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Jodi Jones, president of Southside Neighborhood Organization, at the old General Mills property.(Tony Duncan/Johnson City Press)
North Carolina's Evolve Development has pulled from the City Commission's March 6 agenda its request for a third and final reading to rezone property off West Walnut Street for a $18.5 million apartment complex.
"Right now the indication is they want a two-week delay on the final vote," Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin said Wednesday. "There are some things Commissioner Jeff Banyas wanted in writing, and there are some things I'd like to see addressed as well. We'll see how serious they are in a few weeks."
Commissioners voted 3-2 last week on second reading to approve rezoning the property from B-2 (central business) to B-3 (supporting central business) on which the developer plans to build a 216-unit apartment complex. But the close vote and the mayor's comments reveal just how fine the balancing point is on this issue.
Van Brocklin, Banyas and Commissioner Jenny Brock voted for the rezoning on second reading, but Banyas remains concerned about the developer delivering a quality product that works in unison with the city's downtown revitalization effort. Van Brocklin, who says his confidence in the project dropped slightly after last week's public hearing, prefers the facility be used as it was first presented: by professionals with discretionary income.
Vice Mayor Clayton Stout and Commissioner David Tomita voted against the rezoning.
Organization in "brainstorming mode"
The company also has requested a review by the Board of Zoning Appeals scheduled for March 11 be reset at a later date. Should commissioners approve a third reading, Evolve still must run its rezoning request through the BZA, since land use is being changed. The BZA ultimately has the authority to grant or deny the developer's request, and commissioners cannot overturn that decision.
Meanwhile, Johnson City residents and business owners opposed to the rezoning say they are stepping up their efforts to preventing what they see as an additional and unnecessary student housing complex.
"Absolutely," Southside Neighborhood Organization President Jodi Jones said when asked if the group was still actively engaged in stopping the move. "One of our plans is to continue to look at the glut of student housing in this market. We're also not sure the market analyses done by the developer last fall are not based on old data. The times have changed."
Jones said the public hearing may have passed, but residents have not in any way ended efforts to halt a project they say will result in increased traffic and more noise and crime in the Tree Streets area.
"Our top goal is to prevent it," Jones said. "We're in a brainstorming mode. We're trying to bring new facts to light and not just repeat what was said at the public hearing. We have a lot of eyes on us. Attorney Amber Floyd Lee, the organization's liaison with the Johnson City Housing and Community Development Advisory Board, has continued to work hard looking at all angles."
Jones said community organizations are supposed to be watchdogs and to some extent the group has impacted the way city commissioners view rezoning.
"I'd like to believe our efforts have helped commissioners consider more angles," she said. "I think they are grateful for that. It involves a lot of research. I think we also impacted Evolve's plan. They now have moved their parking where it can't be seen from State of Franklin Road."
Developing a reputation
Both zoning districts allow multi-family uses, but developments in the central business district rely only on street and on-site parking. This means the developer would need to secure parking to accommodate tenants, and the number that's been tossed around is about 400.
"We don't want to scare away development," said Sam Preston, owner of Preston Woodworking, 620 W. Walnut St. "My business would be just feet from that development. Yes, it needs to be rezoned, but are we rezoning and throwing that whole property away for one developer with a bad reputation for changing what they say they're going to do? Local attorney Howell Sherrod said at the public hearing that the longest-owned piece of property they've had is 18 months — so they build and sell."
Scott Austin, who resides in Asheville were he runs Evolve's Western North Carolina offices, could not be reached for comment.
Should the measure clear both the City Commission and BZA, the former Mennel Milling Co. and current Mize Farm & Garden sites will be demolished. The Johnson City/Washington County Area Chamber of Commerce owns the mill property and has shopped it around through the TCI Group for years with no success.
"People think the chamber is some kind of entity that owes a debt to the community," said Amber Floyd Lee, who lives on Pine Street. "They don't, they owe a duty to chamber members. I don't want anyone to think we're anti-student housing, because we're not. But there are consequences to this process. We have non-students living in these complexes now. There's no university oversight, and if a student drops out, they keep living there."
Tom Seaton, Firehouse Restaurant owner and former chamber board chairman, spoke at the public hearing before the vote on behalf of a group of business owners on or near Walnut Street. Seaton reminded commissioners the developer had said the complex would cater to "high-end tenants" but changed plans and now is going to rent by the room.
Seaton was not immediately available for comment.
Commissioners weigh in
Van Brocklin told the Press that Seaton's comments prompted a drop in his confidence level about the type of tenants who will end up living at the complex.
"Both the Southside Neighborhood Organization and the business groups have contacted me at church and by email -- most of them are people opposed to the rezoning," he said. "The neighborhood group is actively seeking to change my vote."
Though the largest public discussion may have passed at the public hearing, the mayor said he is waiting to hear from developer Scott Austin to see if he will "back off from marketing to students."
"It's not that I'm against student housing, but my preference would be that this facility be used as it was first presented -- by professionals with discretionary income," he said. "I'm looking at what is going to help the Walnut Street corridor."
Brock said Tuesday the neighborhood association has not lobbied her personally in an attempt to get her to change her vote.
"I've spoken with the organization's president and others over time," Brock said. "This is not a request to approve or disapprove a project. The way I look at it is we are reviewing and voting on a rezoning."
Changing the property's designation from B-2 to B-3 means tenants will not be left with the only option of parking on downtown streets and creating more problems, Brock added.
"I'm clear on what my job is as a commissioner," she said. "I will stay focused on the rezoning."
Banyas said several opponents of the rezoning have contacted him, but the number communicating to him that favor the move outweigh the naysayers.
"I'm still keeping an open mind, but based on what I've heard, I'll continue to support it," he said. Anything can happen, of course. And if I don't feel 100-percent certain that we're going to have a quality development, I won't vote for it."
Stout said he would stand firm in his opposition.
"Obviously, I've heard from multiple groups," he said. "I think everyone I've talked with is supportive of my vote, as well as Mr. Tomita's vote. This wording "anchor" and "catalyst" -- I just don't think that's what we have here."
Tomita, who said Seaton's comments at the public hearing were "huge," agreed with Stout in that the developer was not bringing to that particular area of Johnson City housing for professionals.
"If I had confidence this was truly a high-end development meant for professionals -- that's one thing," he said. "But as a students housing complex, we're just redistributing the population. We're not really bringing anything new in. I have no problem with student housing; I have a problem with student housing there. There's nothing preventing the developer from turning these into four-bedroom units."


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Singapore. Commodities posted a weak end to the first half of 2010, with many markets showing first quarterly losses in 18 months, under pressure from a toxic mix of risk aversion, equity losses and debt worries.
Industrial raw materials — oil and base metals — have seen the biggest reversal of fortune, with crude sliding about 9 percent, its first fall since the end of 2008 when the market tanked up to 6 percent in the throes of the global economic crisis.
Zinc's fall of 25 percent was the metal's second quarterly drop since the end of 2008, and its biggest decline since then. Copper and aluminum had their first losses since the end of 2008.
However, gold rose for a seventh quarter running and its near 12 percent rise in the past three months is its strongest performance in two and a half years.
"This is a pretty miserable end to the first half, but in base metals I am of a view that prices are close to bottoming," said Ben Westmore, an economist from the National Australia Bank. But he added that he did not expect a quick rebound.
Instead industrial metals were expected to consolidate for a couple of months and prices to push higher in the fourth quarter.
On the other hand, Jim Rogers, the chairman of Singapore-based Rogers Holdings, said "I'm short stocks and long commodities. If the world economy gets better, commodities are going to be the place to be because shortages are developing. If the world economy doesn't get better, commodities are still a better place to be than stocks."
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange gained $6 to $6,500 a metric ton, after hitting a one-week low of $6,465 in the previous session.
Disappointing US consumer confidence, concerns about European bank financing and an indicator of slower growth to come from China led to a broad retreat in commodities in the previous session. The Reuters-Jefferies CRB index fell 6 percent this quarter and is 9.6 percent down year to date.
US crude for August tumbled on Wednesday to just more than $75 a barrel. Prices have declined almost 10 percent from the end of March, the first quarterly drop since the October-December period in 2008. Still, in early May, US crude hit a 19-month high above $87.
"I am very bearish on Europe," said Clarence Chu, an energy trader at Hudson Capital Energy in Singapore. "The market just wants to get higher and then there is bad news and it comes down again. The premium for Hurricane Alex has evaporated, so I wouldn't be surprised if prices come back down. It could get really close to the $75 support level."
Gold gained after holdings in the world's largest bullion-backed ETF hit another record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets. Spot gold rose $3.65 to $1,241.65 an ounce after volatile trade on Tuesday when it dropped toward $1,220 before bouncing to around $1,241. Gold struck a record near $1,265 an ounce last week.
"In gold, these sorts of prices can be sustained, there is nothing at these levels that make it look too frothy. In the second half I think we'll see growing jewelry demand and that will offset a slowdown in investment," NAB's Westmore said.
US corn futures lifted off nine-month lows in light trade on Wednesday — corn prices have struggled all year as prospects for a huge US corn harvest more than offset China's most-active corn buying in 15 years and expected record corn consumption for ethanol production.
Chicago Board of Trade corn for July delivery rose 0.38 percent to $3.26 per bushel on little volume and prices are on track for a 4.7 percent quarterly loss.
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The New York Times' former reputation as the nation's objective newspaper of record was always a façade that covered up a persistent liberal bias that skewed its coverage of both politics and the world. But during the eight years that Bill Keller served as executive editor, the Times accelerated its descent into the partisan and hyper-liberal biased reporting and unbalanced opinion pages that we now take for granted as the paper's calling card. Keller's liberal prejudices were never a secret while he was the paper's editor and in his current guise as a weekly opinion columnist, the last veil has dropped. But even now, he can't seem to give up the pose of being the professional journalist who is too busy getting the story right to inject his politics into the copy.
This is the principal conceit of his latest column in which he commits the unpardonable sin of trying to shoot a fish in a barrel and missing. By taking aim at Rupert Murdoch — the easiest target in the world this week — Keller only manages to call more attention to his own partisanship and hypocrisy. His point is that Murdoch's creation Fox News and its conservative bias is "America's poison," and claims that for all of its flaws, the mainstream media is still far more fair and balanced than the network that uses that phrase to describe itself. But the idea that Fox is any more biased than the Times, let alone NBC, CNN or NPR — the examples he cites of other more objective outlets — is absurd.
The only evidence he gives for what he considers the obvious superiority of the non-Fox liberal media is that the Times Sunday Magazine once published an even-handed profile of Rush Limbaugh by Zev Chafets. He says such a fair-minded piece about Nancy Pelosi would never have run on Fox. He also thinks it is terrible that Fox News head Roger Ailes didn't cooperate with a liberal trying to write his biography and that it takes a dim view of employees who leak material in order to embarrass the company.
The problem with this argument is that the Chafets profile is merely the exception that proves the rule at the Times. While there are occasional instances of fairness, they merely highlight the paper's typical unfairness to anyone or any group that it opposes. The comparison is also ridiculous because most of Fox's programming is the moral equivalent to the Times' editorial and op-ed pages. There the analogy between the two is almost exact. Liberal voices are a distinct minority on Fox but no more so than genuine conservatives at the Times.
If anything, a comparison of the airtime that Fox devotes to straight news coverage to the Times' news pages is actually quite flattering to the former. While Fox's news hounds may not be perfectly objective one wonders if they have ever committed any journalistic sin so blatant as the Times' decision just this past Friday to run a front page news feature on racism directed at President Obama in Ohio whose only possible point was to try to rally liberals around the incumbent lest hate triumph. Nor can I recall Fox's news operation ever doing anything as despicable or lacking in ethics as Keller's decision to publish a major expose of John McCain's personal life at the height of the 2008 presidential campaign that lacked any proof of the wrongdoing the piece insinuated.
Even after all these years, Keller and other liberals still don't understand why Fox is popular. Along with conservative talk radio, it was created to balance the obvious bias of a mainstream media that pretended it had no bias. Audiences despise the pretense and appreciate Fox's straightforward point of view. That's why, as I wrote this past week, CNN, whose dishonesty about its liberal bias is as obvious as that of the Times, is the loser in the cable rating wars.
No one should fault Keller for his liberalism. It is his pretense of fairness that is galling. His claims about Fox's faults can be just as easily directed at the Times. The real poison at the heart of American journalism isn't Fox, it's the mainstream media's false front of objectivity.


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In each episode, fishing enthusiast and former chef, Pete Flores will take you on a road trip to some of the most well known, unknown, or soon to be known fishing hotspots across the country in search of the perfect catch. Pete will explore the local culture to reveal useful tips, facts, and strategies that anyone can apply from the amateur to expert level fisherman.
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How an EMT bike team beats N.J. traffic
They get around the gridlock by responding on bicycles, and recently became a regular part of Jersey City's emergency response
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In an emergency scenario, there is always the danger that an ambulance gets stuck in traffic and can't get to the location in a timely manner.
Now, a group of local paramedics have come up with a creative way to get around the gridlock.
Michael Felix and Jemell Clark are both members of the Jersey City EMT Bike Team. Instead of an ambulance, they respond to emergencies on bicycles.
Read full story: Jersey City EMT BikeTeam Help Avoid Traffic Delays in Medical Emergencies
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HOUSTON -- Both starting pitchers Tuesday night had one bad inning. Fortunately for the Astros, Chris Sampson's bump in the road was less costly than Ryan Dempster's, and as a result, Houston prevailed, 4-2.
Sampson yielded a two-run homer to Aramis Ramirez in the fourth frame, but Hunter Pence returned the favor in the bottom of the inning, and with more runners on base. Pence knocked his second career grand slam, which turned out to be the difference-maker in this win before 33,339 fans -- most of whom were cheering for the Astros -- at Minute Maid Park.
Miguel Tejada set up the Astros' big inning with a leadoff double. Lance Berkman walked, and Tejada advanced to third on a fly ball from Carlos Lee. Berkman moved to second on Jim Edmonds' throwing error. And after Geoff Blum walked to load the bases, Pence sent a 2-0 fastball into the right-field stands, putting the Astros ahead by two.
Chris Sampson was rewarded for a solid effort over 6 2/3 frames with his third win of the season. After Ramirez's home run, he retired nine of the next 10 batters he faced and was given multiple opportunities by his skipper to work out of trouble in the seventh.
Sampson yielded a leadoff hit to Geovany Soto to start that frame, but after a brief meeting with Cecil Cooper, Sampson stayed in to face Edmonds. The former Astros killer grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, but after Mark DeRosa singled to left and Micah Hoffpauir drew a pinch-hit walk, Cooper lifted Sampson for Doug Brocail. The veteran righty struck out Alfonso Soriano to end the Cubs' threat.
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BREAKING NEWS: Houston woman contracts HIV from her same-sex partner
This is startling news for the lesbian community. A woman in Houston Texas recently discovered she was HIV positive and that she contracted the virus from her long time lesbian lover who discontinued HIV treatment in 2010. Doctors are just as baffled by the discovery as the LGBTQ community is.
"In 34 years of investigating HIV infection, this is the first time anybody has ever identified sexual transmission between two women," said Kathy Barton, with the Houston Department of Health and Human Services.
"This is a very unique case in that the newly infected person was a regular blood donor. So we had a long history of her negative status for many years," said Barton.
The news is a big wake up call for the lesbian community and serves as a reminder that SAFE SEX is the best sex. For years lesbians have attached themselves to the idea that we cannot pass HIV between one another. That myth has been debunked and we as a community need to protect ourselves.
The interesting thing here is that there have been a few cases of transmission of the virus between two women in other states. In 2003 an African-American lesbian from Philadelphia contracted the disease from her GF of two years. Reports stated that she caught the virus from using sex toys that weren't cleaned properly. The young lady who was infected was a gold star lesbian who had never had a blood transfusion, any piercings or tattoos, or intravenous drug use between her and another person. The chances that her infection came from her girlfriend are very, very high. You can read more about that story HERE.
We have also learned that even if there were other cases of HIV being transmitted between two women, it's unlikely that they were reported because if they have any other risk factors, the Center For Disease Control typically classifies those cases under the risk factor or under "undetermined". Interesting right? Watch the video below for the full story and please share this with all the lesbian women in your life.
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I am staying on topic because statistics are always one-sided. HIV infected teens who "particpate" in the gay community count for over 20% of new HIV cases in the black community go unreported. There have been cases of women-to-women HIV cases that have reaced over 1000 since 2002. This woman's partner stopped taking her HIV medication SMH How is this even considered in the same statistic?
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Monthly Archive for August, 2010
SassyCityMom: On the Road Again……Creme Bru-FAIL!
As predicted, the number of road-trip posts on my blog is dismally low. One, to be exact. But isn't that what VACATION is all about??? Forget deadlines, chuck the calendar, eat dessert at every meal! [Read More]
SassyCityMom: On the Road Again……
Every year, I pack up the kids, the dog and about half of the belongings in my house, shove it all into our small RV and hit the road. These annual summer trips last anywhere from 3-5 weeks and I always return feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and relaxed. That is, I RETURN feeling that way. I DEPART feeling anxious, stressed and generally explosive. [Read More]
Sassy Guest Blogger: Gretchen Musgrove
I can't believe how quickly this summer is flying by! SassyCityGirl is on a roadtrip this month, though I hope to blog from the road….I say that every year, but have yet to make it happen. There's something about wide open spaces and an uncluttered calendar that reject the notion of tapping away at a laptop. Luckily, we have our Sassy Guest Blogger, Gretchen Musgrove, to fill in the gap and make us laugh! [Read More]
SassySecretShopper: Seattle Lighting, Albert Lee
I've had a spotty month in terms of service, which is typical anywhere and anytime. I count myself fortunate when good service tips the scales and leaves me with a consumer's glow of satisfaction. Last week, I had the pleasure of dealing with two excellent retail stores in the home improvement sector. [Read More]
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I took the Five-Year-Old Foodie for ice cream at Baskin Robbins near UVillage last week as a reward for sheer bravery following a challenging doctor appointment. [Read More]
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2005 Task Force Baghdad soldiers rescued two kidnapping victims during a routine vehicle search at a checkpoint in western Baghdad on Dec. 1, military officials in Iraq said today.
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, found two Iraqi civilians bound and gagged in the trunk of a white sedan. The two individuals, employed by an American contractor, claimed they had been taken hostage and were to be murdered.
The car's driver and a passenger had false Iraqi police badges and were carrying pistols. They were detained. In the north-central region of Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. forces detained 18 terrorists on Dec. 1.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team apprehended two terrorists near Daquq. The terrorists were attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device that detonated, injuring both men. They were taken to a local hospital, where one later died of his wounds.
The soldiers searched the terrorists' vehicle and found a second IED, which an explosives team detonated.
Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi army's 5th Division conducted a search of the Dali Abbas market near Muqdadiyah to eliminate an IED cell operating in the area. Their search yielded 10 suspects detained.
Another detachment from the same Iraqi army unit detained two men in a raid near Baqubah. The suspected terrorists were taken for questioning.
Task Force 5-7 Cavalry troopers detained four terrorists near Balad after catching them with IED-detonating devices. North of Baghdad, soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, discovered a sizable weapons cache while performing combat operations Dec. 1.
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, were conducting a cordon-and-search operation when they found the cache. The Task Force Baghdad troops unearthed five rocket-propelled-grenade launchers and ammunition. They also found 22 mortar rounds, eight artillery shells ranging in size from 60 mm to 16 mm, seven rockets of varying sizes, a wire-guided antitank missile, 200 rounds of machine-gun ammunition and various bomb-making components.
The soldiers secured the munitions and a military explosives team destroyed them on site.
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She has played parts in 'Hope and Faith' and 'The Sopranos', in which she played Allegra Sacrimoni in the 6th season of the hit show. She played Mob Boss John Sacrimoni's daughter. She currently plays the DA's daughter on Guiding Light .
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Entering her fifth season with the Matadors, Lindsey Foster has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for the CSUN women's basketball program, head coach Jason Flowers announced. In her work with the Matadors, Foster has helped guide the program to new heights, including the 2014 Big West Regular Season and Tournament Championships.
Foster has been a member of Flowers' staff since day one at CSUN. A native of Seattle, Wash., Foster has helped the program evolve and turn into one of the top squads in the conference. Over the last three seasons, the Matadors are 51-45 overall (.542) and 32-18 (.640) against Big West opponents.
"It is an honor to receive this promotion and knowing that it comes with Jason's vote of confidence means a great deal," Foster said. "I believe strongly that the continuity of our working relationship, along with a shared vision of CSUN Women's Basketball as an enduring Big West Conference and NCAA Tournament contender, have been central in creating forward momentum within our program."
Working primarily with the team's guards and perimeter players, Foster has helped numerous Matadors. A pair of senior guards both enter their final season having learned much under her tutelage; Ashlee Guay became the first Matador in program history to win her conference's Player of the Year award and Janae Sharpe was the Big West Freshman of the Year and has earned All-Big West Second Team honors twice.
All that, plus her extensive administrative work in handling the team's travels and her recruiting, were not lost on Flowers when making the promotion.
"I have been extremely fortunate to have Lindsey with me since coming to CSUN. She has been as instrumental as anyone in the success we have experienced," Flowers said. "It has been great to watch her grow, from our years as assistants together, into her new role as Associate Head Coach. She is a great coach, an outstanding leader and an even better person."
Foster also worked as an assistant coach at UC Riverside for six seasons, helping lead the Highlanders to three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2004 with a degree in Health Promotion.
She and the Matadors defeated the Lumberjacks at The Matadome in 2013-14 and she'll take this year's squad to Flagstaff for a CSUN game at NAU in mid-December.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to work with competitive, purpose-driven, intelligent, compassionate people here at CSUN," Foster added. "From our University leadership, professors, Athletics administrators, academic support staff, trainers, coaches, boosters, and fans to our dedicated Women's Basketball staff and the talented student-athletes who represent us on the court, it is a privilege to work in a place where our efforts and values are recognized and supported."


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Raymond R. LePage, 88, Bradenton, died February 18, 2013. Born in Berlin, New Hampshire he moved to Bradenton in 1989 from Concorde, New Hampshire. A Veteran of the US Navy serving on PT Boat 349 during World War II, he was a lifelong member of the VFW, the PT Boaters Association, and he attended Ss Peter & Paul the Apostles Catholic Church. Survived by wife, Anne of Bradenton, FL; sons, Raymond (Sandra) of Pembroke, NH, Francis of Baltimore, MD, Daniel of Pembroke, NH; daughter, Deborah (James) Lemieux of Raymond, ME; sisters, Rita Labbe of Vista, CA and Jeannine Sampson of Port Charlotte, FL; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren.
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Halle Berry recently spoke out about a suicide attempt, and she wasn't referring to Catwoman (shockingly!). In a Parade cover story, Halle says that she attempted to gas herself via her car following the break-up of her marriage to Atlanta Brave David Justice (the pair split in 1996). People says that this is something she "revealed," as though the story isn't almost five years old. It is, actually, as this article in The Age proves. Dlisted also points out that she talked to Oprah about suicidal tendencies; though in that case, she was referring to a dire time in the messy aftermath of her second marriage to Eric Benét. ("My bay windows looked real good and I thought I was going to go right through them," she said.)
For as much as Halle has thought about suicide, she may be talking about it even more. (Have I mentioned yet her 2004 story in G.Q.?) Maybe she's dealing with real thoughts of suicide by admitting them to herself and then airing them in public. If so, bravo. Or is her cry for help merely a plea for attention? Don't be surprised if Halle starts showing up on the red carpet
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Each quarter, Yale-New Haven Hospital recognizes the nurses who advance on its clinical ladder. Called the Recognition and Clinical Advancement Program but popularly known as RCAP, the program was introduced in 1991 and since then has advanced almost 4,000 nurses.
RCAP has three levels and nurses may advance to Clinical Nurse II, III and IV. With the approval and encouragement of their managers, nurses develop a professional portfolio which includes exemplars based on significant experiences with patients as well as additional documentation of their professional practice.
The fall RCAP celebration was the first to include nurses from the Saint Raphael Campus who had advanced. In all, almost 80 nurses were honored at the fall ceremony.
Patti Brown, RN, Medical Oncology Unit on the SRC, was one of two nurses to advance to CN IV at the recent celebration. The other was Kelly Bonito, RN, Neuroscience/Epilepsy Unit.
One of Brown's exemplars included the story of her work with a patient who no longer wanted to walk. Brown and other equally committed nurses from her unit got him out of bed and helped him walk down the hall. When he returned to his room, he found that the door had been blocked — by Brown's colleagues — and he could not enter.
The nurses kept him walking. That success gave him hope and confidence and changed his outlook, and his outcome. Today, he is a volunteer at Yale-New Haven.
"My work reflects the work of the entire team on our unit," says Brown. "RCAP gives nurses the opportunity to capture some of the special things that go on each day that result in positive outcomes for our patients. After 27 years as a nurse, RCAP gave me the opportunity to advance my practice and to be acknowledged for the work we do every day for our patients."
The RCAP Committee is co-chaired by Catherine Ford, RN, CN IV, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, and Mary McNally, RN, CN IV, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. The committee reviews applications throughout the year and applications and exemplars for the next class of RCAP are due Friday, April 25.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a nationally recognized, 1,541-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine. Yale-New Haven was founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826. Today, the hospital's two New Haven-based inpatient campuses include Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital. YNHH has a combined medical staff of about 4,500 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. YNHH's York Street campus and associated ambulatory sites are Magnet-designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.


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The only thing missing from the package is an FM radio but if the rumors are true and the next generation iPhone comes along with an FM radio, I'll be more than satisfied.
I spent a lot of time looking for these speakers primarily because they were out-of-stock at most stores in KL and Singapore. I managed to buy mine at Funan for S$129 and the sound quality is nothing short of exceptional. Infact, I'd say that this unit can give the Bose dock a run for its money.
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"It's such a beautiful day and we've been blessed with wonderful weather," said Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach volunteer Nancy Wait, as she gazed across the vendors and crowd of festival-goers at the Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday afternoon.
Members of the community as well as visitors to Lake Lure will have the opportunity to enjoy local foods, unique arts and handmade crafts, live music and entertainment, and family fun outdoors in downtown Lake Lure through Memorial Day at the Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival.
This year's festival includes more than 90 vendors, offering everything from pottery, jewelry and textiles to cotton candy, kettle corn and oven-fired treats.
"Some of the vendors here have been coming to this festival every year, plus we have a few new vendors this year as well," said Linda Ratschan, a volunteer with the Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach. "Many of them are local, but others come from as far away as Charlotte and South Carolina."
Loyd Bailey, a woodworker from Brevard, is one of the vendors at the festival. He has showcased his 20-year hobby at several festivals, selling handmade walking sticks, birdhouses and tables.
"I enjoy seeing and meeting the people at the festival, and explaining all of the wood items to them," Bailey said.
Vendors Carolyn Munn and April Carder are participating in the Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival for their first year. At their booth is a variety of terrariums ranging from glasses small enough to sit on a table to containers large enough to plant in the ground.
"We've been getting a lot of positive feedback on our fairy garden terrarium that has a little house and stepping stones, as well as our terrariums with orchids," said Carder, who is a landscape designer with In-Site Out Design in Black Mountain.
Also at the festival are Mike and Beth Merritt, vendors out of Travelers Rest, S.C. and operators of Mike Merritt Artworks. During the past four years, artist Mike Merritt has crafted birdhouses, many of which he sells nationally through his website.
"We are enjoying interacting with people and networking with other artists at the festival," Beth Merritt said. "It is fun showcasing art to others, especially the little kids who come up and just connect with the birdhouses."
All funds raised during the Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival will go back into Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach's emergency food program.
Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach is a non-profit organization providing food pantry and outreach services to low-income families in the Hickory Nut Gorge community.
"It is great seeing all the people come out and enjoy the festival," Ratschan said. "We enjoy meeting a lot of the people and seeing where they're from."
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B. During the exemption period, the owner must submit project financial information annually to the Portland Housing Bureau.
C. Portland Housing Bureau will prepare an annual analysis of the project's financial data including a to-date calculation of the rate of return for the project.
D. Portland Housing Bureau will advise the owner in writing whether the projected rate of return will exceed 10 percent for the entire exemption period and may result in an Accrued Payment Liability ("APL").
E. If Portland Housing Bureau determines that the number and unit mix of affordable units is less than the approved percentage or does not match the unit mix of the project, the next available units must be rented to households meeting the income requirements and the project must be brought into compliance before the next reporting period.
F. At the end of the final year of the exemption, Portland Housing Bureau will calculate the rate of return for the project during the exemption.
1. If the rate of return does not exceed 10 percent, then the EUA terminates at the end of exemption.
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a. The EUA may remain in full force and effect for an additional 5 years after the end of the tax exemption, extending the affordability requirements approved for the exemption; provided that the number of units subject to the rent restrictions as approved is the same number necessary to reduce the net present value, using a 10 percent annual discount rate of the project's projected market-rate (unrestricted) annual cash flows by an amount equal to the APL; or
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SARASOTA, Fla. – Jake Arrieta has taken away nearly all the uncertainty over the final job in the Orioles rotation.
As Ravens coach John Harbaugh might say, he isn't pretty, he isn't perfect. But, he looks as if he's Buck Showalter's No. 5 starter.
Arrieta hasn't exactly blown away the competition, but after throwing six scoreless innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night as the teams played to a 0-0 tie in 10 innings before 6,000 at Ed Smith Stadium, it's hard to see how anyone else can beat him out.
Over his last three starts, Arrieta has thrown 14 2/3 scoreless innings, and while he still nibbles far too much, he has dynamic power. On Thursday, Arrieta struck out nine Pirates. In the three starts, Arrieta has allowed 11 hits, struck out 16 and walked five.
Arrieta is confident that he's done enough to make the team.
"I think so, but it's not in my hands. All I can do is go out there and show that I belong on the team, and after that it's their decision," Arrieta said.
Showalter wasn't ready to anoint Arrieta.
"He's shown me enough to be part of the competition," Showalter allowed.
Arrieta threw 88 pitches, and would have been able to go seven innings in a regular season game, Showalter calculated. Eight of his nine strikeouts came from the stretch position.
"If we can get that out of the windup, we've got a pretty solid outing," Showalter said.
"I'd like to see him get a little sharper out of the windup. He's a little different pitcher out of the stretch."
Arrieta thought his performance was better on Thursday than last Saturday against Toronto.
"A lot more efficient. That's one thing I needed to clean up a little bit is be better when I'm ahead of guys and put them away when I'm in favorable counts. Did a better job tonight," Arrieta said.
"A big thing last year was not being able to minimize damage last year when I got into situations. Things got out of control and I wasn't able to manage them, so that's my mindset when I get the leadoff guy on or the first two guys in the inning-give up one. Get back in the dugout and keep your team in it."
Showalter isn't going to anoint Arrieta, but he's clearly moved ahead of Steve Johnson, who pitches on Friday, and Brian Matusz, who can move to the bullpen.
The wild card is T.J. McFarland, the Rule 5 draft pick, who's made it into the conversation, but it may be too little, too late.
The Orioles did nothing with Pittsburgh starter Jonathan Sanchez, who allowed two hits in five innings. They had just four hits in 10 innings.
"A pitcher-friendly night," Showalter said.
The best news of the day came after the game when Showalter noted that Nick Markakis had been cleared to resume baseball activities, and he should begin swinging off a tie on Friday. After a few days of that, he should be ready to play.
The Orioles sent Danny Valencia to Norfolk, and said that another player or two may be cut on Friday.
Showalter liked what he saw out of Valencia.
"He's got a lot of pop. A lot of potential," Showalter said.
"Right now, the plans are for him to get at-bats in Triple-A as a third baseman/first baseman/DH. He can even play the outfield some. I think he's got a chance to be an option for us. I like what he might [do] if he goes down with the right attitude to be a potentially impactful guy for us as the season goes on. It could be quick."
NOTES: The Orioles play Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte on Friday. Steve Johnson starts for the Orioles. Jair Jurrjens will follow. Jeff Niemann is the Rays' starter. Brandon Gomes and Kyle Farnsworth.
-Tommy Hunter will throw three or four innings at Twin Lakes Park on Friday.
- The Orioles are now 15-6-3.


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This week's Excellent Educator is an elementary teacher from Rochester.
"For years, I've seen different people that I know get the award, but never thought that anyone would go ahead and nominate me, so its quite an honor," says Wendy Tufto.
Tufto has been teaching for 20 years -- her current role -- teaching 2nd grade at Ben Franklin Elementary in Rochester.
"It's the only thing I've ever wanted," says Tufto of teaching. Ever since she was a little girl, teaching was in her life and she owes that to two very important people.
"My aunt Viola was a one room school teacher, she has inspired me about teaching, and my uncle taught me my first word, 'Bob,' his name," chuckles Tufto. "So they have meant a lot to me in my life."
Hoping to share some of her love for education with her students.
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I want to thank the legislature for giving us a Christmas gift today, of the results of this vote. Since we celebrate the Julian Calendar Christmas today, this is a wonderful gift as I learned of the result while in PA with family.
I am still waiting to hear why civil unions don't work. If it's about hospital visitation rights or medical decisions, then amend the legislation for civil unions to reflect that. If it's about those "techinicalities", then why does it have to be called 'marriage' or nothing else? The real issue here is not equality, it's sameness - and that is not possible. Sameness is not achievable in a homosexual union - it's impossible - due to the reproductive union necessary to achieve such. Am I saying that love and all those other emotions or commitment cannot be the same? No, I am not saying that. Though I may not approve of the lifestyle, I am not going to condemn someone to hell via fire and brimstone - that's not my decision to make.
However, I am not going to be intimidated for the beliefs/values I hold dear by those who stand opposite of me.
I suggest the gay community go the route of the black community with their, clearly defined civil rights issues, struggle and do it the right way: earn it (like the old Smith Barney comericals from the 80's).
Some of the vitriol on here is astonishing: because the GSEquality.org post on it's website before they introduced lambda legal in response to the vote today says they are going to win anyways, albeit in the courts. So, my question is: if you are so bent on letting the people of the state decide, since you feel you have the support of the people, then why take it to the courts? Answer (Rseanmc84): the people can't vote on the court. Look at CA. They put it up to the people - and the Granola State voted NO. What did the LGBT community do - Answer (Rseanmc84): they went to the court as sore losers. Talk of a double standard so to speak.
I do feel that as time marches on, this will go the way "of the world" and become what they want it to become - legalized marriage. I don't agree because I feel it's going to lead to other things related to religion and for that I am not getting on board.
Yes, I have gay friends, quite a few in fact. Even though I may not approve of their choice, I love them nonetheless.
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Rixplace, your comment is bizarre. While Christians served the lepers they served them out of love for their brother/sister. They were fully aware that they may contract the disease as well, but they were bolstered by their faith that God would provide for them, and in so doing His work they would be "from all danger, wrath and necessity." Your lack of understanding of Orthodox theology and The Church is a teachable moment for us.
I totally agree with misticonus. However, we should remain realists, it';s not going to happen. The insurance lobby is extremely powerful and they have tons of money from paying customers who have never filed a claim so they can wage their war.


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Estimated living expenses compiled by Office of Financial Aid:
- Off-campus living expenses: $13,950/year or $1,162.50 each month for rent, utilities, food, and other similar costs
- Books and supplies: $1,298/year or $649 each semester
- Miscellaneous: $1,431/year or $119.25 each month
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Administrative Data Research Centres 2013 (closed 4 July)
Following the publication of the Administrative Data Taskforce (ADT) report Improving Access for Research and Policy (PDF, 1.1Mb) and the additional Technical Report (see attachment), the ESRC is inviting proposals for four Administrative Data Research Centres 2013.
The Administrative Data Research Centres will be part of the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) - a partnership between government departments, research funders, national statistical authorities, and the research community that will reach across the UK to facilitate research based upon linked, routinely collected administrative data. This call is for four Administrative Data Research Centres (ADRCs), one each in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and is being commissioned in parallel to a new Administrative Data Service - the information and coordinating body. Combined, this new data resource will help position the UK at the forefront of research based on linked administrative data.
For full details please see the call specification.
For a five-year period, the budgets for each ADRC application will be a maximum of £10 million and a minimum of £4 million, dependent partly on how much bids are built around existing resources. It is expected that the value of proposals will vary within this range. Costs should be calculated on a full economic costs (fEC) basis. As per standard funding rules, the ESRC will contribute 80 per cent of the total budget.
Full proposals where to be submitted via the Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S) by 16.00, 4 July 2013. This call is now closed.
Je-S Clarifications
- maximum and minimum budgets are at the research council funding level (80 per cent fEC)
- the guidance on page 6 of the Je-S guidance notes (UK co-investigators in civil society or government bodies) on the proportion of the grants that can be allocated to civil society/government department, does not apply in the case of the NSAs. Please seek guidance from the ESRC if there are other third parties for which costs will exceed 30 per cent.
- although NSA are partners in each of the ADRCs, we are not requiring them to be named as co-investigators. The NSA should be entered as a project partner (page 10 of Je-S guidance) however we do not require a letter of support to be provided with the application. The annex on the role of that NSA will act in that capacity and will be attached by the ESRC on receipt of the application
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If your New Year's resolution involves health and wealth improvement, you're in luck. The Cooperative Extension system is launching an online Small Steps to Health and Wealth challenge. This free six-week program, Jan. 13 through Feb. 23, is open to anyone who enrolls online.
The challenge is part of a national Cooperative Extension program developed to motivate Americans to improve their health and personal finances. It is based on the daily performance of 10 recommended practices.
Five of these behaviors involve health and nutrition; five involve financial management.
The five daily health and nutrition practices are:
•Eat four cups of fruits and vegetables
•Get 30 minutes of physical activity
•Drink water or unsweetened beverages instead of sugar-sweetened beverages
•Eat two servings of whole grain foods
•Learn something new about health and nutrition
The five daily financial management practices are:
•Save $1 or more and pocket change
•Invest $5 or more per day
•Track money spent throughout the day
•Eat lunch prepared at home
•Learn something new about personal finance
You get 10 points for performing each practice, for a maximum of 700 points per week and 4,200 points for the entire challenge.
Prizes will be awarded for participants who report the highest total points.
Doing even one of the 10 recommended daily practices is a start on the path to better health and improved financial security.
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Mother Nature made a bad situation worse at the Colorado Springs Airport in January.
The airport - still reeling from Frontier Airlines' exit from the local market last April - was hit in January with cancellations triggered by winter storms. Those two factors, combined with flight cuts by other carriers, sent January's passenger traffic spiraling to the lowest level in more than 20 years.


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Right back 'atcha (((Draga))).
(((((Connie Reader))))) So sorry for the loss and pain you are feeling. Will keep you, your cousin, his wife and their children in prayers.
Congratulations, Draga!
I am happy today because my daughter just got a job! In an independent bookstore, no less!
Keep you in my thoughts and prayers ((Connie Reader))
That horrible. My heart and prayers are with you and your family.
Now I feel bad posting about something that made me happy...
Tomorrow then.
I don't know what to say. To lose one is almost more than most individuals can handle, but to be dealt two in under a week is unimaginable..
("All things serve the Beam")
That's great, Draga! Congratulations!!!I'm happy today because I'm doing great at university, so far, I have passsed all my exams, two subjects with top grade. Some teachers say I'm brilliant and encourage me to write a novel or some poetry because they really like and enjoy what I write. I think I'm going ahead little by little, yeah!
Srbo- please try not to feel bad. You should be happy.That horrible. My heart and prayers are with you and your family.
Now I feel bad posting about something that made me happy...
Tomorrow then.
Anyway, I am happy because I made it to the MB at a decent time today.. 20 'til 10.
I'm also really looking forward to reading some more today (I didn't yesterday, but I spent the day with my beautiful Tanya, instead.)
("All things serve the Beam")
I AM happy Dustin, just feels inappropriate to share your happiness when someone`s in pain.
(((Connie Reader)))))
OK...two reasons for happiness, I don`t think I need to comment...since a picture is worth etc, etc...


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Rita Hanscom claims silver as oldest in W55 pentathlon field
Thanks to all-world athlete Rita Hanscom and all-star photograher Robert Jerome, I double-dip today for Budapest news. Rob sent me a great shot of Rita over the pentathlon high jump bar on her way to silver in W55. She's only a couple months shy of 60, too. See my post at Times of San Diego. In Olga news, W95 Canadian superstar Kotelko won the high jump at worlds at 0.78 meters (2-6 3/4). That gives her the age-group WR and makes her the oldest female high leaper in history. (She's also the record-holder in W85 and W90.) In the W45 pole vault, Great Britain's Irie Hill upped her own listed indoor WR by 10 centimeters. Results show her as clearing a massive 3.55 meters (11-7 3/4). Rita took second in the vault at 2.40 (7-10 1/2). Any other great marks I'm missing?
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pat kelly - March 26, 2014
Way to go, Rita! Congratulations!
SprintFit - March 26, 2014
Rachel Guest and Damon Blakemore both set American records on the way to silver medal finishes in the W35 and M50 pentathlons. The WR was broken again in the M50 event by Jean-Luc Duez of France
Gary Dixon - March 26, 2014
USA's Bob Arello wins the M55 shot…dominated! USA Gold!
Liz Palmer - March 26, 2014
Multiple USA 60m medalists too! Congratulations!
Ken Stone - March 26, 2014
While looking for YouTube videos from Budapest worlds, I came across this one from Hungary masters nationals:
It's apparently a world record:
New indoor wr in m75 pole vault – 293cm , by Zoltan Kurunczi,
at Hungarian indoor Masters athletics Championship, Budapest, SYMA hall. Listed M75 WR is 2.92 by Finland's Ilpo Sopanen in 2010.
Ken Stone - March 26, 2014
Olga Kotelko established a first-ever W95 world indoor record in the 60 with her 16.53:
Ocean Eversley - March 26, 2014
Congratulations Rita! We are cheering for you!
Phil McConkey - March 26, 2014
Congratulations to Rita and all our athletes competing in Budapest!
Matt McCubbins - March 26, 2014
American M40 high jumper Ken Hoffman took silver in a deep field with a jump of 1.96 (6'5 1/4″). Not sure we'll get to see much of him here Stateside – his only posted masters marks thus far (other than Budapest) seem to be based in Norway. Expat maybe? Nonetheless, helluva performance! Congrats Ken if you're reading this and hope to meet you someday!
Matt McCubbins - March 26, 2014
(maybe not at the track though….you're too dang good, ha!)
Kenneth Hoffmann - March 27, 2014
Thanks Matt! It was a great field in the hj yesterday and I am very pleased! Yes, I'm originally from Wisconsin, met my Norwegian wife at St. Olaf College and have been in Norway since 1996.
Weia Reinboud - March 27, 2014
Today in the high jump 1.80… And an interesting clash of the techniques, record holder and straddler Thomas Zacharias lost from a flopper, Dusan Prezelj (his son jumped 2.32 a few years ago), both over 1.61.
Weia Reinboud - March 27, 2014
O, I accidentally hit the send button. That 1.80 was in W40, the men were in M65.