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I Spy Fly Guy
Buzz and Fly Guy love to play Hide-and-Seek. Buzz hides in some tough places. But Fly Guy always hides in the same place. He always Hides in the garbage can. In there, he can eat snacks while Buzz is outside looking for him. One day, however, the garbage man comes along, empties the garbage can into his truck and drives away! Book #8 in the adventures of Buzz and Fly Guy takes both of our heroes to the dump!
I feel deeply honored to have received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for I Spy Fly Guy. Back in 2006, when Hi! Fly Guy received the same honor, I could write it off as an accident. But now I guess I have to recognize that, unbeknownst to me, Fly Guy is doing something pretty cool. I wish to tip my hat to all my wonderful readers and their parents, all the great teachers, and all the dedicated librarians of the American Library Association. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Images from communist East Germany subvert the myth of the workers' paradise
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By Mickey Winfield: PNT sports writer
The Portales Rams (2-3) are more than halfway through their 2006 football schedule, and are coming off a bye week that coaches say, came at a very beneficial time.
The Rams used their bye week to prepare for the second half of the season, including a road game against Roswell High on Friday before opening their District 4-AAA schedule at home against Ruidoso, Oct. 20.
"Practice went well this week, we kind of changed some things up. We worked on our passing game, on special teams, we've had some great days of practice," first-year head coach Andy Correll said. "(The kids have been) outstanding, their enthusiasm is up."
Rams defensive coordinator and assistant coach Mark McAfee said upgrading the Portales pass defense is also a big priority this week.
"We're playing pretty good run defense right now," McAfee said. "And we're a little susceptible to the pass, so that's why we concentrated on that.
It's not just a coincidence that the Roswell Coyotes like to throw the ball.
"Having Roswell throw it as much as they do is just kind of an added bonus for us, because we'll see if it worked or not," McAfee added. "We're really trying to hone our skills on our pass coverage, the defensive front guys are reading, and making sure that we don't lose what we have now."
Offensively, Correll said he wants to build on the positive trends he saw against Goddard two weeks ago.
"We're going to have to have that same type of game against Roswell, minus the penalties to be able to play with them," Correll said. "We've got to be sound on every aspect of the ball this week."
One recurring theme throughout the first half of the season has been a tendency to drop passes on offense, and Correll reassured that has been a focus of practice this week as well.
"We really preached to the kids this week about catching the football, and looking it in first, before we turn and run," Correll said. "I think we've been turning and running, or looking to get hit, before we catch the ball, so we really focused on catching it this week."
From a health perspective, Correll also said this open week came at a good time.
"We had some kids who have been sick, one had his wisdom teeth pulled so it's just a week to kind of get those things done, and get ourselves well and get ready for district."
Correll also puts high importance on grabbing a big road win, before the short district schedule begins.
"We'd love to go into district with a win, of course, and I definitely think we can do that," Correll said. "Our effort and our intensity has to be at a high level this week, because after this week, our record is 0-0 just like everybody else, so we definitely want to go in with a win, and be on a high note when Ruidoso comes to see us."


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Cranford Township has received a $500,000 grant from the State of New Jersey to help offset the costs to restore the Municipal Building and Police Headquarters damaged in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
Mayor Tom Hannen thanked the Department of Community Affairs for the funds.
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The funds came through the state's Community Development Block Grant program, run by the Department of Community Affairs, with assistance from Union County. "I'd like to thank Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski for her support for this," said Hannen.
Floodwaters from the hurricane swamped the Municipal Building causing extensive damage. For more than a year most municipal offices operated from temporary trailers parked around the building.
The Township spent more than $1.8 million to restore the first floor, including mitigation measures to protect offices if floodwaters reach the building again.
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Police have evacuated all offices inside the Cadillac Place building in Detroit after a threat was reported.
Michigan State Police Sgt. Nathaniel McQueen says a call was made about 10:30 a.m. EST Monday to one of the offices in the massive building on West Grand Boulevard, just west of Woodward.
The former General Motors Building now houses state agencies, including the southeastern Michigan offices of the governor, Attorney General, and state Supreme and Appeals courts.
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EDISON – A woman who died along with her four pets during a house fire Saturday was home from work while battling pneumonia, according to a published report.
Marie Bauman should have been at her waitress job at the Edison Diner, but had been off sick for two weeks, according to mycentraljersey.com.
Bauman's rented home at 25 Matson Road caught fire about 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Bauman, two dogs and two cats perished in the blaze.
According to the report, Bauman spent a week in JFK Medical Center before returning to the house to recover from the illness.
Woman, pets die in Edison house fire
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Paving to begin on Silverdale Way next week
The Silverdale Water District water improvement project along Silverdale Way is ready for the first round of paving, it was announced this week.
The work is part of the ongoing construction of upgraded underground water pipes by the Silverdale District.
Preparation and paving should happen during the next week starting Tuesday night, Nov. 12, weather permitting.
The area to be paved will be along Silverdale Way from Anderson Hill Road to Bucklin Hill Road.
The center turn lane will not be usable for a day or two as the area is prepared for paving, water district officials said.
Both north and south bound left lanes will be narrowed but usable in the day time while the center turn lane is closed.
Silverdale Water District appreciates that the center turn lane being closed will be challenging.
Drivers can expect that this portion of the project to replace the water lines will be completed on schedule by the end of the year.
For more information, call Tim Knapp, maintenance manager, Silverdale Water District at 360-447-3500.
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Chocolate Chip Scones
This chocolate chip scone recipe is wonderfully tender, lightly sweetened and perfect alongside a cup of coffee for breakfast or dessert.
Yesterday, I shared with you the risotto that my mom requests for dinner each year for her birthday. For dessert, she turns down cake and asks that I make a batch of these chocolate chip scones instead. I believe this was the third baking recipe that I ever attempted on my own (behind peanut butter chocolate chip cookie bars and chocolate chip-pecan pie bars) and it quickly turned into one of my family's favorite treats. These chocolate chip scones are incredibly easy to make, plus I'm all-in on anything with chocolate chips that can be passed off as a breakfast food.
The scones have a very tender texture – not quite flaky like a biscuit and not as cakey as a muffin, but a perfect combination of the two. They aren't overly sweet, either, except for the chocolate chips, of course. If you keep your pantry stocked with bags of chocolate chips (who doesn't?!) and heavy cream in your fridge, then you likely have everything you need to throw these scones together in no time at all. One bowl and only a handful of ingredients is all it takes!
What's your favorite sweet-for-breakfast recipe?
Chocolate Chip Scones
Yield: 16 scones
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
These chocolate chip scones are tender, lightly sweetened and perfect alongside a cup of coffee for breakfast or dessert!
For the Scones:
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
12 ounces chocolate chips (semisweet or dark)
2 cups heavy cream, cold
For the Topping:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Granulated sugar, for sprinkling
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Using a wooden spoon, stir the heavy cream into the flour mixture, stirring just until ingredients are moistened.
4. Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until a soft dough forms (about 2 minutes). Divide the dough into two equal balls. Working with one at a time, pat each one into an 8-inch circle and cut into 8 triangles. Transfer the triangles to the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. These scones are best served the day that they are made, but can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also wrap them individually in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag to store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
(Adapted from Hershey's)
This recipe was originally published on May 13, 2007.
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Scones with Clotted Cream are the best! With chocolate chips I can have scones for dessert and high tea!
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I made these yesterday and they came out a little tough and not flaky at all. Although the taste was wonderful they were a little hard to get through. Anyone have ideas of what happened? I'm thinking I may have added too much flour because when I was trying to roll into dough it was extremely sticky.
I agree! I think the recipe calls for to much cream. I could not handle the dough, it was way to sticky. I ended up adding about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup a flour and they were still really good. I made the pumpkin scones and they were so simple and the dough was really easy to work with, Tasted amazing as well :}
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These were very good. The texture was perfect! Just like what I'd been purchasing at the coffee shop. I substituted whole wheat pastry flour for the AP since I had it, and it worked well. I am however used to a bit sweeter dough and might up the sugar in them a bit next time. The ones I buy are the flavor of a chocolate chip cookie, but the texture of a scone. I get them more as a desert. I was also thinking of adding a littlle vanilla to the mix next time. I loved the turbinado sugar on top. Would you happen to have any recipes or suggestions for coverting this to a lemon or blueberry scone (cream rather than buttermilk)? I see you have cranberry orange posted, and I intend to try this one too. Thank you for posting. Yum!
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Michelle, thank you so much for this fantastic eggless recipe! It was quick, easy, and a huge hit with some friends who are pure vegetarians. For a little extra flavor, I added a heaping tablespoon of raspberry jam to the dough and used a chopped 70% dark chocolate bar. The result was delicious!
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This was definitely a nice pick-me-up last night. It was my first scone-making experience and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it really was. I made my scones bigger (cutting the rolled out dough into 4 triangles and folding them in half, than 8, I also baked them at a lower temp for about 20 minutes). But they are YUMMY. And they were even Better this morning. Love them! Thank you so much!
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I was gonna try making these tonight, but I went to the grocery store after work and couldn't find any heavy cream. Luckily I have a substitution chart, but then I looked through the recipe more thoroughly (aka actually read your directions) and noticed you're calling it whipping cream. I've always understood that heavy cream and whipping cream are two different creatures, heavy cream having a 36-40% fat content and whipping cream having between 30-36% Would you mind clarifying which you used?
I made these for Easter brunch, they tested great but were very flat.
I was going to say that they sounded like they'd be SO tasty, but they look really, really flat. I'm used to British scones, tall and well-risen. If we submitted these to a cake-baking contest in a local fete, we'd fail. the judges measure scones with a tape-measure! 😀
I was thinking of using my no-fail scone recipe and just adding dark chocolate chips to it. I bet the flavour is delicious.
I gave these a go, but they turned out more bread like than the scones I'm used to having.
Over mixing? Or could it be a result of using condensed milk instead of cream?
(I live in Japan, and sometimes it's hard to find things, so I improvise)
I want to try again, but if there is any advice, I'd be glad of it!!
Thanks for the recipe! I'll probably become a regular reader!
Oh my. I made these tonight and had to come back to post a comment.
I cannot believe how fluffy and delicious these are. I'm already regretting my promise to share them with my co-workers tomorrow. (Good thing they're really easy to make… I can do another batch in no time.)
I topped them with turbinado sugar rather than the granular white – it gives them just the teeniest crunch.
This recipe is definitely a keeper.
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Great recipe!!! I found you through Design Crush. She showed your Cinnamon Chip Scones and saw the words dark chocolate and knew I had to make this for my MOMS Club breakfast today. They were a hit!! I only brought 2 home and there were not 22 ladies there 😉 I can't wait to try your other scones!!! thanks a bunch!
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I just wanted you to know that these are my 'go to' scones for any event I may have to self-cater for work. For example, I used them as a portion of a breakfast at a conference I hosted in July. They were a huge success. And I also used them as refreshments during an art show with coffee and pound cake. The college students were DYING for the recipe. College students don't cook, so it must have been fantastic.
Thanks for sharing your love!
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These are awesome! It's nice to have an easy recipe for these, I will now be abandoning the other recipe that I had been using! 🙂 Everything in one bowl–couldn't be easier! And I like the fact that I don't have to cut butter into the dough–so much easier to just use the heavy whipping cream! Thanks for posting this recipe!
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I saw these scones and I thought that it would be perfect for chamber orchestra snacks (early in the morning)! Unfortunately, chamber orchestra does indeed begin quite early (7:25, which means that I have to get up at 6:00) so I don't think I could make the dough the morning of, but I still want them to be somewhat warm when I get there. Would it be possible to make the dough the night before, refrigerate it and bake it the next morning? If so, how would you recommend that I do that?
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This has become my go to scone recipe! Light and flaky. Delicious flavor. I just add whatever I am in the mood for – diced dried apricots, dried cranberries and pecans. This recipe is so good that I make it with no additions, too – sometimes I just want a plain scone. All that said, these scones with mini chocolate chips are a hit everywhere I take them!
I loved these and they turned out beautifully. My problem is I have two members of my family who eat gluten free and I tried to make these with gluten free flour. TOTAL disaster! They were crumbly and not properly cooked in the middle. Can you give me some advice as I am new to gluten free cooking. Should I add more liquid or lower oven temp and cook longer?
I love your recipes and thank you for all the great things I have cooked from your site. (Also your son and dogs are adorable and I love the fact you share photos of them with us)
Tried out this recipe and it turned out awesome!!! Kids had their friends over and they really enjoyed it. I added a dash of vanilla though. It was a liitle sticky but manageable with dusting of flour. Loved the texture. It's certainly a keeper! I would have posted the pictures of the scones I made if I could.
These scones are WAY too wet! I even held back a little cream and still couldn't get any sort of triangle shape to stay (so I made "blobs") after adding a little more flour and not seeing any difference. I can make biscuits in my sleep but every scone recipe I've ever tried has been a big wet mess.


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A huge water chestnut pull is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. today on the Oneida River. Volunteers will depart from the Route 481 launch ramp. Some 30 to 40 volunteers are expected.
According to Mike Cusano, Salt City Bassmaster and president of NY Bass: "Pulling water chestnuts benefits every user group from tax payers, home owners, boaters, kayakers, crew teams, jet skiers, hunters, animal watchers, and anglers. Ultimately by everyone getting involved we can reduce the amount of funding needed to control these invasive species and ensure that we protect our water ways (and the economic benefit they provide).
"We just need to keep promoting the message, that we can make a difference. And hand-pulling efforts being spearheaded by local bass angling groups: Salt City Bassmasters, Good Ole Boys Bass Club, and their respective Junior chapters is hopefully just the beginning.
(For further information on today's pull, call Pat Grady at 491-4299. If you have access to a small boat, great. Otherwise, volunteers should bring work gloves and a life jacket.)
"I would challenge other groups, like all the crew teams and kayakers that use the Seneca River to police and organize pulls for those areas (we will help them out if at all possible!). Homeowners should be keeping the waters free of plants around their docks and neighboring water."
"Every plant that is allowed to produce and drop their seeds - produces at least 16 more plants the following year. So we all need to be on the lookout for those isolated plants every year as it is a lot easier (and takes a lot less time) to pull one plant now versus sixteen next year or 256 plants the year after that.
"The county governments (Onondaga and Oswego) needs to do their part to tackle the large scale infestations. From there the rest is up to all the rest of us. If we take the time and ALL get involved, we can definitely keep water chestnut from ever becoming a large scale problem. We need everyone to do their part."


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Tonight is gut-check time for the Minutemen. Temple is playing its third-straight home game, having already beaten two probable tourney teams in Xavier and Maryland, and there is no doubt that the Owls will be eager to make up for their embarrassing loss at the Mullins Center. Clearly the first game between these two was something of an aberration for the Owls. Since that game, they've found a way to get the kind of offensive production they need from guards Mardy Collins and Dustin Salisbery, while the big men - Mark Tyndale, Wayne Marshall, and Antywane Robinson - have stepped up their game as well. Suddenly Temple looks like a serious contender in the A-10. How did that happen?
It's worth pointing out that in their 91-85 win over Maryland, the Terps bested in the Owls in every category except turnovers and fouls. The Owls found a way to win by forcing 20 turnovers (while committing just 5) and getting to the foul line an astounding 49 times. Same story against Xavier, who shot 58% for the game (including 14 3-pointers), but could not overcome the gaping turnover differential: 16 for Xavier vs. just 5 for Temple. Again, the Owls got to the line 25 times, twice as many freebies as the Musketeers.
With the 10 car pile-up around .500 in the Atlantic-10 standings the league race is still wide open. Obviously GW is the cream of the crop, but beyond that, it's all up for grabs. Even the strong Xavier squad (4-2) is facing a potential slide, going up against GW before a two-game road trip to play pesky upstarts Richmond and Saint Louis. In a tight race, every game becomes even more important when you look ahead to possible tie-breakers determining seedings in the conference tournament.
But that's putting the cart before the horse. Last time against Temple, UMass was able to hit the open threes that the matchup zone creates. If those shots aren't falling tonight, this game could get really, really physical. Remember: 49 foul shots.
More questions hanging over this game: how will Chris Lowe bounce back from what was probably his most frustrating game of the season? Will James Life ever get the right jersey? Can the Minutemen, just once, get off to a fast start, please?


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Yeah right its just a poll
Sega wants you to vote for a new franchise to help Sega now that they are incapable of making a great Sonic game.
Vote for which franchise you'd like to resurrect!
My thoughts:
Samba De Amigo - I'd love for this to come back, it was simple yet fun. They could make use of the wiimote speakers to get the beany sound and it'd be perfect with two wiimotes.
Street of Rage - I can't see Sega being able to bring it back unless they stick to the original formula. It'd probably end up like Final Fight for the PS2 except even crappier.
Flicky - IDK how the hell that would work out being such an old game. BTW the birds from the Sonic games are from this game.
Virtua Cop - I can imagine them making it into some crappy FPS game, so no.
Nights - This game I want most and the one I voted for. I doubt they'd be able to make it work but I'd like to see them atleast try.
Yeah right its just a poll
PS3 now, sorry Wii. You gather dust.
It's just a poll on Sega's homesite! Yeah you're right, they just put it out there for no reason, but FUN.Originally Posted by Wii_BrEnDo2007
as far as i am concerned sonic died after he left mega drive.
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thats sad....after the blue hedgehog is gone....gaming will seem a little empty...but just a little! Sonic has been around FOREVER! I just hope they flip the series a different way....not destroy it!
Samba De Amigo would be the most functional and fun for the Wii in my opinion.
Well do you?
Nights - the wiis perfect but Naka has stated that nights was a one off
Panzer dragoon saga - want a remake with the ending fully finished (you endup in the vally go to the meating point and shes not there)
Dragon force - on the ds
Mass destruction (a tank game on the psx/saturn that was fun) - no idea how thed make it better
Yars revenge - no dont its perfect
Death tank - keep it the same just make it easyer to get
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Sonic will never die..his games were always fun, they just have'nt had the same impact as is old consoles(genesis etc..)
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VIrtua cop - Played the recent one in the arcades (virua cop 3)
The wii needs some good gun games so
House of the dead - Need a good home version the saturn version was rubish
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EASTHAMPTON - City officials have offered the job of city planner to Jessica Jo Allan, the principal planner for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.
The appointment is subject to City Council approval Wednesday night, said Mayor Michael A. Tautznik.
Allan was one of five finalists, however, only four were interviewed after one withdrew. She is scheduled to begin March 5.
As part of her job with the Springfield-based planning commission, Allan has provided land use planning and zoning assistance to 43 communities including the city and was facilitator of the city's master plan process.
In offering her the job, Tautznik said she's "been involved in our planning process. She has a good handle on the community." He said she's also familiar with the city's zoning.
"We feel she was the right fit for the community," he said of his and the selection committee's view. Being a city resident is a plus, he said.
"I think her expertise is evident in her resume."
Stuart Beckley recently left the position after more than 20 years to become the Ware Town Manager.
Last week, the mayor said, "we're not going to replace Stuart. We are hiring a new planner,"
Monday Tautznik said that Allan "represents a slightly new direction."
As the city planner, she is the advisor to myriad boards and committees including the Planning Board.
Her starting salary is about $53,500, the mayor said.
"I'm really excited to have this job," said Allan, who's 38. "I saw there was an opportunity to work in the community I live in and love and took it." She has lived in the city for about six years and worked for the planning commission for about eight.
She said she knows "there are really big shoes to fill, I'm really looking forward to the challenge."
While her work has focused on land use and zoning, she said she's excited "to learn more about the arts and the arts community."
"We're very happy (with Allan). We're very pleased we will be able to hire her," Tautznik said.
Other finalists interviewed were Paulette L. Kuzdeba, of Hadley; Lawrence B. Smith, of Leeds; and G. Jay Vinskey, of Northampton.


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A power ranking of Europe's top 10 clubs cannot be based on a definitive set of criteria, but instead must be a reflection of a team's success, its history, fan base and spending power.
There is no salary cap in France, which gives the Top 14 clubs far more clout with their cheque book, though this cannot always buy success.
Not all clubs have wealthy benefactors and instead are based on sound business practice, plus the good will and hard work of dedicated volunteers down the years.
Have the top clubs changed in recent years based purely on the millions of owners? Perhaps, but the game is probably better for it, so no complaints there.
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As of last Wednesday, Cencom employees and supervisors were given the go-ahead to be recognized as their own union-based bargaining units.
The final certification came after more than two years of proceedings and over the objections of Kitsap County, which expressed concerns over the havoc two more bargaining units could cause.
The county now has 19 bargaining units, representing 55 percent of its total employees. Several of the units have formed coalitions, bringing the total number of negotiating bodies down to 14.
Labor relations manager Nancy Buonanno Grennan said the high number already overloads staff.
It becomes a logistical nightmare, she said.
Until last week, Cencoms 45 emergency dispatch/support employees and seven supervisors were part of a larger union Washington State Council of County and City Employees Local 1308. In early 2001, they petitioned the state Public Employment Relations Commission with a request to split into two guilds one for the supervisors and another for rank and file employees.
They claimed circumstances had changed significantly since the employees first gained representation in the 1970s. They voted 35 to 10 in favor of splitting off, and 39 to six in favor of being represented by their own guild.
They felt that in the larger bargaining unit their issues maybe didnt get addressed, Grennan said.
Cencom employees applied for a similar split back in the mid-80s, but at that time PERC did not feel separation was necessary. The difference this time, Grennan explained, is the extra training and increased responsibilities for Cencom workers.
In its formal decision, Grennan said, PERC stated:
...their work is complex and their duties are not interchangeable with other positions in the same job classification.
The PERC rule emphasizes the basic conflicts that arise when supervisors and subordinates sit at the same bargaining table.
Per PERC regulations, no contract changes can be made while petition proceedings are under way. Since 2001, the rest of the county employees signed up for a new health insurance program, received pay increases and started getting their checks every two weeks instead of once a month. Because they were banned from negotiations, Cencom workers still use the old insurance, payroll and compensation packages.
But that can change, Grennan said, as soon as the new Cencom guilds give the word.
We can begin as soon as theyre ready, she said.
Yesterday, ballots went out to 54 Department of Community Development employees to ask them if they want to form their own guild. Grennan said the county supports this move because none of the DCD workers have had representation and are in a totally different situation than Cencom.
If the vote goes through when the ballots are counted Nov. 12, the county will have yet another unit to add to its roster so far, DCD supervisors have not sought their own representation.
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LAS VEGAS -- Fans in Oregon will have an additional to reason to catch the Trail Blazers' second Samsung NBA Summer League game at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Former University of Oregon standout Maarty Leunen is on the Houston Rockets team that will take on Portland at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Leunen, who was drafted by the Rockets in the second round in 2008, played in Europe the last six seasons but decided to try to make the move to the NBA. He played on the Rockets summer league team in Orlando and garnered an invitation to join them in Las Vegas, too.
In four games in Orlando, Leunen averaged 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.8 minutes. He showed an ability to make three-pointers in flurries, shooting 5 for 9 behind the arc against Memphis and 3 for 5 against Detroit.
On Saturday in Las Vegas, Leunen started against Miami and scored 11 points and shot 3 for 4 from the field, all on three-pointers.
The Blazers opened summer league play Saturday with a 71-69 loss to New York in a game in which they played good defense but struggled to make shots.
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Happy Birthday to the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act
July 21st was a big day in the financial regulation world: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act turned 1 year old, and a number of its provisions kicked in. Hailed as the most sweeping financial reform since the Great Depression, Dodd-Frank is nonetheless a highly contentious bit of legislation. Two provisions, the Durbin Amendment and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, drew most of the flak, though the law contained 16 provisions in all that required regulators to institute 243 rules, conduct 67 studies and make 22 reports.
The birth of Dodd-Frank
The bill was written as a response to the financial crisis that began in 2007 to prevent another "too big to fail" scenario, increase transparency and accountability, and better protect and inform consumers. The bill did not include the Volcker Rule, a provision dear to President Obama. The rule would have prohibited depository banks from trading stocks, bonds, derivatives and the like. It was modeled on the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, which was repealed in 1999 with bipartisan support. The Volcker rule passed a Senate vote, but didn't survive the Senate-House reconciliation.
The bill did include a last-minute addition that's drawn more controversy than nearly any other provision: the so-called Durbin Amendment, which drew criticism because it wasn't debated. The final version of Dodd-Frank passed largely along party lines and was signed into law on July 21st, 2010.
Key provisions: consumer protection, Durbin and mortgages
Title X: Bureau of Consumer Protection: Dodd-Frank created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is housed within the Federal Reserve. It is charged with regulating financial products such as mortgages and credit cards. Among the bureau's proposals are a requirement that banks offer a "plain vanilla" mortgage that is easy to understand and a comprehensive report on the Credit CARD Act of 2009 and its effect on the credit card market.
The bureau officially opened its doors on July 21st of 2011, but as yet has no director. The woman responsible for dreaming and creating the bureau, Elizabeth Warren, was deemed too controversial to survive a Senate confirmation. In her place, President Obama nominated former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray. However, Senate Republicans have vowed to block any and all nominations unless the board's single directorship is replaced with a five-member committee. For more, please read:
- An explanation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Coverage of House hearings and bills that would change the bureau's structure
Title X, Section 1075: The Durbin Amendment is tucked into the section that mandated the CFPB into existence, and requires the Federal Reserve to cap debit swipe fees at reasonable rates. On June 29th of this year, the Fed issued its final ruling on interchange fees: the charges would be capped at 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction, with the possibility to charge an additional cent. The average $38 debit transaction would now have a maximum 24-cent interchange fee, down from 44 cents. We've covered the Durbin Amendment extensively in other articles. For a more in-depth look, please read:
- A detailed description of the Durbin Amendment
- Senator Jon Tester's challenge to the amendment
- The Fed's final ruling and the ensuing reactions
Title XIV: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act: This provision endeavors to prevent the aggressive lending to subprime borrowers that characterized the mid-2000's housing market. It puts the onus on lenders to ensure that borrowers are creditworthy, requiring income verification for mortgages and banning prepayment penalties. It also banned yield-spread premium bonuses. A yield-spread premium is the extra money that a borrower ends up paying, usually because he is encouraged to do so by a broker. For example, if a buyer takes out a $200,000 subprime loan and ends up paying $10,000 more over four years than he qualifies for, the broker would receive $4,000. YSP bonuses give brokers a percentage of the premium, and some argue that it creates an incentive to cheat consumers out of the best rates. In addition, the act required that banks and any other institutions that issue mortgage-backed securities keep at least a 5% piece of the loans they sell. This is meant to incentivize lenders to make responsible lending decisions.
One year later, where do we stand?
Some of the provisions of Dodd-Frank have dominated the news, mainly Durbin and the CFPB. Others have quietly gone into effect, while still more have been delayed or seen their funding cut off by a hostile Congress.
Securities regulation: Many provisions of Dodd-Frank dealt with the derivatives market, or trading based not on stocks but on aspects of the stocks. Derivatives come in many forms, but can be characterized as hedges or bets. A farmer, for example, can promise to sell his crops for a certain price to protect against a drastic price fall. Agricultural derivatives have existed for decades and allow farmers, who are particularly vulnerable to unexpected conditions, to guarantee at least some income. Newer derivative products are speculative, or "bets," and allow a trader to, for example, bet that Microsoft's stock will fall in the next three months. Dodd-Frank required the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate the derivatives market, which has for the most part operated without oversight. But the CFTC, citing budget constraints, will put off introducing its rules for six months. The Securities and Exchange Commission is in a similar bind: it is unable to fulfill its current role with a strained budget, let alone assume the greater authority prescribed by Dodd-Frank.
Durbin Amendment: The Durbin Amendent's interchange fee cap was scheduled to be implemented on July 21st, but the Federal Reserve missed several deadlines in announcing its proposals. On June 29th, it finally announced the 24-cent (average) fee cap. Banks had more or less already factored interchange fee losses into their business models, and cut back on debit rewards and free checking (though those accounts still exist). Merchants are likely to see the greatest benefit, according to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, and only time will tell what if anything consumers will gain.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: While President Obama put Mr. Cordray's name up for director of the CFPB, the Senate has yet to hold a confirmation hearing. The bureau opened its doors on schedule on July 21st, but without an executive at the helm. Its existence is being challenged by Senate Republicans, who have taken a strong stance against both it and its acting director, Elizabeth Warren. But even though fiscally conservative politicians are staunchly opposed, many banks have expressed cautious approval and Moody's argued that better regulation could actually help the financial industry. Polls show that most Americans approve of the bureau. For now, the bureau languishes, legally prohibited from assuming its full role without a director.
Other provisions: Other parts of the law have taken effect. For example, a consumer who is denied a loan or offered less-than-ideal terms is now entitled to know his credit score. And, as we mentioned, yield-spread premium bonuses are now prohibited. Other provisions are still hotly debated, such as one that holds "systemically important" financial institutions to greater capital requirements.


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FLINT, MI – Hurley Medical Center will unveil a memorial wall at the hospital honoring organ donors this week.
The wall will feature photos of organ donors and be located in the corridor adjacent to the hospital's chapel on its ground floor, according to a news release.
The unveiling will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at the hospital.
"We are so honored to have such a special wall, recognizing the organ donors whose lives live on, thanks to their amazing gift. The work Hurley does collaboratively with organ donation is a strong testament to the clinical excellence and education we do here, around the clock," said Melany Gavulic, president and chief executive officer at Hurley Medical Center, in the news release.
The Gift of Life Foundation, an organization that supports Gift of Life's mission, provided the funding for this project, which reflects the collaboration between Hurley Medical Center, Gift of Life and its donation partners.
"Hurley Medical Center's new donor memorial wall is a beautiful tribute to organ, eye and tissue donors who gave new life so others can live," said Richard Pietroski, CEO of Gift of Life Michigan, in the news release. "The wall also is a reminder to us all that we have the power to heal lives."
Hurley Medical Center was among the hospitals recognized in October, 2012 for outstanding accomplishments in organ donation. Medals of Honor are granted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In past years, Hurley Medical Center has won multiple U.S. Organ Donation Medals of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has also received the Shining Star Award from former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land for exemplary leadership and outstanding work in promoting organ and tissue donation.
To join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry and get a red heart emblem for your Michigan drivers' license or state ID, go to www.giftoflifemichigan.org.


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Saratoga Reads and SUNY Empire State College will present a screening of the HBO documentary Unchained Memories: Readings from Slave Narratives on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. at the Empire State College Center for Distance Learning, 113 West Ave, Saratoga Springs. The film will be followed by discussion led by members of the ESC faculty.
The screening will kick off a series of events related to this year's Saratoga Reads book of choice, Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup.
The material used for Unchained Memoriesdates back to the 1930s, when journalists, under the auspices of the WPA's Federal Writers' Project, conducted thousands of interviews with former slaves who had been emancipated at the end of the Civil War.
"These faithfully transcribed 'slave narratives' are vividly read (acted, actually) here by a host of distinguished performers ranging from Samuel L. Jackson to Oprah Winfrey, from Don Cheadle to Angela Basset, with narration by Whoopi Goldberg," said Sam Graham, editorial reviewer for Amazon.com. "This is a moving record of bitter, weary, yet resilient and quietly proud people living with memories that never would, or could, fade." The narratives in the film are complemented by archival photographs, period images, and music.
The event is open to the public free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.
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My chat with Nicole Gelinas, part one
I recent sent a few email questions to Nicole Gelinas, author of the phenomenal must-read, must-own After the Fall: Saving Capitalism from Wall Street and Washington. Her answers were so thorough and valuable that I could not bring myself to cut them much. So I am running a question or two a day for the next several days. Enjoy!
What do you think about the Obama approach to financial reform as displayed in the House version of the bill, starting with Too Big To Fail?
If you look at the House bill, it has hundreds of pages on how to wind down a failing financial firm in a consistent, orderly fashion, which seems great. But then, there's a section that negates it all. That section says that the FDIC, which would be responsible for winding down failed financing firms, could, with the Treasury Secretary's approval, "make additional payments" to "any claimant or category of claimants of a [failed] financial company if the [FDIC] determines that such payments … are necessary or appropriate to … prevent or mitigate serious adverse effects to financial stability or the United States economy."
In effect, then, the bill would enshrine into law for the future all of the random things that Washington done over the past two years, from the government-engineered Bear, Stearns rescue to the AIG bailout.
Why does that matter? We got into this mess because of "too big to fail." A quarter-century ago, the nation got its first "too-big-to-fail" bank: Continental Illinois of Chicago. The Reagan administration stepped in to guarantee all of its creditors, not just FDIC-insured depositors. The comptroller of the currency went before Congress and said that Washington would never let any of the biggest 11 banks in the nation go under (engendering jokes about which bank was twelfth).
It was a straight line from there to here. When Washington subsidizes something, it gets more of it. Washington subsidized financial-industry debt with this implicit government guarantee, and it got more financial-industry debt. Smaller banks and investment firms had to compete on an unfair playing field — spurring them to take more and more risks.
It's popular to say that the credit crisis was a failure of free markets. But it's really an object lesson in the government's power to distort a fundamental element of the economy without anyone noticing!
What about dealing with systemic risk?
In their desire to create a "systemic risk regulator," they're confusing "systemic" with "omniscient." In Washington's view, the crisis occurred partly because regulators weren't smart enough and didn't have enough discretion to act across markets when they did see potential problems. As Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said last week, we need "better, smarter" regulation. But in reality, regulators thought that they were too smart – impossibly smart. In America and abroad, they thought that they could determine in advance which kinds of debt securities and derivatives instruments would be perfectly safe, and which were dangerously risky.
They enforced wildly disparate borrowing limits (capital requirements) for different securities based on those predictions. Regulators' determination that triple-A-rated mortgage-related securities were as safe as Treasury bonds, for example, left the entire economy vulnerable to an error by a few people: government officials and ratings analysts.
What about discretion? In 2000, the Federal Reserve counseled Congress forever to take away regulators' discretion to enforce borrowing limits and trading rules on financial instruments such as credit-default swaps. They had it – they surrendered it.
The most dangerous "systemic risk" is the one we don't see. Washington can best protect the economy by setting consistent borrowing limits. Regulators can acknowledge in the debt markets, for example, that they don't know whether a mortgage bond will perform better over 30 years than a bond that backs a power plant's construction.
Bottom-up rules to assess risk, not a top-down systemic risk regulator, are how to end "too big to fail." AIG couldn't fail because the credit-default swaps that it held were exempt from consistent borrowing limits, trading rules, and disclosure requirements. So when it teetered, nobody knew where the risk lay. Bailouts became inevitable because of the panic that this opacity helped cause.
But Washington likes top-down solutions. So we're on track to get regulators who will try harder to do the impossible. And lenders to financial firms will fail to enforce market discipline, because they know that the firms are still too big to fail.
On the plus side, I liked much of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's proposal to bring unregulated derivatives onto exchanges and clearinghouses – again, look at AIG. But Congress has shot it through with loopholes.
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Again, this country is faced with a crisis, and we turn to the least knowledgable people, in our midst,to construct a solution = the Congressional know-nothings. We wonder why, every ten years, we're looking back wondering what the hell that Congress of ten years ago was thinking – e.g. does the Alternative Minimum Tax ring a bell; how about the endless list of stupidity and unintended consequences by the management of Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac? One of these days we'll learn to find a way to force them to focus on a problem and fix it, without allowing it to be bastardized by countless uninformed amendments that end up exaccerbating the problem rather than fixing it. Ten years from now we will rue the day we let this Congress do what it is doing, and the sad reality is, we'll deserve everything we get.
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LISBON – Village Council voted this week to begin the process of relocating village hall to the street department garage as a way to save money.
Village hall is located in a former church, and Councilman Tom Chambers said the move would save on the heating bill, which was nearly $700 the previous month.
"I think that's killing us," Councilwoman Jayne Balmenti said of the heating bill.
Chamber said once they move, the church could be leased or sold, generating more money for the cash-strapped village to perhaps reinstate the police department.
He believes the garage is large enough to accommodate the move and that it would cost less than $1,500 for renovations to create offices for the mayor and the fiscal officer.
In other action at the meeting, Councilman Mike Hunt said he spoke with Village Solicitor Michelle Simonelli after she failed to show up at their January meeting. Fiscal Officer Dale Davis reported last month that Simonelli had taken another village solicitor position for a village council that meets the same night as Rogers. Davis said Simonelli told him to advise council to reschedule their meetings if they wanted to retain her services.
Hunt said Simonelli told him she has resigned, but council indicated they preferred something in writing.
"She really should send us a letter saying she resigned so it can be put into the minutes," said Councilwoman Marilyn Locke.
Council then voted to send Simonelli a letter asking she provide them with a resignation letter and return all village records and documents in her possession.
Finally, resident Bill Crawford reported he just purchased back five lots he once owned on College Street and would like to proceed with closing the section of the street from Eells Street to state Route 7.
Crawford said council actually voted to close the section at his request in 2002 but he never had it surveyed and replatted because of the expense. He intends to do it now that he has acquired the additional property.
Council said they had no problem with his request but preferred to wait until they were presented with a new plat map showing the correct property owners before taking any further action.


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The troubled Vitalistic Therapeutic Charter School of the Lehigh Valley will be closing early next year, its board chairwoman announced Sunday in a news release.
Board President Joyce Thompson said the decision was reached Oct. 19 by board members "with profound sorrow."
She said the Jan. 25 date was chosen since it marks the end of the first marking period for both Allentown and Bethlehem Area school districts.
Vitalistic has about 100 students, 11 from Bethlehem, said district Superintendent Joseph Roy. The remaining students come from the Allentown district.
Vitalistic officials blamed finances for the closing.
Principal Ron DeIaco, who was heading Sunday to the school on Dewberry Avenue in Bethlehem to notify parents of the decision, said the school lost its ability to raise money in light of what Vitalistic officials deem was negative publicity.
"We got to a point where we felt that we could no longer participate," said DeIaco. "We could no longer service the kids and be in a financial deficit."
The school employs about 30 from administration to cafeteria workers, he said. They were notified Friday of the closing.
"Up until Thursday, I was trying to find an alternative to closing," DeIaco said. "When the board finally said, 'No, your alternative isn't viable enough,' I had no choice …
"I was extremely disappointed. … We are in compliance academically."
But Roy said Bethlehem officials had uncovered evidence that the kindergarten through third-grade students at Vitalistic "weren't being provided appropriate services."
"There were times when they were having a hard time paying their bills," Roy said. "So certain therapies such as speech and physical therapy weren't happening.
"We're ready to receive back the 11 students from Bethlehem."
Allentown schools Superintendent Russell Mayo could not be reached for comment.
However, Robert E. Smith Jr., president of the Allentown School Board, echoed Roy. Without faulting DeIaco, who became principal at Vitalistic in 2009, Smith said the school has "been unstable" from earlier years of mismanagement.
"(DeIaco) was trying to do the right thing, but he came in too late in the game," Smith said.
In recent weeks, Vitalistic had to postpone its September school opening after it lost its West Bethlehem facility. It reopened in the former Calvary Baptist Church.
The Bethlehem and Allentown districts had initiated revocation proceedings against the Bethlehem-based charter school. DeIaco said he was looking forward to presenting the school's case to stay open.
"What I feel badly about is that these children are growing … through the charter school."
Vitalistic, which is under investigation by local law enforcement and has been investigated by state officials for alleged infractions prior to 2010, had vowed to fight.
Now, with plans to close, it was not immediately clear whether the revocation hearing will proceed.
"I will need to take a look at oversight responsibility," Roy said, adding the school still has "financial issues."


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FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI -- The month of June is a time to celebrate progress made for the LGBT community, as well a time to continue fighting for equality, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee says.
June is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month.
"(It's) a time when we both celebrate the progress we have made recently toward equality and also when we refocus and redouble our efforts to continue fighting injustices we see in society," Kildee, D-Flint Township, said in a written statement. "We have made great strides this past year for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brothers and sisters. And this LGBT Pride Month, I'm proud to continue standing with you as a strong advocate fighting for equality in Congress."
Kildee has been a strong advocate for equality and same-sex marriages over the past several months.
After Michigan's 2004 constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage was struck down on March 21, 300 Michigan same-sex couples were married. Then the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in and stayed Friedman's ruling pending the outcome of an appeal by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.
The stay blocked "additional same-sex couples from exercising a long-denied right" and cast "unnecessary legal uncertainty over those couples who were recently married," according to the letter from Michigan Democrats.
"The long view of history has treated people who have stood in the way of equality very poorly," said Kildee back in March.
The recent progress seen toward equal rights has been nothing short of extraordinary, particularly in Michigan, Kildee said in a statement released Sunday. The historic ruling in March extended a basic principle – that everyone have the right to marry whom they love – to every Michigander, regardless of sexual orientation, he said.
"It is my sincere hope that in Michigan, our Governor and Attorney General will recognize that in continuing to defend our state's discriminatory marriage ban, they are not only wasting millions of taxpayer dollars, but are also on the wrong side of history," Kildee said in a written statement. "These recent court rulings in favor of marriage equality have been a victory not just for gay couples, but also their families and children. ... However, despite recent progress in marriage rights across the country, LGBT Michiganders and Americans continue to face injustices, including in the workplace.
"Simply put, this is about equality for everyone. LGBT Michiganders and Americans want nothing more than the same basic fairness afforded to other Americans."


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KENTWOOD -- Police have been called to a reported bank robbery at Comerica Bank branch at 5135 Kalamazoo Ave. SE.
Police dispatchers received the call about 3 p.m.
An officer learned from bank employees that a female robber, about 5-feet, 4-inches tall, implied a weapon and demanded cash. She was wearing a multi-colored jacket and fled the area on foot.


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First Avignon Guest House (established in 2001), Banasterie beautiful charming 16th century at the foot of the Palais des Papes and the Pont Saint-Benezet is one of the most romantic places Avignon. Chocolate walls, red or yellow ocher Naples, any color, surrounded by greenery, the guest house La Banasterie offers 2 rooms and 3 suites with refined decor and comfort as well as 2 apartments with kitchen. Library, internet lounge with computer, free WiFi and network rooms as you can enjoy a terrace, a balcony or patio with a pool. The Banasterie is a warm ambience, enhanced by the evening light strings and flickering candles that you can enjoy comfortably seated in armchairs and sofas cozy lounges at the corner of stairs or under a canopy ... . Françoise and Jean-Michel left Paris, Fançoise former voice from Europe 1 radio director and Jean Michel, to Provence, where they practice the art of living. Great chocolate lovers, the rooms also bear the name of great wines, they will share their passion in this house where cacao is honored. Hearty breakfasts La Banasterie are particularly popular. Jams, fresh fruit, pastries, fresh fruit juice, tea, coffee and of course ... creamy milk chocolate.
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FAIRMONT - It doesn't take a lot to foster a shelter animal, say volunteers with experience providing temporary housing and socialization for pets still in need of a forever home.
"You just have to be a normal person with a big heart," said Ginger Fortescue.
And she should know: Fortescue has taken in cats for nearly a decade.
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T.J. makes herself comfortable on the shoulders of Emily Lagerstrom at the Carl Nettifee Memorial Animal Shelter. T.J. has been fostered by Ginger Fortescue, and Lagerstrom has fostered cats for the shelter, as well.
"Probably more than a hundred," said Fortescue, a retiree. "I've always got fosters at my house."
Emily Lagerstrom fostered a litter of kittens over the summer and Nancy Fetters has fostered cats for a couple of years.
"We need more people who are willing to love these animals enough to foster," Fortescue said. "We need people to be more aware."
Some people don't feel they can foster because of time, finances or space, or because they already have pets.
Lagerstrom said she was leery about getting involved because of the possible cost. But leaders like Karen Folkers, president of Martin County Humane Society, and other shelter volunteers provide help.
"Karen and everyone here made it very easy," Lagerstrom said. "Even loaned me a big kennel and blankets."
The shelter provides food, litter and any medications needed, said Fetters, who is treasurer for the humane society.
"I didn't even have to do the laundry," Lagerstrom added. She just brought it all back to the shelter.
"I don't have to do anything for my cats except empty the litter box and make sure the food bowl is filled," Fortescue said.
The women estimated they spend about two to three hours a week taking care of their furry charges. That's especially important to Lagerstrom, who works and goes to school, taking pre-veterinarian classes.
"Give 'em fresh water, food and let them sit on your lap while you watch T.V.," said Fetters.
"It's teaching them about human beings," Fortescue explained. "Socializing is a very important part of fostering."
Animals need to be comfortable with humans before adoption, so they stand a better chance of staying in their forever home. Fortescue tries to give her temporary roommates the same experience they'd have if they were staying forever.
"I turn them loose and they have the run of the house," she said. "They become a part of my family. They sleep with my mom or me or wherever."
Getting them familiar with sharing a house with other animals is also part of that socialization. All three women have pets of their own and said it works fine.
Lagerstrom said she was concerned about her own cat's reaction before she brought home five baby kittens, but it didn't take long to put her fears to rest.
"He wanted to play with them and groom them," she said, a definite sign of acceptance in the feline kingdom.
Fostered animals can stay two or three months; it just depends on circumstances. Some people see a foster animal, fall in love and have to have it, Fetters said. Others may stay longer.
You don't have to have a lot of room to foster animals, either. One thing you do need is permission from your landlord if you rent. Lagerstrom's landlord gave her permission to foster the litter.
And don't worry if circumstances change, the volunteers said.
"Nothing's permanent," Fortescue said. "If something doesn't work out, call the shelter."
The women issue one warning.
"It's really hard to let go," Fetters said, especially the first time.
"It's in God's hands," Fortescue said. "We just have to trust they're going to be OK."


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A man and woman captured in a Wal-Mart store surveillance video buying supplies, including blue nylon rope and 30-pound weights believed to have been used in the double homicide of a Reserve couple, were arrested Wednesday on second-degree murder charges.
Brittany Martin, 25, and Horatio Johnson, 37, surrendered to authorities after learning they were being sought in the killing of Kenneth and Lakeitha Joseph, whose bodies were pulled from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway after they went missing from their home.
The suspects turned themselves in to U.S. Marshals Service task force and members of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, said NOPD Officer Hilal Williams, a spokeswoman. She said the two were booked as fugitives into the St. John parish jail and will be transferred to Orleans Parish where each will be booked with two counts of second-degree murder.
Martin and Johnson were captured in a Kenner Wal-Mart store surveillance video buying supplies, including blue nylon rope and 30-pound kettlebell weights believed to have been used in the double homicide, court records show.
Authorities said Martin used an American Express card to purchase $177.20 worth of items on Feb. 19, the day relatives reported the Josephs missing to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office. According to authorities, the man accompanying Martin in the video is Johnson, a LaPlace man and business partner of Kenneth Joseph.
The couple's bodies, with feet bound by blue nylon rope, were found in an eastern New Orleans waterway in March.
According to an NOPD search warrant issued shortly after the bodies were found, the investigation turned up a store receipt that showed Martin's card was used around 1 a.m. on Feb. 19 to purchase two 30-pound kettlebells, two hooded fleece sweatshirts, three pairs of gloves, fishing line, blue utility rope, two pairs of shoes and a bottle of degreaser.
Authorities have not released a motive for the couple's killing.
Three suspects are now in custody in connection with the slayings. Frank Mike Jr. was indicted April 25 on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, for driving the couple's borrowed Dodge Caravan from Louisiana to Georgia. Authorities have said they expect as many as eight people to be arrested in connection with the killings.
Mike, an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit, said he got the van from an unnamed friend whom he assumed had stolen the vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned in the parking lot of an apartment complex in College Park, GA.
According to court documents, Mike told authorities he left the van there after hearing news reports that it was connected to the missing Reserve couple.
A Secretary of State business filing indicates that Johnson and Kenneth Joseph were officers in a limited liability company called Prepaid Center located in The Esplanade shopping mall in Kenner. The company was started May 17, 2013, according to state records.
Relatives of Kenneth and Lakeitha Joseph reported them missing to the St. John Sheriff's Office on Feb. 19, the day after Kenneth Joseph failed to return the borrowed van to his sister. The couple, who was married for nearly 10 years and had no children together, was reported missing after relatives say their Reserve home was unlocked and ransacked. When calls to the couple's cell phone went unanswered, which they say was out of character for the family-centered duo, relatives called authorities.
On Feb. 21, two days after St. John Sheriff's Office issued a missing person report on the couple, a federal indictment states that Mike was captured on video surveillance camera driving the van in the parking lot of the Travelodge Hotel in College Park, Ga.
A week later, on Feb. 27, Georgia authorities found the van abandoned in an apartment complex in College Park. The vehicle was about to be impounded until Fulton County officials ran the license plates and discovered it had been reported stolen.
On March 10, a boater discovered Lakeitha Joseph's body. Authorities say her feet were bound with nylon rope and they surmised from the tattered ends that it might have been tied to something in an attempt to keep the body underwater. On March 27, her husband's body was discovered in the same waterway, his feet bound in a similar manner with rope, the end of which was tied to a 30-pound weight.
The New Orleans coroner's office has ruled the cause of death as drowning.
According to the Mike indictment, blood found in the stolen caravan matched the couple's DNA.


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AMHERST — Gov. Deval L. Patrick is scheduled to speak Thursday at the Student Union Ballroom at the University of Massachusetts to promote his state budget proposal for the next fiscal year, the university announced Tuesday.
The event is planned for noon, and Patrick will be introduced by UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy.
The governor is expected to explain his proposed spending plan and how it will affect funding for public higher education and the UMass system. There will be a question period after the governor's talk.
His remarks will be preceded by brief comments from UMass Amherst faculty, staff and students about the budget plan.
The governor's visit is sponsored by several groups and campus unions including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Professional Staff Union, the Massachusetts Society of Professors, the University Staff Association, the Student Government Association, the Graduate Employee Organization, and the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts.
Patrick's $34.8 billion budget that he submitted to the Legislature in January calls for raising some $800 million through tax increases and for increasing state spending on education and transportation.
His proposal calls for increasing funding from the UMass system from $439 million to $478 million.


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City officials applied this year for the second time, seeking help toward the $23 million cost of the public portion of CityWalk, which is planned to connect Rosedale Park and Jaycee Park along a 5.5-mile path in the April 27, 2011, tornado recovery zone.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded 47 communities nearly $500 million in TIGER grants, including $10 million in funding for Birmingham's "Roads to Recovery" project that includes work in tornado-impacted Pratt City and $12 million for Mobile's Garrows Bend Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
"We are still planning to apply in the future, and that depends on when the TIGER grant program has funds available," said Meredith Lynch, public relations coordinator for the city's Incident Command team. "We do understand that this is a very competitive grant program. There were over 700 applications for the TIGER grant and only 47 communities received awards, and $10 billion were asked for in funding, but only $500 million were available."
Lynch said city officials are working with the local congressional delegation to ask for changes in the program's criteria that would give more weight to the effect of disasters in communities applying for grants.
"The TIGER grant program doesn't use disaster recovery as a grading factor, and that's one thing that we're actively trying to seek in order to make changes in the future," Lynch said.
Joplin, Mo., which was devastated by a tornado on May 22, 2011, received a $12 million TIGER grant to go toward a $23.5 million initiative that includes disaster recovery projects and the construction of two highway overpasses.
Last month, U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville; Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills; and Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, called for a revision of the formula used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster relief funding after Tuscaloosa received $16.6 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development community development block grant funds in January as a part of a $55 million allocation that was split with Birmingham, Jefferson County and the state.
Lynch said the city is pursuing other grants and competitions to fund disaster recovery projects including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Challenge, which is offering a grand prize of $5 million and four prizes of $1 million to cities with innovative ideas that address major community issues.
In June, the city announced it would receive an $812,000 Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program grant through the Alabama Department of Transportation for improvements to Loop Road.
Lynch said the city is applying for additional funds to go toward the widening of McFarland Boulevard near 15th Street, another area that is rebuilding after being heavily damaged by the tornado last year.


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Our partners at Food Network have produced an amazing documentary about childhood hunger that premieres this coming Saturday on their network — Saturday, April 14 at 8P et and pt/ 7P ct, entitled Hunger Hits Home.
I am viewing the documentary in full tonight with the rest of my Share Our Strength colleagues, and I've watched pieces of it several times as they've been released. The Documentary powerfully tells the story of hardworking American families who are struggling with hunger. They're fathers like Oscar Walker, who says in the film, "I think the biggest misconception that we could ever have in America is that when a person works that they're not gonna be hungry — that there's no reason that they should go hungry. When that's just the biggest misconception, the biggest lie that you could ever fathom."
And the documentary also profiles hunger heroes who are involved in Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, like Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who shares: "Our nation should be able to feed our children and if we can't do that there's not a lot of hope for anything else we hope to do as a people." As a group of people passionate about the restaurant industry and feeding people for a living, I urge you to take the time to watch the documentary so that you can bear witness to the issue of hunger -particularly childhood hunger- in this country.
If you haven't yet seen the preview, you can watch it by following the link below. And you can learn more about the documentary at FoodNetwork.com/hungry. You can also check out the FohBoh event surrounding Hunger Hits Home here.


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Camp competition -- A week of training camp has done little to separate the handful of Pistons who are on the bubble to be on the opening night roster. The Pistons are looking at various options, but are most likely to rid themselves of Ronald Dupree or second-round pick Sammy Mejia.
Coaches' corner -- Pistons assistant coach Michael Curry recognizes the need to build toward the future. But in his experience, sacrificing the present to do so is unacceptable. "It's an honor to play in the NBA," said Curry, an 11-year veteran. "I treated it like that. So it made me take care of the now. I always prepared for now, tried to be the best I could today. It don't matter how high you were drafted or how good you are, nobody in this league is promised tomorrow."
Injury report -- Amir Johnson (left ankle sprain). He is listed as day-to-day.
Courtside view -- The Pistons will begin preseason play Monday with something to play for. With several rotation spots still unsettled, you can expect a number of reserves to play with regular season-like focus. Flip Murray knows that Rodney Stuckey is the team's third guard now. But an impressive preseason by him might move Murray back into that slot. Nazr Mohammed and Jason Maxiell both will play, but a strong preseason might determine which player will log more minutes. And then there's Amir Johnson, who also is expected to get an opportunity to play once his sprained left ankle injury heals. It all adds up to a number of Detroit players approaching a series of relatively meaningless preseason games, with a purpose.
What's next -- The Pistons will resume practice Sunday evening.


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HOLYOKE -- Kindergartens will move from Morgan, Kelly and Peck schools to a new Kindergarten Center when the 2013-2014 school year begins in September.
The School Committee approved the move -- which was drafted by Sergio Paez, who takes over as school superintendent July 1 -- by a vote of 6-3 on April 22.
The Kindergarten Center will be at the former Lawrence School, at Cabot and Maple streets.
Some parents are fighting the plan. A parent who objects because she said parents' views were excluded from the decision said Friday she has a petition with 150 names so far asking the School Committee to retract the decision.
The step responds to a state order to disperse to other schools the students who attend the program currently operating out of the Lawrence School, the Center for Excellence (CFE) alternative school.
The new Kindergarten Center will allow for a focus on helping youngsters from the three schools where third-grade reading proficiency consistently is among the lowest in the city, said Mayor Alex B. Morse, chairman of the School Committee.
"This center will be a premiere kindergarten center, as it will have more available technologies for all students, and will allow us to implement and pilot innovative programs such as dual immersion, where students are learning both English and Spanish," Morse said.
The CFE's 130 or so students, many of whom have severe behavioral issues, and its 30 staffers and related programs must move to other schools.
The state in November ordered the city to close the CFE because officials said it was improper to have a school of all special education students.
As a result, the 12 CFE students in kindergarten to grade 2 will go to E.N. White School, 1 Jefferson St., 32 CFE students in grades 3 to 5 will go to Kelly School, 216 West St., and 56 CFE students in grades 6 to 8 will go to Peck School, 1916 Northampton St. Older students will go to the two city high schools.
"In order to provide space at the receiving schools, we are proposing the creation of a Kindergarten Center at Lawrence," said Paez, according to a copy of his presentation.
Nine classes of kindergartners, three each from Morgan, Kelly and Peck schools, will comprise the new Kindergarten Center at Lawrence. The goal is to provide improved programs to prepare the children for first grade, Paez said.
The program at the Kindergarten Center will involve a "multi-sensory approach to reading and writing" that targets each students' needs with the aim of helping them to read English well by grade 3, he said.
Mildred Lefebvre, who has three children attending upper grades at Kelly School, said the School Committee will be asked to retract the plan May 6 because of a lack of parent involvement. She had 150 signatures as of Friday night from like-minded parents, teachers and others in the community, she said.
"We never had a say in it," Lefebvre said.
The School Committee held a 2 1/2-hour meeting on March 28 about the CFE and related issues in which parents and others were allowed to make comments.
Discussions about changes had included Metcalf Pre-School, 2019 Northampton St., but Metcalf will remain unaffected, officials said.
Joining Morse in approving the plan were Vice Chairman Devin M. Sheehan, at large member Michael J. Moriarty, Ward 3 committee member Dennis W. Birks Jr., Ward 1 member Joshua A. Garcia and Ward 4 member Cesar Lopez.
Voting no were Ward 6 member William R. Collamore, Ward 7 member Margaret M. Boulais and at large member Howard B. Greaney Jr.
Collamore said his no vote was based on knowing that parents prefer sending children to neighborhood schools instead of being bused to another part of the city.
"My feeling is we can come up with a better solution," Collamore said.
Sheehan said additional public comments could have been sought at length, but the state order regarding CFE required action in time for the next school year.
"We had to make a decision. Whenever you make decisions that impact learning, there's always going to be people who agree with it and disagree with it," Sheehan said.