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TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney isn't sorry.
He won't apologize for calling Gov. Chris Christie a "rotten bastard." Or for saying he wants to "punch him in his head." Not even for comparing him to that most miserable and miserly of characters, Mr. Potter of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life."
Okay, he says, maybe he could have tempered his words.
"Could I have gone over the top with my language? Probably, I did," Sweeney said at a news conference yesterday, two days after his stunning remarks dominated the front page of The Star-Ledger and from there spread to political websites nationwide. "But I don't apologize for it. The governor was wrong to hurt people."
The long holiday weekend seemed to have given Sweeney a chance to cool off, if only a little, though on Sunday he thought it wise to ignore a phone call from the Republican governor.
"I wasn't going to talk to him," said Sweeney (D-Gloucester). "It was best that we didn't speak."
It's by far the darkest chapter in the evolving relationship between Christie and Sweeney, who despite their opposing political parties have managed to work together, culminating early last week when Christie — sharing a stage with Sweeney — signed a landmark bill overhauling pension and health care benefits for public workers.
For Sweeney, Christie's line-item vetoes of the Democrats' $30.6 billion budget just days later went beyond what he called human decency. The governor cut most state aid for New Jersey's struggling cities and decreased funds for tuition aid grants, an AIDS drug distribution program and nursing homes, among other things — all beyond the original budget he proposed in February.
Christie even slashed budgets for legislative staffs — considered a breech of unspoken protocol in the ways of Trenton — though Sweeney said that was the "last of his concerns."
Although it was Sweeney who let loose with the expletive-laced tirade, Patrick Murray, a pollster at Monmouth University, said the situation could hurt Christie if voters viewed him as mean-spirited.
"If the Democrats can get their political act together, the governor handed them something they can really use, which is the mean-spirited argument," he said. "The bully argument never worked because if you're working on behalf of the taxpayers of the state, it doesn't matter. But to be mean-spirited, to act on political vendettas and fall on the shoulders of the middle-class and working poor … then the Democrats have a much stronger political argument."
For its part, the governor's office tried to stake out the high road.
Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Christie, said the governor felt Sweeney's language was "inappropriate and disrespectful to the office."
"But he continues to stand ready to work with Senator Sweeney and the Legislature in a bipartisan manner to get things done for the people of New Jersey," the statement said.
To be sure, Christie is no stranger to using indelicate language to describe his political opponents. After Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan (D-Union) called the governor's veto of several bills "disgusting," Christie shot back, "If anyone should know disgusting, it should be Joe Cryan."
After Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) pointed out that Christie flew from his son's baseball game in a helicopter after only five innings to meet with wealthy donors from Iowa, he said she "should really be embarrassed at what a jerk she is."
As Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver put it: "This governor has constantly used inappropriate and disrespectful language since he took office, so maybe from now on he will finally at least think twice before doing so again."
Despite Sweeney's refusal to apologize, a spokesman for the Republican State Committee insisted he reconsider. "Senate President Sweeney's comments were unbecoming for someone in his position and he should immediately apologize for his remarks that he now admits were over the top," Rick Gorka, the spokesman, said.
Yet in an odd bit of timing, as Gorka was chastising Sweeney, his organization began making automated phone calls reminding voters of the two leaders' "historic, bipastisan" cooperation on benefit reform:
"None of this would have been possible, however, without Governor Christie's partnership with Democrat Senate President Steve Sweeney."


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MOUNT STEWART – There's something special that happens when family members sing together. Ennis, two sisters from St. John's, N.L., prove this with each performance of their flawless harmonies laid over music that is true to their Newfoundland musical roots.
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Sisters Maureen and Karen Ennis, along with fellow musician Mark Murphy, are Ennis. The trio will be performing at Harmony Hosue Theatre Friday.
The Newfoundland folk duo, Ennis, is performing at the Trailside Café, 109 Main St., Mount Stewart, on Friday, July 18.
They draw on traditional maritime influences but also infuse contemporary elements into their music with a passion that comes out in each note.
Ennis, and their earlier incarnation, the Ennis Sisters, has received a lot of acclaim including a Juno award, SOCAN award, and multiple ECMA and Music NL awards. Most recently they were named MusicNL's 2014 Group of the Year and also picked up the award for Album of the Year ("The Fortunate Ones").
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Big Easy Baseball Pros is The Times-Picayune's tracker of Major League Baseball players from the New Orleans metro area and local colleges. Check in every Monday for an exclusive feature as well as updated stats, links, and more.
Every Monday we'll pick one Big Easy Baseball Pro to forecast and analyze his 2011 performance.
This week: Louis Coleman
Louis Coleman was enjoying a terrific rookie year coming out of Kansas City's bullpen until about three weeks ago. On August 17, Coleman pitched an inning of relief work in which he struck out Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, and Nick Swisher in succession, dropping his ERA to a season-low 1.64.
Since then it's been a struggle for the Mississippi native who attended LSU. The Red Sox roughed him up. Then he gave up a game-winning homer to Toronto's Brett Lawrie and then a decisive three-run shot to Cleveland's Asdrubal Cabrera in successive games.
Since then he's pitched just twice, and hasn't seen action since September 1, when he struck out the side against Detroit.
After the Cleveland game, Kansas City manager Ned Yost criticized Coleman for relying too heavily on his slider, which, according to the Fangraphs website, he throws 48.6 percent of the time, about the same as his fastball.
"I hit a slider," Cabrera said after the game. "That was the pitch he threw to everybody in front of me. I was just looking for that pitch."
The seven homers Coleman has surrendered this year are certainly an issue, but consider the upside: his strikeout numbers are fantastic – 57 in just 54 innings. That's a shade under 10 per nine innings and about a quarter of the batters he faces.
His season ERA sits at 2.67 in his rookie season and major league hitters have mustered just a .204 batting average against him.
And, clearly, there's some room for improvement.
The young squad the Royals are building in Kansas City has the potential to be scary sooner rather than later. Just in the bullpen, for example, Coleman is one of three rookies (Aaron Crow and Greg Holland are the others) who are striking out at least one batter per inning.
Of those three, Coleman looks like he has the most electric stuff. That slider so maligned by Yost is completely nasty, and if Coleman can learn to command his fastball a bit better, he has the stuff to develop into a setup man.
A rookie season is bound to have highs and lows, and this is the first real valley Coleman has slid into. Once he's out of Yost's doghouse – and his stuff is so promising that he will be eventually – look for Coleman to come back angry with a lot of fastballs to set up that devastating slider.
Mike Fontenot (San Francisco)
.222 / 3 / 14 / .302
Newcomers Jeff Keppinger and Orlando Cabrera have been the primary middle infielders for the Giants lately, meaning Slidell native and LSU product Fontenot has resumed the bench player role.
The season is slipping away for the Giants, and it's becoming clear that this is a team that needs an overhaul. They're too old and they just don't have enough offense, even in the offensively-challenged NL West.
The MLB Trade Rumors website, which is rarely far from the mark, thinks Fontenot may be looking for a new team in the offseason.
Xavier Paul (Pittsburgh)
.252 / 2 / 19 / .289
The Slidell native hasn't been hitting much, so he hasn't been playing much. Paul hasn't started a game since September 2 and doesn't have a knock since his pinch-hit single the next day against the Cubs.
But Paul's position with the Pirates next year is probably safe. Pittsburgh is perpetually in search of a deal, and Paul is making less than $500,000 this year so he won't be too rich for them after arbitration. He's not a star, but he's shown this year that he's a useful and versatile fourth outfielder who can steal a base.
Logan Morrison (Florida)
.252 / 19 / 67 / .333
Statheads realize that batting average is one of the least useful statistics to track the value of a hitter, but as a point of pride, LoMo would probably love to finish 2011 with his average over .250.
The Slidell native picked it up last week, including a huge 4-for-6 game on Friday in which he launched his 19th homer and racked up three RBIs.
It's been a weird season for LoMo, but not exactly a step back. The power numbers are especially encouraging.
Huge game for LoMo, but did he bang up his knee?
Charlie Furbush (Seattle)
3-8 / 4.84
Furbush had a slightly tragic start last week and took his eighth loss on the season. The big lefty from LSU was cruising against the Angels into the eighth inning. With his Mariners clinging to a 1-0 lead, Furbush ran out of gas and gave up three runs. Still, the start should be considered a victory.
Furbush had struggled in his last several starts and was putting the Seattle organization in the position where they had to see something positive from him. Finally, they saw it.MLB: Furbush great but loses steam
Ryan Adams (Baltimore)
.284 / 0 / 6 / .341
Yet another nice week for the New Orleans native, who Baltimore is auditioning for next year.
On Labor Day against the Yankees, Adams had three singles. The next night, facing A.J. Burnett and a coterie of relievers, he struck out three times, though he did deliver another knock.
All in all, he has acquitted himself well since being called up for the second time this year. His progress as a defensive second baseman will determine whether he can stick in the major leagues.
D.J. LeMahieu (Chicago Cubs)
.275 / 0 / 2 / .275
The infielder from LSU is back in the bigs for the second time this year. LeMahieu made his debut in late May and stuck with the club through June before he was reassigned to AAA instead of AA where he was called up from.
LeMahieu is considered a legitimate part of the Cubs' future, though like with fellow Big Easy Baseball Pro Ryan Adams, there are questions about his defense. Another point of concern is that in 40 big-league at-bats, LeMahieu has nine whiffs and no walks.
Chicago Tribune: LeMahieu could play third if free agent Aramis Ramirez leaves
Rickie Weeks (Milwaukee)
.272 / 19 / 43 / .348
Welcome back Rickie Weeks!
After almost a month and a half on the shelf with a badly sprained ankle, the
Brewers activated their All-Star second baseman in time for an interesting
playoff preview series with the Phillies over the weekend.
Weeks pinch hit on Saturday and walked. He is expected to be starting regularly from here on out, and significantly lengthens an already imposing Brewers lineup.
Weeks will hit second, fifth, or sixth
Brandon Gomes (Tampa Bay)
2-1 / 3.45
The Tulane relief pitcher earned a win in extra innings against the Red Sox on Saturday and dropped his ERA to a very respectable 3.45. Gomes threw 2.1 innings of scoreless ball last week against two of the league's best offenses, Boston and Texas.
He's now given up 31 hits in 31 innings of work, just about the ratio you want from a bullpen arm. He doesn't strike out a ton and he walks a few too many, so there's definitely room for improvement heading into next year, though also reason for optimism.
Micah Owings (Arizona)
6-0 / 3.10
Tulane's Micah Owings was really bludgeoned last week for the first time this year.
Colorado hammered him for four runs in a brief appearance in which he only could muster two outs. The big blow was a three-run bomb by the Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki. But Owings bounced back in his next appearance with two scoreless innings against San Diego.
In 58 innings this year he's given up just 47 hits. He'll be on Arizona's playoff roster for sure.
Ryan Theriot (St. Louis)
.271 / 1 / 42 / .320
The Baton Rouge native and LSU product has lost his job as a starter and is probably quietly simmering on the bench. Theriot only got one start last week and went 0-for-3. In fact, he went 0-for-the week.
The troubling thing about this situation is that Theriot doesn't project well at all as a utility infielder; his defense has always been his bugaboo, so if he's not providing value to a team at the top of the lineup with his bat, he's not providing value at all.
Post-Dispatch says Theriot was atrocious at short, but isn't bad at second
Johnny Giavotella (Kansas City)
.221 / 2 / 15 / .255
Giavotella, who was born in
Metairie, prepped at Jesuit, and attended UNO, has been mired in a slump since
a sensation first week as a rookie.
After hitting just .171 over the past 10 days, Royals manager Ned Yost gave him the night off on Saturday.
Giavotella, a right-handed hitter, hasn't handled big-league lefties well at all, hitting them to a tune of .179. Still, he'll be given every chance to succeed, and is expected to be Kansas City's second baseman of the future.
Wade Miley (Arizona)
2-1 / 4.50
Arizona southpaw, Hammond native, and Southeastern Louisiana product Wade Miley made two starts last week, one excellent and the other not great.
On Labor Day, Miley stifled Colorado in a seven-inning start, allowing just two runs and striking out six. But on Saturday night Miley was touched up by the weak-hitting Padres and only pitched five innings. Lucky for him, a rally saved him from a loss and Arizona continued its magical season with a thrilling walk-off win.
Breakdown of Miley's third start
Aaron Hill (Arizona)
.244 / 7 / 54 / .288
The Aaron Hill trade was widely denounced (including here) as impossible to understand from Arizona's perspective. In Toronto this year, Hill was one of baseball's worst hitters by almost any measure. In Arizona he's been suddenly terrific.
He's hitting .366 in his last 10 games and is currently working on a 13-game hitting streak. The power is still mysteriously gone, but needless to say, the LSU product is one of the more mysterious players in the game, and right now that's a good thing.
Feature on Hill and double-play partner John McDonald
Brian Bogusevic (Houston)
.292 / 4 / 14 / .358
Tulane's Brian Bogusevic had five more hits last week, smoked his way through August, and is making a convincing case that he deserves a look as a starting outfielder for Houston next year. Bogusevic is out of options, so it will be a make or break situation for him coming out of spring training. There's almost no reason to think they'd cut him loose after his impressive month and a half since being recalled.
Tulane's Brian Bogusevic remains on fire and, along with a group of recently called-up rookies, is injecting a little life into Houston's lineup.
Bogusevic had two three-hit games last week, stole a couple bases, and lifted his batting average over .300 for the first time this year. The Astros are the worst team in baseball this year, and have everything to gain by taking a look at young players like Bogusevic.
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Big Easy Pros on the disabled list: Brad Hawpe (San Diego), Brian Wilson (San Francisco)
Former Big Easy Baseball Pros Down on the Farm: Mark Hamilton (St. Louis), Fred Lewis (Cincinnati)
Ron Washington (Texas)
Ron Washington, a New Orleans native, has seen the AL West really heat up in the past few weeks and the Rangers manager can't be thrilled about it.
Going into Saturday the Angels were just two-and-a-half games back of his team. Wash expects power-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz to be ready to play again this week after his hamstring injury, which will finally put his team back at full strength for the first time in months.
Ian Kinsler's bat has carried Texas recently.
Mike Quade (Chicago Cubs)
UNO alum and Cubs manager Mike Quade finally has a few good things to say about his team in what has been a miserable season.
Recent call-up Brian LaHair has been hitting like his hair is on fire, and the kid is a nice story. Now 28, LaHair spent the last two years in the minors after a brief stint with Seattle in 2008.
Also, big arm Andrew Cashner pitched for the Cubs last week for the first time since April after he strained his rotator cuff. Cubs fans will be pleased to know that he's still throwing 97.


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Kate Hudson has taken a cue from Kate Moss and dyed her blonde hair brown. This is a big surprise for us here at Real Style, because Kate Hudson is really known for her sunny blonde locks.
While we loved her blonde hair, we can't say that her new darker brown hair doesn't suit her. It gives her a new feel. We love that her new darker hair has given her the confident to wear that bright pop of pink lipstick whereas before she would usually opt for a nude glossy lip.
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An historian, born at Gresten, Austria, 4 Oct., 1843; died at Vienna, 17 July, 1903. He received his classical education at Vienna, his father's native city. In 1862 he became a novice among the Austin Canons at St. Florian. After completing his theological studies there, he was ordained priest in 1867. As Arneth relates in his memoirs, historical studies had been successfully cultivated at St. Florian's since Provost Arneth's time, and Mühlbacher was soon active in this domain. Among his writings are articles on St. Florian's Gerhoh von Reichersberg, and the literary productions of St. Florian's. In 1872 we find Mühlbacher studying under Julius Ficker at Innsbruck, where after two years he received the degree of Doctor of Theology. He then hastened to Vienna to finish his historical training under Sickel's guidance. When Ficker entrusted the youthful scholar with the revision of the Carlovingian period of Böhmer's "Regesta", he was directing him to a domain in which he was to do imperishable work. In 1878 he was formally received as academical lecturer into the philosophical faculty of the University of Innsbruck, and between 1880 and 1889 published his masterly edition of the imperial "Regesta" of the Carlovingian period. As Redlich says, "the technique of compiling regesta received exemplary development at Mühlbacher's hands, and his work served as a model for the entire new edition of the imperial "Regesta". In 1892 Mühlbacher was entrusted with the editing of the Carlovingian documents for the "Monumenta Germaniæ Historica". At the same time it became necessary to bring out a new edition of his Carlovingian "Regesta". The two works proved of mutual assistance, and Mühlbacher devoted the greatest care and diligence to his tasks. He was able to see only the first part of each work through the press, but left considerable material for the use of his successors. No other German scholar was so well qualified to write the "Deutsche Geschichte unter den Karolingern", which appeared in 1896. Since 1879 Mühlbacher edited the "Mitteilungen des Instituts für österreichische Geschichtsforschung". In 1881 he was appointed extraordinary, and in 1896 ordinary professor at Vienna. In 1895 Ficker turned over to him the management of the "Regesta Imperii". With the utmost energy he took in hand the arrangement of the Austrian State Archives, and the preparation of the more recent history of Austria. His learning and efforts did not fail to receive due recognition. He was chosen an active member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Mühlbacher's unwearying labours continued until his all too early death.
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a. ORDER 04-5-4-1/In the Matter of Accepting the Recommendation of the Public Safety Coordinating Council and Authorizing the County Administrator to Sign an Amendment to the Community Corrections Plan for the 2003-05 Biennium.
Gretchen Hult Pierce, 31434 Fox Hollow Road, reported that their mission is to approve the final allocation of community corrections funds for the upcoming fiscal year 04/05. She asked the Board to agree with their recommendation to the Community Corrections allocation for the upcoming year.
Pierce recalled before Measure 30 was passed, they held back a certain amount of money in reserve waiting for the outcome and they decided it would be smart not to allocate a chunk at that time. She stated that amount was $985,000. She noted when Measure 30 failed, the E-Board reinstated other funds to the Community Corrections budget and they allocated the reserve and the additional funds. She noted in March the supervisory authority team met and decided the best use of the $985,000 reserve was to go in total to the jail to preserve 48 jail beds. She added it was a unanimous decision by the SAT but it did not have an opportunity to come to the PSCC because the reconstituted PSCC had only been having meetings on a quarterly basis and they were not scheduled to have a meeting until mid-April, and therefore the March decision was made by the SAT and carried forward. She noted when they received additional funds of $1 million from the E-Board in early April, it left them with a short amount of time to have the supervisory authority team meet, allocate those funds and bring the entire package to the PSCC for review. She indicated of the additional $1 million that was allocated, those monies were given to Parole and Probation ($371,000) and about 85% of the entire Community Corrections funds goes to either the jail or Parole and Probation. She noted the additional $550,000 went for various forms of treatment and that was a decision in general that was made earlier, back when the $985,000 was allocated to the jail. She said the SAT concluded that in order to keep some kind of balance in the system and figure out how to best manage the offender population overall, they needed to preserve the 48 jail beds, but the balance of the money should go to some measure of treatment or the drug court in order to best manage the offender population and to keep a balance in the system. She reported the $550,000 was allocated for Mental Health. She noted it has become part of the overall corrections calculation. She said almost $100,000 has been allocated to mental health treatment, and $148,000 has been allocated for two additional mental health specialists for sex offender treatment. She noted that last year they cut the funds and allocation for sex offender treatment and this reinstates some of those monies. She said they set aside funding to restore some additional treatment services and transitional housing services. She said one part is $298,000 that is not specified to any program, and another amount for the drug court. She believed the SAT team thought it important to hold back some monies for these types of needs as they came up.
Piece explained this recommendation in total was brought to the PSCC at their April 14 meeting and comes to the Board with their full vote for recommendation. She commented they had reluctantly passed this as it was more of a process vote. She said they had no time to review or discuss the allocations and the SAT team has had little time in which to allocate a lot of money to a big job. In the past, she stated recommendations from the SAT team would go to the Community Corrections Committee for review and approval and then go to the PSCC. She said since they have been slow getting the entire PSCC reconstituted and meeting on a regular basis, the Community Corrections Committee has had no opportunity to either meet or review the recommendations. She said the PSCC was more reluctant to pass it through with ten minutes of discussion without expressing some concern that they are doing the best they can.
Morrison commented she supported the recommendation.
Pierce commented that the entire PSCC was concerned about the idea of across-the-board cuts. She said it makes it difficult to understand how to appropriately cut budgets but keep the system in balance if in fact they have no flexibility. She was concerned when one part of the system decided what they would cut, they don't have the best opportunity to understand how it is going to impact all the other pieces in the system. She said they could have serious unintended consequences where some cuts are going to impact other parts of the system in such a negative way that it would have an effect greater than the cut itself. She suggested that they allow components of the system to collectively work together.
Van Vactor said he met with the Public Safety department heads and the problem is a lot of the funds come in with a specific purpose.
John Clague, Sheriff's Office, clarified that the PSCC's goal was system capacity, not specifically jail capacity, as that is a different issue. He said the reserve money is for increasing treatment capacity. He said they are trying to address it through all three departments.
Jan Clements, Sheriff, commented when they address the crime problem with a system that is imploding, he said they need to go to the most critical issues. He said on a theoretical basis he had no problem splitting the money for treatment if in fact they have the basic tool that is the overriding concern for the circumstances for their law enforcement officers, the judges, Parole and Probation and treatment is ineffective unless there are jail beds.
Sorenson asked what the timeline was for the use of the funds.
Linda Eaton, Parole and Probation, said this would be for the remainder of the current biennium they are in. She said it would start July 1. She said the restoration of bienniel funding because of the timing in receiving it, it would only be available for the second year of the biennium.
Sorenson asked what the rationale was for the PSCC not recommending that the District Attorney not receive funds if the goal of the PSCC is a balanced, integrated public safety system.
Pierce responded that they had no opportunity to discuss it. She noted they had a presentation from the DA about 15 minutes before they had to approve the allocation. She added they had a presentation from the Sheriff but there was no opportunity for them to have had the dialogue they needed. She commented they never discussed the consequences of the budget reductions and how it affects one another and if it would change the outlook. She believed the recommendation was to re-allocate a part of this money to the jail and take money for the jail out of the general fund in order to distribute it to the District Attorney.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 04-5-4-1.
Dwyer MOVED, Hampton SECONDED.
Van Vactor said last week he met with Pierce for a preliminary outline of a work plan for the PSCC next year and one of the items proposed that she concurred with was for the PSCC to meet more often. He said if all parties agree, they would have a review of all public safety budgets from a strategic point of view in January instead of later in the year.
Clements said they have to go back to the issue of prioritization of public safety and the structural problem of funding whatever essential services the County would provide given the purpose it is a general purpose government. He commented it would be up to Lane County for the health and welfare of its citizens.
Sorenson asked why there were making this decision now instead of knowing what the overall decisions of the budget would be.
Van Vactor answered that they are trying to synchronize the PSCC process with the Lane County budget process. He said they want to get a process through the budget committee for it to be adopted in June. He said next year they will coordinate the meetings better.
Clague explained it is the crime rate and how each community decides to respond to the crime rate. He said the jail is the back end of the system. He noted they know from an LCOG study five years ago that all things being constant as they are now, they are 338 beds short with all the rest of the custody at capacity. He said they are doing the matrix releases and that part of the system is undersized, as is Parole and Probation. He said the Board has the authority to respond but there is no money to respond to it.
Dwyer commented that capacity is the bottom line and sanctions makes a person think about their behavior. He said they have to let the people know Lane County is a general purpose government and their duties and responsibilities go beyond law enforcement. He said they have to design a system that is dedicated to preserving law and order, and maintaining a functioning system that is separate from the general fund.
b. DISCUSSION/Community Corrections Options: Post April E-Board.
Tony Bieda, Intergovernmental Relations Manager, noted there was information in the packet (copy in file) of information on considerations by Lane County given the dis-appropriation that occurred statewide in community corrections funding to counties as a result of the failure of Ballot Measure 30, a $18 million hit statewide. He said using the ten percent rule, Lane County's share would be $1.8 million. He noted in early April at the Emergency Board, subsequent to the failure of Ballot Measure 30, that there are some emergency funds from the Emergency Board at the legislature at its discretion to take care of emergencies and contingencies during the course of the year when the legislature is not in session and they elected to take $8.9 million and restore half of the dis-appropriation that was called for in the bill that was part of the failure of Ballot Measure 30. He added they instructed Department of Corrections to use all of that money to continue the payments to participating counties through the next two fiscal quarters. He said instead of spreading that money over the rest of the biennium, they said keep the payments at the full funding rate through the end of calendar year 2004. He indicated that all that is at risk for the funding for the biennium would be the seventh and eighth quarters of the biennium or the first and second quarters of 2005. He said there will be two Emergency Board meetings where they will have the opportunity to revisit the issue to see how much money would be restored and there will be an opportunity during the regular sessions to revisit the issue before the end of the biennium and before the dis-appropriation takes effect. He reported the Emergency Board and legislative leadership had expressed verbally in hearings that they are interested in keeping all the counties participating but they can't fully restore the funding because they don't know what other contingencies might take place. He added they had elected not to use all of their reserves to restore the funding.
Dwyer said they need to do an analysis of what opting out would do for Lane County. He wanted it updated with the two quarter impact.
Morrison wanted to know what the forecast looked like for revenue projections. She thought the letter was fine.
Bieda said there was no hurry to send the opt out letter.
Morrison wanted to see what the forecast was and then send the letter.
Sorenson was in favor of sending the letter but he thought internally most of the public safety conversation had been avoiding the formal notice. He was in favor of continuing to communicate their needs to them and the legislative delegation.
Dwyer agreed with Morrison and Sorenson. He said they need to do an analytical model of pros and cons of the benefits to Lane County. He thought the May revenue would be up and they might be able to work through this.
a. Announcements
Van Vactor announced that on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. the building will go through an earthquake drill exercise.
a. DISCUSSION/Direction Regarding Southern Willamette Groundwater Management Area.
Audrey Eldridge, DEQ, asked for the Board's support for the groundwater management area. She noted the support from the County is not required but they are anticipating that there will be issues that will come up that the County would be interested in.
Dwyer said if they allow this, that nitrates in the area will limit the ability of people to put down wells.
Eldridge indicated they were looking for voluntary actions. She said they have two groundwater management areas on the east side that had been going on for ten years.
Green was concerned because the appropriate role of local government was not clear.
Eldridge said they want to form a groundwater management committee. She wanted someone from the Board of Commissioners to be on the groundwater management committee and have input into the process.
Green commented while they might have participation in this, they don't have the final authority. He said if there is a process where they have to sign off on something, they will get criticized. He asked how that would be for openness.
Eldridge responded that everything will be in the open. She added they are doing a newsletter that they send out to 500 people. She added they have members of the farming organizations, soil and water conservation, OSU Extension and doing outreach. She noted the action plan will be voluntary but if the Board decides something is important, then the Board could make that decision.
Dwyer asked what they could do to rectify the groundwater problem. He asked if there was a future plan where the groundwater management area would go away.
Eldridge indicated when they get below seven parts per million with nitrates in the ground water, they rescind a groundwater management area.
Green asked how long the time commitment would be.
Eldridge said for the rest of the year they were going to have three meetings with each meeting not longer than three hours. She said the meetings would be in either Linn, Lane or Benton County.
Morrison asked when they hoped they would achieve what they are wanting to do with the nitrate levels in the groundwater.
Eldridge indicated there are timelines with this area. She said groundwater moves faster here and they have more recharge and precipitation. She anticipated there would be results quicker than what is taking place on the east side of the state. She noted they hadn't reached the point of measuring the effect of people taking voluntary measures. She said they have no way of making this mandatory. She said if in 20 years that problem is twice as bad, the state might look at it differently. She noted that more education would be important for the process.
Sorenson recommended that Hampton be chosen to be on this committee.
ORDER 04-5-4-2/Appointing Don Hampton to Serve on the Southern Willamette Groundwater Management Area Committee.
MOTION: to appoint Don Hampton for the Southern Willamette Groundwater Management Area Committee.
Sorenson MOVED, Dwyer SECONDED.
b. DISCUSSION/Cultural Trust Plan.
Wilson passed out the packet on the Cultural Trust that they had adopted in October. She said the valuable history in the packet is in the order. (Copy in file).
Green asked if the Board wanted to have a system of recruitment for the Cultural Trust. He noted the trust has limited funding administrative to do that type of work. He asked if the Board had signed up for this in the future.
Wilson noted that Angel Jones, City of Eugene, is present to recommend that the County continue to serve in the capacity of doing the advertising process for the Cultural Trust.
Dwyer asked who did the appointment process.
Jones explained that the Cultural Coalition was established to administer grants for art, heritage and humanities in Lane County. She noted there was limited funding (less than $10,000) available for grants. She said as a result of that, they looked at the County membership solicitation process and stated that if there was a way they could use the advertising, they would not have to duplicate that effort and pay for the administrative costs so they would have more funds to direct toward services in Lane County. She commented the coalition recognized the value of having Lane County Commissioners recommend membership for the coalition. She said they wanted the Board to be involved so it doesn't become an isolated effort.
Morrison thought they should address the terms the current members have.
Jones said part of the plan said they would like representation from each of the districts. She said to the extent they have current members that serve on the commission that wish to continue representing each of the districts, they would recommend those people be allowed to stay on the committee and only looking for additional members to fill the 12 slots.
Van Vactor asked what the local cultural trust will think if the Board has the authority to make the recommendation directly to the Oregon Cultural Trust without having to go through the local group.
Jones recalled they discussed that with the state and the Cultural Coalition Planning Committee was not as concerned as the state was. She said the state was insistent that the Cultural Coalition appoint the membership. She said they could make notice on the actual membership application form that would reflect the plan.
Green wanted to check in on an annual basis.
MOTION: to allow the Cultural Coalition to use Lane County's resources, to advertise providing that the application is clear about who the appointing authority is.
Dwyer MOVED, Sorenson SECONDED.
a. DISCUSSION/Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Associated Code and Manual Changes
Celia Barry, Public Works, reported they had a hearing with the Planning Commission and Roads Advisory Committee on September 9, 2003 and they recommended approval of all the materials. She noted there was one change made in Lane Code Chapter 13 that was a transfer of policy language. She noted the Board has a hearing tomorrow for the public. She noted the tabs in the packet are not to be adopted with the plan. She noted the adoption material consists of an entire replacement of the 1980 TSP with the new TSP. She added the changes to Lane Code involve four chapters, 15, 10, 16 13, and in Lane Manual chapters 15 and 16. She stated in Lane Manual Chapter 60, they are moving a fee from Lane Manual 15. She noted the reason they are proposing this adoption is because the materials haven't been changed for over 20 years and there had been changes in that time. She said the impetus for that is the Transportation Planning Rule that is the Oregon Administrative Rules to implement statewide land use Goal 12.
Barry said in comparing the TSP document with the code and manual provisions, the TSP includes provisions for all of the transportation facilities, including the airport, railroads and Port of Siuslaw, transit and bus system, bike and pedestrian facilities and roads. She noted the code only addresses roads and pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the road right-of-way because the Board only has regulatory authority over the road system, as all other transportation facilities are managed through public and private entities. She noted the Board contributes in planning, task force and lobbying for funding at the state and federal level. She noted the TSP is part of the Lane County general plan as are all of the TSP for all cities within the county. She said they have to be mutually consistent with the state transportation plan. She indicated that Lowell, Dunes City and Westfir do not have a TSP as they have less than 25,000.
Dwyer asked how it benefits Lane County to apply city standards to local county roads. He thought it was a way for cities to get more money because they are building Lane County's streets to their standards so they could take the money.
Sonny Chickering, Public Works, explained the city standards vary by city. He said in the past they have constructed it to County standards. He said they intend to continue that practice for arterials and collectors. He added on the local roads the County is not interested in keeping the maintenance and operation of those local roads in the long term. He said they want to create a way for the cities to get a road that meets their standards when and if they are annexed or transferred.
Van Vactor said the theory from the state is that the County could not withdraw the responsibility of the maintenance of those roads forever. He said the cities have to go through a process where they request surrender and give consent to that. He said they can't compel cities to take streets. He noted the arrangement is to bring them up to city standards and transfer jurisdiction because the cities would request surrender at that point and be done with the obligation.
Chickering explained the difference in standards between county and city roads works in both directions as some have higher standards than Lane County and some have lower standards.
Barry indicated the 1980 and 2004 TSP documents were similar because the 1980 TSP was adopted at the time to comply with recently-adopted state land use goals. She noted both acknowledge the connection between transportation and land use, both have policies that address all the transportation facilities, recognize they can't focus on one transportation mode, and emphasize coordination with all jurisdictions. She stated in 1991 the state adopted the Transportation Planning Rule that has more specific requirements for complying with statewide Goal 12. She said the key changes include there are descriptions of all the transportation facilities in the TSP, they both have policy language and they have descriptions and corresponding maps. She added they have an updated inventory of the County road system.
Tom Stinchfield, Public Works, explained the TSP includes a county road project list identified in the city TSP, including transplan and all the smaller city plans. He said all of the city TSPs, including TransPlan, are adopted as part of the County Comp Plan. He didn't think Coburg coming into the TMA would change things. He said TransPlan would look a little different. He said they could add text in their plan with the relationship of Coburg.
Barry noted the County TSP focuses more on rural areas. She said as the situation plans out and manage the change, they will be looking to the City of Coburg to what changes they would make with their TSP.
Vorhes thought from a land use planning standpoint, they are still looking at TransPlan as the transportation plan for the metropolitan area and doesn't reach outside to Coburg. He said the City of Coburg's transportation system plan is the TSP plan for the City of Coburg and the urban growth area.
Barry indicated this was an evolving document and they would be making changes to address situations as they come up. She said they now have a county roads needs assessment and a project list. She noted they have more flexibility in the rural areas for addressing the TPR for the project list. She stated they don't have to take all of the projects off the project list. She said if there are safety issues or public information that comes up about needs with the transportation system, they are not prohibited from doing it. She added they have operations, maintenance and preservation work they do that is not on the project list. She noted in the TSP they have specific policy language for access management, road performance and traffic impact analysis, and updated road design standards. She added they now have a financial element that wasn't required under the TPR for the rural area and it is based upon the Financial Plan the Board endorsed in 1996. She commented as they get closer to 2006, they look to see if the federal monies would be renewed for timber receipts. She said as they get closer to 2006 they will be looking closer at the financial priorities.
With regard to Lane Code Chapter 15, she noted the access management provisions, road performance and traffic impact analysis and road design standards from the TSP have been translated into Chapter 15. She noted they were based upon accepted guidelines and practices that are already in place.
Barry noted the last two highlights of the changes to Lane Code Chapter 15 concern local access roads. She said they are the public roads that are not maintained by the County. She noted the terms were defined in the state law. She indicated the Board discussed the exemption from facility permit requirements for LARs in August 2002, and they gave approval for that exemption providing they incorporate provisions to ensure the County continues to fulfill its obligation to promote safety by requiring that at a minimum they meet emergency vehicle access requirements. She added they significantly reduced the requirements for local access roads for their design requirements. She noted they were treated like County maintained roads but local access roads serve a limited number of parcels and don't have a connection to the rest of the road system and function more like private access easements.
With regard to Chapter 10 and 16 changes, Barry noted the TPR has provisions for what kind of transportation uses are allowed in the rural areas. She stated they are proposing an exemption from the riparian regulations for public road projects in areas that are regulated under the Endangered Species Act for aquatic species. She noted the Endangered Species Act is more protective of riparian areas than Lane County's Code with restoration of native riparian vegetation and monitoring to make sure that restoration is successful. She added the change is consistent with State Land Use Goal 5. She noted if the area is regulated by the ESA, then it could be exempt from the riparian regulations. She added if it is not regulated by the ESA, it is subject to Lane County's riparian code regulations. She noted the exemption is comparable to other exemptions in the riparian standards. She added that watershed enhancement projects are exempt if they are done under the auspices of a federal agency.
Barry noted the land divisions change was not in Chapter 13 when the Planning Commission and Roads Advisory Committee finished their proceedings. She noted it is in policy 22 d. in the TSP and they did have that in their packet. She said if there is a proposal to vacate a public road in a subdivision, the lots that are in that subdivision that are part of the road vacation must go through a re-plat process.
With regard to Lane Manual 15.580 with citizen input, Barry noted these are County road projects where the individual project design comes to the Board for adoption. She said they were adding a stakeholder provision on an as-needed basis to better address adjacent landowner concerns regarding project design before it gets to the Board. She added the other change is that they have asked for the ability to approve and execute performance agreements for road improvements that are related to the facility permit or land division requirements. She noted that would be delegated from the county administrator.
Barry recalled the public process they had used to date was from 1995. She noted they did some information gathering meetings. She said they gathered information and the project was put on hold for several years as staff worked on TransPlan. She noted it was re-energized in 2001. She said they began going to the Roads Advisory Committee with materials to review. She said they received feedback with regard to the access management road performance and traffic impact analysis. She said based upon their feedback they sent out the draft for peer review to 78 contacts, planners and engineers in the public and private sector. She said they had four public meetings around the County in February 2003 and they had the formal public hearing with the Roads Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission on September 9, 2003 and they recommended adoption of the material. She said they reached out to the public in display ads, extensive mailings, placed the draft of the TSP in the nine area libraries and a Ballot Measure 56 notice that went to more 37,000 households, legal notices and on the web. She noted there was not controversy on the project.
Chickering noted the Board wanted to know more about the streamlining of performance agreement approval, adding language indicating Coburg is now part of the MPO that was part of the federal census information, meeting city standards for local roads inside a UGB and making it part of the urban transition agreement for county and city payments.
b. REPORT BACK/Process Timelines for Planning Applications.
Kent Howe, Land Management, passed out an update to the packet. (Copy in file.) He noted the first quarter the average day's processing went up because they went into the old applications and cleaned them up. He indicated their goal is a 30-day turnaround for processing. He noted for the month of March, the entire planning program processed on overtime only an extra 60 applications. He said they caught up with their backlog.
With regard to administrative decisions, Howe indicate they have a backlog of legal lot determinations. He said they have hired a surveyor for the month of May to help clean out the backlog.
Dwyer commented that Howe was doing the right thing.
There being no further business, Commissioner Green recessed the meeting at 12:00 pm.
Melissa Zimmer
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Video: South Park basketball team records 50-point game
The win was big – the biggest since South Park's 49-point win over Spruce Creek (Fla.) on December 28. The final score was 87-37.
Five Eagles had scores in the double digits: Hallie Torris (22 points), Allison McGrath (17), Shelby Lindsay (16), Lindsay Noss (13) and Natalie Clydesdale (10). Montour was unable to keep up in this game, but the Spartans did not quit. Marisa Gerst shot for 16 points for Montour.


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Legge, H. (1994) Force and Heat Transfer Measurements in Hypersonic Free-Jet Flow. In: 18th AIAA Aerospace Ground Testing Conference, 20.-23. Juni 1994, Colorado Springs, CO/USA.
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The technique for aerothermodynamic measurements in free-jets is considered in the transition regime between continuum and free molecular flow. The determination of the drag and lift by electromagnetic sting balances, the determination of the total heat transfer on small models (lɧ mm), and the determination of the overall recovery temperature is described. The advantages of a free-jet against a nozzle flow and especially the shortcomings are discussed. These are in particular: flow gradients, freezing effects of the translational degree of freedom and background pressure influences. As an extension of the free-jet technique a system under development isdescribed in which the core of a free-jets is extracted by a skimmer which works in continuum flow. It is possible to produce a shockless free-jet core up to large distances by this device.
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Devils center Travis Zajac suffered a minor injury to his right ankle when he was slowly skating along the boards, hit a rut and then fell to the ice during practice .
There was no contact and Zajac flexed his right foot as he slowly left the ice and went to the dressing room. He did not return for the rest of practice, but said it was not a serious injury.
"I just caught a little rut and kind of took a little tumble," Zajac said. "Just precaution. It should be alright for tomorrow."
Fortunately, that is not the same foot in which Zajac tore his left Achilles tendon and missed most of the 2011-12 season after requiring surgery.
"Well, it's the other foot," Zajac said with a smile.
Zajac did not return and Jacob Josefson changed jerseys to step in between wingers Dainius Zubrus and Damien Brunner.
What made the incident so strange was the way Zajac slowly toppled to the ice.
"Like a big bear that was tranquilized," Zubrus said. "He stayed down, too."
Zubrus joked that he had to lift the puck over a fallen Zajac.
"No concern from Zubie. Could've been career-ending," Zajac joked.
The center did admit that the whole event was odd.
"That was strange," Zajac said. "I think I kept the puck alive, though, which was the most important thing. It was laughable, that's for sure. I just kind of rolled my ankle a little. I'll be fine for tomorrow."
Coach Pete DeBoer was optimistic.
"I did not see it. I kind of got the play by play from the coaches," DeBoer said. "It was kind of a fluky thing. He just rolled it a little bit. I think he'll be fine.
"You're always worried when you see that. A high ankle sprain is sometimes worse than a broken bone. Thankfully it's not. It's lower and those are usually pretty manageable."
After the ice was resurfaced, the Devils came back out to work on the power play. Zajac did not return. Eric Gelinas took his spot on the point during power play practice. The unit consisted of Gelinas and Marek Zidlicky on the points with Patrik Elias, Jaromir Jagr and Michel Ryder up front.
The second power play unit had Andy Greene and Adam Larsson on the points with Adam Henrique, Steve Bernier and Damien Brunner up front.
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Goalie Keith Kinkaid, still in New Jersey, sat on the bench as the team worked on the PP.
Coach Pete DeBoer said he would wait until Saturday morning to determine whether Cory Schneider is capable of dressing as Martin Brodeur's backup against the Flyers.
DeBoer confirmed Brodeur would start against the Flyers at Prudential Center.
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Defenseman Eric Gelinas said he wasn't hit in the mouth by a puck during Thursday's practice. It was his own visor.
"My and Steve (Bernier) were battling for position," Gelinas explained. "He lifted the back of my helmet and the visor got my gum. It didn't feel real good."


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The day of overdosing on chocolates and giving out more hugs and kisses than you ever thought possible is finally here! In honor of St. Valentine and his quest to spread the love, we rounded up our 50 favorite Instagram photos that capture the spirit of the holiday. From snapshots of young love to kids friendships and precious family moments — get ready to swoon! — Jennifer Gimbel
Kiss and make up 1 of 50We can't get enough of their matching Valentine's Day outfits. Right on.
— Photo by Alison Faulkner, @thealisonshow, Here's the Thing…
Be still my heart 2 of 50We imagine this little guy is the talk of the playground. Don't fight, girls.
— Photo by Natalie Holbrook, @natthefatrat, The Great Beauty Experiment
Lip service 3 of 50A Valentine's Day request any couple would be happy to oblige.
— Photo by Jordan Ferney, @ohhappyday, Babble blogger
Two peas in a pod 4 of 50They were best friends — even in the womb. Now that's love.
— Photo by Jenny Fast, @superwife, The Adventures of Superwife
Hot stuff 5 of 50We're not sure what we love more — her red lipstick or that adorable valentine.
— Photo by Camille Styles, @camillestyles, Camille Styles
Sweet n salty 6 of 50Give your kids these heart-shaped pretzels and they'll love you forever.
— Photo by Liz Stanley, @yestohoboken, Babble blogger
I want you 7 of 50After a long night of cuddling and pillow talk, she was ready for some good, old-fashioned, jumping on the bed.
— Photo by James, @bleubird, Bleubird
Love at first sight 8 of 50A father's love knows no ends.
— Photo by Ilana Wiles, @mommyshorts, Babble blogger
Caught red-handed 9 of 50Boys? Who needs 'em. She has a date with the candy aisle this Valentine's Day.
— Photo by Kristen Grove, @simplygrove, Simply Grove
Flower power 10 of 50He loves me, he loves me not. He loves me.
— Photo by Xanthe Berkeley, @xantheb, Xanthe Berkeley Photos and Films
Pucker up 11 of 50A Valentine's Day kiss from her son is all a mama really needs.
— Photo by Noel, @imoments, Bosh Images
Pocketful of love 12 of 50Homemade, heart-shaped Pop-Tarts are sure to give your Valentine's Day a sweet start.
— Photo by Rachel Denbow, @smileandwave, Smile and Wave
Puppy love 13 of 50Kiss me, it's Valentine's Day!
— Photo by Stasha, @northwestmommy, Northwest Mommy
Painted love 14 of 50Not even a year old and she's already making her own Valentine's Day gifts. Now that's talent.
— Photo by Lauren Hartmann, @thelittlethingswedo, Babble blogger
All because two people fell in love 15 of 50What better gift this Valentine's Day than a new addition to the brood? Congrats!
— Photo by Mandy, @teammandy, The Haps
Her main squeeze 16 of 50On Valentine's Day, everyone deserves a hug.
— Photo by Denise Bovee, @denisebovee, We Go To & Fro
The scoop on love 17 of 50A family Valentine's Day date at the ice cream parlor — cool idea.
— Photo by Sarah James, @whoorl, Beauty and the Beat
Picture this 18 of 50"Hurry up and take the photo. I've got places to go, hearts to break."
— Photo by Susan Petersen, @freshlypicked, Babble blogger
Wishful inking 19 of 50She'd wanted a real heart tattoo, but these stickers will have to do.
— Photo by Sarah Reinhart, @sundayspill, The Sunday Spill
From play date to date night 20 of 50We just want to know one thing: Does her dress come in our size?
— Photo by Kelle Hampton, @etst, Enjoying the Small Things
Sealed with a kiss 21 of 50Throwing a photo in with your Valentine's Day cards? Genius.
— Photo by Jessie Knadler, @rurallyscrewed, Heartlandia
You color my world 22 of 50These crayon valentines are sure to win over your kiddie's heart.
— Photo by Amanda Watters, @mamawatters, It's the Little Things
One is the loneliest number 23 of 50
Take my hand 24 of 50When you're five, Valentine's Day is less about romance and more about friendships. We dig that.
— Photo by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque, @aimeebourque, Simple Bites
Handmade love 25 of 50Have you been struck by cupid's arrow? We're still waiting.
— Photo by Tonya Staab, @tonyastaab, Create, Celebrate, Explore
Dressed to impress 26 of 50No valentine? No problem. She's ready to hit the town with her girlfriends.
— Photo by @scenebyme, Scene By Me
Kitty, be mine 27 of 50Who needs a valentine when you have a perfectly good cat at home?
— Photo by Cyndi Monaghan, @elf_girl, Mermaids and Moss
City of love 28 of 50One day, we'll spend our Valentine's Day in Paris. One day.
— Photo by Robin Dance, @pensieverobin, Pensieve
A-dough-able treats 29 of 50If these heart-shaped donuts don't win over your Valentine, we don't know what will.
— Photo by Rachel Shingleton, @pencilshavings, Pencil Shavings Studio
Love in frame 30 of 50What better Valentine's Day gift than framing a vintage photo of you and your lover? Sweet idea.
— Photo by Melissa Jordan, @withoutmelissa, Dear Baby
Young love 31 of 50There was no denying their chemistry — or their shared love for dinosaur fossils.
— Photo by Kacie, @coconutrobot, Coconut Robot
The heartbreaker 32 of 50This guy's face has "Casanova" written all over it.
— Photo by Emily Frame, @emilyframe, Ruffling Feathers
Locks youll love 33 of 50Makeup done? Check. Rollers set? Check. This is going to be one memorable Valentine's date.
— Photo by Jessica Shyba, @mommasgonecity, Mama's Gone City
Sweet idea 34 of 50Yes, cookie monsters deserve valentines, too.
— Photo by Lisa Leonard, @lisaleonard, Lisa Leonard Blog
Heart attack 35 of 50What's not to love about this doily Valentine's Day banner?
— Photo by Jenny, @jennyonthespot, Jenny on the Spot
Sisterly love 36 of 50There's nothing sweeter than an afternoon catnap with your best friend.
— Photo by Rebecca Woolf, @girlsgonechild, Gone Child
Daddys little girl 37 of 50This dad's got quite an adorable valentine. We're jealous.
— Photo by Krishann Briscoe, @hismrshermr, Babble blogger
Eat your heart out 38 of 50A chocolate-covered, heart-shaped donut for breakfast? Happy Valentine's Day, indeed.
— Photo by Dresden, @dresdenplaid, Creating Motherhood
The love tree 39 of 50Who says Valentine's Day decorations only belong inside?
— Photo by Tracy Benjamin, @tracyshutterbean, Shutterbean
The candy man 40 of 50With these Valentine's Day chocolates, it is possible to buy love.
— Photo by Claire Wise, @clairewise, Claire Wise Photography
Wear your heart on your … knees 41 of 50February 14th — the only day where it's perfectly acceptable to wear a hot pink frock to gymnastics practice.
— Photo by Lauren Jimeson, @amommyinthecity, Babble blogger
Put a heart on it 42 of 50What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than dressing your kids up in matching outfits? We suspect this mama has some great blackmail photos up her sleeve.
— Photo by Danni Remender, @danniremender
Singin the blues 43 of 50They're bummed they don't have a valentine this year. Let it out, kids.
— Photo by Elizabeth Berry, @_mariaelizabeth_
Edible arrangements 44 of 50Nothings says "I love you" like a bouquet of pastel, marshmallow pops.
— Photo by Kristen Doyle, @dineanddish, Dine and Dish
Sweet talk 45 of 50She's on a long-distance call with her Valentine. Give her some privacy, people.
— Photo by Ryan Marshall, @ryanmarshall__
Made with love 46 of 50She made this Valentine's Day ornament for the love of her life — her mom.
— Photo by Emily Elling, @designhermomma, Babble blogger
All dolled up 47 of 50We wonder where she's headed for her Valentine's Day date.
— Photo by Casey Mullins, @mooshinindy, Shutterlovely
Crafts youll love 48 of 50We're not quite sure what these miniature hearts are, but boy are they pretty.
— Photo by Dariela Cruz, @darielacruz, Mami Talks
Style we heart 49 of 50Her patterned frock screams "Happy Valentine's Day," don't you think?
— Photo by Dani Hampton, @danihampton, Sometimes Sweet
A mother's love 50 of 50When you're a parent, every day is Valentine's Day.
— Photo by Danielle Smith, @daniellesmithtv, Babble blogger
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Northwest, police host free child safety seat inspection
September 24, 2010
Four out of five child safety seats in automobiles today are installed incorrectly. Local police from Warren and Youngsville and Northwest Savings Bank will help local residents assure that their children's safety seats are not among them on Friday, September 24 at the Northwest Savings Office in North Warren. There will be no charge for the service. The free inspections will begin at 10:00 AM and run to 2:00 PM at 400 Jackson Run Road in the Warren Commons under the supervision of Brandon Deppen of the Warren Police Department and Charlie Anderson of the Youngsville Police Department. Certified Car Seat Technicians will inspect both child safety seats and booster seats. It is recommended that, if possible, visitors should bring both seat instructions and vehicle owner's manual for reference and to bring the child who uses the seat so proper fit can be assured. The program is sponsored by the AAA and run in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project as part of National Child Safety Passenger Week. Northwest Savings Bank will observe Customer Appreciation Day on September 24. The bank invites all those having their safety seats inspected to stop in for refreshments. Children are welcome. Shown are Warren City Police officer Brandon Deppan, Northwest Savings' Stephanie Freitag and her grandson, Mason, Northwest Savings' Mandy Meneo and Alicia Freitag.
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Costco store plan brings some support, some questions
Mary Alice Sadowski has lived near somewhere on the corner of Eckel Junction Rd. and State Rt. 25 her whole life, but she will be moving soon as her family is likely selling its property for use for a new land to Costco Wholesale Corp. store.
"I have mixed feelings about it, but I'll go along with it," she said. "Will I cry when it is over? Yes. But I'm 83, I only have a few more years and I don't want my kids to worry about money.
"I do everything for them."
Costco, a membership-only warehouse store with groceries and other products, hasn't submitted an official site plan, but preliminary drawings for a new store on 26 acres near the southeast corner of Eckel Junction and State Rt. 25 have been reviewed by city officials for weeks. Costco will need to submit an official site plan by Oct. 16 to have a hearing on it at the November meeting of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.
The news about Costco wanting to build a 154,000 square foot store has raised some debate in the community about whether the store is a good thing to have, and if the proposed site is the best location. The roads near the site would need to be widened and some work on the nearby I-475/U.S. 23 interchange may be needed.
The Circle K gas station and Perrysburg Quick Lube at the intersection are not part of the Costco plan, based on the preliminary plans sent to the city.
Matt Moon, owner of Quick Lube, said, "I think there are good aspects and bad. Like anything, there are pros and cons. Traffic here is [awful]. If it is in the morning or at 5 p.m., it is a horrible intersection with a lot of congestion."
He said he has heard that area residents are in "an uproar" over the project.
Aaron Findling, a resident in the Meadow Creek subdivision slightly east of where Costco could go, said he is nervous about his home value going down. He and his wife are Costco members and are excited about having one close, but this might be too close. Costco has one Toledo area store, at W. Central Avenue and Secor Road in Toledo.
"It will increase traffic in the neighborhood greatly, but it is not like we're actively getting ready to sell our house," Mr. Findling said. "It is not a total detriment. We have several friends in the neighborhood that don't want it, but they are not Costco members and don't have that added benefit."
Costco representatives met with Mrs. Sadowski's family members in March to explain more about the store. The family owns three houses on Eckel Junction, including Mrs. Sadowski's. Her father is Frank Eckel, whom Eckel Junction is named after. He gave his property to his children and he previously sold some land for the path of I-475/U.S. 23, which would abut the Costco site.
Mrs. Sadowski lives in between two family members and two nieces own a horse farm just west of her which is part of the Costco site.
"Things change," Ms. Sadowski said about the store coming in. "Like my husband always said, 'you make it a home.'
Casey Pogan, marketing director for the Town Center at Levis Commons, said the outdoor shopping center welcomes the Costco because it would "make the Levis Commons area a greater destination."
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When the New Orleans Hornets open training camp Tuesday in Lafayette, Coach Byron Scott said third-year pro Julian Wright will strictly play small forward, where he could emerge as the starter ahead of veteran Peja Stojakovic.
With a mandate from Hornets owner George Shinn to develop the team's young players, the onus is on Scott, who is giving Wright every opportunity to produce.
Wright struggled last season, playing spotty minutes at shooting guard and both forward positions. He averaged two points in four of the five games in last season's first-round playoff exit against Denver.
"He can play both positions (small forward and shooting guard), but right now I want him to get totally comfortable at small forward, " Scott said. "That's something we did during summer league. That's the only spot I want him to play, so he can get comfortable, that it becomes second nature."
Wright, one of the Hornets' most athletic players, can handle the ball and beat defenders on drives to the basket. Despite his potential, he also can be erratic, taking ill-advised shots and forcing passes.
Scott benched Wright for repeated mistakes last season and said he had regressed from his strong rookie season of 2007-08.
However, this season the Hornets have retooled their roster with six new players. Scott is confident they will be able to push the tempo more frequently because of the improvement of the bench, which includes first-round draft pick Darren Collison, a point guard from UCLA.
Knowing he must make an impact throughout the preseason, Wright said he spent the offseason working on his post-up and mid-range moves. Scott said he told Wright when summer league play ended that he has to earn the starting job.
"They are trying to channel me in one position, so I can give the best effort, " said Wright, who resumed workouts in New Orleans on Monday. "That's what training camp is for, figuring out what is going to make the team play at the highest level possible. So all I can do is come and show what I've been working on and try to provide the team with it."
Scott has toyed with the idea of starting Wright since the end of last season, and he ran it past his assistant coaches and General Manager Jeff Bower.
Scott said Wright could develop rapidly as a starter alongside All-Stars David West and Chris Paul, and Stojakovic's career could be extended by coming off the bench. Stojakovic, who is entering his 12th year in the NBA, has struggled with back problems since requiring sending-ending surgery in 2006 to remove a disc fragment.
"I have been thinking about it for a while, " Scott said. "Obviously, I want to discuss it with Peja. If you bring Peja and James Posey off the bench, that's a pretty good bench. He'll go against second-tier guys instead of having to go against (Denver's) Carmelo Anthony and those kind of guys every single night."
DIOGU ADJUSTING: Hornets forward Ike Diogu said he has been in New Orleans the past two weeks trying to get acclimated to the city and his teammates before training camp begins. He has participated in volunteer workouts.
Scott said he plans to play Diogu at power forward and occasionally at center.
"They (Hornets) didn't give me any guarantees, but they said if I just come here and do what I'm capable of doing, then at the end of the day, I would be happy with everything, " Diogu said.
SHINNS HONORED: The Louisiana Children's Museum will honor Hornets owners George and Denise Shinn with the Great Friend to Kids Award on Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. The award recognizes outstanding philanthropy, compassion and commitment to Louisiana's children.
"Denise and I are extremely honored to be recognized by the Louisiana Children's Museum, an organization close to our hearts because of the outstanding work they do to create hope and joy for our local children, " George Shinn said in a statement. "We all play an integral role in the future of our region, state and city, and it starts with dedicating our energy and resources into education and literacy programs for our children."
RADIO AFFILIATES ANNOUNCED: The Hornets have come to agreements with 12 radio affiliates in the Gulf Coast region, including the Hornets' flagship station in New Orleans, 106.7-FM, and Baton Rouge flagship station 1460-AM. All home games will broadcast in Spanish on 830-AM in New Orleans.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two girls were born with tongues the size of Tic-Tacs. One little boy's first diapers were the size of credit cards.
They were among about 2,000 people who showed up early Sunday morning at the Staten Island Mall to participate in the annual March for Babies. The event is sponsored by the Staten Island chapter of the March of Dimes and is expected to raise close to $500,000 in the fight to prevent premature births and guarantee the health of babies. About 12 percent of all births on Staten Island are premature.
Walkers ranged from parents toting newborns to grandparents.
"My niece was a preemie, born two years ago," said Joan Baracchini of Great Kills. "She weighed four pounds, eight ounces. Today, we call her Curly Piggy."
Ms. Baracchini was with three other women who walk as a team called the Walking Wonders to support all kinds of causes, said one of her partners Carmela McCann of New Dorp. "We're from Weight Watchers."
Fourteen-year-old Hala Saif, a freshman at Susan Wagner High School in Sea View, was among a team from her school who milled in the Mall parking lot prior to setting off on the 3.5-mile hike.
"The more people who walk, the more people who survive," she said.
Elaine Gil of Bubbles Playhouse in Grasmere warmed up the crowd with an abbreviated Zumba workout before notables and volunteers on the March of Dimes' board of directors took to the stage to thank dozens of sponsors and those who came to support the cause.
"My son is one of the success stories," said Staten Island Mission Family mom, Jessica Daly of her 7-year-old, Logan, who was born eight weeks early and needed 10 days of care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Richmond University Medical Center.
Earlier, she and her husband, Michael, admitted they were anxious on Saturday night but were energized and excited by the turnout.
"You're representing the March of Dimes," said Daly. "You want to do it the right way."
This year's event was co-chaired by Andrew Cataneo, an assistant principal at Markham Intermediate School in Graniteville, the top fundraising school in the nation for the March of Dimes and the father of a preemie; Mark Irving, director of public affairs for Con Edison and Jon Salmon, president of Salmon Realty, whose twin daughters, now doctors, were born premature.
Perhaps chairwoman of the group's board summed up the atmosphere best on a lovely spring morning. "Everybody is smiling on us, the sun is out," she said.
The preliminaries were emceed by radio celebrity Joe Causi. Miss Staten Island, Amanda Alicea, sang the national anthem.


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I hate to say it, but I could have written the bulk of my review for "The 101 Dalmatians Musical" before I saw it last night at the BJCC Concert Hall.
Knowing that Alec Harvey would also be seeing the show and reviewing it, I didn't think there was any point in me mirroring what he had to say. As expected, his analysis is right on the money, and I agree with him wholeheartedly.
My intention instead was to review the production from a parent's perspective with the input of my two daughters. Unfortunately, the 8 p.m. start time for a 2½ hour musical puts a bit of a damper on that plan. There's no getting around it -- 8 p.m. is simply too late to be starting an event aimed at children.
Some people, I'm sure, would tell me that I should instead take my kids to one of the earlier show times on Saturday (2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.) or Sunday (1 p.m.). Excellent point. If you intend to bring children to this show, that's exactly what you should do. But then why are there five other performances scheduled for 8 p.m.?
Don't try to tell me that this isn't a production intended for kids. It most assuredly is. It's based on a children's novel made even more famous by an animated (and live action) Disney film. The cast is full of kids playing puppies. The set is intentionally cartoonish. Even a few more "risque" jokes (like when the dogs describe their first meeting and how a few minutes later they "got married in the bushes") are delivered decidedly under the radar.
But just because "101 Dalmatians" is geared toward kids doesn't mean adults can't enjoy it, too. I liked it well enough, and it's the mark of a good production when parents can take pleasure in the same entertainment as their children. I just wish I had a better idea of what my girls thought of it.
Unfortunately, they couldn't stay awake for the whole thing.
My 5-year-old daughter fell asleep with about 15 minutes left to go in the first act. I had thought she'd enjoyed what she'd seen of the production -- she payed attention and was smiling a lot -- but when asked about it this morning, her response wasn't positive.
"I didn't like it," she said. I tried to inquire as to why, but she said she didn't know (parents will recognize this as a typical response for a 5-year-old).
She told my wife, "Those weren't even real puppies when they had puppies." When my wife explained that the dalmatian puppies were played by real children, our daughter replied, "No, when they had the babies in their arms -- they looked like towels."
She's right. That part did look pretty lame.
The only other comment I got out of her came from when my wife and I were saying something about Cruela De Vil's cat. "I didn't see a cat!," our daughter said. I knew that one was coming.
The costumes for the animals weren't bad, but they could have benefited by a little extra push. Tails and ears, perhaps? Whiskers for the cats? As it was, aside from the stilts (which looked awkward) to make the humans taller, there wasn't much to differentiate humans, dogs, and cats. It only took a little bit of imagination -- and children are masters of pretending -- but in this case they needed something more to tell kids which direction to aim that imagination.
My 2-year-old managed to stay awake a little longer. She made it through the entire first act, but she was clearly getting sleepy toward the end. Nevertheless, she sat enraptured with her eyes fixed on the stage. When asked about her opinion of the show, her comments were brief and to the point.
"I liked it," she told me. "I liked the dogs. I liked the songs. I didn't like Cruella, because she was mean."
That pretty much sums up how I felt about the play too. The songs were fun and well delivered, but I didn't find myself humming any as I left the theatre. And the play itself was good, but there wasn't anything that stood out to make it really shine.
Except for Cruella De Vil. That's where I disagree with my daughter. I liked her a lot. Rachel York is fantastic as the dog-napping fur designer, and her costumes are superb. The only problem with Cruella is that, for the lead role, she's really not on stage that much (only 2 scenes/songs from the first act).
Overall, "The 101 Dalmatians Musical" is a good show, but it falls short of being something magical or memorable. Even so, it's a safe bet for a night out as a family if your kids can stay awake (and attentive) until 10:30, or if you can catch one of the earlier weekend shows.


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Two blocks away, downtown comes alive at night with the glitziest of shops and places to dine, walk, and relax. Ease away tension on our back patio as you watch the sun set over the Chippewa River.
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Ginkgo Tree Inn breakfasts include delicious chef-made specialties of french toast, omelets, crepes, quiche, farm fresh eggs and jam made with the owner's homegrown fresh fruit. The dining room is a great place to meet with family or any friends you happen to make while tumbling around the neighborhood.
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It was the Snazzy Baby Kneepads that finally threw me over the edge.
You can find them on any of these so-called child safety websites.
But the basic idea, to quote the folks at kidsafeinc.com, is to provide your crawling bundle o' joy with "ultimate protection from redness, bruising, cuts and scrapes."
Now, without getting too far into the physics of why babies don't need kneepads - in short, a crawling baby puts far less pressure on his knees than a crawling adult - I'd instead like to talk about the philosophy of it.
I would posit redness, bruising, cuts and scrapes all play a role in a very important phase of human development.
The phase is called "childhood."
Honestly, have we really progressed to the point where a kid can't scuff a knee? But that's the problem with the lunatic fringe of the baby safety industry: We're protecting children from things they don't need to be protected from.
This has all become relevant in my household now that Avery, the 8-month-old love of my life, is nearing the hell-on-wheels stage of bipedal locomotion. It has us researching light socket covers, cabinet latches, those round plastic doohickies that make it impossible to open doors, all the basics.
Don't get me wrong, as parents, we have the responsibility to protect our boy until he learns to protect himself (something that, in rare cases, has been known to happen in males by the time they reach 30).
And before you send me statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, I don't mean to make light of the very real risk of household injury.
No, what I want to make light of is the not-so-small industry that sells products based on that risk, an industry that would have you believe the moment you turn your back, your baby will be breaking into the nearest cabinet to chug cleaning supplies while electrocuting himself, then toppling down the stairs with a plastic bag over his face until he eventually slams, head first, into the corner of your coffee table.
All of which is theoretically possible. But somewhere between the toilet lid locks, the door pinch guards and the furniture edge cushions, it starts feeling a excessive.
What they're really selling is an illusion. Kids are never really safe. And no one gets through life unscathed. You just have to use a little common sense, watch your baby carefully, and hope for the best.
But, of course, you can't market common sense.
Instead, we have those silly shopping cart covers, the kind that will boast they will save your child from the unseen menace of germs and bacteria. The fear-mongerers will show, under blue light, the ooky stuff smeared across a child's face after a quick ride on an infected grocery cart.
Newsflash: Under a blue light, everyone's face is filled with ooky stuff. It's why human beings have immune systems that have allowed generations of cart-gnawing babies to survive into adulthood.
Just like countless millennia of human babies have somehow managed to crawl - across surfaces a a lot tougher on the knees than DuPont Stainmaster carpets - without those silly kneepads.


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The New York Post is calling Monday's incident an 'unprovoked knockout' attack in Greenwich Village, and the in-your-face tabloid didn't hesitate in labeling the suspect a "heartless creep" for slugging an elderly man in the face.
Thanks to the fact that the suspect was caught on a surveillance camera, you can decide for yourself.
The victim was treated at an area hospital for pain and swelling to the head and face, cops told the Post.
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What exactly is the rush here?
The Mets are nine games out, four below .500, and last night I had to read that Jeff Wilpon told Teflon Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel they wouldn't pay for this flop with their jobs.
I know all about the injuries. And it probably wouldn't be fair to can these guys because of that.
But if this is really how the Wilpons feel -- the conversation reportedly took place two weeks ago -- why guarantee this now, with a half a season of baseball left to play?
I'm sorry, but when you are out of contention in July -- which the Mets are -- and don't have a useful part on your roster to trade off at the deadline, you owe it to yourself to take time to re-evaluate your organization.
Think things over, you know?
Bobby Valentine is coming back to the U.S. and he'd sure look good in the home dugout. Or maybe even in the front office.
Could Assistant GM Tony Bernazard's aggressive style be what it takes to get the team over the top? Lord knows Teflon Omar hasn't been able to do so.
And doesn't our front office think Manny Acta -- a bright, young managerial prospect two years ago -- is the second coming of Davey Johnson?
Maybe these are intriguing ideas. Or maybe our current leadership is the way to go.
But shouldn't we have discussed it a little more?
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