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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Good Thursday. The weather's improving slightly. By tomorrow, you may need to wear only one coat into the office.
Up first this morning: State transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald is scheduled to testify at today's budget hearing in Albany. Expect questions from Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, one of the hearing's co-chairs, about the future of Interstate 81. The hearing starts at 10 a.m.
ICYMI: Mayor Stephanie Miner, and others, have criticized the state's handling thus far of the I-81 project, saying McDonald's office has provided little information about possible solutions for the aging highways. State officials have said they are following federal guidelines that require solicitation from the community before embarking on such a massive project.
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Donald Trump says he'll run, but only if all other Republicans (read: Rob Astorino) get out of the way.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Solvay on Wednesday to announce a $100 million project on the western side of Onondaga Lake. The day had a little bit of everything -- a bus tour of Solvay, a Safe Act protest, and residual talk of a new sports arena for Syracuse.
The announcement was packed with 400 people -- a who's who of Central New York politicians, college leaders, business owners, lobbyists. Miner, however, chose instead to go to Rochester to hear Vice President Joe Biden talk about jobs and job training. "He takes rank," a top Miner aide said of choosing Biden over Cuomo.
Miner declined to talk Wednesday about the Onondaga Lake announcement. Other city leaders sighed with regret (after plans for a proposed sports arena in Syracuse stalled weeks ago) and wished Solvay and Geddes well.
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Can I take a stab at that? That was Mahoney's response to a question directed at Cuomo on state mandates. She said the governor has lowered some state-imposed costs to counties, including programs such as Medicaid and early intervention. Could her quick defense of the governor signal a new opportunity for Mahoney?
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DETROIT, MI - Critics around the world have appeared to call open season on Kanye West for months.
They don't like his videos, his merchandise, his marriage to Kim Kardashian, the name of his daughter - North West - and adversarial relationship with the paparazzi.
West's songs like "I am a God" or "Black Skinhead" fan the flames, and often rightfully so since this multi-millionaire can seem extremely pretentious.
But there's another side of Mr. West, a Chicago native, that shouldn't be overlooked here in Detroit: his efforts over the years to show the Motor City loyalty and respect.
At least appreciate him for that. I"m certainly not a fan of all - or most - of everything West does, but gets kudos from me for the love.
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Maureen Yancey, the mother of legendary producer J Dilla is certainly a West backer. She recalls the winner of 21 Grammy Awards since 2005 visiting the family's Conant Gardens home on Detroit's east side often so he learn about producing from her son.
"He was a part of a group of guys that just wouldn't waste their time," Yancey said of West, who camped out at the ranch-style abode at McDougall and Nevada in the late '90s and early '00s. "They were on the grind."
J Dilla, whose real name is James Dewitt Yancey, passed away in 2006 reportedly from cardiac arrest and is considered a hip hop/rap legend for many. He appeared to be a heavy influence on West because of an eclectic music taste - jazz, rock, funk, soul and R&B to name a few - and tendency to add heavy bass to songs.
West gave colorful props to Dilla in a documentary called "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton." He said J Dilla's music and sound is better than the best romantic encounters he's ever had.
"It just sounded like… it felt like… drugs," West revealed.
Typical Kanye fashion.
Still not convinced Detroit a special place for West? Still wondering how special of a place this city is for him?
Ask Big Sean, who grew up in The D. Sean had an impromptu audition with West in the hallway of a local radio station, ended up with Yeezy's cell number and eventually signed in 2007 with the G.O.O.D. Music label.
Obviously the rest for Sean Michael Anderson and his relationship with West is history. Someday one might be able to say West helped Big Sean become the biggest rapper to ever come out of Detroit.
Remember, Eminem, born in Missouri, grew up mostly in the suburb of Warren.
Big Sean made it a point, during a surprise appearance at Monday night's Drake show at The Palace of Auburn Hills, to give West props for believing in him.
Sean described West, along with Drake, as two one of "the realest" friends he has in an otherwise "fake ass" business that can chew an artist up and spit him out.
Based on my experience talked with those in Detroit who have ties to West, he doesn't seem so bad after all.
I'd encourage those who aren't his fans, or those who absolutely despise him to cut him a bit of slack. He's an entertainer; that's what he's paid to do.
Away from the cameras and mics, there's evidence of him actually acting like a regular human being.
A man named Shug, who worked for Detroit's 105.9 FM (now 107.5) let Big Sean into the building the day he had a life-changing encounter with West, and told me he couldn't be happier to see dreams come true.
"If I had to do it all over again, as far letting him in the building (to see West), I would do it again - no doubt," Shug said. "His mom raised him properly, and a lot of other guys who would come into the station could be arrogant, but he would always wait his turn."
West appears to appreciate Detroit's gritty nature and those from here who are willing to grind it out and back up their talent with sheer determination.
Maureen Yancey recalls seeing West and others like Eminem, Common, Questlove, De La Soul, and Paul Rosenberg, Eminem's manager, slaving away in Dilla's studio at their Detroit home until 6 a.m.
That was the time when part of the home changed over to Dilla's mom's daycare, a business that quieted the booming sounds of the adjacent studio each morning.
"All those guys were punctual," Yancey said of the rappers and producers that waited to get into the studio at 6 p.m. each day - the time the daycare closed. "I mean for hip hop guys, that was a pretty big deal.
"All these guys (like West) treated the studio time with Dilla like it was there time to punch into a clock in corporate America."
Maybe it's West's love for Detroit, and valuable career experience he got here, that's the reason why he hasn't appeared to ever perform a poor show in this region.
Remember West's "Watch the Thrown" tour with pal Jay Z that led to them performing the song "Ni**** in Paris" eight times at The Palace of Auburn as part of an encore?
Don't expect West to cut any corners during Thursday night's show at The Palace. West's concert Tuesday in his hometown of Chicago had a 29-song setlist.
I'm assuming they'll be some surprises at The Palace, possibly a Big Sean cameo. If so, Sean would return a favor West appeared to give last year during the Detroit rapper's first major arena show - at The Palace.
West's fans in Detroit certainly appear to have his back and deserve a good performance since they seem so loyal - regardless of his latest antics.
Supporters gathered around five different downtown Detroit in June to catch video projections of West's performance of "New Slaves," a song on his most recent "Yeezus" album.
And those I talked to said they loved West's push for innovation in a music industry that's been battered for years by the internet's rise.
All these new ways of performing, however, appear to tie back to West's early days with J Dilla in Detroit. Those early morning sessions on the east side had to spark a fire.
At least that's what Maureen Yancey, Dilla's mother, believes based on her experiences with the hip hop/rap genre. She now tours the world and visits countries that honor her son's music legacy.
Yancey can't draw many comparisons between the work of West and her son, but believes Yeezy, in his own way, pays tribute to Dilla with though his maverick career moves.
"What I like about Kanye is the heavy bass, the energy - similar to what my son did with his music," Yancey said. "But I really think Kanye has found his own market and developed a feel for a type of music that's truly his."
What Yancey appreciates the most about West, though, is the love for his mother, Donda West, a woman who passed away in 2007 at 58.
West, despite what some may perceive as plenty of flaws, appears to hold family in high regard and seems to treat those around him as blood.
Family a focus
When J Dilla died in 2006, Maureen Yancey said West made it a point to respectfully pick up where her son left off and take over the production of his friend Common's album so a critical deadline could be met.
"It makes me appreciate Kanye more - the love, the love he has for his mom," Yancey said. "It reminds me of the relationship I had with Dilla."
Yancey appears to have no problem with West's wild public nature because she thinks life as an artist is precious and one that should lived to the fullest.
J Dilla went big with extravagant trips around the world and plenty of luxurious material things, but he, like West, earned the right through perseverance, she said.
"I'm so thrilled for Kanye," Yancey said. "Because you know you can be in this industry, you can work 24-7, and you can not enjoy life.
"You can have so many people come at you when you make it, and you're so famous like that you're not really at home. If someone steals a piece of your life, you might not know it."
One thing that's certain about West is that he appears to be doing as much as he can to make his time on earth productive and thought-provoking.
At the end of the day, that seems to be the ultimate goal of any creative mind.


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Here's one of those stories that will have you shaking your head:
The exclusive rights to name "World Trade Center" don't belong to the Port Authority, which owns the land on which the Twin Towers stood.
Nor do they belong to the City of New York or any other entity you might expect to hold them.
Instead, they belong to something called the World Trade Centers Association. It's a non-profit organization formed to promote international trade.
Ever hear of it? Neither has anyone else.
But the president of the organization happens to have been one Guy Tozzoli, who died in February.
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He acquired the rights on behalf of the WTCA for $10 in the 1980s. According to reports, other Port Authority chiefs signed off on it but no one has yet to be identified.
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Current P.A. executive director Patrick Foye called the whole arrangement, "A shameful episode," according to the Associated Press.
P.A. Board Chairman David Samson said, "Just off the surface facts, this appears to be troubling. We're going to take a careful look at it."
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PERDIDO KEY, Florida -- Perdido Key's Kayak, BBQ and Blues Festival will feature some high-horse power entertainment in addition to the man-powered boat races, live music and BBQ competition on tap for the festival on August 31 at Galvez Landing.
The Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce announced a flyboard demonstration by Power-Up Water Sports is scheduled to take place during the inaugural festival that organizers hope will become a new Labor Day weekend tradition.
The flyboard sends a powerful stream of water from a jet ski through a hose attached to the board, allowing the rider to hover in the air over the water or leap across the surface like a dolphin. Organizers are hoping to secure permission from the Coast Guard to begin the demonstration after dark, with the rider wearing a suit of LED lights.
The "Battle with the Paddle" kayak races begin at 9 a.m. at the landing. There will be solo, tandem and paddleboard divisions competing on two courses, a two-miler and a four-miler.
There are cash prizes for the top three finishers in each division. Entry fees are $25 for the two-mile course and $45 for the longer course. The Perdido Paddleboard Company will also offer half-price paddleboard rentals on site.
After the races, the live music and BBQ cook-off begins at Hub Stacey's at 11 a.m. Musical acts include Larry T. Wilson and Big Muddy, Johnny Barbato and the Lucky Dogs and the Blues Brothers Soul Band. The flyboard demonstration is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be followed by a fireworks display.


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The future of earth depends on the sea - 'Mainichi Newspaper' (Japan)
Published in Mainichi Newspaper on 14 May 2012.
Japan is a "maritime State" 海洋国家 (Kaiyō Kokka), and the Japanese people know that green growth and sustainable development are predicated on responsible management of ocean resources and costal zones.
This is not merely an environmental issue: it is an economic and social priority. Millions of jobs in industry, tourism, transport and energy depend on the sea. More than 40% of the world's population live within 100 kilometres of the coast. Thirteen of the 20 largest cities in the world, such as Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Karachi and Manila, are on the coast. These zones are on the front line of global warming, rising sea levels and tsunamis. They are the first to suffer the consequences.
It is vital to train people to preserve oceans and coasts. That is the goal of UNESCO's Sandwatch programme, launched 10 years ago in the Caribbean to train young people, which has since become a global initiative.
This issue far exceeds the scope of individuals. Ocean protection requires stronger legal, scientific and political cooperation among nations. Barely more than 1% of the world's oceans are protected. Ocean absorption of surplus carbon dioxide released by global warming causes acidification that jeopardizes plankton and, consequently, the entire food chain, not to mention the consequences of overfishing and pollution. Today, hundreds of floats deployed under the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), coordinated by UNESCO and largely supported by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), are used to measure ocean temperature, salinity and tsunami risk. We must do more. UNESCO and its partners will make strong proposals in Rio to coordinate the action of ocean-protection bodies more effectively, support the green growth of small island developing States and strengthen the scientific monitoring of oceans and coastal zones.
I remember the words of a citizen of Sendai, who told me that we cannot negotiate with nature, but can act to live in harmony with it. When I arrive in Rio for the sustainable development summit, I know that when the buildings along the coast come into view, I shall think of those words, convinced that the sea will determine the future of Earth.
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With the 2012-2013 NBA season drawing ever closer, it's time to take a look back at what the offseason brought us.
While the trade market saw stars like Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum and Andre Iguodala switch teams, it's always free agency that seems to generate the most buzz.
With so many players switching cities and teams, which franchises made out, and which ones will soon regret their offseason signing?
Here are the five biggest free-agent steals and busts from the 2012 summer signings.


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CEDAR Brings Coal Propaganda to the Schools
It's Not Just a Tree Any More
By Julian Martin
A year ago, at the WV Environmental Education Association conference, I asked Dr. Steven L. Paine why CEDAR was being allowed to spread its pro-mountain top removal propaganda in the schools of southern West Virginia. He claimed he had never heard of it and said he would look into it. Dr. Paine is superintendent of West Virginia Schools. He had never heard of a program that bragged three years ago about being in sixteen southern West Virginia schools. A year later, after hearing the testimony of Janice Nease, Lorelei Scarbro and me, Dr. Paine was instructed by the president of the state board of education to do what he had promised me a year earlier. He said he would look into it and that he would meet with us. We hope to be meeting with him fairly soon.
Dr. Paine is to include the Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary in his investigation. The Ladies Auxiliary tried to take their pitch into Stratton Middle School in Beckley. Lorelei Scarbro of Coal River Mountain Watch met with the superintendent of Raleigh County schools and the program was cancelled. The Superintendent said that the students had already missed too many snow days to include anything else in the school day. Watch out for the Ladies Auxiliary to try again next year.
CEDAR (which stands for Coal Education Development and Resource of Southern West Virginia, Inc.) is a coal industry invention. "CEDAR's mission is to facilitate the increase of knowledge and understanding of the many benefits the coal industry provides in daily lives by providing financial resources and coal education materials to implement its study in the school curriculum. CEDAR's target group is grades K-12 in Mingo, Logan, Boone, McDowell and Wyoming counties in southern West Virginia."
"The many benefits the coal industry provides." are key words in CEDAR's mission statement. Learning outcomes for West Virginia Schools don't include promoting the many benefits of any industry. Just promoting the many benefits qualifies CEDAR as one-sided propaganda, not education.
The many benefits the coal industry provides couldn't possibly include: Flooding caused by mountain top removal-The selenium from valley fills producing fish with eyes on one side and curved spines. Recent studies of hatchlings from below valley fills show 10 % have abnormalities as compared to trace numbers in normal streams-Heavy metals in coal sludge impoundments-Acid mine drainage-Acid rain- Injecting coal sludge into the ground water and out into people's sinks- Miners coughing to death with black lung- The Buffalo Creek disaster- The massive sludge disaster in Martin County, Kentucky-The coal ash dam collapse in Tennessee-Coal mine accidents at Farmington, Mannington, Sago and the many, many others-The destruction of habitat for migrating song birds. 44 bird species were counted in the wooded area that Larry Gibson saved on Kayford Mountain while only 3 species were counted at the edge with the mountain top removal strip mine- The effect of blasting on people's homes and their health.
The research of Dr. Michael Hendryx of the WVU Department of Community Medicine documented that as coal production increased rates of cardiopulmonary disease, lung disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and kidney disease increased.
It is not likely that the many "benefits" of the coal industry would include the miners march on Blair Mountain-the Black Lung Movement- Miners for Democracy-The so-called Matewan Massacre and subsequent murder of Sid Hatfield-The "Bull Moose Special" and murder of Cesco Estep-Child labor in coal mines.
CEDAR is not holding back; they have the coal industry money to seep into every crook and cranny. "CEDAR awards cash prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each grade level of K-4, 5-8 and 9-12." There is a regional coal fair where students enter coal projects in Science, Math, English-Literature, Art, Music, Technology-Multi Media and Social Studies.
The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary are also ambitious. They exclaim that "We'd really like this to be statewide, that it be mandatory in the schools that they learn about coal." Aw, yes, that's the ticket, the coal industry mandating the school curriculum from top to bottom.
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Course overview
This module covers the completion of the employer's return of expenses and benefits under the pay as you earn system (P11D form). It starts by highlighting the importance of ensuring the P11D form is free of errors and the deadlines are met. It then looks in detail at the rules which apply to the various items which have to be reported on the P11D form. These include payments made on behalf of employees, provision of living accommodation, and private use of employer-provided vehicles.
On completion of this online course, you will gain an understanding of:
- how to complete a P11D form without errors and on time
- how to report the benefit of assets transferred or payments made on behalf of the employee
- the rules on the taxation of employer-provided living accommodation
- tax issues surrounding cars, including mileage payments and employer-provided cars and vans
- how tax applies when medical insurance or low-interest loans are provided by employers
- the calculation of the benefit in kind when assets are placed at the employee's disposal or excessive relocation expenses are met.


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Trust for America's Health (TFAH)
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority. From anthrax to asthma, from chemical terrorism to cancer, America is facing a crisis of epidemics. By focusing on PREVENTION, PROTECTION, and COMMUNITIES, TFAH is leading the fight to push disease prevention higher on the national agenda, from Capitol Hill to Main Street. We know what works. Now we need to build the resolve to get it done.
Ready or Not? 2008
Keeping America's Food Safe
Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines
Short of Breath
Asthma is America's fastest growing chronic affliction, but experts don't know why. This 2001 report shows that although the condition affects more than 17 million Americans--nearly five million of whom are children - 27 states don't track the disease at all.
2007 Health Priorities
Prevention for a Healthier America
In this study, TFAH finds that a small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs. The report includes potential annual savings and return on investment figures for every state in America and Washington, D.C.
Ready or Not? 2006
TFAH's fourth annual Ready or Not? Report finds that five years after the September 11th and anthrax tragedies, emergency health preparedness is still inadequate in America. The report includes an evaluation of all 50 states with 10 preparedness indicators, based on input and review from public health experts.
Our Lack of Response to the Growing Asthma Epidemic and the Need for Nationwide Tracking
Birth Defects Tracking and Prevention: Too Many States Are Not Making the Grade
Analysis of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for CDC
Public Health Laboratories: Unprepared and Overwhelmed (Exec Sum)
Animal-Borne Epidemics Out of Control
Episodes of animal-borne diseases, also referred to as zoonotic diseases, are increasing around the globe. This report examines the public health response to five of these emerging animalborne diseases: monkeypox, WNV, mad cow disease, Lyme disease, and CWD.
Ready or Not? 2003
This 2003 report discovers that after two years and nearly $2 billion of federal bioterrorism preparedness funding, states are only modestly better prepared to respond to health emergencies than they were prior to September 11, 2001. The report examines 10 key indicators to assess areas of improvement and ongoing vulnerability.
Facing The Flu: From the Bird Flu to a Possible Pandemic, Why Isn't America Ready?
5 Easy Steps to Making Health Advocacy Hometown News
Media coverage is often one of the most effective ways to raise public awareness and understanding about a health problem or issue that is of concern to you. TFAH outlines five steps any individual or organization can take to communicate the importance of a particular health issue to decision makers and their community.
Nationwide Health Tracking: Investigating Life-Saving Discoveries
Ready or Not? 2004
TFAH's second annual study of preparedness finds that, despite incremental progress, the government still has a long way to go to protect the American people from a bioterror attack. The report examines 10 key indicators to gauge state preparedness and determine America's overall readiness in responding to bioterrorist attacks and other health emergencies.
Germs Go Global
Shortchanging America's Health 2009
Reducing Infectious Diseases in the U.S.
This is an issue brief from Trust for America's Health, funded by a grant from the Irene Diamond Fund.
The worldwide hepatitis and HIV/AIDS epidemics are overwhelming. Globally, 200 million people -- more than three percent of the world's population -- are infected with hepatitis C, and nearly 33 million people are reported to be living with HIV.
Modernizing the Federal Public Health System to Focus on Prevention and Preparedness
Poll Report on America's Top Health Concerns
Healthy Women, Healthy Babies
F as in Fat 2008
In this report, TFAH and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) conclude that adult obesity rates increased in 37 states in the past year. The report calls for the creation of a National Strategy to Combat Obesity and includes state-by-state data.
F as in Fat 2005
The second annual edition of this report concludes that national and state policies are falling far short of obesity prevention and reduction goals. It finds that the U.S. does not have the aggressive, coordinated national and state strategies needed to address the crisis -- threatening to make the epidemic worse.
2003 Update: Birth Defects Tracking and Prevention One Year Later: One Step Forward. Two Steps Back?
Public Health Preparedness
SARS and Its Implications for U.S. Public Health Policy – "We've Been Lucky"
Public Health Laboratories: Unprepared and Overwhelmed
Improving Cancer Tracking Today Saves Lives Tomorrow: Do States Make the Grade?
Making Healthier Americans a Priority in 2008
West Nile Virus: 2004 Expected to Be Most Severe Year Yet
You, Too, Can Be An Effective Health Advocate
An advocate is someone who defends a cause or petitions on another's behalf. Effective advocacy is a powerful prescription for improving your health, the health of your family and your community. Read these action items to learn how you can be a health advocate in your community.
Closing the Vaccination Gap
TFAH and Every Child by Two joined to examine childhood immunization policy in the U.S. and the persistent 20 percent shortfall of preschoolers who do not receive routine vaccines on time. The groups identify ways to close this gap.
Shortchanging America's Health 2005
This study examines key health statistics and public health funding levels in each state. States are ranked by per capita funds received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A Public Opinion Strategies poll on America's Top Health Concerns is included. This survey examines national perceptions of a number of health-related issues, including: a ranking of top health concerns, impressions of the nation's readiness for natural emergencies or terrorist attacks, and the difference in men's versus women's opinions on disaster preparedness.


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One of my funnier moments in college happened when a couple of buddies and I were walking home from a party.
We went by a Walmart in Mount Pleasant and thought it was a good idea to each take one of the carts in the parking lot.
One of my friends tried to haul his cart through a grassy field but didn't make it far. My other buddy ditched his cart after a short while because he didn't want to get into trouble.
Me? I sprinted with it for about a half-mile and made it all the way home.
The cart became a fixture on the back porch until I moved out.
Now consider the shopping experience of these two Burton women.
Police were called to a Bristol Road supermarket April 21 after two women, 19 and 36, allegedly walked out of the store with 10 cases of beer without paying for them.
When police approached them, officers said the pair covered their ears as if they couldn't hear them and ran off.
After a short foot chase, the 36-year-old was brought down with a stun gun and arrested.
The other woman was caught in a vehicle with the beer in the trunk.
She motioned to the officer that she was deaf and wrote down that she had stolen the beer so they wouldn't get evicted from their apartment.
Somehow, I doubt the landlord accepts payments in beer.
Bad choice of attire
There's a reason the Genesee County Courthouse has a sign saying proper attire is required.
This guy must have missed the sign.
Facing sentencing for a drug crime in Judge Geoffrey Neithercut's courtroom, the man showed up wearing was wearing a shirt that said, "Thug world."
Needless to say, Neithercut opted for jail time instead of a more lenient sentence.
A shocking experience
A 30-year-old Flint man learned the hard way that stealing copper wire can be dangerous sometimes.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said the man was trying to steal an electric meter last month from a vacant Flint home when he got the shock of his life — literally.
After a visit to the hospital, the man added a new chapter to his adventure with a warrant accusing him of possession of burglary tools and malicious destruction of property.
A truly enlightening experience for him, I'm sure.
Peeing in public
I wrote a few weeks ago about a guy who was beaten up for urinating in public.
As bad as that was, it was nothing compared with what happened to another man, caught relieving himself April 22 outside a liquor store on Saginaw Street in Flint.
Instead of a beating, the man was shot twice. He was taken to the hospital but was conscious enough to be irate.
Still, a good reason to find a bathroom in the future.


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2002 Alumnus Who Advised Newark Mayor Goes to Washington
After working for more than four years alongside Mayor Cory Booker to improve public education in the City of Newark, NYU Wagner alumnus De'Shawn Wright (MPA '02) has garnered an exciting new position in public service -- he has been named the new deputy mayor for education by Washington, D.C., Mayor-elect Vincent Gray. The Mayor-elect was quoted referring to Wright and another new appointee as "top-notch professionals" in policy and management for large and complex urban school systems.
Gray chose Wright, who formerly worked for the New York City Department of Education, on the strength partly of his school reform work in Newark, N.J. In addition, Wright served as a partner with the Newark Charter School Fund, which was successful in gathering support to help fund the city's charter schools.
Since graduating from Wagner, Wright has returned to Wagner on numerous occasions, including in 2009 for a public event with Mayor Booker. We wish him well as he begins his latest leadership position.


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Andrus out, Young starts at SS for first time this year
Elvis Andrus will get a day off Monday after hurting his shoulder in Sunday's loss to the Royals. Michael Young is batting second and will make his first start at shortstop this year.
– Christian Corona
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Is it bad that with Andrus out, all I could think was "bring on Profar!?"


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Seminars & Special Offerings
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|No Description. Prerequisites: BU601-BU607 & BU609
|No Description. Prerequisites: BU601-BU607 & BU609
|Negotiation and Conflict Management
|This course provides a detailed examination of the managerial processes of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration as strategic alternatives to litigation when attempting to resolve disputes between the various stakeholders of an organization. The theoretical constructs and practical skills developed in the course can be used to resolve a broad range of interpersonal, organizational, commercial, and labour/management disputes. Course participants will learn the skills of principled negotiation and mediation via their participation in a series of team-based exercises and role playing situations. Prerequisite: BU604
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Contemporary Issues & Advances in Management
|This course examines special issues and topics relating to managing new challenges in the contemporary business environment. The course extends foundations provided in existing MBA courses to address special requirements of managing new challenges in today's increasingly complex environment. The course will be offered as an interdisciplinary, integrated management course, and thus may include a spectrum of issues facing business enterprise. Specific topics will be developed by faculty and students, and will vary depending on contemporary themes and interests.
Prerequisite: All MBA core courses (BU601, BU602, BU603, BU604, BU605, BU606, BU607, BU609)
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Creativity and Idea Generation in Marketing
|The ability to generate creative and innovative insights and ideas is a critical skill for marketers. This course will demonstrate that creativity can be taught and learned. Students will be exposed to a variety of tools and techniques to generate creative ideas: gain a deeper understanding of the creative process, and develop their own abilities to produce creative marketing insights. Prerequisite: BU602
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Sales Process Management
|This course examines the role of Sales Management, Sales Processes and Sales Representatives in the Sales and Marketing functions of an organization. The selling process will be examined from the prospective of both a sales representative and a sales manager and will include an exploration of the role of the sales person in the sales process, their contribution to sales, resource development, and assessment of customer needs to build satisfaction. In addition, this course is designed to develop and apply a framework for dealing with sales management: the formulation and implementation of a strategic sales program, and the motivation, control, and evaluation of sales performance. Prerequisite: BU602
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Tech. Audit & Tech. Assessment
|Technology audit and Technology assessment is a comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of a company or business unit's technology environment, objectives, strategies, and activities with a view to determining problem areas and opportunities and recommending a plan of action to improve the company's technology performance. Prerequisite: BU605
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Project Management
|This course introduces the tasks and challenges fundamental to project management, the vital function of managing complex projects across multiple functions. The importance of project management has increased given that projects have become a major tool for implementing and achieving the strategic goals and initiatives of most organizations. The unique benefits associated with effective project management include rapid innovation and execution, better and more efficient use of firm resources, and increased cross-functional communications. This course guides the students through both the technical elements (e.g. schedules, resource and risk management etc.) and the socio-cultural elements (e.g. leadership, teamwork, politics, etc). The course provides students with holistic, integrative view of project management by developing an appreciation for tools, techniques and skills of project management, using both theoretical and practical methods.
|Procurement and Supply Management
|This course provides an understanding of how an organization manages procurement of materials and services used in its operations. We explore how effective purchasing and supply management can help an organization harness its suppliers' capabilities to achieve its strategic goals. Topics include purchasing strategy, supplier selection and development, and selected topics in inventory management. Prerequisite: BU605
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Intermediate Management Accounting
|This course addresses managerial accounting, which includes a variaty of tools and concepts that assist managers with the planning, co-ordination, motivation and evaluation of activities of the organization and its members. The course includes in-depth study of cost and management accounting techniques/concepts and their application to product costing, planning, control and decision-making. Prerequisite: BU607
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Industrial Relations
|This course will draw upon the disciplines of law and history to assess various aspects of the current industrial relations climate. Major emphasis will be on the state of industrial relations in Ontario. Topics include employment standards and labour relations legislation, collective bargaining, dispute resolution procedures, contract administration, industrial democracy and the structure and growth of the Canadian labour movement. Prerequisite: BU604
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Not-For-Profit Management
|This course offers students the opportunity to explore current challenges in the management of Canadian nonprofit organizations. Topics will be decided by participants and may include: fundraising, staff recruitment & development, customer service, volunteer recruitment & management, board governance, NPO-business partnerships, feasibility studies of commercial ventures, and others. Prerequisites: BU601-BU607 & BU609
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Organizational Consulting
|Individuals increasingly find themselves in consulting roles and assignments, be it as an internal member of an organization or an external advisor. This course focuses primarily on internal and external consulting roles, contact and contract development, contract management, consulting methods and processes, and consulting skills development. While the course content focuses on more generic consulting skills, participants will be required to personalize that content. They will be expected to address the specific areas they may wish to consult in. They will be expected to develop their consutling practice plan plus their plan for the development of critical skills, abilities, and experiences needed to launch and succeed in this area. Prerequisites: BU601-607 & BU609
|Waterloo, Toronto
|Managing the Growing Small Enterprise
|This course focuses on the opportunities and challenges involved in managing growing entrepreneurial firms. Emphasis is placed on management of early-stage technology venture, but content is broad enough to be relevant to all growing, early-stage business. Prerequisite: BU601-607, BU609
BU690 & Independent Directed Studies
The Business 690 course has become a very popular option for students who wish to specialize in a particular field. One Business 690 course equals a one term, 600 level, elective (.50 credit). Please feel free to discuss this option with the MBA Office. Forms are available through the MBA office.
NOTE: forms must be completed and submitted to the MBA office with an add/drop form.
Option 1: A Research Project
The student must contact a professor who will agree to supervise the directed study. Please check with the MBA office when selecting a professor to ensure they have not succeeded their limit. The MBA director must approve this contract and sign the appropriate forms. Both forms must be complete and submitted to the MBA office no later than the 2nd week of the following term.
Listed below are some examples of research projects that have been completed by students. The faculty are very receptive to students wishing to complete a special one-term research project.
- Application of the BIS Guidelines in the Canadian Banking System
- Marketing of High Technology
- Issues in Hospital Governance
- Implementation of O.R. Techniques in Manufacturing
- Water Treatment Market Opportunities in India
A detailed contract form should include such areas as:
- a course of study
- learning objectives
- deliverables
- contact time(s)
- methodology
- data
- analysis
- literature review
Please note that a BU690 is worth .50 credit and must be completed during one term. If the course cannot be completed by that time, a Request for Extension form must be submitted to the MBA office. A maximum of two BU690s are allowed during your program.


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Alexis Joseph of Kinnelon recently returned to painting after 35 years as a retail executive. Alexis uses vivid colors and layered textures to paint scenes of the Northeast US, the Caribbean, and France. With her usual humor, Alexis seeks out scenes with unusual shadows and light, and subjects and structures with lots character. "Hide & Seek" is a scene at the top of a hill painted in purples and limes. The wonderful sparkle created by light shows up in "Snow Fragments" and "Swamp Grass Blues" as multicolor patches.
Alexis says of her work:
"Painting is a language like no other that offers me unique freedoms and challenges. With paint I'm able to be outspoken and opinionated or quiet and circumspect. I can "wear" bright, vivid colors that don't need to match or the subtlest of shades. I can be spontaneous, bold, and even twist and shout or as moody as I like. I can speak with complete abandon without the usual restraints of everyday etiquette.
"Pastels are my current medium of choice. They come in a delicious array of colors, feel soft and silky, yet can look like the roughest surface, and, best of all, pastels require minimal set up. The immediacy of pastels suit my personality by allowing me to be spontaneous. I can jump right in and focus on painting rather than on getting ready to paint. I can be excited by the brightest light, the darkest shadow, or the quirky detail.
"Right now I paint primarily landscapes in two styles: soft realism and semi-abstract. Both styles are more or less representational (realistic). By using two styles, I am able to approach subjects with different energy and varied techniques and create a broader yet cohesive body of work."
The exhibit is open to the public during regular library hours. The Gallery is a public-private partnership. The Library is located at 75 Maple Street, Summit, New Jersey and is open Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more information, go to summitlibrary.org.


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COMSTOCK PARK – With his team trailing by 12 points at halftime and 14 at the start of the third quarter, Comstock Park senior Ryan Schall had Sparta right where he wanted.
Schall went off in the third quarter and almost single-handedly wiped out the deficit to fuel a Comstock Park comeback that led the Panthers to a 63-55 homecourt victory and an undefeated O-K Blue Conference championship run.
Comstock Park, which raised its record to 17-2 overall and 12-0 in league play, has won five consecutive O-K Blue Conference championships. It is the second undefeated conference title for the Panthers, with the first occurring in the 2010-2011 season.
"Once we clinched the conference, the kids' goal was to finished undefeated," Comstock Park coach Scott Berry said. "They wanted a chance to make their own history.
"We have four seniors (Schall, CJ Bush, Travis Alberich and Chris Wieten) who I am extremely proud of. They've had one heckuva run."
Schall ignited the come-from-behind victory with a 16-point third quarter that turned the 14-point deficit into a 42-39 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
"Our defense wasn't that bad in the first half, but it seemed like they were making every shot," Schall said. "We're an offensive-minded team and just had to get it going.
"I got it going a little bit and everything started clicking, and we got it done."
Schall finished with a game-high 29 points, including a 14-for-16 performance at the free-throw line. He also knocked down three of the Panthers' seven 3-pointers.
"He has the heart of a lion," Berry said. "In the third quarter, he basically put his team on his back.
"We had other guys who really stepped up, but Ryan really set the tone with his refuse-to-lose attitude."
Sparta (14-5 overall and 8-3 in the O-K Blue) played a strong first half. After Bush and Sparta senior Jared Bradford traded 3-pointers late in the first quarter, "Big" Ben Sheckler scored inside to give the Spartans a 14-12 lead.
The Spartans continued pushing the ball and extended the run to 13-0 by scoring the first eight points of the second quarter. The Panthers were held without a point in the quarter until Bush scored with 2:08 remaining in the half. Sparta outscored the Panthers 14-4 in the quarter to take a 28-16 halftime lead.
"In the first half, everything went our way," Sparta coach Mike Cnossen said. "Defensively, we were doing a great job."
After Evan Stubbs opened the third quarter with a basket for Sparta, Schall went to work and the Panthers answered with a 9-0 run. Schall eventually tied the game 37-37 with a pair of free throws before Wieten knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Panthers a three-point lead they would not relinquish. Wieten also knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer in the third quarter of Comstock Park's 57-50 victory at Sparta earlier in the season.
"We got out of synch in the third quarter and they stared hitting their shots," Cnossen said. "Once Comstock Park goes on a run, they're hard to stop. Schall knows how to finish, and when he gets to the rim, he's hard to stop."
Sparta had four players score in double figures. Stubbs led the way with 16 points, while Sheckler scored 15, Bradford added 12 and Matt Dykstra 10.
Along with Schall's 29 points, Bush added nine, Drake Baar eight and Wieten seven for the Panthers. Matt Hurley chipped in with two 3-pointers.


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Branding human rights activists as traitors is an attack on democracy
Perhaps from the very beginning, there have been two distinct types of critic of Israel: those from within and those from without. For many years, the latter have been barely tolerated. If outsiders - whether the United Nations or the BBC or Amnesty International - dare to criticise Israel, their observations are immediately discounted. "What do you expect of [fill in name of loathed foreign institution here]? We've always known they hate us."
Dissenting voices from the inside, however, were treated differently.
Cite a fact about the West Bank supplied by Human Rights Watch and you'd be rapidly howled down in Jewish company. But offer data from B'tselem, the Israeli-based organisation which monitors the occupation, and you'd be harder to dismiss. Quote the Independent and nobody would listen to you; quote Ha'aretz and you'd get a hearing. Think of it like the old law of Jewish jokes: when it came to criticism, it all depended on who was making it.
Until now. Suddenly, the tolerance previously extended to Israel's internal critics has run dry. The evidence has come in the shocking assault on the New Israel Fund - an organisation that is not simply pro-Israel but utterly devoted to the country, toiling night and day to make Israel a safer, more peaceful, better place to live.
As JC readers will know, an ultra-nationalist group, Im Tirzu, has declared war on the NIF, seeking to blame the organisation for the Goldstone report, claiming that Goldstone relied for his information on groups partly funded by the NIF. For Im Tirzu, that makes the NIF an enemy of the state and its president, Naomi Chazan, worthy of depiction in a newspaper ad in medieval antisemitic style: with a horn coming out of her head.
Im Tirzu is funded by a man who believes Jews caused the Shoah
Now, we could play Im Tirzu's game, doing to it what it did to the NIF - namely attacking its credibility. In Im Tirzu's case that is particularly easy. One funder is Rev John Hagee, the US evangelist who believes Hitler was implementing God's will when he murdered the Jews - by hastening their return to Israel - and that the Holocaust was caused by the Jews themselves, by their stubborn rejection of Jesus.
What's more, Im Tirzu's donations are funnelled through the Central Fund of Israel, the same US foundation which supports, among others, the families of the so-called Bat Ayin underground, convicted for trying to bomb a girls' school in east Jerusalem in 2002, and the brother of Yigal Amir, the man who murdered Yitzhak Rabin.
Or we might attack Im Tirzu for its shaky grip on the facts. It claims that more than 90 per cent of the "anti-Israel" material in Goldstone came from NIF grantees. Under examination, that claim has crumbled: most of the inquiry's information in fact came from Palestinians and international groups. Of the data from Israeli sources, an estimated 42 per cent came from human rights groups, some linked to the NIF. Many of the key quotations came from IDF officers and some directly from Ehud Olmert. Much of the rest was in the public domain.
But all this risks missing the point. Im Tirzu and its allies are not interested in the facts. They are bent on gagging not only the NIF but Israel's custodians of human rights. They want them deemed traitors. They fail to understand that NIF and groups like it represent a vital organ in the Israeli body politic, without which the society would cease to function as a democracy. Israel could smear them and shut them down, aping the authoritarian states who gag their own human rights groups. But Israel would cease to be the country it was meant to be.
Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist


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At the beginning of the year, as murders spiked and public outcry reached an apex, the New Orleans Police Department announced that a high-profile consultant would come to town to assess a police force struggling to control crime and overcome internal struggles.
The exercise produced a 188-page reform blueprint, which the department made public in July as police leaders vowed to "professionalize" operations. Police Superintendent Warren Riley assured he would act quickly on the recommendations, which relied on "community policing" strategies.
But the final product gave no clue as to the department's current state: NOPD brass and consultants had edited out a slew of findings by the consultants and the department's own officers, who pointed out systemic weaknesses. Rather, the document reads like a list of sound practices for starting a department from scratch: posing solutions to problems never identified.
Draft versions of the report, however, included a comprehensive, unit-by-unit assessment, along with often blunt analysis and complaints from front-line officers, who by all accounts were encouraged by Riley to speak openly and honestly. One of those drafts, obtained by The Times-Picayune, includes a list of the consultants' findings and responses to them by nearly 30 NOPD leaders.
The documents detail a department debilitated by low morale, weak command-and-control and a lack of money, staff and equipment. The consultants found that overtaxed officers struggle under pressure to accomplish more with less staff, time and money. In addition, the report repeatedly highlights a disconnect between Riley and his command staff.
In turn, the disconnect trickles down to the city's foot soldiers, who often don't clearly understand or support some of the policing tactics touted publicly by their chief, such as "zero tolerance" arrest policies.
The documents offer a rare window into the inner workings of a police department tasked with the dual challenges of battling intractable violent crime and rebuilding after a flood. Led by Lee Brown, the former police chief of Houston and New York, the consultants from Brown Group International conducted more than 200 interviews with NOPD's rank and file, analyzed five years' worth of crime statistics and undertook several on-site visits.
Drafts not released
For months, the NOPD has declined to release draft versions of the consultant's findings in response to public records requests. One official from the superintendent's office, Capt. Juan Quinton, initially said the document didn't exist, then later said the department didn't have a copy of the consultant's reports or any of the corresponding documents.
Brown Group International executive C.O. Bradford said his group delivered to the department copies of the findings, the officer responses, along with a fully edited comprehensive assessment. According to Bradford and more than a dozen people interviewed, BGI's comprehensive findings accurately portray the department.
Sgt. Joe Narcisse, commander of the NOPD's public information office, has declined repeated requests to make Riley available for an interview about the report's findings.
Although many have credited Riley with seeking an honest internal review, it's unclear what reforms, if any, have been implemented. As outlined in the plan of action, Riley created a new position, titled change manager, which the report calls the "most pivotal position in the determining the future of the NOPD."
Shortly after naming a change manager, Riley rescinded that promotion and replaced Maj. Lawrence Weathersby. When questioned about the report Friday in a City Council budget hearing, Riley announced that the department would hold a news conference Monday to update the progress. He said officers have been assigned to 22 committees to oversee tasks, adding that the department "continues to implement" recommendations.
Several high-ranking sources said they've seen little action.
"People were concerned that nothing would happen as a result of this report, " said a high-ranking officer, who requested anonymity because the officer is not allowed to speak to the news media according to department protocol. "We've been studied over and over again, but nothing ever happens. We want change, we just don't think things will happen."
Recruit training questioned
Among a host of concerns, consultants and officers highlighted the department's ailing recruiting and training system. The department has failed to replenish its depleted ranks, which shrank quickly because of attrition after Hurricane Katrina.
To fill street patrols, officers are routinely pulled from support roles to answer service calls, consultants found.
A committee of officers wrote that the department needs to ensure "adequate attention to support and service units as a way to provide officers with the tools they need to do the job."
The ranks are stretched even thinner because officers also have had to cover mundane duties once handled by noncommissioned, civilian employees of the city.
After the flood, Mayor Ray Nagin laid off nearly 3,000 of the city's civil service employees. The NOPD has since had difficulty filling its 247 budgeted civilian positions.
Officers wrote, "Police technicians in Records are minimum wage employees and are leaving for better-paying jobs and working conditions in the fast-food industry."
This leaves the agency struggling to cover not only police vacancies, but also noncommissioned staffers.
The lack of patrol officers prompted Riley to mandate 12-hour shifts and 60-hour workweeks through December for officers in a majority of districts.
The NOPD has slightly more than 1,350 commissioned officers, of which 1,263 are on active duty. It is one of the lowest levels in years.
In one encouraging sign, attrition leveled off several months ago. The department also hopes to graduate a large recruit class, more than 62 cadets, who should start patrolling the city before year's end.
But officers, in remarks to BGI consultants, pointedly questioned the quality and training of some of those recruits. In the rush to bolster the ranks, one group of officers wrote, the department has pinned badges on less-than-stellar candidates.
"The Department is devoting time and resources to recruits who are grossly inadequate in sentence structure, grammar and spelling, " the officers wrote.
Training officers reported that they worried about the motivation of many recruits and felt that some applicants are signing up to join the NOPD "simply because of the need for a job or benefits."
Zero tolerance criticized
The day-to-day operations of the department also faced intense scrutiny. Consultants found that the department, with its limited ranks of patrol officers, responds daily to a bevy of service calls unrelated to crime. False alarms, medical calls, traffic accidents and other mundane incidents require too much attention from already-taxed officers, the draft report notes.
Officers recommended the department reinstitute the false-alarm section, which fell prey to cuts after Katrina. Also, officers lobbied for the screening of medical calls, for traffic division personnel to handle all accidents, and for the creation of a streamlined report form used strictly for noncrime incidents. Such moves would allow officers to devote more time to arresting and investigating criminals.
Yet, according to the findings, officers have low confidence in the "zero tolerance" tactics instituted by NOPD higher-ups, which emphasize making low-level arrests.
"Zero tolerance practices leads to multiple arrests, causing citizens to further distrust the police, " officers wrote.
They recommended a focus on quality of arrests over quantity.
That issue become a point of contention recently when the Metropolitan Crime Commission released a study showing that half of the arrests the NOPD made in the first six months of the year involved traffic and municipal offenses.
The private watchdog group recommended police use more discretion, issuing citations for municipal or traffic offenses rather than arresting and jailing people.
Riley disputed the criticism, saying officers use discretion on minor offenses but often arrest people on minor charges if they have extensive criminal histories. Halting the arrests of certain people "will end up ultimately in chaos in certain parts of New Orleans, " he said, adding that minor crimes sometimes blossom into larger ones.
Beyond the low confidence in policing tactics, some officers worried about their safety. "Several officers reported an element of fear when walking beats after dark, " the consultants' report states.
The recommendation: Continue walking beats, just not at night or in inclement weather.
Toll taken on morale
Amid all the challenges presented by the city's fractured post-Katrina landscape, officers said the department also suffers from a simple lack of money, equipment and the ability to perform basic investigatory procedures.
Trailers double as offices. The crime lab lacks key equipment and certification. Evidence storage is in peril, crowded among trailers. The records division, whose employees share desks, splits minuscule office space with the city's taxicab personnel and some city computer programmers.
Air-conditioning systems in several of the more modern police stations work only sporadically. Consultants found that district detectives are buying their own investigative equipment, such as tape recorders and VCR/DVD tools. Officers rely on the goodwill of neighboring parish sheriff's offices, which assist in drug testing and the creation of photo identification lineup cards.
The lack of money owes to a mishmash of issues with federal, state and city entities, all complicated by the often slow-footed recovery bureaucracy. The consultants did not lay blame on any specific agency for the financing issues.
But the lack of money and manpower clearly has taken a toll on the rank and file's morale.
Officers also called communication between the ranks spotty and inconsistent. And with fewer officers being pushed to make more arrests, officers reported feeling that they work constantly under the directive, "Do more with less!" officers wrote in their responses to consultant's findings.
In the fight to quell crime, police feel they aren't getting much help. With a broken social service system failing to support the city's most dysfunctional families, police believe they are left to bear the brunt of the ills of urban poverty.
Meanwhile, at least locally, citizens show "insufficient interest" in assisting the police in investigations, the consultants reported.
The police also had some biting criticism for the district attorney's office. Officers told consultants the office lacked sufficient training, experience, adequate pay and pretrial preparation time.
Community policing urged
In opening the doors and all of the books to Brown's team, the NOPD took the rare step of putting itself under the microscope. While it is common for groups, such as RAND and the Vera Institute, to offer their own studies and reports on the NOPD, rarely do those recommendations become gospel.
The last consultant to come to town and undertake a vast assessment of the NOPD was Linder & Associates, a New York team that drastically altered police operations in 1996 under Superintendent Richard Pennington.
Following John Linder's plan of action, the department adopted a "zero tolerance" approach to crime and flooded the streets with uniformed patrols. Results were charted through computerized statistics, a system called COMSTAT, under which top brass are held accountable for the numbers at weekly feet-to-the-fire strategy sessions. It still exists today.
Violent crime dropped precipitously after the recommendations were instituted. Murders fell from an all-time high of 425 in 1994 to a modern low of 168 in 1999, the only year in more than two decades in which the city reported fewer than 200 murders.
However, Brown's draft assessment, reflecting the view of both consultants and officers, now attacks those same zero tolerance policies. Brown's assessment concentrates instead on community-policing tactics that would require officers to build relationships and work with citizens, government agencies and others on quality-of-life issues.
'Perceptions' defended
Working on a $238,000 contract financed by a consortium of business groups, consultant Brown and his associates spent several months with NOPD personnel.
Consultants interviewed more than 200 local law enforcement members and compiled countless questionnaires, all filled out anonymously by participants.
The group then used the input to create a 250-page assessment of the department. They presented it to top members of the NOPD, including Riley, in a two-day retreat in early June, according to internal department records, a BGI executive and more than a half-dozen interviews conducted with people who either attended or were briefed on the retreat's proceedings.
Bradford, the BGI executive, called the assessment a "very accurate" portrayal, adding that consultants also analyzed NOPD data, records and statistics spanning five years.
"The assessment was based on a lot of feedback, " Bradford said. "It painted a picture of the current status of the organization. . . . We wanted to unfilter to the administration what their department felt, what their perceptions were."
The officers were asked to mull the findings and respond with their recommendations. Participants were not allowed to leave the room with paperwork or files. Several participants interviewed on condition of anonymity called the consultant's work thorough and accurate.
Robert Stellingworth, president of the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, questioned whether all of the "perceptions reported in the report" were based on fact, as opposed to personal vendettas against the chief.
"These findings are not based on fact, they are based on what some people said, " he said. "This was supposed to be used in a constructive way for the department to understand the perceptions held by some. Some of them are very incorrect. The final report which was released is correct."
Bradford acknowledged that some might feel the assessment is flawed because it includes officer perceptions that differ from than the view held by the administration.
"We strongly disagree, " he said. "We wanted the superintendent to know those perceptions, those feelings were out there. We captured those perceptions as reality."


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The Detroit Pistons do not appear close to swapping either of the first two players for any of the next three for one simple reason: No trade talks have taken place between the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks, according to a Pistons source.
The latest "rumor" -- that the Pistons could trade Prince and another player, possibly Bynum, for Teague and Crawford -- was floated in a column by Sekou Smith of NBA.com. He referred to it as "a great trade rumor" that he had heard.
But according to the Pistons source, that rumor was based on nothing, just like the rumor that the Pistons could soon trade Prince to the Hawks for Smith. There have been no talks about that trade either, I am told.
Of course, a Prince-Bynum for Crawford-Teague trade makes no sense, but I won't spend any time explaining why since that already has been done so well elsewhere.
One other thing: Since the day of the sale of the Pistons to the Ilitch family is drawing very near, do not expect the Pistons to make any moves now anyway. No one is going to get traded. No one is going to get fired. No one is going to get their contract extended. Not until the sale is done.
That is not information from a Pistons source, it is just common sense. Accountants and lawyers don't spend weeks studying the books and player contracts while analyzing the value of a franchise only to have a major move made at the last minute. Businesses going through sales simply stay the course until new owners come in and set a new one.
In addition to that, pretend that Joe Dumars was ready to pull the trigger on a trade at this very moment. Whom would he have to call to get the trade approved? Karen Davidson? Mike Ilitch? Both of them?
Of course, things can change. The completion of the sale might open up some options for Dumars. And the Pistons and Hawks could eventually make a trade.
But it sounds like the next time the Pistons and Hawks talk about a trade this season will be the first time.


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Reese Witherspoon won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of country songwriter, singer and muse June Carter Cash in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line."
But that is not enough to intimidate Jewel's big shiny ego.
Perhaps her intuition is telling her she was born to play June, because the hippie pop diva turned country star is playing Carter Cash in the new Lifetime movie "Ring of Fire," on Monday, May 27 at 8 p.m.
Taking on the role of Lifetime Johnny Cash is Matt Ross. Fans of HBO's "Big Love" know Ross as creepy, repressed fundamentalist Mormon polygamist Alby Grant.
How will Alby measure up to Joaquin Phoenix, who was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his Johnny in "Walk The Line"?
Will Jewel dazzle us with her acting skills, or will she be so thoroughly awful that her entire entertainment empire crumbles and she goes away forever?
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SALEM — A Grant Street woman here in Salem City is being charged by animal control after her pit bulls were allegedly allowed to run loose in the early morning hours Thursday, killing at least four domesticated cats, officials said.
Pet owners have been left heartbroken, one even traumatized as her cat was killed before her eyes in a brutal attack by the three dogs.
Other than the four dead cats, others have been reported missing.
Diana Hand, 36, has subsequently been cited for animal cruelty, allowing her dogs to run at large, possessing dogs without proper licensing and keeping potentially dangerous animals, said Ned Shimp, the city animal control officer.
This is the third time in the past few months Hand has been caught letting her dogs run wild at night, according to Shimp.
"On occasion we have had a problem. I have had her in court before," Shimp said. "We are going to put a stop to it this time."
Her pit bulls were expected to be picked up Thursday night and brought to a shelter until the case is resolved.
The attacks occurred in the Market, Ward and Howell streets area around 3 a.m. Thursday, about a quarter of a mile from where the dogs are kept. One woman was awoken by a blood-curdling animal scream, only to witness her cat mauled on her back porch.
Sources said loose pit bulls running together had been spotted around the city at night during the summer.
A skunk and possum were also among the victims Thursday, Shimp said.
No human beings have reported being attacked, Shimp said, pointing out that the dogs are being considered animal-aggressive.
"If one dog was loose, it probably would not have happened. Three dogs and it's a sport to them," Shimp said. "This is not because they are hungry. This is what they do when they get that pack mentality."
Shimp said he tracked the dogs back to Hand's residence, where she claimed the dogs were not hers.
If found guilty of keeping potentially dangerous dogs, Hand will have to meet a number of requirements to ensure the safety of residents and their pets. She may have to buy each animal a $750 dog tag every year and notify authorities if those dogs ever change residences.
She may also have to build a kennel for the dogs, always keep them muzzled on a three-foot leash when they are outside the kennel and take out a $100,000 liability policy.
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Yeah, he's the self-proclaimed "American Badass" who likes guns and hard liquor, and has clearly catered to the NASCAR and WWE fan bases.
But just when you think you've figured out Robert James Ritchie, a Romeo, Mich. native, he switches the game on you with songs that show a different side.
That, to me, is what his new "Rebel Soul" album is all about.
It's a mix of everything Kid Rock - dating back to the in-your-face style he delivered on "Devil Without a Cause" back in 1998.
You got the hard-partying outlaw Rock who loves to drink, chase women, and just have a flat out good time.
And you also got the Rock full of soul, a surprising element of humility, and lyrics dripping with an appreciation for a wide range of musical genres and styles.
"Rebel Soul" is the kind of album that anyone who just likes Kid Rock - even just one made for radio song like "Picture" - will probably appreciate.
After listening to it Tuesday on iTunes, when it first became available for free via iTunes Apple Store streaming, I honestly feel this might be his best and most complete album to date.
Musically and lyrically, a lot of thought appeared to be put into the album. That's not to say there aren't a few duds.
What I like about the 41-year-old Kid Rock is that he no longer limits himself to songs that are strictly about him, how much money has, how may women he's been with, how many women he's going to get, how hard he parties, and how he's risen from the ashes after paying his dues in the music business.
He clearly realizes there's more to life than that; his efforts to support the U.S. military and help Detroit and the state of Michigan move forward prove it.
And because of that approach, one that's clearly evolved over time, I'll always be fan.
Below is my quick breakdown of each track. Let me know what you think in our comments section.
Don't hesitate to let me know if I'm totally off base.
For a breakdown of lyrics, check out an amazing website called Extreme Kid Rock.
The album's official release date is Nov. 19.
My quick track breakdown:
1. Chickens in the Pen
Solid first track that immediately gets your attention when he mentions he's "half a million miles from the Devil's den."
2. Let's Ride
Best track by far on the album. Love the fact he dedicated it to the U.S. military.
3. 3 CATT Boogie
You can hear the Bob Seger influence right away, and the American Badass seems to show a little humility with his opening lyrics.
4. Detroit, Michigan
Classy tribute to Motown with several meaningful historical references to people, places and things.
5. Rebel Soul
My second-favorite track. He hits the essence of being Kid Rock - the highs, the lows, and all. The kind of song you jam to in your car with the windows down.
6. God Save Rock n' Roll
An all-out country ballad that mentions the fact "Southwest Detroit ain't a place to talk no trash." Right on, Rock. Right on.
7. Happy New Year
Kid Rock actually talks about a woman in a loving way, and it works! Don't be surprised if your significant other loves this one.
8. Celebrate
Track wakes you up after the relatively mellow "Happy New Year."
9. The Mirror
Eerie tone right off the bat; an out-of-character kind of song that shows some vulnerability. Interesting line: "I was thrown into the dark night where I roam with no control."
10. Mr. Rock n' Roll
Proof Kid Rock hasn't forgotten about his classic, old school rock n' roll roots. Love the Elvis and Creedence Clearwater Revival references.
11. Cucci Galore
Sounds like old Kid Rock to me. Seems like a joke of a song - on purpose. This is the point where the album seems to really take a nosedive.
12. Redneck Paradise
If you call yourself a redneck, and are proud of it, this is the song for you. "Have no fear, you are free and clear to get wild and rock all night," he says.
13. Cocaine and Gin
Pretty depressing song that could put you to sleep. That's probably why it's near the end.
14. Midnight Ferry
Great song with sound lyrics that tells an interesting story with some feeling. Just a little odd it's after a song with booze and drug references.


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