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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1190215:MV8yMDQwNzgxXzM0MzMzOTQxX0IwMzZCRjZE] OP, you said what I've wanted to say, but you said it better. Is it the fluoride in the water or what?? I am so disappointed, and I'm not being funny. Planet of the sheep. I really thought a lot of people were waking up, but no ...... they were wetting themselves with the excitement of the circus. There were some people whose intelligence I formerly respected, but after they VOTED in this charade, my opinion of them has gone right, right down. [/quote]
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Seriously, what in the FUCK is wrong with you all? Has GLP let all common sense just fly out the fucking window? Who cares about the vote! Nobody cares who you voted for.
The only thing people should care about on this site is IF YOU VOTED, and than they should proceed to tell you everything that is wrong with it.
Apparently your brainwashed heads are stuck so far up your McDonalds-shitting asses, you have no clarity in your thoughts, whatsoever. Call me unamerican, call me what you will, but HERE are the facts, FOOLS!
- Your vote does not count.
- Voting is submission to Tyranny.
- Voting is an act of tolerance, not an act of support. (few will understand this)
- When you vote, you not only cast a paper ballot; you confirm that you approve of the system and those who run it - corruption and all.
- Voting is old school, outdated and defunct. It's only existent for traditional purposes, because regardless of who wins, the show never, EVER changes.
- Voting is a written, personal contribution to murder, thievery, bribery, war, and everything the government does wrong. If your vote counts for anything, it is for ignorance due to this simple fact.
- Voting has NEVER changed anything major for the better. All of the "could have(s), would have(s), and will(s) are purely hypothetical bullshit that mean nothing.
- Your vote provides consent. That consent is what fuels our slavery to the government, allows them to be in control and tells them "hey, I'm fucking stupid and I haven't figured out that this is all a big scam, yet."
- Your vote alone, all by itself, show's massive amounts of ignorance. The most intelligent thinkers of all time WERE NOT VOTERS, because they knew and understood the hypocrisy involved with voting. They refused to provide their consent to war, murder, high crime and economic rape. Only those who understand the way the system works - for real - will understand this.
- Once elected, that president RARELY EVER makes any of the changes he swore to make. It's always the opposite, filled with bullshit excuses and sugar-coated with public aid.
- The Electoral College
- The fact that you had no say in choosing the candidates themselves.
- You're likely voting on one to two major factors, which will most likely receive NO attention. So, all in all, you're voting based on a politician's opinion.
- Abortion has not been outlawed, guns have not been outlawed, medicare has not been dumped, social security has not been dumped and healthcare has not been improved, EVER, regardless of who is in office.
- Since the very first president, people have been expecting their whole life to turn around with a single vote. It never has. Fluctuations in quality of life will always remain and the majority will never be happy. However, after over 100 years and countless presidents, you feed into the propaganda that "he will change it all!".. And in the end, he never does.. Just look at Obama - all he needs is "4 more years" to create "hope".. Fuck him. It doesn't matter what he does, nor anyone else, nothing will change for the average worker. NOTHING. Things will only get harder and the illusion will grow deeper.
I'm sorry, but if you voted, you are totally 190% an ignorant fucking idiot. You deserve to remain a slave because you have failed to educate yourself on world affairs, government policy and the REAL way that the world turns. The public side of politics is nothing more than a soap opera and once you realize it you will know that you are correct, without question.
If you voted today, lick my fucking balls. Thanks a lot for refusing to be aware of what's going on. Thanks a lot for making it harder for those who try our asses off to teach you. Thanks for proving that you're nothing more than a shit-eating sheep with ZERO intellect and the intelligence of.......... a fucking slave.
Voters are the MOST UNAMERICAN OF ALL - because a REAL american would see right through this shit-show. A real american would know instantly when things are fucked up and would see clearly who is at fault.
Today, you voters are ALL at fault. You are the pathway to our demise. Enjoy eating the blood-stained shit from the bottom of the government boot as they trample over your face in the pursuit of the almighty and highly over-rated DOLLAR.
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At a private Chinese New Year celebration dinner, Chef Susur Lee surprised the intimate crowd of 30 with a dish not listed on the menu — and a dish some guests said was their favorite of the night.
Unveiling a chicken liver pate with black olive-topped crouton, Lee — who achieved fame after making it to the "Top Chef Masters" finals — told Speakeasy that the richness of the liver, combined with the saltiness of the olive and sweetness of the crouton, made it a "good, warm winter introduction."
Lee prepared the meal in front of guests in an industrial workspace at The Kitchen NYC Monday night. The Hong Kong native, who now lives and operates restaurants in Toronto, was invited to fly down and prepare a special meal for notables including Red Farm owner Ed Schoenfeld and Museum of Chinese in America Executive Director Helen Koh.
To ring in the Year of the Black Snake, "a lucky year," Lee prepared an appetizer of thinly sliced octopus with Szechuan pepper and bean sauce."I thought, what is the closest thing to a snake? Octopus was something I could explain because obviously we're not going to have snake or eel – I'm not so crazy about eel," Lee said.
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Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Women of Vail," by Elaine Kelton and Carolyn Pope. The Vail Daily is serializing the book as Vail celebrates its 50th anniversary. Books are available for purchase at www.bookwormofedwards.com, the Colorado Ski Museum, Pepi's, Gorsuch, Annie's, and the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens.
Arriving from Florida with my two young children, my mother, and two Persian cats in a new station wagon that kept stalling because of the altitude, we came through Dowd Junction and each one of us said, "Ahhhh," when we saw the quaint alpine village called Vail. We had checked out Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder and Aspen, but without realizing it Vail was just what we were looking for. We rented an A-frame house in East Vail for $75 a week. Mice and chipmunks occupied with authority, which was worrisome in the middle of the night because the bathroom was downstairs.
We called one of the chipmunks "Jimmy" after my son who seldom came when he was called. One day, Jimmy showed up with surveying stakes in his hand. I gasped. When he saw my face, he said, "Don't worry, Mommy. I'll put them back." They were CDOT stakes marking where I-70 would go. We laugh today at the last wide curve coming down Vail Pass as Jimmy's doing.
Jimmy and Paul Johnston Jr. used to find loot at the Nu Gnu (the nightclub Paul's father owned) that had slipped from guys' pockets when they sat in the booths.
My mother talked me into buying a condominium rather than renting.
"I'm quite sure you'll get your money back, and I wouldn't be surprised if you make some money," she astutely advised.
So I bought a two-bedroom, two-bath condo at the Vorlaufer for $37,000. It was the brilliant orange shag carpet and avocado appliances that sold me. There's a plaque in her memory on the bench across from the Vorlaufer on Vail Valley Drive.
For a never-ever skier, looking up at Golden Peak was frightening, so I signed up for a ski lesson.
"Make one turn and come down to me," the instructor said.
I did. The 190-centimeter ski bindings didn't release.
"Don't worry," said the doctor. "When you can put your foot in your boot and bang it (on the heel like we all did back then), probably in three days, you'll be OK."
Ha! Three months later, after hobbling around leaning on my children's ski poles, I ventured back on the hill.
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People still question if I'm legit when I tell them I came here in 1968.
"I never saw you at Donovan's," they said.
With two kids, a mother, a bum knee, and two cats, how could I be guzzling at the bar? Blake Lynch agreed to take care of our cats when we took a family trip to California. Blake kept them in his loft attractively carpeted in deep red shag. Since the cats were what breeders call chinchilla, white with black tips, the carpet sure looked more like a chinchilla than red shag by the time we got back, but Blake has yet to complain.
The kids' ski passes were a mere 16 bucks if bought through the school, located above the clinic. When they came home complaining of sore arms, I queried them. They simply said they were given inoculations at the clinic. No big deal for them, and I don't recall permission slips from parents.
I learned I could get a free day ski pass if I helped pack down snow on the steep runs on the front of the mountain. The ski corp wanted passersby on Highway 6 to see just how fabulous our snow and ski conditions were.
I usually knew where my kids were - either ice skating under Chair 6 or sledding down Bridge Street on plastic or cardboard. Mary Lou Davis, who has a great sense of humor and a prosthetic leg, didn't lose her cool when it detached and went flying down Bridge Street. Instead of hollering, "Ski, Ski," as we did before bindings had brakes, she shouted, "Leg, Leg!"
Baking was a huge challenge and still is at high altitude. Not that it ever was my forte, but for Lynne's first birthday in Vail, getting the frosting to stay put was nearly impossible. I kept running down the block to the Deli to buy more confectioners' sugar. Photos document the disaster, but a sweet disaster at that.
There weren't separate queues for singles in the early days, so the trick to skiing was scouting out the lift lines. Only when you spotted a good-looking guy, did you shout, "Single?" I tried it at Chair 6 and by the time we reached the top, the guy asked me to dinner.
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Hey, I only asked you to dinner," he mouthed as he skied away in a hurry.
"PMS" - we always went to Pepi's, Mickey's and Sheika's for nightlife. And I remember traipsing through the mud across the Covered Bridge to the VVI for the Melodrama. Dates were easy to come by, and memories of doing the Charleston on a dance floor covered with peanuts where the Left Bank now sits are indelible. Those were the days when the ratio was seven men to every woman. We were so lucky to be here.
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A federal lawsuit filed in New York aims to crack down on illegal gun sales.
It names 15 dealers across the country in five different states.
Two of those dealers are right here: the A-1 jewelry and Pawn in Augusta and AAA Pawnbrokers in Hephzibah.
When News 12 stopped by the A-1 Jewelry and Pawn shop, the owner didn't seem concerned at all about the accusations.
In fact, he says he didn't even know about the case until the media calls started flooding in Monday, May 15.
"I'm not New York's problems. They've got a lot...but I'm not one," says Earl Driggers, the owner of the A-1 Jewelry and Pawn. His shop is one of 15 gun shops the city of New York is accusing of selling guns illegally to undercover investigators.
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AAA Pawnbrokers, owned by Earl's son, Greg Driggers.
"These dealers are the worst of the worst, either intentionally or negligently selling handguns that violates federal law," said New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.
A news release from Bloomberg's office says A-1 sold an illegal gun to an undercover agent on March 30.
In so-called "straw purchases", the buyer completes the paperwork and passes the background check, then hands the weapon over to someone who's not allowed to buy it...like a convicted felon.
Guns can be bought cheap in states like Georgia...and in New York, where gun purchasing laws are more strict, the buyer can turn around and re-sell them at huge profits.
"I would never, ever, ever," Earl says. "I don't know who Mayor Bloomberg thinks he is, but he's barking up the wrong tree."
In Georgia, a gun buyer has to be 18 years old and pass a background check. But Earl says he also holds a much higher ethical standard.
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"The guy that makes the deal pays for the deal and takes the gun away," Earl says.
He says if anything, he's partnered with the good guys.
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The GoldenGol Soccer Club continues to grow, according to co-founder Freddy Oviedo.
The Club started out in 2009 with just a few big empty fields of grass which were turned into three soccer fields. Now it has grown into a soccer complex with several fields that host men's adult leagues and in the near future, a competitive women's league.
The teams compete at GoldenGol and also all across the Southeast at sanctioned tournaments.
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"Overall camp was great," Head Coach Shawn Flanagan said. "We had an outstanding group of campers. "Myself and the counselors enjoyed having them and based on the critiques, they learned a lot and had a great time."
Flanagan, Hickel Woolery, Cody Knight and counselors Steve McBride and student-athletes from the Islanders cross country team all taught campers how to get in excellent shape while enjoying the fun and camaraderie of training. The camp included both day campers and overnight campers who stayed in apartment dorms on campus.
Campers also worked out several times a day. On Friday, the campers ran the course at West Guth Park, the home of the Islanders Splash, to experience up hill and down-hill running form. The following two days, the campers ran a 1k relay race at Lamar Park and enjoyed a long run at Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island. Along with running, the campers took part in awesome abs and arm workouts, aerobic games on campus and aqua jogging workouts in the recreational outdoor pool.
Throughout camp, directors and counselors presented lectures on the latest in running from training techniques, theories, nutrition, hydration, running footwear and training philosophies. Campers also had the opportunity to learn from Coach Woolery as he analyzed each of their running form on video.
During the evening, campers put together a talent show while all the counselors and staff served as judges. Campers also took part in a scavenger hunt. At the end of the camp, certificates were given out and goals were established for the upcoming seasons.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).


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Safe Haven of Pike County Inc. reports that the Tour de Pike County has been postponed until Sunday, October 14. The cycling event was originally announced for August 19.
The postponement has been done to accomodate some renovations of the course and to ensure the safelty and comfort of the riders.
The cycling event is for riders of all levels. Tour de Pike County begins at Milford Beach. There will be a five Mile Family Trail Ride, as well as 15, 25, and 40 mile courses for the more experienced riders.
Register early for a reduced registration fee of $30 per rider, $35 per family. Late registration will be $35 per rider. Pre-Ride "check in" will be from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., with the outing to begin at 9 a.m.
All registered riders will receive a free Tech Tee (one Tech Tee per family, please). There will be post-ride refreshments and activities. Helmets are required and parking at Milford Beach is free.
For more information please contact Roy Hull at (570)828-9591 or at email@example.com.
About Safe Haven
Safe Haven of Pike County Inc. provides free crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Safe Haven Inc. of Pike County, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization. Their office is at 500 West Harford St., Milford, and may be contacted at (570)296-2827.
Their emergency hotline is (570)296-HELP (4357).
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What Are the Symptoms of Delusional Disorder?
The presence of non-bizarre delusions is the most obvious symptom of this disorder. Other symptoms that mighty appear include:
- An irritable, angry, or low mood
- Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there) that are related to the delusion (For example, a person who believes he or she has an odor problem may smell a bad odor.)
What Causes Delusional Disorder?
As with many other psychotic disorders, the exact cause of delusional disorder is not yet known. Researchers are, however, looking at the role of various genetic, biological, environmental or psychological factors.
- Genetic: The fact that delusional disorder is more common in people who have family members with delusional disorder or schizophrenia suggests there might be a genetic factor involved. It is believed that, as with other mental disorders, a tendency to develop delusional disorder might be passed on from parents to their children.
- Biological: Researchers are studying how abnormalities of certain areas of the brain might be involved in the development of delusional disorders. Abnormalities in the functioning of brain regions that control perception and thinking may be linked to the formation of delusional symptoms.
- Environmental/psychological: Evidence suggests that delusional disorder can be triggered by stress. Alcohol and drug abuse also might contribute to the condition. People who tend to be isolated, such as immigrants or those with poor sight and hearing, appear to be more vulnerable to developing delusional disorder.
How Is Delusional Disorder Diagnosed?
If symptoms of delusional disorder are present, your doctor will likely perform a complete medical history and physical exam. Although there are no lab tests to specifically diagnose delusional disorder, the doctor might use various diagnostic tests, such as imaging studies or blood tests, to rule out physical illness as the cause of the symptoms.
If the doctor finds no physical reason for the symptoms, he or she might refer the person to a psychiatrist or psychologist, health care professionals who are specially trained to diagnose and treat mental illnesses. Psychiatrists and psychologists use specially designed interview and assessment tools to evaluate a person for a psychotic disorder. The doctor or therapist bases his or her diagnosis on the person's report of symptoms, and his or her observation of the person's attitude and behavior. The doctor or therapist then determines if the person's symptoms point to a specific disorder. A diagnosis of delusional disorder is made if a person has non-bizarre delusions for at least one month and does not have the characteristic symptoms of other psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.


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For the log handling applications performed by those in the forestry, timber industry or pulp and paper sectors, the Volvo L180G High-lift loader helps you reach greater productivity. Get the job done with a dependable grapple that rotates 360° or use versatile fork attachments, chip buckets and more. The Volvo L180G High-lift loader is the front end bucket loader with a high-lift arm system perfect for the long reach building of higher stacks. This makes it the efficient solution for optimizing storage space in the yard.
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On this page you will find information on how to receive support for developing Web Services using the SOAP::Lite Perl module. Disclaimer: While the SOAP::Lite community and development team is happy to support any version of SOAP::Lite, it is recommended that you always use the latest version of SOAP::Lite because the latest version has addressed all known vulnerabilities and bugs.
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The SOAP::Lite development team highly recommends the O'Reilly book Programming Web Services with Perl, authored by Randy J. Ray, and the SOAP::Lite creator, Paul Kulchenko. Alternatively, you can find plenty of documentation online, including SOAP::Lite man pages, SOAP::Lite Cookbook, and The SOAP::Lite User Guide.Mailing Lists
Before mailing the mailing list, you are encouraged to browse or search the SOAP::Lite User mailing list. If you are unable to find the answer to your problem there, feel free to post your question to that mailing list. The SOAP::Lite development team watches this list closely and if the community at large is unable to help, chances are one of them will.
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Of the 48 human cases of the West Nile virus in Mississippi, three of them have been reported in Scott County. At the county's seat, city officials say people are concerned.
Forest Mayor Nancy Chambers says the number one thing they're trying to do is educate the public.
"It is our top priority," said Chambers.
Two weeks ago, when the virus first began to spread, the city purchased larvacide briquettes. Those briquettes are placed in standing water, and kill mosquito larva before they hatch.
"They kill them before they become adults and can fly around and bite the birds that have it," said Sheldon Thomas, the Sanitation supervisor for the City of Forest.
Thomas says the briquettes are especially important because many retailers have run out of them. He says the city is also looking into buying both liquid and granular larvacides.
City officials say though they're doing everything they can, it will ultimately be up to the public to prevent the virus' spread, by eliminating all standing water around their homes.
The town of Quitman is also hard at work, to combat the potential spread of West Nile Virus. Mayor Tommy Blackburn got the call he didn't want to get on Tuesday. A Quitman resident has it.
"No names were given," said Blackburn. "I asked if it was an elderly or young person. They said middleaged."
Blackburn said how severe the condition is for that person and where they are being treated was not released.
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Finding clothes was difficult but not impossible for Susan Forbes. Even though there was no tall section to shop for clothes in high school, the 6-foot-3 brunette got by with shirts and jeans that ran long.
Finding cute shoes was another story.
"In school I felt like I had to buy the Clarks granny shoes or wear boy's skater shoes," says Forbes, a 28-year-old Concord volleyball coach who grew up in mountainous Lake Arrowhead. She has worn a size 12 shoe since her freshman year. "This is really sad, but I also wore flip-flops on snowy days. Nothing else fit."
A lot has changed for women who leave a larger footprint. In the past decade, retailers and manufacturers have stepped up their game to give women who wear a size 11 or bigger access to a variety of shoe styles.
No longer held back by clunky, masculine-looking options, they now can attend designer extended-size shoe events at Nordstrom or even customize sexy platforms up to size 15 on Shoesofprey.com. Experts say the options have increased because as a society, our feet are getting bigger.
While the industry has not conducted any formal surveys, the estimate among retailers is that the average woman's foot has grown more than one shoe size in the past 30 years, says Mark Denkler, a third-generation shoe retailer and chairman of the National Shoe Retailers Association.
"We like to say 8½ is the new 7," says Denkler, who attributes the growing feet to evolution ("people are just getting bigger") and the increase in obesity.
Even the assortments stores buy, called casepacks, used to come in size 5 to 10 but now it's 6 to 11, he says. Still, because stores cannot return what they don't sell, owners are not likely to purchase shoes at the far end of the range, let alone above it.
TallSwag fashion blogger Alicia Jay is a particularly vocal one. Jay, 31, has been a size 12 since she was a sophomore in high school. She found occasional dress shoes at Payless Shoe Source, which stocks up to size 13. Otherwise, she spent her teens and young adulthood in men's sneakers.
"Kids called me Big Foot," says Jay, who lives in Oakland and works in game operations for the Golden State Warriors. "A lot of people called me a freak." Today, at 6-foot-6, the aspiring model recommends Nordstrom Rack and Barefoot Tess for on-trend shoes, including this season's must-have booties, up to size 15.
According to the website, fashion-forward Baltimore 20-something Tess Williams launched Barefoot Tess in 2006 after salespeople told her the trendy kicks, including heels, that she wanted didn't come in her size. That's one of Jay's biggest pet peeves.
"I hate it when I go to a shoe store and ask what they have in my size and they bring me all flats," Jay says. "Just because I'm tall or wear a size 12 doesn't mean I can't rock a mean heel."
Cute, feminine shoes were so important to Barbara Thornton that she spent her first 45 years cramming her feet into shoes that were too small for her. "I have the toes to prove it," says Thornton, who wears an 11½. "I always thought if God made me anything bigger than a 10, he would've made shoes to fit me."
Fifteen years ago, Thornton, of Boston, launched Designershoes.com to give women up to a size 15 a variety of choices. Her site offers dozens of brands, including Moda and WNBA All-Star Aisha Jones' Takera, a collection of Italian-leather shoes that starts at 10½.
"I won't carry a shoe unless it goes to at least a size 12," she says.
Nordstrom is equally devoted to the cause. The department store, which started as a shoe store in 1901, has forged exclusive partnerships with Sam Edelman, Vince Camuto, Michael by Michael Kors and other manufacturers to craft shoes in hard-to-find sizes.
"Whether a woman is a size 4 or 12, she wants the latest style," says Tacey Powers, Nordstrom's national merchandise manager for women's shoes. They customize their casepacks and twice a year, in April and October, hold exclusive extended-size shoe events. "We should be able to outfit her in a pump, a flat and a boot."
Nationally, Nordstrom's best-selling size is still a 7½, but sales of size of 11 and above increases every year, Powers says. "What has changed is that the size 11 customer is younger, like 18 or 22," she says. "We're seeing more need for width in our younger customers."
Length is the issue for Charlene Archibeque of Los Altos. Archibeque, 77, has been a size 12 since she was 15. "When I was growing up, I couldn't walk into a store and find shoes," she says. "If you wore my size, you had to tell your cobbler to make them for you."
These days, Archibeque, former director of choral activities at San Jose State, owns 100 shoes. But, she still has trouble finding stylish flats comfortable enough for her guest-conducting gigs, when she's often on her feet for three hours at a time.
"A lot of the shoes have round toes and come in boring colors," she says. "It'd be nice to have a pointed toe. Something fun or different."


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News 12 First at Five / Friday, April 26, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- We talk a lot about safety in schools, but what about when your kid steps outside of school and onto the school bus to head home?
In Richmond County, more than 150 bus drivers are responsible for your kids as they go to and from school.
"The children, obviously, they're not mine so the fact that the parents are trusting me to get their kids to and from school safely is really big," said Ray Hoyt, who is training to be a bus driver.
Each year, dozens of new drivers go through classroom skills and on-the-road training preparing to handle any situation that may come their way.
"It all boils down to training," Hoyt said. "How well you're trained, how well you do in training, you're automatically gonna know what to do and what not to do and you can fall back on it."
On the road, drivers have to be ready for anything from unruly kids and parents to situations going on outside the bus.
"Really, you get up in the morning and you never know what your day is gonna be like," said trainer Judy Weber.
One of the most dangerous situations a bus driver can face is when someone who's not supposed to get on a bus tries to.
"The first thing they will do is shut the door and ask that person to come around to the window and speak to them," Weber said.
If that doesn't work, they are also trained to handle worst-case scenarios.
"Our drivers are trained that when a parent does step to that school bus, they have to unlatch that seat belt and stand up," Weber said.
They go through highway watch training to recognize suspicious activity. They also have school safety by radio.
"For us, we have to rely on our cops," Hoyt said. "They're the ones that come out and hopefully get there before the situation rises."
So far this school year, Richmond County School Safety has been called to assist on buses 58 times, but drivers like Hoyt are always the first line of protection for your child.
"No matter what, you want to make sure the kids [are safe]," Hoyt said. "You never know how unruly a parent might get. They might actually get into your face, but you want to keep yourself between them and the kids."
Richmond County has started hiring and training bus drivers earlier than in previous years so they don't come across any issues at the beginning of the school year.
If you are interested in becoming a bus driver, the transportation department will be having another fair in May.


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Stick-N-Find stickers are very cool. They use Bluetooth technology that allows you to find lost items and geo-locate just about anything of yours using your smartphone, so long as it's within a 2,500' radius.
The concept seems so obvious and necessary that, if you're like me, you read that and thought, "Wait, what? We don't have that already?" Well, now we (almost) do. While the stickers started a while back as an IndieGoGo (www.IndieGogo.com) campaign, the official product release of March 2013 is approaching quickly.
The stickers can be stuck to just about anything that you might lose or want to keep track of, meaning the potential for fun and genuinely useful applications is tremendous.
Have an outdoor cat and occasionally realize it's been a long time since you've seen it? Slap a sticker on her collar so you can find her when you're worried. Problem solved.
Helicopter parent? Slap a sticker in your child's backpack, hat, jacket or shoelace charm. Continue hovering from slightly further away.
What about placing a Stick-N-Find sticker on your luggage so you can monitor where and when it will come out of the airport carrousel?
Or popping one on something that latches onto your keychain? (Never lose your keys again? Sounds really, really good to me...)
Learn more at www.Sticknfind.com.
1. http://JetLev.com - The year is 2013. Where's my jet pack? Oh, here it is. (Yes, apparently technology has caught up with fantasy and now you, too, can have your very own jet pack. I'm not kidding.)
2. http://tinyurl.com/abpwvty - Learn how you can transform your unused Groupon purchases into cold, hard cash.
3. http://SquareSpace.com - SquareSpace allows you to build a professional-looking blog or website without having to know anything about building a website. It's a fantastic service for businesses not ready to invest in a full-featured, expert-built website or holistic online strategy. (And of course, for businesses that are ready for those things, you can reach me at www.TimeForCake.com.)
4. http://tinyurl.com/a2ye7zn - Do you carry around a USB drive that contains important information and data? Do you have a sense of humor? Are you interested in a USB drive that looks like a teddy bear? What if I told you that to use this particular USB drive you pop the bear's head off and plug its body into a computer so it looks like the computer is eating the teddy bear? Now you're interested, right? Visit this link and click the photo to learn more.
5. http://GrowingWireless.com - An online resource focused on helping parents stay in tune and up-to-date on the latest mobile products and mobile services their kids may be using. The site is quite comprehensive and contains a variety of tools and information for parents to educate themselves and their kids on using wireless technology in a healthy, responsible manner.
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The Taft varsity baseball team kept their magical run going Tuesday afternoon with a 9-0 victory over Shafter at home.With the win, the Wildcats are currently 18-2 overall and 5-0 in the South Sequoia League.After scoring twice in the fourth,the Wildcats had their big inning in the fifth with six runs, then added one more in the sixth.Anthony Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with three runs batted in. Steven Gee struck out 10 batters in a complete game performance.To read the full story, pick up Friday's Taft Midway Driller.
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Michael Cera Enjoys Playing an Annoying Jerk for a Change
Michael Cera is known for portraying sweet, sensitive types, like Paulie Bleeker in "Juno" and George-Michael Bluth on "Arrested Development." But lately, the Canadian actor has been embracing his jerky side on screen. In the raunchy summer comedy "This Is the End," he performs an outrageous cameo as a coke-snorting version of himself who sexually harasses the pop star Rihanna. And in the upcoming indie "Crystal Fairy," he stars as Jamie, a wildly insecure, drug-obsessed American traveling in Chile.
In early 2012, director Sebastian Silva had been preparing to work with Cera on another movie, the thriller "Magic Magic," when he realized that funding was going to be delayed. So, he decided to shoot another low-budget movie with Cera in the interim The plot of "Crystal Fairy," which was almost entirely improvised from Silva's 13-page outline, centers on the hostile relationship that develops between Jamie and a hippie-dippy young woman named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffmann) when they go on a road trip with friends—played by Silva's three brothers—and take mescaline together.
And yes, all of the actors actually took the drug while filming. "It was really responsible mescaline taking, not like ravers going crazy at a party," Silva said.
Speakeasy caught up with Cera to talk about the mind-expanding experience of making "Crystal Fairy," which hits select theaters, as well as VOD, on July 12:
So what happened? The director said, "Hey looks like we're going to have some free time—let's make another movie?"
I had been down there in Chile for three months waiting for the funding to come in on this other film that we were trying to get made. And then I actually left. We thought we might never get to make that movie. Then I got a phone call from him and he said "Why don't we go and make this other movie that we can shoot in two weeks? We can make it however we want and no one will tell us that we can't make it." It was this whole other proposal. Like a week after that we were making a movie.
So there was no real script, right?
He had an outline that was basically a script. And he very vividly explained to me what the movie was. It was just sort of open and loose. It felt like nobody was ever going to see it. He told me that his brothers were going to be in it with me. I had just spent three months living with these guys and felt really like they were a second family of mine.
So toward the end of making this movie, the funding came through for the other one?
No, we went and made this movie and finished it. Then I went home again, and then I went and did a play in Australia around March of 2012. Then the money came through, and I went from Australia to Chile and, strangely, John Travolta was my pilot.
What? Could you expand upon that?*
There's not a whole lot to expand on. I think John just flies commercial flights, I guess. [Note to readers: Travolta is actually a licensed pilot and, since 2002, an "ambassador-at-large" for Qantas Airlines, where he helped launch a direct Sydney-to-Santiago route last year. A spokeswoman for Qantas says that while Travolta, dressed in a pilot's uniform, was in Santiago greeting passengers as they got off the flight last March, he doesn't actually fly commercial services for the airline. He owns a Boeing 707 "specially painted in its original Qantas 1960s branding and livery," according to a company statement.]
Tell me about the rehearsal process for the scenes.
Everything was very discussed. There was no written dialog. It's not like we were trying to find stuff while the cameras were rolling. Every single aspect of the scene was already figured out before we went into it, like what the dynamics were and how everyone would react. If something spontaneous happened that would be in the form of a line that nobody expected.
You came up with the idea to have Jamie be the type of guy who was always talking about drugs right?
My idea was to have him be the thrust of the trip they're on, to have him be the guy who is pushing for them to go out and drink the San Pedro. Just so I had something to kind of always go back to in a scene. It's so basic. I think also, this is all based on an experience that Sebastian had. He was very much fixated on getting the plant and drinking it. He said it was all he could think about.
That's interesting, because Sebastian is Chilean, but Jamie seemed to embody this very specific type of American.
How so?
In his refusal to even attempt to speak Spanish, his unwillingness to go with the flow and the general sense of entitlement that he had.
That's interesting. I personally don't think that's a feeling that was consciously infused into the movie. I think Sebastian was a lot like that himself. I think he was very arrogantly offering people money [for their San Pedro cacti]. I've heard that theory before about being American to the bone, and the speed I am moving at, the refusal to be present in the moment people have interpreted that as an Americanism. I don't know if any of that was conscious.
And you all took mescaline in the desert for those scenes?
Yes, we did. We prepared it. We drank it. And nothing happened.
Was that disappointing?
I guess it was disappointing in a way. It was mostly relieving. I had been thinking about it for a week, just how uncomfortable it might potentially be to be doing that and trying to work and being on camera. Then, when it didn't happen it was a bit of a letdown because of the buildup I guess.
Had you ever worked under the influence of a hallucinogen before?
No. No. I've been very drunk on most sets, in most scenes that I am in, but never on mescaline.
Your character in this film very different from the type of person you are known for playing. Has that been refreshing for you?
It was really fun to play. It's fun to play such a confrontational annoying character. Playing off Gaby, what she was doing, and watching her be so annoying was also really fun.
You had worked with her before right?
I shot for an afternoon with [Hoffmann and Silva] on the web show that they did together [HBO's "The Boring Life of Jacqueline."]
Now you've worked with Sebastian Silva on three different projects, "The Boring Life of Jacqueline," "Crystal Fairy" and "Magic Magic." Why do you keep coming back to him?
I love working with Sebastian because of the way he works with actors. He really doesn't censor what he's saying to an actor for any reason. You get very used to things being very delicately said to you. It's nice when someone has enough faith in you as a mature person to really be honest. Maybe he's close enough with everyone he's working with to have total honesty. At first, it's a little jarring because you're not used to being spoken to so honestly about your shortcomings in a take.
For example?
It's kind of stupid. He'd say, "You're going on and on and on. Get to the point and don't ramble so much. Just say what you're trying to say." Or he'd say, "That looks a little cheesy when you're rolling your eyes." The way he talks to his brothers is incredible. He'd be like, "O.K., now let's do this take like you are a human being. Just walk down the street and don't move your arms like this, because it's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Just look like you've actually lived on the planet earth before." But he's not a mean person. It's not like he's being a fascist. He's just really funny and honest on set.
It sounds like "Crystal Fairy" was a very atypical filmmaking experience.
There's nothing I can really compare it to. It was 12 days a crew of people, having dinner together every night. We almost shot the movie in chronological order. We were traveling outside of Santiago while we were shooting. All the little stops that we make on the way, we basically shot those chronologically and were actually stopping in those places. So we'd stop, shoot, go out for the night, sleep, wake up and drive again, and be shooting in the car while driving. We were really living the work. We were like eating bread and Doritos and having a strange time.
*This particular question was asked in a follow up email to Cera.
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Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:54 a.m.
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BATON ROUGE — A retired Air Force colonel from Madisonville says he plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year, seeking to oust Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu.
Rob Maness, a Republican who said he works for Entergy Services Inc. and owns a family farm, announced his candidacy Monday. He has never before run for office.
He said he's running against Landrieu's support of President Barack Obama's policies, which he says are hurting the economy and citizens' freedom.
Already announced to challenge Landrieu is Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Baton Rouge doctor elected to Congress in 2008.
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WATERBURY -- Holy Cross' struggling offense was at the center of the Crusaders' surprising two-game losing streak that has put the team's season on the line every week.
That unit turned it around Thursday night at Municipal Stadium.
Holy Cross dominated Kennedy in the first half and cruised to a 48-12 victory to get back on the positive side of the .500 mark.
In Cross' 35-7 loss to Ansonia last week, the Crusaders scored one touchdown in 46 plays. In the first half Thursday, they scored five touchdowns in 18 plays.
All it took for Holy Cross (3-2, 1-1 NVL Copper) was to hit the ground running.
"We had to get back to running the football and that opens up a lot of things," Holy Cross coach Mike Giampetruzzi said. "We had to establish the running game and we were able to do some different things there."
Isaiah Wright, who spent most of the game against the Chargers taking his lumps as the wildcat quarterback, did not take a single snap. Instead, he took the first three handoffs of the game from Kristian Harmeling for 25 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown up the middle for a 7-0 lead.
Later in the first quarter, Gerron Pendarvis' 12-yard touchdown run and a 95-yard punt-return touchdown by Wright, who was sprung by a Kevin Kalosky block, made it a 21-0 game.
But a turning point for the Crusaders' offense came on their first drive of the second quarter, when they changed from an I-formation to a spread look that incorporated Adrian Brown in the backfield and Wright in the slot.
The four plays on that possession: a 19-yard sprint by Brown, a 12-yard run by Wright, a 35-yard connection between Harmeling and Tom Rinaldi, and a 2-yard touchdown surge by Brown to make
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it a 27-0 lead.
"There are going to be times when (Harmeling is) in there, when we put Isaiah in the backfield or in the slot," Giampetruzzi said of the spread. "He's gotta get reps. He's still our quarterback and we haven't thrown everything away."
Brown, who saw limited action against the Chargers, continued his hot streak after Kennedy (0-5) got on the board with a 48-yard touchdown run by Davon Humbles, who led the Eagles with 94 rush yards.
Next to Harmeling in the shotgun, Brown took a series of handoffs to help lead Cross down the field, ending in a 5-yard score that made it a 34-6 game late in the first half.
"I wanted to make a statement that I'm back in the league," Brown said. "We're finding a groove. We're trying to find everyone's positions so we can be on the way to another championship."
Giampetruzzi welcomed Brown's re-emergence after dealing with nagging injuries over the last week.
"We expect that from him week in and week out," the fourth-year coach said of Brown, who had six carries for 96 yards. "I hope this gets him back on track so we can get him the ball some more."
Meanwhile, Holy Cross' defense was its usual dominant self. On the ensuing drive, junior linebacker Bryan Burnette stopped a Kennedy drive by stripping Elijah Benjamin. That fumble set up Andrew Bialoglowy's 15-yard touchdown run to make it 41-6 at the half.
"Somebody hit him and I ripped it out," Burnette said. "Me and Kevin (Kalosky) were fighting for it. I wasn't even looking at him but we came away with the ball. I just love playing defense. We have a good defense and I love hitting people."
The Crusaders' defense has been their strong suit throughout the season. They allowed just three touchdowns to Ansonia last week, the Chargers' lowest output in nearly two years. That continued Thursday.
"We simplified some things," Giampetruzzi said. "We have kids who are believing in the system. They're playing with a lot of effort. Over the last two weeks it's shown that effort will lead to solid defense."
And now that Holy Cross is on the right track once again with its offense, Brown is confident.
"We're coming for whoever's next," Brown said. "We're going on the road to Naugatuck next week and we're going to dominate."
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December 14, 2005
Christmas is creeping up on us and is only eleven days away. While you may be worried about shopping for presents, don't forget, if you need to mail them, you are looking at a deadline. News 12 is at the Post Office in downtown Augusta where time is running out.
Post Office workers have already seen long lines in here this week, at times close to the door. Come Monday it will be even worse.
Tape em' closed and get em' in the mail.
"Trying to get them before the 25th," said Laura Hood.
That seems to be the common goal around this place.
"They're going to Houston, TX area and Phoenix, AZ area," said Autumn Shumacker.
A steady trail of people coming in, trying to get Christmas gifts to loved ones. Autumn Shumacker's late.
"They should have been out a week ago. We got the Christmas cards out early, but not the packages," Autumn said.
Laura Hood learned her lesson last year.
"No, I was late last year," Laura said.
But she's not the only procrastinator around, it happens every Christmas.
"We have a lot of last minute mailers, and we'll see that next Monday on the 19th," said Carol Klein, Customer Relations Coordinator for Post Office of Augusta.
Klein says that'll be the busiest mailing day of the season. After that, it'll cost you to get your gifts under the tree on time.
"We'll be delivering express mail on Christmas Day, so people still have time, but it would be a good idea to get those things mailed," Klein said.
Autumn's taking that advice, avoiding the long lines so she can spend her time around more than just tape and boxes.
"Now I can do shopping for my husband, my co-workers and I can enjoy Christmas," Autumn said.
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The Center for Community Service and Justice (CCSJ) hires Graduate Assistants each year who work within the context of CCSJ, which engages students and the broader Loyola community in education through service for a just and equitable world. Each position provides support to specific programs and complements the work of the Center. The positions are:
The Graduate Assistant (GA) position is for full-time Loyola University Graduate students. Graduate Assistants must be enrolled in a degree-granting program each semester. Each graduate assistantship provides a bi-weekly stipend and a remission on tuition which is applied at the start of the assistantship contract. This combination of stipend and remission is split 50/50 to provide the greatest pre-tax benefit.
All Graduate Assistants within CCSJ receive $15/ hour and work 15 hours per week for 16 weeks in the semester for a total of 240 hours. Therefore, the total stipend per semester equals $1800 and the total scholarship per semester is $1800 for a total of $3600** per semester or $7200** annually. Some GA positions include some evening and weekend hours.
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About the Book
"Catherine McKenzie's Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing."
—Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy
"A satisfying and entertaining romantic tale that puts a contemporary twist on old-fashioned ideas about marriage. I inhaled it in an afternoon, rooting for its heroine to find the love she longs for."
—Leah Stewart, author of Husband and Wife
In Arranged, author Catherine McKenzie (Spin) looks at love and marriage from a whole new perspective—telling the story of a successful, popular, but somewhat romantically desperate young woman who agrees to let a highly secretive arranged marriage service help her marry a perfect stranger. An original tale of risky contemporary romance and unconventional matchmaking, Arranged is delightful fiction from a fresh and fun new voice.
Anne Blythe has a great life: a good job, close friends, and a potential book deal for her first novel. When it comes to finding someone to share her life with, however, she just can't seem to get it right. When her latest relationship implodes, and her best friend announces she's engaged, Anne impulsively calls what she thinks is a dating service—only to discover that it's actually an exclusive, and pricey, arranged marriage service. Anne initially rejects the idea, but the more she learns about the service, the more she thinks: Why not? After all, arranged marriages are the norm for millions of women around the world; maybe it could work for her.
A few months later, Anne is traveling to a Mexican resort, where, over the course of a weekend, she meets and then marries Jack. And initially, everything seems to be working out. . . .
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"This zany novel gallops through the perils of one thirty-something redhead's desperate search for love and marriage, no necessarily in that order." — Elle Canada
"Just when you think you've got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to the book." — Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of The Day the Falls Stood Still
"A novel that explores what happens when what you think want collides with what you really need. Catherine McKenzie's Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing." — Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy
"A satisfying and entertaining romantic tale that puts a contemporary twist on old-fashioned ideas about marriage. I inhaled it in an afternoon, rooting for its heroine to find the love she longs for." — Leah Stewart, author of The Myth of You and Me and Husband and Wife
"Catherine McKenzie brings a smart twist to marriage and relationships in her second novel, the story of unlucky-in-love Anne Blythe. Arranged is crafted with pathos and subtle humor, and through it McKenzie's heroine learns—the hard way—that the happiest endings are often the ones least expected." — Shawn Klomparens, author of Jessica Z and Two Years, No Rain
"This is chick lit for real women, featuring a smart, competent heroine with a hopeless romantic streak…The humor ranges from biting sarcasm to slapstick, and the narrative voice is compulsively readable…Fans of Jennifer Weiner and Jennifer Crusie have found a new author to watch." — Booklist (starred review)
"Anyone who has ever looked for love in all the wrong places will love McKenzie's latest tale of romance found in the place one least expects it. A real page-turner, Arranged is a perfect beach read. McKenzie will have readers laughing and crying right along with her heroine." — RT Book Reviews
"In her fast-paced and fun second novel, Catherine McKenzie...makes this far-fetched idea plausible and entertaining. With good dialogue, three-dimensional characters, and page-turning scenes, McKenzie expertly explores what makes a successful marraige work and the lengths to which some people will go to find true love." — Publishers Weekly
"Make a date with Catherine McKenzie's Arranged this summer. A smart and honest novel about a woman's desperate search for love and marriage, it will hit home for many." — SheKnows.com "Must Read" on ARRANGED
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SAN FRANCISCO -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined California Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari in stopping to smell the roses Friday, touring a Bay Area flower business just 10 days after Kashkari's primary-election victory.
Christie, in town to raise money as chairman of the Republican Governors Association and to do a live online chat from Facebook's headquarters, said he's living proof that Republicans can win upset victories in usually blue states.
"No one thought I was going to win in 2009," he told reporters at Hoogasian Flowers on Seventh Street. "I'm out here to support Neel, to let him know it can happen, but that you have to reach out to everybody."
That means winning over independents and Democrats, he said. "People in California are going to judge Neel on his history, his ideas, his energy."
Kashkari defeated the tea-party favorite, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, to finish second behind Gov. Jerry Brown in last week's primary. In a nod to Christie at his side, he said, "there's a lot I can learn from the governor."
Christie has been considered a potential 2016 presidential candidate, although his chances may have been hobbled by revelations early this year that some of his top aides set up the closure of busy highway traffic lanes as political retribution against a Democratic mayor.
He also took heat from conservatives during the 2012 presidential campaign for appearing with and praising President Obama as federal aid flowed to New Jersey after the devastating Superstorm Sandy, at the same time Republican nominee Mitt Romney was struggling to compete.
Kashkari riled the GOP when he admitted he had voted for Obama in 2008, not for Republican nominee John McCain. Kashkari worked at the Treasury Department at the time, overseeing the Troubled Assets Relief Program during the height of the financial crisis; he has said he believed Obama was likelier to follow through with that Wall Street bailout.
Christie on Friday said he never voted for Obama, but "I'm not going to avoid supporting Neel because he voted for Barack Obama in 2008."
"If you want a candidate you agree with 100 percent of the time, look in the mirror," Christie said, adding the Republican Governors Association "will do whatever is possible to make this race competitive. ... He's our candidate and I believe he'd be the best person for the people of California to vote for in November."
Nelda McCall, 68, said she came out to meet Christie and Kashkari because "the Republican governors in general are doing a great job across the nation, and I'd like to see some more of them." McCall, raised in New Jersey but now a San Franciscan, said California needs people like them "who can communicate views and offer solutions."
Christie is "a guy who can reach across the aisle ... and obviously Kashkari can do it, too," added Dana Walsh, 62, of San Francisco, citing Kashkari's work with Congress while overseeing TARP.
Christie declined to answer a question Friday about his stance on immigration reform: A flower warehouse wasn't the best place to give a nuanced answer on complex policy, he said.
Asked if he would instead replicate the intentionally awkward "Evolution of Dad Dancing" routine he performed with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday, Christie shot back, "I'm not Wayne Newton and this isn't Vegas."
Plus, he said, he wouldn't want Kashkari to feel compelled to join in.
"You have to get elected first, before you can do that kind of dance," Christie said.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
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There were 79 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,425 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Assault: Two women were injured at their home in the 1000 block of North San Joaquin Street during a fight with two men at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, police reported. The two assailants confronted one woman, and it escalated into a physical altercation, police said. The second woman came downstairs during the fight and was struck in the head with an unknown object before the two men fled the scene, police said. Both women were taken to a hospital for treatment. No description of the attackers was provided.
Weapons arrest: Michol Leyba, 19, was arrested on suspicion of weapons and vehicle violations after police pulled over his car for a routine traffic stop Wednesday night, officers said. Police reported stopping Leyba's vehicle near Manthey Road and Eighth Street about 9:40 p.m. During a search, they discovered a loaded gun, police reported.
Shooting arrest: Police arrested James Lawson, 23, on suspicion of a weapons violation when they learned he fired a gun during a yelling incident with another individual, officers said. The incident occurred about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of South Wilson Way, police said. No one was injured, and a gun was recovered.
Shooting: Two women were traveling in a car in the 6000 block of Gettysburg Place at 10 p.m. Wednesday when their vehicle was struck by gunfire, police reported. The women, who are related, were not injured, police said. The victims could not provide police with information on where the gunfire originated.
The California Highway Patrol did not issue an incident report Thursday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 131 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday, including five vehicle accidents and 103 medical calls.
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Service Level Update Document:
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Reserved Times to Submit New Single Family Residence Applications
October 20, 2010. To reduce DSC wait times and streamline the permit intake processes for all customers visiting the Development Services Center (DSC) the following changes listed below will be implemented. The DSC is located at 1900 SW 4th Ave and is open Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., with the exception of the first bullet, below.
Effective November 2, 2010:
- The Pilot Project started on September 21, 2010 to explore the benefits of opening the DSC doors at 7:30 A.M. for the set-up only of building, site development, and zoning permits will be made permanent. Customers are able to access all other DSC services beginning at 8:00 A.M., including the cashier, trade permits, resource records, land use review submittals, plan review and intake of permit applications.
- New Single Family Residence (NSFR) Permit set-ups will only be conducted Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Complete applications will be screened and permits set up for those applications to construct new 1 and 2 Family Dwellings, new construction of Accessory Dwelling Units, and manufactured homes on individual lots. Appointments for initial plans review with Life Safety and Planning will continue to be scheduled at the time of permit intake.
No change is proposed to the following services provided in the DSC:
- Set up and review of all permit applications other than New 1 & 2 Family Dwellings, will still occur between 7:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
- General inquiries are the only service provided by the Life Safety and Planning and Zoning reviewers between 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
- Trade, Sign and A-Board permits and Records Request remain available at the Trade Permit / Resource Records Counter between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.
- Services provided by BDS Interagency partners co-located in the DSC will continue to be provided between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. (Portland Bureau of Transportation, Bureau of Environmental Services, and Water Bureau).
We understand that these changes may have impacts on our customers and appreciate your patience and cooperation while we explore and find improved ways to deliver our services. If you have questions or concerns about this change or other Service Level Updates, please contact Ross Caron at (503) 823-4268 or email@example.com.
To obtain detailed information on the major changes that have occurred at BDS over the past year please visit the BDS Website at www.portlandoregon.gov/bds and click on "Service Level Updates."
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Bob McCurdy
I have a customer that wants to replace an existing deck, plus add 2 new exterior entry structures. Do I need to make an appointment for a preliminary plan review? Or just roll in there between 8:00 am and Noon during business days? What paper work should I have completed before the preliminary review?
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Chris Berrie
You used to hold an open house on evenings for private citizens to attend with residential home building questions.
In looking at your website, it appears that is no longer an option. Can appointments be made, or is all business on a drop in only basis? Makes it difficult for folks who work 7:30 - 4:30 M-F to be able to get in.
Also I wonder if you could direct me to the appropriate person/department to inquire about a vacated access on my property. The site map I have indicates that the access on SW Tower way, section 9600, which crossed parcels 9500, 9700, 9800 (mine)and SW Pendleton St was vacated on 9/23/71. A new neighbor on parcel 9700 says he was told by the City that he has right of way on that access. I believe he does not and would like to provide him documentary evidence.
Please let me know who I should be contacting or whether I need to provide more information.
You may also contact me at 503-704-0271 and leave messages if I don't answer.
Rob Ross
I need to submit a final plat application, can I come in anytime during your regular hours or are there specific times designated for this type of application. Thanks.
Mike York
I was recently in DSC and I have to admit that I had to wait a little to settle my case. I think it's worth it to extend opening hours.
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