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CANTON Looking at their friends lifeless body draped across the hood of a pickup truck, students in the Canton Central School District experienced a grim reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.
Add in texting or talking on a cellphone and the risk of an accident is even greater, they learned at a mock DWI crash staged in front of Hugh C. Williams High School.
Students in grades seven to 12 gathered on the sidelines to watched Canton rescue workers deal with the aftermath of the pretend two-vehicle collision with two people dead and three injured.
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42 U.S. Code § 7384 - Findings; sense of Congress
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(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since World War II, Federal nuclear activities have been explicitly recognized under Federal law as activities that are ultra-hazardous. Nuclear weapons production and testing have involved unique dangers, including potential catastrophic nuclear accidents that private insurance carriers have not covered and recurring exposures to radioactive substances and beryllium that, even in small amounts, can cause medical harm.
(2) Since the inception of the nuclear weapons program and for several decades afterwards, a large number of nuclear weapons workers at sites of the Department of Energy and at sites of vendors who supplied the Cold War effort were put at risk without their knowledge and consent for reasons that, documents reveal, were driven by fears of adverse publicity, liability, and employee demands for hazardous duty pay.
(3) Many previously secret records have documented unmonitored exposures to radiation and beryllium and continuing problems at these sites across the Nation, at which the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies have been, since World War II, self-regulating with respect to nuclear safety and occupational safety and health. No other hazardous Federal activity has been permitted to be carried out under such sweeping powers of self-regulation.
(4) The policy of the Department of Energy has been to litigate occupational illness claims, which has deterred workers from filing workers' compensation claims and has imposed major financial burdens for such employees who have sought compensation. Contractors of the Department have been held harmless and the employees have been denied workers' compensation coverage for occupational disease.
(5) Over the past 20 years, more than two dozen scientific findings have emerged that indicate that certain of such employees are experiencing increased risks of dying from cancer and non-malignant diseases. Several of these studies have also established a correlation between excess diseases and exposure to radiation and beryllium.
(6) While linking exposure to occupational hazards with the development of occupational disease is sometimes difficult, scientific evidence supports the conclusion that occupational exposure to dust particles or vapor of beryllium can cause beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease. Furthermore, studies indicate than 98 percent of radiation-induced cancers within the nuclear weapons complex have occurred at dose levels below existing maximum safe thresholds.
(7) Existing information indicates that State workers' compensation programs do not provide a uniform means of ensuring adequate compensation for the types of occupational illnesses and diseases that relate to the employees at those sites.
(8) To ensure fairness and equity, the civilian men and women who, over the past 50 years, have performed duties uniquely related to the nuclear weapons production and testing programs of the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies should have efficient, uniform, and adequate compensation for beryllium-related health conditions and radiation-related health conditions.
(9) On April 12, 2000, the Secretary of Energy announced that the Administration intended to seek compensation for individuals with a broad range of work-related illnesses throughout the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex.
(b) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that—
(3) payments from that fund should be made only after—
(A) the identification of employees of the Department of Energy (including its predecessor agencies), and of contractors of the Department, who may be members of the group of covered employees;
(B) the establishment of a process to receive and administer claims for compensation for disability or death of covered employees;
(C) the submittal by the President of a legislative proposal for compensation of such employees that includes the estimated annual budget resources for that compensation; and
Source(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3602], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–495.)
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Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3601], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–495, provided that: "This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000'."
Update of Report on Residual Contamination of Facilities
Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3169,Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2191, provided that:
"(a) Update of Report.—Not later than December 31, 2006, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall submit to Congress an update to the report required by section 3151(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 42 U.S.C. 7384 note).
"(b) Elements.—The update shall—
"(1) for each facility for which such report found that insufficient information was available to determine whether significant residual contamination was present, determine whether significant residual contamination was present;
"(2) for each facility for which such report found that significant residual contamination remained present as of the date of the report, determine the date on which such contamination ceased to be present;
"(3) for each facility for which such report found that significant residual contamination was present but for which the Director has been unable to determine the extent to which such contamination is attributable to atomic weapons-related activities, identify the specific dates of coverage attributable to such activities and, in so identifying, presume that such contamination is attributable to such activities until there is evidence of decontamination of residual contamination identified with atomic weapons-related activities;
"(4) for each facility for which such report found significant residual contamination, determine whether it is at least as likely as not that such contamination could have caused an employee who was employed at such facility only during the residual contamination period to contract a cancer or beryllium illness compensable under subtitle B of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 7384l et seq.]; and
"(5) if new information that pertains to the report has been made available to the Director since that report was submitted, identify and describe such information.
"(c) Publication.—The Director shall ensure that the report referred to in subsection (a) is published in the Federal Register not later than 15 days after being released."
Study of Residual Contamination of Facilities
Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151(b),Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1375, provided that:
"(1) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall, with the cooperation of the Department of Energy and the Department of Labor, carry out a study on the following matters:
"(A) Whether or not significant contamination remained in any atomic weapons employer facility or facility of a beryllium vendor after such facility discontinued activities relating to the production of nuclear weapons.
"(B) If so, whether or not such contamination could have caused or substantially contributed to the cancer of a covered employee with cancer or a covered beryllium illness, as the case may be.
"(2)(A) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall submit to the applicable congressional committees the following reports:
"(i) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2001], a report on the progress made as of the date of the report on the study required by paragraph (1).
"(ii) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a final report on the study required by paragraph (1).
"(B) In this paragraph, the term 'applicable congressional committees' means—
"(i) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
"(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
"(3) Amounts for the study under paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 3614(a) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1654A–498) [42 U.S.C. 7384g (a)].
"(4) In this subsection:
"(A) The terms 'atomic weapons employer facility', 'beryllium vendor', 'covered employee with cancer', and 'covered beryllium illness' have the meanings given those terms in section 3621 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1654A–498; 42 U.S.C. 7384l).
"(B) The term 'contamination' means the presence of any—
"(i) material that emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and milling; or
"(ii) beryllium dust, particles, or vapor,exposure to which could cause or substantially contribute to the cancer of a covered employee with cancer or a covered beryllium illness, as the case may be."
Ex. Ord. No. 13179. Providing Compensation to America's Nuclear Weapons Workers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including Public Law 106–398, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.] (Public Law 106–398, the "Act"), and to allocate the responsibilities imposed by that legislation and to provide for further legislative efforts, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men and women have served their Nation in building its nuclear defense. In the course of their work, they overcame previously unimagined scientific and technical challenges. Thousands of these courageous Americans, however, paid a high price for their service, developing disabling or fatal illnesses as a result of exposure to beryllium, ionizing radiation, and other hazards unique to nuclear weapons production and testing. Too often, these workers were neither adequately protected from, nor informed of, the occupational hazards to which they were exposed.
Existing workers' compensation programs have failed to provide for the needs of these workers and their families. Federal workers' compensation programs have generally not included these workers. Further, because of long latency periods, the uniqueness of the hazards to which they were exposed, and inadequate exposure data, many of these individuals have been unable to obtain State workers' compensation benefits. This problem has been exacerbated by the past policy of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors of encouraging and assisting DOE contractors in opposing the claims of workers who sought those benefits. This policy has recently been reversed.
While the Nation can never fully repay these workers or their families, they deserve recognition and compensation for their sacrifices. Since the Administration's historic announcement in July of 1999 that it intended to compensate DOE nuclear weapons workers who suffered occupational illnesses as a result of exposure to the unique hazards in building the Nation's nuclear defense, it has been the policy of this Administration to support fair and timely compensation for these workers and their survivors. The Federal Government should provide necessary information and otherwise help employees of the DOE or its contractors determine if their illnesses are associated with conditions of their nuclear weapons-related work; it should provide workers and their survivors with all pertinent and available information necessary for evaluating and processing claims; and it should ensure that this program minimizes the administrative burden on workers and their survivors, and respects their dignity and privacy. This order sets out agency responsibilities to accomplish these goals, building on the Administration's articulated principles and the framework set forth in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.]. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Energy shall be responsible for developing and implementing actions under the Act to compensate these workers and their families in a manner that is compassionate, fair, and timely. Other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall assist in this effort.
Sec. 2. Designation of Responsibilities for Administering the Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Program ("Program").
(a) Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Labor shall have primary responsibility for administering the Program. Specifically, the Secretary shall:
(i) Administer and decide all questions arising under the Act not assigned to other agencies by the Act or by this order, including determining the eligibility of individuals with covered occupational illnesses and their survivors and adjudicating claims for compensation and benefits;
(ii) No later than May 31, 2001, promulgate regulations for the administration of the Program, except for functions assigned to other agencies pursuant to the Act or this order;
(iii) No later than July 31, 2001, ensure the availability, in paper and electronic format, of forms necessary for making claims under the Program; and
(iv) Develop informational materials, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to help potential claimants understand the Program and the application process, and provide these materials to individuals upon request and to the Secretary of Energy and the Attorney General for dissemination to potentially eligible individuals.
(b) Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall:
(i) No later than May 31, 2001, promulgate regulations establishing:
(A) guidelines, pursuant to section 3623(c) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7384n (c)], to assess the likelihood that an individual with cancer sustained the cancer in the performance of duty at a Department of Energy facility or an atomic weapons employer facility, as defined by the Act; and
(B) methods, pursuant to section 3623(d) of the Act, for arriving at and providing reasonable estimates of the radiation doses received by individuals applying for assistance under this program for whom there are inadequate records of radiation exposure;
(ii) In accordance with procedures developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, consider and issue determinations on petitions by classes of employees to be treated as members of the Special Exposure Cohort;
(iii) With the assistance of the Secretary of Energy, apply the methods promulgated under subsection (b)(i)(B) to estimate the radiation doses received by individuals applying for assistance;
(iv) Upon request from the Secretary of Energy, appoint members for a physician panel or panels to consider individual workers' compensation claims as part of the Worker Assistance Program under the process established pursuant to subsection (c)(v); and
(v) Provide the Advisory Board established under section 4 of this order with administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and other necessary support services and perform the administrative functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), with respect to the Advisory Board.
(c) Secretary of Energy. The Secretary of Energy shall:
(i) Provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health access, in accordance with law, to all relevant information pertaining to worker exposures, including access to restricted data, and any other technical assistance needed to carry out their responsibilities under subsection (b)(ii) andsection 4 (b), respectively.
(ii) Upon request from the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Labor, and as permitted by law, require a DOE contractor, subcontractor, or designated beryllium vendor, pursuant to section 3631(c) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7384v (c)], to provide information relevant to a claim under this Program;
(iii) Identify and notify potentially eligible individuals of the availability of compensation under the Program;
(iv) Designate, pursuant to sections 3621(4)(B) and 3622 of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7384l (4)(B), 7384m], atomic weapons employers and additions to the list of designated beryllium vendors;
(v) Pursuant to Subtitle D of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7385o], negotiate agreements with the chief executive officer of each State in which there is a DOE facility, and other States as appropriate, to provide assistance to a DOE contractor employee on filing a State workers' compensation system claim, and establish a Worker Assistance Program to help individuals whose illness is related to employment in the DOE's nuclear weapons complex, or the individual's survivor if the individual is deceased, in applying for State workers' compensation benefits. This assistance shall include:
(1) Submittal of reasonable claims to a physician panel, appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and administered by the Secretary of Energy, under procedures established by the Secretary of Energy, for determination of whether the individual's illness or death arose out of and in the course of employment by the DOE or its contractors and exposure to a toxic substance at a DOE facility; and
(2) For cases determined by the physician panel and the Secretary of Energy under section 3661(d) and (e) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7385o (d), (e)] to have arisen out of and in the course of employment by the DOE or its contractors and exposure to a toxic substance at a DOE facility, provide assistance to the individual in filing for workers' compensation benefits. The Secretary shall not contest these claims and, to the extent permitted by law, shall direct a DOE contractor who employed the applicant not to contest the claim;
(vi) Report on the Worker Assistance Program by making publicly available on at least an annual basis claims-related data, including the number of claims filed, the number of illnesses found to be related to work at a DOE facility, job location and description, and number of successful State workers' compensation claims awarded; and
(vii) No later than January 15, 2001, publish in the Federal Register a list of atomic weapons employer facilities within the meaning of section 3621(5) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 7384l (5)], Department of Energy employer facilities within the meaning of section 3621(12) of the Act, and a list of facilities owned and operated by a beryllium vendor, within the meaning of section 3621(6) of the Act.
(d) Attorney General. The Attorney General shall:
(i) Develop procedures to notify, to the extent possible, each claimant (or the survivor of that claimant if deceased) whose claim for compensation under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act [Pub. L. 101–426, 42 U.S.C. 2210 note] has been or is approved by the Department of Justice, of the availability of supplemental compensation and benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program;
(ii) Identify and notify eligible covered uranium employees or their survivors of the availability of supplemental compensation under the Program; and
(iii) Upon request by the Secretary of Labor, provide information needed to adjudicate the claim of a covered uranium employee under this Program.
Sec. 3. Establishment of Interagency Working Group.
(a) There is hereby established an Interagency Working Group to be composed of representatives from the Office of Management and Budget, the National Economic Council, and the Departments of Labor, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Justice.
(b) The Working Group shall:
(i) By January 1, 2001, develop a legislative proposal to ensure the Program's fairness and efficiency, including provisions to assure adequate administrative resources and swift dispute resolution; and
(ii) Address any impediments to timely and coordinated Program implementation.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health.
(a) Pursuant to Public Law 106–398, there is hereby established an Advisory Board on Radiation and Health (Advisory Board). The Advisory Board shall consist of no more than 20 members to be appointed by the President. Members shall include affected workers and their representatives, and representatives from scientific and medical communities. The President shall designate a Chair for the Board among its members.
(b) The Advisory Board shall:
(i) Advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the development of guidelines under section 2(b)(i) of this order;
(ii) Advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this Program; and
(iii) Upon request by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is a reasonable likelihood that such radiation dose may have endangered the health of members of the class.
Sec. 5. Reporting Requirements. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Energy shall, as part of their annual budget submissions, report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on their activities under this Program, including total expenditures related to benefits and program administration. They shall also report to the OMB, no later than March 1, 2001, on the manner in which they will carry out their respective responsibilities under the Act and this order. This report shall include, among other things, a description of the administrative structure established within their agencies to implement the Act and this order. In addition, the Secretary of Labor shall annually report on the total number and types of claims for which compensation was considered and other data pertinent to evaluating the Federal Government's performance fulfilling the requirements of the Act and this order.
Sec. 6. Administration and Judicial Review. (a) This Executive Order shall be carried out subject to the availability of appropriations, and to the extent permitted by law.
(b) This Executive Order does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers or employees, or any other person.William J. Clinton.
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Matt Donovan had a relatively impressive debut often lining up against the Devils' best (Kovalchuck, Parise, Zajac) and came out with a stat line of 21:52 TOI (second to only Streit) 1 SOG, 3 blocks, 3 hits and a -1 (which I'm pretty sure came on the empty netter). It looks like the Isles went to a short D rotation as Mark Eaton was the only Isles defender under 20 minutes, but he was significantly under at 11:50.
That was the highlight of the evening for the most part…it got so bad, even the "Long Island Patch" started trolling.
1st Period:
The Isles gave up the first goal of the game in under two minutes…again. That has to be the billionth time this season and it was an unattended Patrick Elias (Sykora, Fayne) who shook Mark Eaton for a chance all alone in the slot. In fairness, the entire defensive coverage looked to be in molasses and Mark Streit was not able to prevent the Sykora pass despite being in close proximity Also, there was little forward resistance as Fayne walked in from the point.
Matt Moulson (Streit, Tavares) would become the Isles first 35 goal scorer since Jason Blake's 40 in 2006-07 (according to Jesse Spector) when he shook loose and got a nice backhander past Johan Hedberg off a blocked Streit shot to tie the game at one. The play was also John Tavares' 200th career point. Man, that was fast huh?
Micheal Haley had a nice little go with Cam Janssen trying to extract some justice on a clean hit on Mark Eaton. Haley was given a five for fighting and an extra two minute unsportsmanlike. I like the idea of Haley defending teammates. I'd like it a bit more if he waited and was around to make sure nobody got near the stars, but nothing came of the ensuing power play so all's well that ends well.
2nd Period:
With Marty Reasoner serving the balance of a first period hooking penalty, the Devils took a 2-1 lead of a pretty, tic-tac-toe passing play finished off by number one center, Travis Zajac (Parise, Elias) who was only in his fifth game back from injury.
3rd Period:
The Islanders didn't generate a shot until about 16 minutes in. Enough said. Not that the Devils were much better…but they didn't have to be. They were winning and ended up outshooting the Isles 5-4 in the third and tacked on an Ilya Kovalchuck empty netter to seal it. Here's the NHL.com Isles shot chart for the third period. (Only two of those shots are even from a decent area.) The total shots on the game Isles 20, Devils 19…felt like a soccer game.
For good measure, NHL.com has Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo given 10 minute misconducts and Okposo getting a bonus two minute unsportsmanlike after the empty netter. Bailey was not picked up by the broadcast, but Okposo and Tavares were seen screaming some expletives in the general direction of the officiating crew.
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- Al Montoya now has a .875 sv% since February 4th. Granted, he was in and out with the injury, and I hope for his sake this is related, becausethe continued difficulties locating pucks and controlling rebounds is very alarming.
- Another game without a power play opportunity. This is probably the reason that the Isles bench was going nuts at the end of the game, but to be frank, they didn't look to be working hard enough to draw any calls on the night.
- Looks like it may be Steve Staios night for the last home game of the
regularseason (Winnipeg 7pm Thursday) …for those not aware, that will be the 1000 game of his NHL career.
- The loss puts the Isles tied for 4th in the draft lottery (Anaheim has a game in hand).
- The loss guarantees the Isles will finish below NHL .500
- For as much talk as coach Jack Capuano has had about "finishing stong" and "continuing to play for each other", this team just doesn't have that right now…at all. Either he is losing them, or there
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FERRON - Randy Joe Nordell, age 68, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 26, 2009.
He was born in Ferron on Nov. 13, 1940 to Delores Swasey Nordell.
"Work together, play together, stay together," was Randy's mother's plea that she often repeated to her family of nine.
The family took their mother's advice to heart and met faithfully for every occasion and they were happiest when they were together.
Randy married Martha Lou Gates and they had two children, Eric Sean and Jason Fred. They later divorced. On Dec. 12, 1992 after a long courtship, Randy married Terrie Jones in Elko, Nev.
Randy served in the U.S. Navy from1957 to 1961.Â
He worked as a machinist for 40 years, later becoming a manufacturing engineer for L-3 Communication.
After his retirement, Randy left Bountiful and returned to his beloved Ferron. where he was happiest.
Randy is survived by his loving wife, Terrie Nordell, Ferron; sons, Eric (Trish) Nordell, Salt Lake City, and Jason (Debbie) Nordell, Ferron; daughter, Kayt Smith, Ferron; brother, Ross (Virginia) Nordell, Manti; sisters, Echo (Bob) Judd, Price, and Roma Powell, Huntington. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant brothers, Dale and Byrce; brothers, Harold "Buster" and Dewey Joe; and sister, Lavonne Seeley.Â
A celebration of life will be Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Emery County Senior Center in Ferron. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price.


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"We would always be outside playing in the street together. It's really scary to think about ... I talked to him, went to school with him, now he's trying to blow up the Square - it's like a reality check I guess." - Tyler Napier, 17, who lived next door to the family of Mohamed Osman Mohamud for three years, to Portland, Ore., TV station KGW. Mohamud is accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday.
"I've finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin." - Leslie Nielsen, in a 1988 interview with The Associated Press, lashing back at critics who argued that he was being cast against type after an earlier career as a dramatic actor. Nielsen, who died Sunday at age 84, was referencing his roll as the bumbling detective in "The Naked Gun" comedies.
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CANTON A former union treasurer charged with embezzlement and forgery received probation Monday in St. Lawrence County Court, dodging seven years of prison after a June plea agreement.
Philip J. Jessmer, 42, of 79 Lincoln Ave., Waddington, was sentenced to five years probation by St. Lawrence County Judge Jerome J. Richards on the charge of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a class D felony.
The charge was a part of a plea deal reached between Mr. Jessmers attorney, St. Lawrence County Public Defender Stephen D. Button, and Assistant District Attorney Joshua A. HaberkornHalm, reducing the original nine felony charges of eight counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and one count of grand larceny, for which Mr. Jessmer faced prison time.
Mr. Jessmer was treasurer for the Civil Service Employees Association Local 185, which represents civilian employees at Ogdensburg Correctional Facility, from July 1, 2009, until February 2012.
From April 2010 to October 2011, he forged checks totaling $7,616.19, and has since been fired.
According to court documents, the amounts of the forged checks from the local were one each for $1,200, $989.72, $200 and $100, and two apiece for $900 and $600, and $2,126.47 in reimbursement checks from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union that he cashed and kept for himself.
In a statement given to state police Jan. 15, Mr. Jessmer explained what had done.
When I was treasurer of the Local 185 union, I forged our presidents name, Mark Lashua, on approximately five checks, he said. When I forged our union presidents name on the checks, I cashed them and kept the money for myself. I also kept three CSEA reimbursement checks for myself.
The reimbursement checks were supposed to be deposited into the unions checking account.
In court Monday, Mr. Jessmer apologized to his family and the court for his actions and said he already had made full restitution.
On June 14, when he agreed to the reduced charge, Mr. Jessmer told Mr. Button that his wife had lost her job and he used the money to help support his family and pay bills.
In addition to his five-year probation sentence, Mr. Jessmer was ordered to pay a $50 court fee for DNA collection.
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Navigating a Bipolar Life
By Joni Agronin, NAMI Communications Intern
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
By Melody Moezzi
As a psychology major who knows how serious mental illness can be, I never thought stories about bipolar disorder would make me laugh. While bipolar disorder itself isnt actually funny at all, in Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life, Melody Moezzi brings humor to even the harshest realities of her disorder.
Melodys memoir chronicles the events of her life both prior to and following her bipolar diagnosis. I was able to learn a lot about the nature of the disorder through unique eyes. Even through depression, pain, and untamed mania, Melody had me laughing and rooting for her with the turn of every page. Not only did she find optimism in her hardships, but she also found a way to make her all of her experiences relatable to any reader.
Melody truly is a character, claiming that her dreams to enforce international human rights laws are about as realistic as enforcing a teenage virginity pledge. Her veracity and snarky zest for life are contagious and rare in the mental health world. It is not every day you find a person willing to admit that they played with happy meal toys or stripped naked in a crisis center amidst a manic episode.
The most inspiring part of the memoir is that Melody never lets her disorder define her. While much of the book may focus on time spent in psychiatric offices or hospitals, Melodys other characteristics were the ones that shined through. She rises above those who doubt her time and again, crushing the stigmas that surround her disorder.
Melodys long list of accomplishments both scholastically and politically makes her a role model, and not just for people living with mental illnesses. In addition to being an award-winning author, Melody is also an attorney, speaker and activist, having done work with the State Departments Generation Change initiative and is a recognized United Nations Global Expert. She is living proof that no diagnosis should ever stand in the way of trying to change the world.
I was fortunate to have a chance to talk to Melody about her new book and other accomplishments.
While sharing your story, you shared a lot of very personal moments ranging from inspiring, to painful, to embarrassing. What made you decide to be this open with your readers?
I respect and treasure my readers. If theyre willing to spend their free time reading one of my books, I owe them the truth. Plus, Icouldnt live with myself if I werent brutally honest about the entirety of my experience. Writing Haldol and Hyacinths wasnt easy, but then again, neither is most anything worth doing well. In the end, sharing my story without reservation has liberated me. Knowing that my work has played some small part in reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness or in giving hope to another person living with itthats a good feeling.
Many parts of your story had me literally laughing out loud. How were you able to bring such humor and light-heartedness to some of the darkest parts of your life?
My ability to find humor in tragedy has saved my life on several occasions. Its more than a defense mechanism. Its a survival technique. So yeah, I take comedy very seriously.
You said that your husband, Matthew, took detailed notes of your actions and the things you said during one of your manic episodes in hopes of helping both of you better understand your disorder. How did it feel, after the fact, reading those notes about you?
I hated it. His notes helped me recognize the toll that my mental illness took on the person I loved most in the worldas well as on the rest of my family. But I couldnt have written the book without his detailed documentation. Mania and depression tend to carve out giant chunks of my memory, and my hospital records were far from thorough or even accurate in some cases. I needed Matthews notesand more importantly, his supportto write this book. In a lot of ways, this book is a love story.
At one point in your book you said that you are generally a little skeptical of the effectiveness of psychotherapy. What suggestions do you have for people that may feel similarly? Have you found an alternative that you feel works better for you?
Psychotherapy doesnt really work for meat least not at this point in my life. I know it works wonders for others, and Ive witnessed it firsthand. Its just not for me. Partly at least, I think its on account of the fact that the whole process is such a culturally foreign concept to me. What has most helped in my case has been the support of others living with mental illness. I regularly attended support group meetings for nearly two years after being diagnosed. Today, writing and public speaking are my therapy. I still attend support groups from time to time, but as Ive become less anonymous, they have become less practical.
But I get my support through my activism now. In truth, I have a huge support group now that spans countries and cultures. I cant tell you how many emails and other messages of support Ive received from readers and folks whove attended my talks. In fact, Ive stayed in touch with a few of them and built real friendships. I have a dear friend in Indonesia, for example, whom Ive never met in person, but with whom Ive spoken on SkypeI even met her momand we stay in touch through email and Facebook now. She has even invited me to stay with her in Jakarta, and she too has an open invitation to stay with us in Raleigh. The world is so much smaller now, and Im grateful and better for it.
Where do you find the strength to speak out against the constant negativity and advocate for both the mental health and the Muslim communities, especially in bouts of depression? When it gets really rough, what keeps you going?
I received this question once when I was speaking at an Amnesty International conference. The topic was the Arab Spring, and Im pretty sure no one in the room even knew about my mental health advocacy, let alone my illness. So when a young woman in the audience asked me how I avoid burnout, I answered honestly: I dont. It happens. Ive found that psychiatric hospitals can be very helpful. I was hoping for a laugh, but everyone just shifted uncomfortably in their seats. I should have known better. Mental illness tends to make people feel uncomfortable. I proceeded to explain a bit more about living with and accepting my mental illness, as well as becoming a mental health advocate.
I have no idea how many people came up to me afterward to talk and ask questions, but most of them asked little or nothing about the Arab Spring. Instead, they confided in me, sharing their experiences with mental illness, sometimes for the first time, and they praised me for my courage to speak about my mental illness in front of so many people. The thing is though, to me, its all about human rights. Im a human rights activist, and mental health is a human rights issue. So whether Im fighting for the rights of Muslims or Iranians or the LGBT community or people living with mental illness, its all the same to me in the end. Its part of the same fight. You ask what keeps me going. I say love, which to me is no different than God. It all comes down to that. I truly believe that love is stronger than hate, that love always wins. Sometimes, it just takes a while.
You founded the social movement Hooping for Peace in order to promote fun and uplifting protests in support of social justice. You also mentioned hula hooping many times in your book, specifically during manic episodes. Is this movement something you have continued to work on? Also, why hula hooping?
I do very few things well. Chief among those: writing, speaking and yes, hula hooping. As an activist, you need to play to your strengths. Hooping is just one thing I do fairly well, and turns out, its a pretty good way to draw attention to an issue. I know it seems weird, and I admit, I was manic when I came up with the idea for Hooping for Peace. At the time, I was sure that getting enough people to hula-hoop at once would lead to world peace. Yeah, like I said, I was manic. Still, I believe that some of our manic insights are worth paying attention to. Granted, most of mine are total crap, but still, someare pretty good. Hooping for Peace was one of those, so I hung on to it even after the mania faded because I found that it workednot in achieving world peace sadly, but as an effective way to draw attention to a given social or political issue. We havent actively protested anywhere for a while, and I havent heard from the two chapters I knew about since 2008 and Im letting the website expire, so I guess you could stay its defunct as an organization. That doesnt mean I wont keep hooping for peace though and should anyone want to join me, theyre more than welcome. That includes you.


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He needed to tell the truth to the grand jury just like Giambi did. If he was a MAN, he would have admitted his mistake, apologized, and taken the consequences. People would have respected him for that.
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We're all painfully aware of the politically correct day and age in which we live (or are we…?). We don't have mailmen, we have letter carriers. We must use the polite pronunciations of Uranus and harass (it's Ur-uh-nuss and hare-as, duh) unless we want to raise eyebrows. Unfortunately, Nike might not be so in tune with these social stigmas.
While Nike obviously had their bottom line in mind, their attempt to capitalize on the follies and casual drinking of St. Patrick's Day may have their revenue reeling. The release of a shoe donned the "Black and Tan" has the Irish community up in arms, as the history of that term is less than flattering.
As far as the alchemy of alcohol in the U.S. is concerned, a Black and Tan is simply a dark beer (such as Guinness) poured over pale ale (such as Bass), thus creating a layered effect in your pint glass – black on top, tan on the bottom. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a beverage commonly consumed in Ireland.
In Ireland, Black and Tans won't have you feeling warm and fuzzy after you have a few. The Black and Tans were a paramilitary group that became infamous for atrocities committed against Irish civilians during the Irish War of Independence. The term "Black and Tan" is still an irreverent term in Ireland, and is not likely to lose its negative connotation any time soon.
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A proposal from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos Tax Relief Commission to reduce property taxes has brought decidedly mixed reviews from county officials in the north country, who agree with the states effort to reduce taxes but fault the commission for its apparent unwillingness to address mandated expenses.
The state currently has a cap on property tax increases of 2 percent per year, or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.
The Commission has proposed that the state provide a tax rebate to homeowners that is equal to the amount of the increase in their tax bill to those who reside in counties that manage to stay within the 2 percent cap.
Jefferson County Administrator Robert F. Hagemann III said that while the county has always focused on lowering or keeping property taxes flat, the states proposal indicates an unwillingness to look at the ever increasing share that state programs take from the county budget.
Despite a high degree of ambivalence about the source, property tax is undeniably the main revenue stream for the county, according to Mr. Hagemann.
You cant simply and arbitrarily take away the lifeblood of local government without a fair and equitable tradeoff, Mr. Hagemann said.
State mandates take more than 80 percent of the total property tax levy in Jefferson County, and St. Lawrence County officials have estimated that mandates drive more than 90 percent of county costs.
needed: mandate relief
Obstacles in creating the budget come from the state to begin with, county officials have said.
While property tax relief would be welcome, the state should get its own house in order before telling smaller municipalities to toe the line, St. Lawrence County Finance Committee Chairman Frederick S. Morrill, D-DeKalb Junction, said.
I think the effort is noble to get the property taxes down but they need to cap our costs at 2 percent, he said. I think a lot of these state mandates are great ideas but when the state has a great idea, then the state should pay for it.
Legislator Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg, agreed the state should work harder at understanding the effect its decisions have on local governments.
If they scratch themselves, we feel it, he said.
Mr. Morrill is the architect of a five-year plan under which St. Lawrence County is reducing its property tax by more than 14 percent in 2014 in exchange for an increase in the sales tax. The plan calls for no more than a 2 percent tax increase in each of the remaining four years.
The county will have trouble meeting the goal if the cost hikes for pension contributions and other state-mandated programs is substantially higher than 2 percent, Mr. Morrill said.
I think its going to be extremely challenging to meet the five-year plan and the reason for that is unfunded mandates, he said.
Needed: new thinking
The report does offer innovative thinking, St. Lawrence County Administrator Karen M. St. Hilaire said.
I think its exactly whats needed, she said.
Meeting the goals of the countys five-year plan will be tough but can be done so that property owners receive the states rebate check, she said.
Well be able to say to our taxpayers weve met the criteria, she said.
If the commissions proposal is enacted, the state should give credit for government efficiencies already in place, she said.
The county has reduced its workforce by 15 percent which has slashed health insurance and pension costs has eliminated its Certified Home Health Agency, transferred a public bus system to St. Lawrence NYSARC and a dental sealant program to Cerebral Palsy Association of Northern New York.
It has a central salt and sand depot shared by Canton government agencies and a fuel island that is also shared. It has started a vendor management system in the county Highway Department that it may open up to other government groups and is looking at saving money on a joint purchasing program.
We are always looking, Ms. St. Hilaire said.
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UBS confirmed today that Raoul Weil, Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking and a member of the Group Executive Board, has been indicted by a Federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Florida in connection with the ongoing investigation of UBS's US cross-border business by the United States Department of Justice. Raoul Weil was previously head of UBS Wealth Management International from 2002 to 2007.
Mr. Weil has determined that, in the interest of the firm and its clients, and in order to defend himself, he will relinquish his duties at this time pending the resolution of this matter. On an interim basis, Marten Hoekstra, currently Deputy CEO of Global Wealth Management & Business Banking and Head of Wealth Management US, will assume Mr. Weil's duties.
As announced on July 17, 2008, UBS will cease providing cross-border private banking services to US-domiciled clients through its non-US regulated units. UBS is fully committed to continuing its efforts to cooperate with the investigation of its US cross-border business and to working in a responsible manner with all relevant authorities towards a satisfactory resolution of this matter.
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A tribute to the late Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York Marathon. Lebow fled his Orthodox home in war-torn Europe and found his calling when he brought together a ragtag group of runners for the first NYC Marathon in Central Park.
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Bold Predictions: Patriots at Jets 11/22/12
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In big mismatched games, we like to throw out some crazy predictions. Sometimes they work, most times they don't. You can fully expect us to crow about the ones we get right while never mentioning the ones we totally blew. Add your bold predictions in the comments!
Dustin Keller Will Gain 100+ Yards — The last month has been a quiet one for Keller, but in his last matchup with the Patriots, Keller was 7/7 on targets/catches and he gained 93 yards and a touchdown. Tonight with a questionable Kerley the passing game is going to have to go through Keller even more and the Jets would be wise to split him out against a bad group of nickel defensive backs.
At Least Two Gamechanging Plays for BeastMo — When I say gamechanging plays, I mean something like a third down sack or a forced fumble of a ballcarrier. I know he's only got three sacks on the season and three forced fumbles, but Wilkerson seems to be hitting his stride now that Sione is playing better and I think he'll be able to create some great interior pressure on the Patriots and get to Brady or the ballcarrier at least a few times tonight.
Clyde Gates is About to Blast Off — Put me to the head of the line of folks who hate seeing Gates talk trash after every play he makes, but with Kerley's uncertainty and Mark Sanchez's growing confidence in Sparano's receiver from his Miami days, Gates might be able to easily get behind this very bad secondary and make 2-3 big plays for the Jets tonight.
Kyle Wilson Will Play Some Shutdown — There is only one Darrelle Revis, but Kyle Wilson has been consistently looking better and more comfortable over the season. He gave up five catches on nine targets last week, but none was for more than 10 yards. Wilson will be put to the test this week against Tom Brady, but I think that Kyle Wilson will acquit himself well and get at least one interception on the night. Oh and Aaron Berry might be the one to cover Welker — I worry that might go poorly for the Jets.
Bilal Powell Will Rise — We get that Bilal Powell hasn't taken a ton of snaps this year, but we think that this will be the week in which he'll clearly put the case together to supplant Shonn Greene for good and all. The Patriots play the run decently and Powell is playing at a much better clip than Greene has over the course of the season. Tonight the Jets will need to grind it out on the Patriots to keep themselves in the game and Powell will be the hot hand to help them do just that.
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According to ICE.gov, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, ICE is "the largest investigative agency in the U.S. Department of Home-land Security. Formed in 2003 as part of the federal government's response to the 9/11 attacks, ICE's mission is to protect the security of the American people and homeland by vigilantly enforcing the nation's immigration and customs laws. With more than 19,000 employees in over 400 offices in the U.S. and around the world, ICE plays a vital role in … protecting the nation…. [with] innovative investigative techniques."
Reports from the New York Times and the ACLU suggest that ICE has been intentionally covering up evidence of mistreatment and death in order to avoid inquiry and embarrassment.
On January 9th the New York Times reported several troubling stories about what was occurring to people in these ICE facilities. For example, as one man lay dying of head injuries, ICE was busy at work, not figuring out how to get him medical assistance, but rather held conferences discussing whether the man should be released and sent to Africa in order to avoid publicity.
In another case, a 22-year-old-detainee was in severe pain due to a broken leg and, according to his family, denied his prescription pain killers. ICE medical records show that he was given Motrin…the only problem with ICE's account is that by the time the medication was given, he was already dead…he committed suicide.
Amnesty International's report 'Jailed Without Justice,' details the tale of 52-year-old tailor, Boubacar Bah who had overstayed his work permit. After getting his skull cracked open, ICE decided that instead of getting him medical attention they would handcuff him and throw him into solitary confinement. After lying on the floor for 13 hours begging for help an ambulance was finally called. Mr. Bah spent four months in a coma before dying.
During this time, ICE did their very best to figure out how to help…themselves that is. One of the proposals was to send Mr. Bah back to Ghana in order to avoid "increased scrutiny," and another was to simply renew his work permit so that the costs could be passed on to Medicaid.
Lastly, according to the same Times article; in order to avoid bad publicity, and to decrease the number of deaths occurring in ICE detention facilities, ICE has released some of their detainees shortly before they die.
If you believe ICE practices will only affect immigrants, there are numerous reports that many of those held in detention are in fact U.S. citizens. Some of these American citizens are being deported, finding themselves in a foreign land, unable to speak the language, without any resources to receive help whatsoever.
One would think that the American court system would prevent this, but immigration is a civil offense — not a crime.
It is this distinction that is the crooked crux of the problem. The US criminal justice system provides individuals charged with criminal offenses the opportunity to challenge their detention before a court. It also provides legal counsel for individuals who cannot afford to pay themselves. However, individuals detained on the basis of civil immigration violations are not provided with such safeguards.
The Nation's (June 16, 2009) "Secret Courts Exploit Immigrants" article, author Jacqueline Stevens observes, "You don't need to go to Iran or North Korea to find secret courts. They're alive and well right here in the United States."
According to federal law, all immigration court hearings, except exclusion hearings, are supposed to be open to the public with very few exceptions. Stevens, a UC-Berkeley law professor had been hearing horror stories about mass hearings and wanted confirm this for herself, so she went to the Eloy, Arizona immigration court. Unfortunately, she discovered that the otherwise simple act of attending a "public" trial would be an incredibly arduous task. Apparently anyone wishing to attend had to submit in writing, weeks ahead of time, their name, date of birth, social security number, home address, what hearing they wanted to attend. A background check was also required and if you had a felony or misdemeanor conviction for anything during the past five years you could be prohibited from entering for "security reasons." In the same Nation article, Stevens described the experience:
"Hannah August, spokesperson for Department of Justice, minimized the screening requirements. 'You just need to go through security, like a metal detector. You also need to get rid of your cellphone,' she said. 'How would one know how to obtain prescreening?' I asked. 'To find out the rules you have to contact the facility.' I told her that no one had answered the phone at Florence. 'You go there.' I told her I was calling from the front gate, and I reminded her that it took two weeks at Eloy for a prescreening, to which she replied, 'What I've heard is that it's more like a day turnaround.' When I asked her where she heard this, August said, 'I can't go into this further.'"
This, unfortunately, is only the tip of the iceberg. Recently, Professor Stevens probed deeper into ICE detention practices and uncovered that ICE is operating at least 186 secret, unmarked "subfield" offices hidden within office buildings and underground garages across the country.
Here is an except from Professor Stevens' latest article "Ice Castles" published January 4, 2010 in the Nation:
"It is not surprising to find that, with no detention rules and being off the map spatially and otherwise, ICE agents at these locations are acting in ways that are unconscionable and unlawful. According to Ahilan Arulanantham, director of Immigrant Rights for the ACLU of Southern California, the Los Angeles subfield office called B-18 is a barely converted storage space tucked away in a large downtown federal building. 'You actually walk down the sidewalk and into an underground parking lot. Then you turn right, open a big door and voilà, you're in a detention center,' Arulanantham explained. Without knowing where you were going, he said, 'it's not clear to me how anyone would find it. What this breeds, not surprisingly, is a whole host of problems concerning access to phones, relatives and counsel.'
"It's also not surprising that if you're putting people in a warehouse, the occupants become inventory. Inventory does not need showers, beds, drinking water, soap, toothbrushes, sanitary napkins, mail, attorneys or legal information, and can withstand the constant blast of cold air. The US residents held in B-18, as many as 100 on any given day, were treated likewise. B-18, it turned out, was not a transfer area from point A to point B but rather an irrationally revolving stockroom that would shuttle the same people briefly to the local jails, sometimes from 1 to 5am, and then bring them back, shackled to one another, stooped and crouching in overpacked vans. These transfers made it impossible for anyone to know their location, as there would be no notice to attorneys or relatives when people moved. At times the B-18 occupants were left overnight, the frigid onslaught of forced air and lack of mattresses or bedding defeating sleep. The hours of sitting in packed cells on benches or the concrete floor meant further physical and mental duress.
"Alla Suvorova, 26, a Mission Hills, California, resident for almost six years, ended up in B-18 after she was snared in an ICE raid targeting others at a Sherman Oaks apartment building. For her, the worst part was not the dirt, the bugs flying everywhere or the clogged, stinking toilet in their common cell but the panic when ICE agents laughed at her requests to understand how long she would be held. 'No one could visit; they couldn't find me. I was thinking these people are going to put me and the other people in a grinder and make sausages and sell them in the local market.'"
This is very disturbing. Secret prisons, secret courts, efforts to hide mistreatment and detainee deaths, lack of transparency or access to attorneys, U.S. citizens being confined or deported without any recourse, no tracking systems, no way for families to find loved ones, no way to call out for help…this what America has become.
The Liberty Voice confirmed that one such substation is located at 50 W. Broad St. 306-D in Columbus, Ohio. It is an unmarked facility, hidden within a major city building full of upscale professional offices. Located within the 3rd floor, there is a processing center with approximately 20 cubicles for agents along with multiple holding cells. Local ICE officials informed us that nobody is kept there more then eight hours and that it is "not a detention facility."
"Hmmm…Are people free to leave when they are brought here? No? Then would you call it a 'facility where people are detained?'"
Other substations in Ohio are reported to exist at 123 Court St. in Hamilton near Cincinnati and at 1240 East 9th St. Suite 535 in Cleveland. A full list of reported substations in the U.S. may be found at our website, TheLibertyVoice.com. Heaven help us if there are more like B-18.


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|ASU Volleyball releases 2010 schedule
|Written by Mike Kelly
|Thursday, 27 May 2010 19:01
Head coach Matt Ginapro of the Appalachian State University volleyball program has announced his schedule for the upcoming 2010 season.The ASU women, who were 14-17 last season, qualified for the Southern Conference tournament and lost to Furman in the first round. The Mountaineers return nine players, made up of two seniors, four juniors and three sophomore.
Kasey Sauls, who was second on the team in assists with 531, is one of the top returnees.
The Apps will play 11 home matches and they will also play in four tournaments, including the ASU Invitational, which is also Mountaineers' home opener on September 3. Valparaiso (Ind,), Eastern Kentucky and USC-Upstate will make up the four-team field.
ASU will officially open the season at the High Point University tournament, August 27-28. They will open tournament play against North Carolina A&T. High Point and UNC-Wilmington round out the field. The SoCon opener will be at home against The Citadel on September 25. And the SoCon Tournament will feature eight teams (the top four teams from the North and South Divisions), and will be played in Charleston, SC November 19-21.
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Fantasy art contest winners announced
From Earthsea to Fantasy: A Literary & Visual Exploration of the Genre, part of the Pioneer Library System The Big Read celebration, is currently on display through May 22 at MAINSITE Contemporary Art in downtown Norman. Please visit the gallery Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we celebrate the conclusion of The Big Read 2015.
The Pioneer Library System has announced the winners for the fantasy art contest coinciding with The Big Read 2015: A Wizard of Earthsea.
The winning works, as well as other entries in the contest, have been invited to take part in an exhibit at Norman's MAINSITE Contemporary Art Gallery. The opening reception takes place during The Big Read Finale at 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, as part of the Norman Arts Council's 2nd Friday Art Walk. Winners will receive their cash awards at 7 p.m. as part of the event.
Winning entries are:
- Student category (ages 8 to 18) – Asha Chidambaram and Adriana Fuentez
- Adult category – Alyssa Pence and Jeremy Fowler-Lindemulder
- PLS employees – Galyn Hembree and Shalla Strider
- People's Choice - Jerry Bennett
The contest was judged by MAINSITE Gallery curator and Norman Arts Council Executive Director, Erinn Gavaghan, who evaluated the works without knowing the artists's names.
In addition to the contest pieces, the exhibit also will feature creations by professional artists AK Westerman and Patrick Riley.
The Big Read is funded by grant support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Norman Arts Council, Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Friends of the Norman Public Library and the Pioneer Library System Foundation.
Scholars look at "A Wizard of Earthsea" in panel discussion
Take a deeper look into the world of "Earthsea" as several scholars gather for a discussion of "A Wizard of Earthsea," the featured novel in The Big Read for 2015. The presentation takes place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at 555 Elm Avenue on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.
This year's novel is the first fantasy novel selected during the nine years of The Big Read participation by PLS. Bringing their expertise on various aspects of the novel and the fantasy genre in general will be:
- Dr. Charles Kimball, Presidential Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma, an expert analyst on the intersection of religion and politics in the U.S.
- Deborah Chester, author of more than 40 novels and a tenured professor of professional writing in OU's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Matthew Price, co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics, Features Editor for The Oklahoman, and writer of the blog "Nerdage"
In addition to this panel discussion, there are opportunities to discuss "A Wizard of Earthsea" at each of the 11 PLS libraries during special book discussion events.
The Big Read is funded by grant support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Norman Arts Council, Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Friends of the Norman Public Library and the Pioneer Library System Foundation.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Michael Chabon to Visit
Central Oklahoma book lovers will have three opportunities to meet Pulitzer-Prize winning author Michael Chabon. Pioneer Library System (PLS) and PLS Foundation will host the celebrated novelist at a private reception and two public presentations. Chabon's visit is in conjunction with The Big Read, a community-wide effort to encourage reading.
Chabon will present two free public lectures on Thursday, March 26. At 10 am he will speak at Oklahoma Baptist University in the Geiger Center auditorium, 500 W. University St., Shawnee. Then, at 7 pm he will speak at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History in Norman. Chabon will take questions and sign books at both events.
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An Introduction to A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) is arguably the most widely admired American fantasy novel of the past 50 years. The book's elegant diction, geographical sweep, and mounting suspense are quite irresistible. Earthsea-composed of an archipelago of many islands-is a land of the imagination, like Oz, Faerie, or the dream-like realm of our unconscious.
Earthsea may not be a "real" world but it is one that our souls recognize as meaningful and "true:' Actions there possess an epic grandeur, a mythic resonance that we associate with romance and fairy tale.
Songs, poems, runes, spells-words matter a great deal in Earthsea, especially those in the "Old Speech" now spoken only by dragons and wizards. To work a spell one must know an object or person's "true name," which is nothing less than that object or person's fundamental essence. In Earthsea, to know a person's true name is to gain power over him or her. "A mage;' we are told, "can control only what is near him, what he can name exactly and wholly:'
Understanding the nature of things, not possessing power over them, is the ultimate goal of magic. Indeed, the greatest wizards do all they can to avoid using their skill. They recognize that the cosmos relies on equilibrium, appropriateness, and "balance"-the very name Earthsea suggests such balance-and that every action bears consequences. To perform magic, then, is to take on a heavy responsibili ty: One literally disturbs the balance of the universe.
Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea is the first of six Earthsea Cycle titles.
The novel shares the story of Ged, the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, who was known as "Sparrowhawk" as a reckless youth. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world.
This is the exciting tale of his journey to manhood as he masters the words of power, tames a dragon, and restores balance to the world.
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Help the zoo name Neka's lion cubs
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Zoo lion keepers made two eagerly awaited announcements this week: Neka's smallest cub appears to be recovering from her health troubles, and all three of the 5-week-old cubs are ready for names.
Keepers have selected two possible names for each cub and are asking the public to vote for their favorites on the zoo's website.
"Neka and her cubs are doing great," said Laura Weiner, senior keeper for the zoo's Africa section. "They're all bonding and comfortable with each other, and we're starting to see their personalities. It's time to give them names that match."
Until now, the zoo's animal-care staff has referred to the young cubs by the last digit of the numbers they were assigned as part of the International Species Information System: Smallest to largest, the cubs are 7, 8 and 9.
Cub No. 7 — sometimes referred to as "Little Bit" — is the smallest and weakest of the litter, keepers report. She's had some health issues and was hospitalized for nine days last month. Although she's doing much better now, she remains significantly smaller than her two sisters. Keepers have come up with the following two names for her:
- Kamali: Name for a spirit that protects babies from death, from the Shona people of Zimbabwe and surrounding nations.
- Mara: After the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, known to locals as "the Mara."
Cub No. 8 is the "middle cub" — not the biggest, not the smallest. Keepers say this sister is known for her mild temperament, and have narrowed their name choices to the following:
- Zalika: Swahili for "well-born" — a nod to the cubs' father, Zawadi, who keepers say has a similarly sweet demeanor.
- Jelani: Swahili for "mighty" or "powerful"; typically a male name, but the meaning is appropriate.
Cub No. 9 is the largest and most "outspoken" of the young trio, according to keepers. She is the most assertive when it comes to nursing and thus gets the lion's share of Neka's milk. "She's huge," Weiner said. "She's definitely more interested in food than the others — we've nicknamed her Feisty." Selections for No. 9 are:
- Mashavu: Swahili for "chubby-cheeked."
- Angalia: Swahili for "look out" or "be careful."
Votes will be accepted through Wednesday, Oct. 23. The zoo will announce the winning names on Thursday, Oct. 24.
The cubs, born Sept. 7, are the first offspring for Neka and Zawadi Mungu, the cubs' father. Weiner said the new mom is now spending about an hour outside each morning with Zawadi and Kya, the zoo's other adult female.
"She thoroughly enjoys her time with the adults," Weiner said. "She lets us know when she is ready to come back inside with her cubs by standing at the door. It's fun to watch the cubs developing. They've been batting at each other and at mom. She's very indulgent, but she spends some time on top of the den box when she needs a break."
Keepers have also been giving the cubs a stuffed hippo to play with when mom needs some time to herself.
"It looks cute," Weiner said. "But it's pretty obvious they are practicing natural predator behavior and learning how to be lions. They get quite ferocious with that hippo."
It may still be a little while before the cubs are ready to go outside though.
"The main thing determining that will be the weather," said curator Jennifer Davis, who oversees the zoo's Africa and primate areas. "They'll be ready to explore beyond their den area soon, but if it's below 50 degrees we'll be keeping them in. So throughout the fall, it'll be cloudy with a chance of cubs. We'll post updates on Facebook and the zoo website to let people know."
The zoo's three adult lions — Zawadi, Neka and Kya — came to the Oregon Zoo in 2009 based on a breeding recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for African lions. Zawadi, the male, came from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and the females, Neka and Kya, came from the Virginia Zoo and Wisconsin's Racine Zoo respectively.
The AZA has established Species Survival Plans for many threatened or endangered species — cooperative breeding programs that help create genetically diverse, self-sustaining populations to guarantee the long-term future of animals. These SSPs also support relevant field projects, research and public education to help prevent animal endangerment and extinction.


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Here are a handful of fan images of Naruto, sans whisker marks and head protector. The character looks like your typical ikemen ("イケメン" or "handsome guy") from Japanese anime.
And minus the trademark spiky hair.
In case you missed it, here's a collection of handsome (and pretty) Naruto cosplayers.
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