013. With the expansion to 40mn t, the company expects to export $4bn/yr worth of coal.
Cerrejon expects to produce 32.5mn t of coal this year, slightly above initial forecasts for 32mn t, and export around 32mn t. The mine sells 50-60pc of its output to Europe, Turkey and Israel, 15pc to Canada and the US, 15-20pc to Latin American countries and some to Asia.
Spanish firm Acciona Infraestructuras has signed a collaboration agreement with the country's state-owned railway administrator Adif to jointly participate in Colombian rail projects.
Drummond to produce 40mn t of coal in Colombia by 2013
21 Sep 2011 11:08 GMT
Bogota, 21 September (Argus) — US-based coal miner Drummond is on track to boost Colombian output by 60pc by 2013 to 40mn t through the expansion of its mines and the Fenoco railway, the head of the company's Colombian operations said today.
Drummond expects to produce and export 25mn t in 2011 despite heavy rains that have battered the country. "When we talk about 25mn t we discount the effects of rains. This year has been easier than last year [in terms of rains]," Augusto Jimenez, president of Drummond Colombia, said.
Drummond produced 21.1mn t last year, missing its 22.5mn t forecast because rains limited output. The company's La Loma mine produced 18.1mn t while the recently opened mine El Descanso added 3mn t last year.
Drummond plans to eventually reach production of 40mn t/yr from its El Descanso Norte mine and the Pribbenow mine by 2013 thanks to the expansion of the Fenoco railway, which will boost capacity to 80mn t from the existing 45mn t.
"The expansion plans for El Descanso are going to grow quickly once it is decided what happens to the railway. On the second railway, 120km is already built and the idea is that once we have environmental permits for the remaining 60km, we will build that in three months," he said.
"I believe this decision will come earlier than by the end of the year," Jimenez said.
In other news, Drummond is investing $400mn to build a 1.8km covered conveyor belt that will load coal directly to vessels as required by new environmental regulation. Drummond is also investing in a shipping channel that will accommodate 200,000t vessels in Puerto Drummond.
Improvements in the port as well as the covered conveyor belt should be ready in 2013, Jimenez noted.
On 15 June, Drummond agreed to sell a 20pc stake in its Colombian assets to Japanese trading house Itochu for $1.52bn. Itochu will have the exclusive right to export coal produced from the assets to Japan as the Asian nation looks to other generation sources in the wake of its nuclear power problems.
"We hope we reach other agreements [ith Itochu] so that it helps us commercialise our coal in other markets," Jimenez said.
Colombia's national concessions institute (Inco) has awarded consortium Ferropacífico a contract to oversee project processes on the Red Férrea del Pacífico rail concession.
Agreement between the Republic of Colombia and the Catalan Government in relation to public works and transport
The Regional Government of Catalonia and the Republic of Colombia will collaborate in the field of public works and rail transport thanks to an agreement concluded between the Catalan Department of Territory and Sustainability and the Colombian Ministry of Transport, whose purpose is to facilitate the exchange of know-how and technology.
(27/10/2011) The agreement states that both governments wish to promote strategic alliances and links between institutions and businesses in order to undertake projects of mutual interest related to the quality of transport infrastructures, service levels and accident rates in the network operated both directly and through concessions, and to develop possible solutions aimed at minimizing risks.
The agreement establishes a framework of cooperation in order to share experiences, technology and information relating to cost, time and quality control methods in public works investments. Furthermore, it will enable both parties to exchange the know-how they have acquired as a result of their infrastructure projects and service provision activities in the railway sector, through active participation in administrative terms and with the support of both parties' human resources.
The following activities are due to be carried out under the agreement:
• Exchange of scientific and technological information and of documentation on policies, laws and regulations.
• Exchange of professional personnel, engineers, researchers, specialists and/or civil servants.
• Participation in courses, seminars, symposiums and conferences organized in each country, in the areas of public works control and supervision methodologies.
The Colombian government has approved the creation of a national infrastructure agency (ANI) that will replace the national concessions institute, Inco, as the official entity in charge of infrastructure concessions.
The new agency was one of the early promises made by President Juan Manuel Santos, who said the new agency is the first step towards making infrastructure one of the engines for Colombian development, a release from the transport ministry reads.
"For the first time we'll have a really technical and independent entity that will be in charge of conducting serious, in-depth studies, and which will be thinking about [...] how we can make the big leap to modernity in infrastructure and attract private capital," Santos said.
Starting January 1, ANI will be led by the current head of Inco, Luis Fernando Andrade. The entity will also have a governing council, with the minister of energy and mining as one of its members, as well as independent panels to oversee project structuring and contract management, according to a presidential release.In its first stage, the agency will be in charge of transport infrastructure in the fields of roads, railways and maritime and fluvial ports. Aviation authority Aerocivil's role in airport infrastructure will be gradually absorbed by the new agency over the next two years.
"The agency has important challenges ahead: to overcome the delays in the field, double the number of kilometers of concessioned highways and railways and expand our port capacity. The country requires a world-class infrastructure that will support its development, to take full advantage of the free trade agreements it has signed," Andrade said.
Investment in infrastructure projects in Colombia should reach US$14bn from 2014-16, according to Luis Fernando Andrade, head of national infrastructure agency ANI (formerly Inco).
Infrastructure investments will double from US$4bn in 2010-11 to US$8bn in 2012-13, a press release from the agency reads.
The additional funds will allow the extension of four-lane highways in the country to reach almost 2,300km by 2014. ANI expects to quintuple the number of four-lane kilometers to some 4,398km by 2018, compared with 792km in 2010.
Private sector investment will also increase cargo capacity in the port sector, from 132Mt/y to 182Mt/y in 2014, reaching 253Mt/y in 2018.
As for the national rail network, infrastructure investments for the period should expand the network to close to 2,400km by the year 2018, the release reads. The country's rail network totaled 846km in 2010.
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc's Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia expects to repair by tomorrow a railway sabotaged by guerrillas.
The mine is continuing to export by drawing on inventories at a port after the Dec. 17 attack by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, mine spokesman Julian Gonzalez said today. Mining wasn't interrupted, he said.
Rebel groups have attacked energy infrastructure in retaliation for increased military attacks, such as the one that killed rebel leader Alfonso Cano. The improving security situation in Colombia and natural resource wealth has lured investment from billionaires Carlos Slim and Eike Batista.
The FARC "wants to show they aren't finished," Gonzalez said today from Bogota. "This has been the hardest ever year for Cerrejon" from attacks and bad weather, he said.
Guerrillas have sabotaged Cerrejon installations several times this year and made dozens of foiled attempts, according to Gonzalez. Cerrejon, the world's largest open-pit coal mine for export, will produce less than the 32.5 million metric tons it targeted this year after rains prompted stoppages, Leon Teicher the venture's chief executive officer, said this month.
Rainfall also is hampering operations at mines owned by Glencore International AG's Prodeco group, Drummond Co. and Itochu Corp., National Federation of Coal Producers President Jaime Olivella said earlier this month. Colombia is South America's largest supplier of coal and will produce 75 million to 80 million metric tons this year, below a government forecast of 85 million tons, Olivella said.
Agreement between Assignia and Adif to develop rail projects in Colombia
Adif, the Spanish rail infrastructure administrator, and the company Assignia Infrastructuras have signed a collaboration agreement to develop rail projects in Colombia. This agreement will see Adif supporting Assignia in rail network tender bids as part of the modernization plan that the Colombian Government will be implementing over the 2011-2014 period.
(22/12/2011) The agreement is valid for two years and extendable for two more years, and it is not exclusive, which allows Adif to sign similar agreements with other Spanish companies. In those bids in which Adif and Assignia decide to jointly participate, the state-owned entity will act as technical assistant both in the design and construction phase and in the rail operation phase.
Assignia Infrastructuras is the civil work division of the Essentium group and is currently immersed in an international expansion process. With more than 1,800 employees, it has a presence in Europe, Asia, America and Africa. Assignia started its international expansion in Colombia, where it has had a presence for over 10 years. It has recently been awarded the contract for the Trans-Caribbean Transport System in Cartagena de Indias.
As regards its activity in the railway industry, it is worth mentioning the contract to build 173 kilometres of high speed line between Ankara and Istanbul, as well as the maintenance of several conventional and high speed lines for the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Assignia is also in charge of the maintenance of the Buenavista- Cuautitlán suburban rail line in Mexico and the renovation of Caracas Metro line 1.
The 12,000 residents of one hilly Medellin neighborhood used to climb the equivalent of 28 stories to get from the city center to their homes. But an arduous 30-minute walk has been transformed into a five-minute ride, with the installation of an urban escalator system.*
"This escalator represents a celebration for all of us as a city," said Mayor Salazar Jaramillo on Monday, when he officially opened the escalators to the public in the Comuna 13 neighborhood. "This should be a symbol of city transformation and peace for Comuna 13."
The escalator is divided into six stages and cost about US$6.7 million to construct.
The mayor said innovations like the escalator are turning the Colombian city into a showcase for leading urban planning ideas, and added that officials from Rio de Janeiro had already contacted him about doing something similar in the hillside favelas there.
Press reports call Comuna 13 one of Medellin's poorest and most violent neighborhoods. Which makes it ripe for transformation, according to city officials.
"In these slums, we have to make an important change," said Rafael Nanclares, Medellin's secretary of transportation and transit, speaking on the phone to Transportation Nation. "We have to make opportunities for them." Earlier this week, Nanclares tweeted a photo of a banner hung on the side of a building that read: "What pride! We live in the only neighborhood in the world with public escalators."
Nanclares said the escalators would make it easier for residents to get to school and work. A major goal of the escalator is to connect Comuna 13 with the economic center of the city–both literally and figuratively. "It's a way to give presence to people who don't have a presence," he said. The ambitious project is as much statement of support to an overlooked community as it is transportation improvement as he sees it.
Carlos Pardo, a consultant for the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), pointed out that the city has been working to improve mobility for its poorest residents. "This escalator is part of a broader range of initiatives in Medellin," he said. The city has recently inaugurated a bike share program and a bus rapid transit system. Parts of the city also have a cable car– but the necessary distance between stations made an escalator a better choice for Comuna 13.
More photos are below.
*An earlier edition of this post quoted the Medellin government as claiming this is the first urban escalator system as transit. As many readers point out, Hong Kong's has an urban escalator system, which opened in 1993.
The public transportation system in Medellin, Colombia, is one of the most successful in the world. It is successful for promoting not just environmental sustainability, but social equity as well.
In 2012, it was named one of the top transport systems in the world by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), a global consortium of organizations founded in 1985 to promote sustainable transportation worldwide:
"The city [of Medillin] transformed violence and despair into hope and opportunity, using sustainable transport as one of the key levers to drive change," said ITDP board member Holger Dalkmann.
The crown jewel of the city's transportation system is the Metro de Medellín, a network of clean and efficient metro cars that serves over half a million (553,000) passengers every day. This project was financed by a public-private partnership led by the city; construction took ten years, with the last major expansion completed in 2006. The system saves 175,000 tons of C02 every year, the equivalent of planting 380,000 trees that would occupy 11% of the city's land mass. Metro calculates that it saves the city $1.5 billion in respiratory health costs every year, and $4 billion in reduced traffic accidents and congestion.
Perhaps the most impressive feature of the metro system is the world renowned metro cablésystem, a network of 9 cable car systems that take passengers up steep mountainsides that line the Valley of Medellin. The lines were completed in 2010 with plans for future expansion. The metro cable system has revolutionized mobility and accessibility for residents of Colombia's second largest city, particularly the poorest — and often most violent — communities that line the valley of Medellin's mountainous region.
Prior to the development of the metro cable system, residents of the "favelas" (squatter communities along the mountainside) had to brave a treacherous journey down the mountainside, which could take hours on foot or infrequent and unreliable buses. Getting basic access to commerce, education, healthcare, and other necessities could take all day — sometimes making it impossible for people of these communities.
Today, a fare of $1,800 pesos (about $0.60 U.S.) buys you a comfortable and scenic 25 minute ride down the mountainside and a transfer to the metro cars below. Plans are in place to link the city's numerous privately-owned bus lines to this one-time fare ("Metroplús"), further extending mobility and accessibility for all of the city's residents.
The benefits of the metro cable system work both ways, as more accessibility to the mountainside communities has infused a new stream of commerce, services, and tourism to the favelas. New nodes of transit hubs have revitalized some communities that were once terrorized by "narco" drug lords, violence, and armed conflict.
Transit Oriented Development in the favelas is alive and well. Upon stepping off of a metro cable station, one encounters a thriving environment of locally-owned restaurants and shops selling chocolate, textiles, and other artisan products. (The city certifies local vendors).
Finally, the transit hubs have spurred new investment in infrastructure, services, and amenities. Favela residents enjoy new parks, schools, hospitals, and police services – many integrated into the infrastructure of the metro system itself.
Other strategies to increase sustainability in Medellin's transit system include:
The lesson of Medellin is an important one for all communities to consider. Well-designed public transportation systems are about more than just getting people around in a more environmentally friendly way — they can also be positive drivers for social and economic change.
Jorge Madrid is a Research Associate on the energy team at the Center for American Progress.
The Colombian government is working on a public proposal for the construction of the Carare rail line, the national planning department's (DNP) deputy transport director, César Augusto Peñaloza, told BNamericas.
"The government is putting all its efforts into this rail line, because of the importance of the coal industry in the region. We have two options at the moment: one is a private initiative, and the other is a public initiative, currently in the preliminary stages," Peñaloza said.
The public sector proposal will move forward only if the private initiative fails to go ahead, the official added.
The Carare rail line will transport coal and other products from central Colombia to ports on the Atlantic and is expected to increase coal exports by 20Mt/y.
Brazil's Votorantim Metais, which controls Colombian steelmaker PazdelRío, signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Corporcarare corporation, which is in charge of the project's development.
MPX Colombia, a subsidiary of Brazilian power firm MPX, has also shown interest in developing the project, according to Peñaloza.
The rail line is expected to be among the first projects carried out under Colombia's new public-private partnership (PPP) law.
Work involves building 330km of new rail line and repairing and upgrading another 130km.
Colombia produced 85.8Mt of coal in 2011, a 15.4% increase over 74.3Mt in 2010, according to the most recent report from the mines and energy ministry (Minminas). Projected output for 2012 is 97Mt.
Peñaloza spoke at the BNamericas Andean Infrastructure Summit, held in Bogotá from March 28-29.
Colombia's national infrastructure agency ANI should launch a tender this year to concession the country's Ferroviario Central railway project,
Ardanuy Ingenieria awarded, in consortium, technical support contract in Colombia
The National Agency of Infrastructure in Colombia has awarded the consortium Interférrea Atlántico, in which Ardanuy Ingeniería takes part, the contract for the consultancy and complete surveillance of the Atlantic Railway Network.
(29/05/2012) The contract has a total value of €4.1 million and a 40-month deadline. Ardanuy Ingeniería holds 30% of the consortium, which corresponds to €1.2 million. The contract also involves Consultora Latinoamericana de Ingeniería S.A and TNM Limited of Israel.
The tender includes the assistance for socio-environmental, legal, administrative, predial, financial and operational supervision. 18 interested consortiums, concentrating 48 companies from Colombia, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Spain and Israel, presented bids.
The Atlantic Railway Network has 245 operative kilometres, of which 145 km are from Chiriguaná (Cesar) to Ciénaga (Magdalena) with a small section branching out to Santa Marta (Magdalena). This corridor carried in 2011 around 40 million tons of goods, a volume which is expected to increase significantly in the coming years.
The Colombian government has appointed Miguel Peñaloza Barrientos as transport minister (Mintransporte), taking over from Germán Cardona Gutiérrez, who will become ambassador to the Holy See.
Before his appointment, Peñaloza was the presidential advisor for regions and citizen participation, coordinating the Acuerdos para la Prosperidad (agreements for prosperity) program aimed at achieving social cohesion.
Colombia plans to invest some 99.3tn pesos (US$56.2bn) over the next 10 years in infrastructure including highways, ports and railways. The country expects to attract global investors after the approval of its new public-private partnership (PPP) law earlier this year, in addition to last year's anti-corruption law.
The new minister, however, faces several challenges, especially given the new legal framework established to carry out large infrastructure investments.
The PPP law is yet to be fully implemented. Although both Mintransporte and the national infrastructure agency (ANI) have announced several new projects that could be launched under the new legal framework, they are yet to see the light of day.
In March, now outgoing minister Cardona announced that ANI had received its first two private initiatives for consideration under the PPP law. The projects involve the construction of the Ibagué-Cajamarca highway and a railway for the port of Santa Marta.
However, the projects are moving at a slow pace through the system. ANI expects to take three months to evaluate them and determine whether they are of national interest, according to agency head Luis Fernando Andrade. Private projects will take around 12-18 months to pass from the prefeasibility stage to the actual contract award.
A second hurdle is the ongoing process of the implementation of ANI, which replaced national concessions institute Inco in November last year as the official entity in charge of infrastructure concessions.
In a first stage, the agency will be responsible for transport infrastructure in the areas of roads, railways and maritime and fluvial works. Aviation authority Aerocivil's role in airport infrastructure will gradually be absorbed by the new agency over the next two years.
The re-concession of Atlántico department capital Barranquilla's Ernesto Cortissoz international airport is expected to be the first concession project to be handled by ANI, and is due to be launched within a year, according to Andrade.
With Cardona lauding the role of national roads authority Invias in the concession of the 10tn-peso Autopistas para la Prosperidad highway program, the authority has set an ambitious agenda for the second half of the year.
Invías expects to award some 1.2tn pesos in maintenance and rehabilitation works on over 1,300km of highways across 21 departments.
The government is putting all of its efforts into the infrastructure sector, as one of the "engines for development" identified by President Juan Manuel Santos during his campaign. Peñaloza has his work cut out for him.
Published: 29 May 2012
Vale to sell thermal coal assets in Colombia
Vale has signed an agreement to sell its thermal coal operations in Colombia to CPC, an affiliate of Colombian Natural Resources (CNR), a mining company controlled by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, for US$ 407M.
The deal is subject to regulatory approvals.
The thermal coal operations in Colombia constitute a fully-integrated mine-railway-port system consisting of:
"The sale of the thermal coal operations in Colombia is part of our continuous efforts to optimise the asset portfolio," said Vale.
"Vale's growth and sustainable value creation strategy encompasses a multilane road, in which active portfolio asset management is a very important tool to optimise capital allocation and focus management attention."
Gaudy and often noisy bus rapid transit (BRT) systems have long been a staple of Latin American cities. But as the region's metropolis grow, so does the demand for transport, and metro projects seem to be the latest thing.
The second half of this year should be a busy one for subways in Latin America, as cities like Quito and Bogotá begin their first ever underground rail projects, and others like Santiago continue to expand.
1. Fortaleza, Brazil
Brazil has five metro projects underway at the moment, and Fortaleza's Leste line is the largest, with a budget of some 3bn reais (US$1.48bn).
The city is due to call a tender this month to provide tunnel-boring machines for the 12.4km subway.
2. Quito, Ecuador
Quito's first ever metro line has been in planning for some time and is still at a relatively early stage, but the Metro de Quito authority is still banking on a tender in December this year.
The US$1.4bn project, backed by IDB, CAF and the European Investment Bank (EIB), should attract some high-profile bidders. Mexican construction firm ICA has already mentioned interest.
3. Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state, has long been known as the birthplace of the BRT. But now, as the 2014 World Cup approaches, the city is looking to build its first ever metro line to expand its public transport capacity.
A tender is due before year-end to carry out phase I construction work on the 2.25bn-real Linha Azul line, which will span 14.2km with 13 stations.
4. Santiago, Chile
The Chilean capital has not one but two metro projects coming up, as it looks to expand its heavily congested network. The two projects are being carried out almost in parallel - however, line 6 looks to be the most advanced, with work to start in September if environmental permits are secured.
France-based engineering consulting firm Systra is providing technical assistance for the system's US$2.76bn expansion.
5. Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá has been lusting after a subway of its very own for the past few decades. The project has been on again, off again for the last couple of years, hampered by disputes over whether a metro is really necessary, particularly given the demand to expand the city's TransMilenio BRT.
For now, the current administration has settled on a light rail project - but the situation seems to change from day to day. With all past studies pointing to an underground metro for Bogotá, it could still happen. The dispute rages on, and we'll be watching to see how it pans out during the rest of the year.
Corpocarare, the entity in charge of developing Colombia's Carare railway, will present within a month the prefeasibility studies for the construction of the line that will be used to transport coal,
Metro de Madrid has signed an agreement with Metro de Santiago de Chile, under which the Madrid underground will undertake advisory assignments for the handling of emergencies and critical events occurring in the Santiago metro system.
(15/06/2012) This agreement, which represents earnings for Metro de Madrid of over 260,000 euros, will mean Metro de Madrid staff working in Santiago de Chile for about four months. The specific aims of this agreement include diagnosis of the present situation of the handling of emergencies and critical events in the Santiago underground system and the presentation of a draft development plan involving the whole organization.
Metro de Madrid had already cooperated with Metro de Santiago by producing the Master Training Plan project based on simulation tools for operations personnel, as well as various staff training processes.
Delegations from America, Asia and Europe
In addition, the Madrid Region received last week four delegations from different countries in Europe, America and Asia, interested in learning about the public transportation system in the region, recently endorsed by the appointment by the World Bank in Madrid as an example of good practice for those countries that are planning improvements to their infrastructure.
The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (Madrid Regional Transport Consortium) welcomed representatives of the APC (Association of Paneuropean Coach Terminals) and three delegations from Colombia, Peru and Indonesia.
The visit of the APC has brought to Madrid public transport experts from Germany, Belgium, Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Serbia with the aim of allowing them to get first-hand knowledge of the transport interchanges built in Madrid in recent years.
The Peruvian delegation participated in a conference on Infrastructure for Development and showed interest in visiting an exchanger that combines Metro, bus and train for ideas applicable in Lima.
The Indonesian delegation attended a course on practical public-private partnerships in various infrastructure projects.
Finally, the Colombian delegation, led by the mayor of Barranquilla, was interested primarily in the operation and management of the bus system, both urban and intercity buses.
Colombia coal railroad placed under administrative control on accidents, deaths
Bogota (Platts)--22Jun2012/408 pm EDT/2008 GMT
The growing pains experienced by Colombia's booming coal-mining industry were made evident Thursday when the nation's transport and ports superintendent confirmed that a principal coal freight railroad had been placed under administrative control in light of a rise in deadly derailments and other accidents.
In an interview with Platts, superintendent Juan Miguel Duran said that the Fenoco railroad that ships most of the coal mined by Drummond, Vale and Glencore-owned Prodeco in north-central Colombia to Caribbean ports faces five months of restrictions during which it must take "corrective measures to amend the situation."
Duran said that between 2008 and 2011 the Fenoco line suffered 283 accidents, including many derailments, that caused 25 deaths. On June 14, a Fenoco train derailed near Santa Marta, with 22 of the 97 cars spilling their loads, forcing the government to impose an environmental "contingency plan" to recover spilled coal.
"The lack of security systems that guarantee proper service, as well as the absence of a centralized train traffic control are reflected in the considerable increase in accidents," Duran said.
Duran's comments came on the same day that the mining and energy ministry set a target of exporting 115 million mt of coal in 2014, the final year of President Juan Manuel Santos' term, which would represent a 42% increase in shipments from the 81.2 million mt that Colombia exported in 2011.
Colombia, which is one of the world's five-largest coal exporters, has set a longer-term plan of exporting 150 million mt by 2020. To accommodate the growth, expansions are under way or planned at the Fenoco railroad, as well as the railroad used exclusively by El Cerrejon, the nation's largest open pit coal mine.
The 2014 export target was announced by mining and energy minister Mauricio Cardenas in a speech Thursday at an infrastructure conference in Paipa. He said the dollar value of coal exports reached $8.396 billion in 2011, which was 15% of all export receipts collected by Colombia that year. The total also was 39.6% higher than the $6.015 billion received in 2010.
In terms of volume, coal shipments last year rose 12.5% from the 72.2 million mt exported in 2010.
Cardenas also said the country wants to increase its metallurgical coal production to 7 million mt in coming years from the current 4 million mt. To do that, the government plans to promote the construction of the new Carare railroad, a project that Chinese investors have expressed interested in financing.
"It's undeniable that this sector is a motor driving the Colombian economy," Cardenas said, adding that coal shipments in the first quarter grew 12.4% compared with the same quarter last year.
But rapid growth has had safety and environmental impacts. Port and transport superintendent Duran said Fenoco has 20 days to present a "plan of recovery and improvement" with specific measures and timetable to improve the railroad. That plan must include a central traffic control system now lacking, he said.
Duran also said he wants Fenoco to address the complaints of small miners who say they have been denied access to the railroad in violation of government permits.
"We will be waiting for an adequate plan in the least time possible," Duran said, adding that in the interim, the superintendent's office will impose "preventive measures."
Failure to come up with an acceptable plan could mean fines and removal of railroad management, he added.
In an interview with Platts, Fenoco Railroad (Colombia) superintendent Juan Miguel Duran said that between 2008 and 2011 the line experienced 283 accidents, mostly derailments, and reported 25 fatalities. A derailment near Santa Marta on 14 June saw 22 of a 97-wagon coal train off the line. On 21 June the government, perturbed by the frequency of derailments, placed the railway – which has no centralised traffic control – under "administrative control".
Some five months of "corrective action" are seen as necessary.
According to Platts, Colombia is one of the world's five largest coal exporters.
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Glenn Beck, "Amazing Grace," 2010
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Excellent post, Jeff. Thanks for all that you do. I am in Mississippi and can attest that the old white folks here are true believers. It's curious that they throw aside their theological distrust of Mormons to follow Mr. Beck. But you can't build a movement by being too theologically pure... one has to practical.
Heil Beck!
- August 31, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- Becky said...
Thanks - also check out the military imagery in Xn hymns. Scary, creepy and unfortunately spot on.
- August 31, 2010 at 10:36 PM
Thanks Jeff.
I saw large segments of this speech and, on its face, it was mind blowingly offensive so I assume many "liberals" and African Americans turned away. Who would want to lend it press or attention? But, as you gleaned, the agenda espoused was riddled with subtleties that when examined, reveal a sort of mass mind-washing that is souring the milk of liberty. A virulent hate appears every increasingly mainstream under the guise of a patriotic grassroots movement riddled with hope blossomed from hate. Many more should have tuned into this broadcast to study the mechanisms of these Bob Robert's tactics that are quietly birthing Terry Jones seedlings across the country. And all the prominent conservative can offer is to tell their good soldiers to "stand down" and not to "feed the fire." That is, until the time is right, and the movement is galvanized under the arches of political power.
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I have a strong feeling that the bagpipes-and-snare-drums rendition of Amazing Grace was heavily inspired by -or perhaps lifted verbatim from- its use in the 2006 Michael Apted film "Amazing Grace" about William Wilberforce, one more film that was virally passed around the evangelical Christian circuit. There too, it is the anthem of a movement rising.
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Dillon Lee Mansell who is on parole and was allegedly caught by police walking down the street with a loaded gun denied that he was a Ventura Avenue gang member.
But shortly into his preliminary hearing, Mansell became exhibit A, so to speak.
The 20-year-old who was recently released from prison has a tattoo that is about an inch high across his left cheek -- "Avenue," it states.
Detective Todd Hourigan testified at today's preliminary hearing that Mansell also has a gang tattoo on the right side of his neck and on both the left and right forearms.
"He also has 'Ventura' across his chest," Hourigan told the court.
Mansell was spotted by a police officer on patrol walking eastbound in the 300 block of West Ramona and "was kind of hiding" behind a tree. The officer turned his vehicle around and eventually found Mansell hiding behind a red pickup, according to Hourigan.
The officer found a gun nearby that was wrapped in a blue bandana, said Hourigan. The weapon had a round in the chamber and there were nine rounds inside a magazine, Hourigan said.
During the preliminary hearing, prosecutor Anthony Sabo pointed out to the judge that Mansell who is out of custody brought an L.A. Dodgers baseball cap to court.
Hourigan said the Ventura Avenue gang uses the sports attire of the Los Angeles Dodgers to identify themselves as gang members because the blue baseball cap has the letters LA on the top of the cap. Avenue Gang members claim that the letters stand for "La Avenue," according to Hourigan.
Hourigan testified that he has had as many as 25 contacts on the street with Mansell and named several Ventura Avenue gang members who were seen with Mansell.
Mansell had agreed as part of his probation terms before being sent to prison for assault with a deadly weapon that he wouldn't associate with gang members.
Mansell's attorney Rebekah Mathis, who works with the Public Defender's Office, said Mansell could, indeed, be a gang member. But she said to prove that her client was an active gang member, prosecutors would have to provide more evidence than what was presented in court today.
She noted that Mansell's cousin is a gang member, that he grew up in that neighborhood, went to school, hung out and lived among many gangsters.
"He may be a gang member but that doesn't mean he is an active gang member," Mathis argued in court.
"Nothing shows that he is active," said Mathis.
Sabo disagreed, pointing to the tattoos, the LA Dodger baseball came he brought to court, having multiple contacts with police and he is just out of prison.
"He's active," said Sabo.
In this country, however, people can be Nazis, criminal street gang members, motorcycle club members, the Mexican Mafia or Aryan Brotherhood members etc. because it isn't a crime to belong or associate with gangs.
Still, some defense attorneys argue that police simply accuse many Hispanic youngsters as being gang members because they have shaved heads or tattoos or both.
So what constitutes an active membership? I ask Sabo.
(Right then, I am thinking that it's like a credit card. You call an 800-number, listened to the recorded instructions and punch in some personal information to activate your VISA card membership. :) )
Seriously though, Sabo explained how it works.
In an interview, Sabo said authorities consider several things including how long was a person's last contact with police and crimes committed.
"You can be an active gang member on one incident," said Sabo.
Adding that in this case, the gun incident makes it a gang incident, according to Sabo.
But an active gang member might not have any arrest or incidents because he has managed to "stay under the radar" because he gets other people do his bidding, Sabo explained.
During the preliminary hearing, Judge Matthew Guasco ruled that there was a "strong suspicion" that the crimes were committed and held Mansell for trial.


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It's unlikely that anyone will ever say Joe Boisture can't make every throw. He possesses your prototypical pocket-passer's arm, and is capable of placing the ball just about anywhere needed. For him, it is all about feet. The Michigan State commit is going to be in an offense in which he is protected by a firm run game, enabling him to become a quality play-action guy that gets rid of the ball on time with accuracy. Improving his ability to move within the pocket will only enhance his value.Lesser-heralded prospects Chandler Whitmer and Tyler Bray proved they belonged on the first two days of the EA Sports Elite 11 national camp - ESPN
This is the second straight year a future Spartan has been invited to the prestigious quarterback camp. (Andrew Maxwell attended last year.) ESPN/Scouts, Inc. analyst Tom Luginbill says of Boisture: "Boisture is one of the few pure pocket passers left these days in an era of spread offenses and dual-threat guys. He has a cannon and can throw it to anywhere on the field." Also interesting is that the other two members of the Michigan "big three" were invited: Devin Gardner (Inkster H.S./Michigan commit) and Robert Bolden (OLSM/Penn State). However, Boisture's selection was the only one of the three which Luginbill considered a "no-brainer." Click here for our original post on Boisture's commitment. Congratulations to Joe. HT: Spartyon19962001 mgoblog diary.
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Updated 6:53pm Wednesday 5th February 2014 in News Exclusive By Leigh Marles, Editor
WIRRAL'S Pacific Road Theatre looks set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art business centre.
A bid to take over management of the now disused theatre has been submitted to the council by Wirral Chamber of Commerce.
The newly-invigorated Chamber has already secured a significant grant - coupled with its own capital - to carry out a major interior redesign of the building, subject to councillors showing the green light to its proposals.
The issue will come before Wirral Council's ruling cabinet next week - and officers are recommending it approves the proposal.
A report says the authority's circumstances "have changed considerably" since efforts began to find a new use for Pacific Road in March 2012.
It states the Birkenhead theatre is no longer seen as a performance venue as staging shows and concerts are part of the council's business plan to make a success of its revamped Floral Pavilion.
The recommendations also say volunteer groups can take over management of the Transport Museum and Tramway, which operates from Pacific Road.
If cabinet members agree, the town hall will enter into a lease arrangement with the Chamber allowing it to "draw down" funding to pay for conversion work.
Once that is completed, a 25-year lease will be granted at a peppercorn rent.
The deal will allow access by Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society to the tramline inside the building, and the Taylor Street electricity sub-station which powers it.
The Chamber's chief executive, Paula Basnett, told the Globe: "Through working in partnership with organisations such Wirral Council, the redevelopment of Pacific Road is a great opportunity for us to create a business centre with an environment of the highest quality.
"This will bring not only significant opportunities for new and existing businesses to develop, but also be a conduit for employment creation.
"Wirral Chamber is committed in bringing this project to fruition, which will greatly enhance the economic prosperity of the area."
Alternative bids considered and rejected include one from Moonshooter Promotions, a music promoter interested in the theatre for rock concerts.
The company had proposed an outright purchase of the building, but the council said it "no longer wishes to see Pacific Road operate as a performance venue in order to consolidate performances at the Floral Pavilion."
Hylgar Properties also presented a bid expressing interest in acquiring the theatre for concerts.
Transport enthusiasts the BEST Group were originally strongly interested intaking over the building and tramway, seeing them as "a regeneration opportunity."
However, the council wrote to the group outlining its present proposals and asking for their views by October of 2013.
But no reply has been received to date, and it is assumed they no longer want to be in the running.
The theatre's popularity grew rapidly when it became the principal venue for the acclaimed Wirral International Guitar Festival - now staged at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton - attracting music fans from across the country and overseas.
But its future was thrown into the melting pot in 2010 when it was declared "surplus to requirements" by the council.
1970s Liverpool art-pop pioneers Deaf School reformed and played there in December of 2011 - the centre's last ever performance and the official closing night for Pacific Road as a rock venue.
Its fate was effectively sealed in 2012 by a dramatic U-turn from Merseytravel, whose board scrapped a long-standing proposal to transfer ownership to the transport authority - and no real progess has been made in finding it a new role until now.
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answer is most certainly not a chance.Can someone tell me what these organisations have ever achieved once the grants are not there they just
disappear PARASITES
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keith3028 wrote:Very well put Keith,No nepotism there then!
With the support of the Chair of Wirral Chamber of Commerce-Asif Hamid (he of previous Council visits to China) and Board Members Phil Davies (Labour Council Leader) and Kevin Adderley (Council super Director) I am sure that the Chief Executive Paula Basnett (ex Wirral Biz/Egerton House) will not be worrying too much about the forthcoming application to Wirral Council Cabinet Members for Pacific Road theatre (previously funded by taxpayers) to be made available to the Chamber for a 25 year 'peppercorn' (free) rent with "draw down" funding to refurbish the theatre also being sought from the Council. It is nice to see democracy working so well for the benefit of Wirral taxpayers (or just a few of the elite!). Carry on Mr Burgess and our local councillors- Wirral Council goes from strength to strength in representing the community.
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday signed into law a bill legalizing the use of medicinal oil derived from a strain of medical marijuana to treat severe forms of epilepsy.
The North Carolina Senate had unanimously voted in favor of House Bill 1220, which legalizes and regulates hemp oil extract to be used in treating severe epilepsy that has not been responsive to three or more treatments.
The oil is derived from a strain of medical marijuana known as Charlotte's Web, which is low in tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and high in cannibidiol, or CBD. THC is the psychoactive element in marijuana that gives a user a "high."
State Rep. Pat McElraft (R-Carteret County), who introduced the legislation, has insisted the "Hope 4 Haley and Friends" bill does not legalize medical marijuana, rather "this is only a medicine for these children so that they can develop motor skills."
McCrory signed the bill at the Executive Mansion Thursday surrounded by families of children who suffer from epileptic seizures. The law is named after Haley Ward, who attended the ceremony.
"When we go to a doctor's appointment and they ask, 'What do you want to try, mom?' And I'm like, 'There's nothing left.' But, now I found this. We want to try this," said Sherena Ward, Haley's mother.
Department of Health and Human Services has until Oct. 1 to adopt temporary rules to issue registration cards for the oil's use, and a database of registered caregivers, patients and recommending neurologists.
Families can now apply to be part of a study to see how the drug could help their children. If DHHS adopts rules prior to Oct. 1, the oil could be made available sooner.
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2014 in a plan to relocate Arizona State University's law school from the Tempe campus to downtown Phoenix.
The East Valley Tribune reports that costs for the law school's new six-story building are estimated at $100 million to $120 million.
The building is expected to be completed in late 2015 and should open in 2016.
The Phoenix City Council has given its staff the go-ahead to begin negotiations to develop the university's Arizona Center for Law and Society on city controlled property.
Phoenix is contributing $12 million into the project.
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The man
accused of attacking a family for being in the "wrong neighborhood"
was supposed to be arraigned in court Tuesday morning, but the hearing was
postponed until a later date.
attorney for Donald Dickerson told the District Judge Lou Daniel she has not
been officially hired by the defendant. The new arraignment date is August 6.
this month, District Attorney Hillar Moore said his office would not pursue hate
crime charges against Dickerson. He is charged with second-degree battery and
also faces habitual offender charges. Moore said he prefers trying Dickerson as
a habitual offender. Then, if convicted, Dickerson would automatically face
life in prison without the possibility of probation or parole because of his
criminal background.
has previously been convicted of armed robbery, purse snatching and a sex
crime. Those convictions, in combination with the latest offense, make
Dickerson eligible to be tried as a habitual offender. Moore said the victims
are happy with his decision.
incident happened at a Baton Rouge gas station on May 12. The victim suffered
"a broken eye socket, broken nose, and several lacerations to the
face," and his wife was knocked unconscious.
our arrival, we located three victims who were attacked in the parking
lot," said Cpl. Tommy Stubbs, spokesperson for the Baton Rouge Police
The owners
of the gas station did not want to comment on camera, but said there's a wide
variety of customers in and out of the store in the daytime. At night, though,
it's not the safest of places, especially with the area having some of the
highest crime in the city.
was a small scene but it got to be a big scene after the fight broke out and it
was a big scene when the police came," said Keisha Henderson, a witness.
Stubbs said
a man wearing a pink shirt was in line trying to pay for gas when Donald
Dickerson, 41, started making fun of him, leading to an argument.
defendant (Dickerson) approached the white male victim," the police report
It went on
to read, "the defendant told him he was in the wrong neighborhood and he
was not going to make it out." The victim said that's when he "was
punched and knocked to the ground."
At this
time, his wife got out of the car and ran to help her husband. The victim said,
"he continued to struggle with the defendant and was eventually knocked
unconscious, which later he awoke in the hospital."
His wife
told police, "after running to help her husband, she remembers falling to
the ground and (being) knocked unconscious."
to a close family friend, that's when the couple's teenage daughter got out of
the car to check on her parents and, "observed a female punch her mother
in the face, when her mother then fell to the concrete, hitting her head on the
daughter was also punched in the face.
were only three suspects but there were multiple people in the parking
lot," said Stubbs.
Of those
three, Dickerson was arrested and charged with second-degree battery. The other
two suspects, Devin Bessye, 24, and Ashley Simmons, 22, were released on site
after police wrote them each a summons for simple battery.
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Former Peru standout and state champion Nick Weaver, wrestling for Sierra College, wins a California junior-college regional tournament.
Mike Fernandez scores 15 points and Brendan Smith, 14, to lead Moriah past host Willsboro 64-33 in the Tip-off Tournament final. Ben Reynolds tallies 13 for Willsboro.
Steve Thomas fires in 27 points while Justin Gardner grabs nine rebounds and six steals in Northern Adirondack's 58-46 triumph over Peru. Ryan Earle leads Peru with 13.
Sophomore defenseman Kyle Gagnier's first career goal lifts Seton Catholic to a 2-1 win over Cheverus in the title game of the Bishop's Cup Hockey Tournament in Lewiston, Maine.
Tyler McGibbon records five pins while Jake Warren and Andy Warren each register three wins by fall as Franklin Academy of Malone sweeps the Ballston Spa Duels.
Tyler James, Travis James, Jason Lapham and Jeremy Smith win their weight classes to lead Beekmantown to the title in the 16-team Woodlands Wrestling Tournament.
Marcia and Mary Coakley account for all of Beekmantown's points (19) in the fourth quarter as the Eagles rally from a 12-point deficit to defeat PHS, 38-35. Courtney Drown scores 15 for the Hornets.
Olivia Dwyer scores 25 points and grabs 13 rebounds in Keene's 61-28 drubbing of Johnsburg.
Brian Cook comes off the bench to score 10 points, grab seven rebounds and pick up five steals as PHS, leading by 18 at one point, holds on to beat previously undefeated Saranac, 66-60.
Matt St. Louis's goal early in the third snaps a scoreless game, sending unbeaten Lake Placid on to a 2-1 win over PHS. Joe Leonard also scores for the Blue Bombers, while Ryan Lynch gets the PHS goal.
Jacki Hutchins scores 13 points, grabs six rebounds and gets six steals in Elizabethtown-Lewis's 40-34 win over Schroon Lake. Tabitha Hood leads the Wildcats with seven points and 12 rebounds.
Lenny Pereira's power-play goal midway through the third gives Plattsburgh State a 4-3 lead; however, Moscow Spartak rallies for a 6-4 victory in front of 2,178 fans.
Mike Recore sinks six free throws in overtime to help Chateaugay trim St. Regis Falls, 58-55. Matt Campbell scores 20 points to lead the Bulldogs.
Todd Coupal scores a goal and adds three assists to lead Seton Catholic to a 4-1 win over Suffern in the final of the Albany Academy hockey tournament. Jesse Boulerice and Jason Cummings also score for the Knights.
Erik Richard scores twice and Jason Sample makes 29 saves for the shutout as Northeastern Clinton beats host Missisquoi Valley Union High School, 2-0, in the tournament final.
Kevin Manchester scores 25 points as Peru pours in 32 points in the fourth quarter to overtake Saranac, 77-76. Tom Welch nets 37 and Jamie Allen, 20, for the Chiefs.
Robin Rovers scores 14 points to help Chazy defeat Schroon Lake, 42-41, despite Becca Robinson's 32-point effort.
Suzanne Frenyea scores 22 points and grabs 15 rebounds while Mariellen Hensgen chips in with 12 points and 13 rebounds to spark Beekmantown to a 46-42 win over Northeastern Clinton. Jen Louden tallies 14 for the Cougars.
Chad Barber, Andy Hemmingway, Trent Curry and Scott Jarvis all record pins in NAC's 40-21 triumph over Peru.
Paulette Poirier scores a school-record 31 points in Brushton-Moira's 60-41 win over Parishville-Hopkinton.
Senior running back Kirk Little earns All-Ivy League honorable mention after rushing for 893 yards for Brown University.
Junior Peggy Corrigan helps the University of Rochester volleyball team to a 31-17 season and a second-place finish in the conference tournament.
Senior co-captain Sara Payette and freshman Kari Parrish star for Oneonta State in volleyball with Payette leading the team with 481 kills and earning all-conference honors. Parish is considered the defensive standout for the Red Dragons.
Former Keene standout Rick Lehman earns MVP honors in the East Coast Conference men's soccer championship after leading Lafayette College to a 5-0 victory over Rider College.
Mike Ryan scores 15 points and Clint Cowan contributes 13 to spark Chateaugay to a 55-46 win over MAI. Matt Miller paces the Mounties with 17.
Tina Peryer and Angie Dumas of Malone's state championship girls' team join Derek Taylor, Jeff Mulverhill and Scott Fraser from the boys' team on the state cross-country all-star team.
Dale Bigelow drops in 31 points to lead Willsboro to an 87-51 win over Dannemora. Pat Patnode leads the Knights with 13.
Billy Wells improves to 5-0 at 167 pounds while teammates Kenny Gebo, Mike King, Guy Peryea and Travis McLennon also record two wins each in Beekmantown's sweep of Warrensburg and Whitehall in wrestling.
Andrea Hull scores 12 points to go with eight rebounds and four steals as AuSable Valley uses a big fourth quarter to defeat PHS, 37-33. Leigh Ryan leads PHS with 12 points.
Michelle Scorsome scores 20 points and Stacey Kimball chips in with 18 to spark Moriah to a 55-40 win over Ticonderoga.
Pam Leopard, Sara Payette, Yolanda Ting, Lisa Papa, Sue Payette and Tracey Lockwood lead Plattsburgh High to a 3-2 victory over MAI, snapping the Mounties' winning streak at 65 games and their six-year hold on the Section VII Class B volleyball crown.
Tammie Kowalowski, Amanda LeClair, Amy Trombley, Michelle LaMare and Lori Siskavich lead Northern Adirondack to a 3-0 victory over Saranac for the Class C volleyball title.
Saranac Lake's Todd Fobare sets the career hockey scoring mark for Union College with five assists in the Dutchmen's 10-2 rout of the University of Buffalo. It gives him 135 career points on 52 goals and 83 assists.
Rick Yorkey scores twice and John Goodrow adds a shorthanded goal to lead Saranac Lake to a 3-2 upset of previously unbeaten Ogdensburg Free Academy.
Sophomore left-winger Dave Jewtraw scores four goals and junior Mark Hudak contributes three in Lake Placid's 9-4 thrashing of Norwood-Norfolk.
Paul Lemza pours in 38 points and Derrick DeSimone adds 16 with nine rebounds to lead Moriah past Northeastern Clinton, 78-68. Andy Guay scores 19 points and Roy Maskell grabs 14 rebounds for the Cougars.
John McLaughlin and Joel Dolbeck each tally 15 points as unbeaten Ticonderoga turns back Peru, 59-57.
Ron Boyer and Todd LaBombard each get a goal and an assist while Dale Tetreault posts 10 saves for the shutout in Northeastern Clinton's 5-0 victory over Malone. Mike McDonald comes up with 45 saves for the Huskies.
Dave Collins completes a buzzer-beating 3-point play to give PHS a 54-52 win over MAI.
John Zerrahn scores 29 points to pace Peru to a 69-51 victory over MAI. Rocky Drollette leads the Mounties with 18.
Junior Kevin Patnode sinks 14 points to lead AuSable Valley to a 56-44 triumph over Beekmantown. Mike Ducatte nets 11 for the Eagles.
Vermont tops Plattsburgh State 59-50 to win the PSUC Field House Dedication Tournament. Don Verkey scores 19 points and Jim Perkins, 11, for the Cardinals. Six-foot-seven center George Peredy scores 20 points and grabs 20 rebounds to lead the Catamounts while Joe Greco is named tourney MVP.
Pat Defayette scores 20 points and Steve Chilton connects on some clutch free throws to lead NAC past MAI 53-52.
George Poissant scores 20 points while Jim Riley and Tom Rice each add 17 as unbeaten Chazy downs defending MVL champ Willsboro 75-70 in overtime. Mike Jerdo scores 24 points and Keith Coonrod, 20, for the Warriors.
Homer Barcomb's basket with 17 seconds to play gives Moriah a 55-54 win over Lake George.
Paul Demerse scores 19 points and Ron Dumas, 14, to lead MAI to a 67-62 win over PHS.
PHS bounces back to beat Burlington 72-61 with Jim Baker netting 21 and Dick Booth adding 15.
Bob Sunderland and Larry Dominic score key victories to spur Ellenburg on to a 24-22 come-from-behind wrestling win over PHS.
John Pelkaus scores 21 points and ties the school record for assists with 14 in Plattsburgh State's 101-74 victory over Norwich University. The assist mark was set by Irv McLaren during the 1956 season.
Alton Garrand and Wright Sample each score 30 points to spur the Mooers town team on to a 115-106 victory over Champlain. Jack Fitzpatrick scores 55 in a losing cause.
Ray Diaz scores 16 points and Norm Bezio, 10, to lead MAI to a 43-30 victory over Lake Placid. Wescott nets nine for the Blue Bombers.
Clevice Fessette nets 22 points to lead St. John's to a 53-36 win over Chateaugay. Jack Mellon scores 10 for the Ponies.
Norm Landry scores 19 points, Ray Diaz adds 18 and Guy Brand tosses in 14 as MAI avenges an earlier loss to Mineville with a 73-66 victory. Bill Brennan scores 19 to lead the Red Flame while Chet Hargett hits for 17.
Don Ashlaw fires in 24 points to lead the Purple Tide of St. Joseph's to a 54-45 win over Keeseville. Riani scores 15 for the Panthers.
Dick Jakich nets 19 points to spark OLVA to a 38-36 win over St. John's.
Freshman Frank Steltzer, a letter-winner in football, is the starting center for St. Lawrence University's undefeated basketball team.
Nolette nets 22 points to lead Rouses Point to a 33-28 win over St. John's. Jarvis leads the Green and White with 14.
Stokes tallies 16 points in Plattsburgh High's 37-11 win over Lyon Mountain. Thompson leads the Miners with four.
W. Way drops in 21 points to lead Westport to a 23-15 win over Moriah. D. Baker and R. Hanchett each score six for Moriah.


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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
An argument between a mother and her teenage daughter ended with the mother being arrested for child abuse.
Laurel Sheriff's Senior Sgt. Greg Poynter went to Riverside Loop, five miles south of London, around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a call of a domestic dispute.
When he arrived at the scene, he found a 14-year-old girl with red marks and scratches on her body. The mother had left the scene. The two were allegedly arguing because the mother was drinking alcohol and the daughter wanted her to stop. The mother, 48-year-old Brenda R. Deaton of Lily, reportedly grabbed the child and left the red marks and scratches on her during the argument.
Poynter located Deaton several miles away and arrested her on charges of fourth-degree assault, child abuse. She was lodged in the Laurel Detention Center following her arrest.
Staggering drunk
Drunken man goes into traffic
The term "Staggering Drunk" took on a new meaning for Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Robbie Grimes on Tuesday night after finding a man literally staggering along a southern Laurel roadway.
Grimes went to South Stewart Road, 13 miles south of London, around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday after a report of a man staggering around in traffic. Grimes' investigation determined that 51-year-old Todd N. Pope of Lenior, North Carolina, was under the influence. He was arrested for alcohol intoxication and taken to the Laurel Detention Center.
Pope was released from jail early Wednesday morning and set for a court date on Oct. 23. No bond was listed.