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That was fun, but we're over for the day. M.L. Elrick will, I'm sure, have an interesting take on the day's proceedings tonight on Fox 2 News... and more on Kwame's Unreal World in his daily takeaway on MyFoxDetroit.com. Parker will be back in the morning for another round with Jim Thomas
THomas asks about Hendrix asking for a recount. Chutkow objects to relevance. Thomas tries to explain but Judge Edmunds stops him and says the witness has testified to that. Turns to Parker and asks him were you aware of a recount. Parker says no, he thought kwame won in November. Judge Edmunds says to Thomas there you go. Asks him if he's done. Thomas says with the recount question but he has more questions. Judge Edmunds says well if you're done with that you can ask the rest of your questions tomorrow.
Thomas goes back to the executive order Kwame signed as special administrator of DWASD in Dec 23, 2005. Asks parker to read, it talks about the east side and west side sewer projects and approves the contracts, specifically 1368.
Thomas goes back to email Dec 19 2005, asks if this was three days before Kilpatrick signed off. 4 days.
Thomas says the mayor refused to sign it because there hadn't been a resolution. ASks if he know what happened the day before he signed it. No. were three people running for election. No. 3 NEw people. yes sir.
Do you at least acknowledge that getting through council... Parker doesn't understand the question.
Thomas is asking if the fact that they were running for re-election
Judge Edmunds jumps in and says there have been lots of objections about speculation, now can this witness read the minds of the city council.
Thomas asks if he was aware of rumors the contract was sitting on the Mayor's desk and that sometimes rumors are not true. Yes sir.
Thomas showing the special administrative order now for the DWSD. Asks if when he saw this he said "wow." Parker says it was the date he said "wow" to. Tries to explain that it wasn't this document. but Thomas cuts him off.
Thomas asks if he's aware that DWSD can sign contracts without council approval. Yes sir.
ASks if Insituform was aware of this and they were coming up on the end of there fiscal year and were expecting to be paid for work already done. yes sir.
Thomas is bouncing back and forth between document. Looking at the memo from Insituform from Dec. 19, 2005.
asks if the company was trying to get as much revenue as they could before the end of the year. yes sir.
Thomas asks if the memo says final ratification requires the mayor signature. Yes sire.
asks if the final line says the mayor hasn't signed it. Yes sir.
Thomas asks if he can read minds and tell us what the memo's author was thinking. Parker says he can tell him what his boss told him and what he told him about why he wrote the letter.
Thomas says no sir, I asked if you could read minds.
Thomas goes back to the transmittal document and asks if he thought the board would approved it before MErcado sighed it.
Thomas asks if this has nothing to do with getting paid it a step in the process. Yes sir.
Thomas asks a bunch more questions about the election, Freeman Hendrix, what was going on in the city and finally gets to contract 1368. ASks parker if he was knew MErcado was the director of DWSD. Thomas is showing the transmittal document and asks if he knows what hoops had to be jumped through to get payment.
Parker says yes and explains, invoice would be submitted, invoice would be approved, look to see if there's money, goes to accounting, check cut at Coleman young building. Says it can take 2 and a half weeks or up to 90 days.
Early Thomas chided parker for trying to anticipate his line of questioning. Parker said absolutely not. That was a while ago and I'm still trying to figure out where he's going with this.
Thomas asks about the signatures on the transmittal document.
Thomas says this refers to the email expressing concern that the contract hadn't been approved. Asks Parker to read the dates. asks if it was signed off by council in April 19 2006.
Thomas asks if Kilpatrick's signature is on the contract. No sir.
Does city council approve it. Yes sir.
Thomas asks if he knew what was going on in 2005. Can you be more specific.
do you know what was happening in the City of Detroit in 2005. Can you be more specific.
Thomas goes on like this for a while and finally asks if Parker knows that Kwame was running for election and lost the primary by 11 points. Parker says yes sir, but I only know he was behind I don't remember by how much.
Thomas asks if he remembers the Mayors other duties, and if he remembers police and fire employees were being laid off. Yes sir.
Thomas asks if he observed the Mayor's managerial style when he worked on his election. Parker says he didn't work directly with the Mayor.
Thomas asks if he knew the Mayor, had met the Mayor, but not at a cigar bar? Parker smiles and says yes sir.
Thomas asks if he look at other contracts that were aware. Parker says he really doesn't understand his question. Thomas starts from scratch... finally gets to you'd look at the bids.
Parker says after the bids are read out loud they'd look at the other companies information.
Thomas asks if he would be aware whether or not minority credits were given. Parker says equalization. Thomas says you say equalization I say credits. parker says could we call it what it is he's confused.
Thomas asks if another company was not headquarter in Detroit. Parker says he'd call the human rights department or call Contracts and GRants.
Thomas says then you'd appeal if you thought someone was falsely certificated. Yes sir.
Thomas asks if you can asks that someone be decertified. No sir, you can only make an inquiry.
Thomas asks if he is aware of the de-certification process. Parker says yes. Parker says the department can make a de-certification. Parker has Thomas tangled in knots here.
"all rise" The jury is filing in. Jim Thomas has a brief work with Chutkow then walks to the podium.
Thomas says we haven't met. Yes we have. We have? Yes at the ... cigar bar. WE did? you got me there. Parker rattled this off so fast and with so many details it was amazing... and cracked up the folks in the court room
Thomas asks about his time with the Human Rights department and his varied experience both inside and outside government. Yes sir.
Thomas asks if he made contacts in the city. yes sir.
Thomas asks if those contracts are not left at the door. parker says he's unclear.
What was your job at Walbridge? Parker takes every question literally, there no equivocating with this guy. Tells Thomas his job includes maintaining relationships.
Thomas asks if that means gaining as much inform on bids coming out in a appropriate way. yes.
Chutkow asks if when he worked at Human Rights there were any efforts to yank certifications. Not when I was there.
Chutkow now asking about mentoring process. Parker asks about Simmons trying to get more work with lakeshore, wouldn't that be part of the mentoring process to get independent work. Yes. Did it look like Bobby was mentoring Simmons. No.
And Chutkow is done. Judge Edmunds call for a break.
Parker is a whiz with details, smart as hell, and a bit nerdy. They're talking about E and T trucking. Says bobby was angry with the owner, Eric Simmons, because the trucking company was going to work with Lakeshore.
SAys bobby felt E and T didn't have the right to work with Lakeshore because bobby thought he controlled ERic.
Parker says Bobby told him to go to his snitches at the human rights department and get Simmons' certifications pulled.
parker says Bobby took him out in the yard to have the conversation because Bobby thought the Government had bugged his office.
Parker said he wouldn't do it. Says Bobby said you scary motherfucker I'm the boss you're gong to do it.
Chutkow asks did you do it. Absolutely not.
Chutkow asks what Rachmale did next. says Rachmale said "Oh dear what are we going to do. we have to pay him." Parker says Rachmale wrote a check for 12 grand and when he showed it to Bobby, bobby said "you scary motherfucker he owes me 80 thousand dollars and you came back with 12 thousand dollars.
Chutkow now showing an email about a meeting with Edna Bell and Derrick Miller. Bell is a consultant for Insituform. We're back on 1368 the sewer lining contract.
Parker reads says miller seemed to be impressed and contemplates giving Insituform the outfalls contract and would have to speak to DWSD director.
Parker was at this meeting and says he told him Bobby wasn't on their team but they still wanted to do the work.
Chutkow asks why he told Miller he's try to get Bobby on the contract. Parker says he thought it would help them get the contract.
Lakeshore now, Parker says yes he went to Lakeshore to collect money from tom Hardiman. Says Bobby told him to put his foot in Hardiman's ass and they wouldn't get shit else from him or the city if he didn't pay. Parker says he was uncomfortable about threatening someone for money and told him so.
Parker says the North Oakland transmission project was coming out at the time. Says he did talk to Hardiman and told Hardiman about his conversation with Bobby.
Says Tom got angry. Evelyn objects, judge sustains.
Chutkow asks you said Hardiman was anger, what happened next. Parker says Hardiman called in Rachmale and he told him the same thing.
It cracks me up that this guy is so well spoken, so eloquent, and spits out quotes from Bobby like, "you ain't gonna get shit ass from the city if you don't pay up."
Parker just left the witness stand for a moment. Looks like the judge had a word with him. He's back now.
Chutkow asks if there was a legal problem. yes sir.
It related to SBA app. yes sir.
ASks if it was an attempt to remove his name to remove the legal problem yes sir. Says Mike Woodhouse became the CEO. But says Bobby controlled the company and the finances.
Says his paycheck came from Excel but he did work for FEI. Basically he's testifying that Bobby was in Charge. Says CAlvin Hall and Woodhouse both worked for Ferguson.
Chutkow asks if Bobby thought they needed to be supervised. Parker says yes bobby didn't think they were doing what needed to be doing.
wWho had the biggest office. Mr. Ferguson.
Here we go, Sept 2007 through Aug 2009, Parker says he worked for Bobby as business developer.
Parker says he wanted to look at past FEI projects. SAys Patton Park was probably one of the first big projects, Heilman, and work at Cobo.
Chutkow asks if he remembers that ownership of FEi was transferred. Parker says he can't remember the exact dates. Says they were working on a Small Business Administration application at the time.
Chutkow asks if there was a legal problem Bobby had that prompted the restructuring. Yes.
Defense team asks to approach the bench.
Parker says they had yet another meeting, told Bobby he had to have a bond, says bobby told them the Mayor would be calling.
Chutkow now introducing a portion of the Mayors calendar, June 8th 2007. Meeting at Manoogian with the Walbridge folks, same time as Oakwood was under consideration.
Chutkow asks if there was another meeting about the bid date. Says Bobby told him it would be delayed. Says Bobby was getting the bid delayed so he could get involved. Says bobby told him he was going to get a meeting between Mercado and Walbridge Execs. Says it's usually an open process when a bid is delayed. Says absolutely he thought Bobby could get it delayed base on his relationship with the Mayor and Victor.
And he did get it delayed. Walbridge folks were angry. Parker says no Walbridge didn't do a deal with Bobby. Says Bobby told him he's look at other companies to work with.
Chutkow turning to the Oakwood Pump station project now. Parker says Xcel wanted to get in as a joint venture partner for 35 percent. Parker says no he wouldn't provide a performance bond. Says Bobby couldn't get a bond. Chutkow asks if you have to put up a bond. Parker says the bond has to be commensurate with the percentage of your stake in the contract. Chutkow asks so you have to have skin in the game. Parker says yes you have to have skin in the game.
Chutkow asks about a meeting with Ferguson about the joint venture. parker says he wanted 30- 35 percent of the deal. Parker says the other folks at the meeting didn't want to do the deal without bonding. SAys he expected Walbridge to put up the bond and that Mercado would call them.
Chutkow asks what Mercado's call was. Parker says Bobby said Mercado would call and tell them to partner on the project.
Chutkow asks but his was an open and competitive bid? Yes
Did you believed his was appropriate. No. Parker says he was the director, shouldn't get involved with private company negotiations.
"was strongly persuaded by highly place city officials to award a substantial portion of the excavation work." is the line in the letter Bobby was mad about.
Parker says he told his bosses this needed to be fixed. Was concerned it could get out to the media, says if it's on paper in his experience it would get out. Says he told his bosses Keith should write an apology letter. Says he didn't want to have the Mayor angry with us. Says if the media had gotten hold of the letter it would have taken on a life of it's own.
Thomas objects about Mayor being angry. Judge overrules.
parkers says if they made Bobby angry they wouldn't get any more work, he had influence, he was the Mayors friend.
Parker says a had written contract like this is unusual, it was a hurry up job. Says his bosses wanted to make sure the agreement was made before the contract was awarded.
At the bottom of the agreement it's signed by Keith Merrit from FEI and the president of Walbridge.
Chutkow asks if Ferguson at some point started work on Baby Creek.
Chutkow asks if the project manager had a problem with Bobby's work. Yes. Parker says there was a letter. Parker says the letter complained that Bobby got the job because a high level official at the city gave it to him, Bobby was double handling material.
Says Bobby called him and was upset. Says Ferguson yelled you motherfuckers are crazy, why would you mother... write a letter like this.
Chutkow asks why Ferguson was mad about the line about the official giving him the job. Parker says Ferguson told him he thought they were trying to back out...
Looking at the letter now Oct 1 2003 about the Sept 2003 letter. It's about BAby Creek Contract from Brian Cruickshank project manager.
THey're back. Parker is in the corner witness box. Chutkow walks up to the podium then goes back to talk to Evelyn. "all rise for the jury." Everyone stand as they file in, everyone but the Judge that is.
Judge says they took up an evidentiary matter but they're ready to go.
Chutkow comes right out the gate with questions about meeting with Miller and telling the Walbridge execs. Parker says they finally decided to let Bobby in on Baby Creek because they were worried they wouldn't get the project.
Chutkow asks if including Mr. Ferguson they'd increase their chances. Yes sir.
Chutkow asks if there was then a meeting at Walbridge. Parker says yes.
Chutkow introduces a Walbridge document outline the agreement they worked out with Bobby if Baby Creek was approved. Says they're give Bobby $2.7 million. This is for mass site work and includes the payment bond, $10 million for Patton Park. total $12.7 million.
Parker says the Patton Park project didn't require a bond.
Chutkow asks if that's unusual. Parker says yes, it would be done under Walbridge's bond.
Court is back in session. And Judge Edmunds takes the lawyers right to a sidebar to sort out exhibits.
Just saw former Mayor Kilpatrick in the hall. I got the color of his tie wrong, it's not pumpkin it's more Pink, and the suit is light gray. I think the color on the monitor in the overflow room must be off. (Just Kidding Josh the picture is fine)
Bernard Parker is a great witness. We can hear him clearly, he spits out answers like a machine gun, and mows down questions like a wheat combine. He speaks right up and speaks his mind. I can hardly wait for the fireworks when the defense team gets their crack at him.
He's worked for the City during the ARcher administration so he knows all about the Detroit BAsed Business and Detroit Headquartered Business Amendments. He's worked for big contractors and can rattle off contract, bid, and qualification facts like an encyclopedia. And he worked for Bobby Ferguson, and we haven't even heard about that part yet.
It's like Christmas came early, and we didn't have to open another package with a suit in it!
And we are back from sidebar and Judge Edmunds calls for a break.
Chutkow asks if a bid protest letter was sent. Parker says that letter would have gone out the next day or the day after.
Parker says after he left Millers office he went back and reported to his bosses. I wish you could hear this guy talk. he's sharp, quick, rattles off his answers without delay.
Parker says he told his bosses about Miller's request to put Bobby on the team. Says they were angry.
And we're getting a sidebar.
Chutkow now asking about Bid list published with the companies and their bid numbers. Parker reads Walbridge $73 million, says equalized price is 69 million. Says equalized means they look at equalizations, DBA, DBH and apply percentage and it to bid. It lowers the bid.
Says The Walsh company as the lowest bidder at 72 million but after equalization Walbridge was lowest.
Chutkow asks if they had talks at Walbridge after bids were opened. Parker says yes, they talked about making sure they got all the credits they deserved. Says the VP of Walbridge recognized the equalizations weren't being applied and they thought once those kicked in they'd be the lowest bidder.
Chutkow asks what they'd do. Parker says the decided to do a pre-emptive strike, he called Miller, told him about the problem, that Walbridge was both DBB and DBH and Walsh was based in CHicago. Says he went to miller because he was the chief administrative officer at the time.
Parker says he told him the show executive order was to give Detroit based businesses the work. SAys Miller asked him if Bobby was part of the deal. Say Miller told him to see if he could get Bobby on the deal. Says he was surprised because he was with Walbridge and not Bobby at the time.
says Miller said "come on big "P" you gotta put bobby in."
Chutkow showing a letter now about the bidder evaluations for BAby creek. ASks if Parker know what CSO stand for. Parker says he doesn't recall. So he doesn't have a perfect memory after all, but darn close. (Combine Sewer Overflow)
Parade says the letter gives a synopsis of what the project is about, when and where bids are to be turned in, that the project is expected to cost $75 million dollars.
Parker says the evaluators would go through the bids, and lists all the things they do, about a dozen steps, and so fast I can't keep up.
Parker says you don't get your load up number until you turn in the bid.
Chutkow asks if it's important to keep bids private.. Yes, you don't want others to know because they could change their numbers. Says in his experience he's never seen that. Says he wouldn't want his numbers to get out.
Judge Edmunds asks if there's a mistake in the date in the first sentence, should be woo2 instead of 2003.
Chutkow now showing that Amendment and asks Parker when it was signed by the Mayor, 12/25.
Chutkow now asks about Baby Creek, this is in 2002, says he was working at Walbridge-Aldinger, doing work on proposals, says they did the rehab of the DIA.
Chutkow backtracking, asks if Inland and Insituform came to an agreement. Parker says it was in December or early January.
BAck to Walbridge. Parker says it's a 2 billion plus company, does all kinds of work, headquartered in Detroit.
Chutkow now asking about contract pc-748 Baby Creek, was a project to rebuild sewers. Parker says the Patton Park REc center was also going on. says there was a $10 million allowance, says it's for change orders and cost over runs, this set aside was to build Patton Park.
Parker says the money came through DWSD but the Rec department over saw the project, you's have to go through victor MErcado and those folks.
Back from the sidebar, they got the exhibits sorted out. Chutkow now asking about his email to his boss. Asks if the delay was caused by the hold up with the Mayor. YES.
Parker says because Insituform was publicly traded at the delay in the amendment would me the company would have to revise it's financial statements.
Parker says Dennis Oszust and he had another meeting with bobby at FEI (Ferguson Enterprises) says they were trying to come to some resolution, says bobby wanted more money, says Oszust couldn't increase Bobby's pocket any more than what it was.
Chutkow asks if Bobby explained how the amendment couldn't move. No sir.
Says he tried to talk to bobby in the parking lot as they were on the way out and they had words. Says he told Bobby the d Detroit folks were going to get laid off, these were people with wives and families and they were going to lose their jobs.
Says Bobby referred to Kwame as Black, black man, the boss
Says Bobby thought he was taking the side of the white folks. Parker says it had nothing to do with being black, this was about jobs. (strident is exactly the right work to describe his testimony.)
Parker is young, strident, has facts and figures on the tip of his tongue, speaks eloquently and confidant with obvious intelligence. He may not know his way around a court room but he sure has an encyclopedic memory for contracts, dates, and details. Judge Edmunds has asked him to slow down, not just because he talks fast but because his sentences are so dense with facts and dates it takes effort to keep up. This is a go getter who started his own company.
Chutkow is showing an Email from Oszust to Inland's Kathleen McCann saying info from Parker, who talked to QK during the weekend and Amendment is held up until FIE is Satisfied.
Chutkow asks who QK is. Parker says kwame Kilpatrick, misspelled. Thomas objects and asks judge how does he know that. Parker emphatically says that's Kwame Kilpatrick. The Judge sustains the objection.
Chutkow now showing an email Parker sent to his boss at Insituform, says he saw Kilpatrick, was told Derrick Miller was working on it, says at best he "knows I will not go away."
Judge calls for a sidebar.
Parker says both the Inland and Insituform execs talked to Bobby about problems with workers and work being done. Says Bobby wanted more money. Says Bobby told them the amendment wouldn't move unless he got more money.
Parker says bobby left the room and Insituform's Tusna turned to them and said, "this is extortion."
Oszust for Inland, Tusna for Insituform, Bobby, and Parker were at this meeting. This was 2005.
Parker says he made calls to the Mayor's office, talked to him on campaign stops, says kwame told him to talk to Bobby about it.
Chutkow asks if Ferguson was being paid to do no work. Evelyn objects, Judge sustains, and Parker answers anyway. Yes. Judge Edmunds explains to him when she sustains the objection he can't answer, then she instructs the jury to disregard his answer.
Chutkow changes tactics, asks what work Ferguson's company was doing. Parker says he wasn't doing any site work, they were leasing his employees and his company was handling supplies.
Chutkow asks if he's familiar with the sewer Collapse. Parker says yes, 15 mile. Says Insituform wasn't involved because no sewer lining was needed.
Says he called Dennis Oszust after he saw it on the news to see if his company was needed but it wasn't.
Chutkow now asking about the contracts for that project.
Parker says there was an amendment that refunded 1368, the original lining contract, says it took a long time to go through the process. It was his job to follow it through.
Says it was taking a long time, and he found out it was being held up in the Mayor's office. Evelyn objects, Hearsay. Judge Edmunds ask Chutkow to lay a better foundation.
Parker says Oszust and Tim Tusna from Insituform met with Ferguson about the delay, talked about Ferguson's work performance and that materials were not being purchased timely. Evelyn objects, but Judge Edmunds says he can talk about what happened at the meeting because he was there.
He also worked at Xcel for Bobby Ferguson.
Chutkow asks about 1368 sewer lining contract. Parker says he worked at Insituform at the time. Says he made sure task orders were continued, worked with city council, other city departments.
Says Insituform was a sub contractor to Inland Waters. SAys they did the cured in place pipe. Says Insituform did the specialized work.
Chutkow asks if Ferguson played a role in that contract. Parker says Insituform leased employees from Ferguson and Ferguson purchased and handled supplies.
Chutkow asks if FEI was capable of doing specialized work. No sir.
We're going to be hearing more about Inland Water's contracts, a new project called Baby Creek, and a new chapter on a contract that Walbridge was seeking.
Also, more on Lakeshore.
Parker works at BP3 and Associates a business development firm that he started in 2009. He's a lobbyist too. He works primarily with contractors.
His first position with Detroit in the Law Department then moved over to the Human Rights Department and did small business certifications.
Parker also was Charlie Beckham's campaign manager. He also worked for Walbridge and at Insituform.
"All rise" court is in session. The jury is filing in. Kwame is weather a sea foam green suit with a white shirt and pumpkin colored tie. Looks like a Fashion International custom suit.
Judge Nancy Edmunds jokes with the jury about being ready to take a break.
The Government calls Bernard Parker to the witness stand. Mark Chutkow is going to pre-admit evidence. Gerald Evelyn has a problem with some of the documents, he's going through his list now.
Just waiting for the picture from the court room. Can't wait to see what everyone is wearing today... and who paid for it.
Good morning from the Theodore Levin Federal Court House in downtown Detroit. The prosecution will start with a new witness this morning, we're taking bets on whether it's another tailor.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 06:48 PMRebreathers are the future of diving! With the significant improvements that have been made in safety and user-friendliness over the past few years, rebreathers have become practical for the recreational as well as technical diver. They are more expensive and more complicated than open circuit scuba, so why would you be interested? Here are my thoughts:
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• The silence: One of the reasons that some of us got into diving was to get away from the hubbub of everyday life, and to enjoy the solitude of underwater exploration. I've always thought that scuba should be a zen-like experience, communing with nature and exploring the exotic underwater world. Unfortunately, we have to listen to the sound of our bubbles blowing out in front of our faces. I recall diving several years ago off Maui during the season when the whales are migrating through the area. We were able to see the whales from our dive boat, but we didn't see or hear them underwater. It wasn't until I was snorkeling that I could hear the whales calling to each other. It would have been a wonderful experience to hear them while diving. If I had been diving with a rebreather, I would have heard them, and maybe seen one during the dives.
• The long bottom times: When you think about it, what we are paying for on dive trips and charters is bottom time. The more time we get underwater, the more efficiently we have spent our diving dollars. Because of the lower gas usage, the rebreather will allow you up to three hours of bottom time. Plus, since it is constantly blending an optimum enriched air mix at every depth, your no-decompression time is much longer.
• The compact gear: Last summer I did a dive trip to Isle Royale in Lake Superior with my Poseidon rebreather. The others on the trip were diving open circuit. I came on board the live-aboard boat with my rebreather and two 23 cu ft tanks and a 40 cu ft bailout bottle, about 50 pounds of gear. The others had two large steel tanks plus deco bottles, probably about 120 pounds of gear. Besides that, while they had to refill after every dive, I only had to refill my tanks every other day.
• The lack of bubbles: Don't you hate having all those bubbles coming up in front of your face with every exhaled breath? It doesn't happen with a rebreather. When your depth is constant, you have no bubbles at all. You do get some bubbles when you ascend, as you vent the expanding air out of the counterlungs.
• The close up interaction with marine life. No bubbles means no noise and no distractions for you or the marine life around you. While I was doing my instructor training in Mermet Springs (a diver quarry in Southern Illinois), we had spoon billed catfish swimming over our heads as we knelt on a platform. That wouldn't have happened if we had been on open circuit with streams of bubbles heading to the surface.
The bottom line is that rebreathers make diving a more enjoyable, interactive experience. I encourage you to try one.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 03:33 PMWilliam Brezina
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Some people have asked me if I ever lost my dive buddy while diving in some of the local lakes with low visability. Never...but they have lost me on several occasions :>)! It is actually pretty easy to lose sight of a dive buddy underwater, but follow a few simple rules to get together again.
1. Stay calm. If you have a flashlight, shine it a full 360 degrees and watch for a flashlight gleam. A flashlight beam travels farther than you can easily see underwater and can reach someone who may be just out of sight.
2. Don't forget to look above and below you.
3. Search for your buddy for about 1-2 minutes underwater, then do a normal ascent to the surface. Your buddy may be there already, but if not, look for their bubbles or dive float.
4. Wait a couple of minutes on the surface for your buddy, but if they don't come up, follow the bubbles/line back down to find them.
It is always good to have pre-arranged procedures & signals if/when you get separated.
Stay close and dive safe
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Friday, May 17, 2013, 04:31 PMA few days ago a friend was reading this blog and said, "I thought you were kidding. I didn't know this was for real." Absolutely, this is for real. I am learning to scuba dive, and having the time of my life. And, yes this week the ab workout as a result of uncontrollable laughter continued. My buoyancy issue continued, and this week, I struggled with the problem of turtling. My head and feet were above water, but my torso was arched and I was floating around like an upside down turtle. Actually I was sort of dog paddling to keep my head afloat. I started to laugh and couldn't stop. The two dive masters, Kim and Tom, I think just shook their heads and thought I must be incorrigible. It's OK, I am.
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As I paddled around trying to find some semblance of sanity, I was reminded of the time when I took my oldest daughter for swimming lessons as an infant. She, much like me, couldn't stop laughing. The difference was, she didn't have to. It was her time to play in the water and just learn how the water felt and explore it. I, on the other hand was supposed to be learning the skills of a diver. I was supposed to be learning how to dive safely, to switch from snorkel to regulator and back, swim correctly using my fins, take my mask off underwater and put it back on, and make sure I kept an eye on my buddy. I think I did everything pretty well. At least I didn't drown. I only took on water a couple of times when I got water in my nose and down my throat. Dive master Tom to the rescue. And, more silliness as I tried to get my fins underneath me.
I do take all of this very seriously, don't get me wrong. I know just how easy it is to drown or to get into trouble in water. I'm a swimmer, and been through the rigorous Lifeguard training. As a half century old diver-in-training, with buoyancy issues, I am enjoying the laughter and the learning. It's all in great fun. It just takes some getting used to hearing – "how is you weight?" and and realizing it doesn't have anything to do with my waistline. So I do laugh – a hardy laugh, and stuff more sandbags into my BCD, so I can sink to the bottom of the pool.
Thanks to Aquatic Adventures of Michigan for a weekly belly laugh and an ab workout like no other. Laughter is the best medicine and anyone who hasn't tried something like this, I highly recommend it. It is a gentle reminder to take life with a grain of salt, don't sweat the small stuff – and everything is small stuff.
For more of Denyse's Adventures: http://flipperchik.wordpress.com/
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Thursday, April 25, 2013, 06:39 PMMy ab workout is complete. I think I laughed more in the pool trying to sink than I have all week. When my feet – in my fins – popped up out of the water as though they had their own buoyancy, the giggles began. Then, when I couldn't get my feet back under me, and my rear wanted to float on its own, I thought I'd fill my goggles with tears I laughed so hard.
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I'm sure the instructors we had tonight, a nice man named AJ, has seen it all before, but for someone like me to hear "let's get some more weight on you," I nearly wanted to crack. I have never been one who needed more weight anywhere. I know the rules of buoyancy though. The more muscle you have the less you float. It stands to reason that I would float like a rubber mattress, and in a wet suit and fins, all of my personal flotation was packed into a zipper-locked container.
It only took about half an hour to get me to sink, get the weights to stop falling out of my BCD and go through the exercises. We learned the hand-signals for all kinds of underwater communication, including OK, watch me, up and down. And, we had to learn what to do if our regulators got away from us. I did OK as long as we practiced the exercise where the regulator was within reach, but it was the over the shoulder stretch that had me thinking about my limitations. It was all good – no problem, except when I couldn't reach far enough or fast enough, and started to want to laugh again. It's not a good idea to laugh without a regulator in your mouth, or even with one in for that matter, especially when you're under water.
Finally, everything seemed to come together. I was swimming. Swimming with my fins on for the first time was great! I have to say I don't think the pool is big enough. Flashbacks to swimming lessons and those first long swims across the pool holding my breath under water came back to me. Of course, no holding my breath in scuba diving class. And, if I don't pay attention to the instructor now, I don't just have to sit on the edge of the pool for 20 minutes.
As I swam along the bottom I had those same thoughts I had as a – that I could have stayed in the water forever. If it weren't for getting cold and having to admit I was a little tired, I thought as the water enveloped me, just how peaceful it was. I thought about how I'd always wondered what it would be like to breathe under water – like a fish – and there I was doing that for the first time. I'd never worn fins before, and I kicked my fins – like a fish – (albeit a wounded fish at times) for the first time. It was a break from reality.
When I got out of the pool and stowed all the gear, I looked back and at the surreal moments of the whole thing. From laughing myself to tears over my buoyancy issue, to finding a peace and serenity under the water.
Back to the real world.
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Friday, April 19, 2013, 06:39 PMOpen Water Student Blog Session #2
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Into every puddle a little rain must fall. At least in order to make it a better place to swim, right? Well, that's the way it is with learning something like scuba. I get the fun and excitement of getting into the water and being in an element where I feel so free, but in order to do it, I have to learn some basic principles. And, those principles involve numbers. I am not afraid of the water – never have been. So why am I afraid of numbers?
Phobic, is what I'm told. I'm not as phobic of numbers as I am of bees or tornadoes, but for example when i see the number 33, I don't see a number exactly. I see twin misshapen bodies that seem to have lost their limbs and heads. They don't know where they belong because they don't have eyes and can't follow directions. They don't understand that in the world of words, numbers take on a meaning all their own and they're disillusioned creatures who belong in the nether reaches of some cavernous beyond.
Please don't think I need to be brainwashed or have some kind of mathematical immersion therapy. It just takes a little longer to get the concepts into my right brain. In our first chapter homework we needed to learn about depth, pressure and air volume. I know certain things, but when there are too many numbers and the sequences get out of order, my writer brain needs a breather. It's a good thing the PADI Diving Society puts out a textbook on how all of this works. The book is pretty concise and people like me (I know I'm not alone) can go back over, and over, and over it until I get the numbers to act like numbers.
It took reading and rereading the chapter, watching the video segment, then having the instructor go over the table, but I think I finally have it figured out that at 20 meters or 66 feet, the pressure is 3 bars or atmospheres and the air volume is 1/3 the density.
Now that we've gotten that first quiz out of the way though, it is a good time to learn how to use the fun stuff. I got the mask, fins, boots, gloves and snorkel to get started with. Then we got into class and found out the pool was too cold for our dive practice tonight. Darn! A bunch of numbers floating around in my head and no where to wash them out.
On to chapter two and hopes that next week the pool will be repaired. I can't wait to see how our little class fares remembering the steps in the process of putting together the gear.
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Today is day two of gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court. Justices will hear arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act that bans federal benefits for same sex couples in states where gay marriage is legal. Protesters on both sides of the issue are expected outside the court again.
Chicago teachers will take to the streets today to protest the planned closing of 54 schools. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the head of the city's school system say the closures are necessary because many schools are half-empty. The Chicago Teachers Union says the closures will worsen neighborhoods that are already troubled and endanger students who may have to cross gang boundaries to get to school.
Later this morning, the National Association of Realtors will release the pending home sales index for February. Economic analysts expect the figure to drop slightly from January. It measures housing contract activity where a real estate contract was signed, but hasn't yet closed.
Horizon Behavioral Health's newly relocated Bedford office will have it's grand opening today. It will offer services for both children and adults in one location. The private opening is from 5:00-7:00 p.m. tonight.
Governor McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell will host their second annual Executive Mansion Easter Egg Hunt on Capitol Square in Richmond tonight. The hunt will include more than 10,000 eggs. The event is free and open to the public from 5:00-7:00 p.m..


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Tim Kennedy gets added to the roster, and Garrett Wilson is surprisingly sent to the Cincinnati Cyclones.
(For those unaware, the Cincinnati Cyclones are an ECHL dual-affiliate of the Panthers and Predators)
Interestingly, there's been just as little chatter about this contract as was the case with fellow goaltender Tyler Plante several days ago. Spooky.
All of our recent stories in one convenient place.
5th-rounder in 2005 draft gets reprieve from Cats going forward.
From HF's Mike Burrell: When the Panthers made the trade with Vancouver to acquire Michael Grabner, they thought they were adding a highly skilled sniper to the organization. Grabner failed to earn a spot with the club though and was lost on waivers to the New York Islanders. Fortunately there are still a few good prospects at the position. Lots more above.
Much more on Cyclones' roster moves from CycWords.
No shockers here, as rookie Cheverie was easily the odd-man out behind the Rochester duo of Tyler Plante and Jacob Markstrom. BTW: for everything Cincinnati Cyclones (Florida's new ECHL affiliate), do be sure to check out our pals at CycWords throughout the coming season.
From the Sun-Sentinel's Harvey Fialkov: Thursday's final was 5-1 but let's not read too much into these two lopsided losses. I spoke to Nashville's Blake Geoffrion, the Hobey Baker Award winner from Wisconsin last year (...) and he told me his fellow prospects have played together in development camps for three years while the Panthers rookies basically met this week. So the Predators had the chemistry edge and experience edge as many of them have AHL and Olympics on their resumes. Ugly results, but Fialkov's reasoning is sound. It was easily identifiable in game one: Preds had a visible comfort level not seen on Florida's bench.
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Candied Apples
Nothing says "Happy Halloween" better than crisp fall apples coated with gooey, stick-to-your-teeth caramel or smooth, shiny melted chocolate.
Cinnamon-Cider Candied Apples
Wash apples well to remove any waxy coating, and dry thoroughly before dipping them. Work quickly, but if the syrup begins to set, you can reheat it over low heat to liquefy.
Apple GhostsTurn small, juicy apples into cute little ghosts with white candy coating and licorice sticks.
Toffee Candy ApplesInstead of caramel, dip your apples into a rich toffee mixture of dark brown sugar, molasses and butter.
Double-Chocolate Caramel ApplesIndulge in the ultimate chocoholic experience by dipping the caramel apples in both semisweet and bittersweet chocolate.
Candy-Coated Caramel ApplesBrightly colored candies like gummy worms, candy corn, and small cinnamon candies give caramel apples a festive fall feel (and is a great use for leftover Halloween candy). Use the candy-coated apples as a table decoration or wrap in cellophane and give as a gift.
Caramel ApplesAll you need to make this quick fall treat is a bag of caramels and 6 apples. Once the apples have been dipped in caramel, decorate with sprinkles, drizzle with chocolate, or enjoy them just as they are.
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Chocolate Caramel Apples with SprinklesIf caramel and chocolate aren't enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, you can dip the candied apples in orange and yellow sugar sprinkles.
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Chocolate-Coconut Caramel ApplesGive caramel apples a tropical touch with chocolate and toasted coconut.
White Chocolate-Toffee Crunch Caramel ApplesThe crunch, as well as the extra sweetness, comes from finely chopped almond toffee candy. Place the whole pieces of candy in a zip-top plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Candied ApplesThe sugar-corn syrup mixture that you dip the apples has an added kick from the addition of Red Hots candy.
Caramel ApplesAdd extra crunch to caramel apples with finely chopped toasted pecans.
Candy ApplesTurn your candied apples into jack-o-lanterns by double-dipping in melted chocolate and orange-colored vanilla bark coating. Or drizzle with the orange coating and top with candy sprinkles.
Jackson Pollock Candied ApplesCreate your own abstract designs by drizzling both bittersweet and white chocolate over the bright green apples.
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This must try dessert-on-a-stick is party ready and sure to leave your guests with a sweet taste in their mouths.
Caramel ApplesDress up these classic Caramel Apples with your favorite sprinkles and welcome the fall season in a delicious way.
Candy Apple QuickiesShort on time? Try these Candy Apple Quickies using microwavable candy melts that create flavorful candied apples in no time.
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Gulf Coast Rental in Florida Wine Country in Duette
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Large, bright and spacious Water Garden Farm is a beautiful Turn-Key furnished 2 bd 2 ba home located on beautiful secluded acres at Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery. Bunker Hill is located on the Central Gulf Coast of Florida in north eastern Manatee County 14.5 miles east of Parrish near Duette in the small community of Bunker Hill, FL.
The house overlooks two natural spring fed water garden ponds with native fish, water turtles and blooming water lillies. Full wrap-around deck to sit and absorb the peace & quite of nature's get-away. The house sleeps 6...2 queen beds, & 2 single roll-away beds. Satellite TV (3).
Cent heat and a/c. Ceiling fans. Water purification and softner system. Full kitchen & laundry room. Deck & outside lighting. Surrounded with lucious tropical greenery.
Acres of wooded land surrounds this hidden treasure, a small river runs through the back of the property. Deck chairs and table on deck. Property is fenced for privacy. The house sits on property at Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery. A fully operational Florida Farm Vineyard & Winery.
Enjoy a complimentary "Vineyard & Winery" tour and wine tasting during your stay here at Water Garden Farm. Quite, secluded country location, away from all the hussel and bussel of city life, yet centrally located for easy access to all area attractions. We do provide venues for Vineyard Weddings also...check us out our vineyard wedding page at Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery.
Perfect get-away for family vacations, seasonal rental, writers haven, artist retreat, corporate rental or just a relaxing get-away weekend!! SORRY NO PETS. Non-Smoking Accommodations. Smoking outside only!
Water Garden Farm & Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery are located on Bunker Hill Rd off SR 62 14.5 miles east of Parrish FL. Centrally located just 20 minutes to I-75. 45 minutes to the Gulf Beaches. 1 1/2 hours to Disney World, Universal Studios and Epcot in Orlando. Florida's largest outlet mall is just 25 minutes away. Duette Wilderness park (25,000 acres) 15 minutes away. Conservation Wilderness Park, 15 minutes away. WGF is located just 40 minutes away from Bradenton/ Sarasota, Tampa, & St. Petersburg. 20 minutes from main grocery & gas shopping. 5 minutes to 2 convenience stores/gas.
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Turn-Key furnished 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 2 Queen size beds + 2 Twin size roll-away beds. Wrap around deck. Cent Heat + A/C. Linens provided. Full Kitchen with normal size appliances. Laundry room with washer & dryer. 3 Satallite TV's. Parking included. Surronded with beautiful wooded acres and environmentally sensitive wetlands. Certified Nation Wildlife Habitat. Located at Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery. Complimentary "Tour & Wine Tasting" included.
activities and attractions in Duette Gulf Coast Central
Visiting the Vineyard & Winery. Bicycling. Walk in the woods.
State and county conservation and wildlife areas in the area.
Bird watching.
Centrally located to many activities and attractions...1 1/2 hours from Disney, Epcot, and Universal. 45 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.
30 minutes from Ellenton Outlet Mall for shopping. 40 minutes from Tampa, Sarasota & St. Petersburg.
Relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings with lots of nature woods and environmentally sensitive lands, small river, lot of outdoors nature activities.
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Special weekend package based on availability: Check in Fri 2 pm Check out Sun 11 am
2 night minimum stay
20% deposit, refundable with 72 hour advance cancellation notice.
Extended stay Seasonal Rentals & Monthly Rentals are based on monthly rates determined by length of stay and range from $1800 to $2000 per month. Please contact us regarding seasonal rate structure and discounts. All rates have a 6 1/2% Sales Tax and a 5% (Manatee County, FL) Resort Tax added to the total.
Lenora Woodham 941-776-0418
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Duette
- Vineyard and Winery
- Duette Preserve 25,000 acre park
- Camping, hunting, fishing,hiking
- Kayaking
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Young rued Wasps' inability to retain the ball throughout the game.
"I thought that today was a game that we didn't ever have control of. We started well but I was very disappointed with our accuracy with ball in hand and our ball retention for the rest of the game."
"It is very difficult to play without the ball and for big periods of that game we were forced to defend. When we did have the ball our ball retention and handling wasn't great. We struggled to get past three or four phases on numerous occasions and had something like 16 handling errors. We never really worked them hard enough in defence and so we never really stretched them. If you give the top teams that amount of ball and that amount of territory they are always going to come away with points."
When asked if Wasps' target was still a playoff place, Young said.
"A lot of people have talked about the top four but I have always said behind the scenes that we are looking to be in the top six and if we don't get into the top six having been in the position we were in a month ago, naturally we will be disappointed. With three games left we have got a hell of a fight on our hands to make it happen."
With Leinster and Leicester up next, Young said that his side need to pick themselves up fast.
"Now is it all about character. We have got to pick ourselves, bounce back and come out a little bit better and we know we have the ability to do that."


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Mike and Karen (Marner) Untenrahrer, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
They were married Nov. 25, 1983 by Orville Miller and Orie Wenger, at Shore Mennonite Church in Shipshewana.
They have lived in the Dominican Republic since May 2012. They plan to celebrate with their three youngest children two days on the beach in Puerto Plata.
Their children include Greg Untenrahrer, LaGrange, Jeff and Abby Mishler, Edmond, Okla., Elliot and Rachel Rowe, Elkhart, Fred and Lauren Untenrahrer, LaGrange, Nina Untenrahrer, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, and Janae Untenrahrer and Marcy Untenrahrer, both of the Dominican Republic.
The couple are co-owners of the Canvas Shop, Shipshewana. He most recently worked in sales for Honeyville Metal, Topeka. She was most recently employed at the Respite Care Program at ARC, LaGrange.


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A journalist's beheading was retaliation for U.S. airstrikes, a terrorist said.
WASHINGTON, DC (RNN) – A congressional committee released documents indicating that the rollout of the troubled website HealthCare.gov got off to a slow start.
Real slow.
Six people managed to successfully enroll in the federal healthcare exchange on Oct. 1, the first day it was available, according to documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The six enrollments occurred with five different insurers, according to notes by committee chairman, Rep. Daniel Issa, a California Republican.
The House committee posted information online that showed by the afternoon of Oct. 2, about 100 individuals had enrolled, which increased to 248 by the next morning.
Neither the documents nor Issa's notes indicated official enrollment totals.
Joanne Peters, a spokeswoman for Health and Human Services, told CNN that the data released by Issa and the committee do not represent a complete accounting of the enrollment.
She said the department will release monthly enrollment statistics, but first must coordinate information from different sources that include paper, online and call centers. The data will be confirmed with insurers and individual states, she said.
HHS cannot provide accurate enrollment totals because of the issues of collecting the information.
"We have always anticipated that the pace of enrollment will increase throughout the enrollment period," Peters said.
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This years Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk was once again a crowd pleaser. The variety of themes ranged from serious to whimsical and a bit of everything in between.
Despite soaring temperatures, many had a good share of their art completed by end of day Saturday. Others would have to finish up Sunday before votes were to be counted.
This event truly showcases the wealth of creativity Fort Wayne has to offer.
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Dr. Judith Wolf, Surgery Section Chief
Dr. Wolf's significant experience allows us to offer the most advanced treatment options to Arizona women facing a diagnosis of gynecologic cancer.
Dr. Wolf will provide leadership and medical guidance for the surgery program at the cancer center. She most currently served as a professor in the department of gynecologic oncology in the Blanton Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as well as associate director for developmental therapeutics and medical director for community relations in the department of gynecologic oncology. She is a graduate faculty member at The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Wolf has held numerous academic and administrative appointments at MD Anderson over the last eight years, and has served as the principal investigator for a multitude of research grants and protocols related to gynecologic cancers.
Wolf received her medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and masters in biomedical sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and fellowships in gynecologic surgery at University of Minnesota and MD Anderson. She is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a special qualification in gynecologic oncology.


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The Tigers already had their chance at the easy part. They blew it. Now they have to come back in the hard part.
Detroit got to face the Yankees' worst starter in a potential elimination game, but they let him escape having allowed only one run. Some of that was due to fantastic defense in center field by Curtis Granderson, but some was due to poor hitting.
Once A.J. Burnett was gone, he was replaced by Rafael Soriano, who's had an inconsistent season. Soriano closed the sixth and then, in the seventh, he worked a 1-2-3 inning against the 8-9-1 members of the Tigers lineup.
So what does that mean? It's still 4-1 Yankees going into the eighth. And now, instead of Burnett and Soriano, Joe Girardi gets to turn to David Robertson and Mariano Rivera. For Detroit, this was a winnable game, once. It might not be a winnable game anymore.


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Cannes jewel heist took place in the space of a minute
A French assistant prosecutor has described an audacious jewel heist from a hotel in the French Riviera resort of Cannes which netted an estimated haul of £88m.
Philippe Vique told the Associated Press the suspect broke in through French doors at the hotel that open out onto Cannes' famed Croisette.
He then held up three private security guards, two vendors and a manager of a temporary jewellery exhibition with a handgun, then fled on foot.
Mr Vique said the hold-up itself took place in the space of about a minute.
"He took a bag containing a briefcase and a small box, and then fled by another French door on the inside. He left on foot ... it was very fast."


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Students returned to a Phoenix elementary school after they were evacuated following a bomb threat Thursday morning, a Phoenix police spokesman said.
Sgt. Trent Crump said someone at Longview Elementary School called police to tell them they had received a bomb threat.
Osborn School District Superintendent Wilma Basnett said the students were taken to nearby Montecito School north of Indian School Road along Seventh Street.
The students were allowed to return after no bomb was found.
No other information was immediately available.
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Wildcat freshman corner reacts to getting singled out against UNLV.
Arizona women's tennis (17-4, 6-4) finished the 2014 regular season with an upset over No. 22 in-state rival Arizona State (18-7, 5-5) on senior day with a 4-2 win at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Wildcats complete a perfect home record going 14-0 and narrowing the Territorial Cup series to UA 7.0, ASU 7.5.
"There are no words to describe this feeling," head coach Vicky Maes said. "This is a special group of girls, and I am so grateful for these seniors. ASU came out strong, but we were able to find our groove and beat a very good Arizona State team."
The Sun Devils took the doubles point early, but Arizona fought back with their senior leaders Kim Stubbe, Susan Mc Rann, Akilah James and Lacey Smyth.
Stubbe started the comeback off in singles play with a, 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 51 Desirae Krawczyk at the No. 2 spot. Sophomore Shayne Austin knocked off Ebony Panoho 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 to make it a 2-2 match.
Junior Laura Oldham then took down Gussie O'Sullivan in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on court 6. Smyth clinched the victory in three sets, defeating No. 65 Stephani Vlad at the No. 1, spot giving Arizona the 4-2 lead.
It was Smyth's fourth win over a ranked player at the No. 1 spot this season.
James' match against Leighann Sahagun on the No. 4 court was left unfinished in the third set.
"This is incredible," Stubbe said. "I can't explain it right now; I'm just over come with emotion. Our team fought hard even when we were down, and we found a way to win. I've loved my time here and my teammates."
Arizona will compete in the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif. from Thursday, April 24 through Sunday, April 27.
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A 5K run Saturday morning at the Germantown High School Track will raise money for an elementary school principal battling a rare form of cancer.
Camden Elementary School principal April DeLoach is battling A. L. L., which usually affects children and is rare in adults. The cancer over produces white blood cells.
The 5K run, which starts at 8 a.m., is sponsored by DeLoach's family, friends, and the BeTheMatch.Org Foundation, and will raise money to pay for DeLoach's medical expenses.
She needs a bone marrow transplant, and the search is on for a donor. A special booth will be on site for those who would like to find
out if they are a bone marrow donor match or would like to sign up for the
national bone marrow registry.
For information on this event and how you
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Sedona Real Estate Blog
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: April 23rd, 2012
Sedona real estate buyers are seeing a different Sedona this spring - altogether different from past years. For the first time in 6 years we're seeing a seller's market in homes under $400k. This is a result of increased buyer activity leading to a decline…
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: April 13th, 2012
The market's still hot - and buyers of Sedona homes don't have a major advantage anymore under $400k. Inventory has dropped enough that it's transitioned to a sellers market under this price and we've already seen some sellers holding firm to their list prices over…
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: March 23rd, 2012
Spring is in full swing here in Sedona after our unexpected snow day earlier this week. When the good weather comes around, Sedona home buyers open their wallets and start making offers on homes. There are 111 homes in escrow right now - which makes…
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: February 17th, 2012
Whoa - the busy season has struck the Sedona real estate market right on time. We always tell clients that the busiest season in Sedona real estate starts on Valentines day. Depending on the weather, it may end up not getting busy until the 1st…
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: February 10th, 2012
It's a little late, but the list of Top Agents in Sedonawas recently posted, and I'm on it yet again. It's a way of seeing who are the busiest real estate agents in town, so if you're looking to buy and sell, these agents have…
- Written by Rick Wesselhoff
- Published: December 16th, 2011
Wrapping up 2011 - this Sedona real estate market update should give you a fair picture of the last month's activity but stay tuned and I'll do a year-end version in early January to summarize "the year that was".
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We are going to continue talking about lobbyists, clean, fair elections with public financing, Earmarks and amendments. You will probably get bored before the November elections and certainly before the elections in 2012, from hearing about these subjects. We should be convinced that these are issues that must be addressed before our country can ever regain the strength necessary to be the leader that it once was.
Every major problem that we have can be traced to the way our governmental leaders are influenced by the flow of money from the special interest groups. The decline of good jobs reflects the loss in our middle class year after year as good jobs are no longer available and opportunities for a secure life are diminished.
Recently we learned that Fannie Mae has again asked taxpayers for more money — this time $8.4 billion — after reporting another steep loss for the first quarter. The taxpayer bill for rescuing Fannie and its sibling Freddie Mac has grown to $145 billion — and the final tally could be much higher. The rescue of Fannie and Freddie is turning out to be one of the most expensive after effects of the financial meltdown, and Fannie Mae's first-quarter financial report on Monday made clear that there is no end in sight.
I find it amazing that the folks elected to represent us always find a way to shuck the responsibility for the shape our country is in. Think about it! Who makes the laws and writes the rules? It does not make any difference whether we have Democrats or Republicans in power. The lobbyists funded by the billions of dollars supplied by special interest groups are the ones who really control our country. We simply must stop the buying of our Congress and Senate votes by these groups.
Earmarks are just another way they purchase the votes. They do not show up in the original bill and are added later in the process. I should say hidden and then added.
Note the Article from Sunlight Foundation in Wikipedia on earmarks. "An earmark is an item that is inserted into a bill to direct funds to a specific project or recipient without any public hearing or review. One of the problems is that there is no transparency or accountability in the system.
"U.S. Congressional members can secure hundreds of millions of dollars of funding for a project without subjecting it to debate by their colleagues in the Congress, or to the scrutiny and oversight of the public. Because earmarks are hard to identify, some members use them to secretly award their biggest campaign contributors or exchange them for bribes. The secrecy of the earmarking process invites unethical and corrupt behavior, where lobbyists and contractors and well-connected individuals give campaign contributions to legislators in return for federal funding.
"Earmarks are inserted anonymously as items in appropriations and other bills, or appear, sometimes as lists, sometimes embedded in text, in the House, Senate or Conference Committee reports that accompany legislation. While most earmarks tend to be located in appropriations bills, they can pop up in other bills as well.
"Under current congressional rules, there is no requirement that a member identify his or her earmarks. Generally the more powerful members of the U.S. Congress get more earmarks. Members of the Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate are in the best position to secure earmarks. They can insert them into spending bills during closed committee meetings, with no public scrutiny. Earmarks are also offered to members to entice them to vote for a bill they otherwise would not vote for."
Let's look at excerpts from our President's remarks in March 2009. We do not have room to publish the thousands of earmarks that have been attached to bills at the request of lobbyists who represent the special interest groups.
"... But the fact is that on occasion, earmarks have been used as a vehicle for waste, and fraud and abuse. Projects have been inserted at the 11th hour, without review, and sometimes without merit, in order to satisfy the political or personal agendas of a given legislator, rather than the public interest. There are times where earmarks may be good on their own, but in the context of a tight budget might not be our highest priority. So these practices hit their peak in the middle of this decade, when the number of earmarks had ballooned to more than 16,000, and played a part in a series of corruption cases."
Here are some of the earmarks that made it into legislation this year as reported by the Pig Book: $5 million for the Presidio Heritage Center in California; $2.5 million for potato pest management and research; $1.4 million to study mosquito trapping in Florida; $1 million for Portsmouth Music Hall in New Hampshire; $800,000 for catfish genome mapping in Alabama; $206,000 for wool research in Montana, Texas and Wyoming; $465,000,000 for the alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter; $400,000 for the USA Swimming Foundation in New Jersey; $300,000 for Carnegie Hall in New York City; $250,000 for the Monroe County Farmer's Market in Kentucky; and $200,000 for the Washington National Opera in the District of Columbia.
I think the people are has finally waking up to the corruption and starting to kick out the incumbents who represent the special interest regardless of party affiliation.


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Bishop area residents will have the chance to give their sweethearts the gift of song this ValentineŌĆÖs Day while contributing to a good cause at the same time.
The Sierra Stars Quartet of the High Sierra Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will be performing Singing ValentineŌĆÖs on Monday, Feb. 14, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and again from 5-8 p.m. in the Bishop area.
Sweet Adelines International is a nonprofit music education association for women who sing four-part harmony in the barbershop style.
She once made national headlines for traveling the highways and backroads of the U.S. and Canada with a Steinway grand piano in tow to perform for towns and villages with populations ranging from 50 to 250.
In addition to introducing some of the Northern HemisphereŌĆÖs most rural outposts to the beauty and joy of classical music, Laura Spitzer has performed at prestigious concert halls all over the globe.
ItŌĆÖs not every day that residents of the Eastern Sierra are afforded the opportunity to watch ŌĆō and hear ŌĆō world-class musicians perform at no cost to the public.
Local sponsors are making it possible for the prestigious and popular United States Air Force Band of the Golden West to hold a free concert Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lone Pine High School Auditorium.
The concert band, a 45-piece ensemble from the Air Force Band of the Golden West, will perform a variety of music, including classical, big band, contemporary and patriotic arrangements.
In addition to preparing for this weekendŌĆÖs swan song of ŌĆ£Beauty and the Beauty, Jr.,ŌĆØ Playhouse 395 is also recognizing local artistic talent.
The popular Bishop-based theater company offered its first-ever coloring contest recently as part of its Fall Youth Production, completing its two-weekend run this Friday and Saturday.
Playhouse 395 took various characters from the ŌĆ£Beauty and the Beast, Jr.ŌĆØ production to a few area schools in our community for a visit, during which time coloring pages were distributed to the students.
A cursory search into the history of bookselling in Bishop reveals local proprietors began making room on their shelves for literary merchandise in 1933.
A photo from this milestone year for bookworms across the Owens Valley shows the former bank building at the corner of Main and West Line streets ŌĆō now the home of Mountain Light Gallery ŌĆō subdivided into three storefronts, one of which is a bookstore.
Pinyon Books entered the scene in 1960, followed 10 years later by Patricia Rowbottom and Dorcas BirchumŌĆÖs Spellbinder Books, now located right next door to that original bank building.
This September, Playhouse 395 welcomed back accomplished dancer and choreographer Dennis Wayne. The mountains are to thank for his annual sojourn back to the Owens Valley: After discovering the beauty of the Eastern Sierra a few years back, Wayne has called Mammoth Lakes home for part of each year and local dance enthusiasts are thrilled he has chosen this region to share his talent, skills and love of dance.
Members of the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Choir are currently rehearsing for upcoming performances of MendelssohnŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Elijah.ŌĆØ
The performances, presented by Cerro Coso College under the baton of the Felici TrioŌĆÖs Brian Schuldt, will be held Friday, Nov. 19 at the Neighborhood Church in Bishop, and Saturday, Nov. 20 at St. JosephŌĆÖs Church in Mammoth Lakes. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Stephanie Everson is the choral director.
Who doesnŌĆÖt have time to enjoy the company of good friends along with good food, good wine, good beer, and to enjoy a good time while supporting a very good cause?
LetŌĆÖs face it, any excuse is a good one for a party and the excuse for this one is Oktoberfest, which is originally a 16-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running from late September to early October.
Classic cars and vintage rides werenŌĆÖt the only draw at the Tri-County Fairgrounds the weekend of Oct. 2-3.
Hundreds of residents and visitors also found beauty in watercolors, oils and pastels during the 12th Annual Altrusa Art Show and Sale, held to coincide with the Owens Valley Cruisers Fall Colors Car Show and the Laws Railroad Museum Choo-Choo Swap Meet.
Dozens of artists from the Eastern Sierra had their works on display and for sale, including 2010 featured artist Maryann Thomas.
Every Saturday night of the Lone Pine Film Festival, the organizers choose a special film to show as their Hallmark movie. This year, a real rarity, a silent film shot in and around the Lubken Ranch, is screening. It is called "Stolen Ranch" and stars a very charming and sweet cowboy actor named Fred Humes. After you have seen one of his smiles on the screen, you'll see that the word "charming" is not an exaggeration.


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Martin Holladay's concise but thorough update on the Building Science Corporation's summer seminar is online at GreenBuilding Advisor.
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The Dolphins continued their spending spree on Tuesday and surprised many by signing former Ravens LB Dannell Ellerbe on Tuesday.
Browns strike early, sign Kruger
The Browns' revamped regime made an early free-agent statement with the signing of Ravens OLB Paul Kruger.
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The 49ers acquired veteran WR Anquan Boldin from the Super Bowl champion Ravens in exchange for a 2013 sixth-round pick, the Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson first reported on Monday.
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The Ravens agreed on a new contract with QB Joe Flacco, Fox Sports' Jay Glazer first reported.
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh will be inducted into the "Cradle of Coaches" association at his alma mater Miami University next year.
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Matt Birk has decided to retire after 15 seasons in the NFL, the last winning a Super Bowl title with the Baltimore Ravens.
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The Ravens and Joe Flacco's agent plan to meet this weekend in their first attempt to reach a new contract for the Super Bowl MVP.
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The Eagles signed QB Dennis Dixon to a two-year contract on Thursday, the team announced.
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Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans lining the streets and packing the team's stadium for a celebration.
Bears would be silly to let Hester become next Jacoby Jones
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Parade for Ravens to include stadium celebration
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Super Bowl XLVII heroes and goats
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Ravens QB Joe Flacco won the Pete Rozelle Trophy Sunday night as the MVP of Super Bowl XLVII.
Dumervil has spurred the Denver Broncos for Baltimore, agreeing to a five-year deal, Ravens general manger Ozzie Newsome announced Sunday.||||||| Dumervil, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, is expected to be in Baltimore Tuesday to take his physical and sign the paperwork. Broncos football operations chief John Elway issued a statement Sunday saying the Broncos "worked diligently over the last week" to re-sign Dumervil but "are now moving forward without him."
The Denver Broncos are set to talk with free agent pass rushers Dwight Freeney and John Abraham on Thursday, 48 hours after they submitted a new contract proposal to Dumervil.||||||| Freeney, 33, and Abraham, 34, are both older and less productive than Dumervil, 29, but might make financial sense for the Broncos, who had to cut Dumervil last week to avoid paying him $12 million in 2013. Dumervil's then-agent Marty Magid and the Broncos renegotiated a three-year, $30 million deal Friday that included an $8 million 2013 salary, but the paperwork didn't get done in time.
Dumervil has parted ways with his agent after a paperwork mix-up forced the Denver Broncos to waive him instead of signing him to an $8 million contract.||||||| Dumervil and the Broncos had come to an agreement Friday for the defensive lineman to take a $4 million pay cut. But Dumervil's agent, Marty Magid, didn't fax the signed contract to the Broncos in time to meet Friday's 1:59 p.m. deadline and the Broncos cut Dumervil so they wouldn't be on the hook for the $12 million they owed him in the original contract.
Dumervil found himself out of a job and the Broncos were without their best defensive end Friday afternoon after they reached an agreement on a new contract, but saw it all come undone when tardy filing of the paperwork forced Denver to release him.||||||| A wild set of events that was a fiasco involving John Elway caused Dumervil to not join the Broncos. Dumervil is now a free agent, dumped late onto a market where one top defensive end, Cliff Avril, just signed a two-year deal with Seattle worth an average of $7.5 million a year. Dumervil was second on the Broncos with 11 sacks last season. He led the league with 17 in 2009 and received a six-year, $61.5 million contract in 2010.
The Denver Broncos are asking Dumervil to take a pay cut so they can create more salary cap room for free agency.||||||| Dumervil signed a six-year, $61.5 million contract in 2010. He's scheduled to make $12 million in 2013. The team wants him to take a cut or restructure his contract, according to a person familiar with the situation, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the negotiations were not public.


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Area dental patients who aren't receiving answers from a local orthodontist can take another step to get them.
Lea Ann Armstrong has a 15 year-old needing to have his braces removed. She says, "I'm really angry because there's nothing I can do... We're kind of stuck. And no one can take the braces off nor can they get the orthodontic care that they need."
19 year-old Mitzi Rodriguez is facing the same situation. Rodriguez says, "I come everyday and see if they're here. They're not open. I've been sending emails. I've been calling. And nothing's working."
These area residents say the office doors have been locked for weeks. And this is the response they get: "The mailbox belonging to, Goodwin Orthodontics' emergency line only, is full and cannot accept new messages at this time."
Doctor Michael Goodwin, his wife Patricia and employee Annette Hastings are facing 12 counts of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit it.
Residents say they want answers soon. Rodriguez says, "It's affecting my teeth because it hurts. The teeth are shifting. So it's hurting and then I'm starting to get gaps." And Armstrong says, "My son has lost five brackets. he has wire in his gum."
They need the medical records to receive care from other orthodontists. Rodriguez says, "I've been to two different orthodontists, and they all tell me the same thing."
Local attorneys say patients are entitled to their medical records. They can send certified letters to Goodwin's home, business and attorney's office requesting them.
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I?m serving an XHTML Mobile Profile portal with the IBM Websphere Portal Server (WPS) 4.1.2.
I have problem with the login phase using the Nokia Mobile Browser 3.01.
A successful login phase into WPS consists of this sequence of HTTP exchange, beginning on the login page (using Mozilla 1.3a for this trace):
1. POST http://adress_of_my_server/wps/portal/.cmd/LoginUserAuth/.reqid/0 HTTP/1.1
2. HTTP/1.1 302 Found
3. GET http://adress_of_my_server/wps/myportal/.scr/LoggedIn HTTP/1.1
The phase 1 carries user id and password.
The phase 2 responds an HTTP 302 to location http://adress_of_my_server/wps/myportal/.scr/LoggedIn and also carries a cookie. It seems that the phase 3 should repeat this cookie in order to ensure an effective login.
Using Nokia Mobile Browser 3.01, after phase 2, I have a message on the emulator telling me:
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Go to the new location?
I?m responding OK to this message and unfortunately the login phase does not terminate with success?
After typing OK, I have, for the Nokia Mobile browser, this HTTP request:
GET http://adress_of_my_server/wps/myportal/.scr/LoggedIn HTTP/1.1
Host: adress_of_my_server
user-agent: Rainbow/3.1a
Accept: application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc, application/vnd.wap.wml+xml, application/vnd.wap.wbxml, application/vnd.wap.wmlc, application/xhtml+xml, image/vnd.wap.wbmp, image/gif, text/html, text/css, application/*, text/vnd.wap.wmlscript, textHost: adress_of_my_server
accept-charset: ISO-8859-1, US-ASCII, UTF-8; Q=0.8, ISO-10646-UCS-2; Q=0.6\r\n
accept-language: en, fi
Via: Nokia Activ Server 2.0 Professional (build 2451A)
X-Network-Info: UDP,127.0.0.1,security=0
Connection: Close
Two things seems strange:
1) The user-agent became Rainbow/3.1a instead of Nokia Mobile Browser 3.01
2) The cookies is not retransmit
Then, instead of receiving a HTTP 200 (phase 4), I received an HTTP 302 to the address of the login page. The login is not successful.
As an example, the same request for Mozilla was:
GET http://adress_of_my_server/wps/myportal/.scr/LoggedIn HTTP/1.1
Host: adress_of_my_server
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021212
Accept: text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,video/x-mng,image/png,image/jpeg,image/gif;q=0.2,*/*;q=0.1
Accept-Language: en-us,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate,compress;q=0.9
Accept-Charset: ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7
Keep-Alive: 300
Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
Referer: http://adress_of_my_server/wps/portal/.scr/Login/.reqid/0
Cookie: JSESSIONID=0000GXQWPAHOB3ZWVTH0PFKY0XA:tsbtafv1; LtpaToken=cEbFxfqALHw8fc89V4KkDqe1r9w3/DGyaVS29PogCAsj9frXaQNQI1Tbxk3wK9CLSN+hzcFN7Uco9Ng0g43ALF3STap+lSJApPED6uaAiKMS6O7lPSzTPRbDJgErdC4rrBJyhIbJfLNb3Le8ehslkVW3VJLhBv+Cp2gQZnwAqHKvbProxy-Connection: keep-alive
The conclusion is that I can?t use Nokia Mobile Browser 3.01 with WPS.
I should add that it is working with another XHTML Mobile Profile Toolkit from another editor and of course with classic XHTML enabled internet browser such as Mozilla.
I relay appreciate to have feedback on this from people from Nokia or other users that also had similar problems. What is this ?Rainbow? user-agent? Why cookies are eliminated?
Mickal Bouloux
France Telecom R&D


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