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For those that opt in for one of these (either as a small standalone device or a mobile app), a randomly generated number must be entered at every login. The code changes frequently (approximately every 40 seconds by my count), providing protection against key loggers and phishing scams. There seems to be no downside other than an additional step and having your phone or device nearby when you want to play or login on the Blizzard website.
The other explanation that has been floated by some users in the forums is that there is a server glitch that is cleaning out items and gold from unlucky gamers. In some instances, users have been granted a rollback to pre-compromised status, while in others no illicit account access has been discovered. In the latter cases, Blizzard has supposedly declined to assist. While a malicious little bug is certainly a possibility, it doesn't explain the experience that two Eurogamer editors shared, including a conversation with an alleged black-market account purchaser. Likely it's a combination of the two, with some users suffering from a programming error and others victims of a heinous crime.
Given the concerns surrounding the real-money auction house (now delayed again until May 29), these hacking reports are particularly alarming. Instead of in-game currency and items at stake, come next week there will be real cash in the system.
We've reached out to Blizzard for comment on the matter. At the time of publishing, we have not yet received a reply. However, users are reporting that in cases where accounts have been verifiably compromised, support tickets are being updated with the following boilerplate language:
Thank you for contacting Blizzard Customer Support regarding restoration for your Diablo III account.
Restorations for Diablo III accounts are limited, and we cannot guarantee the availability of future restorations after one is performed. Because of this, we require your approval to use a limited restoration to address this situation. If you would like us to proceed, please respond to this ticket and clearly tell us that you would like to use a limited restoration. If you do not respond, no restoration will be made for this issue.
Any progress made since the compromise may be lost when the restoration is performed. For additional information on how compromise restorations are handled for Diablo III accounts, see (http://www.battle.net/support/article/compromised-diablo-iii-account).
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Thank you again for contacting us. We hope you continue to enjoy your experience in Diablo III!
Blizzard needs to cast a wide net with the real-money auction house bans. There's too much room for fraudulent hacking claims. Thankfully, the official Blizzard support FAQ also includes this statement that should give comfort to those only seeking restorations due to legitimately compromised accounts:
Note: This policy applies only to restorations. If access to an account is lost due to a compromise, Customer Support will assist in restoring access no matter the number of times the account has been compromised in the past.
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Team/coach of the year: Livingston achieved what veteran coach Griff Hughes calls "a triple crown," when it took its second straight North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship when senior Scott Sperling and junior Brandon Gershon each shot 626 series. That triumph followed first-place finishes in the Essex County Tournament and the Colonial Division of the Super Essex Conference, also for a second straight year.
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Conservative bloggers are taking aim at Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and its iconic formula, E=mc2, saying they're part of a liberal conspiracy, Joel N. Shurkin reports for JTA. Holocaust revisionists have taken up the anti-Einstein cause, started more than half a century ago by Nazis, who dismissed his theories as "Jewish science."
The latest debate erupted when a Web site, Conservapedia—founded three years ago by Andrew Schlafly, the 49-year-old lawyer son of anti-abortion activist Phyllis Schlafly—posted a definition of relativity making the charge that it was part of an ideological plot, and then added a list of counter examples it says disprove Einstein's theories. The postings were picked up by the liberal blog TPMMuckracker and then went viral.
From JTA: Schlafly's argument against Einstein appears to conflate relativity, a theory in physics about time, space and gravity, with relativism, a philosophical argument about morality and human experience having nothing to do with physics. He points to a 1989 article by liberal law professor Lawrence Tribe in the Harvard Law Review. Now widely disseminated on the Internet, Tribe's article uses relativity as a metaphor for understanding constitutional law. In the footnotes, Tribe thanks the man who was then the editor of the review: a law student named Barack Obama.
Hence, a liberal conspiracy.
Schlafly goes further, claiming that "virtually no one who is taught and believes relativity continues to read the Bible," but he doesn't say how he knows that. He also cites passages in the Christian Bible in an effort to disprove Einstein's theories.
Attacks on relativity have a long and sleazy history. After much of the physics community came to accept the theories, attacks continued from less admirable sources, including anti-Semites who apparently were upset that a Jew was being credited with producing something that important. They called it "Jewish science." Nazis, believing that Germans should do better, came up with an alternative concept, totally incoherent. Deutsche Physik, it was called, and set back physics in Germany until after World War II.
Now a new generation of Einstein deniers, including some Holocaust revisionists, are launching attacks, simultaneously rejecting Einstein's science and accusing him of stealing his ideas from others.
They point to the published work of French physicist Jules Henri Poincare and Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, which preceded Einstein's publication by several years. These men were superb physicists (Lorentz won a Nobel Prize) and they had thought about relativity, but neither made the huge leap in imagination Einstein did, although Poincare came close and probably did influence him.
Another claim is that the theories originated with Einstein's first wife, the Serbian physics student Mileva Maric. She may well have served as a sounding board, but respected physicists and historians say no serious evidence exists that she made any substantive contribution.
While there is no overt anti-Semitism in the Conservapedia entries on Einstein, the ones on relativity are redolent with the old arguments. For instance, Schlafly writes: "The theory ... is heavily promoted by liberals who like its encouragement of relativism and its tendency to mislead people in how they view the world."
Greg Gbur, assistant professor of physics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, argued in his blog, Skulls in the Stars, that if you "replace 'liberals' with 'Jews' in [that] sentence," the words might as well have been written by a Nazi circa 1930s-era Germany.
In an effort to discredit Einstein's theories, Schlafly provides a list of about two dozen "counterexamples." Scientists looking at the list say many are irrelevant, some misinterpret the science and many are flat wrong. The latter category, they say, includes Schlafly's claim that no useful devices have been "developed based on any insights provided by the theory; no lives have been saved or helped, and the theory has not led to other useful theories and may have interfered with scientific progress."
Almost everyone who has had a PET (positron emission tomography) scan in a hospital, or who has undergone radiation therapy for cancer or who has turned on a particle accelerator has used the theory of special relativity, says historian and physicist Michael Riordan, adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. If you have a GPS navigation system in your car, Einstein is guiding you, Riordan said.
That E=mc2 is wrong surely would have surprised the physicists at the Manhattan Project who used it to develop the atomic bombs that destroyed two Japanese cities.
"There is no controversy," Riordan said. "The theory isn't wrong; it's incomplete and has refinements that might or might not be true."
Gbur says that Schlafly uses a technique known in rhetoric as the "Gish Gallop" (named for biochemist Duane Tolbert Gish, a creationist debater who employed it), which Gbur defines as "throw as many claims out there as possible, regardless of the validity, with the realization that most people will be swayed by the amount of evidence and not look too closely at the details." Schlafly piles on statement after statement, footnote after footnote, and even stacks impressive mathematical formulas and jargon to support his claims. Some of the references are simply self-references, and some have nothing to do with the argument.
Meanwhile, physicists are expressing mixed feelings about how to react. Several refused to comment for this story because they did not want to give Schlafly credibility. But Clifford Will, professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis, did weigh in.
"The Internet world is full of kooks and crackpots who put out all kinds of drivel. It is pointless to attempt to refute these people with evidence, because they don't believe in evidence," Will wrote in an e-mail from Paris.
"…People may not like relativity," he wrote, "but the experimental and observational evidence that supports it is so overwhelming that it is now a fact of the universe."
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Democracy needs to be a part of childrens every day life. That is what is the idea behind MSs Mozambican project, Civil Rights in Grade Schools, whose objective is to make democracy a way of life in Mozambique in the southern part of Africa, for generations to come. Children need to understand and exercise democracy in their daily lives, if the seed is to grow and flower in the long run in Mozambique, says MS Mozambiques director, Ulla Strøbech.
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It's another sunny afternoon here in central North Carolina, where the Red Sox will look to finish their week-long trip with three straight wins after it started with four consecutive losses.
Henry Owens, aka The Big O, will make his eighth start of the year for Salem. He's been very, very good, and he's third in the league in strikeouts, but he is coming off his bumpiest outing of the season, in which he surrendered three home runs and did not make it through the fourth inning.
The tall, skinny lefty is facing a Carolina club that is hitting .268 as a team, #1 in the league. Incredibly, despite the top overall batting average, the Mudcats have averaged the fewest runs per game in the circuit. Carolina has scored just 4.1 runs/game, and they are currently a league-worst 13-26 on the season. Astoundingly, the Indians-affiliate has not won in their home stadium since April 25; the Mudcats have dropped nine straight home games since then!
For your listening enjoyment, here's last night's pregame chatter with Chris Balcom-Miller. Topics of discussion include his injury-riddled spring, his phenomenal arsenal of tattoos, and his brotherly bond with Salem catcher Blake Swihart. Enjoy:
Today's game notes are below, and we hit the airwaves at 7 PM on ESPN Radio in VA, AM 1240 WGMN Roanoke, and online at salemsox.com. First pitch is at 7:15.
UPDATED: Here's tonight's lineup
Go Bruins,
May 16, 2013 7:15 PM Salem Red Sox (17-20) vs. Carolina Mudcats (13-26) Game #38
Five County Stadium Zebulon, NC Road Game #23
Probable Starters: LHP Henry Owens (3-1, 3.57) vs RHP Robert Whitenack (0-0, –)
It Only Takes One: Salem dropped five one-run decisions in the first two weeks of May, with the close losses adding up and hurting the Sox in their 3-9 start to the month. But over the past two days, turnabout has been fair play. The Red Sox have earned consecutive one-run triumphs over Carolina to put them in a position to go for the series sweep this evening. Over the course of the season, Salem and Carolina have both played 14 one-run games, tied for the most in the league. The Red Sox have gone 7-7 in these contests, while the Mudcats have been miserable, earning just three close wins compared to 11 one-run losses.
There's a First Time for Everything: Salem reliever Heri Quevedo is not the normal Latin American rookie. Most young ballplayers from the Dominican Republic or Venezuela sign with pro teams at age 16 or 17, but Quevedo, who's in his first pro season right now, will turn 23 in June. Plagued by command issues, he has had an up-and-down season thus far, inauspiciously leading the pitching staff in walks issued. But on Wednesday night, Quevedo picked up a well-deserved victory, his first win as a member of the Red Sox organization. For the first time all year, he did not walk a single batter! It's even more impressive when you note that he was on the mound for a season-high four and two-thirds innings, working in a piggyback role behind starter William Cuevas. Only tonight's starter, Henry Owens, has more strikeouts than Quevedo on the season.
Bronze Blake: Since starting the year 2-for-18 in his first five games, Salem catcher Blake Swihart has been one of the most consistent hitters in the entire league. In his last 23 games, Swihart has gone 25-for-81 (.309) with four doubles and four triples. In fact, since April 13, his .309 clip is third-best in the league behind Garin Cecchini, and Wilmington's Jorge Bonifacio. Defensively, Swihart has also been one of the best backstops in the circuit. On the season, he's thrown out 12-of-31 baserunners, a 38.7% caught-stealing clip which is second in the league only to Potomac's Adrian Nieto.
Like Father, Like Son: Rich Gedman preached approach and patience during his time as Salem's Hitting Coach in 2012. With Rich now coaching in Portland, his son, Matt, has joined the Salem Sox and made a huge impact in one week with the squad. In four games, Gedman has hit .308 with a .357 on-base percentage, going 4-for-13 with one walk. Three of his four hits have gone for extra-bases, with two doubles and one homer. Gedman's RBI double was the difference on Wednesday, transforming a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 lead.
Checking Cecchini: Salem third baseman Garin Cecchini is listed as day-to-day with a relatively minor sprained ankle, suffered while making a catch on a foul pop up in Tuesday's game. He rolled his ankle on the lip of the grass and left the game in the sixth. He did not play on Wednesday, but Cecchini still leads the league in numerous offensive categories, including hitting (.366), on-base percentage (.462), slugging percentage (.659), doubles (13), and extra-base hits (22). He has reached base in 22 of his last 23 games with a .400 average and a .520 on-base percentage since April 18.


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"We have been receiving many more fireworks complaints this year than ever," said Central Dispatch Director Leonard Norman. "While some governmental entities are working on new ordinances, our issue is the calls sometimes keep others from getting true emergency assistance. When our dispatchers receive a 911 call, they have no idea whether the incoming 911 call is another fireworks complaint at that same location or if it is far more urgent.
"I would suspect everyone would want their true emergency answered immediately, rather than having to wait for our dispatchers to speak with an individual complaining about fireworks," he continued.
Effective since Jan. 1, the Michigan Firework Safety Act legalized various previously banned styles of fireworks. The heavy influx of citizens complaining that fireworks are going off all hours of the night, keeping them awake and agitating their pets, has led to Bangor Township officials proposing an ordinance banning the colorful incendiaries 335 days out of the year.
"I urge everyone to use restraint when calling 911 when their complaint is a normal fireworks complaint," Norman said. "That is not to say they shouldn't call us if the fireworks involve an injury or there is an actual fire. That is far different and our 911 dispatchers need to know about fireworks when they involve an injury or damage to property."


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Hyde Shuttle Service (HSS) is a non-profit organization that provides free rides around Federal Way for those 55 and older or those who have disabilities.
The program runs three shuttles offering free door-to-door service throughout Federal Way, transporting riders to the Federal Way Community Center, grocery shopping, the library, bank, to visit a friend, medical appointments and local errands.
HSS is open to anyone from the aforementioned categories, according to HSS transportation manager Valerie Kueffel.
"All they need to do is call our main number 206-727-6262 to get signed up," Kueffel said. "There's no application/screening process, it's all done over the phone."
Residents can plan a ride 30 days in advance, and Kueffel said they'll be notified if they will be eligible to receive a ride.
"We cannot guarantee rides, so when somebody calls to request a ride, that's all they're doing, is requesting a ride. The day before (their scheduled ride), we call everybody back and say 'You're scheduled for your ride tomorrow', or, 'Unfortunately, we have no ride available for you tomorrow.'"
The shuttles are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Cindy Zwart, director of transportation programs for King County Senior Services, said Federal Way residents get good use out of HSS.
"We have an unduplicated rider count … that figure for 2013 is 238 Federal Way riders. Total one-way trips in 2013 were 6,035, and total miles was 36,860 miles," she said. "A decent amount of usage."
Zwart said HSS started in 1997 in Des Moines, and has since expanded to 38 vans on the road throughout multiple communities in King County.
The vans are split between nutrition vans, and community shuttles. Federal Way's program falls under the community shuttles designation, Zwart said, which are "designed to increase mobility options for seniors and people with disabilities."
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Bob Donchez was the big question mark.
Three city council members had openly stated their support for a casino in Bethlehem while three others had publicly panned it. Donchez — then the seventh councilman — said he was unsure until the developer, BethWorks Now, assured him they would be involved in the community and look to hire city residents.
Donchez cast the deciding vote Sept. 20, 2005.
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem opened its doors May 22, 2009. At the casino's five-year anniversary, Donchez, now Bethlehem's mayor, said he's incredibly glad he voted to allow its operation.
"They've been involved in the community, they've been involved in the schools — they've been a model corporate citizen," he said.
Sands and its affiliated shops, restaurants and event center together employ 2,842 people. While some point out many of the jobs are in the service industry, 94 percent of the casino jobs are full time and come with benefits. Sands declined to release its median salary but has said its dealer jobs start at an average of $38,000.
The jobs the casino created — especially during an economic recession — are among the most important factors for Donchez. He said he hears from many people who are pleased to work there.
"They're very happy they have a job, they're very happy they have benefits — these are 2,500 people employed," Donchez said.
Sands' opening five years ago also came at a critical financial time for the city. The casino provides an annual host fee, which since 2011 has topped $9.25 million each year with this year's expected to be $9.75 million.
The host fee has far from solved the financial challenges for Bethlehem, which since 2009 has twice raised property taxes and borrowed $16 million for operating expenses, but Donchez said he can't imagine where Bethlehem would be financially without it.
"When you take away $9.8 million out of a $71 million budget, it's a scary look without the host fee money," he said. "It would be a daunting challenge."
Mixed feelings
Roger Hudak, chairman of the Mayor's South Side Task Force, who lives less than a mile from the casino, has been a longtime proponent of it, even when opponents were filling city council meetings to decry the expected crime, prostitution and pawn shops it was anticipated to bring.
The greatest complaint about the casino may be the visitors who come on the bus from New York and loiter in the city for hours. Donchez said it's a concern he plans to bring up.
"If that's all, that's the only downside," Hudak said. "We didn't get the hookers, we also didn't get the gang members robbing and pillaging the population.
"Even the nay-saying NIMBYs of the past have come around and said we'd be in pretty bad shape without that place because they were the catalyst for turning around the largest brownfield site in the country," Hudak said.
John Pettegrew, director of Lehigh University's South Side Initiative, can think of some downsides. He said Sands deserves credit for providing jobs, tax revenue and a redevelopment boost during an economic downturn.
But he and others have been troubled by the company's free speech restrictions on the public land it gave to the city's redevelopment authority. The contract that transferred the land to the city for free said labor-related gatherings and activities offensive to the casino could not take place on that land.
Pettegrew also is uncomfortable with the idea of a casino being a major part of Bethlehem's legacy.
"I think historians will recognize what the initial opponents of the Sands claimed," said Pettegrew, also a Lehigh associate professor of history. "It's hard to point to a positive product coming from gaming and the casino. In overarching historical terms, Sands represents a net loss for what kind of work that is done in Bethlehem and what kind of product it offers to those outside the city."
Catalyst for development
Sands' opening was the catalyst for much of the redevelopment at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. site, said Don Cunningham, president and CEO of Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. and Bethlehem's mayor from 1998 to 2003.
Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII and Majestic Bethlehem Center would have developed without Sands, but just about all the development between the Fahy and Minsi Trail bridges has Sands to thank, Cunningham said.
Sands BethWorks — a partnership of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and BethWorks Now — gifted the land for the SteelStacks arts complex, ArtsQuest Center and WLVT PBS39 headquarters. A special tax fund consisting largely of Sands property taxes paid for the construction of several outdoor performance venues, including the Levitt Pavilion, and is funding the Hoover-Mason Trestle pedestrian promenade, which is under construction.
Without Sands, Bass Pro Shops, a convention center and a second hotel wouldn't be under consideration for the site, Cunningham said.
"That vision can become a reality because of the Sands development," he said. "The Sands was the spark to get the key development of the plans between the bridges going."
Sands itself, however, stalled construction for some time on its hotel, mall and convention center, all of which were supposed to open with the casino in May 2009. There's also still Sands BethWorks land yet to be developed, but a new state economic development zone is expected to re-boost construction.
Meeting a promise
Doug Niethold, Sands Bethlehem's interim president, said he believes Sands is meeting its obligation as an economic development generator in the region, between the casino's 8 million annual visitors and its Steel site redevelopment.
"We absolutely feel we are meeting our promise," he said in a statement. "ArtsQuest's SteelStacks, PBS and the (Bethlehem) Redevelopment Authority's Visitors Center are all examples of some of the accomplishments thus far and certainly the (City Revitalization and Improvement Zone) will accelerate more development of the site."
Sands Bethlehem is in the midst of getting a new president after well-regarded President Robert DeSalvio left in March after seven and a half years. Quashing rumors it was being sold — which have circulated about the casino since 2010 — Las Vegas Sands earlier this month announced Marina Bay Sands executive Mark Juliano as Sands Bethlehem's new president and said the company plans to continue investing in the property.
Donchez and others said it's very welcome news Sands isn't selling its local casino and gives them greater hope for the site's next five years.
"Personally, I think it's a good move to hang in there because if Bass Pro comes in, the land will go up in value — land they already own," Hudak said. "Between (Bass Pro and the Hoover-Mason Trestle), that will move things through even faster."


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So did Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) really call himself a finely manicured metrosexual while branding his presidential rival as a cowboy? Fox (NYSE: FOX ) definitely had its hands full over the weekend when it had to pull a fake story attributed to longtime political reporter Carl Cameron.
This isn't a story about fraudulent journalism, though. When reporters like Stephen Glass and TheNew York Times' (NYSE: NYT ) Jayson Blair got busted for fibbing their way through dozens of stories, those were clearly deliberate attempts at deceiving the public. Cameron was simply having a little electoral fun, and it found its way onto the active website. Whether his scripted piece was leaked accidentally or intentionally, it was obviously not going to fool anyone with its prolific misquotes.
With its "we report, you decide" slogan, perhaps it was Fox simply putting its mantra to the test. But, again, this isn't a story about fraudulent journalism. It's a story about how powerful the Internet has become.
Last month, Sportsline.com (Nasdaq: SPLN ) issued a humbling apology when it reported that Washington Redskins' running back Clinton Portis was injured and would be out of gridiron action for several weeks. As a fantasy football haven, even though the bogus report was up for all of five minutes, it was enough to create an uproar.
As eyeball magnets, websites have to balance the need to provide timely content with the importance of getting it right the first time. While the Internet offers something that traditional print media can't -- the opportunity for an immediate retraction or correction -- the fact that flubs can be widely disseminated also makes temporary mistakes permanent to those who aren't privy to the eventual edits.
Does that mean that you must now approach every Internet report with some degree of skepticism? What? You weren't doing just that already? We're all human. Mistakes will happen. Due diligence isn't just for stock market research. Mind your P's and cuticles. Don't be a data cowboy.
Has TV political content broken into your fall season viewing habits? What are you watching these days? Will you give Fox News the benefit of the doubt? All this and more in the TV Banter discussion board.
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I spent a wonderful morning in the British Museum. The Benin bronzes, crisp, powerful figures glowing in their cabinets, the glories of the Greek collection and the confident dominance of the Assyrian carvings overwhelmed and inspired me.
Any poem you ever encounter can be triggered by a future experience. Today, Ozymandius was at the front of my mind as I wandered through the remains of great civilisations as was Byron's powerful Destruction of Sennacherib. You will have your own internal soundtrack which will excite, exhilarate or console when required. Reading poetry is laying down knowledge and you never know when it might be useful.
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The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were
gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on
the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,
That host with their
banners at sunset were seen:
Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath
That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the
face of the foe as he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!
And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide,
But through it there
rolled not the breath of his pride;
And the foam of his gasping lay white on
the turf,
And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf.
And there lay the rider distorted and pale,
With the dew on his brow, and
the rust on his mail:
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone,
The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail,
And the idols are broke
in the temple of Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!


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The Michigan Promise Grant, which since 2000 has awarded scholarships to students bound for college in Michigan, may fall victim to the economic slump. The Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency, a nine-member group charged with finding ways to save money, is likely to recommend eliminating the scholarships as a way to trim $150 million to $200 million from the budget. Should state budget group cut Promise college grants?
More topics for discussion Thursday:
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• Will you attend Rob Bliss' Santa experiment?
• Should Floyd Mayweather return to fight Ricky Hatton?
• Do you agree with planned Holland, Hope College land swap?
• Does a true Lions fan root for team to lose?
• Poll: Will Rampage ever play again?
• React: Holland considers closing two schools
• Should GRPS board revisit superintendent's plan to layoff teachers?


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CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County officials envision moving out of their downtown administration building either to make way for a new medical mart or other development.
They contend that the footprint of their building at Lakeside Avenue and Ontario Street is ideally suited for a new hotel to complement the proposed mart -- a showcase for medical equipment -- and a new convention center.
"Nobody's going to want this building here," County Administrator James McCafferty said during an interview in his office.
County commissioners laid the groundwork for such an exodus this week by settling on the nearby Cleveland Convention Center as the site for the replacement convention facility. They have targeted privately owned land on St. Clair Avenue for the medical mart, but have little money to spend after agreeing to pay $20 million to the city.
Where they work:
Cuyahoga County government employs 8,600 people who work in offices spread across the county. If commissioners decide to consolidate operations in a new headquarters, workers in the following offices would likely make the move:
• Nearly 400 people in the administration building on Lakeside Avenue.
• About 60 workers in the administration annex on Hamilton Avenue.
• Two dozen employees at the Chicago Title building on Ontario Street.
SOURCE: Cuyahoga County Office of Budge and Management
"We're not going to be held up by those three property owners, period," Hagan said.
So the questions about a move by commissioners come down to these: Where will they go? And what will the cost to taxpayers be?
Downtown offers many choices
The commissioners can't afford to buy, given that they have yet to recover the $35 million spent on now-abandoned plans to move into the old Ameritrust Tower and surrounding properties at Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street.
But the sale of their administration building could net them enough to cover moving expenses and leave some money for rental fees. Commercial real estate brokers said the rent is likely to amount to $5 million annually under a 20-year lease.
A $5 million-a-year lease would amount to a wash for taxpayers. The county now spends about $3 million a year to keep up the existing administration building and another $2.5 million to lease office space for departments that might move into a new headquarters.
Finding a new home should not be problem. Brokers said that plenty of downtown landlords will have midlevel office space, known in real estate circles as Class B, available in the next few years.
The front-runner, according to Rob Roe, managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle, is the Huntington Building, just north of the Ameritrust complex.
Roe cited the building's open floors, well suited to government use, and an abundance of space. A handful of tenants, including Huntington Bank itself, plan to leave when their leases expire.
Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones said representatives from the Huntington property approached him months ago. He described the site as a possibility.
Other contenders that could accommodate the county's need for about 300,000 square feet include the M.K. Ferguson Plaza, which connects to Tower City; the Higbee Building in the Tower City complex; and the Halle Building at East 12th Street and Euclid.
The county government would be an attractive tenant because it's not a credit risk and its offices would take up a lot of space, said David Browning, managing director of CB Richard Ellis Inc. in Cleveland.
A more expensive and less likely option is for the county to sign up as a tenant in a planned downtown development such as Richard Jacobs' idea to build a 21-story office tower at Public Square.
Browning and other brokers agree that the county probably could not afford rent in a new development, which could cost about $35 per square foot. Class B space now goes for about $16 per square foot.
Commissioner Tim Hagan said no local developers, including Jacobs, have courted the county as a tenant for their planned developments.
The least expensive possibility -- moving workers from the administrative building to other offices already owned or leased by the county -- appears to be a nonstarter. Hagan said spreading offices around town would not be convenient for people who have business with the county.
The actual move is years away
Groundbreaking on the $425 million convention center project is at least a year off, so county officials haven't begun packing. But later this year, they will begin evaluating how much space they would need in order to bring all or many of their workers under one roof.
Another factor could be the possible sale of the Ameritrust complex. Developer Doug Price proposes to convert the property into a hotel, offices and stores but has yet to obtain financing.
Hagan tries to distance himself from any decision about the county's future home. He said that decision won't come until 2012 at the earliest, and he'll be out of office by then.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson, who repeatedly and defiantly said he would let voters decide if he should run the state, abruptly quit his nascent election bid today amid a stalled agenda, faltering popularity and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case involving one of his most trusted aides.
Paterson made the announcement during an afternoon news conference in his Manhattan office. Democratic officials in Washington were briefed on his decision this morning.
"Today, I am announcing that I am ending my campaign for governor of the state of New York," Paterson said during the snappy press conference. "I cannot run for office and try to manage the state's business at the same time."
Paterson welcomed an investigation into recent allegations that clouded his candidacy.
"I'm looking forward to a full investigation of actions taken by myself and my administration," he said. "I have never abused my office, not now, now ever."
Paterson, who had publicly prided himself on beating the odds, including overcoming blindness to rise through treacherous New York politics, formally announced his campaign last weekend but faced mounting calls to drop out of the race in the midst of controversy. A top aide is ensnared in a domestic-violence scandal, the governor was finding dwindling support in his own party and his campaign bank account paled in size to those of his rivals.Paterson became governor in 2008, when former Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal. Paterson's decision paves the way for Andrew Cuomo to make an unimpeded run for the Democratic nomination.
"The governor isn't feeling pushed out," said a person who talked with the governor about his decision and who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because Paterson hadn't yet announced why he was ending the campaign. "He certainly realizes it's very difficult to do a campaign and govern, and the focus now is on governing and the best interests of the state."
Paterson's decision comes just 19 days short of his two-year anniversary as governor.


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Kehaulani Christian
May 18, 2007
Age: 27
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Hometown: Honolulu
Agency: Premier Models
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Location: Ilikai Hotel
About Me: I'm a teacher, public relations expert, makeup artist and licensed esthetician. I began dancing professionally at 15 and modeling at 6, and have done ads for Body Mint and AIG.
After graduating from Roosevelt, I enjoyed living abroad in Japan as a dancer for Tokyo Disneyland. But my crowning achievement was receiving a standing ovation for my talent portion at the Miss America pageant, where I represented Hawaii in 2002.
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Imperial Hotel in Ginza, Japan
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Any of the Neighbor Islands - all I need is sun, a beach and no phone!
My mom, Nani Christian, because she's very dedicated, hardworking and has instilled in me a great work ethic.
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Kehaulani's Favorite Quote/Advice:
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-Margaret Mead, anthropologist
First gig
Modeling beachwear for a children's catalog
Dream gig
A big-screen movie
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What's up for me in 2007
Returning to Waikiki as a dancer in Danny Couch's new show at Princess Kaiulani at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, with 5:30 dinner seating or 7 o'clock cocktail seating. It's very contemporary with many of Danny's classics. (Call 931-4660 for reservations.) I'll also model here and there when time allows, study for the state board exam to teach esthetics, teach and handle public relations for the International School of Beauty & Esthetics, and actually decide on one career ... maybe.
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ATLANTIC CITY — An Atlantic City man sat stone-faced in court as a jury convicted him today of carjacking a casino patron, stabbing him to death and setting his new sport utility vehicle ablaze in an attempt to cover up the crimes.
Craig Arno, 46, was found guilty of murdering Martin Caballero of North Bergen after Arno and his ex-girlfriend Jessica Kisby cornered the victim in the parking garage of the Trump Taj Mahal in May 2010.
The jury found Arno guilty of 27 of 28 counts, clearing him of an attempted murder charge involving an assault on a department store worker days after the slayings.
"We're just ecstatic," said Caballero's stepson, Christian Martinez. "Everybody is glad. Just very happy. It wasn't easy. It's been a long three, four weeks."
Kisby, 26, pleaded guilty in February to murder and agreed to testify against Arno in return for becoming eligible for parole after 30 years.
She testified, sometimes giggling or yawning on the stand, that the pair took Caballero to a rural area about 20 minutes away where they stabbed him to death, then used his ATM card to withdraw money from a bank.
Arno is likely to get life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced May 24. Kisby's sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Arno's public defender, Eric Shenkus, said the conviction would probably be appealed, but he would not say on what grounds.
Prosecutors told jurors that on May 21, 2010, the pair spotted a gleaming white Lincoln SUV driven by the 47-year-old grocer and followed him into the parking garage and carjacked him. The defendants drove him to a rural area in western Atlantic County, where Arno stabbed him to death with Kisby's help and dragged his body into the bushes, the prosecutor said.
On the stand, Arno denied any role in the carjacking or murder, but admitted he torched Caballero's vehicle after his then-girlfriend showed up late one night with it, saying she had "a problem" and needed his help in getting rid of it.
Martinez said Arno's testimony, in which he portrayed himself as an innocent bystander trying to protect a girlfriend two decades his junior, was hard to sit through.
"That was beyond words," Martinez said. "It was unbelievable he would get up there and say what he did."
Kisby's testimony was equally difficult for Caballero's family, he said.
She stretched and played with her ponytail on the witness stand as she matter-of-factly described how she and Arno kidnapped Caballero and attacked him. She testified that they had to stop the attack at one point when the knife Arno was using broke, forcing them to drive to Kisby's mother's house to retrieve two others to finish the job.
Caballero's wife, Libia Martinez, thanked the jury for carefully considering the case.
"They did a good job," she said. "They took their time."
Robert Griffin, CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts, extended his sympathy to the victim's family.
"As this trial comes to an end, our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Mr. Caballero, and we extend our deepest sympathies to them," he said.
The case was the first of two fatal carjackings that originated in the Taj Mahal parking garage. In September 2011, three Camden men were arrested for a similar crime.
All three were charged with murder, carjacking and other offenses stemming from the shooting death of 28-year-old Sunil Rattu of Old Bridge and the wounding of 24-year-old Radha Ghetia of Sayreville. The victims were robbed of a small amount of cash in the parking garage, then forced into their vehicle and made to drive to a nearby alley, where both were shot.
Rattu died from two gunshot wounds to the head. Ghetia was shot in the upper body but survived.
The defendants were recently indicted. A trial date has not yet been set.
Related coverage:
• Prosecutor in Atlantic City fatal carjacking case: Suspects are 'evil pinballs'
• Exes tell different stories about fatal Atlantic City carjacking


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VIDEO: Jett Bandy launches a home run, Angels still down by 10
Jett Bandy sent a 2-1 pitch from Mike Fiers flying for a two-run home run in the top of the seventh Sunday in Houston. The two-run big fly did little to help the Angels' cause though, as they still trail the Astros 13-3.
This was Bandy's fourth homer of the year and his first on the road. Bandy also had a single in the third, making this his fifth multi-hit game of the year.
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OMG that is some scary shit! My hubby declared any fish out of the Pacific to be off limits, now it looks like we won't be eating oranges or almonds from CA or FLA and I am guessing the BC fruit I love is off limits as well. That limits a lot of my options and makes me wonder if the cattle industry here in Alberta has also been exposed. We're not really that far inland especially if you take into account the Alberta clipper that swoops in across Canada and down into the States near Illinois (as my FB friend there points out EVERY winter when it gets cold). What on Earth are we to eat? Will my grandchildren have two heads? Maybe one of them will be Wolverine!
Thanks for sharing this Betorq, it really makes a person think about where the food we eat comes from and what it might have been exposed to aside from the usual pesticide and herbicide use.


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Bus Driver wrote:Went today, the first day for this year. Last day is Saturday July 5. Chose today as it has/had the best weather forecast for this week for that area.
I think I did not attend the Last two years. Lots of Cubs in all the ranges of condition. Saw one square-nose LoBoy, Yellow and white, that was marked as a 1949. Did not copy the serial number but assumed that the wrong serial number list was consulted.
Many more tractors there than I have ever seen there before. I saw a large antique truck being hauled away this afternoon that belongs to a good friend of mine from some distance and I assume that there simply was no room for it. Too much for me to see in one day-- the old feet are slower now.
Saw a 274 IH. First class restoration. The first one I have seen in person. Parts for it probably would be very difficult to find.
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractor ... r-274.html
My guess is that the number of A/Super A/100/130/140 tractors already sold mostly satisfied the demand at that time for that size and style. Probably few 274/284 were sold. Ford offered a similar offset model of their 1710 in the same time frame and it apparently did not sell in volume.
Saw a stretched Cub Cadet that now seats 5 single file. Looked good. Did not see it running. It was in the wooded camping area.
It was a good day.
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M.S. Hanner (JPL/Caltech), T.L. Hayward (Gemini Observatory)
Comet 81P/Wild 2 was observed in the thermal infrared over 6 months during its 1997 perihelion passage. The comet was most active in late February, about 3 months pre-perihelion; dust production declined by a factor of 3 between February and August. For the GIOTTO Halley dust size distribution, maximum dust production rate was ~ 2 x 103 kg/s. The comet displayed a 10 micron silicate feature about 25% above the continuum, similar to several other short-period comets, but much lower than that seen in a number of Oort Cloud comets.
NASA's Stardust sample return mission will encounter P/Wild 2 98 days postperihelion in January 2004. Based on our observations at a similar point in the orbit and the Halley size distribution, we predict that the mass fluence on the spacecraft for a 150 km miss distance will be about 8 x 10-5 kg/m2 for particles up to 1 cm in radius. The corresponding areal coverage will be about 10-4.
This research was conducted in part at JPL under contract with NASA (Planetary Astronomy Program).
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Elbridge, NY -- An Elbridge man who state police said threatened his mother and brother with a knife late Sunday night was charged with misdemeanor menacing.
Angelo Amodei III, 21, of 1075 Route 5, Lot 32, threatened his mother, Patricia Hernandez, and his brother, Anthony Amodei, with a knife about 10:50 p.m., troopers said. Amodei also stabbed a door inside the home several times, troopers said.
Besides menacing, he was also charged with criminal mischief and harassment, both misdemeanors, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
Amodei admitted starting a fire that extensively damaged a portion of Cato-Meridian Middle School in July 2003. He pleaded guilty to fourth-degree arson and petit larceny in December 2003 and was sentenced in February 2004 to one to four years in state prison. Amodei was sent to a state-run boot camp program and released on parole December 2004.
On Dec. 8, 2005, a Cayuga County court judge ordered Amodei to pay a judgment of more than $1,190,000 to reimburse the insurance company that insured the school.


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April 20, 2004
6:15 p.m.
Harris Hall Main Floor
Past Chair David Crowell presided with Budget Committee Members Scott Bartlett, Bobby Green, Sr.,
Don Hampton, Mary Ann Holser, Kathy Keable, Anna Morrison and Peter Sorenson present. County Administrator Bill Van Vactor and Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer were also present.
Bill Dwyer and Francisca Johnson were excused.
Past Chair David Crowell called the meeting to order.
Green MOVED to re-appoint David Crowell as Chair.
Bartlett SECONDED.
Bartlett MOVED to re-appoint Mary Ann Holser as Vice-Chair.
Sorenson SECONDED.
Bill Van Vactor, County Administrator, give his budget message. (Copy in file).
Dave Garnick, Senior Budget Analyst gave a financial overview for Lane County. (Copy in file).
Jim Gangle, Assessor, explained that property taxes are 50% of the discretionary general fund. He noted that Lane County not only collects money for Lane County but for 80 other taxing districts. He indicated for the year 2003, they collected $300 million for all of the districts in Lane County. He noted while voters had approved Measures 47/50, they had also passed five new levies in Lane County for $14.5 million. He added there had been eight new bond measures passed for a total of $170 million. He stated the total amount to be collected has grown from $212 million in 1997 to $300 million for 2003.
Gangle said that Lane County keeps 9.2 cents from every dollar. He added Lane County is a service provider where the bulk of the money is turned over to about 80 other taxing districts. He noted that assessed revenue drives the revenue that Lane County is going to receive. He recalled that in the past the property taxes were based on a levy amount, but Measure 50 shifted that into the assessed value. He added that an increase in value would mean an increase in revenue to the districts. He explained there is a three percent growth that is allowed in assessed value. He said for the 2004 year there are no significant changes that would affect the amount of taxes that Lane County would collect.
With regard to market value changes, Gangle explained it increased about five percent. He stated that appeals would reduce the amount of property tax. He noted that this year at the Board of Property Tax Appeals, the value is reduced on properties that were appealed by six percent. He added that urban renewal would reduce the amount of taxes they would be able to collect.
Gangle said this past year they added $731,000,000 because of property changes. He said it represented new construction that was added to the rolls, subdivisions, and changes in exempt status and manufactured structures that are moved. He said they had increased the value in the County of $4.5 billion since 1997. He indicated the three percent maximum assessed value represented a change of about $510 million for 2003.
Gangle reported that an increase in the urban renewal would mean a decrease in the change that the County will collect. He noted that urban renewal increased by about $9 million from 2000 to 2003, money that the County will forego that goes to fund urban renewal projects within Lane County.
Gangle projected Lane County to be at about $24.6 million for next year. He said the actual amount they receive from property taxes would not be determined until September when they calculate all the values on 172,000 accounts. He said the challenge for the budget staff is to put together the information with all the variables.
Chuck Forster, Director, Lane Workforce Partnership, reported in comparison from February 2004 to February 2003, that employment is up 900 people from 2003. He said that unemployment is down. He noted that Oregon's overall unemployment rate is the lowest it has been for the past 29 months. He added that food stamp usage has gone up and it is an indication of a strong push by the Department of Human Services to make sure that everyone who can possibly get food stamps is getting them. He commented that unemployment insurance disbursements are an important economic stabilizer that comes into the community through unemployment insurance. He added it serves to not only stabilize households but to stabilize communities.
Forster explained the Workforce Partnership provides a lot of assistance to individuals and companies facing layoffs and closures. He said in looking back over three years, from July 2001 to 2002, they worked with over 30 employers representing 2,500 laid off workers. He said the next year it dropped off to 22 employers and 1,800 workers and today they are down to seven employers and 393 laid off workers.
Forster reported the top ten employers are in either government or education. He commented that there is a need to enhance the recruitment of businesses with higher wages and to assist those businesses that currently pay higher wages to expand in the community. He noted there is an expectation they will see growth of 17,000 jobs between 2002 and 2112, or a 12% growth rate. He stated that the health care field is a major growth field where major occupations will continue to grow.
Tanya Heaton, Senior Management Analyst, reviewed the budget process and the schedule. She indicated there would be some Budget Committee meetings with public comment. She added the public comment would be scheduled at the end of the meetings so the public could hear the conversations on the topics. She noted there would be five work sessions where the departments will present their budgets and they do not contain public comment. She stated that prior to the work sessions there would be a technical meeting where technical questions can be asked of departments. She explained at the end of each presentation, the committee will be asked to give a tentative approval of the budget. She stated that final approval is set for Thursday, May 20, 2004.
Crowell indicated that written testimony was always an option anytime through the process. He said that Garnick suggested a deadline of May 12, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. for written testimony.
Chair Crowell opened up the Public Hearing.
Steve Carmichael, stated he used to run the Department of Youth Services. He commented that Pathways was a critical program. He said it is a local program that deals with the most difficult kids to get them out of drugs. He said the program would take any kid that was given to them. He said they expected after a year of being out of the program that they would have an 80% reduction in felony crimes. He noted that had been achieved every year and last year it was at a 96% reduction. He added that one juvenile had re-offended. He noted they went four years before they had any juveniles re-offend. He thought the Board could make a difference by retaining this program. He urged the Board to resume the funding to Pathways.
Kip Leonard, Circuit Judge, stated he had been working for the past ten years in Juvenile Court dealing with offenders. He said the Department of Youth Services was wonderful and the services that are public and private through the juvenile department are made available by the County. He said the Department of Youth Services has become thrifty with the money it spends. He noted in an attempt to do that, the department has targeted its services and resources that are available to the kids who are at the highest risk. He said a small percentage of juvenile offenders commit most of the juvenile crime. He added with those offenders, the rate of drug and alcohol abuse is between 70% and 80%. He noted one of the cornerstones in dealing with drug and alcohol offenders is having appropriate and adequate services and treatment programs. He said those services have to be able to service a wide array of issues and problems that youth have. He said they are able to treat many of the youthful offenders in the community but there is a significant portion of the population that cannot respond to treatment within the community. He said they need residential treatment. He commented that Pathways has proved to be one of the most successful treatment programs in the country. He said there is always a family component with this and that makes it more successful than other programs. He encouraged the Board to not only fund the program but to make it a priority. He commented that losing half of the beds has greatly reduced the ability of the department to respond to offenders with drug and alcohol issues. He said they wanted to expand the program to include a residential program for girls. He noted they are now down to seven beds and if they lose them, it would have a significant impact on the ability to deal with some of the most needy people in the community.
Andrea Wiggins, Development Director, College of Education, University of Oregon, stated she is a member of the Pathways Advisory Board. She explained that Pathways provides the service, support and opportunity to turn around children before their lives are lost in the judicial system. She stated that she was the parent of such a child who is no longer living. She noted there are few services to help kids with drug problems. She said that Pathways was the only hope that they have to offer in the community. She urged the Board not to cut Pathways. She said they are constantly being cut. She said if the Board cuts the program, they would lose the capacity to help service kids and the services that Pathways provides will be gone. She urged the Board to expand the program.
Terry Fraser, 2094 Firth, Springfield, said she is a counselor at the Department of Youth Services. She said her present position is as a lead probation counselor for the drug court. She stated the Pathways program is an integral part of what they do. She said the only problem she has with Pathways is that they never received the money for girls. She said the boys she works with are heavily addicted or heavily abusing. She said with the reduction of eight beds, they have to go through an internal process and they get the hardest kids. She said they have a masterful staff that works individually with the youth in developing plans. She asked the Board to keep the program intact.
Jim Forbes, 3800 Vince Maple Drive, Eugene, Executive Director, Looking Glass, passed out information on Pathways. (Copy in file). He said the Pathways program has proven to be effective with people who had been responsible for a disproportionate share of crimes. He said of the eight clients they currently have, (ranging in age from 13 to 17) two are Latino with extensive prior arrests. He noted they have five youth from Eugene, two from Florence and one from Creswell. He indicated of the six who graduated last quarter, three were from Florence, one from Cottage Grove, one from Oakridge and one from Veneta. He said that 50% of the kids they serve have been involved with methanphetamine abuse. He added that 75% of the kids have mental health issues and 25% of their current clients are parents. He noted the program is highly leveraged, for every dollar of County funds, they get another dollar in federal behavioral rehabilitation funding, school district funding and private donations. He recalled the program was cut last year and this year it is scheduled to be closed. He noted once they close it, it is hard to re-open. He said it was critical to keep it open.
John Aarons, 327 Lone Oak, Eugene, stated he is a probation counselor at the Department of Youth Services. He supported all the comments that were stated about Pathways. He said this is a program that fits well and has sustained cuts. He asked the Board to support Pathways.
Guy Avenal, 2510 Jeppeson Acres Road, Eugene, stated he is a representative of Master Industrial Supply. He said they support major industry in the area. He was surprised no one asked for any quotes from him. He noted there is a county in Idaho that used his product for their equipment and out of 45 vehicles; they saved $1 million over three years. He thought with the 1,000 vehicles the County owns, it could come to $7,407,000 in savings. He said NASA uses the product to lubricate their equipment in space. He said whenever friction is reduced in any type of environment, you get more work out of less energy expended. He was asking for equal footing with other contractors in the area. He said it came up when his county representative didn't put any oil or grease in the vehicles because he said the manufacturer does not recommend it. He said their oil could go out to 100,000 miles in a diesel and 25,000 miles in a gasoline engine. He noted the company that manufactures it doesn't have any type of advertising program. He said they have been in business for 54 years without any advertising, just by word of mouth. He said the County's equipment is going to start failing and with his product they won't have the same engine failures that cost so much money. He didn't ask for money but for the opportunity to give him an equal evaluation.
John Reyes, 3050 Country Lane, stated he works for the Veteran Service office. He noted that Lane County has a Veteran's Service office that consists of 2.5 personnel: a Veteran Service Coordinator, an assistant and a half-time office assistant. He said because of the Lane County Veteran's Service office, $43,848,000 came into Lane County last year through VA funds. He said the money goes to the veterans and their dependents. He noted they have 36,645 veterans living in Lane County. He said the office is losing the half-time position that is also an office manager. He added the person maintains over 2,000 files that are kept in the office. He urged the Board to consider keeping the job to help not only the veterans but for the staff help.
There being no one else signed open to speak, Crowell closed the Public Hearing.
Garnick passed out five sets of budget minutes to be reviewed at Thursday's meeting.
Chair Crowell adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Melissa Zimmer
Minutes Recorder


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The bedspread was beautiful, but not large enough for a Cal King bed as advertised. I have returned it. It hung 4"-5" of the floor.
the color combination I chose (dark beige and grape) was exactly what I was looking for in the bedroom. The style is classy and elegant one which you won't find in stores or other catalogues.
Fits perfect, light easy to make the bed. Looks great and expensive.
The bedspread has slits on side,fabric does not go over to cover, as material is crinkly and my blankets show and the bottom of my Temperpedic shows thru too.....I would not have bought it if it had shown slits in pic. Also ordered king shams,received standard....
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This is a beautiful set but the bed spread was too short. Also the curtains are difficult and time consuming to iron.


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Have you ever attended a large conference where the speaker went over the allotted time? The room begins to empty. The survivors that remain seated look trapped and angry. The frustrated event planner looks helpless as if watching a runaway trainer.
People are busy. They have places to go, people to see, things to do. Never make the mistake of going over time. Here are 8 tips to get the timing just right:
1. Clarify your allotted time—with several people, several times. I can't tell you how many times a client has hired me for a "one-hour keynote" that in reality turned out to be 45 minutes. That's after the meeting planner made announcements, then showed photos from the previous night's party, then introduced the CEO. Then the CEO overviewed the goals of the 2-day meeting and turned the program over to the emcee, who finally introduced me. When told the allotted time, make sure you clarify what else is happening during before you start your presentation.
2. Plan your agenda to the Nth degree. You can't possibly know how long your presentation will take until you've actually expressed your thoughts aloud. As a general rule, a page of script double-spaced equals about two minutes.
3. Do a dress rehearsal. Talk it and walk it. A mental walk-through won't do. Display the slide and pause a moment for the audience to take it in. Add gestures as you explain things. Walk across the room where appropriate to pick up a prop or demo a product. These things often double the length of a mental rehearsal.
4. Time each block separately. Record and memorize the times for each block and subset of information. Let's say point three on your outline looks like this:
Option B: Lease more space in the Bryner Building. (7:00)
–Benefits of relocating (3:00)
–John Schisher incident (2:00)
–Costs (2:00)
The whole point takes seven minutes. If you left out Option B entirely, you could cut your talk by seven minutes. If you need to cut only two minutes, you could omit the story about John Schisher and his views on this lease.
5. Have a buffer in your back pocket. Never punish audience members who arrive on time by making them wait for late arrivers. But what about the situation when your key decision makers are the late arrivers? Have something planned for the opening that allows you to start officially—but gives you a little time until your most important members are in the room to state your most important message such as a key finding, conclusion, or recommendation.
6. Plan a stretcher toward the end. To avoid ending unexpectedly early and leaving your audience feeling disappointed or cheated that you didn't deliver full value, plan "bonus" material that you can add toward the end of your presentation. Ideas: Mention resources for further reading. Highlight ways to practice what they've learned. Explain how to assess mastery of the skill/topic you've been discussing. Call for personal experiences relating to your topic. Ask how they plan to apply principles you've presented or information you've shared. Ask for feedback about the information you've presented.
7. Start on time. If you've rehearsed, nothing helps you end on time like starting on time.
8. Adjust as you go. As you move through the blocks on your outline, notice if you are running behind. When that's the case, eliminate that many minutes from the next sections. Simply talking faster is not the answer. Adjust on the fly.
As with investing, timing can make all the difference in your speaking success.
8 thoughts on "Presentation Skills: 8 Tips to Get the Timing Right on Your Next Talk"
Very useful tips Dianna, thanks!
Another useful post Dianna!
Thanks, Steve.
Great tips.. Thanks for sharing
"A mental walk-through won't do."Rehearsal is one of the most overlooked – don't you think?
@MarketingChef You are SO right. Nothing like doing the real thing–aloud!
…so nice you shared the step-by-step guide. I believe that good agenda and rehearsal.
@klaudiaJurewicz. Having a plan and working that plan means the difference between failure and success!