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Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League
             Guest Speakers, John Stewart and David Pfiffer, At This Month's Meeting
NEXT BOARD MEETING will be Monday, January 15, 2007, at 7:00 pm.
DEADLINE for the February issue is Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
THIS MONTH'S MEETING AGENDA:   Monthly police report - Code enforcement update - John Stewart, CPRV resident, will speak on the Lafayette Wetlands Partnership - Mr. David Pfiffer, Project Manager with Norfolk's Department of Recreation, Parks, and Open Spaces, will discuss the proposed improvements to the basketball courts in Lafayette Park.
I would like to begin this column by thanking everyone who attended our CPRV Holiday Social/Book Release Party at the New Belmont last month. I hope you have had some time to spend with our new book, Colonial Place and Riverview: One Hundred Years of History, written by CPRV's very own Mrs. Artemis Stoll and Susan VanHecke. Their hard work and commitment to writing the history of the neighborhood in an honest and engaging way has given us a treasure to share with family, friends, old neighbors and soon-to-be neighbors. Jen and I sent a copy to Mrs. Libby Bauser who grew up in Riverview and now lives in a senior residence in Boulder, Colorado and gave another copy to a colleague of mine whom we are gently coaxing into buying or renting in CPRV. This wonderful tome was made possible by the generous support of Ms. Theresa Nock and Mr. David Block of William E. Woods and Associates. They loaned the civic league, at no monetary profit for themselves, a substantial sum of money to cover the costs of producing and printing this gorgeous hardback book. We thank them for investing in this project and we hope you will enjoy this "walk through the centuries" as much as I have. Mr. David Spriggs of Riverview continues to re-fill the many orders of this book (see the flyer in this newsletter where you can buy copies). I also wanted to thank Mr. David Filipowski and Mr. Rich Katz, owners of New Belmont and Cogans, for their generous support of our community efforts in general and last month's holiday social in particular.
I hope you can resolve to stay or become active in our civic league this year. We have many existing committees and groups that contribute to the betterment of our neighborhood. I am also interested in revitalizing the traffic committee as well as an education committee to study the state of our city's schools. Mr. John Stewart of CPRV will present a project that he is shepherding that will potentially allow our league to work with other stakeholders in the area to improve our area's wetlands. If you are interested in any of these or our existing committees, or have an idea you would like to explore, please email me at or give me a call at 533-5581. I am not simply looking for more ideas, I am looking for more people to get involved with working on old and new ideas.
Following her and Susan's very successful regional book tour, which included TV appearances and book signings, Mrs. Artemis Stoll has volunteered to co-chair the 2007 CPRV Front Porch Art Walk along with its founder Mrs. Sheila Robinson. I want to thank them both for taking on this very worthwhile endeavor.
As always, it is not just a neighborhood, CPRV is a lifestyle. Steve Earnhart - email@example.com
Our January 8th meeting will return us to our new meeting location at Knox Presbyterian Church on Colonial Avenue at 37th Street. We will be hearing from Mr. David Pfiffer, Project Manager with Norfolk's Department of Recreation, Parks, and Open Spaces, concerning the proposed improvements to the basketball courts in Lafayette Park. Mr. Pfiffer will present a large aerial photograph of the park depicting the proposed changes as well as photographs of recently completed renovations within the city.
Our second speaker will also be presenting information of an environmental nature. Our neighborhoods are surrounded by river, creeks, and wetlands. We can contribute considerably to the health of these natural assets. A group tentatively named the Lafayette Wetlands Partnership is forming to do just that. Its focus will be the restoration and maintenance of the small wetland on the west side of Knitting Mill Creek at 46th Street and Colley Avenue. Mr. John Stewart, a CPRV resident, is leading the formation of the Partnership. He will describe the work that has been done so far to protect the Knitting Mill Creek wetland, outline the Partnership's goals, and invite the participation of interested members of the community. Not only can we can make a difference in how the Knitting Mill Creek wetland is maintained over time, but the work may serve as a model for similar projects in other neighborhoods. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can obtain more information about the initiative by contacting John directly at email@example.com or 623-8127.
Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League is pleased to announce the publication of Colonial Place and Riverview: One Hundred Years of History
Since their early-twentieth-century beginnings as streetcar suburbs of Norfolk, Virginia, the adjoining historic neighborhoods of Colonial Place and Riverview have evolved into a vibrant, active community that a diverse citizenry now calls home. Colonial Place and Riverview: One Hundred Years of History, an elegant 8.5" x 11" hardcover volume, beautifully captures the neighborhoods' fascinating story in 72 pages, enhanced by 102 photographs.
Colonial Place and Riverview: One Hundred Years of History is a great family heritage piece, a wonderful gift, and a treasured keepsake for all. Only 1,000 copies of this limited-edition pictorial were printed.
Copies are available for purchase ($24.95) at the following locations and online soon at amazon.com.
Happy New Year from the Riverview Village! Start the new year with a free drink from the Riverview Coffee Parlor! All you need to do is patronize some of your favorite Riverview Village businesses and visit some new merchants as well. Stop by the Coffee Parlor and ask for a Holiday Open House Program. Get five different business cards from any of the businesses listed in the program, (preferably ones you have not visited before). Bring the business cards back to the Riverview Coffee Parlor and get a free drink (up to a $4.00 value). Offer expires January 31, 2007
As we start a new year of crime prevention in Colonial Place, we hope to get even more people involved in the neighborhood watch program this year. Crime Prevention meetings are held the 4th Monday of every month at the Riverview Coffee Parlor. This month we will review our stats for the year, view the map of reported crimes, pinpoint hot spots, as well as tackle new issues that arise. If we can be of any assistance to you, do not hesitate for a moment to contact or meet with us.
Now that the holiday season is over and all of the festive decorations are neatly packed away and we all have a few extra pounds around our waist, it's time to plan for the warm gardening weather ahead. If you're like me, this is the time of year we get the most anxious to start digging in the soil, clipping, transplanting, seed starting and all that goes with it. But you know what? "Baby it's COLD outside" in January and I hate cold. I'm fortunate enough to have a greenhouse and work in an environment where I can play with plants inside in a warm enclosure. And so do you! That is, if you have tropical plants in your home. Now is a good time to tend to them as they need care this time of year too.
Basically, you just need to perform some routine maintenance on your tropical plants, also known as "house plants" which is an oxymoron if you think about it. The most neglected element for in house plant care is humidity. Your tropical plants need a higher level of humidity than we do in order to thrive. Unless you have a humidifier in your home, which is well worth the investment, this can be a difficult task. In a low level humidity environment that most homes have in the winter, your plants are most susceptible to spider mites, aphids, tiny white flying things known as thrips and white fly and also mealy bugs. You will need to treat your plants as soon as you discover these pests or the plants might not make it to spring!
Also, pick up and dispose of all dropped leaves and pick off any yellowed leaves on the plants as these can promote disease in the soil. You should allow the top inch of soil to dry out between watering which should be about once a week. Use a liquid fertilizer but only apply in reduced strength about once a month until March. And finally, give those plants as much natural day light or even sunlight as you can while they are in the house during winter. Use a plant light on a timer if you have to but this will make a huge difference in the health and appearance of your plants.
So, take it easy this month. Browse the gardening catalogs, take some time to plan your yard, attend a few garden shows in the next three months and visit your local garden center to see the selection of tropical plants they have and breathe in the fresh scent of the greenhouse. It's a "warm fuzzy" for the middle of winter.
As we begin the new year, I want to thank those individuals who supported the league in 2006, and in past years, by being a paid member. Your support is greatly appreciated. Just a friendly reminder that 2006 civic league memberships officially expired on December 31, but it's not too late to renew for 2007. Annual dues are only $10 per person or $5 for persons 65 and over, so please consider renewing your membership for 2007. The membership form can be found on the back page of this newsletter or at www.cprv.org/mform.htm
I wish to engage the community in a discussion on our neighborhood schools - particularly the middle school. You may recall that I reported that the Performance Report for Blair Middle School was appalling. http://cf.nps.k12.va.us/perform/performms/pr_ms05report.cfm?DID=007
It is in this report that I found out that our middle school had a seventh grade promotion rate of 51%. So 49% of the seventh grade class at Blair Middle School was not being promoted on to the next grade. 49% of the seventh grade had not learned the material well enough to move on up to eighth grade. 49% of the seventh grade class was FAILING.
I met with the principal of Blair Middle School, Mrs. McKown, who is a delightful woman. This summer she told me of her wonderful honors programs, awards assemblies, robotics classes, music and art classes, and of the wonderful things that some graduates had gone on to accomplished. The new building was state of the art and the technology available for teaching compared with what I had seen at St. Patricks. I was impressed, yet the test scores still heavily weighed on my mind. She assured me that she had put in a call to the records department to correct those stats because 49% of her 7th grade was not held back. I was skeptical, yet somewhat relieved that it must just be an error. Relieved, because I am the parent of two public school kids - one of them a fourth grader.
I followed up with Mrs. McKown this November and I was saddened to hear that the stats are indeed correct, yet they don't take into account the kids who attend summer school and then are promoted on to the next grade level. I also took another tour of the school in session and I was amazed at what a difference there was between the elementary schools and the middle school. I was amazed that the difference in behaviors that were not acceptable at the elementary school level, yet appeared to be acceptable at the middle school level. I was amazed at the way two different school interpreted the dress code.
My middle school on Long Island wasn't this rowdy, but I know it isn't a northern/southern thing. What is the difference? A different era? Kids are different today? Maybe? Or maybe more accurately would be to say that the adults are different today. Maybe what is different is what the community is willing to allow - what the community is willing to accept - what the community is willing to put forth to ensure that the children who live here will attend school in a respectful, quality driven, academic environment that will help ensure what attitude they mold towards our community and its citizens in the future. Some might say that these words are lofty. It is not the schools job to ensure good citizenship. Maybe not - but maybe education is our only real tool to ensure the quality of our community.
Amy Fant represented CPRV at the Community Engagement on Gang Prevention and Youth Development. One of the top items listed as a pull for kids into gangs was overage kids in the classroom. If half the 7th grade doesn't pass, then they are at an 8th grade age in the seventh grade classroom. If this happens a few times, then we have 16 year old freshman and a high dropout rate. The City of Norfolk has already found a correlation between gang involvement and being behind in school - this should make us further take note of our school's performance record.
A community shouldn't expect more from itself than what it is willing to teach the children in the school system. Should we be amazed at the sheer number of children who are not getting the curriculum - the basics? What effect does this have on our society, the crime, the drugs, the employment, the quality of our lives? I'm not suggesting that the schools are responsible for these behaviors, but we need to start looking at areas where we could offer solutions.
Could more be done? We could start by talking about the issues, identifying some of the needs, brainstorming on solutions, becoming involved on a community level. After all, we do pay taxes. Shouldn't we follow up on how they are being spent if they are not producing the desired result? 49% of the seventh grade didn't get promoted in our neighborhood school... a desired result?
I encourage you to become involved in addressing these concerns. CPRV is forming an education committee to research these concerns as well as other educational concerns for our neighborhood. Since property values are influenced by the school district's performance, every homeowner in CPRV has a vested interest in these issues. I would like to call a dialogue for CPRV residents regarding the state of our neighborhood schools at The Riverview Coffee Parlor on Monday, January 29th at 7pm. Please contact Sheila Janes (469-3531) if you plan on attending.
Just For Kids
CPRV Children's Playgroup
Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Call 624-6810 for details.
Senior's Bowling Club
Mondays at 2:15 p.m.
AMF Bowling on Little Creek Rd.
Call 664-6484 for details.
60+ Club
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Ocean View Senior Center
Call 441-1767 for details.
CPRV Meetings
CPRV Civic League Meeting
Monday, January 8, 7 p.m.
*Knox Presbyterian Church*
CPRV Board Meeting
Monday, January 15
Call CPRV President for details.
CPRV Crime Prevention Meeting
Monday, January 22, 7 p.m.
*Riverview Coffee Parlor*
Out & About
"D'Art New Art New Wine 2007"
January 12, 6 to 8 p.m.
D'Art Center, 625-4211
"MacArthur On Ice: Outdoor Ice Skating in Downtown Norfolk"
Through January 15, 2007
Monticello & Freemason, 627-6000
"Rock Star Supernova"
January 19, 8 p.m.
Ted Constant Convocation Center,
"Tidewater Friends of Folk Music: Julie
Clark" (a CPRV resident!)
January 27, 7:30 p.m.
Dates and times are subject to change without notice. Consult your local periodicals for additional information, costs and updates.
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ORANGE'S touch football community has the chance to rub shoulders with the best in the business when the City of Orange Touch Association and Wade Park, host the Australian open mixed team for an internal training session on Tuesday afternoon.
The green and golds are stopping over in Orange on the way to Mudgee for the Trans-Tasman Test, against New Zealand, on Anzac Day at Glen Willow Sporting Complex.
The session will go for an hour and a half, during which time spectators can watch, and view Australian coach Michael Lovett's techniques and drills, and see how the players prepare for a big game.
After the training session, Lovett and his players will conduct a coaching clinic for junior players and coaches, followed by a barbecue.
"We've linked up with Michael Lovett," COTA president Cathy Goodlock said.
"They'll stop in and provide Orange with a huge opportunity while in transit to the Trans-Tasman game."
Development is the key for the clinic, Goodlock said, to continue the growing popularity of the sport.
"Ten years ago touch was a hobby," she explained.
"Since then it's developed into a genuine sport, which many choose as their first. This visit can only do good for that development, and for Orange in general.
"We have a huge amount of very talented players, and good coaches. For them to see how the elite players train and go about their business, they'll learn a lot."
Goodlock made sure to highlight the afternoon is not limited to touch players.
"Everyone is welcome," she said.
"Experienced or not, we want everyone to come down and see what touch is all about."
The internal training session will begin at 3.30pm, with the clinic to follow. Afterward, COTA will host a barbecue for players, parents and spectators.

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Heritage Hills Athletic Club is home to many sporting activities for all ages!
Come play on our large indoor turf field and our two indoor sport courts!
- NEW! Large Turf Field – 150′ x 100′
- Medium Turf Field – 150′ x 45′
- Regular Turf Field – 100′ x 70′
- Sports Court – 94′ x 50′
- Adult & Youth Indoor Soccer Leagues – Adult and Youth soccer leagues offered Spring, Fall and Winter for ages U8 through Women's and Men's Over 30
- Professional Soccer Coaching – For ages 3 – 16
- Lacrosse – Youth Lacrosse leagues, Beginner and Advanced Clinics
- Field Hockey – Youth Clinics, Personal One on One Training, and the HHAC Club Team
- Football – Winter Youth Flag Football leagues, High School Varsity and Junior Varsity
- Softball – Youth Clinics, Personal One on One Hitting Training, and the HHAC Club Team
League Details and Registration
To view the facility schedule, click here.
For inquiries or more information about leagues and field rental, please fill out our contact form.
Be Part of Our Crew – The Ballyhoo Crew that is!
Ballyhoo Sports Academy at HHAC offers 8 sports with youth teams ranging from five to sixteen. Join our fun, energetic environment where players will learn valuable skills and become a part of something big.
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"Tying It All Together" with David RosenbergSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/25/2012 16:16 -0400
Our discussions (here, here, and here) of the dispersion of deleveraging efforts across developed nations, from the McKinsey report last week, raised a number of questions on the timeliness of the deflationary deleveraging process. David Rosenberg, of Gluskin Sheff, notes that the multi-decade debt boom will take years to mean revert and agrees with our views that we are still in the early stages of the global deleveraging cycle. He adds that while many believe last year's extreme volatility was an aberration, he wonders if in fact the opposite is true and that what we saw in 2009-2010 - a double in the S&P 500 from the low to nearby high - was the aberration and market's demands for more and more QE/easing becomes the volatility-inducing swings of dysphoric reality mixed with euphoric money printing salvation. In his words, perhaps the entire three years of angst turned to euphoria turned to angst (and back to euphoria in the first three weeks of 2012?) is the new normal. After all we had angst from 1929 to 1932 then ebullience from 1933 to 1936 and then back to despair in 1937-1938. Without the central banks of the world constantly teasing markets with more and more liquidity, the new baseline normal is dramatically lower than many believe and as such the former's impacts will need to be greater and greater to maintain the mirage of the old normal.
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10 Good And Bad Things About The Economy And Rosenberg On Whether This Isn't Still Just A Modern Day DepressionSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/23/2012 17:17 -0400
Two things of note in today's Rosie piece. On one hand he breaks out the 10 good and bad things that investors are factoring, and while focusing on the positive, and completely ignoring the negative, are pushing the market to its best start since 1997. As Rosie says: "The equity market has gotten off to its best start in a good 15 years and being led by the deep cyclicals (materials, homebuilders, semiconductors) and financials — last year's woeful laggards (the 50 worst performing stocks in 2011 are up over 10% so far this year; the 50 best are up a mere 2%). Bonds are off to their worst start since 2003 with the 10-year note yield back up to 2%. The S&P 500 is now up 20% from the early October low and just 3.5% away from the April 2011 recovery high (in fact, in euro terms, it has rallied 30% and at its best level since 2007)." Is there anything more to this than precisely the same short-covering spree we saw both in 2010 and 2011? Not really: "This still smacks of a classic short-covering rally as opposed to a broad asset- allocation shift, but there is no doubt that there is plenty of cash on the sidelines and if it gets put to use, this rally could be extended. This by no means suggests a shift in my fundamental views, and keep in mind that we went into 2011 with a similar level of euphoria and hope in place and the uptrend lasted through April before the trap door opened. Remember too that the acute problems in the housing and mortgage market began in early 2007 and yet the equity market did not really appreciate or understand the severity of the situation until we were into October of that year and even then the consensus was one of a 'soft landing'." Finally, Rosie steps back from the noise and focuses on the forest, asking the rhetorical question: "Isn't this still a "modern day depression?" - his answer, and ours - "sure it is."
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David Rosenberg Explains What (If Anything) The Bulls Are SeeingSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2012 16:56 -0400
While we have long asserted that any attempt to be bullish this market (and economy) by necessity should at least involve the thought experiment of eliminating such pro forma crutches as trillions in excess liquidity from the Fed, not to mention direct and indirect intervention by the central planners in virtually all asset classes, which in turn drives frequent periods of brief decoupling between various geographies and asset classes (which always converge) and thus economic performance (because as Bernanke will tell you gladly, the economy is the market), an exercise which would expose a hollow facade, a broken market and an economy in shambles, in never hurts to ask just what, if anything, do the bulls "see" and how do they spin a convincing case that attempts to sucker in others into the great ponzi either voluntarily, or like in China, at gun point. Alas, our imagination is lacking for an exercise such as this, but luckily David Rosenberg has dedicated his entire letter to clients from this morning precisely to answer this question. So for anyone who is wondering just what it is that those who have supposedly "climbed the wall of worry" see, here is your answer.
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I'm a lifelong resident of Mt. Vernon and have enjoyed our beautiful city park over the years, such as the wild caged animals, roller skating rink, band stand, Fourth of July fireworks, etc., until recently when I started walking my dog daily. However, an undesirable element, whom I'll refer to as southtown youth, has surrounded the park rendering it an unsafe place for decent families and people to enjoy.
Since only this summer, I've been harassed or accosted by roving packs of southtown youth who feel emboldened by their numbers. They are in groups of five to 15. A pack mentality takes over and they do or say anything they want as they have no respect for anything or anyone. By themselves they are quite docile and cowardly. I have witnessed sexual harassment of an 8-year-old girl by a pack of 10 to 20, who was terrified and had never encountered people like this; a pack of five throwing snowballs at walkers; and space limitations prevent me from saying more. The young or old (in their eyes) need to stay away from the park as you are considered weak and prey to them. I'm old, but work out and can handle myself and will not be bullied by them or anyone else. I took after the five youth throwing snowballs and they scattered like cockroaches when you turn on the light.
I am a veteran and past commander of the Mt. Vernon American Legion and am very proud of the Veterans Memorial, but believe that in its current location the veterans whose names are on the bricks (myself included) are being dishonored. I know that my father and uncle whose names are on the memorial bricks would not want to be associated with this park and what is happening there. It needs to be in a place where those who live near still respect the rights of others and decent people can visit the memorial without having to look over their shoulder.
Finally, the park should be renamed Southtown Park as that's what it has become. I'm sure the southtown leaders will call me a racist, but that would only be true if I were the one who sexually harassed, accosted and bullied southtown youth. I never started any altercation with them and believe in live and let live, unless you step on my rights.
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JAY ŌĆō Twelve-year-old Nicholas Prue had a very strong bond with his grandfather, John Young, who lost his battle to cancer Nov. 8, 2010. Prue will participate in Hope on the Slopes in New England, an event to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
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Hope of the Slopes, introduced in Washington State in 2004, is a vertical challenge that gives skiers and riders an opportunity to raise funds in the winter. The American Cancer Society has the opportunity to reach a different group of supporters other than those who participate in the Relay for Life. Some people participate in both events. ┬Ā
The stateŌĆÖs first Hope on the Slopes was at Bolton Valley in 2010 where about 100 participants raised $27,000. ┬Ā
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This year, Jay Peak Resort will host the event on Sunday, Feb. 26.┬Ā
ŌĆ£I think $26,000 is a great goal,ŌĆØ Blais said.
The society accepts registrations up to the morning of the event. If participants raise more than $100, they earn a lift ticket to use the day of the event.
Northstar Fireworks will wrap up the day with a fireworks display.┬Ā
Participants register online. ThereŌĆÖs a $30 registration fee per person or $15 for season pass holders. Each participant is encouraged to fund raise. There are prizes for participants.
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TWO years after its official launch, the European Port Community Systems Association (ECPSA) is to host a high-level conference focusing on the simplification of port processes and trade facilitation.
What are the key strands of European Union policy relating to port processes? How are they viewed from the differing perspectives of the European Commission and the shipping and ports community? And what is needed next to drive forward trade facilitation within and beyond Europe?
These thorny topics will be tackled in presentations by a series of speakers and in panel discussions at the conference, which takes place on June 11 at the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Brussels.
The in-depth agenda and high-calibre speakers taking part demonstrate the respect and recognition that ECPSA and its members have gained at national, European and international level in a remarkably short time.
The conference will be split into three distinct sessions. In the first, 'European Commission Policy and Ambitions', a representative of DG Move will focus on 'EU Ports Policy and Simplification of Port Processes' and a representative of WCO will talk about 'Customs and the Electronic Exchange of Information – the Current and the Future'.
The second session, 'Trade Viewpoint', will open with a WSC presentation on 'Shipping Lines and their Vision for a Simplified Future'. This will be followed by Nicolette van der Jagt, director general of CLECAT (The European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services), who will talk about 'Simplified Processes – Challenges and Opportunities', and Txaber Goiri, chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation's (ESPO) intermodal transport and logistics committee, who will talk about 'Port Process Simplification – the Challenges and Opportunities'.
The final session will focus on 'Trade Facilitation', to include a presentations on 'Single Window and Trade Facilitation' and a discussion of 'The Customs Dimension' by the WCO.
"The conference programme brings together respected names from across European and industry sectors and promises a challenging and interesting exchange of information and views," said EPCSA secretary general Richard Morton.
- Location: World Customs Organisation, Brussels
- Date: 11th June 2013
- Time: 09.30 hrs to 16.00hrs (followed by a drinks reception)
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The 'Simplification of Port Processes' conference is open to all – those interested in attending should register on this webiste or contact Richard Morton at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Batesville Fire-Rescue Department members are gearing up for their annual SummerFest Friday-Saturday, July 12-13.
Some of the attractions will be bouncy houses and train rides for the kids and pull tabs for adults, reports fest chairman Dave Krause.
A softball tourney kicks off Friday evening (please see box), reports women's auxiliary President Kim Narwold. More teams may be needed, and persons can contact Jenny Abel at 812-212-1082 for information.
Food and drinks are big fest draws. Friday fish dinners (fried cod, baked beans, cole slaw, chips and drink) will be offered for $8 for both adult and kid meals. "You can purchase a sandwich for $6. With the purchase of a meal, you can get another piece of fish for $5," Krause reveals.
Saturday's menu includes a choice of four pieces of chicken or a pork chop, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cole slaw or applesauce and dessert. The cost is $10 for adults or $5 for kids. The youngsters' meals will "be the same as an adult, but with two pieces of chicken.
"We will also have the concession stand, which includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brats and metts."
Donations of pies, brownies, cookies and cakes are welcome. They can be dropped off at the firehouse or park Saturday morning, he adds.
Participants do not have to preregister for the annual midday parade. They can begin lining up at noon on Columbus Avenue in front of Batesville Intermediate School. Persons should enter from Huntersville Road to avoid traffic congestion.
The parade route: south on Mulberry Street, east on West Pearl Street, south on Main Street, east on Catherine Street and south on Park Avenue to Liberty Park.
Live music will entertain the crowds. On Friday night, The Renegades will take the stage. On Saturday, the city's own Eureka Band will perform. That evening, Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys, Cincinnati, will present rockabilly, honky-tonk and '50s-style rock 'n' roll tunes, announces director Mike Kruse of the sponsoring Batesville Memorial Public Library. "It's a free night out, and there will be a lot of fun music that all ages can enjoy."


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Gifts for Jen
Jen's birthday isn't until Tuesday, but I couldn't wait to spoil the surprise! I'm one of those people that get so excited and impatient that I can't wait to share gifts with people. Christmas is pure torture.
Anyways, Jen's my best friend and I adore her sweet baby, Elizabeth, so I made two things for her.
One, a portrait of Elizabeth (aka Cheeks...couldn't you just nibble on her):
Two, a name drawing done in Elizabeth's nursery theme:
I was just so thrilled by how they turned out that I had to email Jen last night and show her! Luckily, she understands my impatience.


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Officials say they are considering scrapping plan to stagger tolls, aim for full tolling in fall 2016.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- LMPD's horses are getting their digs spruced up. Bone Dry Waterproofing along with General Electric donated thousands of dollars for the horse arena at the Iroquois Park Riding Stables.
LMPD'S mounted patrol stables are being spruced up along with other areas of the park. More than $15,000 will go toward a new riding surface in the arena and new lumber, paint, and supplies for the paddock fence.
The park is used by the public, and hasn't been in the best shape. Police Chief Steve Conrad explains, "This arena has been here for many, many years but I can tell you that prior to the last few months it would not look as pretty as it does right now. We had people that would come to use the arena, and it just was not in the kind of shape that they were looking for."
GE is also supplying nearly 150 volunteers for a full day of work.
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Titanic II: full report from Mike Pearse in New York
Clive Palmer, the Australian billionaire behind plans for a second Titanic, says she will set sail from Southampton to New York at the end of 2016.
He's going ahead with the controversial plan despite some claiming it's poor taste. Titanic 2 - a near replica of the original will be much smaller than today's Transatlantic liners - like the Queen Mary 2.
She'll be 65,000 tonnes, 882 feet long, 9 decks tall and able to carry 3,200 passengers and crew.
In his first British television interview Clive Palmer spoke to our Transport Correspondent at the Titanic 2 launch in New York. Mike also spoke to Philip Littlejohn and Dot Haisman, both relatives of Titanic survivors. Here's his full report.


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Cottonwood offers a variety of 2 and 3-dimensional art classes for adults year round and classes for children over the summer holiday. Classes are taught by enthusiastic instructors who encourage creative development.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts is a community of more than 90 studio artists. Community growth is fostered through the creation of art, mentoring, group critiques, creative leadership, and monthly artist luncheons.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts offers prime studio space in eastern downtown Colorado Springs. We are constantly working to diversify and encourage a variety of artists to be a part of our community.
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Cottonwood main gallery shows are open to public submission. We strive to offer current and contemporary juried shows to the Colorado Springs community. Openings are on the last Friday of the month from 5 pm to 8 pm.


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"Thank you" San Mateo County Voters!
You took the time to read the ballot information and educate yourself about what Measure H really was – a bond measure for construction not for education.
Our web site will continue to be the "go to" site for information on what the Community College District may propose for future bond measures.
Stay tuned to ensure that your support for education stays focused on core, not extravagant, student-centered needs.
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The development of the rosary has a long history. First, a practice developed of praying 150 Our Fathers in imitation of the 150 Psalms. Then there was a parallel practice of praying 150 Hail Marys. Soon a mystery of Jesus' life was attached to each Hail Mary. Though Mary's giving the rosary to St. Dominic is recognized as a legend, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of St. Dominic. One of them, Alan de la Roche, was known as "the apostle of the rosary." He founded the first Confraternity of the Rosary in the 15th century. In the 16th century the rosary was developed to its present form—with the 15 mysteries (joyful, sorrowful and glorious). In 2002, Pope John Paul II added five Mysteries of Light to this devotion.
The rosary appeals to many. It is simple. The constant repetition of words helps create an atmosphere in which to contemplate the mysteries of God. We sense that Jesus and Mary are with us in the joys and sorrows of life. We grow in hope that God will bring us to share in the glory of Jesus and Mary forever.
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Why do you own gold?
Maybe you're looking for a timeless store of wealth.
Maybe you own precious metals as a "chaos hedge." When times get tough and investors get nervous, the prices of gold and silver tend to go higher.
Or maybe you're looking for "disaster insurance." If things really get bad – if the monetary system completely collapses – you might be able to use gold and silver to make everyday purchases.
There's just one problem...
At $1,600 an ounce, gold is worth a lot. It would be hard to spend a one-ounce gold coin on groceries or gas. Gold coins aren't "divisible." So they're not much good in everyday situations.
I had lunch with Michael Checkan earlier this month. Michael is president and CEO of Asset Strategies International (ASI). He's been in the gold business for decades. And he and his team at ASI have been one of our recommended coin dealers for years.
"Many of our clients own silver coins to add divisibility," he told me. "But there hasn't been a way to own divisible gold... until now."
The folks at Valcambi, a Swiss gold refiner, just came out with a new way to own gold. It's called the CombiBar. Michael gave me the full details. I thought it was worth passing along...
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These gold bars come in 50-gram sizes. That's about 1.6 ounces, or around $2,600 at today's price.
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The benefit of divisibility does come at a price. The CombiBars will cost you the price of the gold, plus a 13% premium, along with shipping, handling, and insurance. (You can get a discount for large orders.)
A 13% premium might seem pretty steep. But remember, even generic gold coins trade for a 6%-8% premium right now. So the "divisibility premium" is actually only a few percent.
Personally, I don't expect the world to fall apart. I don't expect I'll ever buy groceries with my gold. But lots of folks own physical gold to protect themselves from that situation. And if it does happen, it'll be useful to be able to divide your gold into small increments...
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Women's lacrosse announces six additions during the early signing period
The JU women's lacrosse team announced the signing of six student-athletes for the class of 2015 to join the Dolphins next spring. The newcomers will join a Dolphin squad which reached the conference tournament semi-finals in its inaugural season.
"We're very pleased with our class of 2015 and hope that they will be able to come on campus and make an impact quickly," said JU head coach Mindy McCord. "This group is going to bring more depth and competitiveness to our team. They're a group of players that really want to help us take our program to the next level."
Lauren Hincks, a 5-foot-5 midfielder from Edgewater High School (Md.), will join the Dolphins after playing for the state-champion Seahawks. During her time with CCLAX, the club team placed second in the Galaxy Nationals in 2007 and were the 2008 Tri-State National Champions.
Casey Schilling, a 5-foot-5 midfielder from St. Mary's High School (Md.), will complete her second year on varsity this spring. She has played for both the CCLAX and Maryland United club teams and has received "2010 Under Armour All-Star" and "Washington D.C.-Area Underclassmen" honors.
Victoria Seitz, a 5-foot-1 midfielder from Dulaney High School (Md.), helped lead her team to regional and county championships in her sophomore and junior year, respectively.
Holly Ventimiglia, a 5-foot-5 midfielder from Patchogue-Medford High School (N.Y.), has been named the team captain for the Raiders this spring. She received all-division honors her junior season while scoring 38 goals and 12 assists, including eight goals in a single game. Her sophomore season, Ventimiglia totaled 22 goals and 10 assists and during her freshman campaign, she scored 18 goals and six assists. Her five years with the Long Island Yellow Jackets saw her earn "MVP" honors at the 2009 Galaxy Tournament.
Jessica Worcester, a 5-foot-6 midfielder from St. Mary's Ryken High School (Md.), will be the team captain for the Knights this spring. During her junior season, Worcester recorded 42 goals and 18 assists. She received WCAC Second Team All-Conference and first-team all-county honors in 2010 while receiving a WCAC Honorable Mention both her sophomore and junior year.
Lily Yednock, a 5-foot-5 defender from Thomas Worthington High School (Ohio), joins JU after leading her team to the regional finals last season. During her junior season, Yednock led the team in ground balls and forced turnovers, receiving all-OCC honors, while her sophomore season saw the Cardinal reach the state final four. In club play for Midwestern Force, she received several all-tournament honors and "MVP" awards.


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Curling exists at many levels. There is the professional curling events like the Continental Cup and the skins games we see on TV. There are the big televised arena events like the Scottie's Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Horton Brier. B ut there is still Mom-and-Pop and Teen curling, fun for the whole family. But is curling too technical? If you watch the big events on TV and are intimidated by the highly technical commentary, then this book is for you. No matter how experienced the teams, no matter how rich the event, and no matter how technical the announcers, it still all comes down to basics. Here we pesent a look at the basics, with photographic evidence of the application by some 40 of the best teams in Canada and the World.
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10:51am Friday 2nd November 2012 in News
The construction sector returned to growth last month, a survey said today, although housebuilders and commercial developers continue to weigh heavily on the industry.
The Markit/CIPS survey, where a reading above 50 represents growth, showed overall activity in the sector rose to 50.5 in October from 49.5 the previous month.
The rise was driven by moderate growth in the civil engineering sector for the second month running as residential building activity declined for the fifth month in a row. Commercial activity also dropped in October, but at only a marginal pace.
David Noble, chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), said the nation's builders are heading into a "long, dark winter''.
He said: "Despite marginal growth in October, the prospects for the construction sector are bleak as firms prepare for the worst.''
The October headline reading was much weaker than the average - 56.3 - seen in the decade leading up to the global financial crisis in 2008, highlighting an ongoing subdued trend in output across the sector.
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TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons
In light of the recent injuries to Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles announced today that they have signed training camp receiver Mardy Gilyard. To make room for Gilyard, the Eagles have released underwhelming 2nd round draft choice Jaiquawn Jarrett, who at one point was drawing comparisons to Brian Dawkins by you guessed it,…the Eagles front office.
I'm surprised that Jarrett even made the 53 man roster after showing us absolutely nothing in two years of being on the team. He literally didn't sniff the field his rookie season. This guy just isn't an NFL player, and I give the Eagles credit for realizing their mistake and moving on.
Besides, who needs depth at safety when you have future Hall of Famers Kurt Coleman and Nate Allen back there.
If I'm Howie Roseman, I'm making a note-to-self–don't draft anyone, and I mean anyone from Temple. (Sorry Joe and Dan Klecko)
Gilyard who was an absolute beast at the University of Cincinnati will likely see some work with the first team along with Damaris Johnson.
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Philadelphia Eagles Week 1 WTF and WTG Awards
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Eagles sneak out of Cleveland with win, calls for Foles can be heard
Eagles Release Jaiquawn Jarrett, Sign Mardy Gilyard
Eagles were "saved by their defense"... ...
Eagles Week 1: The Good vs. The Bad
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By the terms of Alfred Nobel's will the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry have been awarded by the Academy since 1901. The awarding ceremony takes place on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Each prize can be shared by three laureates at the most. The Laureates are announced here and at Nobelprize.org every year in mid-October immediately after they have been chosen. Since 1969, the Academy also awards the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel, which is presented at the menu Prize in Economic Sciences.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2013 to François Englert, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgien and Peter W. Higgs, University of Edinburgh,UK "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider".
Press releasePopular Science Background (pdf)Scientific Background (pdf)
The Higgs BridgeComprehensive review article by Roland E. Allen that provides an accessible overview of the science of the Higgs Boson, including how it affects the Standard Model, and what it could mean for our future understanding of the universe.
Nobel Symposium 154: Physics of the Large Hadron ColliderA topical issue featuring papers from the invited speakers at this annual event.
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Why have the Laureates received the world's most prestigious prize? Posters explaining the prize contributions in physics, chemistry and economic sciences are produced annually in Swedish and English.
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In connection with the awarding ceremonies in December each year, the Nobel Prize and Economics laureates hold their prize lectures. Since 1999 the lectures available on the Internet at Nobelprize.org.
The nominations received by each committee are then investigated with the help of specially appointed experts. When the committees have made their selection among the nominated candidates and have presented their recommendation to the Academy, a vote is taken for the final choice of laureates. The Academy's decisions are announced and published on the Academy's and the Nobel Foundation's web sites immediately after the vote in mid-October each year.
Nobelprize.org (all prizes)Nobel Museum, Stockholm Karolinska Institutet (medicine)Swedish Academy (literature)Norwegian Nobel Institute (peace)


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Negron Named GSM At JVD/Gainesville-Ocala
Sarita Negron arrives at JVC Media's Gainesville-Ocala cluster as GSM, working with fellow GSM Sam Gerace. The two will lead JVC's five-station cluster in the Florida markets. Negron comes in from a senior sales executive post at Opus Broadcasting in Tallahassee; she's also worked at WTKS/Orlando, WRFX/Charlotte, and CBS Radio's WJHM-FM in Orlando.
JVC/Florida VP/Market Manager Shane Reeve said, "With the addition of Sarita, we continue to build our sales team, and we are focusing resources and dollars to make these radio properties special for our clients and our listeners, this is all about our commitment to bringing fun, live, local radio back to this market."
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Joe Jonas Up Against Ex-Girlfriend Taylor Swift For A Teen Choice Award
With the help of his new single "See No More," Joe Jonas is up against his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, and her song "Back To December," for a Teen Choice Award in the Choice Break-Up Song category. Here is the full list of nominees:
- "Rolling in the Deep," Adele
- "Forget You," Cee Lo Green
- "See No More," Joe Jonas
- "Grenade," Bruno Mars
- "Back to December," Taylor Swift
Vote in the poll below to let us know who you think should take home the award!
The 2011 Teen Choice Awards air Sunday, August 7th at 8/7c on FOX.


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Mob groupies are such pathetic sychophants.
After reputed boss Savino Parisi from the Sacra Corona Unite or Puglian Mafia was released from prison after a thirteen-year stay his degenerate neighbors welcomed him home with gifts ranging from meat and cheese to horses and cars as reported by ANSA.
Of course, Parisi apparently couldn't keep himself out of trouble, and once again is on trial for mob crimes including bid rigging and drug trafficking.
Mobsters by definition are recidivists.
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Strikeforce has continued to populate its current fight card and line-up for its upcoming Showtime-televised mixed martial arts (MMA) event booked for the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on July 14, 2012.
Next up is another 185-pound contest featuring Robbie Lawler vs. Lorenz Larkin.
The "Ruthless" one was able to bounce back from consecutive defeats to Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy by airmailing Adlan Amagov back to Chechnya with a flying knee last January. The first round victory pushed his record to 19-8 with 16 (T)KO wins.
Standing in his way is the
previously undefeated Lorenz Larkin (12-0), who was able to expunge a technical knockout loss to Muhammed Lawal earlier this year after "King Mo" was popped for steroids.
Early predictions on this middleweight slugfest?
The Portland show will also feature two additional 185-pound match-ups as Keith Jardine tries to get back on his horse against Roger Gracie while Luke Rockhold defends his middleweight title against Tim Kennedy.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates to this developing fight card as they become available.


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AVON PARK, Fla. —
Merl "Red" Morrow, 80, passed away Wednesday in Avon Park.
He was born March 29, 1932 to Merl and Pauline P. (Davis) Morrow in Goshen, Ind. He had been a resident of Avon Park since 1992, coming from Michigan. He was a public school custodian and a veteran of the United States Army, serving during peace time. He was a member of the American Legion, enjoyed woodworking and carving and was of the Christian faith.
He is survived by his sons, David Morrow, Michigan; Robert Morrow and Doug Morrow, both of Idaho; daughters, Bonnie (Ed) Hill, Indiana, and Cathy (Chet) Neal, Michigan; stepbrother, Wayne Stringfellow, Indiana; stepsister, Arena Gingerich, Indiana; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Morrow.
Memorial donations may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, Sebring, FL 33870; 863-385-0125; www.stephensonnelsonfh.com.


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By Mirembe Martina
It looks like you can never get enough of the Prince, no matter how hard you try.
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas might be dating again after they were seen together this week, Wednesday during a getaway in the Swiss Alps.
Bonas and Harry had broken up after pictures of him in Las Vegas were published. At the time, a source to the couple said, "Harry has blown it. Cressida saw a future with Harry but then he went and embarrassed her like he did in Vegas." She went on add saying, "He clearly isn't as serious about her as he had claimed to be and it's highly embarrassing. He's ruined his chances now. She's humiliated."
Bonas is the daughter of 1960s cover girl Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon; she is 24.
Harry and Bonas started dating earlier on in the summer of 2012.


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BATH RUGBY: Wilson retains England berth (From Wiltshire Times)
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BATH RUGBY: Wilson retains England berth
Updated 10:36am Thursday 13th March 2014 in Sport
BATH'S David Wilson has retained his spot in the England starting line-up for Saturday's final Six Nations clash with Italy after coach Stuart Lancaster named an unchanged starting XV from last week's victory over Wales.
The 28-year-old prop replaced the injured Dan Cole for England's victory over Ireland last month and also started as Lancaster's men beat Wales 28-19 at Twickenham last weekend.
Dave Attwood and George Ford both remain as replacements for Saturday's game at the Stadio Olimpico, whilst Kyle Eastmond, who travelled to Italy with the England squad, remains at the 25th man.
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If you can't ride a bicycle along one of the most beautiful recreational areas of Miami-Dade without risking life and limb, then what are we doing living here?
Cycling along the Rickenbacker Causeway into Virginia Key and Key Biscayne has become a game of Russian roulette.
Early morning on Dec. 31, a drunk driver slammed into a group of about 20 cyclists riding east on the causeway. The 22-year-old driver, Diego Carreño of North Carolina, told police he'd been out drinking at a Miami Beach club. He was so intoxicated he was vomiting in his car and on the scene.
"It was hard for him to remain standing," Raul Echevarria, one of the cyclists who was there and took photos with his phone, told me Friday.
Three cyclists ended up in the hospital, one of them with a head injury.
Same day, two hours later, another cyclist was struck in front of Mast Academy, a place where cyclists are hit so frequently they've begun calling it the "Bermuda Triangle." And again last Monday, a white BMW leaving Key Biscayne hit a cyclist and didn't stop.
Hear any real concern (versus demagoguery) from public officials who immediately began doing something substantial to improve safety on the Rickenbacker?
When it comes to cars hitting cyclists, you've got to draw real blood, show the dead body of an exemplary citizen, and hope it's not a holiday to get anyone's attention. That's how accustomed we've become to our rank as the third-deadliest metropolitan area in the country when it comes to cyclists and pedestrians being struck by cars.
At a time when global metropolitan areas like Paris, London and New York are embracing cycling as a sport and a transportation alternative, why is sunny Miami-Dade falling behind on safety?
The cycling community, reeling from the most recent spate of injuries, is right to be outraged at Mayor Carlos Gimenez for his lack of leadership on the issue. For starters, a petition to reduce the speed limit on the Rickenbacker to 35 mph has begun circulating on change.org.
"I'm tired of all the political grandstanding that happens every time a cyclist is killed," said Felipe Azenha, a longtime member of the cycling community and editor of the website transitmiami.com. "I don't want more bike summits, meetings and broken promises of improvements to come. How many more cyclists need to be killed before Mayor Gimenez does something to make the Rickenbacker Causeway safer for everyone?"
People remember the promises Gimenez made in 2010 following high-profile collisions between cars and cyclists, including the hit-and-run death of a cyclist by a drunk driver.
"All you have to do is go out there any day and you will see people jogging, bicycling, walking with their kids. . . . But it's still not as safe as it could be," Gimenez said then. "Unfortunately, sometimes it takes an incident, or two or more, for government and authorities to do what needs to get done."
Years later, little has been done besides putting a speedometer, mile-markers, and rumble strips on the road to alert drivers that they're moving into the bicycle lane (which also serves as a shoulder for car and bus stops).
It's time to stop the lip service, come together, and take real action.


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Rochester is the third largest and fastest growing city in Minnesota. It's also growing more and more diverse.
In 1980 Rochester's minority population was 2.6%. According to the 2010 census, we now have a minority population of 21%.
There was a time when you would be hard pressed to find many people of color in Rochester.
Rochester Planning Department's Phil Wheeler says, "We are a magnet for immigration."
Now, more than 20 percent of residents are minority and more than 1 in 10 Rochester residents were born outside of the U.S.
Wheeler explains, "We've gone from a town in which seeing someone with brown hair and brown eyes, I'm exaggerating, was unusual to a town in which we have a much broader range of people. At the same time that we've done this we haven't become a segregated community."
In the 2010-2011 school year, 22% of Rochester public school students spoke a combined total of 63 languages other than English in the home.
Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede says, "We welcome all the diversity that we have. I think it just makes us a much richer community."
But like any change, it's not always easy. Mayor Ardell Brede himself grew up in an area that had little diversity.
Mayor Brede says "I can understand where some of that, where if you've grown up where everyone looks like us, that may be a little uncomfortable at first but I would just say reach out, get to know them.
The minority population may now account for more than 20 percent of the population but the crime rate peaked in 1982 when the minority population was closer to 3%.
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February 21, 2014
Americas Turning a Blind Eye to Venezuela?
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Why have the region's democracies remained so absent over the past weeks? The Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) and Mercosur voiced their strong support for President Maduro — to no great surprise, given their ties to Venezuela. But the region's less ideological multilateral organizations — UNASUR, CELAC, AND CARICOM — have hesitated to characterize the chaos and violence in Venezuela. Most notably, the Organization of American States (OAS), arguably the regional body best positioned to push back against the apparent human-rights violations and threats to democratic integrity, gave a meek response to the developments.
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It was date night. A night which, in the past, would entail a babysitter and drive time to Pasadena or Silverlake to find a decent dining experience. But with an influx of restaurateurs now setting their sights on York Boulevard we are fortunate enough to maximize babysitter rates on the restaurant experience instead of the drive time.
And with a copy of Adam Gopnik's The Table Comes First – Family, France & the Meaning of Food sitting on my bedside table, it seemed more than appropriate to check out Ba, the new French bistro, on York Boulevard.
If you check out their website, you'll learn that Ba has been a In fact, I recall reading about this new place over the summer and confess that I had almost forgotten about it. But Patch was thoughtful and strategic in letting me know about that they
My husband's father was in the restaurant business. Thus, we know firsthand the chaos that comes with the first week of newly opened establishment. We were excited to have a French bistro so close, but equally prepared to be forgiving with untrained wait staff, long waits for food and all the kinks that come in that first week.
I'm happy to report that Ba's owner James Graham, as nervous and exhausted as he looked in the back kitchen, seemed to have everything all figured out in the front. Their wait staff was friendly, helpful and informed. And most impressive--and something it's hard to really train anyone to do--everyone that served us seemed really happy and proud to be there.
We started out with the spinach soup and Swiss chard salad. I usually sauté my Swiss chard so it was pleasant to see it displayed in such fresh way. It was light, a perfect portion, and not too heavy on the dressing. The spinach soup was green, very green. I might be inclined to rename it Chlorophyll Soup--so green that you really will feel superhuman in a Popeye kind of way after eating it.
The duck cassoulet seemed so very "French bistro" I couldn't resist. And it did not disappoint. A hearty, rich, slow-cooked dish was aptly reminiscent of the origin of the first restaurants in France. But the poor little duck was soon over-shadowed by my husband's order of Beef Bourguignon. I did my best to resist a stealth attack switching our plates when he went off to the bathroom. Was it the smoked bacon? The red wine sauce? I wasn't exactly sure but I can say this is what I'll be ordering on my next visit.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
On Duane Dog Chapman and Musings on Language...
Kraut, dego, bitch, goat-roper, slut, porker, lib-tard, pig, asshole, chink, Mrs., freak, midget, string bean, beaner, gorilla, jerk, bimbo, gigolo, tard, looney, racist, wuss, nerd, ho, scrooge, rocket scientist, kike, RINO, ass kisser, hunk, tart, donkey, tonk, fuck, jerk-off, cunt, spic, frog, cowboy, honky, pimp, howlie, whitey, hamster, fag, carpet muncher, boy, masser, bastard, chrome dome, fatso, rag-head, gimp, dummy, choir-boy, pecker-wood, animal, wet-back, wop, nazi, polock, slope-head, cracker, fuck-off, dick-head, crazy, cheapo, jap, wasp, coon, queer, lush, alky, doper, scrote, sleaze, Nancy-boy, whore, whoremaster, cannuck, po-po, prick, neo-con, camel-jockey, demoncrat, blimp, are all words that can be used to degrade others. In fact they are all words often used to degrade certain kinds, or groups, of people. Yet when we say them, if we do, we do not always mean them to be derisive of a group, nor do we mean them as anything other than an outlet for anger. The same goes for the word nigger. Yet, I usually do not see a national, even international, furor whenever someone utters any of those other words. So why don't we all grow up, and the next time we hear someone say nigger (no you will not hear me call it the N-word here in this rant) why not just ignore the asshole who said it and get on with our lives. It is not the end of the world to speak it, to write it, to see it, to hear it; and it is ridiculous when some one's use of it in a personal conversation, causes an uproar if that person was out of character when he said it, or if that person's intent through use of the word was misconstrued by the mind police among us, or if that person was just an out and out lout (I mean what would you expect of him, so why get all riled up over the spewing forth of a lout).
Sure if using such a word defines a person's outlook about a group, such as the word nigger could show us a person's perception of a certain race, and that person is in a position of trust, or leadership, or something like celebrity, or even just your neighbor, then slam the person if you must. Remember though, just because someone says an insulting word, such use of a word was not necessarily definitive of what the person believes or practices on a regular basis. Saying a word like that is not necessarily a secret look into their soul, in fact it usually is not even a peek at what they truly believe but is often just an outburst of anger in which they are lashing out and trying to hurt someone whom they believe is trying to hurt them. Unless the person is a friggin saint they may never say something like one of those foul words or phrases, but bear in mind even some saints had their faults. So when a less than complimentary word is barfed out in a fit of anger, or if it comes out in some other way where it is just a momentary emotional thing like blowing off steam or frustration - why not let it ride - and judge the person who said it not just on his having said an offensive word on rare occasion, but rather on his actions and words over the long term. If you cannot respect a person for what he truly is, then how can you expect respect from him in return.
Duane Dog Chapman is a rough guy, yet he can be quite compassionate from what I have heard. So he said a nasty word, boo-hoo. He was not doing it to insult a whole race, he did it in a fit of anger while arguing with his son who then seemingly betrayed him (just pointing that out to show you how nasty a spat it must have been). So stop with all the BS already, and live your lives as you were before you heard about it. As for A&E - the honchos at A&E need to get a life, get real, and put him back on the air instead of suspending his show because of a personal argument he had with his son in which he used bad language. My heavens, what in Hades did you folks at A&E expect this guy to be - a friggin saint? Well it just ain't his way, and you knew that when you hired him on. You took on his show for ratings because he was a bad assed dude, now you want to drop him for the same reasons. In my opinion you are all just a bunch of snivelling, money grubbing hypocrites. As for Reverend Al, and Jesse J., please shut up before you even start on this one. Thanks, and Amen.
All the best,
Glenn B
4 comments:
- Subvet said...
I've believed Chapman is an idiot just on general principle. He's a hot dog who fancies himself a "Rambo" type, the self-styled lone wolf operating on the edge of the law. Shooting his mouth off and inadvertently shooting himself in the foot was inevitable.
However if it had been a black man bad mouthing the white girl his son was dating you'd have never heard a peep out of anyone about it. The double standard used in race relations today would have automatically kicked in and that would have been the end of it.
So Chapman deserves support, if for no other reason than to highlight the hypocrisy that characterizes our present culture in this area. Unfortunately that support won't be forthcoming.
- Saturday, November 03, 2007 6:37:00 AM
- Glenn Bartley said...
I don't care all that much if people support him or not, he is not necessarily my idea of poster boy for this issue, yet his situation may be the perfect example of how the race baiters, the media, and many people in general are just out and out hypocrites. His show being pulled is the penultimate example of an over reaction, by a bunch of raving lunatics and whimpering fools, and good weather friendly hypocrites, to his having said a word that people find offensive, and during a private heated matter at that. If A&E was going to take a stand on such an issue with him, then A&E should have shown better moral fiber whe they debated hiring a guy like him by not hiring him.
I fully agree had it been a black man who called a white girl a bitch, a ho, or a cracker, little to nothing would have been made of it. I don't think that means Chapman deserves support as much as it means that double standards need to ne knocked down, people need to be less sensitive about such crap, and things should be taken for what they truly are instead of being sensationalized from a mole hill into a mountain. If Chapman winds up getting support because of how I feel about the issue so be it, I don't have a problem with it - he was being himself in a fit of anger - nothing mnore or less, and I think it ridiculous that anyone be crucified for that.
All the best,
Glenn B
- Saturday, November 03, 2007 10:06:00 AM
- jennifer said...
Glenn I just read this and then read it to Bill! This is right on. The post is exactly what needs to cross the nation, and thank you.
Yes, you are crass, crude and foul, but you are saying exactly what has been on my thoughts for awhile. I have heard lots of words used to sort people, and many just as crude, but only the one against blacks is "horrific"???
I am sick of this crap and I am glad that Imus is back. Nope I didn't listen to him, but darnit he was not racist. And the college basketball team that was paraded before him so he could apologize...even more sick. It is apparent that those women are not learning from their college education. All they are 'getting' from education is that if someone offends you cry and pout and say it ruined your career...boohoo.
As to Dawg, I bet he will not say too much, because he loves his son irregardless of what his son did.
- Saturday, November 03, 2007 11:13:00 AM
You forgot, Dumocrat, and likely a bunch of other "descriptive" terms. :-)
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BLACK BROOK — Longstanding litigation against the Adirondack Council and the Adirondack Park Agency by Leroy Douglas and the Douglas Corp. has been settled.
In a joint announcement, Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan and Douglas's attorney, Matthew Norfolk of Lake Placid, said they reached an agreement out of court.
The legal challenge dates back to administrative action by the APA in 2006 and 2007, when Douglas claimed the state regulatory agency was unduly influenced by council leadership and reopened an enforcement case involving an environmental spill on his property.
The Douglas lawsuit was filed in March 2010, seeking more than $60 million in damages across 13 claims, plus court and legal fees, against the Adirondack Council, with additional claims against APA. It named several employees of the Adirondack Council, along with APA staff and commissioners.
U.S. District Court Judge Glenn Suddaby dismissed 10 claims last September, allowing three to stand for trial. Parties began to prepare for discovery at that point.
But the matter has been closed, except for one claim.
"I can confirm that Leroy Douglas and the Douglas Corporation have settled their claims against the Adirondack Council," Norfolk said via email on Tuesday.
"In addition, I can confirm that Mr. Douglas and the Douglas Corporation of Silver Lake have settled with the (APA) and the named APA officials.
"As part of settlement, both the Adirondack Council and New York state are obligated to pay agreed upon sums of money to the Douglas Corporation of Silver Lake.
"It is unknown whether the settlement payment from the state will come out of the APA's operating funds, in whole or in part."
Norfolk did not disclose the settlement amount.
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Long before there was Houston-based Perry's Steakhouse and Grill opened in Dallas, there was Perry's Steakhouse. Now the two Perry's are operating in Uptown about two blocks apart. You'd think Dallas diners would be smart enough to figure out which is which but apparently we aren't. I've had several e-mails fro co-workers and readers who made a date or appointment at one, only to have their date or meeting mates appear at the other.
I feel bad for the original Perry's. After nine years, they had to change their name to The Place at Perry's because Perry's Steakhouse and Grille owned the name Perry's. On the other hand, the new name gave the Dallas-based Place at Perry's a chance to rework their concept from an upscale steak shop to a more casual beef-centric spot (they only use Niman Ranch meat). The Place at Perry's now offers half-price wine every day from 2 to 7 pm and live music.
Perry's Steakhouse and Grill also has live music in their super-chic bar. The dining room is dark and sophisticated. They feature table side productions—salads, meat carvings, and desserts are brought out on trays and flamed or tossed while you watch. I'm sorry but these little shows are just that—the guy making the salad or dessert has tiny plastic cups like the ones you take pills from in the hospital with pre-measured ingredients. He tosses them around like he's on the Food Network.
Anywhoo, in the current issue of D Magazine, I exam both Perry's, or rather Perry's Steakhouse and Grille and The Place at Perry's. Which Perry's do you prefer?


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PEWEE VALLEY, Ky. (WDRB) -- Meet Forest, Fergie, Frisco, and Freedom. At 10 weeks old, the pure-bred labs are learning the basics of becoming future Paws with Purpose service dogs, but they're having some play time too. They're all trained by inmates at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women.
Elizabeth Miller is serving a 23-year sentence for manufacturing meth. She sees dog training as a way to give back after her drug problems. Others are also trying to turn their lives around, one dog at a time.
Miller says, "I didn't realize animals could do that....it's really good to be a part of it, just a little part of it."
Murl Boston is serving 30 years for drug charges. She says, "Right now at this age, we work on sits, downs, and touch and that's just some of the basic commands we teach them and watch."
The dogs have a great time rough-housing with each other outside in a fenced-in area of the prison. Michelle Murphy, who is serving 19 years for robbery charges, says she wants them to learn, "Out here to obviously play well together, but we also try to train out here...a huge distraction with the grass, the dirt, obviously they love dirt."
WDRB is following the four puppies as they become service dogs in a couple years for people with disabilities.
You may remember, there were 10 pups, but Paws with Purpose selected two boys and two girls. When we first saw them at six weeks old, they were just about eight pounds each. Now they've doubled in size and they're as energetic as ever. The rest of the puppies went to other organizations.
Elaine Weisberg, a volunteer with Paws with Purpose says, "We looked at temperament testing, how they were confident, how they carried themselves, if they wanted to pick things up and walk with them or go and retrieve them."
In return for training the dogs, the 12 inmates get private rooms.
Murphy says, "Everything your dog needs you keep in your room, leashes, collars, water bowls, everything they need is up here."
When talking to her puppy Forest, Miller says, "He's just....he's a momma's boy, yes he is."
The inmates are also moms and say taking care of a dog will help them become better mothers to their own children once they're released. And while many seem happy here, they say there are tough times.
Miller says, "If I get really down and out, I'm missing my children or my family, then I have to pull way and have someone babysit him for a little bit...because they feel it. I didn't realize they feel it, but they do."
Murphy says, "Obviously I'd rather be at home, but it's really not that bad."
These inmates have the freedom to take the dogs outside within prison gates and train them in the campus-style facility.
With such long sentences to serve, the ladies say they have nothing but time to train these dogs at all hours.
In a year, the dogs will be able to turn the lights on and off and learn how to use their mouths to open the fridge.
Miller says, "Here in the prison you can't have any write-ups. You got to stay on good behavior and I was really blessed to get in here."
After hours of training and running around, by the end of the day, the dogs want nothing more than to sleep. And, they sleep in kennels next to the inmates.
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