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Most people fear change, but few groups of people loathe it more than hockey fans. This is a sport that feasts on nostalgia, with the league's biggest successes of the past decade being the Winter Classic and commercials like "History Will Be Made" and "No Words." Remember "No Words"?
Ah, the good ol' days, right? "Everything was better then."
And, maybe some things were. But there's no way the NHL would be the great product it is today if the league wasn't willing to evolve, and it has been, to the chagrin of many. They knocked out obstruction, limited goalies ability to break the puck out, downsized their gear and more, all in the interest of improving a product that was becoming overly defensive. Things got sloggy, so they opened up the game. Negative trends emerge, they fix 'em, and we move on.
I'm in favor of the game evolving with the talent, so with the GMs meetings taking place in Boca this week, I figured I'd throw my hat into the ring. Here are the changes I believe would lead to a better NHL product.
5 changes
Fix face-offs
One thing Darren Dreger tweeted about today after the initial GM meetings was the idea of punishing faceoff cheaters by having them move back a foot. This would be fantastic.
As it stands, when a team needs an extra couple seconds to get set or catch their breath, they'll send in a winger to take the draw who'll proceed to cheat so egregiously that he gets kicked out. The team then looks around to figure out who's going to step in and take it, then…blah blah blah, 10 seconds burned, mission accomplished.
If you don't want to make that a flat-out delay of game penalty (as mentioned here), I love the idea mentioned above. If you cheat, the other team has a better chance at winning the draw. Fair's fair.
By the same token, there was an idea to widen the hashmarks (as they do in international play) so there's less contact off the draw among wingers and d-men, which means less picks, which means more room for talent to work.
Yes, yes, and yes.
Make goalie interference reviewable
Goalie interference is a pretty important call. As it currently stands, when a dicey goal is scored, you hope the ref was looking directly at the player/tender interaction, then you hope he had the right angle of it, then you hope he saw something that indicates if the goal should count or not and doesn't have to guess. There have been a number of cases where goals have been called off this year when the player never touched the goalie. Why leave this to chance? That's a pretty pivotal decision.
You can review a ton of plays throughout a hockey game, and one that directly impacts the scoreboard can't be reviewed? If you've hired a guy because you think he consistently makes reliable subjective calls, let him look at a few replays and decide if the contact warrants negating a goal or not. If he's unsure, you go with the old standard – stick with the call that was made on the ice.
Get the point system squared away
Easier said than done, but first you've got to start with adjusting the 2-1-0 point system to a 3-2-1-0. As in, 3 (regulation win), 2 (OT/shootout win), 1 (OT/shootout loss), 0 (regulation loss). This way three points are given out every game, making them all equal. It makes no sense to watch your division rivals split three points when you crushed a team that same night and only got two. The only reason the NHL hasn't adopted this far-more logical point scale is because the standings don't look as tight (because they aren't), so they think fans will lose interest when their team is out of it earlier.
Personally, I'd prefer watching a fair league than a close one.
Go back to making the "puck over the glass" call subjective
This seems like such common sense I can't believe I'm writing it. The reason shooting the puck over the glass is a penalty is because it was believed players would simply flip the puck out of play when they got tired and needed to change. This is a pretty recognizable play. Even if it was occasionally called wrong, you'd be a lot better off then randomly penalizing players who had the puck flip up on them at the last minute. It's a totally random "oops" to punish, considering how many mistakes happen in a hockey game.
If you still want to encourage guys to keep to the puck in play, keep it so they can't change lines after going over the glass. I do think they want to encourage guys to keep the puck lower (to avoid fan injury and keep the pace of play up), so something like limiting them from changing is at least a start.
Let's sort out OT then shut up about it
There's never going to be consensus about the right way to sort out – some people like ties, some want a winner and a loser – but as long as we've decided to go with "find a result" (which I'm in favor of), let's pin this down, then stop discussing it.
It's great when games end in overtime because some development of hockey has to take place. Defending, reading plays, y'know, hockey stuff. I'm a huge, huge fan of 3-on-3 – man, it is so, so fun – but it doesn't seem like GMs are down for it. I'd like to see them put it in place in the ECHL and AHL, and make a call with real information, not guesswork, because I have a pretty good hunch how that'll play out.
But if they aren't okay with that, at least expand OT to eight minutes, and have teams switch sides to deal with the long change. It's compromise I'm not pleased to be making, but man, five minutes is clearly not good enough, and the extra few minutes isn't going to ruin any player or fan.


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Lauren Camm picked the most opportune time Friday night to unveil a new facet of her game.
"Last year I had my 3-point game and my layup game, but I never really had a mid-range," the New Albany junior guard explained. "So this whole summer I came back from injury and all I did was shoot from 15-foot everywhere. That's more of my game. I like that better."
It showed with 17 seconds left against previously unbeaten Providence, as Camm pulled up and drilled a go-ahead jumper to break a deadlock and send the visiting Bulldogs to a 42-39 victory in their season debut.
Camm was saddled with foul trouble in the first half and had something to prove by the time the fourth quarter rolled around and the Pioneers (5-1) began erasing a 30-24 deficit that resulted from a 12-0 run by the Bulldogs (1-0) to close the third. After Providence marksman Claire Rauck buried her 13th free throw to tie the game at 39 with 33 seconds left, Camm received the ball on the right wing on the ensuing possession.
She pump faked and entered the paint. At that point, she had a decision to make.
"I was going to drive, but I just stopped and pulled up," Camm said. "I thought that would be better."
She made the right choice, calmly knocking down a jumper in the paint to give New Albany the lead with 17 seconds left. Camm scored six of her eight points in the fourth quarter.
Providence missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, and New Albany junior forward Claire Hirsch blocked a putback attempt. A held possession was called on the fight for the ball and possession went to the Bulldogs, who got a free throw from senior guard Brittany Knight with 3 seconds left for the final margin.
"We struggled in the first quarter with fouls, but we came back and got the win," Knight said.
Rauck poured in a game-high 21 points for Providence. At one point, she drained 11 consecutive free throws and finished 13 of 17 from the charity stripe. The freshman forward also made a pair of 3-pointers, including one that followed another by senior forward Taylor Smallwood as the Pioneers pushed back.
"She's special," Providence coach Brad Burden said of Rauck. "She's going to be a lot of fun to coach the next four years."
New Albany racked up plenty of fouls early in the contest as Providence shot the bonus before the first quarter ended. However, the Bulldogs dominated on the offensive glass and neither team led by more than four points in the first half. That was the advantage the Pioneers had at halftime, as both teams struggled with turnovers.
To temper their fouls, the Bulldogs switched to a 3-2 zone in the second half and it was effective. Providence didn't score over the final 5:59 of the third quarter.
"We have a really strong 3-2 and I think our 3-2 is going to help us a lot this year because of our length," Camm said.
"Their long and we don't have a lot of inside play," Burden said. "If we can't get up and down the floor and in transition, we struggle, especially against length."
Sophomore guard Jenna Shine scored 10 points, all in the first half, for New Albany. Hirsch added eight and 10 rebounds. Seven of junior forward Brianne Nixon's rebounds were of the offensive variety.
Smallwood chipped in eight points for Providence. In addition to her 21 points, Rauck corralled seven rebounds.
New Albany 8 8 14 12—42
Providence 9 11 4 15—39
New Albany (1-0): Jenna Shine 10, Brianne Nixon 5, Lauren Camm 8, Marissa Jones 5, Brittany Knight 6, Claire Hirsch 8.
Providence (5-1): Cheyenne Brooks 2, Olivia Jenkins 4, Michaela Hoke 2, Bayley Wade 1, Taylor Smallwood 8, Claire Rauck 21, Lillian Hughes 1.
3-point field goals: New Albany 4 (Shine 2); Providence 4 (Rauck 2, Smallwood 2).
Rebounds: New Albany 41 (Nixon 11); Providence 34 (Rauck 7).
Assists: New Albany 6 (Shine 2); Providence 4 (Jenkins 3).
Steals: New Albany 7 (Knight 3); Providence 6 (Jenkins 2, Wade 2).
Blocked shots: New Albany 3 (Megan Thevenow, Camm, Hirsch); Providence 1 (Hoke).
Turnovers: New Albany 17; Providence 16.
Fouled out: None.

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Carlisle Barracks History
For more than 200 years, Carlisle Barracks has been at the forefront of pioneering military education and innovative measures to prepare for a changing world. That tradition continues today as the small Pennsylvania post has played host and played a role in many major military and historical American history events.
Carlisle, at the intersection of Indian trails along Letort Creek, had become the jumping-off point for traders and settlers heading over the Alleghenies on their way west. A brief 1756 encampment at Carlisle preceded the more permanent settlement in May 1757, when Col. John Stanwix marched up the stream with British regulars and provincials.
From 1783 - 1837, Carlisle 's significance was as frontier gateway to the west.
In 1794, Carlisle Barracks became the center of intense military activity. President George Washington journeyed to the Barracks to review the troops - perhaps as many as 10,000 - gathered to face the "whiskey rebellion." The crisis was posed by farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania who refused to pay a tax on the commercial whiskey they distilled from their corn crops. Corn as alcohol was more easily transported east over the Alleghenies than was corn as a grain.
Perhaps because of his reception at Carlisle in 1794, President Washington later recommended the Barracks as the site for a federal military academy, but Pennsylvania lost that political battle to the state of New York and its West Point location. The government evidently was sufficiently impressed by Carlisle 's case that it decided the actual ownership of the post should be clarified. In 1801, the government paid $664.20 for the 27 acres that it had been renting from William Penn's heirs.
Carlisle Barracks hosted the Army's small but elite mounted force, the forerunner of the Armor School now at Ft. Knox, Ky., when the School of Cavalry Practice was established in 1838.
Capt. E. V. Sumner found most of the Barracks buildings in disrepair, the maneuver area less than adequate, and the horses in short supply. Overcoming these problems included drilling his recruits at the double time on foot to simulate the trotting of the missing horses.
Another mounted organization, horse-drawn light artillery, also established its school at Carlisle Barracks at this time. In 1839, Capt. Samuel Ringgold arrived to begin training recruits and testing equipment for the "flying artillery," as it was sometimes called.
From early Civil War days, south-central Pennsylvania was rife with rumors of Confederate invasion up the Shenandoah-Susquehanna Valley from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
Although many miles from the combat front, the garrison at Carlisle became a central supply center for ordnance stores, horses, and quartermaster supplies under Capt. Daniel H. Hastings. Recruits, once destined for Indian-fighting units on the western frontier, were prepared to replace casualties in Regular Army units. Entire units were sent to the Barracks to refit before specific deployment.
In June of 1863, 'the Rebels are coming!' was a cry with substance.
In spite of a small Pennsylvania militia and home guard force, Brig. Gen. Albert Jenkins' Confederate cavalry entered Carlisle at 10 a.m. on June 27th. Jenkins led his mounted brigade east along the Trindle Road , where they bivouacked while rations were hauled from town in wagons. He'd levied a demand for food for his 1,500 men and forage for their horses. Three North Carolina brigades occupied Carlisle Barracks; the troops camped on the parade grounds.
Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry division approached Carlisle from the east on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 1st. Depleted of rations and forage by a sweeping march around the Union Army, Stuart hoped to find desperately needed provisions -- unaware that other Confederate units had already sought Carlisle provisions. Stuart sent a demand for surrender of the federal forces under the command of Brig. Gen. William F. Smith. When his demand was refused, Stuart initiated a short bombardment. When a second demand was refused, Stuart ordered his troops to shell the town and, later, to torch the barracks .
After the Civil War ended the Barracks returned to its pre-war mission of receiving, training and forwarding recruits destined for the Indian-fighting Army. But, as Army operations moved west, the War Department saw the wisdom of moving the function to St. Louis Arsenal, Missouri . On April 20, 1871, Carlisle Barracks was officially "discontinued as a sub-Depot for the Mounted Recruit Service." The installation was now available for the next in its history.
In 1879, the War Department passed control of the post to the Department of the Interior for the 39-year Indian School program.
Commanding General of the Army William T. Sherman had acceded to the petitions of Richard Pratt for an Indian School where they could receive an education apart from the reservations, and live among white men and women. Pratt became the Indian School 's founder and first superintendent. Pratt designed an environment to develop self-respect, self-reliance and personal responsibility. He hoped to transform the Indian youth into productive American citizens who could sustain themselves in industry, farming, and the trades. He attracted a strong faculty who shared his ideals.
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On September 1, 1918, Carlisle Barracks reverted back to the War Department, ushering in an era of inventive responses to the changing Army and security environment.
- General Hospital No. 31 was a pioneering rehabilitation center established at the end of World War I. During its brief, two-year existence, the hospital provided medical treatment, mental reconditioning and even vocational training for more than 4,000 afflicted Soldiers returned from service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France.
- In the fall of 1920, the Medical Field Service School was established under Col. Percy M. Ashburn's command. Drawing on the lessons of World War I, the school developed medical equipment and doctrine suitable for the battlefield. More than 30,000 officers and NCOs passed through the school during its 26-year tenure at Carlisle Barracks, applying classroom instruction and field exercises to train in care and handling of casualties and disease prevention.
- When the Medical Field Service School departed for Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, in 1946, educational innovation continued. From 1946 until 1951, no less than six Army schools were located briefly at Carlisle Barracks. The Army Information School arrived first, followed shortly by the School for Government of Occupied Areas and then the Adjutant General's School. The next year brought the Chaplain School and the Military Police School . Finally, the last of the six, the Army Security Agency School , began its highly classified operations in 1949 and stayed for two years before being displaced by yet another school, the Army's highest.
The U.S. Army War College , senior educational institution of the U.S. Army, relocated to Carlisle Barracks in the spring of 1951 to begin the latest stage of the post's history.
Established in 1903 and located in Washington , D.C. , the college had functioned as part of the General Staff during its early years, but chiefly had prepared selected officers for high command. Distinguished graduates of that period included John J. Pershing (Class of 1905), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1927), and Omar N. Bradley (1934).
Classes were suspended in 1940 during the preparedness mobilization for World War II, and not resumed until a decade later at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , for the 1950-51 academic year. The new commandant, Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Swing, relocated with the college to Pennsylvania in July 1951 and turned over command to his successor, Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond, just in time for the arrival of the first Carlisle-based class.
At Carlisle, the Army War College grew steadily as it performed its mission of preparing officers for leadership at the highest levels. The college soon outgrew its main academic building (the current Upton Hall) and transferred to the newly constructed Root Hall in 1967. Two specialized agencies evolved into integral parts of the Army War College : the Strategic Studies Institute, first formed in 1954, and the Military History Institute, established in 1967. The Center for Strategic Leadership, a state-of-the-art war gaming complex that opened in 1994, contributed another unique dimension to the college and to Carlisle Barracks' history as a distinctive U.S. Army campus.
As America faces a new world, the U.S. Army War College and Carlisle Barracks prepare the future leaders of the nations military for the coming obstacles through education, Family, Soldier, and retiree support.


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I wouldn't describe myself as apathetic, judgmental, or dull. I'm not modest or self-conscious about my body. I'm not close-minded. I'm not dressed a lot of the time, especially in the summer.
Your parents were nudists, and you were raised as one too. What isn't growing up at a nudist club like?
Imagine the reverse, where the general population has the option to be nude, and in hot weather, almost everyone is.
People attached to their clothing must confine themselves to textile clubs, resorts, or small isolated sections on beaches.
They will likely get arrested and even get charged as a sex offender if they wear clothes outside of their "designated areas."
And in a textile club, it's really uncomfortable, boring and unpleasant. The other "textilers" are very selfish and self-involved.
Everyone is critical of each other's bodies, and only people who are good-looking by society's standards are allowed in. There's a lot of pressure to fit in.
It's also a sexually-charged environment with provocative lingerie and clothing, and people have private orgies all day long.
Children cannot run around freely and play because it's unsafe. They wear clothing even in 90 degree weather, so it's easier to judge a person without getting to know them.
Plus, even though they are all beautiful under their clothes, they are taught to be ashamed of their bodies. Only immoral, deviant beings go nude among others and swim without a bathing suit.
All of the above is not how I was raised.
Don't you ever get embarrassed or self-conscious about being naked?
No. I'm usually naked with other nudists, but if I'm naked and surrounded by clothed people, the clothed are usually the ones who feel embarrassed or uncomfortable when confronted with the human body.
What common beliefs about nudism aren't true?
That nudism is only enjoyed by white, middle-class, wrinkly men of age 60 and older. That it's inherently sexual and all about having public sex.
That it's bad for children. That's it's really uncommon for people to go to nude beaches or nudist resorts.
Nudism surged in popularity through the 60s and 70s, but later generations haven't embraced the movement to the same extent. Why aren't there as many young people involved these days?
Even in the 70's an article came out in Time magazine about how the younger generation was missing from nudism / naturism, and nudists were trying to figure out how to attract younger people to keep the movement alive. So I think this is a nice news story that emerges once in awhile.
But since my partner and I started Young Naturists America in 2010, we've found that there's no lack of interest in nudism among young people.
They just aren't necessarily flocking to nudist clubs or resorts, but rather nude beaches or naked body painting parties. We ourselves have created a rapidly growing community of young naturists!
Is there anything you don't like about the nudist scene?
Only that women, especially young women, aren't as easily drawn to it as men. Men are just more comfortable with social nudity.
There might be a plethora of reasons for this difference, but I find that women are much more self-conscious and dissatisfied with their bodies these days.
From skinny dipping to nude tennis and even naked bike riding, there seems to be no end of activities people like to do in the buff. But is there anything people shouldn't try naked?
I thought rough contact sports like rugby shouldn't be and weren't ever played naked, till one day I came across a naked rugby team online! So you never know…
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The Parma Motor-Vu in Parma, Idaho is celebrating their 60th anniversary this year, and the Idaho Press-Tribune published an Associated Press story about the theater recently:
In the early 1950s, new television sets had valley residents staying home more and going to the movies less, which didn't bode well for local theater owners.
Bill Dobbs of Parma decided to open a drive-in theater in the town to get people out of their homes and going to the movies again, his daughter Karen Cornwell said.
Dobbs, who also owned an indoor theater in downtown Parma, sold his home so he could make a down payment on a loan for the theater, Cornwell said. But the Parma Motor-Vu didn't open to huge crowds its first year.
"It really wasn't that great, because there was a drive-in in almost every little town in the valley," Cornwell said. "... It was a situation where you were expected to draw just within your own community, and it wasn't enough. They struggled."
Despite the lackluster start, Dobbs' Parma Motor-Vu gained momentum and has held on through the years. It will celebrate 60 years July 20, and it's one of just 10 drive-in theaters left in the entire state, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association, down from a high of 40.
"I'm really proud of it and proud that we maintain it," Cornwell said. "It's kind of mind boggling to think that we've survived for 60 years."
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Slow Cooker/crockpot recipes
(20 Recipes) Created by MOTHERBEAR4
Recipes in this Collection
Very Good 4.2/5
(40 ratings)
Submitted by TOLLER43 Carbs: 12.7g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 3.7g | Protein: 3.9g | Calories: 66.1
Good 3.8/5
(26 ratings)
My family calls this the other version of chicken and dumplins. They seem to can not get enough of this. Submitted by ANITSA1 Carbs: 5g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 37.2g | Calories: 209.4
Very Good 4.7/5
(24 ratings)
Submitted by ***BUBBLES*** Carbs: 33.3g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 12.5g | Calories: 252.7
I got this recipe from the crockpot cookbook I bought. It was so easy and so good! Can easily be frozen whole or sliced into servings and frozen for breakfast on the go. Submitted by ONEAL_70 Carbs: 29.7g | Fat: 8.2g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 201.9
This is very good. Serve it sliced thinly with onions on hard rolls with melted mozzerella or provalone cheese. Serve au jus on the side for dipping. Yum! Carbs: 2.6g | Fat: 8.1g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 37.9g | Calories: 244.6
Good 3.3/5
(4 ratings)
Dump everything into the crockpot in the morning and come home to a hot, filling soup. What could be easier? Submitted by BUN3KIN Carbs: 18.8g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 6.6g | Protein: 5.2g | Calories: 97.9
Good 3.0/5
(1 rating)
Being one of 5 girls, my family did a lot of cooking economically. This one fit the bill perfectly. Submitted by COMMIT2LOSE Carbs: 6.8g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 12.4g | Calories: 96.7
This recipe is easy, delicious, and authentically caribbean. Throw all ingredients in the crockpot and go. Tastes great with rice and a side of steamed cabbage. Submitted by TREE63 Carbs: 10.1g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 6.8g | Calories: 90.7
(no ratings)
Hearty vegetable soup that will fill you up for just a few calories. Submitted by FAT_BEGONE Carbs: 13.5g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 69.7
(no ratings)
Great starter or main soup dish. Tasty way to get your veggie servings for the day. Submitted by SINDURA Carbs: 15.2g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 4.8g | Protein: 3.9g | Calories: 93.1
Easiest recipe ever! Works great in tacos, burritos, enchiladas or even on a salad. Submitted by BUN3KIN Carbs: 5.4g | Fat: 1.1g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 18.5g | Calories: 107.4
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Chicken soup using leftover chicken (or turkey), with a bit of curry powder and ginger to spice it up. Good for winter coughs and colds. Submitted by KUKANNA Carbs: 7.6g | Fat: 3.8g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 15.3g | Calories: 124.6
(no ratings)
I just randomly made it up! Submitted by JESSICASUSAN Carbs: 50.8g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 17.2g | Protein: 32.4g | Calories: 374.2
(no ratings)
Core/2 WW points Submitted by CHANGING4LIFE Carbs: 28.5g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 7.4g | Protein: 6.8g | Calories: 152.8
Incredible! 5.0/5
(3 ratings)
Submitted by CTYWCH Carbs: 17.4g | Fat: 6.3g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 6.2g | Calories: 151.6
Easy crock pot meal. Tastes great over brown rice (not included in calorie count). Submitted by -AMANDA79- Carbs: 12.4g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 26.9g | Calories: 214
Incredible! 5.0/5
(1 rating)
My mother-in-law passed this recipe down to my husband and I. She used Ground Beef instead but i prefer Ground Turkey. It is very nice on a cold evening. Submitted by LINDALOU_77 Carbs: 16.3g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 4.2g | Protein: 16.8g | Calories: 195.4
Incredible! 5.0/5
(4 ratings)
*This recipe was copied from Eleanor Cripps. Submitted by MANDY13102 Carbs: 26.6g | Fat: 5.8g | Fiber: 7.2g | Protein: 19.1g | Calories: 223.6
Very Good 4.8/5
(13 ratings)
Low sodium and fat, and pretty good on the potassium too. Submitted by FRANCLYN Carbs: 2.2g | Fat: 6.9g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 24.4g | Calories: 173.3
In the morning, throw all the ingredients for this simple recipe in the slow cooker. A hearty and healthy dinner will be waiting for you when you get home! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 7.9g | Fat: 3.7g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 26.8g | Calories: 176.8


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Kelly Clarkson
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The Jews of Morocco represent a remnant of an ancient, thriving community that numbered more than a quarter of a million in 1956. Today the largest community is in Casablanca, home to 5,000 Jews. There are small Jewish communities in Rabat (400), Marrakesh (250), Meknes (250), Tangier (150), Fez (150), and Tetuan (100). The Jews are generally descended from three different groups: Sephardim, Berber Jews, and Ashkenazim.
The Jewish community of present-day Morocco dates back more than 2,000 years. There were Jewish colonies in the country before it became a Roman province. In 1391 a wave of Jewish refugees expelled from Spain brought new life to the community, as did new arrivals from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1497. From 1438, the Jews of Fez were forced to live in special quarters called mellahs, a name derived from the Arabic word for salt because the Jews in Morocco were forced to carry out the job of salting the heads of executed prisoners prior to their public display.
The condition of the Jews did not improve until the establishment of the French Protectorate in 1912, when they were given equality and religious autonomy. However, during World War II, when France was ruled by the anti-Semitic Vichy government, King Muhammed V prevented the deportation of Jews from Morocco. By 1948 there were some 270,000 Jews in Morocco. In an atmosphere of uncertainty and grinding poverty, many Jews elected to leave for Israel, France, the United States, and Canada.
The major Jewish organization representing the community is the Conseil des Communautes Israelites in Casablanca. Its functions include external relations, general communal affairs, communal heritage, finance, maintenance of holy places, youth activities, and cultural and religious life. Today most members of the community belong to the upper middle class and enjoy a comfortable economic status.
The Jews no longer reside in the traditional Jewish mellahs, but intermarriage is almost unknown. The community has always been religious and tolerant, and religious extremism of any form never developed. The younger generation prefers to continue its higher education abroad and tends not to return to Morocco. Thus the community is in a process of aging.
In 1992 most of the Jewish schools were closed down and only those in Casablanca-the Chabad, ORT, Alliance, and Otzar Ha-Torah schools-have remained active.
There are synagogues, mikvaot, old-age homes, and kosher restaurants in Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Mogador, Rabat, Tetuan and Tangier. The Jewish community developed a fascinating tradition of rituals and pilgrimages to the tombs of holy sages. There are 13 such famous sites, centuries old, well kept by Muslims. Every year on special dates, crowds of Moroccan Jews from around the world, including Israel, throng to these graves. A unique Moroccan festival, the Mimunah, is celebrated in Morocco and in Israel.
There are close ties between Israel and this Arab country, symbolized by the formal visit of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to Morocco immediately after signing the agreement with the PLO in 1993. Aliya: Since 1948, 295,833 Moroccan Jews have emigrated to Israel.
In addition to the Jewish communities, the major sites of pilgrimage for the Jewish traveler are the tombs of the holy sages, scattered around the country. The most popular are Rabbi Yehouda Benatar (Fez), Rabbi Chaim Pinto (Mogador), Rabbi Amram Ben Diwane (Ouezzan), and Rabbi Yahia Lakhdar (Beni-Ahmed).
Conseil des Communautes Israelites du Marcoc
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Tel. 212 2 22 28 61, Fax. 212 2 26 69 53
Liason Office
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Tel. 212 7 734 747, Fax. 212 7 722 155
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Severine Valmary-Degano, Jean-Luc Pretet, Franck Monnien, Rabah Hamlaoui, Elise Jacquin, Jean-Francois Bosset, Christiane Mougin, Bernadette Kantelip. University Hospital, Besançon, France; IFR133 - UFR SMP - Les Hauts du Chazal, Besançon, France
Background: Incidence of invasive anal carcinoma is increasing. Most anal invasive carcinoma is caused by high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) and HPV16 is the most prevalent type.
Design: HPV genotype distribution was determined in 86 diagnostic biopsies of anal cancers, collected between 1997 and 2007. Viral load and physical state of the viral genome were evaluated in HPV16 positive tumours with type-specific real-time PCR targeting E6, E2 and albumin genes. Expression of p16, Ki-67, p53 and p21 was also analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Biologic data were correlated with OS and PFS of patients to highlight theranostic factors.
Results: 80% of cases were squamous cell carcinoma and 97.5% of samples were positive for alpha-HPV DNA. HPV16 was the most prevalent genotype (90%), followed by HPV39 and HPV33 (3.75% each). Fully integrated HPV16 DNA estimated by the E2/E6 was observed in less than 10% of cases associated with a low viral load compared with cases containing either pure episomes or mixes of integrated and episomal DNA in which the HPV16 median load was at least higher of 2 log.
The majority of HPV16+ tumours expressed p16 (90%) and showed a high proliferation index (82%). In contrast a minority of tumours presented an overexpression of p53 (14%) and its target p21 presented a different expression pattern. An interim statistical study showed that p16 expression and absence of p53 expression seemed to be positive prognostic markers in term of progression free survival and overall survival.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of HPV16 is confirmed in this French series of anal carcinoma with a high viral load except in cases harbouring pure integrated HPV16 DNA. The subsequent deregulated p53 expression might predict response to radiochemotherapy.
Category: Gastrointestinal
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A Wichita Falls man who was first arrested in October for the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl is back behind bars tonight.
Ray Garcia Pesina will spend seven years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault.
James Calvin Petty is behind bars in the Wichita County Jail. He's being held on a $150-thousand bond.
A man is behind bars after police say he sexually assaulted a woman, and left the scene in her vehicle.
Charmaine Beaver was sentenced to seven years deferred adjudication for sexual assault.
David Austin Norris is accused of having sex with a former player on the Holliday softball team.
Eli Graves is charged with sexual assault.
Jack Briar Hawkins pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault Thursday in the 89th District Court.
Twenty-nine year-old Ray Garcia Pesina was arrested late Wednesday evening on a sealed indictment for sexual assault.
Jim Brad Smith was arrested on a warrant for sexual assault out of Vail, CO.
MSU students and staff received an alert Saturday about a reported sexual assault that allegedly happened at a local apartment complex.
Benjamin William Zollinger was placed on deferred adjudication for seven years. He will also have to pay a $750 fine.
James Everett Wayne Fowler is charged with aggravated sexual assault. Court documents state Fowler says he committed the abuse starting when the boy was five-years-old.
A jury is now seated in the trial of a man who's already been
convicted of sexually assaulting three young girls in Clay County.
James Walter Hicks, 38, is charged with sexual assault.
Former Stephens County Deputy Brandon Balthrop is accused of assaulting women while he was on duty.
Jack Briar Hawkins, who's a registered sex offender, is charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.
Kenneth Landrum is being held in Wichita County jails on more than $1 million in bonds.


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Campaign Disclosure Information can be found at the Washington State Public Disclosure website , as well as at the City of Seattle Ethics and Election Commission website. You can get more detailed on these races, including who gave them money, how much and how the campaign spent it. This information is what was reported as of Nov 2, 2009.
Seattle City Mayor – no incumbent
Joe Mallahan ……raised $711,205 …..spent $655,524
Michael McGinn …..raised $204,912 …..spent $166,774
City Council Position 2 - Incumbent is Richard Conlin
Richard Conlin …. raised $175,980…. spent $134,283
David Ginsberg…. raised $41,177…. spent $42,044
City Council Position 4 - no incumbent
Sally Bagshaw …. raised $224,134…. spent $172,104
David Bloom …. raised $93,907 …. spent $85,411
City Council Position 6 - Incumbent is Nick Licata
Jessie Israel …. raised $184,213…. spent $170,664
Nick Licata…. raised $138,021…. spent $128,843
City Council Position 8 - no incumbent
Mike O'Brien …. raised $129,103 ….spent $99,886
Robert Rosencrantz ….raised $222,022…. spent $208,794
Seattle City Attorney - Incumbent is Tom Carr
Thomas Carr …..raised $92,006 …..spent $77,440
Peter Holmes …..raised $85,521 ……spent $78,949
Seattle School District #4 - Michael DeBell is incumbent
Michael DeBell …..raised $5,505 …..spent $3,491
Seattle School District #5 – Incumbent is Mary Bass
Kay Smith-Blum …..raised $54,910 …..spent $48,904
Mary Bass …..raised $35,006 …..$34,377
Seattle School District #7 - no incumbent
Betty Patu ……raised $11,291 ….spent $8,275
Wilson Chim …..raised $53,513 …..spent $40,866
King County Elections posted at 9:52 PM the last results for today of ballots that were received through Tuesday in the mail and in person polling today at its three locations. The next results will be at 4:30 PM on Wednesday.
It is going to be a bad night for Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle as he currently is in third and is closely trailing two challengers Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan. Polls leading up to the election today that showed his support was very low coming into Election Day were obviously fairly accurate in saying he was in trouble.
Here are the early numbers:
Mike McGinn 16,891 26.56%
Joe Mallahan 16,376 25.81%
Greg Nickels 15,921 25.05%
This was an all mail in ballot and being an August Primary the turnout is very low so far. This could change if a lot of people waited until today to turn in ballots in the mail. Tomorrow's numbers will be more decisive. King 5 TV tonight thought that maybe only 50% of the potential ballots were in so far and counted.
The current mailed in ballots only comprise 17.37% of registered Seattle voters. (Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 65,942 / 379,721 17.37%)
The King County Executives race in November is going to be between Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchinson. Hutchinson was the only "Republican" candidate in the race and got 37.4% of the vote Dow Constantine one of 4 Democrats running got 22.38% of the vote.
Court of Appeals Judge Anne L Ellington is easily winning with 74.16% of the vote.
Port Commission Position 3 saw Rob Holland at 50.93% and David Doud at 33.10%.
Port Commission Position 4 saw Tom Albo at 38.72%. Second was Max Vekich at 26.75% and Robert Wilkes at 24,70%. This race could still see some changes and is too close to call for second.
Seattle School Board members are elected by District. The top 2 candidates in the Primary then run citywide in November. in Position #5 incumbent Mary Bass received 38.51% of the vote with challenger Kay Smith Blum at 38.03%. In Position #7 Betty Patu received 46.31% and Wilson Chin 41.31%.
In Seattle City Council Position 4 Sally Bagshaw received 49.99% to David Bloom's 18.2%.
In Seattle City Council Position 6 incumbent Nick Licata polled 52.82% to Jessie Israel's 29.99%.
In Seattle City Council Position 8 Mike O'Brien received 35.58% to Robert Rosencrantz's 19.38%
Voters voted down Referendum 1 on bag fees by 58.09% to 41.91%
Three Seattle School Board seats are up for election this year and two seats have Primary Elections. The School District has an odd hybrid electoral system where candidates run in a district in the Primary and city wide in the General Election.
Seattle School Board President Michael DeBell is running unopposed and will not be on the Primary ballot. In the second seat up, incumbent Mary Bass is opposed by 3 other candidates, Joanna Cullen, Andre Helmsletter and Kay Blum-Smith. The third seat is that being vacated by Cheryl Chow and has three candidates running. Wilson Chin, Charlie Mas and Betty Patu.
Despite the fact that the Seattle School District is in Seattle and of obvious interest to Seattle residents, campaign finance information for the candidates is not posted on the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission website. This is something that the city should include, especially considering how often candidates running for Seattle City Council or Mayor seem to mention the issues of our schools.
Also conspicuously absent is the fact that there are no campaign contribution limits for those running for Seattle School Board. While candidates for city office are limited to accepting a maximum of $700 per person per election cycle, no such limits exist for Seattle School Board. Two years ago this allowed some large contributions by a few individuals to influence the outcome of the races to a significant degree.
The following information is taken from the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission's website.
One candidate this year for School Board, Wilson Chin, has received 4 contributions over the limit for other city offices. Two were for $2500 and two were for $1500. All told Chin has raised only $9,938 but it is the most in his race for Position #7 in South Seattle. Betty Patu has raised $1,035 and Charlie Mas has reported no contributions to date.
In Position 5, Mary Bass the incumbent, has raised some $6,142 , including a loan of $3,000. One contribution from Nadean Bass was for $1,000. Kay Smith-Blum has raised $26,165 and spent $19,710 to date. Her fundraising includes some $10,720 from 86 contributors; a $7,200 loan and $7,000 of her personal funds. Her largest individual contribution was for $400. The other two candidates, Joanna Cullen and Andre Helmsletter reported no campaign contributions.
Two years ago the races for Seattle School District saw huge amounts of money spent, much of it coming after the primary and in contributions much larger than the $700 limit for Seattle City Council and Mayoral races. The money was a coordinated effort to put more "congenial" people on the Board who didn't ask as many questions. It worked if that was what you wanted.
Sherry Carr raised $149,130 with 31 contributions over $700 totaling some $105,700.
Peter Maier raised some $167,000 with 30 contributions over $700 totaling some $101,500.
Stephen Sundquist raised some $116,775 with 35 contributions over $700 totaling some $61,000.
The goal of this extraordinary amount of money was to defeat candidates like Darlene Flynn and Sally Soriano who disturbed the powers to be by asking too many questions and not taking the word of school administrators all the time.
Those who replaced them brought different results. You got people, for example, who did not question an administrative decision still ongoing to build in a rare plant habitat at Ingraham High School. They also were the votes that picked the fuzzy math approach for new textbooks. As the Seattle Times wrote about the math textbook vote:
"The other side, however, did not make a case for the reform text.
They argued instead that the "Discovering" books had been recommended by a committee, and that the board should respect the committee. Board member Steve Sundquist said, "I should probably not be telling educators how to teach."
They argued that textbooks aren't that important anyway. Board member Peter Maier said the books "allow a variety of teaching methods."
They argued that textbook adoption was too important to waste any more time. "How many classes are we willing to graduate while we disagree over textbooks?" said board member Sherry Carr.
So the dominant paradigm — and reform math is that — continues. Dominance has its privileges. The supporters of reform math did not have to define their terms or label themselves. They did not have to make a logical argument or show any data.
They engaged in what you might call a cooperative group activity, and led themselves to discover the books that were wanted."
So far contributions this year seem much more subdued but we could see a repeat. It would be unfortunate if once again large contributions influenced the races and produced more yes votes toeing the line of the Seattle School Administration without asking the tough questions.
The final project permit has not been approved. The public has until Feb 5, 2009 to appeal the city's conditional SEPA decision. The City's lack of commitment to save the trees under this decision brings the trees one step closer to being cut. Save the Trees -Seattle will be appealing the flawed decision.
The Seattle School District has proposed cutting down 72 large Douglas fir, western red cedar and Pacific madrone trees on the west side of Ingraham High School that are 75 years old and over 100 feet tall to replace some existing portables. The trees to be cut are seen in the picture above.
Ingraham High School can have both trees and classrooms. The open lawn area on the North side of the school in the picture above has been chosen as a future building site for the school and could be used now to build the proposed addition without having to cut down any large trees.
At 28 acres, the Ingraham High School campus is the largest public high school campus in the city. There are also other locations the addition could be easily built without having to sacrifice a unique urban forest area.
What hasn't been debated publicly is that at the same time the Seattle School District is shutting down schools across the city because of excess capacity, it is proposing adding an additional 10,000 square feet to Ingraham High School above the 12,000 square feet it is demolishing and replacing. The School District has said it has an extra 3000 high student seat capacity yet is adding, according to its application, 200 more seats at Ingraham High School above the current 1200.
Why when the Seattle School District is experiencing a $37 million shortfall and closing schools is it not re-evaluating the $24 million it is spending for new parking lots and more classrooms at Ingraham High School?
The City's decision notes that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has classified habitat containing Douglas fir, Pacific madrone and Salal as a "rare plant community" in King County. Mayor Nickel's DPD however accepts the School District's incomplete and false statements that the understory does not have adequate species diversity.
One of the School District's own arborist reports confirmed the species diversity is there despite the district's repeated efforts to cut and mow the understory. Salal is growing back in a number of areas in the tree grove once mowing stopped last year. The DPD even confirms the viability of the unique habitat by noting that "the Northwest Tree Stand could eventually be restored." The critical componet of the habitat is the 75 year old trees. The understory has been mowed repeatedly by the School District but is actually coming back once they put the fence up and stopped mowing.
Save the Trees- Seattle calls Mayor Nickel's decision hypocritical because he has strongly touted the need to save trees in Seattle and increase our urban canopy. Yet when he has a chance to save a threatened urban grove of trees he fails to act.
Citizens have to spend time and resources trying to save trees across the city because the Mayor and City Council have failed to enact needed stronger tree preservation ordinances. Other cities like Redmond and Lake Forest Park for example require a permit to cut down any tree over 6 inches in diameter. Here in Seattle people can cut down almost anything they want without a permit or city permission. That is one of the reasons the cities tree canopy has decreased from 40% in 1973 to only 18% today.
The Mayor's actions speak louder than words. His lack of commitment to save trees when given the chance like at Ingraham High School shows he has a stronger preference for more development and parking lots than he does for saving our green urban habitat. His lack of decisive action to save the trees joins him with the Seattle School District in their disregard for protecting our neighborhoods, our natural environment and our diminishing green urban canopy and diverse habitats.
Link to DPD website with decision on application #3009549: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/LUIB/AttachmentProject3009549ID31883009549.pdf
Slog has posted some possible school closings to be announced tonight at a Seattle School Board workshop tonight.
Schools mentioned as possible closures include:
TT Minor Elementary
Alternative School #1
African American Academy
Lowell Elementary
Summit is proposed to be moved to Rainier Beach and Thornton Creek Elementary moved to the Jane Addams Building which has housed Summit. There is a discussion thread on Slog.
You can also track various discussions of what is happening at these websites:
West Seattle Blog which has a post on "Arbor Heights Elementary reportedly on the school closure list" , will be live blogging the meeting tonight.
The Seattle Public School community blog will also be live blogging. They have started discussion of the issue at School Closure/Consolidation Rumors & News.
Does it sound to you like the Seattle School District really has this figured out? That's quite a range – closing 3 schools up to triple that at 9 schools. It doesn't inspire me to visualize that they are on top of this. One would think the numbers would be a little more precise. Of course a projected $24 million shortfall in their budget doesn't help to calm anyone's nerves and maybe they're having trouble figuring out the numbers. Numbers have something to do with math.
As the Seattle PI notes:
"…the district's longtime enrollment imbalances — largely a result of the district's school-choice policy — have led to overcrowded schools in North Seattle and some underenrolled South End schools.
Even with the School Board's 2006 decision to close seven school buildings, the district has 18 percent more classroom space than it needs for its students, according to a recent audit of the state's 10 largest school districts.
District officials were already considering whether to close more schools when they learned that the district faces at least a $24 million shortfall in the 2009-10 budget. That deficit could grow to more than $44 million if the state withholds Initiative 728 money or cost-of-living increases because of the economic downturn. The initiative, aimed at reducing class size, was passed in 2000.
As a result, the School Board unanimously voted two weeks ago to authorize Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson to immediately begin the process of closing schools."
On Tuesday night, November 25, 2008 , the Seattle School District is going to announce their plans. As noted on the Seattle Public Schools website for Tuesday night:
"Preliminary recommendations presented by the Superintendent, and discussed by the Board at a School Board workshop at 6:00 p.m., John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 2445 3rd Avenue South. This workshop will be videotaped for later streaming on our Web site."
The Seattle School District will then hold two public workshops on the preliminary sites chosen for closure and also will hold public hearings at the schools to be closed.
Thursday, December 4th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, Auditorium 2445 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, Washington
Saturday, December 6th, 9:30 – 11:30 AM Filipino Community Center, Main Ballroom 5740 Martin Luther King Way, Seattle, Washington
Public hearings will be held at buildings proposed for closure on Monday, December 15, Tuesday, December 16 and Thursday, December 18. Times and locations will be advertised and posted on the Seattle School district website. This link also has other dates and meetings that are relevant to the proposed school closures and is the best place to follow the process.
The school district site also notes that "Feedback related to capacity management and building closure is welcome. Comments may be emailed to email@example.com, to email@example.com or mailed to School Board, PO Box 34165, MS 11-010, Seattle, WA, 98124-1165. The School Board office phone number is 206 252 0040."
There is at least one excellent community source to help track public reaction to the proposed closures and voicie your opinion. that is the Seattle Public Schools community blog
Excellent recent commentary includes "The Calm Before the Storm or Not?" by Melissa Westbrook and "Where is the Conversation?" by Charlie Maas.
Another blog that posted information on the proposed school closures is the West Seattle Blog.
As they note "…South and West Seattle have the most likelihood of finding schools on this list, since the north end has been dealing with overcrowding,"
And then there's this illuminating comment by westello on the West Seattle Blog post that rightly points out:
"…if you look at this schedule, the initial announcements are two days before Thanksgiving. The public hearings for each site are the days before the Winter Break right about the time most elementaries have their holiday concerts.
And the final list is to be announced right after the Winter Break. This is a lot to absorb and carry during Thanksgiving and the holidays. I know the district
didn't mean to be cruel but the timing is harsh.
I appreciate the West Seattle blog keeping up with this but I think between the timing of the meetings and the economic realities overwhelming many, that this will not be on many people's radar."
Why is it again and again that the public seems to be at the tail end of each current crisis in the Seattle School District's process? Doing all of this during the holiday season seems the least likely time to engage the public. But maybe that's part of their plan.
Your comments now can help save the trees at Ingraham High School in North Seattle from the chainsaw!
If you have not yet heard, the Seattle School District has refilled their application to proceed ahead with their construction project at Ingraham High School. Here is the permit website: http://web1.seattle.gov/DPD/permitstatus/Project.aspx?id=3009549.
Comments need to be sent by Nov. 13, 2008!!! (note -deadline was extended)
The Seattle School District has filed to build the project in the same location as before – in the grove of 100 foot tall, 75 year old Douglas fir, Pacific madrone and western red cedar trees on the West side of the High School. This will result in the cutting down of 68 of the trees.
As you may remember, Save the Trees – Seattle was successful in temporarily stopping the Seattle School District from cutting down the trees in August after the District withdrew their permits. But the Injunction was only temporary and the school district has refiled with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development to go ahead with the Project.
The Judge at the time ruled that it was premature to file our appeal of the DNS (Determination of Non-Significance) on the Environmental checklist issued by the Seattle School District, even though the Seattle School District said we had to file then or lose our right to appeal.
Judge John Erlick of the King County Superior Court noted that the City of Seattle had the power to alter the project or put additional conditions on it and until the city approved the permit, the final project could be altered by the city. The Judge felt it was premature to rule on the merits of the case.
This is of course the hope of those opposing the trees being cut down and why your comments to the city are so important. The city has the option of saying the environmental impacts are significant in the proposed location that results in so many trees being cut down and ask the Seattle School District to move the project to another location.
Right now the Project has only been reviewed within the Seattle School District. Now it is the City of Seattle's turn to review the Project for compliance with city laws, including our land use and environmental and SEPA laws. This is your opportunity to comment on the project and it is important that as many people as possible respond and urge the city to not approve the Seattle School District's plan to cut the trees down. Comments must be sent by Nov. 13, 2008.
The fact is that there are other locations at Ingraham High School that the addition can be built on that do not require that any large trees be cut down, including the open lawn area on the North side of the school. They do not need to cut the trees down. Neighbors support the renovation which is to replace decaying portables at the school but not in the tree grove. We can have both education and trees on the Ingraham campus, which at 28 acres is the largest public high school campus in Seattle.
Important points to make to help save the trees:
1. Seattle's latest Comprehensive Plan in the Environment Element states that the city should "strive to protect and retain certain trees and groups of trees that enhance Seattle's historical, cultural, environmental and aesthetic values" and "work to achieve a sustainable urban forest that contains a diverse mix of tree species and ages in order to use the forest's abilities to reduce storm water runoff and pollution, absorb air pollutants, provide wildlife habitat, absorb carbon dioxide, provide shade, stabilize soil, and increase property values."
2. In addition the Comprehensive Plan's policy is "to strive to achieve no net loss of tree canopy coverage starting in 2008, and strive to increase tree canopy coverage by 1% per year up to a total of 40 percent, to reduce storm runoff, absorb air pollutants, reduce noise, stabilize soil, provide habitat and mitigate the heat island effect of developed areas." Seattle's urban tree canopy has gone from 40% in 1972 to 18% today.
3. The west grove of trees at Ingraham HS was acknowledged by the Hearing Examiner for the Seattle School District to be a de facto park area used by students and neighbors for passive recreation and would be lost if the trees are cut.
4. SMC 25.05.675 N Plants and animals. City SEPA law states that it is "the City's policy to minimize or prevent the loss of wildlife habitat and other vegetation which have substantial aesthetic, educational, ecological and/or economic value. A high priority shall be given to preservation and protection of special habitat types… A high priority shall also be given to meeting the needs of state and federal threatened, endangered and sensitive species of both plants and animals."
5. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources through its Natural Heritage Program has classified the habitat in the west grove as a rare plant community in King County. The plant association includes Douglas fir, Pacific Madrone and salal. Pacific madrone trees are in decline in the region and need to be protected.
6. The band-tailed pigeon, which feeds on the fruit of the madrone tree, and has been seen in the Ingraham neighborhood, has been listed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as a priority species. "Priority species require protective measures for their survival due to their population status, sensitivity to habitat alteration ….", according to the Department.
7. The Seattle City Council's recently passed tree grove resolution stated that , "Section 25.05.675(N) of the Seattle Municipal Code allows for preservation of trees as mitigation when a project would reduce or damage rare, uncommon, unique or exceptional plant or wildlife habitat, wildlife travel ways, or habitat diversity for species of substantial aesthetic, education, ecological or economic value"
8. The Seattle School District's DNS (Determination of Non-significance) is not a mitigated DNS. This means they are under no obligation to do anything they say they will do if they cut the trees – like plant more trees or protect the east grove of trees. The Seattle School District has a terrible record at Ingraham of trees dying that they previously planted.
9. Removing the trees creates drainage problems because the trees help control runoff and absorb water.
These are some points you can make but please write up in your own words your personal comments. Add any other reasons that you believe as to why the trees should be saved.
You can send comments 3 different ways:
1. Click on this link and you can just fill in your comments right now and send them in for the project. http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/LUIB/CommentEmail.aspx?BID=358&NID=8971&P=3009549&D=10/16/2008
2. Send comments to: email@example.com
3. Send comments to:
DPD/Attention Tamara Garrett
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, WA 98124
Please include your name and address so you can be kept updated on the project, and be notified when there is a public meeting.Note the comments are on Permit Application #3009549 on the Ingraham High School Renovation.
Please send a blind copy – bcc to me at firstname.lastname@example.com so that we can track the response and input we are getting if you send by separate e-mail and don't use the form in the link above.
Even a few short sentences are helpful. We need to show strong public support from as many people as possible for saving the trees and moving the addition to another site, like the North lawn area at Ingraham.
The DPD on their website gives the following suggestions for making comments:
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Notices/Public_Comment/How_To_Comment/default.asp#Tips Tips on Making Effective CommentsAlthough the quantity of letters DPD receives regarding land use activities may indicate the extent of neighborhood or agency interest, it is the relevance of the comments—the information they contain—that will most affect a project's outcome. Here are some tips on making your comments effective:
Briefly explain who you are and why you are interested in the project.
State your concerns clearly and succinctly using objective language.
Comment only on issues relevant to the decision being made.
State opinions and preferences, ask questions, and propose alternative solutions to particular issues. State informed opinions and, where possible, include data to support your opinion.
Review the project's technical reports or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) data, comment on conclusions, assumptions and the data collecting methods.
Keep focused on your objective. You want DPD to hear your concerns and be compelled enough to investigate further.
Identify the topics you want to include in your letter and how you want to organize them.
Ask for studies that you think are important but have not been provided.
If the proposed project is subject to SEPA and you think it will have significant environmental impact, request that an EIS be prepared.
Provide your own information.
Identify project features that you like and think should not be changed.
Provide any comments about the project's compliance with the Land Use Code.
Ask to be added to the project mailing list and request a copy of the notice of decision. (Copies are sent via U.S. mail, s o please provide your mailing address when making request
For reference:
Here is the environmental checklist for the project:
Here is the environmental policies and SEPA laws for Seattle:
see also
www.MajorityRules.org/blog – numerous posts
Judge halts Tree Cutting near Ingraham High School – http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008112745_trees14m.html
Judge – Tree Cutting at Ingraham High needs city approval – http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008138212_trees26m.html
Thanks for your help!
Steve Zemke
Save the Trees – Seattle
Please call if you have questions.
Please forward this link to others who might respond. Thanks
PS. Save the Trees – Seattle still owes about $4000 to their attorneys. If you can help with a contribution it would be appreciated. Checks can be made out to "Save the Trees – Seattle" and sent to Save the Trees – Seattle, c/o Steve Zemke, 2131 N 132nd St, Seattle, WA 98133
Please note revised date for sending in comments. The current updated date is by Nov. 13, 2008.
Clearcut, massacre, slaughter, call it what you want, Saturday while I was driving down 5th Ave NE toward Northgate I suddenly came across the above scenes at 123rd NE and 5th Ave NE.
The pictures tell a story in one sense but it is also a part of a larger story that is re-occurring too often in Seattle. It's not one we should see in Seattle in this day and age. Yet the remaining groves of trees in Seattle are threatened and disappearing under the bulldozer and chainsaw just like in the pictures above.The west tree grove at Ingraham High School is only on a temporary stay of execution as the Seattle School District has reapplied for its permits to build the same identical building as before in the exact same location. The open lawn area on the North side of the school, among other locations on the largest public high school campus in Seattle, could easily accommodate the new addition without any problem. But the Seattle School Board doesn't get it and doesn't care. They have forgotten that they serve at the pleasure of the voters and most voters want to save trees, especially when viable alternatives exist.
Waldo Woods in the Maple Leaf area is also facing the chain saw as proponents for saving the area recently lost their appeal before a Seattle Hearing Examiner. Faced with the only possibility being going to Superior Court, Waldo Woods supporters face the possibility of having to post a huge bond of hundreds of thousands of dollars, which even if they could raise, they would lose if they lose an appeal in Superior Court.
And now the mowing down of a greenbelt area in the Pinehurst Community. One lot cleared and 4 more to go. The 5th Ave NE lot appears to have been cut down illegally. After a Sunday press conference by Save the Trees – Seattle and checking with the City, it turns out that the owner never received approval of his building permit for a single family home or permission to log the area. A cease and desist order has been issued to the owner but the trees are gone.
As Seattle's tree canopy and green habitat continues to diminish, tree by tree and grove by grove, Seattle becomes less and less an Emerald City. So where is the city in all this. Seattle has a terribly weak ordinance pertaining to protecting trees.
It's main thrust has been trying to save "exceptional trees" but this definition is so restrictive that few trees get saved. And tree groves currently have no protection because the Seattle department of Planning and Development under Greg Nickels does not consider them as valuable habitat areas to be saved.
The Seattle City Council has directed the Director to re-interpret the Director's Rule to follow what they say the original intent was – to save not just single trees but also groves of trees because of their habitat value.
The Seattle City Council is currently considering an ordinance to declare a moratorium on cutting down tree groves on vacant lots until a revision of Seattle's Tree Ordinance can take place. Such a revision must include a more enlightened vision of saving more of Seattle's threatened green heritage because Seattle's current tree policies are not saving tree groves.
Save the Trees!
Save the Trees – Seattle, representing the neighbors and community around Ingraham High School, was granted a temporary restraining order on August 13, 2008 to halt the cutting of 68 trees in the West Grove. This action became necessary when the Seattle School District withdrew their construction permits, trying to avoid further environmental review of their project by the City of Seattle. They believed they could then just cut down the trees and then reapply for a new permit.
The Seattle School District wanted to prevent further judicial review by those who believe the trees don't have to be cut. Save the Trees position is that the District can build the project on the open lawn area on the North side of the school without cutting down any large trees. We can have both the educational benefits of a renovated school and the environmental benefits of a healthy urban forest and park. It is not an either or situation but a choice to have both.
Save the Trees! needs to go back to court on August 25, 2008 to get a preliminary injunction to stop the tree cutting while the environmental appeal of the Seattle School District's proposal is being heard in the King County Superior Court. The August 25, 2008 hearing will again be before Judge Erlickin the King County Superior Court and will start at 2 PM.
Save the Trees! needs your help to continue their battle. Neighbors and other supporters of Save the Trees in Seattle have already helped raise a $7500 bond or the trees would have been cut down. Now Save the Trees needs to raise another $25,000 to continue the legal battle.
If you want to see both trees and education coexist in our neighborhood and city, please copy the coupon below and send a generous check to Save the Trees!. Please include your e-mail so you we can keep you updated. Thanks for helping!
Send your check today to:
Save the Trees!
c/o Steve Zemke,
2131 N 132nd St,
Seattle, WA 98133
P.S. Please forward this post to your friends. The trees at Ingraham represent in a nutshell the crisis facing Seattle's urban forests. If we can't save the trees at Ingraham, what tree in Seattle is safe from the chainsaw? Seattle's urban tree canopy has gone from 40% in 1972 to only 18% today. It's time to preserve the remaining trees in our city, not keep cutting them down!
Yes we can have both education and trees at Ingraham High School! Here is my check to help pay for the legal battle to save the trees in the West Grove from the chainsaws and move the proposed addition to the North Lawn area.
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Recent news articles and blogs writing about saving the Ingraham trees:
Judge prohibits School District from cutting Ingraham High trees
Judge halts tree cutting near Ingraham High School
Special Appeal for fundraising Help from Save the Trees
Save the Trees won a two week TRO to stop the logging by the Seattle School District at Ingraham High School this Friday.This allows the case to be heard. Unfortunately the judge also put a financial burden on Save the Trees.
Things are moving forward having scored this underdog victory.
Save the trees won the Temporary Restraining Order when Judge Erlick agreed that the case would be mute if the trees are cut down. He also turned down the School District's request for a $400,000 bond with the school district arguing that was the inflation cost of not being able to build the project. The Judge noted that with no MUP application pending and no timeline they had no project.
The Judge did somewhat buy the Seattle School District's bogus contract that the School District signed with Weiss Trees to be used against Save the Trees. The Seattle School District signed a contract that paid them $33,000 for the trees with a penalty of $10,000 to $17,000 if the trees aren't cut on Friday. It's a contract Save the Tree's Attorney Keith Scully of Gendler and Mann argued that no businessman would sign such onerous terms, noting that the issue of a pending lawsuit would also have prevented the trees being cut down.
Keith Scully argued well and got an initial $20,000 bond reduced to $7500. If Save the Trees does not post the bond by tomorrow they can't stop the trees being cut down. If they lose the case they also lose the bond money. Some deal right.
As of the end of Wednesday night Save the Trees has received pledges of over 2/3 of the needed bond money – some $5500 of the $7500 needed.
Anyone reading this can help with a contribution to Save the Trees to come up with the bond money by e-mailing Steve Zemke at firstname.lastname@example.com and pledge what you can send to help cover the rest of the bond. You can even deliver your pledge to Steve's house Thursday. His address is 2131 N 132nd St one block off of Meridian N.
You can also call Steve at 206-366-0811 to make or leave a pledge. If he gets the money pledged and put in the mail, Save the Trees can cover the bond deadline.
But it is up to you. If you want Save the Trees to go forward, now is the time for you to step forward. If you don't like the extortion tactics the Seattle School District is doing, respond with a pledge. They are trying to intimidate Save the Trees and neighbors to go away. This is all planned out on their part to crush Save the Trees and their right to judicial review. But we can fight back.
So dig deep and let Steve know what you can help with. Thanks
Send checks to:
Save the Trees
c/o Steve Zemke
2131 N 132nd St
Seattle, Wa98133
Judge blocks tree-cutting at Ingraham
Judge Prohibits School District from cutting Ingraham High Trees
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