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In the file room of the fifth floor of the federal courthouse in downtown Houston, there's a sheet of paper that has eclipsed the Texas constitution, the laws of our Legislature, and traditions that have guided us since the days of the Republic. It's an ordinary piece of paper, a white sheet of onionskin, legal size. Words formed of block letters are written across its face, in ballpoint ink so pale that it appears to be gray. The handwriting is steady and careful; the writer apparently used a slip of pasteboard to guide his hand, because the bottoms of his letters all stop at precisely the same point, as if on an invisible line. The first words written on the page are those of a pauper's oath, "Motion To Proceed In Forma Pauperis." They were not intended to be but they have become words of irony. In the past five years, that sheet of paper and thousands of others indexed to it—the text and proceedings of the Ruiz v. Estelle case—have cost Texas taxpayers more than $150 million, including $4 million in legal fees alone. During the next ten years the suit could cost the state nearly $1 billion more.
The man whose signature appears beneath the writing is David R. Ruiz, a diminutive, intense convict with only seven years of formal education. In June 1972, when he penned his suit against employees of the Texas Department of Corrections ( TDC), the nation's largest prison system, he was only 29. In the years since then, Ruiz has become a symbol of courage and tenacity, a figure mentioned almost daily in our press. In some quarters he's a folk hero, the little man who beat a big, oppressive system, a David who brought a Goliath low. David Ruiz is the kind of man whom the Austin American-Statesman, without any cynicism, could quote describing himself as "a person whose only aims, hopes and desires are to improve, always to improve, and to contribute to humanity." He is the standard-bearer of the Texas movement for penal reform.
But David Ruiz is no hero. He's hardly deserving of admiration at all. In 1972 he already had a long prison record, for robberies he later admitted he had committed. After four stretches in reform school, Ruiz first went to prison in 1960 on an armed robbery charge. Released in 1968, he returned before the close of the year with three concurrent sentences, for another ill-fated stickup and two counts of robbery by assault. In June 1972 he was also wanted for murder on a warrant out of Ohio, where he had spent a part of the brief seven months between his prison terms. David Resendez Ruiz had not, as the wardens would say, been sent to prison for singing too loud in church.
He'd been less that a choirboy while wearing the white uniform of a Texas convict, too. During the trial of his lawsuit, he admitted that he had stabbed "approximately three or four" of his fellow inmates. He had escaped once and had several times been found with weapons. He had been put in solitary confinement some fifteen times for assaultiveness and had been denied parole for the same reason. David Ruiz didn't show much respect for the law or for the rights of others. His explanation for one of the stabbings was "He had his hand in his pocket. I didn't know what he had in his pocket, so I had a knife myself, and I used it." Yet during his career as a convict, he'd filed a dozen suits alleging that the Texas Department of Corrections had engaged in unlawful practices and violated his rights. David Ruiz hasn't shown much regard for the truth either. He is now back in prison, this time for aggravated perjury. Some of the charges he made in his petition weren't credible, even by the farthest stretch of the imagination. For example, he asserted that the cells in which he had been confined—in various unairconditioned Texas prisons—were cold in May, August, and September. The question his suit raised was, Does a man like this, a hardened criminal, deserve the rights the rest of us have?
But Ruiz wasn't the first or only convict to sue the Texas prison system, and in April 1974, after federal district judge William Wayne Justice set the Ruiz case on his docket, the judge married it to the suits of seven other prisoners. The most important allegations in their petitions concerned punishments administered to disciplinary violators in prison, an issue that federal judges had come to regard during the sixties as invoking constitutional protection. Using the prisoners' petitions as a basis, Judge Justice engineered a proceeding—it isn't over yet—in which issues not mentioned by the petitioners, like living space, recreation programs, and even prison landfill operations, also came under his review. As if the expert lawyers he appointed to represent the plaintiffs were not enough, the judge also brought in the United States Department of Justice as an adversary to the State of Texas. The trial of Ruiz v. Estelle, the most thorough in penal history, lasted eight months and heard 349 witnesses, most of them convicts. The result was a lengthy opinion from Judge Justice, followed by reams of court-approved settlement agreements, all aimed at reforming the prison system.
If you have ever visited a prison, it is easy to comprehend the desire for reform. Prisons are ugly, frightening places, and there is something fundamental in human nature that recoils from the idea of men and women locked up. I have toured all 27 Texas prison units. I talked to wardens, guards, shop and field supervisors, educators, and doctors. I looked at solitary confinement wings, cellblocks where transvestites were segregated, packing plants, canneries, and industrial shops. I sat in on disciplinary hearings, I listened at the doors of classrooms, I ate in prison cafeterias. What I learned was that prisons are inherently disheartening. They are places where men turn beets and other pigmented


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Fifty Shades Preview Makes Film Seem Surprisingly More Romantic Than Sexual
Originally posted 03/26/2014 05:15PM
Should the film adaptation of E L James's best-selling S&M-themed novel be called 50 Lighter Shades of Grey?
Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey: E L James Confirms Star Is Christian Grey
Originally posted 10/25/2013 10:40AM
It's official now.
Author E L James has confirmed previous reports that Jamie Dornan is set to play Christian Grey in the film adaptation of her erotic best-selling book Fifty Shades of Grey.
The author Tweeted her excitement Thursday, writing: "Stow your twitchy palms ladies…our man is here. Welcome to #TeamFifty @JamieDornan1."
Charlie Hunnam Serves as Best Man at Friend's Wedding
Originally posted 10/13/2013 04:00PM
Charlie Hunnam doesn't seem too upset about exiting Fifty Shades of Grey.
The same day Universal Pictures and Focus Features released a joint statement that the Sons of Anarchy actor and the "filmmakers of Fifty Shades of Grey ... have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam's immersive TV schedule," he served as the best man in a friend's wedding.
Hunnam, 33, "seemed in really good spirits and spent time with his closest friends and his girlfriend," a source tells PEOPLE. He gave a sentimental toast and longtime girlfriend Morgana McNelis caught the bouquet.
Katie Couric's Romance Scores, While Fifty Shades Casting Angers
Originally posted 09/07/2013 10:00AM
Who doesn't love a love story with a happy ending? Katie Couric provided one this week with news of her engagement, and readers lapped it up.
Conversely, fans saw red over who'll play the leads once Fifty Shades of Grey hits the screen.
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Melanie Griffith Thrilled Her Daughter Dakota Johnson Will Be in 50 Shades
Originally posted 09/03/2013 09:30AM
Melanie Griffith is 50 shades of delighted!
The actress spoke out Monday of her joy after author E L James revealed that Griffith and Don Johnson's daughter Dakota Johnson has been cast as Anastasia in the movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey.
"My beautiful child Dakota has been chosen to play Anna Steele in 50 Shades," Griffith, 56, wrote on Twitter. "Look out world! Here she comes!!! #proudmama."
Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam Cast as Leads in Fifty Shades of Grey
Originally posted 09/02/2013 12:00PM
Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey have been waiting with bated breath to find out who would bring the erotic novel to life on the big screen.
Now, they know: On Monday, author E L James Tweeted, "I am delighted to let you know that the lovely Dakota Johnson has agreed to be our Anastasia in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey."
The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, Johnson, 23, is a model-turned-actress who has been seen in The Social Network and the short-lived sitcom Ben and Kate.
Fifty Shades of Grey Casting Rumor: Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam
Originally posted 08/23/2013 09:15AM
Is Grey going blond?
While the names of countless Hollywood stars have been bound to the leading roles in the film adaptation of E L James's mega-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, recent rumors tie two towheaded, younger actors to the project: Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam.
Johnson, 23 – daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith – is a former model who turned heads in The Social Network and the short-lived sitcom Ben and Kate.
Fifty Shades of Grey Author E L James Tops Forbes' Top-Earning Authors List
Originally posted 08/14/2013 07:30AM
E L James won't be saying "laters, baby" anytime soon.
The author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has topped Forbes magazine's list of top-selling authors.
James earned an estimated $95 million from her kinky tale of romance between Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele – which was originally written as fan fiction based on Twilight's vampire characters. (We hope James is sending Twilight author Stephenie Meyer a huge thank-you present.)
Robert Pattinson & Fifty Shades of Grey Author E L James Party Together
Originally posted 06/25/2013 06:00AM
Sounds like Robert Pattinson has got some friends in high places.
On Saturday night, the Twilight saga heartthrob hosted a party at his Los Feliz, Calif., home to celebrate Arbitrage director Nicholas Jarecki's 34th birthday.
Of the roughly 100 guests, the famous faces included Heather Graham, Ellen Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Sarah Roehmer and Emilie de Ravin, a source tells PEOPLE.
E L James Reveals Director for Fifty Shades of Grey Movie
Originally posted 06/19/2013 05:00PM
E L James, the author of the best selling franchise Fifty Shades of Grey, has remained tight-lipped about the upcoming film adaptation – until now.
On Wednesday, James, 50, revealed on Twitter that the movie had finally found its director.
"I'm delighted & thrilled to let you guys know that Sam Taylor-Johnson has agreed to direct the film of Fifty Shades of Grey," James Tweeted.
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The latest idle chatter currently has it that the redesigned DS handheld will sport a mobile phone style appearance, incorporating voice-over-IP phone calls taking advantage of the system's WiFi Connection - which launched across the globe last year. We also hear that the GBA cartridge slot may be axed from the new design.
This may all be a little far-fetched, but a redesign does seem likely, making the DS slicker, more compact - moving the product the same way as the more 'adult-styling' of the GBA SP. We also here chatter that this move will alter the look of the handheld so it fits better with the modern 'iPod-generation' pretensions of the forthcoming Revolution console.
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Bone of contention was a hand-pump locked by one of the women in an Outer Delhi village family
A brawl between two sisters-in-law over water turned bloody when one side opened fire at the other injuring three persons. In retaliation, the other side bludgeoned one person to death at Alipur in Outer Delhi on Sunday night. Several persons were injured in the clash.
The longstanding dispute between Shyamo and Rambiri -- wives of two brothers -- took an ugly turn a couple of days ago when a fight broke out between them. The situation went out of control and the police had to intervene to calm both sides. Enquiries by the police revealed that Rambiri would allegedly put a lock on a hand-pump to prevent others from fetching water. This was the bone of contention between the two women.
Just when it seemed that the matter had been resolved, Rambiri's brothers Satbir, Ranbir and Deepak opened fire at the other party on Sunday night. Shyamo, Jayaprakash and a neighbour sustained bullet injury, which enraged the villagers.
Armed with stones and sticks, the villagers attacked Rambiri's brothers. "Satbir (26) succumbed to the injuries sustained at the hands of the assailants," said a police officer. The others injured in the clash were taken to hospital.
In view of the tension prevailing in the area, security personnel were deployed to prevent further violence. The area Deputy Commissioner of Police also visited the spot to take stock of the situation. "We have registered a case of murder and riot against Sohan, Subhash, Anand, Pramod, Jitender, Narender, Devender, Bittu, Nittu, Kallu, Bhuria, Sanjeet and Suresh," said the officer. Another case has been registered against Ranbir, Satbir and Deepak, who had opened fire at the other party.
The police said preliminary findings have suggested that Rambiri used to take up altercations with villagers over trivial matters. "Although it is being alleged that the fight broke out on the issue of water, investigations are under to ascertain the facts," the officer added.


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Tap List at The Drafting Room in Exton, PA - 7/18/07
The Drafting Room in Exton, PA has a decent web presence and quite a huge reputation preceding them. Their beer turns over quite quickly. So, in the spirit of service, whenever we get to The Drafting Room, we'll post the current tap list. What's on line as of 7/18/07? Funny you should ask. Corsendonk Christmas Ale Dogfish Head Festina Peche Avery Fourteen Hoegaarden Witbier Brasserie Dupont Foret Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Pale Bock Rogue Integrity IPA (John's Locker Stock) Sly Fox O'Reilly's Stout Sly Fox Abbey Dubbel Troegs Mad Elf Troegs/The Drafting Room's 13th Anniversary Victory Hop Devil (cask)
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By Stephen Foley Chrysler, the heavily indebted carmaker owned by the private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management, is pulling out of the vehicle-leasing business, in the latest sign of stress for the US auto industry.
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By SIMON CALDER COMMENT This perfect storm, or so the airlines believed until yesterday, had three dimensions: the unprecedented price of oil; weakening demand from cash-strapped holidaymakers and businesses; and reluctance among the banks to shore up ailing carriers.
ANALYSTS say low-cost airline Jet2.com is contracting after an overly ambitious expansion. Dart Group, which owns the airline, yesterday told shareholders it would not be paying a dividend "given both the current economic climate and trading performance for the year".
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside.Employees at Bromma airport called police when the dwarf hopped out of the suitcase at the check-in counter.Police soon found that it was a stunt being filmed by a hidden camera for a program on private TV network Kanal 5.Police spokesman Mats Eriksson says airport staff decided against filing charges even though they were "shocked and humiliated" by Wednesday's stunt.Kanal 5 spokesman Dan Panas told Swedish news agency TT that the show was meant to be "provocative and entertaining."He said the stunt was not meant to make fun of little people, but to make entertainment out of "extreme situations." (c) 2008 Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque).
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Make this elegant monogrammed plaque for the new bride or the newlyweds with a touch of metallic paint.
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Americana Acrylics
- DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black
Dazzling Metallics
- DAO70 - Shimmering Silver
Multi-Purpose Sealer
- DS17 - Multi-Purpose Sealer
- Fine grit sandpaper
- Foam plate
- 1/4" and 1/2" flat brushes
- Small flat or round brush
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Scrapbooking paper (We used Deja Views Wedding theme 8X8 papers:WD806 - Faded Paisley 0-8835905195-9; WD801 - Paisley Vine 0-8835905185-0.)
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Aleene's Quick-Dry Tacky Glue
- Lo-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Letter patterns
- Unfinished wood plaques: 3" x 5" oval, 200BU Demis Products; 5" x 7" rectangle, 300BU Demis Products
Sand wood surface lightly and wipe off dust before painting. A hair dryer on low heat setting can be used to speed drying process of paint, sealer, and glue.
1. Paint side of rectangle plaque and lower side of oval plaque Lamp Black. Let dry.
2. Paint upper side of oval plaque Shimmering Silver and let dry.
3. Apply light coat of Multi-Purpose Sealer to painted areas of plaques; let dry.
4. Measure tops of plaques; cut paper for each plaque approximately 1" larger than measurements. Apply thin, even coat of tacky glue to top of each plaque. Center and attach paper piece to tops of plaques, smoothing flat. Press face down on surface and press lightly from back to remove any air bubbles. Let dry.
5. Lay plaques paper-side down on protected surface and use sharp craft knife to trim paper to edge of plaque.
6. Scribble with pencil on back of letter pattern to cover completely. Trace around outline of letters from front of paper to transfer to center of oval plaque surface.
7. Use Lamp Black to fill in letter outlines; let dry.
8. Apply light coat of Multi-Purpose Sealer over plaques, using hair dryer to speed drying and avoid paper wrinkling.
9. Use lo-temp glue to glue back of oval plaque over center of rectangle plaque.
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Letter pattern can be cut from publication or printed off computer: letter for last name is 2" high; letters for first names are 1".
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On his upcoming junior album, Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain will act as ringmaster of a musical circus, bringing along numerous sideshows for the "greatest show on earth." While the first act, Can't Believe It, continues to dominate the urban charts, the P.T. Barnum of hip-hop and R&B has already selected act number two. Unlike the art of chopping and screwing a record, Teddy is prepared to showcase the dark side of attempting to pick up a female; after paying for everything, she turns you down! Now, that is what T-Pain calls getting Chopped N Skrewed. Guest artist Ludacris raps about a similar situation which caused him shock and awe; after all, he usually knows exactly What Them Girls Like. If you've ever been chopped and screwed yourself, step right up and pick up your copy of Thr33 Ringz, in stores and online this Veterans' Day (November 11).
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Demi Lovato kicked a rapping duo that mentioned the drug off the stage during auditions for Season 2 of the singing competition show. The judge reportedly was not having none of that in her place of business.
TMZ reports that the incident took place during a stop in Greensboro, North Carolina where the rapping pair took to the stage like any other "X Factor" hopeful. It was only when they dropped a verse that included "I'm high on bath salts" that the set turned sour.
Reportedly, Demi was one of the few who picked up on the line, whose ears were quick to catch the reference. When they finished their performance, she reprimanded the duo. After all, there were youngsters in the crowd.
"It's really inappropriate to rap about drugs in front of kids," she said.
Fans rallied behind the judge and booed the contestants until they disappeared off the stage. They were not given the opportunity to be judged.
Demi, as you may recall, previously had problems with drugs and alcohol, which landed her in a rehab program in 2011.
According to Fox news, Demi was overall impressed with the talent of the Tar Heel State. By now, she's settled into her own style of judging: telling it like it is.
"I just speak my mind. Sometimes I've been called the toughest judge," she said. "But I can also be real, really nice … It's all about having fun."
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November contract prices fall by up to $95/tonne as spot prices have been weak
European toluene contracts for November have been confirmed at $1,020-1,025/tonne (€755-759/tonne), down $92.50-95.00/tonne from the previous month's range, as the initial settlements week received further support from players on 4 November.
One major consumer initially reported late on Thursday 31 October that it had agreed November volumes at $1,020/tonne. This was followed by news of a settlement at $1,025/tonne between one supplier and several of its customers.
Other buyers and sellers confirmed that they had agreed November volumes within the above range.
European spot values saw a sharp drop over the course of October in line with global aromatics losses and weakening oil and energy costs. Buying interest from the gasoline blending sector was assessed around the $1,000/tonne level, given recent FOB AR (Amsterdam-Rotterdam) gasoline prices in the low $900s/tonne.
Spot offers have held around the $1,050/tonne, so the November contracts were settled around the midpoint of the buy/sell range.
However, one supplier felt that the market was starting to reverse the downtrend seen so far in the fourth quarter. There was a sharp upturn midweek in the US market alongside renewed buying interest, and also talk of a European spot deal done at $1,040/tonne, although this remains unconfirmed.
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Similarly, the Asian toluene market saw some upward movement towards the end of the month, as Chinese import demand improved, but overall sentiment remains bearish. Some restocking among traders was seen, with many sensing that the market had reached the bottom in terms of pricing. However, demand for the rest of the year is likely to stay subdued.
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Ten years and seven studio albums have passed since Trace Adkins first began making his living by singing into a microphone and strumming his guitar. But the 6-foot-6-inch country star admits he still hasn't grown tired of singing the same songs at every concert -- no, not even "Honky Tonk Badonkedonk," which Adkins says is "hands down the biggest hit I've ever had." "I think back to when I was a kid and would go to some concert for a big rock act -- where you know all the hits they had by heart -- then all of a sudden they start playing tunes off their new album, and you say, 'I want to h
St. Mary's nursing home to expand: $12 million, 40,000-square-foot project will double size of nursing home
St. Mary's Regional Health Center is on the grow again --and this time, it's the Nursing Center that's going to be getting an update. St. Mary's held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a $12 million, 18-20 month project that will more than double the size of the current 30,000-square-foot nursing home facility. The ceremony was attended by local and state officials as well as representatives of the Benedictine Health System, which manages St.
In a brief ceremony held between intermittent rain showers Thursday afternoon, the Becker County Senior Citizen Council on Aging named the winners of the 2007 Becker County Outstanding Senior Citizen competition. Dorothy Harsh of Lake Park and Howard Westlie of Detroit Lakes will represent Becker County at the 2007 Minnesota State Fair during Senior Day festivities on Aug. 30. Becker County Coordinator on Aging Judy Peterson introduced the winners Thursday.
The month of May 2007 will be remembered by Dr. Ryan Ritchie as one that held a series of life-changing moments. "On May 11, I got married," he says. "On May 15, we bought a house (in Detroit Lakes), and on May 18, I graduated (from graduate school)." A month later, on June 18, Ritchie officially joined the staff at West River Dental in Detroit Lakes, as its newest dentist. This past winter, he and future wife Emily toured Detroit Lakes and West River Dental to see what his first dental practice would be like. "We just loved it here," Ritchie says.
The Board of Education at Waubun-Ogema-White Earth schools is hoping for success in seeking a "Success for the Future" grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. The grant would provide $75,000 per year to the district, renewable every two years dependent upon biennial legislative funding, for up to six years. The purpose of the grants is to increase literacy/reasoning and participation in extracurricular activities and college preparatory programming among American Indian students. According to Helen Kennedy, principal of Waubun High School, a portion of the grant would be used t
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Since Aug. 8, 1966, Don Koosmann has been making sure the newspaper that arrives at your front door every week looks as good as it possibly can. From hot type to cold type to digital film to lasers, he's been witness to sweeping changes in the printing industry, and has taken those changes in stride. But at the end of this month, the Forum Printing prepress technician, proofer and platemaker will leave the printers and ink behind, and ease into retirement. "July 27 is my last day," he says.
When the announcement came that legendary country music superstar Willie Nelson would be canceling his entire summer tour due to exhaustion, it was anything but good news for WE Fest organizers, as the entertainer was scheduled to be one of the headline acts for the country music festival's 25th anniversary celebration. "We have been trying to get him to come for years, and we are deeply disappointed, but we understand," said Chryll Sparks, vice president and promotions director for Festivals and Concert Events, Inc., which hosts the annual festival.
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Official is Sued Over Lack of Improvements
By HARRY MINIUM
By Harry Minium
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Fifty-four East Ocean View residents have sued Councilman W. Randy Wright, claiming he has not done enough to improve their neighborhood.
In an Oct. 3 filing, the group asks a judge to order Wright to implement a plan to improve the neighborhood that they say the city has ignored.
The plaintiffs are led by Sean Regan, who said he moved to East Ocean View in 2003 because of city marketing that promised to clean up blighted housing and improve infrastructure.
"We want the plan we were promised," he said.
The lawsuit was also signed by William Kerry, who heads the Bay Oaks Park Committee, which clashed with Wright over whether 22 vacant acres in Ocean View should become a park. Kerry referred questions to Regan.
Wright, who lives in East Ocean View and has represented the area for 16 years, declined comment other than to say he has not been served with papers and that the lawsuit "is beyond frivolous."
Mayor Paul Fraim, an attorney, said the lawsuit appeared to be "a political attack against Randy Wright."
Fraim said Wright has helped funnel more than $100 million in city funds to Ocean View over the last decade.
The city tore down 1,600 blighted housing units to create the upscale East Beach community, acquired hundreds of decaying homes and more than a dozen hotels , undertook a massive beach replenishment effort, and built a new Ocean View library.
Councilman Barclay C. Winn, who also represents East Ocean View, called the lawsuit "ludicrous."
"Nobody has done more for Ocean View than Randy Wright," Winn said.
Regan's lawsuit says a document on the city's Web site calls for a comprehensive plan to be carried out in East Ocean View by 2003, which has not been done. Regan acknowledged that Wright did not propose the plan, but as councilman and head of the Ocean View Task Force, it was his job to see it through, Regan said.
Regan and many others in East Ocean View live on streets with utilities installed by Princess Anne County, which the city annexed nearly 50 years ago.
"Aside from East Beach, the area has been neglected," Regan said. "Portions of Pretty Lake Avenue in East Beach are beautiful. When you cross to the other side of Ocean View , it's like something out of the last century.
"The streets are crumbling and the utilities aren't working."
Wright brought that same message to the City Council repeatedly in recent years. He urged more city funding for infrastructure and property acquisition, but many of his requests were denied.
As a result of his prodding, the area's Pleasant Avenue corridor was named part of Project Focus, an anti-crime effort that includes increased police patrols and code enforcement and will include a rental inspection program, surveillance cameras and the acquisition of some blighted property.
Regan's family has close ties with Wright. Regan's father-in- law, Rich Hardison, is pastor of Tabernacle Church. Hardison helped begin Wright's career in civic activism when he asked him to become head of the Roosevelt Area Civic League, from which he launched his political career. The two remain close friends.
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Led by Sean Regan, the plantiffs contend that Wright has not followed through on his promise to clean up housing and improve infrastructure. Regan said Wright has neglected everywhere but East Beach. in his defense
Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim defended Wright, saying the councilman has funneled millions into the area. Another councilman, Barclay C. Winn, called the lawsuit "ludicrous." THE LAWSUIT
The residents of Ocean View are asking a judge to order Councilman W. Randy Wright, right, to implement a neighborhood inmprovement plan.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet)-- Bank of America (BAC - Get Report) CFO Bruce Thompson faced questions from investors this week over a recent ruling that some believe may persuade a judge to reject an $8.5 billion settlement the bank reached with 22 institutional investors over mortgage backed securities liability.
The settlement, reached in 2011, covers $108 billion in mortgage backed securities (MBS). The investors argue that the underlying mortgage loans didn't live up to their original billing. Even though several of the world's largest financial institutions signed on to the deal, including Goldman Sachs (GS), PIMCO, BlackRock (BLK) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, many others, including AIG (AIG) have objected.
The State Attorneys General of New York and Delaware and three Federal Home Loan banks have also opposed the deal. New York State Supreme Court Judge Barbara Kapnick is hearing the case.
If Kapnick rejects the settlement, some believe it could expose Bank of America to considerably more liability. A pair of experts on a recent conference call held by CLSA analyst Mike Mayo argued Bank of America is some $16-22 billion under-reserved, given what they believe is considerable risk Kapnick will throw the settlement out.That risk was increased by a recent decision by Judge Jed Rakoff of the United States Southern District of New York involving Flagstar Bancorp (FBC)and Assured Guaranty (FBC), according to Mayo and Isaac Gradman, a legal expert he brought in to speak to his investor clients. At a dinner with Bank of America CFO Thompson this week, "there was considerable investor interest," in whether the deal will stand, according to a report published Thursday from Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz. Horowitz did not report on the substance of the exchanges with investors, though he does not appear to share their concern over the issue. He believes there are "key differences" between the Flagstar case and Bank of America's. First, Flagstar had "provided explicit borrower


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BOISE Governor C.L. Butch Otter wants the state to take over operations at the private prison in South Boise. Corrections Corporation of America or CCA currently runs the facility.
CCA says it will not bid to keep running the prison and other companies have also dropped out of the bidding process. Otter said Friday during the AP Legislative Preview that he was left with few options, leaving the state to take it over as his best option.
CCA has run this prison since it was built in 2000. Idaho prison leaders went looking for a new company to run the state's largest prison after CCA admitted to understaffing and overbilling for its work operating the Idaho Correctional Center.
Officers with the Idaho State Police are currently investigating whether CCA's understaffing amounted to a crime or civil violation.
Otter told gathered members of the media Friday that his goal was convince the Idaho Board Of Correction to shift its focus from finding another private prison contractor to assuming operation of the Idaho Correctional Center just outside of Boise.
The facility houses approximately one-quarter of the state's incarcerated population.
After thoroughly reviewing all the facts and issues, as well as the heightened level of judicial oversight of operations there, it is apparent to me that our goal of consistently successful day-to-day operation is better served at this time by the State of Idaho taking a more direct management role at ICC, Governor Otter wrote in a letter to Board of Correction Chairman Robin Sandy.
Otter wrote that he'd been convinced of financial support by members of the Idaho legislature's Joint Finance Advisory Committee.The Board of Correction is expected to meet as soon as possible to consider the request.
I think it's the right thing to do. Is it the desirable thing for me to do? Not necessarily, because we have better hopes for outcome in privatization, said Otter.
Taking something back from the private sector umbrella and putting it under the umbrella of government is a pill that is hard for Governor Butch Otter to swallow.
It's disappointing, but I think it's also recognizing what is happening, has happened, it's necessary, said Otter.
Monica Hopkins with ACLU of Idaho says she was surprised and pleased by the governor's announcement, saying it's a first step in the right direction.
There are still changes that need to be made and standards that need to be met at that facility and indeed at all Idaho run facilities, said Hopkins.
The ACLU has kept a close eye on the prison for years, including litigation.
We uncovered many things, one of which was understaffing, and other things that are basically cutting corners that private prisons do to maximize their profits for their shareholders, said Hopkins.
Otter hopes those corners won't be cut if the state is able to regain control.
We've had problems under both, hoping to learn from those lessons we will be able to go forward, and in the next couple of years establish the kind of protocols that are necessary for how that prison should be run, said Otter.
While Otter wants the government to retake control of running the prison, he wants the Idaho Board of Correction to look at privatizing other operations within the prison, like food, training, education and out-reach.
At this point, this is not a done deal. All that s happened is the governor has asked the Idaho Board of Correction to shift focus from finding a company to take over to the state preparing to run the facility.
The board will need to sign off on this request and will meet next week to discuss the idea.
Whatever happens, it needs to happen fast, as CCA's last contract day is June 30th.
Idaho still has 245 inmates at a CCA facility in Colorado. Hopkins and the ACLU would like to see those inmates brought back to Idaho.
That could be one of the topics brought up in the legislature this year, as Governor Otter said it's time for criminal justice reform.


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I will be visiting Munich in early August. I heard from one of the hotel owners that there is "construction..not nice..all is dusty". I will reply back to her for more details, but wondered if any of you knew where the construction was and just how much it affects the Old Town, if at all? Thanks!


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Mexico announces the official results of its presidential election today. Preliminary results showed Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party won the election, but the runner up is demanding a recount.
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Mexicans have picked a new president: Enrique Peña Nieto, with the Institutional Revolutionary Party -- known as the PRI. Voters tossed the party out 2000 after years of corruption and economic crisis, so why are they back?
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In Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto of Institutional Revolutionary Party has taken the presidency. He inherits an economy that's on the upswing, and Americans may soon be buying a lot more "Made in Mexico" goods.
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Mohamed Morsi will be the next president of Egypt. One of his other major challenges is to remake the economy. Egypt suffers from high unemployment and income inequality, among other maladies.
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The Greek election result has so far brought modest relief to financial markets around the world. A victory by the New Democracy party suggests Greece is not headed for a quick and messy exit from the euro.
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Publication Date : 13-08-2014
I grew up on stories my father told me about Calcutta's legendary Police Commissioner, Charles Tegart's exploits as a policeman and detective. I thought about Tegart off and on in course of nearly 40 years with the Indian Police Service. He had a sixth sense for unearthing plots, criminal or political.
A look at Tegart's memorabilia in the Calcutta Police Museum rekindled my interest in him. If he could develop a network of informers among the Bengal revolutionaries, why have our police and intelligence agencies not been able to penetrate the Maoist den? As I researched Tegart's profile I wondered if there is a message for those involved in containing the spreading footfalls of left extremism in our country.
Sir Charles Augustus Tegart (1881-1946) was born and brought up in Ireland. He competed into the Imperial Police (1901-1931) and joined the Bengal cadre which then included what is now Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.
After serving as SDPO of Patna City, in which capacity he was this author's grand predecessor, he was promoted as Acting Deputy Commissioner of Calcutta Police. He became closely involved in the suppression of the Bengal revolutionaries dedicated to overthrowing British rule; he was hailed as a hero by the European community but reviled as a villain by the Indians.
The 1905 partition of the province was viewed as a national insult by Bengalis who began to see armed resistance as necessary to secure Indian self-government. Bengal revolutionaries travelled to Paris to learn bomb-making techniques from Russian anarchists.
In 1913, Tegart was appointed to the newly-established Intelligence Branch of the Bengal CID, where he was tasked to gather information, call it intelligence, about the main players of the revolutionary movement which was then raging in the province. His Irish origin gave him a better understanding of the problem.
The majority of Tegart's Indian subordinates were Bengali bhadralok, indeed from the same background as the revolutionaries themselves. For Tegart to motivate them to act against their own people is a lesson in leadership. He was fair and supportive and they in turn were fiercely loyal to him.
Tegart quite enjoyed his job and proved highly resourceful and innovative. He also made good use of the Defence of India Act which was then in force. Such was his enthusiasm that he often joined or led the raiding party acting on his own information.
One of the most famous examples occurred as a sequel to the Chittagong Armoury Raid in April 1930. When the Calcutta police received information that a number of raiders had taken refuge in the French enclave of Chandernagore, Tegart organised a group of heavily-armed British police officers to capture them. He obtained the permission of the French authorities to carry out an illegal attack in the middle of the night, and, after a short gunbattle, most of the suspected revolutionaries were captured. He superannuated a few months later.
Hero or villain, Tegart had the proverbial cat's nine lives from the way he survived several attempts on his life. He had a dare-devil approach to fighting terror and preferred to lead from the front even in penetrating the revolutionary cells. The sight of Tegart driving through the streets of Calcutta in an open car with his faithful dog perched on the hood behind him did more than anything else to keep up the morale of his team. He devised his own techniques of interrogation which did not rule out the use of third-degree.
Annie Besant, of the Indian National Congress, accused him of punching suspects and threatening one with a gun; Tegart was not bothered while the government winked at the allegation. He was obviously not above the circumvention of law and procedure to achieve results; but then he did not have to bother about the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Human Rights Commission or the Civil Liberty groups.
Though he did not resemble a Bengali, Tegart did not shy away from using disguise as a tool for intelligence work. He is believed to have once visited the Sonagachi red-light area in the disguise of a Bengali gentleman talking with pimps and prostitutes. At night, wearing a beard and pugree, he could comfortably pass as a Sikh taxi-driver, and even in the daytime he could go unnoticed as a Kabuli or Pathan.
Tegart had an uncanny knack of spotting potential informers and recruiting them. But that was always on a one-to-one basis. He would much rather kill the information than risk revealing his source. The identity of many informers was known only to Tegart himself, who met them always at night, in some lonely place previously agreed on, and rarely took notes but committed the whole of what he was told to memory.
David Petrie, former Director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Government of India, and later head of the British MI5, regarded Tegart as one of the best officers at recruiting informants, cross-checking their information, and keeping the confidence of his agents. One should not dismiss all this as stories from a bygone era, but look for lessons on how to infiltrate the Maoist network. If a foreigner could develop a network of informers and undercover agents, why can't we?
Like most officers of the Indian Police, Tegart volunteered to fight for his country in the First World War. Refused permission to enlist, Tegart remained in India, monitoring plots to import armaments from Germany, Britain's enemy, and thus a friend of the Indian revolutionaries. Here again is a lesson from Tegart for our police and intelligence agencies on how to monitor and choke the channels through which the Maoists receive their supply of arsenal.
After the war, Tegart's services were used by the British government for odd jobs connected with intelligence and protection. In a hush-hush posting in France and England he is believed to have rendered valuable service in the counter-espionage work against the Bolsheviks. From July to November 1920,
Tegart served as an intelligence officer in Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War, when he was one of several Indian police officers imported to bolster flagging British intelligence networks. He was regarded as an expert on both Irish and Bengali 'terrorism'. In 1923 Tegart was appointed Police Commissioner of Calcutta. After his retirement in 1931 he served for six years on the Council of India, the first member of the Indian Police to be so honoured.
In 1937, Tegart was offered the post of Inspector-General of the Palestine Police based on his experience in India. He declined the post but accepted a mission to reorganise the police force to combat Arab terror there. Tegart recommended building a series of police forts and walls across the country, to serve as well-defended positions and bases for suppressing the revolt, and to prevent the infiltration of armed Arab guerrillas from Syria and Lebanon.
Tegart, more than anyone else, was responsible for crushing revolutionary terrorism in Bengal in the first two decades of the 20th century. He had a charismatic personality but the purpose here is not to glorify him but to see if his strategy of tackling the Bengal revolutionaries could be selectively adopted by our police and intelligence agencies in dealing with the Maoist menace. Of course, the tactics will have to be modified considering the time-gap of a century; our Constitution and laws do not give us the leeway which Tegart had.
Of particular interest will be his building up a network of informers within the revolutionary groups, pitting bhadralok against bhadralok. Not all so-called Maoists are committed and hardcore, and attempts can be made to win some of them over. The mutual trust has to be built up over a period of time. Although the area to be covered is very large, Tegart's forts and Tegart's wall can be tried on an experimental basis in India's Maoist-affected areas.
(The writer is a former Director General of Police, Bihar)
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Britney Spears showed off her tender side last night when she stepped out wearing a homemade necklace displaying the name of her two sons.
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The San Diego disability claims office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has slashed its backlog in the past year, the result of intense pressure on the federal agency over a national logjam that topped 600,000 cases a year ago.
As of Monday, 48 percent of San Diego claims were "backlogged" — pending for more than 125 days. That compares to 70 percent in late March 2013.
It means the San Diego office has one of the shortest backlogs out of the roughly five dozen VA benefits offices, according to the department's weekly status report.
"No veteran should have to wait to receive earned benefits. Through a combination of transformation initiatives and the hard work of our employees, we are making significant progress toward our goal of eliminating the claims backlog in 2015," Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said in a statement.
In San Diego, as in the rest of the nation's VA system, each claims handler was obliged to work 20 hours of overtime a month during the 2013 fiscal year.
"I can assure you that the effort was an all-in effort for people processing claims," San Diego VA public affairs officer Alejandro Mendiolaflores said in an email Wednesday.
But veterans organizations have raised questions about whether this has been a quantity-not-quality solution.
During testimony to Congress in December, the American Legion challenged the VA's 90 percent accuracy rate for claims processing.
The American Legion reviewed a small number of claims in Nashville, where the VA regional office boasted a 95 percent accuracy rate, and found that more than half of them contained errors.
Members of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America said the increase in appealed claims — 270,800 last month, up by 24,000 from one year before — may be a telltale sign.
"Yes, the backlog has gone down, but there's still plenty of work left to do," said Nick McCormick, legislative associate for the New York-based Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
"The last thing we need is a new backlog of appeals," he said, adding that appeals take much longer to process — as much as 750 to 900 days.
In San Diego, however, the number of appeals has dropped in the past year. Last month the total was 3,575, down by nearly 400 from the prior March.
San Diego's accuracy rate is 87 percent to 97 percent, depending on how that benchmark is calculated.
The 87 percent mark refers to a three-month average for an umbrella claim, which may cover more than one disability, such as an injured limb, hearing loss and the like. The 97 percent figure refers to the accuracy of each issue processed and is the VA's preferred way of judging errors, Mendiolaflores said.
In the VA's western-states region, the lowest by-issue accuracy rate is 91.9 percent in Seattle and the highest is 99.4 percent in Boise, according to VA statistics posted online.
The San Diego regional office, located in Mission Valley, processes claims for San Diego, Orange, Riverside and Imperial counties.


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A terrorist threat goes viral, plunging our world into chaos and pitting it against an enemy we never anticipated.
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PIKEVILLE - Betsy Layne is playing in its second holiday tournament in as many weeks. After finishing fifth in the Raceland Derby Classic last week, Betsy Layne is now playing in the Pikeville Invitational Tournament (PIT). The Bobcats were facing Morgan County on Thursday evening but the game ended too late to make this edition.
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After opening the season 6-0, Betsy Layne suffered its first loss in the Raceland Derby Classic. Campbell County edged the Bobcats 75-73 in triple overtime in the opening round of the Raceland-hosted tournament.
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The mild flavor of shrimp allows it be seasoned in so many ways. In this recipe, shrimp is cooked in a Yucatan-style sauce featuring coconut milk, peanut butter, cilantro and Lawry's® Baja Chipotle Marinade.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add shrimp; cook and stir 3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
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After many successful years of job and public policy training, the Changing the Face of Housing initiative has formally ended, and we will soon take down this website. While this collaborative project is complete, its founding organizations carry on its mission of increasing diversity and inclusiveness in the Twin Cities affordable housing industry. Please visit us at our respective websites to learn how each organization is continuing to change the face of housing.
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