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The New Orleans Pelicans never really had a fair chance Wednesday night, especially on the glass.
Any realistic chance of knocking off the Toronto Raptors ended 30 minutes before tip off when it was announced that star forward Anthony Davis, battling an upper respiratory infection, would miss the game.
Already lacking much of their top talent in point guard Jrue Holiday, forward Ryan Anderson and center Jason Smith, a trio that had long been ruled out with various injuries, the Pelicans put up a valiant effort.
Ultimately, though, they couldn't rebound or close out the game, the latter an issue that has been present even when Davis has been on the court. And the Raptors came away with a 107-100 victory before an announced crowd of 15,282 at the Smoothie King Center.
The Raptors (38-29) closed the game on a 17-6 run and outrebounded the Pelicans 21-8 in the fourth on their way to beating the Pelicans (27-40) for the second time in two meetings this season.
"Rebounding," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said after his team gave up 22 offensive rebounds in the game. "You know it was tough for us to play defense, force them to miss, and then they get rebound after rebound. We missed a lot of shots and layups in the paint. But the rebounding tonight was not good at all, we shot almost 54 percent. We shot thirty-two free throws, but we gave up twenty-two offensive rebounds. That's hard to overcome."
The Raptors also outscored the Pelicans 13-0 in the fourth on second chance points after picking up 11 offensive rebounds in the final quarter, clearly taking advantage of the absence of Davis, who was coming off a career-high 21-rebound performance.
"Late in the game, (rebounding) was a big problem," Pelicans rookie center Jeff Withey said. "They got a lot of 50-50 balls and that's something we take pride in.
"(Davis) is a freak athlete and helps the team out a ton. Last game he had 21 rebounds so obviously with a guy who can rebound like Anthony it's hard to make up for that."
Similar to recent losses to Memphis and Portland, the Pelicans were horrible down the stretch. In the final 6:33, they missed four of six shots and turned the ball over four times.
Demar Derozan scored 31 points and Kyle Lowry added 23 to pace the Raptors.
Led by Al-Farouq Aminu's 19 points, six different Pelicans scored in double digits. Tyreke Evans scored 18 points, Eric Gordon had 15 points, Brian Roberts 11 and Alexis Ajinca and Austin Rivers 10 apiece.
But no one was able to take over down the stretch for the Pelicans, who lost despite shooting 53.7 percent from the field.
"We are just trying to find a way to get over the hump," Pelicans guard Anthony Morrow said. "For whatever reason it is, we just have got to understand the moment. Every game is not the same. It was a big win last game against Boston. We figured it out. This game, we didn't figure it out. They had a lot of offensive rebounds. It's just understanding that moment and what is beating us at the time. We have to figure it out as a team."
The Pelicans didn't miss Davis early on, however.
They executed their offense efficiently in the first quarter, shooting a blistering 81.2 percent from the field and taking a 32-24 lead. A big reason the Pelicans shot the ball so well was because they got to the rim with ease, scoring 20 of their first quarter points in the paint on 10-of-13 shooting.
The Pelicans pushed their lead to as much as 14 points in the second quarter. But after Al-Farouq Aminu gave the Pelicans a 50-36 lead on a layup with 5:20 to play in the first half, the Raptors closed the second quarter on a 20-7 run, cutting the Pelicans lead to 57-56 at halftime.
The Pelicans didn't fold, however, building their lead to as much as 77-70 in the third quarter. But the Raptors eventually tied the game at 81 on a 3-pointer by Greivis Vasquez before the Pelicans scored the final four points, taking an 85-81 lead into the fourth.
"After the first quarter, we just picked up the intensity coming off of a back-to-back," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "I didn't recognize the team in the first quarter that gave up 80 percent from the field. I told them they looked like they were playing in a rec league in the summertime.
"We picked it up and guys came in; I think Amir (Johnson) had one rebound in the first half, and then came back and had eight with one big one. Tyler (Hansbrough) had thirteen boards. This game was about mental and physical toughness, more so than skill. No matter who you are playing, you have to bring that each and every night, and I thought our guys did."


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KENT COUNTY, MI -- An arrest in a Westland business break-in helped detectives solve 20 Kent County burglaries and arrest three people motivated to crime by drug habits, police said.
Westland police on May 4 made an arrest during an in-progress business break-in.
Police there learned the suspect may have been involved in some Kent County break-ins, so they shared information with Kent County and Wyoming detectives.
Then, local detectives identified a second suspect from Wyoming and, ultimately, a third suspect from Canton.
After a May 20 search of the Canton person's residence, police gathered evidence and statements that further linked the Canton man to the Kent County break-ins.
Police say all three people now have admitted to roles in eight business break-ins in Algoma, Plainfield and Gaines townships, as well as about 12 others in Wyoming and Grandville.
The local break-ins happened during the overnight hours of March 22-23 and April 25-26.
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ever since I was 13 I was plucking my eyebrows, the wrong way, i have pulled out some of the roots in the start of my eyebrows and in the curves of my eyebrow line. so now theres a huge gap between my eyebrows. is it possible to get very minor hair implant surgery to put back hair follicles in my eyebrows? how much would it run? thanks..
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Many people who pluck do not scar and the eyebrows do regrow. For those hairs that do not regrow, hair transplants with single hairs can be done by experienced transplant surgeons. The cost could be very different from surgeon to surgeon and depending upon the town in which the surgeon practices.
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Yes, eyebrow transplantation is an art and a skill. I just did a gentlemen a few days ago who had overplucked his eyebrows and it was just the upper half. The main thing is that the eyebrows that are transplanted will grow as rapidly as they hairs on your head. You may need to trim them every few days to weeks. Many times after 1 to 2 years, they can slow down in their growth, known as "recipient dominance", where the recipient bed influences the speed of growth.
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Like all hair transplants, these newly placed follicles will most likely go dormant for a while after surgery and will not start to grow until approximately 4 months later.
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We offer a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere with dishes that Duncan has pilfered and adapted from the various places he has worked in the South West!
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So long, 2010
For some reason, I feel compelled to look back over the last year today. Probably because I have seen a million other blogs doing the same thing and I am nothing if not a bandwagon-jumper. So here we are.
I started the year with a newborn and now I have an almost-toddler. At this time last year, I was nursing around the clock and carrying an extra 25 pounds around. Now, I'm done nursing and I'm down 30 pounds. Thank God for the breastfeeding caloric burn because I haven't worked out a day since 2005 and I am 15 pounds below what I weighed before I got pregnant with Jack.
We went on an insane number of vacations. Wisconsin Dells, Lake Tahoe, Phoenix, New York, Miami, Washington DC, Disney, Kauai, Aspen, the Maldives and a bunch of weekends at the lake in Wisconsin. Thanks to our parents, we took some of these trips without the kids. Come to think of it, we took the trips WITH the kids thanks to their help, as well. We are extremely lucky to have this kind of support system and we thank our lucky stars every time we go away that our kids are safe and well-cared for. Also, they're probably happier with the grandmas than with us because the grandmas give them toys and let them have syrup on their pancakes.
I basically raised three kids by myself. OK, slight exaggeration. I did hire a babysitter in March who came twice a week for two hours to help with dinner, bath and bedtime. Sara was the reason I wasn't hospitalized in a mental ward this year, so big thanks to her. (Alas, she is studying abroad this semester and won't be back until July. We miss her already. Thankfully, we have a substitute sitter in her absence. Well, good for me, not so much for the Trader Joe's wine aisle because they are losing out on sales.) This was a trying year with Josh traveling to DC four days a week and three kids at home, one a needy newborn, but we managed. And by "managed" I mean "no one died and everyone was fed each day."
I finished my book proposal and landed an agent. Aside from the whole "raising three kids" thing, this was clearly my biggest accomplishment. Almost all 20,000 words were written in the Starbucks down the street, so I'm thinking they should name me Customer of the Year. Or at least sell my book at the counter when it comes out. (That is definitely a when, not an if.) I am ridiculously excited about what 2011 has in store for my writing career and have anointed it "The Year of the Book Deal." I'm looking forward both to finishing my book and beginning another. Ambition, it's a good thing.
Jack learned to read and write. This is shameless bragging on my part, but he is such a smart kid. He can read, he can write, he can do math, he knows fractions and sign-language and can sing a song naming all the continents and another listing all the countries in North and South America. His behavior improved so much at school from last spring to this fall and he's a hilarious kid who makes me laugh every day. He loves his sisters, although he has a funny way of showing love to Emmie. Apparently, nothing says I love you like a good kidney punch. But he's quite sweet with Maeve, so I guess he is capable of sibling harmony.
Emmie started school. More shameless bragging, but she might be even smarter than Jack. She knows all her letters and the sounds they make. She knows all her numbers and can count to 50 (I suspect she can count higher, but unfortunately for her, I can never make it higher than that before some crisis with her brother or sister requires my immediate attention.) She loves school, loves her friends and teachers and loves having snack. She's quite a good listener, I am told, proving she does actually know how to not throw toys at other people's heads as a form of retaliation. As part of getting her ready for school, we had to potty train her. I think I am emotionally scarred from this one after basically forcing her to sit on the potty screaming her fool head off, but it worked. Now, if we could just get her pooping in the potty… I guess we had to leave something for 2011, didn't we?
Maeve turned 1. She wins the award for biggest changes in the last year. She went from a sleepy blob to an almost-walking-talking little girl. She emphatically shakes her head no, signs "more" and "all done" with great gusto, climbs stairs any chance she gets, walks with her pushtoys, stands unassisted for several seconds, claps on demand, has four teeth, out-eats her sister at every meal and sleeps through the night. She loves her siblings, her Mommy, her Daddy and any dogs she comes across. She's generally a delight to be around and so much fun. Except when she's teething. Then all bets are off.
My reproductive years came to an end. With Josh's vasectomy in October, my child-bearing years are behind me. I have a whole post I am working on about that for next week, but suffice it to say I am happy. Our family is complete with three kids and it was his turn to go under the scalpel for once. I can't thank him enough for letting me observe and write about the procedure because it provided, quite possibly, the best blog material ever. Because really, who doesn't want to read about my husband's balls ON THE INTERNET?
So that's it. A pretty good 2010, in retrospect. We lost my grandmother and a dear family friend in the last year, but all in all, we are very lucky. We have our health, our home and our happiness.
So Happy New Year to you and yours. We'll be celebrating kid-style at 7 with "sparkly" apple juice (as Jack called it) and noisemakers. We'll be celebrating adult-style at midnight with a Black Keys concert. See you in 2011…


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Interview with Muhammad Ali
What was your first impression of Malcolm X when you first met him?
My first impression was how could a Black man talk about the government, White people, and so bold and not be shot at? Talking about, just a whole movement, totally different from others and so bold. How could he say these things? And only God must be protecting him. He's saying to the Southerner things that, that was, ah, Civil Rights things, or a Christian dude, taking Paul and then Peter and Malcolm X calling them devils and everything. --he was aware of at that time, and yet he walked with nobody, he was fearless. That, that really attracted me.


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The 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, which is already under construction near Kraft Avenue and 60th Street, this week received a $16.2 million, 12-year tax abatement from township officials.
The abatement, said Township Assessor Roger McCarty, represents $12.5 million on the new building and an additional $3,100,000 of new equipment. Estimated tax savings to the corporation during the first year of the abatement are $130,000 on the real property and approximately $19,500 on the personal property or new equipment. Actual loss to township revenue, according to McCarty, is $11,875 and $3,128.
Lacks currently has more than 200 employees in Cascade facilities. With 32 acres, the corporation recently purchased an additional 30 acres in the township, said Pat Knight, director of planning and engineering for Lacks. The new facility will do business as Plastic Plate, a subsidiary of Lacks Industries, and will produce both interior and exterior parts for the automotive industry.
In a separate board action, Lacks asked for and received a tax abatement on $991,000 of new equipment, specifically an injection molding press for its facility located at 4500 Raleigh.


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Your Heat Pump's Thermostat: What You Need to Know for Winter Programming
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Look at These Awesome Minion Twinkies Heather Brought In
Look at these amazing decorative Twinkies.
They were made by Heather, she of the Donut Bank donuts. Heather is very focused on her career. In her free time, she has a dog named Dalias, and she bakes.
She told us her secret – she makes their little blue pants using sugar sheets. So yeah, they're edible! And the frosting came out of a sharp frosting tip guns.
Here's the thing – they've been sitting in the studio since LAST TUESDAY. But that didn't stop me from taking a big old bite. My face says it all.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Just about the only redeeming quality about bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Staten Island Expressway is that it's quiet.
Or at least it's quieter than it will be after a package of construction improvements aimed at improving traffic flow raises the average speed of vehicles along the highway, and keeps traffic whooshing by more audibly.
So householders adjacent to the stretch of Expressway where the bus lane will be extended between Slosson and Richmond avenues will be able to vote on whether they want noise-reducing barrier walls installed.
State Department of Transportation officials and project consultants presented the plans and answered questions tonight at a meeting at the Sea View headquarters of Community Board 2. Another meeting is planned for tomorrow, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., in Castleton Hill Moravian Church, Castleton Corners.
Residents were able to find their homes on a giant project map, and see the changes in noise levels that are forecast.
For the most part, the traffic is expected to be somewhere in the range of 70 decibels, akin to the sound of a 757 jet taking off from two miles away or a vacuum cleaner at a distance of 10 feet.
In some spots, the barriers are estimated to create a reduction in future noise levels by as much as 12 decibels.
The majority of attendees tonight were residents of Lortel Avenue in Castleton Corners, who are nearly unanimous in their opposition to the barriers.
If the wall went up around his home, "I'd feel like I'm in prison, or in jail. I couldn't see the horizon or the New York skyline or New Jersey," said S. Moheban, a Lortel resident who circulated a petition against the walls that garnered 39 signatures, nearly all of the homeowners on the block. The residents of the higher section of Lortel say they don't hear the highway noise anyway.
"The only time I hear noise is when I open the windows or the door," said Lortel resident Rick Cook, who signed the petition.
One family on the lower end of the street near the Slosson off-ramp was in favor of the wall, Moheban said.
Ballots will be mailed to all the affected homes starting next week, and residents can vote whether they want the walls, and which of three styles they'd prefer. The walls are generally between 12 and 20 feet high, depending on their location.
"If you all vote no, it won't be built," said Expressway design manager Michael Bergmann. "We're not going to force a noise barrier on anyone. If the people of the neighborhood don't want it, it won't be built. It's that simple."
Borough President James Molinaro cautioned those affected to resist making a snap decision and to consider their options carefully.
Once the improvements are complete, traffic is expected to move more freely, and vehicles will be going faster. "They're going to be whiz, whiz, whizzing. The noise is going to be tremendous," Molinaro said.
"There will be a lot less pollution but a lot more noise. I'm not telling anyone what to vote for, but evaluate it very carefully."
Were the state to get a "no" vote, he said, they wouldn't ask again.
Anti-graffiti treatments will be used on the barriers, and ivy will be planted in the hopes that the walls eventually would be covered in greenery.


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HAZLET -- A man who disappeared days after he was arrested in a child pornography case was found dead in a lake in an apparent suicide, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press.
The report said the body of Brian Thompson, 63, was found Friday floating in Marlu Lake in Thompson County Park in Holmdel. Authorities told the newspaper an autopsy indicated he committed suicide.
Thompson was last seen Oct. 10 when he left home to go on a bike ride. He had been arrested two days earlier and Bergen County prosecutors said he used the internet to acquire and distribute child pornography.


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- To establish a close cooperation between different actors in the field of migration in order to promote the best possible use of human resources, finance and efforts.
- That all migrants get to enjoy their talents, education and basic rights
- That the diversity and benefits of the multicultural society are fully recognized.
A very important objective was to facilitate cooperation at the local level between agents and institutions and bridge the gap between national and local actors in the field of migration.


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I didn't really know Big June all that well.
The difference in our ages prevented that. He was nine or 10 years older than me. I don't think I ever mustered the nerve to speak to him face to face.
Big June was one of those towering figures who dominated from a distance. Of course, I knew who he was, although I don't think he had a clue as to who I was. I was just one of those scrawny kids who had watched him achieve manhood from afar.
But when he died, it struck me like a blow. It brought Vietnam closer.
I don't even know if I knew he had been drafted. I don't know if I was aware he was in the Army. I believe the first time I learned he had gone to Vietnam was the day I heard he had come home in a box.
I remember the day of his funeral. I remember standing across the street watching people enter the church. I didn't even think about going in.
Big June had more friends than anyone I had ever seen. Cars were parked for blocks. I watched people fall into each other's arms, sobbing. I didn't want to get too close. My distress seem artificial, compared to their authentic grief. I didn't want to get in the way.
It wasn't until five years later that Vietnam got undeniably real. The bullets that had taken Big June's life were now threatening my older brother. Sometimes I found myself imagining my brother's funeral, which in my mind was always an unthinkable imitation of Big June's. I couldn't bear the possibility that the nightmare might become real. I quickly put the thought out of my mind.
For me, that's what war had become -- a monster that haunted you, getting closer by degrees.
I wonder if any American child in 1863 had that luxury.
In the days leading up to that year's Independence Day, war dominated the headlines. In New York City, there was the growing resentment of the mobs, who raged at the perceived unfairness of the draft and of a war they thought might free black people to come north and compete for their jobs. In Mississippi, Ulysses Grant's army lay siege to Vicksburg, bottling up the city until the Confederate garrison, on the edge of starvation, finally surrendered.
And in Pennsylvania, Robert E. Lee's seemingly invincible army brought the offensive to the North.
One hundred fifty years later, we all know about Gettysburg. For the first three days of July, the two forces -- Union and Confederate -- stared each other down across the fields of southern Pennsylvania. The fighting raged fierce and hard, up and down the famous hills outside Gettysburg and spilling over into the town, proceeding house to house and street to street.
When it was over, the whole area had turned into a macabre open morgue of human bodies and stiff-legged dead horses that stank to high heaven.
Think about it. Today, Gettysburg is the seat of Adams County. It has three institutions of higher learning and a thriving tourist trade, established almost entirely on that battle in 1863, whose death toll, Union and Confederate combined, outnumbered the town's current population of 7,620.
If it seems impossible to take this all in, that's probably natural. Maybe it's too much for our 21st-century minds to envision the disaster that struck this aggrieved little town. The closest we can come might be the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when one day's bloodletting took nearly 3,000 human lives. And even that pales in comparison to four years of killing.
The Civil War killed at least 620,000 human beings. That means 620,000 husbands, fathers, brothers and sons failed to come home from war. Compared to today's national population, that would be like a death toll of more than 6 million.
Here's what we celebrated this week in America. Here's what we remembered. We celebrated an ideal of freedom, scarred by the birth defect of racism and slavery. We remembered a battle and a war that was meant to complete the ideal. We celebrated a promise. We remembered a price.
I only knew Big June a little. The Americans of 1863 knew him all too well.
Clayton Hardiman is a Chronicle columnist. Email: email@example.com


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Some of Jersey City and Hoboken's best eateries and bars make Hudson County a great place to "staycation," according to a new report.
The Village Voice encourages New Yorkers to take a trip across the Hudson this weekend to enjoy some of JC and the Mile Square City's best attractions. The list runs the gamut, from bakeries and hot dog stands to fine dining and dive bars.
Here are some of the highlighted places and what the Voice says they have to offer:
- Boulevard Drinks: "Classc griddled dogs and liquid orange goodness."
- Kwality Ice Cream: "Aromatic saffron and cardamom kulfi."
- Van Vorst Farmers Market: Various eats, like Tony Boloney's "Jersey tomato and fresh mutz."
- Cocoa Bakery: "Chocolate whoopie pies, and an array of crumb-rolled cake truffles."
- Thirty Acres: "Steak tartare club and spiked cold-brew coffee."
- Third & Vine: "Stiff gins, truffled egg toast, and black market cheeses."
- Lucky 7 Tavern: "PBRs and more than 40 whiskeys."
- Barcade: A game of "Donkey Kong" and a "pint of Victory Golden Monkey."
- W Hoboken: The riverfront boardwalk and views of the Manhattan skyline
- Bliss Spa: "Brownies and lemon water."
- La Isla: "Crunchy-creamy strawberry cinnamon French toast."
- Fiore's Deli: "Hot roast beef sandwich."
- Dozzino: "Wood-fired fior di latte and soppressata pies."
- Pilsener Haus and Biergarten and Kolo Klub: Beer and cocktails, of course.
- Pier 13: Food truck fare, including treats from The Cow and the Curd and Dark Side of the Moo.
Where else would you send hungry visitors? Tell us in the comments below!


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The newest public school in St. John the Baptist Parish opened Thursday to the public, giving officials and parents of probable students a look at the $10.6 million structure.
The early reviews were positive.
"It's gorgeous, " parent Jennifer Frizzell said.
Emily C. Watkins Elementary School in LaPlace will open in August for kindergarten through fifth grade, then add a grade each year until it includes eighth grade.
Watkins, which is aimed at easing crowding at other schools, has 27 classrooms, a central library with soaring ceilings and lots of storage space. It was designed by architect Alton Darby to be energy efficient and technology ready.
The school was built by Aegis Construction Inc. on the site of a farm, Elvina Plantation, and designers preserved some of the large trees at the front of the school.
"It's very nice, " parent Michael Jenkins Sr. said Thursday.
Jenkins said he was especially pleased by the classrooms. His son, who is in special education, will be in a room that has a restroom, Jenkins said. Older schools don't have the same facilities, he said.
Watkins originally was planned to open in 2008, but construction was delayed primarily by a prohibition against digging because of high water levels in the Mississippi River last year. The high water prompted the Army Corps of Engineers to prohibit construction within 1,500 feet of the river levee.
The opening of the new school also required redrawing school attendance district boundaries, a process complicated by the need for approval from the Justice Department and plaintiffs in a long-standing desegregation suit against the district. That process was finished in December, but school officials opted to postpone the opening until this fall.
Students at Watkins will be drawn from the LaPlace, Lake Pontchartrain and East St. John school boundaries.
"The things we thought about almost two years ago . . . it's actually happening, " Principal Antoinette Robinet said at a recent board meeting at which she described her plans for the school and the work that has gone into preparing for it to open.
The staff assembled for the school is united and committed, Robinet said.
"They're enthusiastic and extremely ready to get into the classrooms and do the necessary job, " she said.
The school was named for Emily C. Watkins, a 50-year educator in St. John who was known by the nickname "Queen Bee" because of her strong belief in family.
She was born Dec. 7, 1913, and died in 2003. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans, Southern University in Baton Rouge and Xavier University. Her son, Charles "CJ" Watkins, who died in 2008, was a St. John School Board member for 27 years.
"It will be a first-class school, " School Board President Gerald Keller promised at a dedication ceremony Thursday. "We got the best principal we could find" and top-notch teachers, he said. "We will spare no expense to make it a first-rate school."
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2/2016 ISC paper on BGAS efficient versioning accepted!
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8/2015 GVR papers presented at Cluster, Europar Resilience (2) GVR SW is available!
5/2015 IEEE Cluster paper accepted! 3/2015 FTXS, ICCS, IJHPCA, CCGrid papers accepted! 11/15/2014 GVR Scales to 16,384-way parallelism!
10/3/2014 GVR 1.0.0 Released! GVR available as open source software. Please download now and try it!
Global View Resilience (GVR) is a new approach that exploits a global view data model (global naming of data, consistency, and distributed layout), adding reliability to globally visible distributed arrays. Key novel features in GVR include:
With a global versioned array as a portable abstraction, GVR enables application programmers to manage reliability (and its overhead) in a flexible, portable fashion, tapping their deep scientific and application code insights. We will research algorithms and a runtime that map and adapt the application/system's reliability deployment based on application-specified reliability priorities. The unified error handling framework enables applications error detection (checking) and recovery routines that handle diverse classes of errors with a single application recovery. This architecture enables applications and systems to work in concert, exploiting semantics (algorithmic or even scientific domain) and key capabilities (e.g., fast error detection in hardware) to dramatically increase the range of errors that can be detected and corrected.
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We gratefully acknowledge support for the GVR project from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science / ASCR under awards DE-SC0008603/57K68-00-145.
The LSSG is part of the Systems Group in the University of Chicago's Department of Computer Science, and also affiliated with Chicago's Computation Institute, and Argonne National Laboratory's Mathematics and Computer Science Division.
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First, check your driver settings and make sure the media type setting matches your paper type and that the appropriate print quality (resolution) is selected for your document. If the settings are correct, make sure your paper is loaded with the printable side facing the correct way. In the tray or front manual feed slot, load paper face-down. In the rear manual feed slot, load paper face-up.
If you still see banding, print a nozzle check pattern from the Utility menu in the driver. Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If there are any gaps in the nozzle pattern, run a cleaning/nozzle pattern cycle. You may need to run up to 7 cleaning/nozzle pattern cycles to completely clean the print head. If the nozzle pattern prints correctly, run the print head alignment utility using Epson coated paper and check it for misalgnment with a loupe or magnifying glass.


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The latest education news from Beaverton and beyond.
Take the survey: The Beaverton School District Music Task Force wants to know what you think of music programs in the schools and put together a survey to learn more. The task force, a collection of community members, teachers and district staff, is taking a close look at music in the district to finds ways to improve what is lacking.
PSU low pay: Portland State University faculty members are paid the lowest average salaries of any of the 10 most similar U.S. universities, as determined by the Oregon university system's research office. The university's full-time faculty members will vote next week whether to authorize a strike over pay and working conditions.
Sunset student wins: Miss Washington County Outstanding Teen 2014: Kennedy Ho, 16, Sunset High School.
Second language makes you smarter: Mounting evidence suggests that learning a second language can be the key to a student's success, supporting everything form increased cognitive function to higher rates of success in school and in the careers that come afterward. It's no wonder that parents and schools across the globe are pushing for increased language education. Huffington Post
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David Ray Griffin, Editor A groundbreaking work, "Deep Religious Pluralism" is based on the conviction that the philosophy articulated by Alfred North Whitehead encourages not only religious diversity but deep religious pluralism. In Part I, David Ray Griffin explains how the Whitehead-based religious pluralism of John Cobb avoids the problems in John Hick's type of pluralism, which have led many thinkers, such as Mark Heim, to reject pluralism as such. Griffin shows that Cobb has achieved precisely the ideal articulated in Heim's own Salvations ---a position that can see truth in the various traditions without neglecting their differences.
In Part II, Steve Odin and John Shunji Yokota extend Cobb's Buddhist-Christian dialogue.
In Part III, Sandra Lubarsky, Jeffery Long, Mustafa Ruzgar, Christopher Ives, Michael Lodahl, Chung-ying Cheng, and Wang Shik Jang employ Whiteheadian philosophy to develop, respectively, Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, Buddhist, Evangelical Christian, Daoist-Confucian, and Asian Christian versions of deep religious pluralism. In Part IV, John Cobb explains the main Whiteheadian assumptions on which his form of religious pluralism has been based.
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After 39 days of coping with intense heat, torrential downpours and little food in a jungle in Nicaragua, the contestant who defied the odds by outwitting, outplaying and outlasting everyone else on the 21st season of "Survivor" was . . . Jud "Fabio" Birza, the California model and musician who sometimes acted like a goofball but was a tough physical player.
Fabio, 21, was actually smarter than he seemed, and his laid-back personality resulted in quick friendships and helped carry him far in the game. But when his alliance members kept getting picked off later in the game and Fabio was being targeted for elimination, the only way he could have a shot at making it to the Final 3 was by winning immunity challenges.
The St. Louis native with the long blond hair had to win the final three immunity challenges to stay alive, and – miraculously – that's what he did. And now he's a million dollars richer.
The final choice for the million-dollar prize came down to Fabio, North Carolina musician Chase Rice and New York real estate broker Sash Lenahan – the first all-male Final 3 in Survivor history – after Dan Lembo and Holly Hoffman got voted out at separate tribal councils.
Dan was booted in the Final 5, and Holly was booted in the Final 4.
Here's my recap of last night's season finale:
The two-hour show started out on Day 37, with Fabio extremely worried he would be the next person voted out because of his physical strength and his failure to hook up with the majority alliance.
Fabio and Dan both felt Holly was the biggest threat and she should be voted out next. But Sash and Chase confirmed that Fabio was next in line to be booted. So the first immunity challenge was a must-win for Fabio.
The first immunity challenge of the night involved a series of trivia questions that yielded puzzle pieces. Sash had a huge lead, but somehow Fabio managed to put his puzzle together faster and won immunity – for the second straight time – guaranteeing him a spot in the Final 4.
It seemed clear that the tight three-way alliance among Chase, Sash and Holly would remain tight and they would target Dan for elimination. (My opinion: Dumb move, because Dan is far less of a threat to win the million-dollar prize than Holly. Not only is he a wealthy man, but he is physically weak and seems to be lazy around camp. This was a wasted opportunity to get rid of Holly before she goes any further.)
Dan admitted his strategy all along has been telling people he is wealthy and would never be awarded a million bucks. So he would be worth taking to the final round.
The votes: Dan, Dan, Chase (a surprise vote), Dan. So Dan heads out to the jury, and the Final 4 is finalized: Chase, Fabio, Holly and Sash.
Turns out the vote against Chase was cast by Dan, who wanted to show how much he dislikes the North Carolina country singer and former college football player. Dan also lashed out against Holly and Sash during his final confessional.
"Holly, you're a crook," Dan said in a angry tone. "You stole my shoes (during an early episode). They ought to cut your damn hands off."
For Sash, Dan had these words: "You're just like a whining little girl, and you're a liar." (interestingly, Fabio voted against Dan, his longtime ally, so the vote was 4-1)
Continuing a Survivor tradition, the Final 4 took a stroll down memory lane on Day 38, grabbing the torches of all the ousted castaways and tossing shields with their names into a ceremonial bonfire.
Prior to the walk, Sash said privately that if Fabio doesn't win the final immunity challenge, "he'll be going home, because he's the biggest threat to my end game." Holly later said the same thing.
So, once again, the pressure is on Fabio to win the final immunity challenge. It's really do or die.
The very last immunity challenge was, as expected, a very tough one. The Final 4 castaways had to use one hand to balance a sword on a shield and the other hand to stack coins on top of the sword's handle. Once the coins fall to the ground, the player is out of the game.
The first player out was Holly, followed by Chase. The last two standing were Sash and Fabio, and the winner was…. Fabio again! His third straight immunity victory and a guaranteed spot in the Final 3. Amazing!
The votes: Sash, Holly, Holly, Holly. So the likeable mom from South Dakota became the final member of the nine-person jury.
Holly actually defied the odds by making it to the Final 4. She came close to quitting the game just five days in. But she was talked out of leaving by one of her tribemates, former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson.
Marty asked the dumbest question of the night. He wanted to know which castaway deserves the "Dumber than a Bag of Hammers Award." Only problem is, the answer couldn't be him. That's too bad. Marty is the guy who was a great strategist, but he made a real stupid move by giving his hidden immunity idol to Sash.
Answer of the night, from Chase: "I think this is kind of a B.S. question, because it can't be you. . . I don't think anyone else is (dumber than a bag of hammers) except for you."
Also worth noting:
• Jane had some harsh words for Sash, calling him "a New York City rat."
• Dan also attacked Sash, calling him a liar, a phony and spineless. Dan then called Chase the most paranoid player in the game and criticized him for backstabbing people in his alliance.
• Chase made a smart move to draw sympathy votes by reminding the jury that he recently lost his father to skin cancer, and promising he would donate $100,000 to help fight cancer if he won $1 million.
• Later on, Fabio got emotional when NaOnka asked him if the visit by his mother was the gasoline that fueled his big underdog victory.
• The votes that were shown prior to the big announcement: Marty voted for Fabio, Alina voted for Chase, Dan voted for Fabio, and Brenda voted for Chase.
• The votes that were real aloud by Jeff Probst during the live show in Hollywood: Fabio, Chase, Fabio, Chase, Chase, Chase, Fabio, Fabio, and – the deciding vote – Fabio.
• Fabio is the youngest winner in Survivor history.
The biggest revelation during the one-hour cast reunion last night came from Jeff Probst, when he announced some significant rule changes for Survivor's next season, which gets under way Feb. 16.
Castaways who are voted off at tribal council will not be going home. Instead, they'll be sent to a secluded location called "Redemption Island," where they will remain alone until the next person is voted out. That person will also be sent to Redemption Island and will challenge the previous person to a one-on-one duel.
The loser of the duel will go home, and the winner will stay on Redemption Island to await the next booted castaway. Another duel will take place. Eventually, someone who wins enough duels will be allowed back in the game and could get a shot to win the title of sole survivor.
Another rule change: If a player quits the game, for reasons other than serious medical ailments, the Survivor producers have the right to disqualify the player from serving on the jury. (That's a great rule change.)
• Chase brought out his acoustic guitar and serenaded the cast members and studio audience with a sampling of his country music. (pretty corny stuff, especially watching his fellow tribemates, and Jeff Probst, clapping along in unison)
• By an overwhelming margin, Survivor fans selected Jane Bright as the "Player of the Season." She won $100,000, which is twice as much as her annual salary as a dog trainer. Probst said she received the highest vote total ever and had the largest margin of victory ever since this prize has been awarded. (He didn't name the contestants who came in second or third.)
• Former Survivor Boston Rob Mariano, who is rumored to be returning to the show next season as a team captain (no confirmation yet from anyone at CBS), revealed his wife, former Survivor winner Amber Brkich, recently had her second child – under rough circumstances. The couple arrived at the hospital too far along for Amber to get an epidural, or even an IV.
• Fabio said he wants to use some of his prize money to "have a lot of fun" and to start a music production company. He also said one of his great grandfathers invented the color wheel, and his other great grandfather invented the folding card table for Samsonite. (Can we believe him?)
• Jimmy Johnson said Survivor was "the most difficult thing I've ever gone through." He also credited Survivor with helping to save his life – sort of. When he was going through a physical while auditioning for the show a few years ago, a Survivor doctor informed him that he had two blocked arteries. He had those taken care of, changed his diet, lost 30 pounds and lowered his cholesterol.
Len Melisurgo is a news editor at The Star-Ledger and a self-professed reality TV addict. He spent many sleepless nights blogging about Season 9 of "American Idol" earlier this year, and he did the same as he followed Season 5 of "America's Got Talent" during the summer.
• DEC. 18: Season finale poll, predictions and photos
• DEC. 16: Lots of tears, a big elimination, and a 4G phone
• DEC. 9: A classic blind-side heading into the Final 6
• DEC. 2: Dummies, heroes and quitters
• NOV. 18: A raging camp fire and a daring power move


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Hello Simonpieman,
Thanks for getting in touch on the Sky Forum.
Sorry to see that are having problems with your On Demand wireless connector. I know it's frustrating when you purchase a product and it doesn't work. I am here to help see what we can do. I can talk you through all of our On Demand troubleshooting steps, if this does not work you will need to speak with BT. As you have been advised before this is a known issue, we can exhaust all troubleshooting steps and if this does not work you have to contact your current provider.
Can you tell me what wireless connector you have? It will either have a power and Ethernet cable or it will have just a USB cable.
on 08-03-2014 03:43 PM
it is the standard wifi connector you send out, it has a power cable and an ethernet cable connecting it to the sky box.
I have been through all the processes with sky help, online.
I have done a planner rebuild
I have done a full reset - router, skybox and connector
The most i can get is connection of the connector to the router, but no on-demand. - always Fail.
BT have already stated they will not be involved in this, its a SKY issue, given that everything else connects to the router, even the connector links with the router- just on demand FAIL.
The system does not work.
Additionally, the sky box often freezes - not always- and becomes unresponsive when the connector is on leading to a full reset needed.
I will be returning this product for a refund if this cannot be resolved within the next 14 days.
on 08-03-2014 06:45 PM
Hi Simonpieman,
I'm sorry for the any inconvenience may have caused. May I ask what is your Sky box version number, you can check that by following the below steps:
on 08-03-2014 07:51 PM
Have you tried logging into your homehub and setting the Multiplexing method to LLC BASED ?
You could also follow the information at the bottom of this page.
on 09-03-2014 11:07 PM
Just wanted to say, the exact same series of events is happening with my on demand.
Everything from, connecting to the router, sky box freezing and FAIL in the on demand connection box. Its more than frustrating because it used to work fine.
Just thought I'd let you know that you are not alone.
Ps...ive a bt home hub that connects to everything else without a hitch.
on 10-03-2014 09:05 AM
My on demand is excuriatingly slow I have tried everything now, Bt syas it is a sky problem sky say it is BT , EVERYTHING ELSE is super fast at home I have update sky, changed chanel done something with the BT adviser still slow speeds from sky downlaod ondemand. on other forums on the webthis really is a major problem, one person suggested that sky does not release a good enough bandwidth, and it is not sufficeient for the amount of people using ondemand download and not matter how fast your internet is it will not get better until sky does something about it! food for thought Sky?
on 10-03-2014 02:52 PM
on 10-03-2014 02:56 PM
You can ignore LLC for a BT HH 😊
on 10-03-2014 02:57 PM
on 10-03-2014 07:02 PM
HI Simonpieman,
Thanks for your post.
Can I ask what troubleshooting steps you have tried to date?
Kind regards,
on 10-03-2014 10:33 PM
Can i respectfully request you read the original posting?
I have tried all the steps you would go through - I spent over 90 mins online with sky help, trying to sort out the problem with out resolution.
I have done planner rebuilds, reconnections, full system reboots, altered the wifi channel on the router and nothing-
I believe - as the online sky employee told me- that BT Homehub has a known conflict which you appear unable to resolve, he said there is a briefing detailing this.
BT will not involve themselves here as it is not a BT issue. All other wifi items in the house (phones/ipads/laptops/kindles etc all connect easily). The only thing that doesn't is the sky wifi connector!!!
Any useful help is appreciated.


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Arod - DH
Chavez - 3B
Ibanez is sitting, so Girardi didn't have the cajones to take out Swisher, despite the fact that Swish is 0-6 with 5 K's against Gonzalez. So much for Joe's folder full of stats.
Chavez at 3B means that if Girardi takes Chavez out in the later innings, Nix will follow. Otherwise if he uses Arod he loses the DH. I don't like it. I don't like the idea of setting up a lineup to potentially lose the DH.
Swish doesn't protect Cano as well as Tex' presence would. Tex is hot. 'Swish' is going to do exactly that while facing Gonzalez, so we have a potential hole at the #5 slot.
Guys, I am not a fan of this lineup. Joe Girardi does it again. I've said over & over, he has two shortcomings- his lineups and his in-game management.
---- also, my condolences to the family of Alex Karras. He did football, TV, but I loved his roles in Blazing Saddles, one of the funniest movies ever, and Victor/Victoria. Here's his great line from Blazing Saddles. I have no idea how he got it out without laughing.


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Thank, I try to pick up a few pointers on each video lesson.
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Aloha, FM Elliott! Welcome back and thank you for the series you have started. I'm not saying this to be nice, but I have learned a lot from this video, and, I know that I will learn a lot from your coming videos. What I especially like about this video (and I know will like about those to follow) is that they introduce to me what I have missed learning so far and reinforce what I have learned in the past. Great teaching: to introduce and reinforce valuable material. Mahalo!
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cant only see comments on all videos on this website, what is wrong!
I've been a premium member for about a year now, and this is by far the most instructive (yet accessible) video I've ever seen. Please keep posting more!
For me the audio is very low. I can hardly hear the instruction. Other than that its a great job of breaking down all the plans and way of thinking. Very good!
Thank you very much for the video, I learned a lot. I look forward to the next video!
@Forss: Not the best player myself, but it seems to me the problem is that you're destroying your own pawn structure with that move. And not just the h6 pawn; the natural following moves are going to either compel additional pawn-move responses by Black or blow the center open in a way for which Black is not prepared. What you want to ask yourself when making an ...h6-type move are questions like:
Hi guys I'm really new to chess so please bare with me on my question ;)
Why do don't black threathen the G5 bishop (white) with his H7 pawn when the bishop travels to pin the knight in front of his queen?
That is my standard play in a situation such as that so if someone could tell me if this is a bad idea, and why, I would greatly appreciate it.
I love situation where there are multiple logical plans. As soon as I saw 6....Bd6, I immediately saw 7. c5! I am familiar with those structures in the Panov and knew I was getting an improved version. But your explanation of 7. Bg5 was compelling as well. Nice video.
Too short, part 1 should be at least 25 minutes for a long game
i can only see the comments, thier is no video, it was fine a few days ago
One thing that should be mentioned with regard to trading pieces in a material up game and that is, make sure the trades you offer are forced and all of Elliot's trades are definitely forced as he explained. If you move pieces to offer a trade, many times the trades are not forced and because of that, your opponent can simply improve their position while you have weakened yours to offer the trade. It's the easiest way to lose a material up game. If you can't find forced trades, you should make your extra material count by improving all your pieces until your opponent begs you for the trade. Elliot does this brilliantly in the game. His opponent must make the trades or be punished severely.
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After a long hiatus, FM Elliott Liu is back, this time with a game from his childhood that instructs in all facets of the game. The location (Budapest) may be exotic, but the ideas are pragmatic - trading when you are ahead, doubling on the open file, carefully calculating variations. Still, the adage of "the hardest game to win is a won game" applies, and his opponent keeps enough chances to force him into a multi-part series. Here he gets us up to the endgame.
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February 8, 2013
The Sun Will Fry the Earth - 'Sorry!'
Nana Karikari-apau, CNN Light Years
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Jason Kalirai is the deputy project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be NASA's next big mission in astrophysics. He works at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
Last month, Kalirai, 34, won the American Astronomical Society's Newton Lacy Pierce Prize for his achievements in observational astronomy. CNN Light Years recently spoke with him about his work. Below is an edited transcript.
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BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI — Police in Buena Vista Township have released the name of an employee who was crushed to death while loading rods at a steel plant.
Andrew Beckman, 31, of Saginaw was employed for about two years at Peerless Steel, 2820 Nodular in Buena Vista Township.
Beckman was loading 12-foot steel rods onto a flat-bed trailer sometime after 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 3, when the 3,100 pound load appeared to shift, officials said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating and had not come to a conclusion yet, Acting Chief of Police Sean Waterman said.
"It struck him," Waterman said. "When he fell, he struck shelving containers that contained other steel. This caused serious head trauma to him."
Waterman said no one was around to witness the incident, and that as much as five minutes may have passed between the incident and Beckman being found by a coworker.
"It's a tragic accident," Waterman said.
Grief counselors were brought in for employees on Tuesday, Waterman said.


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In her latest installation, Susan Stockwell has transformed recycled computer parts to depict a map of the world. The installation, entitled "World," creates provocative imagery that can be interpreted in different ways. Perhaps it suggests that the modern world we live in is consumed with electronics – emotionally and physically. People are glued to their glowing screens while piles of e-waste are accumulating in landfills across the globe.
Stockwell's work takes many forms from small elaborate studies to large scale installations, sculpture, drawings and collage. Her installations address issues like ecology, geo-politics, mapping, and global commerce. The materials she uses are from everyday, disposable products that pervade our lives.
Maybe Stockwell's piece is a preview of what the world might look like if we don't start handling our electronic waste problem properly. Recycling programs for electronics are great, but as the motto "reduce, reuse, recycle" states, recycling is not the best option – especially when new products are being pumped out at such a rapid rate.
How can we reduce the amount of e-waste produced? Less frequent product upgrades are one route, but unlikely to happen with technology advancing so quickly. With the ephemeral nature of consumer electronics, product designers and manufacturers should consider changing their material to match their short life cycles.
What do you think "World" means? Sound off in the comments section below!
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A note to our readers: In the Margins is an opinion feature in which the Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board injects commentary into a previously published story.We remove the reporter's byline because the opinions expressed are not those of the original writer of the news story.
Original story published Feb. 21 at MLive.com/kalamazoo.
KALAMAZOO — Kalamazoo County is taking the first steps toward a possible countywide public safety model, with a financial push from the business community.
Southwest Michigan First will pay for a study of need for police and fire protection in the county over the next two to three decades, County Administrator Peter Battani will tell the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners at its committee meeting Tuesday.
"We all believe the initial action will show that unless we take deliberate action, we will not be able to address long-term community needs," a memo from Battani to commissioners says.
KG: Like everyone else, law enforcement has been struggling with how to do more with less during this current economic downturn. Perhaps now is the time not to simply do more with less but to radically address the issue and to promote real change in the way we do things. We are curious to see what the study will show and if it identifies ways to combine efforts while still maintaining necessary protection and services to the public in a cost-effective way.
Commissioners are not required to take action for the privately funded study to go forward.
The study comes at a time when municipalities across the county are seeing revenues decline and expenses rise. As demand for public safety services is increasing, budget constraints have prompted some townships to reduce the number of deputies they have on road patrol under contracts with the sheriff's office.
KG: In the report "The Impact of the Economic Downturn on American Police Agencies," released in October by the U.S. Department of Justice, it states that law enforcement has faced declining revenues for four years, and because city budgets tend to lag behind national trends, it could be 18 months to several years before we see funding stabilize.
The report notes several trends as a result of these declining revenues: About 22 percent of cities have made cuts to public safety, and these cuts were likely to affect safety and quality-of-life issues such as crime prevention and service-response times. Departments across the country say staffing reductions have led to changes in the way officers respond to certain crimes. In Kalamazoo County, townships that pay for extra sheriff's protection are struggling to fund the level of service that they have historically.
If the current trends continue, the county will be in trouble when it comes to public safety over the long haul, Battani said Monday. "That will not sustain us 20 years from now under the current model, in my view," he said.
A consolidated public safety model, which could include fire and police, may save money for municipalities and provide better service for the quarter-million people living in the county, according to Battani.
There could be multiple options for what countywide public safety would eventually look like, he said, but the first step is evaluating the need. "We need to get a clear picture before landing on potential options," the county administrator said.
KG: We agree with Battani that now is a time to look at options. We hope the study presents not one but several alternatives for the community to consider. It is essential that from the beginning this be a collaborative and inclusive study, that involves all of the potential partners and municipalities. They should be asked to provide their thoughts on the pros and cons of consolidation, how they might work together and the specific needs of the communities.
The next steps include hiring a consultant for "an initial in-depth analysis" to look at the needs of the community over the next 20 to 30 years "and match that against projected levels of expenditure and revenue," according to Battani's memo to commissioners.
"Our involvement is to support the utilization of data and best practices to develop public policy that ensures we have the most robust future possible throughout the region," Ron Kitchens, chief executive officer of Southwest Michigan First, the economic development agency for the area, wrote in an email.
A public meeting is planned in May to include all local units of government in the county. The results of the study will be presented and there will be recommendations for further action and a plan that "would be comprehensive and will require engagement with all units of government and the general public," Battani's memo says.
Battani is working with the city managers of Portage and Kalamazoo to see how the county's largest municipalities can work together. Fire and police protection are the largest parts of the budgets for both the county and those two cities.
KG: One possibility, hinted at earlier in the story, is consolidation of some departments. But there are other avenues we could see, such as local police agencies working together to improve service. There could also shared efforts on record keeping, integrated communications, and contracting with each other for specific tasks. Already the county's SWAT team is operated by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety and we hold out legitimate hope that long-running discussions about a consolidated central dispatch center will ultimately bear fruit.
There are numerous law enforcement agencies in Kalamazoo County, including police departments for Kalamazoo Township, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Parchment, Galesburg, Richland, Augusta and Schoolcraft, among other police and fire departments.
KG: Whatever solutions are proposed, we would advocate that any proposal acknowledge the importance of community policing. We can think of few services where a local touch is more important than in law enforcement, especially in terms of social infrastructure and in the prevention of crisis situations. As we pursue economy-of-scale measures, it is key to acknowledge that much of our successful policing comes from the personal relationships officers build with the communities they serve.
Portage City Manager Maurice Evans said he endorses the study because it will give the county and cities more options moving forward. He said Portage, like other governments, may face long-term budget problems if part of the the personal property tax is eliminated, as is called for in Gov. Rick Snyder's 2013 budget.
In Portage, that's about 18 percent of the tax base, or between $3 and $4 million.
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller said the study could lead to a model of law enforcement and fire protection not seen elsewhere in the United States.
He said there are already examples of collaboration in the Kalamazoo County, including the countywide SWAT team operated by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. There has also been the push for a central dispatch for the entire county, which is still being discussed.
While no deal has been reached on central dispatch, Fuller said things are changing for the county so quickly that "we might see more agreement in a shorter time than we have before."
KG: With continued economic challenges looming in the foreseeable future, we agree that now is a good time to have these discussions. We are grateful to the county and Southwest Michigan First for their leadership in pursuing this study. We recognize that this is an extremely complicated issue but now is the time for thoughtful and inclusive deliberation on how to continue and improve these essential services in innovative and efficient ways.
County Commissioner Brandt Iden, R-Oshtemo Township, said it is important to have the business community on board, including the willingness to pay for the study. "It's very helpful that county government doesn't have to fund it.
"Assistance is key," he added. "The county has to take the leadership role."


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SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama -- It may not be the drive-in, but the next best thing for watching movies outdoors is one of the free events happening throughout the summer in various Shelby County communities.
Here are some of the cities showing movies outdoors on Friday or Saturday nights:
Wilton: Anyone can come to Wilton Park at 260 Church St. for movies on Friday nights in July starting on July 11. The movies will usually begin around 8 p.m.
Visitors should bring lawn chairs and blankets. There will be some concessions available for purchase, but spectators can bring their own snacks.
The movie schedule includes "Frozen" on July 11, "The Lego Movie" on July 18 and "Transformers" on July 25.
Montevallo: Orr Park is the venue for Montevallo's Movies in the Park happening on some Saturday nights this summer.
The movies usually begin between 7:45 and 8 p.m. Visitors are allowed to bring snacks, and they should bring blankets and chairs.
Upcoming movies include "Transformers" on July 12, "Planes" on July 26 and "Saving Mr. Banks" on Aug. 9. The City of Montevallo and the Montevallo Parks and Recreation Board are providing the movie event.
Helena: The Helena Business Association is sponsoring Sundown Cinemas that happens every Friday night through Aug. 8 with a movie in the Old Town Helena Amphitheater. There will not be a movie on the Fourth of July.
The concession stand opens at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 8 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
Upcoming movies include "Free Birds" on July 11, "The Lego Movie" on July 18, "Man of Steel" on July 25, "The Nut Job" on Aug. 1 and "Gravity" on Aug. 8.
Visitors can bring chairs, blankets and pets. But they cannot bring coolers, outside food or beverages and no alcohol is allowed.
Alabaster: Friday night movies are happening at Alabaster's Veterans Park located at 7305 Highway 119 through Aug. 15. There will not be a movie on the Fourth of July.
The movies are free and usually begin around 8 p.m. Visitors are allowed to bring snacks and drinks. They should also bring blankets and chairs.
The schedule includes "Monsters University" on July 11, "The Lego Movie" on July 25, "Despicable Me 2" on Aug. 8 and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" on Aug. 15. July 18 is not included on the movie schedule.
Do you know of other free outdoor events showing movies in Shelby County? Let us know in the comments section below.


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The U of O regional indexes show only the Eugene-Springfield economy is expanding faster than normal. Salem, Central Oregon and Rogue Valley economies are growing at a slower than average rate.
Portland's economic expansion has slowed over the past three months according to the gauge, which tracks housing, employment and travel data.
U of O economist Tim Duy said the metro area's job losses likely won't be as severe after labor officials revise the data. Recently, the monthly numbers have been subject to steep corrections.


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By Walter Andrew
Who doesn't want prosperity (op-ed, "America wants prosperity," Sept. 20)? Unfortunately, the blueprint presented by Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and Richard Trumka, national president of the AFL-CIO, is simply a repeat of the path that led us to the current morass. I'm not blind to the fact that over the last few decades the rich have gotten richer and those in the middle class have suffered, but this will not be remedied by spending more on government bureaucrats. In fact, a lot of it was caused and abetted by government.
They are right that we need to restore U.S. manufacturing, but for that to work, U.S. manufacturers must compete in a world economy. That means potentially lower wages, more automation and more manufacturing efficiency. The days when unions can simply bargain for more and more each year are gone, except in government.
Today, government workers are compensated at higher rates than most of their private-sector counterparts. Why is that? One reason is that when union workers take too much from private companies, those companies disappear. But that doesn't happen with government. Government simply takes more money from those left in America who are actually producing things.
This can't be fixed by protectionist trade policies. That was tried before with the Smoot-Hawley tariff. In the world economy we have today, we have to compete with labor that is willing and able to work for much less than we earn here. And we need to trade with other countries, because resources we need often are available only from foreign sources.
The only way for us to survive is to be more efficient than our foreign competitors. That often means automation and less need for unskilled or semi-skilled labor. More government won't fix that, and neither will attempts by the unions to resurrect practices and expectations of the past.
Politicians have already promised far more than can ever be delivered. The $16 trillion national debt doesn't even count any of these unfunded promises. It seems what Messrs. Wowkanech and Trumka propose is to elect more politicians who will make more promises that can't be kept. How does this benefit anyone?
For those who want something for nothing, they're too late. All the something was already squandered or given away. If we elect or re-elect politicians who promise more, rest assured we will ultimately end up with less than nothing. I suggest we do otherwise.
Walter Andrew, MBA, is a professional engineer and a longtime student of economics.