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Summary of Response to Comments NYCRR 360 & 750
Adoption of Revised Regulations Pertaining to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Corresponding SPDES Permit Requirements, Land Application and Associated Storage Facilities, and Composting and Other Class A Organic Waste Processing Facilities Assessment of Public Comments - Summary
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Department or DEC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on December 5, 2012, to revise 6 NYCRR Subpart 750-1 to eliminate the requirement that non-discharging Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) with 200-299 mature dairy cows, milked or dry, obtain ECL CAFO SPDES permit coverage. In addition to revisions to 6 NYCRR Subpart 750-1, the Department published notices for proposed revisions to Subpart 360-4 (Land Application and Associated Storage Facilities) and Subpart 360-5 (Composting and Other Class A Organic Waste Processing Facilities). These revisions establish criteria for anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, provide exemptions from permit and registration requirements for specified activities at farms and CAFOs, and make other changes to these Subparts to promote sound environmental practices and reduce regulatory overlap. In conjunction with this proposed rulemaking, the Department prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS), and publicly noticed its modified ECL CAFO SPDES permit (General Permit No. GP-0-09-001) on December 19, 2012.
The proposed rulemaking and modification to the ECL CAFO SPDES permit is intended to provide regulatory relief to a portion of the dairy community; this action allows them to meet expected demand from the growing yogurt industry, while ensuring that the risks posed to the environment will be manageable. Public comments were accepted from December 5, 2012 until January 22, 2013 for the proposed rulemaking and the dEIS; and from December 19, 2012, until January 21, 2013 for the proposed modification to the ECL CAFO SPDES permit. The Department held four public hearings on January 4, 2013 and heard from 21 speakers at the public hearings, and received approximately 50 additional comments.
Comment: NYSDEC's proposal to revise 6 NYCRR Part 750 and the general permit to relieve Medium CAFOs of permit requirements that ensure compliance with effluent limitations, and to relieve currently permitted Medium CAFOs from existing effluent limitations, violates the Clean Water Act's anti-backsliding provision.
Response: The Clean Water Act's anti-backsliding provision (33 U.S.C. § 1342 [o]) provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a NPDES permit may not be renewed, reissued or modified to contain effluent limitations that are less stringent than the comparable effluent limitations in the previous permit. Under the revised rule making, the Department is not making any change to effluent limitations. Instead, the Department is defining the term "CAFO" for purposes of state law in a manner that remains more stringent than the federal standard. The effect of the rule making is that non-discharging AFOs with 200-299 mature dairy cows are no longer required to maintain ECL CAFO SPDES permit coverage. This group of AFOs already is not required to obtain NPDES CAFO permit coverage under federal law because the Clean Water Act only regulates CAFOs that discharge (Waterkeeper; 33 U.S.C. § 1342 [a] [1]). Thus, the rulemaking merely aligns state law more closely with federal law for this group of non-discharging AFOs. This is accomplished by defining the term "CAFO" in the revised rulemaking (which was previously not defined in Department regulations) to exclude these smaller non-discharging AFOs. Under the ECL, a "concentrated animal feeding operation" is defined to be a "point source" (ECL 17-0105 [16]), but the term "CAFO" is not defined. Therefore, the Department is free to define this term in a manner that is no less stringent than the federal standard. If the Department were to match the federal standard, all non-discharging AFOs, regardless of herd size, would be exempt from permit coverage. Rather than adopt the federal standard, the Department's rulemaking is narrowly tailored to achieve the important economic benefits described in the EIS while maintaining a higher level of oversight with respect to non-discharging CAFOs with 300 or more cows which produce larger quantities of waste.
Comment: NYSDEC lacks the authority to finalize certain modifications to the general permit that are less protective of water quality than are legally required. The proposed definition of discharge is not consistent with federal or state law. The proposed definition of agricultural stormwater is not consistent with federal law.
Response: The Department's definition of "discharge" has been revised in the general permit and is consistent with federal and state law. The definition now states that discharge means "any release of any pollutant, including but not limited to manure, litter, process wastewater, food processing waste, digestate, or releases from feed storage areas to waters of the State."
The Department's definition of "agricultural stormwater" has also been revised and is consistent with federal law. Agricultural stormwater discharge means a precipitation-related discharge of manure, litter or process wastewater where the manure, litter or process wastewater has been applied in accordance with site specific nutrient management practices that ensure appropriate agricultural utilization of the nutrients in the manure, litter or process wastewater, with site specific conservation practices to control runoff, appropriate testing of manure, litter, process wastewater and soil, and adequate documentation and recordkeeping.
Comment: NYSDEC lacks the authority to categorically exempt CAFOs from the SPDES program without assessing whether pollution and/or pollutants will discharge or run into waters of the state from an outlet, a point source or any source which impairs water quality. NYSDEC cannot relieve Medium CAFOs of the obligation to prepare and implement a nutrient management plan and at the same time, presume that such CAFOs will not discharge.
Response: 6 NYCRR § 750-1.2 (a) (21) has been revised to state, in pertinent part, that a "Medium CAFO" is "an AFO that stables or confines . . . 200 to 699 mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry, except that an AFO that stables or confines 200-299 mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry that does not cause a discharge would not be considered a Medium CAFO." Furthermore, this section provides that AFOs with 200-299 mature dairy cows "may request CAFO SPDES permit coverage and, if permit coverage is granted, the AFO would be considered a Small CAFO throughout permit coverage." Finally, the rulemaking states that the Department may designate an AFO that is not a Medium or Large CAFO to be a Small CAFO. Therefore, state law remains more stringent than federal law. Federal law exempts all non-discharging AFOs, regardless of herd size, from the requirement to maintain Clean Water Act CAFO SPDES permit coverage. State law, on the other hand, provides that a non-discharging AFO with 300 or more mature dairy cows is considered a "CAFO" that is therefore a "point source" under ECL 17-0105 (16) required to obtain ECL CAFO SPDES permit coverage. Under the rule making, state law now aligns more closely with federal law because a non-discharging AFO with 200-299 mature dairy cows would no longer be required to maintain CAFO SPDES permit coverage unless it designated to be a Small CAFO by the Department. Facilities no longer required to maintain CAFO SPDES permit coverage would still required to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Therefore, it should not be presumed that these facilities will violate the law based solely upon the nature of their business. Importantly, the Department retains authority to require CAFO SPDES permit coverage for these facilities if: 1) an improper discharge occurs that falls outside the agricultural stormwater discharge exemption or 2) designation as a Small CAFO is deemed appropriate, irrespective of discharge. Finally, the Department retains the authority to evaluate the status of unpermitted AFOs where there is evidence that a discharge, other than an agricultural stormwater discharge, may be occurring (see e.g. ECL 3-0301 [2] [g]).
Comment: NYSDEC's proposal to deregulate Medium Dairy CAFOs with 200 to 299 cows violates the Clean Water Act's and New York State's antidegradation policies and the Clean Water Act's anti-backsliding provisions and impaired waterbody requirements. The proposed deregulation of CAFOs violates antidegradation protections. The proposed deregulation of CAFOs violates Tier One Antidegradation Protections. The Proposed Deregulation of CAFOs Violates Tier Two Antidegradation Protections.
Response: The Department's revised rule making does not violate the Clean Water Act's and New York State's antidegradation policies. Under the revised rule making, non-discharging dairy AFOs with 200-299 mature dairy cows are not classified as "CAFOs" and therefore are not a "point sources" required to maintain ECL SPDES permit coverage. Excluding these AFOs from the CAFO definition is no less stringent than federal definition pertaining to CAFOs of this size (see 40 CFR 122.23 [b] [6] [i], [ii]) and is consistent with federal law which generally regulates discharges of pollutants (33 U.S.C. § 1342 [a]; Waterkeeper). Antidegradation prevents the degradation of water quality. The rulemaking does not establish less stringent effluent limits, but rather makes a regulatory change that eliminates the ECL SPDES permit requirement based upon: 1) an animal range 200-299 mature dairy cows and 2) the absence of a discharge. The revised rulemaking does not violate Tier One antidegradation protections since it cannot be assumed that existing stream water uses and the level of water quality necessary to protect these uses will be compromised by removing the permit requirement. Likewise, the revised rules do not violate Tier Two antidegradation protections which are intended to preserve high quality waters because removing a permit requirement does not equate to degradation of water quality. As previously explained, the revised rulemaking also does not violate the Clean Water Act's anti-backsliding provision (33 U.S.C. 1342 [o]).
Comment: NYSDEC's proposal to deregulate Medium Dairy CAFOs constitutes a substantial revision to its SPDES program requiring EPA review and approval following public notice and comment.
Response: EPA review and approval is not required for changes to our state program. The Department's rule making only affects DEC's state permit program and does not affect DEC's administration of the CWA CAFO general permit. The proposed definition of CAFO remains more stringent than the federal standard. The Summary of Express terms indicates that "the proposed rule making revisions to Subpart 750-1 are not intended to make any changes with respect to the federal definition of a Large, Medium or Small CAFO or to limit, in any way, the scope of federal law. Instead, the proposed Subpart 750-1 changes exempt non-discharging AFOs with 200-299 mature dairy cows from the requirement to obtain an ECL CAFO SPDES permit unless designated, while clarifying that although ECL CAFO SPDES permit coverage for these facilities would be discontinued, state law is still more stringent than federal law." To the extent that referencing federal laws and regulations implicates the Department's federal SPDES program, the rulemaking has been revised to remove the revision to 6 NYCRR § 750-1.24 (c).
In Waterkeeper Alliance v. EPA, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 6533 (2005), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that EPA is only authorized to regulate CAFOs that discharge. In response to this decision, EPA changed its federal rules and no longer requires CAFOs that "propose to discharge" to apply for a NPDES permit. Furthermore, federal rules have removed language allowing CAFOs the option to voluntarily certify that they do not discharge. The Department's rulemaking only impacts AFOs with 200-299 mature dairy cows that do not discharge. Therefore, the proposed rule making does not affect implementation of the federal permit program. Indeed, the Department administers two types of general permits: 1) the Clean Water Act CAFO general permit for CAFOs that discharge and 2) the ECL CAFO permit for CAFOs that do not discharge. Thus, the proposed rule making is not a "program revision" under 40 CFR 123.62 because it only applies to non-discharging facilities that are beyond the scope of the Clean Water Act. Similarly, the Department need not obtain prior EPA approval for modifications to its ECL CAFO SPDES general permit because this permit merely implements ECL requirements. Indeed, the ECL CAFO SPDES general permit specifically relies upon Article 17, Title 7 of the ECL for authority to require coverage. Title 7, unlike Title 8, of Article 17 is based on State authority not Federal.


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November 29, 2015
MONROE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio church says a giant Jesus statue is on schedule to be installed next month, replacing one that was destroyed in a lightning fire.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the new Jesus statue will be installed outside the Solid Rock Church in Monroe along Interstate 75. The installation was originally scheduled for July.
The first statue was destroyed more than two years ago after it was hit by lightning. It depicted a waist-up Jesus with arms uplifted, and had the nickname "Touchdown Jesus," or "Big Butter Jesus" for its creamy color.
The new concrete-looking statue, a full-bodied Jesus with arms reaching out, is being built at a factory near Dayton. The newspaper reports one sculptor says it's already received the nickname, "Hug Me Jesus."
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Tapes of 911 calls released earlier this week suggested it may have taken an ambulance 30 minutes to get to Dustin Friedland at the Short Hills mall on Dec. 15.
The Star-Ledger of Newark (http://bit.ly/19wE0o8 ) reports Millburn Police Chief Gregory Weber said in a statement that police officers began administering medical care within minutes of the shooting.
Weber says the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad's on-duty crew chief drove to the scene in her own vehicle within 10 minutes. The ambulance arrived within 15 minutes and Weber says Friedland was placed in the ambulance by 9:31 p.m.
Friedland died at a hospital.
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Grading the off-season moves: Depth forwards
There has been some criticism of the things Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk either has or hasn't done this summer, so I thought we should just take a look back and study some of the decisions he and the front office have made in a segment we'll call "Grading the off-season moves."
Today, let's look at how they have handled the depth forwards.
Probably the area of most movement for Nieuwendyk and Co., this also is probably the area of most controversy. Dating back to last February, when he signed Steve Ott to a four-year contract extension for $11.8 million rather than move him at the trade deadline, Nieuwendyk has put a heavy emphasis on grit and veteran leadership _ and that could be a bit risky when you consider this team is on a very tight budget.
Ott by himself is a controversial decision. Clearly a leader on the Stars and clearly one of the best agitators in the league, Ott held firm to high contract demands knowing he could get that money in the summer as a free agent. And while a team with a high budget seeking a tough winger who can score goals might be able to afford the luxury of a player like Ott, there is real debate as to whether the Stars can afford him.
Ott will start in the 2010-11 season at a reasonable $2.1 million, but then he will go up to $3.3 million in 2011-12 and finish out with two years at $3.2 million per. That's heady stuff for a guy who might not have a spot among the top six forwards. Ott certainly can play in the top six _ and actually plays better when he's paired with a guy like Mike Ribeiro or Brad Richards _ but the Stars have too many other candidates to take those minutes. If Loui Eriksson has six years left at $4.26 million and Brenden Morrow three more years at $4.1 million, and James Neal and Jamie Benn are climbing the ladder quickly and Scott Glennie will need a place to play soon, then where does Ott fit in?
Right now, he seems to be a third line left wing who will help Tom Wandell check the other team's best players, and that's a lot to pay a third line left wing.
But most fans love Ott and most insiders feel his edginess is needed, so most people will say this is a deal the Stars can live with. The problem is that Nieuwendyk and his crew didn't stop there. They then gave raises to Krys Barch and Toby Petersen and signed Adam Burish as a free agent.
Petersen is a versatile player who fills a Stu Barnes-like role on the team, so many weren't surprised when he signed a two-year extension that averaged $775,000. That's a fair price for a guy who can play on any line and has the ability to chip in 10 goals. And, at age 31, Petersen deserves the raise up from the $550,000 he was making. Hard-line negotiators might ask if he would have re-signed at the old rate (and I think he would have), but the team might simply have been rewarding a good soldier here.
That then led to the Krys Barch re-signing. Again, Barch is a solid player who has done a lot as far as leadership goes, but did he need a raise from $575,000 to a two year deal at an average of $837,500? The Stars have two viable fighters within the organization in Francis Wathier and Luke Gazdic, so you would have thought that they not only could have filled in for Barch with a cheaper player, but they could have opened the door for the development of the 21-year-old Gazdic, who appears to have a future as a heavyweight enforcer.
Barch likely would have studied free agency and easily could have left, but you wonder if the Stars shouldn't have offered a one-year deal at a lower price, knowing that Gazdic should be knocking on the door as early as this season and certainly next.
Nieuwendyk then followed those signings with the free agent signing of Burish to a two-year deal at an average of $1.15 million ($1 million this season and $1.3 million next). Burish is just 27 and is coming off winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks. He captained the University of Wisconsin to the 2006 NCAA Championship, and Nieuwendyk has a history of scouting college players, so he's pretty sure that he has a good project here. The Stars feel that Burish, who has just 11 goals in 169 NHL games, will take off when given a bigger role in Dallas. He is a right-handed right wing, so he could play on the checking line with Ott and Wandell or he could move up to the second line and play beside Morrow and Mike Ribeiro. Either way, he will get more minutes than he did in Chicago.
By himself, Burish seems like a good add, but you do wonder if Nieuwendyk is overdoing this grit thing. The Stars made a huge mistake when they signed Sean Avery two years ago, as the combination of Ott and Avery led to far too many shenanigans during games, and the duo became a distraction to the Stars rather than to opponents. Burish seems more mature than Avery, and Ott is a couple of years older, so that should help matters, but you just wonder if Burish is redundant on this team.
Separately, the moves make a certain amount of sense _ Ott is a leader who the team needed, Barch is probably a better fit right now than Wathier or Gazdic, Petersen is a guy you like to have around, Burish could have impressive upside that's worth the risk. But you combine the moves and the Stars have now committed a significant amount of money to their role playing forwards. A team that is on a very tight budget will pay $2.05 million more than last season just to bring back Ott, Barch and Petersen and add Burish. In 2011-12, that number will be $3.625 million more than it was last season just to keep three role players and add one gritty forward.
Now, if the Stars were spending to the cap, that money might not seem that big of a deal. But they're not, and there's no telling if the new owner will (whenever he finally gets here).
Plus, what do you do with players like Glennie or Gazdic or Tomas Vincour or Colton Sceviour or Aaron Gagnon or Ray Sawada? All but Glennie will play in the AHL this year, and maybe they need the seasoning, but the Stars appear to be filling their bottom six for the next two seasons. Couldn't that stunt the growth opportunity of some of the younger players? With the expectations seemingly low because of the budget Isn't now the time to see if Gagnon could fill Petersen's role or if Gazdic could fill Barch's? Isn't now the time to see if the kids can help out in the future.
There's a chance that by allowing Brian Sutherby, Fabian Brunnstrom or Brandon Segal to walk at the end of the season, the Stars will still have wiggle room for some of their young role playing forwards in 2011-12, but Nieuwendyk seems to be making a clear statement with his depth forwards that he believes this team can win right now and that it needs to attack the season in that manner.
That strategy is one that will definitely be open for debate as the season moves on, and I think a lot of people would have rather seen the Stars go full out with a youth movement this year.


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By Josh Katzowitz
While there have been plenty of questions whether Blaine Gabbert is the Jaguars quarterback of the future, new Jacksonville owner Shahid Khan isn't the one doing the questioning. In his mind, Gabbert is the guy -- for him and for whomever the next coach will be.
"I think a key question you have to ask any potential coach, what are you going to do to develop him?" Khan said on WKOV radio, via the Florida Times Union. "How do you make him the best he can be? Really, I've been asking them point blank, 'Can you work with him?' And so far everybody says he's great."
As you can see from our handy Coaching Rumors post, most, if not all, of the Jaguars interview plans revolved around offensive coordinators, including New York's Brian Schottenheimer, Cincinnati's Jay Gruden, Carolina's Rob Chudzinski and Atlanta's Mike Mularkey.
With the quarterback turmoil experienced last season (cutting David Garrard, playing Gabbert, experimenting with Luke McCown, etc.), the franchise needs to find a way to help Gabbert become a legit starter. Because, in Khan's mind, that's exactly what he is.
"I think he [Gabbert] is going to be a great quarterback," Khan said. "I think he is our franchise quarterback. I think he needs development. We want to develop him. We want to give him tools. A dedicated coach. And I think he's going to be great."
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Chicken Macaroni Salad is a simple salad made from macaroni (usually elbow macaroni) and boiled chicken. This Recipe for Chicken Macaroni Salad is prepared with a generous amount of mayonnaise.
Preparing Chicken Macaroni Salad is very easy. There is no major cooking involved: just boiling chicken and pasta. Once the chicken has been shredded and elbow macaroni is ready, all you will need to do is combine all the ingredients and toss. Easy isn't it?
Chicken Macaroni Salad is a regular side dish during picnics and family outings, macaroni salad is best if combined with grilled foods and barbeque. I find it best eaten with BBQ Baby back ribs.
Try this Recipe for Chicken Macaroni Salad. Let me know what you think. Happy cooking!
- 16 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast, boiled and cubed
- 1 ½ cup pineapple chunks
- 1 cup Spanish onion
- 1 cup raisins
- 3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 cups mayonnaise (can be 1 cup mayo and 1 cup miracle whip)
- 1 ½ cup Cheddar cheese, cubed
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- Cook the macaroni as directed in the package
- Place the macaroni in a large container
- Add the mayonnaise (and /or miracle whip) and mix well
- Put-in the minced onions and mix well
- Place the cheddar cheese in and mix again
- Now, add the chicken and distribute evenly
- Put-in the pineapple chunks, boiled eggs, and raisins and mix well
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Chill inside the refrigerator for about an hour
- Serve chilled. Share and enjoy!
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Born: February 20, 1936
Died: June 16, 2013
Jimmy Watson, age 77, of Arkadelphia, died Sunday June 16, 2013 in Arkadelphia. He was born February 20, 1936 in Leitchfield, Kentucky the son of the late Ernest and Cora Hack Watson. Jimmy was a retired machinist for Anchor Glass Co. in Streator, Illinois.
Survivors are his wife of forty-six years, Judith Watson; one son, James David Watson of Alabama; step-children, Lisa Odd of Canada, Michael Holland and Scott Holland both of Streator, Illinois; one brother, Don Decker of Virginia Beach, Virginia; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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The pros gave two thumbs up to Forest Hills Country Club adding five new tees to the course. Those tees added 155 yards to Forest Hills, making it 6,816 yards from the tips.
The pros gave two thumbs up to Forest Hills Country Club adding five new tees to the course. Those tees added 155 yards to Forest Hills, making it 6,816 yards from the tips.
"They are really good," said Ken Duke, who shot 65 Monday to win the Rockford Pro-Am for the second time in six years. "I don't know why they added to No. 9 (now making it 601 yards) because you already hit it up the hill, but 13, that's a good one."
Duke also loved the new tee on No. 3, which stretched the short downhill par-4 to 415 yards and made it a far bigger dogleg.
"It's a great hole," Duke said. "You think it's an easy hole, but it will slip up on you."
Rockford's own Brad Benjamin called the new tees "awesome."
"Courses like this where you have to hit it so straight, you add 20 or 30 yards on a hole, it makes a big difference," Benjamin said. "I like the changes a lot. They challenge you. Especially on 3; it makes it a whole different hole.
"They did an awesome job with it. Some courses try to do silly things. Here, they just move it back a little, and it makes the course play maybe a shot harder."
Illini united
Three former University of Illinois golfers — D.A. Points, Scott Langley and Luke Guthrie — played together as a team along with Stacy Lewis during the Aqua-Aerobic Best Shot event at the Rockford Pro-Am.
Langley, who won an NCAA national championship with the Illini in 2010, said he was thrilled to play with his friends.
"Luke is one of my best buddies from school," Langley said. "I lived with him for a year. D.A. and I have been able to play a few times this year. Stacy was great. We had a fun time. It was a good group. "It made it perfect they would put us together since we are three Illinois guys."
Stylin' golfers
This year's three Aqua-Aerobic golf foursome squads rocked golf shirts that weren't hard to miss: bright pink shirts in support of breast cancer awareness.
"We've had a little ribbing over these shirts, but it's all for a good cause," Aqua-Aerobic golfer Ed Lang said.
Always improving
The Pro-Am was only half an hour old, and longtime tournament director Judi Sheley already had half a page of notes for suggested improvements written on a yellow legal pad at 11 a.m.
"I've also got things in the office I've been writing down for the last month," Sheley said. "You'd think by now we'd have things down, but you can always improve. People think there are never any issues. There are issues. We just don't tell anybody."
Page 2 of 3 - Another issue then popped up when Sheley was told that all the golfers now take a shortcut once used by only a few pros into the No. 9 fairway on the par-5 12th in the Best Shot scramble. The suggestion was to either declare that shortcut out of bounds for the morning scramble event or to hold up the golfers on the No. 9 tee.
Drawing a crowd
Stacy Lewis, the only LPGA player in the field, drew one of the largest galleries of the day.
"This is awesome. It's cool coming back. And I've gotten better since I was here the last time," said Lewis, who drew a smaller crowd when she played in the 2010 Pro-Am.
Lewis ranked No. 3 in the world and has a chance to become the first American to be named LPGA Player of the Year in 18 years. That was news to her partners in the Best Shot scramble: former Illini players D.A. Points, Scott Langley and Luke Guthrie.
"It's fun to see the guys. We never play in the same cities and hardly ever have events like this. It's fun being the only girl and having the spotlight on me. Playing with the guys in the scramble, they announced me coming up at No. 9. They all looked at me and said, 'You didn't tell us that. You could have told us that you won twice this year.'"
Fun at Best Shot
Sheley said the pros tell her that starting off with the Aqua-Aerobic Best Shot scramble helps make the Rockford Pro-Am their most fun pro-am. Aqua-Aerobic President and CEO Bob Wimmer appreciated that comment. "That's hotter than anything," he said of the pros' approval.
Thousands brave heat
According to Sheley, there was about 8,000 spectators who braved the 90-plus-degree heat and made Monday's Rockford Pro-Am another successful one.
"We had three pros who came up to us and said this is the best pro-am they play in all year. That's saying something," Sheley said. "I have a lot of people working hard to make this run smoothly, and there's always those little setbacks, but we make it work."
Although they ran out of water late in the afternoon, Sheley's staff rushed in backups and kept things stocked throughout the course. According to Sheley, there were no injuries or cases of dehydration.
Youngsters get hot
D.A. Points let out a holler as his playing partners caught fire late in their round Monday. With just three holes left to play, teenage girls Bailey Peck and Melissa Vansistine rattled off back-to-back birdies, including just the second birdie on hole No. 8 all day by Vansistine.
Page 3 of 3 - "That's what we're talking about," Points shouted. When informed that was only the second birdie on that hole, Points responded: "And I bet this one was much better than the other one, too."
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Seven cold, wet puppies were rescued from a curb in Mason City on a day with temperatures in the single digits. (Photo submitted).
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A man in Mason City stopped his car last week to investigate a plastic covered tote with a sign that read "free puppies" on the curb.
Inside the bin he found seven wet and cold puppies shivering on the single-digit temperature day, according to officials with the Humane Society of North Iowa.
The young man, who chose not to be identified, delivered the bin full of puppies to the Humane Society of Northern Iowa, where some remain in search of a home. ...


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Kind of late to start a morning thread but I'll go ahead anyway.
Coffee and homegrown 'maters for breakfast. Just a warning, I eat weird stuff for breakfast. It is a lovely 85 degrees here in North Central North Carolina, we are supposed to have cooler temps the next few days. It has been in the upper 90's for a while now.
Got the backyard mowed, still have the side and front to do about 2 acres in all. Mopped the kitchen floor as well and now my hip is hurting like the dickens. Also got a rip roaring case of poison ivy all over! I think I must have picked it up from Kabota, he was out and about the other night and I am sure he got into some. I am miserable with it. I covered in pink lotion but I don't care.
New kitty is a real doll. She was abandoned and one of my coworkers found her outside the office last week. So of course, I took her home . I may have someone that will take her once she is bigger. So far she and Muffin (my Shih Tzu) are having a blast and Kabota is getting used to her as well.
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Sounders coach will see a lot of Sammamish
December 22, 2008
By Christopher Huber
Sigi Schmid's brother, Roland, lives in Inglewood Hill area
If you haven't heard yet, there's a new coach in town. His name is Sigi Schmid, and he was recently named the first head coach for the new Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer expansion team.
Schmid was introduced at a news conference Dec. 16 at Qwest Field after agreeing to a multi-year contract with the Sounders.
Schmid took the job after three years as head coach of the Columbus Crew, where he won the MLS Cup this year. He's coached for 28 years. He's not just a big name in professional soccer, though — he's got a Sammamish connection.
His brother, Roland Schmid, lives in the Inglewood Hill area of Sammamish and was a contributing factor to Sigi Schmid deciding to come to Seattle from Columbus, both Roland and Sigi said.
"It feels great. Even though we're 10 years apart, we're brothers, and we have been close," Sigi Schmid said of reuniting with Roland. "It's nice to be in the same city, because it's been a long time since we've been in the same city together."
Although the family factor wasn't the most imperative — quality of the Sounders organization and, potential to compete were top on his list — Sigi Schmid said it was important to consider it.
"Obviously it was something I was aware of and considering," he said. "Knowing my family was in the area, for me it would be an easier transition."
He seems to relish in the prospect of more down time with his brother.
"It's very important. (Roland) is a much better golfer than me, so he can help my golf game," Sigi Schmid said.
Roland Schmid, his wife, Amy, and children, Makenzie, 13, and Graham, 10, moved to Sammamish from Georgia in 2006, after he got a job with Boeing.
Roland Schmid said he is looking forward to the non-soccer family time they will spend with Sigi and his wife Valerie.
"Having us here puts the icing on the cake (for him)," Roland Schmid said. "Maybe this gives him a little bit of an out and lets him take a break."
At the conference, Sigi Schmid got emotional when he spoke of being reunited with his brother.
They have lived apart since 1992, when Roland Schmid left the Los Angeles area. Sigi Schmid was still coaching at UCLA.
"Straight away my wife started to cry," Roland Schmid said of the speech. "And it was totally unexpected. That was right from his heart."
Roland Schmid, who played for his brother at UCLA in the early 1980s, said soccer has always been his favorite sport, and he keeps up on the MLS which he would do even without a famous — in some circles — brother.
"I try to watch every soccer game that's on TV. Regardless if my brother is in the league, I would know what's going on," he said. "But, all the better that I've got a personal interest."
Sigi Schmid said he also likes the idea of spending more time with his family amid a busy coaching job.
"All that helps you get a little time away," Sigi Schmid said. "That's going to be a big plus, to come for dinner or watch TV or something like that."
Sigi Schmid cited a number of reasons for taking on the challenge of an expansion team, including that Seattle has been in his top-four list of places he'd like to live, since visiting numerous times for soccer games.
"I think the key factor for me is the organization here is what convinced me," Sigi Schmid said. "They're doing things in an extremely efficient and professional manner. It's something I thought would be exciting because of the magnitude of the way they were trying to do it. Usually, it's easier to build than to rebuild."
In his 28 years as a head coach, Sigi Schmid, 55, has won two MLS Cups, the first coming with the L.A. Galaxy in 2002.
He coached the Galaxy from 1999 to 2004 and spent the first 19 years of his career coaching at UCLA. He was assistant coach for three years before taking over as head coach from 1980 to 1999.
1980 was also Roland Schmid's freshman year at UCLA.
The younger brother played for the older one until 1985.
The Sounders
The Seattle Sounders FC will become the 15th team in Major League Soccer. Comedian Drew Carey is a co-owner of the team, and would only buy in after a guarantee that the team would have a marching band.
As a result, the sounders are on track to become the only pro sports team in America with a band.
The sounders are set to play at Qwest Field starting in April 2009.
For more information, visit www.soundersfc.com.
"It's been a long time since we've been in the same city together."
– Sigi Schmid,
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LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 17, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI expressed his spiritual closeness to those who suffer.
The Pope did so after praying the midday Angelus today with 6,000 residents, vacationers and pilgrims who came to the Alpine chalet where he is on holiday.
"I assure the whole community of Val d'Aosta of my remembrance in the Lord, especially the sick and all those suffering," he said.
With obvious compassion and affection, Benedict XVI then personally greeted the sick and the handicapped who were seated in the first rows in the garden.
He also greeted the young people "who have come for my first Angelus in the mountains."
"Spiritually, we are already on the way to Cologne," he added. "We will see one another in Cologne!"
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Cape Town - Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani could be back in South Africa within weeks. Prosecutors are discussing his return with his legal team after he decided not to continue his battle against extradition.
On Sunday the Justice Department said Dewani, 33, is expected to leave Britain on April 7 and touch down in South Africa on April 8 under plans being finalised with the British government.
"When he lands in South Africa, the National Prosecution Authority and the South African Police are going to call him to appear in Court, which is the Western Cape High Court," ministry spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga told AFP.
Dewani, 33, lost a crunch legal hearing in London's High Court earlier this month when three judges ruled he should return to Cape Town to face trial for his alleged involvement in the killing of his bride Anni Hindocha, 28, in November 2010.
They blocked any further appeals in Britain, although Dewani could have approached the European Court of Human Rights.
Instead, his legal team are talking to Western Cape prosecutors about the mechanics of his return.
On Saturday Western Cape Director of Public Prosecutions Rodney de Kock said: "We are in contact with Mr Dewani's lawyers about his return to South Africa… Those discussions will continue next week, with Dewani possibly returning in the first or second week of April."
De Kock has regularly flown between Cape Town and London over the past three years as Dewani battled extradition in various London courts.
His options narrowed after the latest defeat. Lawyers however warned that if he appealed to the European Court, the outcome was unlikely to be in his favour.
Dewani did not appear at the high court to hear the verdict, instead remaining in the Bristol hospital where he is remanded to receive treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder – health reasons he used to try to avoid extradition.
South Africa wants Dewani to return to answer claims that he was involved in Anni's death after a "hijacking" in Gugulethu.
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NFL Notebook: Former NFL running back Johnson arrested in Vegas
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LAS VEGAS — Former NFL running back Larry Johnson was arrested early Friday at a Las Vegas Strip resort after an ex-girlfriend told police he choked her into unconsciousness and left her in her underwear in a hotel hallway.
Johnson Jr., 32, of North Bay Village Fla., was being held on $15,000 bail at the Clark County jail pending an initial court appearance on a domestic violence-strangulation charge that could get him a minimum of two years in state prison if he is convicted.
Williams out til Nov.
The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker D.J. Williams until mid-November after the NFL added three games to his suspension.
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WR Amendola out
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Jags ink Spurlock
The Jacksonville Jaguars, who will be without receiver Laurent Robinson (concussion) for Sunday's game against Chicago, signed receiver/return specialist Micheal Spurlock.
Hernandez practices again
New England tight ends Aaron Hernandez (ankle) and Rob Gronkowski (hip) are both listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. Hernandez practiced for the second day in a row on Friday.
NFL doles out fines
Linebackers Chad Greenway of Minnesota and Brandon Spikes of New England were fined $21,000 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness in games last weekend. Buffalo DT Kyle Williams was fined $15,750 for roughing the passer. Also fined were Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji, Titans tackle Dave Stewart and Cardinals placekicker Jay Feely, all docked $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.
Rams RB Jackson can void final year of deal
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson can void the final year of his contract after this season in a compromise after talks fell through on a long-term extension.
Shipley could make first start
Former Moon Area High School and Penn State standout A.Q. Shipley is in line to make his first NFL start when the Colts host the Packers on Sunday, if regular center Samson Satele (knee) can't go. Shipley was promoted from the practice squad this week. Satele is listed as questionable.
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According to industry figures, ridership on mass transit surged by more than five percent during the second quarter of the year.
That means 2.8 billion trips were made on the nation's subways, buses, commuter railroads, and light-rail systems.
But that surge in riders is also straining agencies that can't afford to expand service and are struggling to maintain the services they already offer.
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Brief Ward Information
Park Ward is in the east of the Borough, in Windsor. The ward borders several other wards including Bray Ward to the west, Old Windsor Ward to the east and south, and Clewer South, Clewer East and Castle Without Wards to the north. To the south-west the ward borders Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
In Park Ward, 83% of land is within the green belt, none of the land is in the flood plain. The majority of the ward is rural, containing most of Windsor Great Park. To the north east of the ward is the southern part of Windsor town centre, and in the north-west is residential area. The ward also contains Legoland, a very popular visitor attraction.
Total Electorate - 3,697 (as at 1 February 2013)
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Yes, according to a slew of studies on sedentary behavior completed in the last few years. Evidence suggests that lengthy, uninterrupted sitting time—like the time you spend hunched over in front of a computer—can slow your metabolism, erode bone mineral content, lead to a decrease in the production of 'good' cholesterol and increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
That research gave rise to a new workplace trend: ergonomically-designed 'standing desks' that allow workers to remain upright at their computers.
Enter Dr. Steven Stovitz, a physician at UMPhysicians' Orthopaedic Clinic and Lifestyle Medicine Program for Weight Management. Stovitz, a standing desk convert, is here to help us sort through the science behind the new trend.
UMPhysicians: Can you summarize your medical experience and professional background?
Dr. Steven Stovitz: I am a physician who completed a residency in family medicine, a fellowship in sports medicine and a Master of Science in clinical research
UMPhysicians: How did you initially become interested in this topic?
Stovitz: I pursued a career in medicine in order to try and prevent and treat health problems. Medical training is very heavy on the treatment and very light on the prevention. Avoiding prolonged sedentary behavior is one of the key things a person can do in order to prevent illness.
UMPhysicians: Have you made the switch from a sitting desk to a standing desk in your workplace?
Stovitz: Yes, I use a standing desk. Mentally, it improves my concentration. Physically, it's not so much improvement as a lack of deterioration that I notice from simply standing as opposed to sitting. As I age, I view lack of deterioration as a benefit. Standing also makes the transition to increased activity easier.
UMPhysicians: What are the health risks related to excessive sitting? How do you define 'excessive'?
Stovitz: Sitting too much seems to worsen back pain in some. Most people sit with their pelvis tilted backwards and thus assume an uncomfortable posture. Plus, there's the increasing research that prolonged sitting is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
UMPhysicians: Conversely, can too much standing be a bad thing?
Stovitz: I imagine that too much standing could be bad. Humans need rest. It's just that in modern society in the U.S., lack of physical rest doesn't seem to be very common.
UMPhysicians: How do you strike an appropriate balance between sitting and standing?
Stovitz: Sitting time is not hard to find, since I am not a manual laborer. This may be different for people who work in jobs such as farming and/or construction. In order to find enough standing time I try to stand when doing computer work, when at my kids' sporting events, when on the phone and, if possible, during meetings. Oh, yes, also during interviews such as this.
UMPhysicians: What daily work routines do you recommend to your patients at the Lifestyle Medicine Program for Weight Management?
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- Use a pedometer. Since you must stand to walk, people who use a pedometer may find themselves standing in order to accumulate small numbers of steps throughout the day.
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Costa Coffee to open in Beeston - and create ten jobs
Posted: October 17, 2013|
A HIGH street coffee chain is set to perk up Beeston town centre and create 10 jobs.
Costa Coffee will be coming to the town's Square next month.
However, despite the number of jobs that will be created, independent coffee shops are not welcoming the new development.
Owner Alex Bitsios-Esposito of The Bean, in Stoney Street, Beeston, said: "I am aware of the new Costa and I know that other businesses will also be coming.
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"Our coffee is in a completely different ball park and our customers know that.
"I feel that Costa is the scourge of the nation because of the quality of their coffee.
"I am not worried that we will lose business because we have loyal customers and you will get a better cup of coffee."
The redevelopment of Beeston Town Square will lead to shops being knocked down and replaced by larger ones and it is intended to create a mix of retail, restaurants and cafés.
It has also already been confirmed that there will be a gymnasium on the site in the near future.
Owner Hilary Cook of Flying Goose Cafe, Chilwell Road, Beeston, said: "I don't think it is the best idea because it will water down the trade.
"I don't think that a new Costa will pull more people into the town.
"I might be wrong but we will wait and see what happens."
Some believe that students in the town are more likely to go to Costa than independent shops.
Co-owner Sue Kudryk of Metro Coffee, High Road, Beeston, said: "I had an idea that one was coming to the town.
"We don't welcome it because in Beeston we already have a lot of coffee shops.
"I have a lot of loyal customers and I hope that they stay with us.
"I think the students will go to Costa but I will worry about it when it happens."
News of Costa's arrival was broken during a meeting between Beeston BID and the developer of the Town Square, Henry Boot.
Stephanie Wilkinson, BID manager said: "We had a really productive meeting with Henry Boot and they have some big plans coming up.
"You can sense the frustration with all of the redevelopment and disturbance around the tram but also the excitement that it is generating as people and businesses see the potential of Beeston.
"They told me that they are fully committed to Beeston and its success and work will begin in January.
"This is more positive news for our town and we hope to make a series of further announcements in due course."
A spokesman from Costa Coffee said: "As the UK's favourite coffee shop and one of the success stories on the UK high street, we work closely with planning departments across the country to open new stores for the benefit of their local communities, creating new jobs and providing attractive and popular social meeting places.
"We can confirm that the Costa store in Beeston will open in November and will create between six and 10 new jobs."
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Over the years numerous stories and songs have been written and
movies and documentaries made on the question of Atlantis. Plato
originally wrote down the story in 350 BC based on a story he heard
from his son Solon who heard the story while in Egypt. By the time
Solon heard the story it was already ancient. The story is that an
ancient people had reached a high level of culture and science, but
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of their golden age as the dreamtime, others tell of the lost
civilizations of Mu and Lemuria. When stripped of their mythical
elements, such stories are really telling about the pre-Flood world and
Gods judgment of that world thru the Genesis Flood. Genesis chapters 4
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Jubal who was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ and
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brass and iron. The subsequent chapters tell how this civilization was
so violent and evil that God ended it with the Flood. The Atlantis
story is really no mystery at all. The people who told it were simply
repeating a cultural memory that had been passed down to them from Noah
and his family. Throughout the world are numerous cultural
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Cold River...Review
Mandy Steenburg thinks her doctorate in education has prepared her to run any school district - until she tangles with the moonshine-making, coon-dog-owning denizens of a tiny district in Pacific Northwest timber country. She's determined to make a difference, but the local populace still looks to the former superintendent for leadership. When Mandy lands in the middle of an old feud and someone keeps trying to kill her, instinct tells her to run. And though she has to literally swim through perilous waters, she finds a reason to stay and chance the odds.
Mandy leaves Albuquerque for the Pacific Northwest and a school superintendent position. When she arrives, she finds a classic small town with southern roots and a tight community that doesn't welcome outsiders and doesn't welcome her. As she discovers the reasons why her arrival was not eagerly anticipated, she wonders how she'll ever break through the barriers. Determined, she decides to stay and finds unexpected friendship and romance, even as an unknown assailant wants her dead.
Cold River was an entertaining read, but something was just missing for me and I had a hard time taking the premise seriously. I liked it, I didn't love it. There are some great, quirky characters, but I would have liked to see more depth and back story. Liz Adair has created some terrific characters and they deserved to have more fleshed out details in their stories.
I haven't read Liz Adair before, but I would definitely read more of her books in the future. Even with my frustrations with the story, this is a light, entertaining, wholesome read and a nice diversion and one I can easily recommend.
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