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By DENISE FEDOROW
The Nappanee Board of Public Works and City Council have approved seeking financing for a $27 million sewer project.
Mark Downey, Commonwealth Engineers, gave the council and board options for the federally-required project Monday night. Mayor Larry Thompson called the plan, "The most boring and most expensive project in Nappanee."
Downey said, "Way back in the late 1980s" the Environmental Protection Agency handed down to the states a mandate for elimination or treatment of CSO's. He said it took the agency and the state nearly 10 years to establish guidelines and about 15 years ago the state gave the city of Nappanee 20 years to comply with the regulation.
Since the body of water that receives Nappanee's wastewater is the Berlin Court Ditch — basically an agricultural ditch — city officials felt it should not be held to the "fishable, swimmable" standards EPA was requiring. Downey said they made that argument around 2005-2006. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management agreed, but the EPA did not. So in 2007 the city negotiated for a state judicial order saying the city would comply with transporting and treating the stormwater overflow vs. the more expensive separation of the combined sanitary and stormwater sewers.
The solution for the city is to build a new sewer and interceptors along each of the 10 CSO's to transport the stormwater to the treatment plant and treat it.
CSO's start at the west end of town — just west of Locke Street, according to Downey, and travel along the ditch to Miriam Street. In a lot of cases the new lines and interceptors will go through park property.
A couple of residents were present and one woman asked how big the pipe would be. Downey said the pipe would be 48 inches on the west end and would grow to 66 inches at the wastewater plant. The depth of the pipe would be 12 feet to 18 feet below ground. He said there will probably be a need to remove some trees along one side of the path at the park near the foot bridge.
New Council Member Jacob Dermott asked if there would be ponds and Downey said there would be underground storage tanks and they are making sure everything is covered; no odors will escape and there won't be open lagoons.
The original plans were to do the project in three phases — the judicial order gives the city until 2030 to fully comply.
Phase I of the project is expected to be from 2011-2015 and includes Interceptor, pump station and storage tanks for one year, one hour rain event and the projected cost is $11.8 million.
Phase II is expected to be 2018-2019 and consists of wet weather treatment, 5 million gallons daily capacity for one-year, one-hour rain event. The cost is $8.6 million.
Phase III will expand the storage tank for 10-year, one-hour rain event, which is necessary for full compliance, at a cost of $6.9 million, bringing the total cost to $27,186,592.
Before finances were discussed, Downey answered questions. The mayor asked him to explain the reasoning of city's CSO's locations. Downey said everything south of the Berlin Court Ditch is a combined sewer and the reason is because the north side of the ditch wasn't developed until the 1960s or 1970s when standards changed. So when the north side, including Northwood subdivision, was developed there had to be separate sanitary sewers installed that do not carry storm water.
Jeff Rowe, H.J. Umbaugh and Associates, gave options that the city has to obtain funding ,plus the probable impact to sewer rates through 2027 for each option. He listed three sources and four options for the board and council to consider.
The first source is through the USDA Rural Development Grant Program — this is a subsidized loan, which would be part loan, part grant. The city may qualify for up to 45 percent grant. The current interest rate is 2.75 percent and it would be a 40-year loan with a 10-year reserve requirement. There would be an annual reporting requirement.
"Interest rates are at a historic low so despite the economy this is a good time to borrow," Rowe said.
There's no guarantee the city would receive the funding, or that they would get up to 45 percent in grant funds, but preliminary talks show they are eligible, according to Rowe.
"This would reduce the overall rate impact but the flip side is you would pay more in interest over the 40 years," he said.
The second source would be IFA State Revolving Funds — the city has used this source of funding before. It has a 2 percent interest rate, which could be lowered a half-percent with a green project reserve — a possibility if the city connects a bike path over the disturbed land when the project is completed. This option would be a 20-year term with a five-year reserve requirement. The SRF program has an annual funding cycle which starts in July and they have a priority list for projects. Rowe stated since this is a government mandated project, that might help move it up the priority list, but again there are no guarantees.
The third source of funding would be the open market bond — a traditional financing option which requires bidders to bid on bonds and then the one with the lowest interest rates wins — the current interest rates range from 3.1 to 3.4 percent.
Rowe said when looking at the Rural Development Grant program they considered the impact if instead of doing the project in three phases as planned, they combined it to a single phase project to obtain the 45 percent grant amount.
In the Rural Development Alternate one, the single phase project — rates would increase 58 percent, for the Rural Development Alternate two — 3 phase project, rates would increase 44 percent, for the SRF funding, rates would increase 68 percent and with the open market funding, rates would increase 77 percent.
Looking at the city's current sewer rates for each option the average monthly bill might be $55 for Rural Development Alternate one, $49.91 for Rural Development Alternate two, $58.23 for SRF option and $61.35 for open market.
However, when projecting those sewer rates out to the end of the project in 2027, the monthly bill might then be $65 for Rural Development Alternate one, $88 for Rural Development alternate two, $110 for SRF, and $118 for open market.
So the lowest overall impact on rates for residents from 2013 to 2027 would be obtaining the Rural Development Alternate One grant combining the three phase project into a single phase.
The Board of Works members first voted and made a recommendation to the council to authorize the mayor and clerk-treasurer along with Rowe and Downey on their behalf to pursue the funding options with both the Rural Development Grant and the State Revolving Fund. The City Council then approved that recommendation.


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6:30am Friday 28th December 2012 in Somerset By Newsdesk
PEOPLE in Taunton Deane and West Somerset are being asked to collect used stamps this Christmas in aid of the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
To donate, simply cut the stamp from the envelope, leaving at least half an inch around it to prevent damage.
The RNIB receives £4.50 per kilogram for British stamps and £12.50 for foreign ones, which goes towards supporting blind and partially sighted people.
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Sweet Beef Stew Recipe
"This is not your usual beef stew, which is why I get so many requests for the recipe," relates Anne Graham of Los Osos, California. "It's so easy to fix in the pressure cooker, which is one of the most underrated time-savers of all!"
- 1-1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup apricot nectar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- Hot cooked rice or noodles
- In a pressure cooker, brown beef, onions and garlic in oil over medium heat. Stir in salt, ginger, pepper and nutmeg. Combine the apricot nectar, soy sauce, molasses and brown sugar; pour over meat. Close cover securely; place pressure regulator on vent pipe.
- Bring cooker to full pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook for 20 minutes. (Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion; adjust heat if needed.) Remove from the heat; allow pressure to drop on it's own.
- Remove meat with a slotted spoon. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually add to pan drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in meat and serve over rice. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Sweet Beef Stew in Country Woman March/April 2001, p41
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A Japanese company has invented a wallet that helps you save money.
The "living wallet" syncs with an smartphone app called "Zaim".
When you are running short on cash, If you try to reach for the wallet, it will slink away from you or spin around to dodge your hand.
If you catch it, and open it up, the wallet screams for help.
If that still doesn't stop you, the wallet will called a person you assign, to talk you out of spending.
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A kidnapping took place at the corner of Mercer Avenue and Davis Street last night. The victim told police that he was approached by unknown black man wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, and a black jacket while at the stop sign.
The man pointed a handgun at him through his car window and demanded that he unlock the door.
According to the victim, the suspect walked around the vehicle, got in the vehicle, and made him drive to West Lincoln Avenue alley.
The man then demanded the victim's wallet. The victim told authorities that he then jumped out of the vehicle and ran away.
The suspect drove away with the vehicle. The suspect is still on the loose and is charged with kidnapping, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.
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Architect Philip Bess's Till We Have Built Jerusalem puts forth fresh arguments for traditional architecture and urbanism, their relationship to human flourishing, and the kind of culture required to create and sustain traditional towns and city neighborhoods. Bess not only dissects the questionable intellectual assumptions of contemporary architecture, he also shows how the individualist ethos of modern societies finds physical expression in contemporary suburban sprawl, making traditional urbanism difficult to sustain. He concludes by considering the role of both the natural law tradition and communal religion in providing intellectual and spiritual depth to contemporary attempts to build new—and revive existing—traditional towns and cities, attempts that, at their best, help fulfill our natural human desires for order, beauty, and community.
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"Architecture as conservatism? Bess argues for traditional architecture and urbanism, their relationship to human welfare, and the kind of culture required to sustain traditional towns and city neighborhoods. In a collection of essays, Bess makes a provocative case for order, beauty, and community— all in the conservative tradition."
"As Philip Bess understands, Western religious belief and traditional Western urbanism once largely coincided. In this splendid collection of essays and addresses written over two decades, Bess aims at turning coincidence into a new cooperation. With an optimism grounded in religious faith and historical insight, he confronts the kulturkampf between the New Urbanists on one side, and modernists, secularists, environmentalists, libertarians, and critical theorists on the other. Bess engages that struggle with alacrity and wit. How many practitioners of architecture read the Bible, Aristotle, Augustine, and Tocqueville, much less Alasdair MacIntyre, Philip Rieff, and Peter Berger?"
"Among the intellectual contests of modernity, none has longer term consequences than the place and character of the human habitat in nature. Refusing the reductivist locksteps of both environmentalism and academic theory alike, Philip Bess ties his case for architecture and urbanism to the broad traditions of the West, where both God and man have standing. His arguments are erudite, radical, clear, and convincing—as useful as applied philosophy can be."
"ISI Books is without question one of the most important publishers in America. If there is ever to be a broad revival of dynamic traditionalism, ISI Books will be right at its center… [I]n the first chapter, Bess, a Catholic who considers himself to be a New Urbanist, invokes Rieff, McIntyre and St. Benedict. I thought I was going to levitate! Do buy this book—it's full of exciting ideas, and written in a way that a layman can understand."
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"Aristotle and Architechture could be an alternate title to this engaging collection of essays by Notre Dame architechture professor Philip Bess. What Bess finds in the Greek philosopher is a concern with ethics as the foundation of community, the idea that a city should provide a 'good life' for its citizens in ecological, economic and moral terms."
"Bess advocates new urbanism, a contemporary architectural movement that seeks to build communities that foster human flourishing, in contrast to the suburban sprawl that has been the model for much postwar housing construction. New Urbanism aims to do this by building on a human scale, where mixed-use residential, commercial and communal properties are blended together on a scale not dependent on cars....This book should serve as a model for how professors at Catholic universities should write across the disciplines: a professionally solid yet readable treatment of issues grounded in philosophical and theological principles that offer solutions based on the whole truth about man."
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Backpacker Magazine – May 2011
Free Print & Go PDFs give you turn-by-turn trail instructions and photos embedded on a usable topo map. Also: gear checklists, driving directions, and geo-references for finding the nearest campground, restaurant, gas station, and grocery store.
Again, where are the archived trips? I have been looking for a while. If you don't have them, please do not lie on the magazine
As I am a subscriber please update the web sites so I don't have to put up with all the pop ups to join. I'm tired of them!!!!!
This is a joke. A BAD ONE!!!!!!!!
This is a joke. A BAD ONE!!!!!!!!
I agree, this is extremely misleading. Trying to "Print & Go" Lost - Creek Trip ID 433758, doesn't get you anywhere! Extremely frustrating. Get a new web designer.
How do I access archived trips. I would like the March 2011 Lost Creek Loop Trip ID 433755
How do I access archived trips. I would like the March 2011 Lost Creek Loop Trip ID 433755
Could you give your subscribers a special link so they don't get all of these advertisements and have to fill out the same questionnaire every time we click on a link.
Excuse me, but could someone at Backpacker make this into a USER FRIENDLY PAGE by giving INSTRUCTIONS. The only think i get out of it is I have to subscribe to weekly junk mail from Backpacker before anything happens. How about a paragraph of explanations for those of us who don't want our e-mail boxes crammed with spam?
We are all human and make mistakes. Let them know and stop getting so upset.
Learn some english - IT SAY FREE....
This is so full of shit. They want to charge me while the add say free. Absolutely bull shit!
Hey - backpacker your your act together.
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Hey everyone: These links are all live, and you can always opt out of email contact. Sorry for the initial trouble.
These PDFS feature all the trip planning info you need to just Print and Go. We have more archived from previous issues as well.
Enjoy the trips, and happy trails.
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Agree! Where is the Midwest link?
Thanks for letting us know about the link. We're fixing it right now. For the time being, go to http://www.backpacker.com/2007/printngopdfs/may2011_2/0511LocalHikes_PDF_Midwest.pdf to download the Midwest Print & Go.


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The 21th Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival (FiCMA) invites you to take part in the Festival bridging through the documentary and fiction film Official Section.
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Initially, FoodBoozeTunes was all about consuming various combinations of, yes, food and booze and tunes, as well as other media. Sometimes the pairings — well, threesomes, since we're talking about three things at once — were awesome. Sometimes they were bizarre. We have some of these combinations documented in audio form on this website, as podcasts.
The other day, I thought about what I could do about this months-neglected blog. I had recently taken up the delicious (and often necessary) art of cooking. While consuming good food/drink/media is still a part of FoodBoozeTunes, I would like to make this blog more about creating as much as it is about consuming. That being said, I plan to share some recipes I have learned from others, found on the Web, and/or have modified to my liking.
I don't claim to be a chef or short-order cook. I won't make it in the high-stakes world of fast food. I am no connoisseur of food. But I like to cook, I like to eat, I like to pour, I like to drink, I like to create multimedia, and I like to consume media worth consuming.
Let me share some of my cooking process. I am at that age where my hair falls more often then I'd like. Since I like cooking for not only myself, but also for others, I don't want them to eat a mouthful of my hair. I don't own a chef's hat, and I don't want to wear a hairnet, so I like to wear a black felt cowboy hat to keep the food free from falling head debris.
The above hat was my party hat (sometimes) during my college years, and it's totally badass to this day! Read the rest of this entry »
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KENNEWICK, Wash. - Kennewick Police are looking for three 14-year-olds in connection with car prowling.
Over the weekend, officers say they recovered stolen property from a car prowl, and arrested three of the six teens involved with the theft.
Police don't know if the teens were involved with a string of car prowls reported over the weekend, but officers say it's still a good reminder for drivers to lock up their cars and valuables.
Police say the first of several car break-ins this weekend happened at the Columbia Center Mall Parking Lot. The car owner told officers someone punched the lock on her car door, and stole an urn inside that contained her mother's ashes.
Police say in the second incident, someone went into an unlocked car on the 2000 block of W Grand Ronde, and stole a Motorola bluetooth, a cell phone charger, a Garmin GPS and an Ignition Interlock device.
Officers say another car owner on the 100 block of W 3rd Avenue heard a suspicious noise on Friday morning and turned on his car alarm. Later, he told Police he found that someone had broken into his unlocked car and stolen his bluetooth. Officers say next door, the man's neighbors had also fallen victim to car prowling.
Police say someone broke into two unlocked cars at the neighbor's house, tried to remove the car stereo and damaged the dash in one car, and stole a cell phone charger and baseball gear out of the second. Officers say the suspects must have been scared off by the car alarm however, because they left behind a pair of shoes and a long board.
Police say thieves broke into another unlocked car near 2nd and Benton, and stole a handgun, a Garmin GPS and a radio.
On Sunday, officers say suspects smashed the window of a car in the Columbia Center Mall to steal an iPad.
Police say these incidents are a good reminder for car owners to always lock your car and keep your valuables out of sight. Officers say most thieves look for unlocked cars that are easy targets but if something looks valuable, they will break in. Police also want to remind you never to leave firearms unattended in a vehicle at night.


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Well, it was only a matter of time before I screwed up royally. Because I wasn't paying any attention to what I was doing, I just accidentally deleted the last 24 members who registered for the photo board when I really just wanted to delete one spam registration. This affected anyone who has joined the photo host since Oct. 31, 2007.
Unfortunately, I also deleted any photos those members uploaded and comments they made. You will have to re-register and re-upload your files. I'm afraid I cannot recover your data for you.
Please note that registration now requires admin approval, but working together, we'll try to make that happen as soon as possible.
I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience.


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27 February 2007
The Government of Japan announced today a major contribution of US$20.8 million (JPY2.52 billion) to WFP which will assist millions of vulnerable and chronically food insecure people in 13 countries spread throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America.
8 December 2006
WFP helped feed victims throughout Sierra Leone's long-running civil war and it is contributing to recovery. Hilary Heuler looks at WFP operations in this west African country.
19 May 2006
In a global effort to eradicate hunger, WFP has called on people in well over one hundred countries to take to the streets and "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" on Sunday 21 May.
28 October 2005
WFP Offices
Hunger in the news
- One Planet: Bananas and the global food chain Source: BBC
- The Liberian Dialogue: WFP gives "ownership" to education ministry: other partners to follow Source: The Liberian Dialogue
- LIBERIA-COTE D'IVOIRE: Refugees look for long-term solutions Source: IRIN
- Liberia's President Sirleaf: 'We've made progress but there's much more to do' Source: The Guardian
- Liberia: 'Much More to Do', Says Johnson Sirleaf Source: All Africa
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- 16 December 2009 Dr Winfred Hammond, FAO representative in Liberia
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released its annual Firefighter Fatality Report. There were 64 on-duty firefighter deaths last year in the United States, making 2012 the second consecutive year that the total has been below 65 deaths.
For the past four years, the annual total has been well below 100, dropping the annual average over the past 10 years to 88 deaths.
NFPA released the results during a special session at the NFPA Conference & Expo in Chicago.
"NFPA has been tracking this data since 1977 and it is certainly good news that the number of firefighter deaths has continued to decrease over the years," Dr. Rita Fahy, NFPA's manager of fire databases and systems, said in a press release. "We are grateful for the sacrifices of these brave individuals and are hopeful that with expanded use of codes and standards and other safety initiatives, the downward trend in the number of firefighters dying on duty will continue."
Of the 64 firefighters who died while on duty in 2012, 30 were volunteer firefighters, 23 were career firefighters, four were members of the military, three were federal contractors, two were employees of federal land management agencies, and two were prison inmates. The largest share of deaths occurred while firefighters were operating on the fire ground (21 deaths). This is the lowest number of fire ground deaths since this study began.
The decline of firefighter deaths occurred in the following areas: lowest number of sudden cardiac deaths, lowest number of deaths at structure fires, lowest number of volunteer firefighter deaths, fourth consecutive year the total number of road vehicle crash deaths has been 10 or lower, and fifth consecutive year of decreasing on-duty cardiac-related deaths.
The firefighter fatality study is made possible by the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Fire Service, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program of the Department of Justice, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Fire Administration, the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
For more information about NFPA and the 2012 Firefighter Fatality Report, visit the website at nfpa.org.


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CA Teachers' Union spends $20,961,399 on its "No on 32" campaign
Original post made by Joe on Nov 2, 2012
You've got to ask yourself what the union sees as the return on its $21M investment. How many Sacramento politicians are getting greased by this union, and by other unions in the state? Imagine what would happen if union members had a free choice on spending their hard-earned money on political spending like this. One study showed that two-thirds of Teachers' Union members would opt out. Influence is bought and paid for with cash, less cash equates to less influence, and less influence means that politicians might not continue to pass as much pro-union legislation as they do. No wonder it's worth $21M to the union to try to prevent this!
Vote YES on 32!
on Nov 2, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Joe, Where did you get your dollar figures?
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 10:02 pm
The unions are spending all of the money they have received from their members to influence this initiative which allows them to keep spending union dues on political issues; without the opt-in from the members.
The link above shows $21M being spent by the California Teachers Association (union) and another $13M being spent by SEIU, the major union for public employee workers. That is two great reasons to vote Yes on 32. the public employee unions have way too much control over the political process in California. While 32 does not solve all of the issues, it gets the changes started. Let the union members donate to a cause if they want to. Don't take their dues money without their permission and use it to fight people like you and I.


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TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Former dog warden employee Aaron Nova was cleared of animal cruelty charges Tuesday.
Nova was originally charged after a video surfaced of a dog in his care being handled inappropriately. The video appeared to show Nova handling the dog Marbles by his neck, slamming him against a metal fence, and then throwing him into a cage.
The dog warden said that Marbles didn't sustain any injuries, and Nova was acquitted due to a lack of evidence to show abuse. He did, however, lose his job, and the warden said the actions in the video were unacceptable.
Protestors gathered outside the courthouse Tuesday to represent Marbles and other victims of animal cruelty. They are asking for stiffer penalties against abusers.
"If you abuse an animal in the state of Ohio, the most you can get is six months in prison and a small fine," said activist Linda Goldstein-Wolf. "They need to be able to make it a felony."
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South Bend firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a fire to rip through a west side home early Wednesday morning.
It happened at 3:25 on Fisher Street near the corner of South Kaley Street. Firefighters say a plow truck driver noticed smoke coming from the two-story house and called 9-1-1.
When firefighters arrived they say the home was fully engulfed and they heard someone screaming. That person actually turned out to be a neighbor. Luckily no one was inside the home when the fire broke out.
Battalion Chief Nick Tekler says the snowy conditions made it difficult for firefighters to get out to the scene and put out the blaze."It slows us down obviously," he said. "You can only drive so fast and when you're pulling line it slows you down a little bit."
There's no word on a cause for the fire at this time.
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