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"Our young people have been victims of violence, some of them forced to be perpetrators of violence – forced to be child soldiers. Recovery takes a long time."
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The Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile is a non-residential therapeutic community focused on the needs of young people who have experienced human rights abuses during their childhood and adolescence. Our young community members are likely to have experienced a series of overwhelming experiences in their home countries, on their journeys into exile and in the UK where many find making sense of a new society and culture to be very difficult. Those we work with have experienced humiliation, perverse violence, trafficking and violation during their developmental years. Many will have been forced by adults to witness violent acts, to be victims of violence and some to perpetrate acts of brutality. Most will have lost parents and extended family through separation during organized violence and many will have been forced to witness the murder of parents and community members.
Such profoundly disturbing losses - of family, youth, home, emotional stability, culture and familiar social rules and ways of life - create long-lasting trauma.
The Baobab Centre works with these young people to provide a long-term, specialised service, which is holistic and integrated. It offers a variety of therapeutic and practical support and advocacy at various levels. Young people can participate in individual and group psychotherapy, various arts and sports based group activities (storytelling, art, dance, music and writing workshops, a football club), holiday activities and therapeutic retreats. We hold regular community meetings where young people from communities broken by violence have the opportunity to build confidence, find their own voice and share their opinions. They are also able to experience conflicting views in a safe and open setting where there is no risk of violence. With help, shattered lives can be rebuilt and hope can be restored.


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Thank you CattyB ... we were following the High Park Fire news until recently, when this thing took center stage. It's downright eerie outside right now -- the gray haze is like something out of The Road. I took a fruit and veggie tray to the local newspaper (where my mom works) for the afternoon press briefing ... but this is unbelievable.
I used to hike in Waldo Canyon with my dog ... weird to think about how everything up there is gone.

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Kansas Lawmaker Fears Assassination From Gays Seeking "Superior Rights"
State Rep. Jan Pauls might have sponsored Kansas' ban on same-sex marriage, but its her own life and liberty she fears for. "I have friends who have told me they worry that I'll be another Gabby Giffords, literally," the conservative Democrat told the Kansas City Star.
A 21-year veteran of the Kansas statehouse, Pauls has been involved in campaigns to block job discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, to ban gay marriage and civil unions, and to keep sodomy laws on the books even after the Supreme Court ruled they were unconstitutional.
But to hear her tell it, Pauls, 59, is a shrinking violet beset by mean old gay ogres.
Her opponents, she says, have been calling people up, asking that lawn signs be removed. Fliers sent to voters used a photo-shopped trick that showed her seated and smiling next to Gov. Sam Brownback, as if the two were BFFs.
"The fliers against me were nasty." Her supporters feel it, too. "People have been scared to speak out because of what the gay community is doing."
Wow, it's like Jim Crow all over again.
Perhaps Pauls is feeling anxious because, thanks to recent remapping of district lines, she's faced a tough election cycle for the first time in her career. Her strategy over the decades has been essentially to be the bluest Democrat in the state.
But as a new generation with more progressive values emerges, he strategy isn't working anymore: In the November election, Pauls is up against Dakota Bass, a socially liberal former Democrat who switched parties just to challenge her.
In the August primary, Paul came within ten votes of losing her seat to Erich Bishop, an openly gay maintenance worker and newcomer to politics. Running against a political dinosaur who's never had to fight for her seat? That's practically bullying!
With queer terrorists putting Pauls in their crosshairs, her husband, Ron, has stepped up as a kind of personal bodyguard. And his distaste for the lavender set is even more profound than hers: "Homosexuals don't love," Ron says. "Homosexuals are all about the sex… Not love."
As proof of her victimization, Rep. Paul recounts a story from 2006, when she was drafting the state's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions:
[Rep. Paul] was at a political event called Washington Days, the annual meeting of Democrats at the Topeka Ramada Inn. Standing near a stairwell, Pauls had a view of the atrium — and was next to the meeting room of the party's gay/lesbian caucus."A fat guy with a red face," she recalls, came running out, yelling, fists high in the air. She demonstrates with her own fist in the air.
"I backed up and yelled: 'Security! Call security!' I think he was hoping he could throw me over the stairs." There were throngs of people in the hallway. But husband, Ron, was not at her elbow. He heard her yell and was pushing to get to her.
"I yelled at Ron not to touch him because I knew that could lead to trouble. It was scary."
She looks at her husband now. Both seem like they'd rather not remember this. No arrests were made, because the man's friends calmed him down, she says. In her telling of the tale, she thinks she knows who the man was: the same one now orchestrating the campaigns against her, Tom Witt of Wichita, the executive director of the Kansas Equality Commission.
Witt says Pauls is rewriting history: He was there, he admits, but just to calm the real agitator down.
"She came and stood right outside the door of the LGBT caucus. A guy named Larry Hurlbert went out into the hallway to confront her about the horrible things she said about gays. I heard him say, 'I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind!'?"
Witt said Hurlbert hardly got past the room's doorway, the yelling lasted maybe 30 seconds. Several caucus members dragged him back in, and no balcony was closer than 10 yards.
Maybe Pauls is so used to breezing through elections she doesn't understand how politics works. "They're trying to intimidate and bully people who don't agree with them," she moans. "[It's] ironic, because, you know, they shouldn't be bullying at all."
Right, that's your provenance.
"I think most Kansans' concerns are not that the homosexuals want equal rights but superior rights. That's what makes this issue so difficult," she explains. "Homophobia here in Hutchinson? I don't think so. We would have heard about it by now if we were."
Um, you're hearing about it now, lady.
I'm surprised she has not complained of receiving an unmarked envelope filled with pink powder.
Isn't it funny how the attackers always claim to be the victims?
She is breaking into somebody's house and then complaining that she is the victim of the evil homeowner who doesn't want to let her in.
assassination? nah. me thinks punishment enough having to confront that much monstrosity in the mirror every day. that life sentence looks real ugly.
but i would like to think we had a hand in that charming hairdo — now that would be wonderfully evil retribution.
She's a LIAR and like typical of fake christians, pulling the victim card once again. Next!
i love this kind of failed logic.
yes, sure. and lgbt children in kansas fear being disowned by their families, being beaten up by bigoted peers or even complete strangers, and being assassinated by the type of plebes who'd defend this heinous bigot of a woman.
I hate Christians and all their crap
If only she had befriended us; we could have helped her do something with that hair.
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: You got that right.
Please. The only thing she has to fear from gays is a makeover.
she clearly has nothing to fear. her eating habits at Chick-Fil-A will do her in before any gays can get to her…
she has nothing to worry about…her obvious Chick-Fil-A eating habits will do her in long before the gays get her…
You have GOT to be kidding us!!! The neanderthal is worried about being attacked by her victims? Oh, I can hear Der Fürher screeching, "Eek! Die Juden versuchen, mich zu töten!" (The Jews are trying to kill me!). Get a life, lady, and quit trying to get press attention for your hate-mongering.
We're not going to assassinate her for being a godaweful bigot and hatemonger! We'll bump her off for looking like a fish-dog who was trapped in burger king for a week, watch that ass miss thang, lolz!
So we are wanting "Superior rights"??? Would that mean that we're wanting the right to have superior weddings to the ones straight people have? Is she afraid we're going to have superior marriages to the one she's had? Her calling Mr. Hurlbert "fat" is like the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. Something happened way back in 2006, 6 years ago, and she's bringing it up now in a thinly veiled attempt to get headlines and mileage out of Gabby Giffords who loved her gay staff members and was an outstanding legislator? PUH-LEASE!!!! Get off your soapbox before you break it!
Assassination seems a bit extreme, though I'd definitely fine her for misusing the word literally: "I have friends who have told me they worry that I'll be another Gabby Giffords, literally." Really? Like the way Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster switched bodies in "Freaky Friday?"
Can we trade Kansas for something useful?
So she bases her political ambitions on literally violating the human rights of hundreds of millions of people, and then complains that others might not uphold her human rights? That's seriously fucked up. Kansas needs to elect some actual Christians who live up to the Christian requirement of "Do unto others as you'd have done unto you."
She obviously doesn't have a gay hair stylist!
What a bunch of crap…has anyone notified the Gay Mafia yet? PMSL
Stop ragging on this woman. She was great in Justified.
"They're trying to intimidate and bully people who don't agree with them," she moans. "[It's] ironic, because, you know, they shouldn't be bullying at all."
Uh, excuse me, but isn't this EXACTLY what you've been doing??? Isn't so much fun is it? Frankly, I suspect the vast majority is in your head and lady, the glbt community does NOT take to guns to take care of issues – Gabby Giffords was NOT shot by a person of the glbt community but rather your OWN.
We can only hope you are defeated in the election. your time is over to be in office – hatred, bigotry and denial of equal civil rights is the past – that would be you.
Remember that old Jim Crow Sunday school song favorite?
IF you know you're a religious bigot clap your hands…
IF you know you're a religious bigot clap your hands…
If your head is full of religious poo through and through and you don't know what to do…
Just Lie through your teeth…
I don't even think a makeover could fix THAT damage. Probably she grew up in the hill country and never had no learnin. I bet they had to throw her on her back to get shoes on her.@maxdadmark: I think that is an insult to The Neanderthals, my understanding is that they were fairly peaceful. The Cro-Magnons shared the European landscape with Neanderthals for some 10 000 years or more, before the latter disappeared from the fossil record. The nature of their co-existence and the extinction of Neanderthals has been debated. Suggestions include, co-existence, competition, interbreeding, assimilation and genocide.
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OMFG, this woman is crazy! Or maybe crazy like a fox… her claims probably gain her a lot of contributions from the far right, if nothing else. Here's hoping the voters get smart and throw her out.
Jan Pauls: Put down the doughnut and step away from the Toni Home Perm. And don't EVER again compare yourself to Gabby Giffords. She is brave, beautiful, widely respected and loved. You are none of these. You are a pathetic loser.
uh….. superior rights? just who has "superior" rights in this great nation of ours?
As a 67 year old gay man who came out in the late 50s, I can tell you without a doubt who has "superior" rights and rides the true gravy trains in our country. It surely is't anyone not heterosexual.
It irked my 3 long-term partners and I no end to watch straight married couples file joint tax returns when it benefited them and have all of the benefits that come with straight marriage that were denied us even though each of my long-term relationships were truly loving.
How is it possible that straight couples think they are entitled to all of these benefits?
I understand that once a wife is pregnant and if and only if the married couple is doing a good job raising their kids society might want to give them some governmental assistance in the form of tax breaks and other financial assistance. But if they do a bad job, aren't paying attention to their children's educational progress and behavior in the community, why on earth are these people given these special breaks? Why do these people think that these government handouts are Rights? Isn't it important that these straight couples earn these tax breaks by raising children well? And once their children leave home or graduate from college (though extending these government handouts beyond 18 might be considered "superior" benefits and some might think excessive), why should straight married couples be entitled to any more benefits than gay couples living together? None, as far as I can see.
And wouldn't that go a very long way toward lowering our national deficit. I bet it sure would.
Ms. Pauls, there is no danger of you ever being "another Gabby Giffords." You will never amount to that.
Ugly on the inside as much as the outside. Nasty and vile.
No one in the gay community is out to get her.
The only thing we'd like to do to her is fix her hair and get her a wardrobe that's been made since the 1950's.
Really? I think it's horrible that we even give this garbage media space. She is only saying this to demonize gay people. No one is attacking her. She knows it… we all know it.
@Cam: It's an old tactic of the Religious Right to claim it is they who are the victims of persecution. When was the last time you heard of a gay person attacking a straight because of his/her sexual preference? When was the last time you heard of a straight attacking a gay because of his preference? Right. Jan Pauls is cynically appealing to the Religious Right to improve her prospects for reelection.
Insisting that our country live up to the promise of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause by recognizing same sex marriage is not asking for superior treatment. That should be obvious to any fifth grader. What's the matter with Kansas? Too many ignorant bitches like Jan Pauls.
@vinceluschas: Yes it is me with new idea! Holocaust to fucking bloody Christian.
@vinceluschas: I think a good argument could be made for the statement that the 1% (the rich) have "superior rights".
@KARUADAM: I am no fan of the religious right or the Abrahamic religions in general. However I find your comment to be extreme if not down right offensive. I as much as any Gay person can understand how growing up in a society than not only looks down upon you, treats you with contempt, denies civil rights and even condones violence against Gays. One might have anger issues. However your idea is hardly new as it is held by most Islamic extremists. Since everyone is so fascinated with reality T.V. perhaps we could put the extremist Christians and Muslims together on an island with no weapons and see how they fair.
@dbmyers: There is no argument honey. It's a given.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
We now know what the "wart on the ass/face of progress" looks like!
What the heck is the Democratic Party doing supporting this idiot? "Bluest Democrat"? She doesn't even qualify as purple! Mirror mirror on the wall -who's the reddest Democrat of all? Yuck…
She sure ain't a Gabby Giffords!
That fat cow should be lovers with that other gay-hating fat cow, Maggie what's-her-fat-ass…they could munch each other's carpet instead of their own cud.
They just love playing "BULLY AND VICTIM". They go chasing after people who are minding their own business and then cry when those people fight back… and their best allies? Groups full of idiots like GOProud who beg, "Can I PLEASE be a member of your club?!?!?"


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i was just perusing through the manual and i was wandering what
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There are explanations of the functions, and some examples in the documentation. Not sure what you're after? (they're not macros, but functions, BTW). Are you looking in cdnshelp or in cdsFinder?
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I'm sorry, i dont understand the distinction between a macro and a function :). I was just going through the manual, and i was a bit curious about these functions. The explanations provided by the manual didn't help me much in understanding their true value.
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A macro is a type of function which runs at compile time and expands one set of code into another; a function is a normal run-time function. For more info on macros, see my solution on COS.
I've never used any of these functions, but I would expect them to correspond to Create->P&R Objects type menus in the layout editor.


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- Should you open a new store credit card? The answer should automatically be "no." The next time the clerk says – "if you open up a card today you can save 10%!" Just say, "no thanks." It sounds like a great deal, but here's the rub. The interest rate on most store credit cards is 20%. So unless you pay off that card immediately, in a month, you've already wiped out the 10% you saved. Plus, the new credit application will hurt your credit score and you'll have another temptation to spend. So just say no.
- If a store asks if you want an extended warranty – say "no." The extended warranty will cost from $30 to $200, but electronics are reliable nowadays, it's unlikely that you'll ever need it. Besides, if your computer breaks in two years, you'll want a new model, not a replacement.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — Ten elementary schools in Southwest Washington received a commitment from Wells Fargo for a $1,000 grant, but one thing was missing: strings.
Wells Fargo Community Bank President Casey Callinsky, District Manager Amanda Dolley and local team bank employees hosted the third annual Vancouver Principals' Breakfast earlier this month at a local restaurant.
They handed out $1,000 ceremonial checks to educators, all of whom work at Battle Ground, Vancouver and Washougal schools that have a large number of students from low-income families. It will be up to each principal to decide how to use the funds.
The schools that will receive funds are:
1) Crestline Elementary in Vancouver,
2) Fruit Valley Elementary in Vancouver,
3) Hathaway Elementary School in Washougal,
4) Hazel Dell Elementary in Vancouver
5) Hough Elementary in Vancouver
6) King Elementary in Vancouver,
7) Maple Grove Primary in Battle Ground,
8) Mill Plain Elementary in Vancouver,
9) Orchards Elementary in Vancouver,
10) Washington Elementary in Vancouver.
Callinsky explained to the group why Wells Fargo is such a strong supporter of education. "You can't have a thriving company in a struggling community. And education is the base of a thriving community," he said.
Dolley stressed how much Wells Fargo wants to support its local schools both financially and by providing financial education (through its free, online Hands on Banking program).
"We'd like to help you in any way, shape or form," she said. "The hope is that we can build relationships so we can help more than just giving you $1,000."
Dolley also asked the educators, many of whom have attended this event in prior years, to share what they had done with their previous grants. One school used its $1,000 Wells Fargo grant last year to create a program to develop good behavior. Another used its grant last year to buy school supplies and backpacks for all of its students.
One school used its previous grant to help upgrade equipment in every classroom. Another put the money in its emergency fund, which it taps whenever a student needs clothes or medications.
"We used it in so many different ways," said Pat Roe from King Elementary. "It's awesome that this cushion was there."
"Yours was the only donation I received last year with no strings attached," said Hough Elementary Principal Eva Unger.
"That unencumbered money is huge and we appreciate it," said Woody Howard, principal at Hazel Dell Elementary.
Founded in 1852, Wells Fargo has repeatedly been named one of the most generous firms in the nation. Education is one of the primary focus areas of its corporate giving. Wells Fargo employs more than 650 team members in Clark County.
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EAST LONGMEADOW - Fin is 13. His father is in jail. His mom is dying of cancer. His uncle is molesting him.
Fin lives in a world of welfare and food stamps. He is not the kind of hero people expect to find in a young adult novel.
Fin is the main character in "Penny Hike," a new novel by Bobby S. Richardson.
The author teaches sixth-grade at Duggan Middle School in Springfield. Over his 11 years as a teacher, says Richardson, he has read many young adult novels about vampires, wizards and werewolves. He wanted to write a book about "real kids with real problems."
Richardson first wrote "Penny Hike" as a short story in a creative writing class at Westfield State University in 2005. His wife, Rachel, encouraged him to expand it into a book.
The title comes from a game Fin teaches his friends as they wander the city of Somerville in the 1970s. Every time they reach a corner, they flip a penny, and the coin determines what direction they will take.
The game mirrors the way Fin pushes doggedly ahead into the unknown as life keeps throwing him challenges, from facing down a bully to pondering his mother's right to die.
Richardson, who grew up poor in Somerville, had a lot in common with Fin. Fortunately, like Fin, the author had some good angels who saw him through tough times. "I had some great teachers and friends in school," said Richardson. "They were like my guardians."
Like Fin, Richardson joined the Air Force after graduation. He was stationed in England.
At age 19, while riding a train from London to Scotland, he had a life-changing experience, Richardson says. A friendly passenger handed him a book and said, "I think you're going to need this," referring to the long trip ahead.
The book was "Far from the Madding Crowd," by Thomas Hardy, and as the train clicked past the English moors, Richardson saw the kind of countryside he was reading about in Hardy's novel. A novelist's words, he realized, came out of real life.
From then on, Richardson became a voracious reader.
Two summers ago, he sat down to write the story inside him. "Penny Hike" flowed out in a rush. "Every morning I would get up at 5," he said. He wrote until 8 a.m., when his kids got up. Richardson has two children here and a son in England from his first marriage. He will go to England this summer for that son's wedding.
He sent "Penny Hike" to more than 100 publishers, and every one of them turned him down. But, like Fin, Richardson does not give up.
He decided to self-publish. Like many self-published books, this one is marred by typographical and grammatical bloopers (missing punctuation, run-on sentences) that would have been caught by a professional editor.
"Penny Hike" is a charmer all the same. There is not a touch of condescension in the way Richardson depicts children. He documents a world unfamiliar to most middle-class readers, creating believable scenes and a likeable hero with an indomitable spirit.
Not everyone survives a childhood like the one Richardson had. An older brother committed suicide at age 28.
It was a difficult way to grow up, but to this day Richardson holds fast to his memories of Somerville. "I absolutely loved that city," he said. "I take it everywhere I go. Even in my accent. It's deeply a part of me."
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TAFE SA is offering training to business and government in sustainability and its application to the workplace, with a new Diploma of Sustainability.
In response to increasing demand from the state-wide business and government sectors, the diploma examines a range of issues organisations face in moving to implement sustainable practices in the workplace.
TAFE SA Managing Director Stephen Conway says specialised skills and abilities are needed to develop sustainable practices.
"The impact of economic activity on the environment requires businesses to have individuals skilled in the development and implementation of long term sustainable production and consumption processes." Mr Conway
Developed by staff at the newly created unit for Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Studies at TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute, the course has received high praise from industry.
TAFE SA Educational Manager Ben Gibson said the major design feature of the online course has been the incorporation of learning activities that encourage student interaction on sustainability.
"The interaction covers a wide range of topics, concepts and issues and forms an essential part of the online learning experience."
Online students are supported with direct access to lecturers and the provision of extensive learning resources.
Business Development Officer from Innovate SA, Joanne Galley is a strong advocate for TAFE SA's Diploma of Sustainability.
"My role is to assist companies to achieve sustainable business growth and to do this I need a greater understanding of what sustainability means not just in an environmental context but socially and economically as well." Ms Galley said.
"As I work full time the online course gives me the flexibility to study at my own pace whenever and wherever I happen to feel inspired. Course notes can be viewed on line and assignments downloaded without the need to print anything. I am able to receive and share information with the lecturer and other students, participate in debates and receive my assessments as soon as they are marked".
TAFE SA Sustainability Lecturer Tony Inness has extensive experience in sustainability and assisting organisations to become carbon neutral. With qualifications in economics, accounting and sustainability, Tony was one of only a few Australians chosen to participate in sustainability training under former US Vice President Al Gore in 2006.
To enrol in the online Diploma of Sustainability contact TAFE SA Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Studies on 8207 8464 or email@example.com
TAFE SA Course enrolments for 2011 close 29 October; late applications can be made but incur a fee. Visit www.tafesa.edu.au or call 1800 882 661.


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No one drives during bad winter weather unless they must. However, business or holiday plans often make winter traveling necessary. The following tips on traveling in winter weather will make your trip safer.
1. Plan your trip carefully by listening to weather reports and travelers' advisories and keeping an alternate route in mind. Let someone know where you are going and what time you plan to arrive. Travel by daylight and use major highways if possible. Try not to travel alone.
2. Keep your gas tank as full as possible, especially if you are unfamiliar with the route you are traveling or are entering open country and also to help prevent gas line freeze-up.
3. Don't overdress when driving. Even on short trips, your clothing should be loose fitting and comfortable. Heavy clothing should be removed after the car has warmed up. Pull over to the side of the road instead of struggling out of heavy clothing while driving.
4. If you should get stranded on the road during a winter storm, keep calm. Give some indication you are in trouble -turn on your 4 way flashing lights, raise the hood, or tie a cloth on an antenna or door handle. Do not stop under an overpass.
- Stay in the car. Do not try to walk from the car unless you can see a shelter within a reasonable distance; disorientation comes quickly during a blowing snowstorm.
- For heat, turn on the car engine for brief periods. To avoid deadly carbon monoxide poisoning, always leave a downwind window open slightly. Also, make sure the exhaust pipe is clear of snow when the engine is running.
- Exercise from time to time by clapping your hand and moving your arms and legs. Do not stay in one position too long, but do not overexert yourself by shoveling or trying to push the car.
- Leave the dome light on at night as a signal to rescuers. If more than one person is in the car, sleep in shifts.
5. Other tips to keep in mind:
- Don't drive while tired.
- Always use your seatbelt and make sure everyone else does.
- Never warm up a vehicle in an enclosed area.
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A Bayonne man who was involved in an early morning accident in Jersey City was drunk and had a loaded revolver in his glove compartment, Jersey City police said.
Sean F. Caldwell, 23, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and driving while intoxicated after the 4:30 a.m. accident on Tonnelle Avenue, near North Street, on Feb. 25, police said.
Police responding to the accident, in which Caldwell rear-ended another car, and found that the Bayonne man's breath smelled of alcohol and he was slurring his words, a police report said. Caldwell told police the accident occurred when he was cut off by another driver.
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The King County Elections Department has pulled its ballot drop box out of the Valley due to budget cuts.
The county maintained a ballot box at Fall City Library, on Southeast 42nd Place, as late as the Nov. 3, 2009, general election. But the county's massive budget cuts led the county to close almost all of its drop boxes as of the Feb. 9 election.
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Mobile-chip giant Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM ) recently saw smaller rival NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA ) butt in on one of its long-standing relationships, with Taiwanese gadget-maker HTC. NVIDIA has technically beaten Qualcomm to the punch by reaching quad-core turf first; should Qualcomm be afraid that NVIDIA's invasion will continue?
Not quite. Not yet.
Scoring half of the design win within the HTC One X is a start, and that trend may continue, but right now Qualcomm still has a major lead. At the Mobile World Congress, The Verge recently interviewed Raj Talluri, Qualcomm's head of application processors (including its Snapdragon family) and he added a lot of context to how the two chipmakers' approaches differ -- and why Qualcomm's is better.
Integration is king
There are some advantages that Qualcomm has long boasted over NVIDIA with Qualcomm's specialty in integration. The dual-core Snapdragon S4 that the company is showing off is the only mobile processor on the market that has 4G LTE integrated directly into its chipset. NVIDIA is working to close that gap and bake LTE support directly into its Tegra 3 by year's end.
The S4 is also built on a 28-nanometer processor compared to the Tegra 3's 40 nanometers, which allows the S4 additional power-efficiency advantages. Talluri also highlighted another key advantage that isn't discussed as frequently: Qualcomm has also integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, and GPS directly into the chip. Wi-Fi integration is something that Intel (Nasdaq: INTC ) is already working on for its mobile chips, along with building its mobile forces.
Who needs a fifth core?
NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 actually carries a fifth "Companion" core -- which the company now affectionately refers to as a "Ninja core" -- and 4+1 architecture. The reason for its inclusion is to handle processing tasks that don't need as much computing horsepower.
Talluri explains that unlike other ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: ARMH ) licensees, Qualcomm doesn't license the CPU core directly. Instead, it licenses only the instruction set, which ensures software compatibility and more, but then builds the processor "from scratch." Each core can be controlled independently, thanks to how Qualcomm designs its memory systems and caches, while the competition has to run all cores at the same clock speeds.
Each Snapdragon core can throttle up and down as needed in a power-efficient manner, so if you throw a low-power task at the chip, it just powers up one of the cores to the necessary speed and gets the job done. This custom approach means that Snapdragons don't need that extra core, and they're better optimized for mobile uses.
On top of that, most apps out there nowadays aren't optimized to fully tap into the potential of all those extra processing cores. This will change eventually as all smartphones migrate to quad-cores, but for now only a handful of apps really utilize the extra power.
A numbers game
The benchmark figures speak for themselves. Anandtech pit the Snapdragon S4 against over a dozen current offerings, including heavyweights like the Apple iPhone 4S, Motorola Mobility Droid 4, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and Asus Transformer Prime tablet, which sports a Tegra 3.
The S4 trounces the competition by a wide margin in almost every category. The Tegra 3 narrowly took one test, but the S4 took the gold in the other three, and we're talking about a dual-core chip outperforming a quad-core.
Pick your poison: LTE or Tegra 3
Right now, Tegra 3 and LTE don't play well together, which is why it scored only half of the design win in the HTC One X. The iteration destined for the US carries the Snapdragon with integrated LTE support, since Verizon and AT&T effectively require LTE for high-end smartphones currently.
That means that the Tegra 3 is missing out on much of the juicy U.S. market for the time being, but it will be in the international version of the One X. This won't be the case for too long though, since NVIDIA is working with GCT Semiconductor and Renesas Mobile, not to mention its $367 million Icera acquisition last year, to literally get up to speed.
Safe … for now
As it stands, Qualcomm still has the technological lead over NVIDIA, although NVIDIA is working pretty aggressively to close that gap. NVIDIA just scored its first application processor and discrete baseband win, but it has a way to go before it can start earning a more meaningful share. If it does, NVIDIA investors will be rewarded handsomely, as the company's most promising growth prospects are baked right into its mobile chips.
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Let's assume for a minute that this is the team we're going to war with in a couple of months. It's possible that Danny might make another move, but even if he does, it will only affect one position.
This breakdown assumes a couple of things:
- A 9-man rotation… which I think is widely considered your optimum number. If you've got 4 guys you can insert off the bench, you now have enough guys to give your starters proper rest, but not so many that guys wonder what their roles are. This 9 man rotation pretty much lays out a very realistic expectation of how guys will be used, while allowing for flexibility.
- A "perfect world" scenario. This assumes no injuries or early foul trouble. We all know both can happen, and that's what the Brian Scalabrine's and Shelden Williams' of the world are there for. They will hop in and take some of the minutes of whichever guy is hurt.
So here's a look at how all the minutes break down position-by-position.
The center spot is very straightforward. It's entirely Perk's domain. There's no scenario in which he's playing any other position. Wallace, will be his primary back up, getting most of his minutes at the 5. In some scenarios, KG will be the 5 when a smaller guy (i.e. Glen Davis) is in the game. For the purposes of this breakdown, When Wallace and KG are in the game together, KG is the power forward and Sheed is the center.
The majority of KG's minutes will come at the 4, which is no surprise. Wallace will be splitting time at the two big spots, while Glen Davis' primary minutes coming at the 4.
Davis, as we discussed yesterday, will get a FEW minutes at the 3, but that's clearly Paul Pierce's domain, with Marquis Daniels giving him all of his relief.
Daniels can also give Ray a few extra minutes of bench time at the 2 spot. The combination of House and Daniels will be enough to keep Ray right around 30 minutes per game.
Daniels has been mentioned at the point, so I'm going to assume there will be at least a few minutes per game that he'll be the primary ball handler. However, as you can see here, if the Celtics rely on House/Daniels to be their backup PG's, that will mean more minutes for Rajon Rondo. I've slated his expectation at 35 minutes per game. He averaged 33 minutes a game last season, and 41 minutes in the playoffs… so he can do it. It's just not ideal. Clearly, in looking at all these charts, there are minutes available at the point guard position.
This is how I see these guys being used. We've got flexibility in the frontcourt. We've got a couple of guys off the bench that can play multiple positions if need be. That all means our aging stars can easily be limited to 30 minutes per game. Our young point guard will have to shoulder a larger load with the current roster, but I think that when you look at it as cobbling something together for 13 minutes a game… it makes the current lack of a back up PG a little more tolerable.
One thing to keep in mind, we're not looking at the Rondo of two seasons ago… which is the last time we had a makeshift back-up point. This guy has now won a title, and carried a team in a playoff series. He's older and smarter. You can rely on him for 35 minutes a game… but you couldn't two years ago. He averaged 29.9 mpg two seasons ago and he played some minutes he shouldn't have because of that lack of PG depth. This version of Rondo can be pushed further than that one. So while I'm all for bringing some more PG help, I don't think not bringing one in will be as detrimental as some others think.


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Four people were killed, including two children, and seven were hospitalized after a church van veered off a northern Louisiana highway and struck a culvert.
Trooper Mark Dennis said Thursday that a 4-year-old and a 12-year-old were among those killed in the Wednesday night accident on La. Highway 587 in West Carroll Parish.
The van belonged to the New Zion Baptist Church in Oak Grove.
Dennis says the van's driver, 30-year-old Joey W. McKan of Oak Grove, was one of two people hospitalized with "life threatening" injuries.
He says there were also four moderate injuries and one minor injury.
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As New Orleans saw last week, a police department's public statements -- or lack thereof -- after a police-involved shooting matter a great deal to both cops and citizens. People want to know what prompted an officer's use of deadly force, even if it remains under investigation.
As first reported earlier this week on AL.com, Ed Delmore, the police chief in Gulf Shores, Ala., penned a scathing open letter on LawOfficer.com criticizing Ferguson, Mo., authorities for waiting too long to release crucial information after a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old.
Delmore said he believed authorities should have told the public sooner than Friday (Aug. 15) that Brown was caught on video committing a strong-arm robbery just 10 minutes before the officer stopped him. That tells the public that Brown's mindset, having known what he had done, may have prompted him to respond more violently to a cop, rather than if he had just been jaywalking, Delmore wrote.
Capt. Ronald Johnson told reporters that he believed the robbery and shooting were two separate events, which was why he did not release information about the robbery sooner.
"I have to call you out," Delmore wrote to Johnson, who took command of the Ferguson situation last Thursday (Aug. 14). "Unfortunately, you blew it. ... Captain, the mindset of a person being stopped by a police officer means everything, and you know it."Delmore used to work in the area of Ferguson, as the former commander of a city criminal interdiction unit in Illinois.


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Perhaps the biggest storyline of the first weekend of high school football in the area - despite some great games and performances - was the fact that Clarkston lost to Rochester Adams, 12-7, on the road.
Phrasing it as "Clarkston lost to Adams" rather than "Adams beat Clarkston" seems to be the way that football fans outside of the Highlander community are putting it.
Make no mistake, Adams deserves a ton of credit for pulling off the upset. The fact that Adams was able to succeed in the run game the way it did against Clarkston's offensive line was shocking. Moreover, Clarkston was able to control the clock better.
To help aid Adams, Clarkston was without last year's MLive.com Metro Detroit offensive Player of the Year in Ian Eriksen for the first three quarters.
Still, Clarkston was more experienced, bigger and talented. Clarkston had a lot of talent back from its team that went undefeated last year. Adams had a lot of unknowns and question marks after failing to make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years last fall.
A lot of things played into Adams' victory and could set it up for a return run to the playoffs this fall. Adams has always been a proud program. However, the key thing that might have played into Adams' hands was that it came together as a team in the preseason better than Clarkston.
With an abundance of talent and Division 1 players, Clarkston has the pieces. It's just a matter of the pieces coming together. After all, Clarkston coach Kurt Richardson eluded that chemistry may be a problem during the first week of practice.
"I don't know if it is team talented as far as coming together and as far as being on the same game plan," Richardson said.
Clarkston may have suffered from a classic case of overconfidence. With players reading their names in news stories before the season even started, the Wolves may have been focusing on how good its individual talent was rather than how good its chemistry was.
Adams? No one had anointed them. Outside of its quarterback Matt Sokol, who is committed to Michigan State, Adams had no distractions or extra attention. It was spending all of its time finding a way to become a playoff team once again.
"You can't take any plays off," Sokol said. "You've got to do things right on and off the field. When something goes wrong in a game - every game is going to have that - you've got to stay positive. Definitely just keeping your head up and moving forward."
In any case, Week 1 should be a great reference point for Clarkston to correct whatever hampered them. Now its time to get on the same page. When that happens, Clarkston could be unstoppable.
"We've got to get our heads screwed on straight, and quit reading the papers," Richardson said after the loss.
Kyle Bambard, QB, Walled Lake Western: The senior quarterback threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and ran for two more scores in the third quarter to help Western to a 41-0 win over Bay City Western. Bambard finished with 340 yards of total offense.
Tony Patritto, Rochester Adams: After beating Clarkston in Week 1, you've got to tip your hat to the veteran coach who is looking to make last year's stuggles with a 4-5 team a distant memory.
"We just want to ride this win and continue with our success from last year. This might be the biggest win in our history."
-- Oak Park football coach Greg Carter following the Knights' 25-20 win over Orchard Lake St. Mary's at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State.
21: The amount of games if had been since Clarkston was last held to less than 14 points before losing to Adams, 12-7.
69: The amount of points scored by Walled Lake Northern in its 69-14 win over Livonia Churchill. It was the most points ever scored in Northern's history and also the highest amount of points scored by any team in Week 1.
6,583: The attendance that was announced for the Detroit Cass Tech vs. Southfield game on Friday at Wayne State as part of the Prep Kickoff Classic.


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U-M student, Olympic ice dancing gold medalist, and "Dancing With The Stars" contestant Charlie White revealed via his Instagram account that he proposed to his longtime girlfriend Tanith Belbin during a vacation to Hawaii.
"Couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting for the best time in our life!" he wrote. "Hashtag she said yes!!!"
This news comes on the heels of White and his partner Meryl Davis' announcement that they will not compete in the 2014-15 ice skating competitive season.
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JACKSON, MI – Every other week, Rene Wheaton visits a Jackson-area restaurant in search of deals for those looking to dine out without breaking their budget.
Restaurant: South Side Super Deli
Address: 2000 Brooklyn Road
Phone: 517-787-3531
Hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
What we ate: I went simple with an egg salad sandwich on wheat and grabbed an iced tea from a cooler.
The cost: My sandwich was $2.79 and the iced tea was $1.49 for a total of $4.28.
Other good deals: South Side Super Deli is known for its steak hoagie – a 9-inch bun topped with grilled mushrooms, onions, mild peppers and Swiss cheese for $5.59. They also have a variety of subs for $5.29.
Tasty tidbits: Owners of the South Side Super Deli weren't lying when they put super in the name. They have a huge menu, including breakfast options. I can't wait to go back and try the Deli Special, which is turkey, pastrami, slaw, Thousand Island dressing and Swiss cheese on a homemade bun for $5.59.


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The cast of Seaway Valley Theatre Company's production of Chicago are Jim Malyon, as Billy Flynn; Heather Mahon, as the emcee; and Brie Wheeler, as Roxie Hart.
In their eighth season, the Seaway Valley Theatre Company, is boldly tackling an iconic Broadway show, with their production of Bob Fosse's racy musical, Chicago.
Originally written in the 1950s by Maurine Dallas Watkins, the award-winner opened on Broadway in the early 1970s and continues to enjoy a revival.
There is a lot of glitter, sexiness and rawness," said director, Leslie Ellam, who makes no apologies. "This definitely an adult show. It'll entertain the husbands that are getting 'dragged' out." Children are welcome, but with a warning that there is mature content, she added.
Set in the prohibition era, lead character, Roxie Hart (Brie Wheeler), who is sent to prison for the murder of her lover, has always wanted to perform in vaudeville.
"She sees her life as a vaudeville act," said Ellam who explains that the show is based in "half reality and half imagination. It's a fun concept to play, getting to switch back and forth."
Among the 30 cast members, some of the colourful characters include razzle-dazzle lawyer, Billy Flynn (Jim Malyon); Roxie's put-upon husband, Amos (Paul Aubin), cell block leader, Velma Kelly (Penny Watson), in jail for murdering her husband and sister; and the keeper of the keys, Matron Mama Morton. (Brenda Quesnel).
Wearing two hats in this production, Quesnel, along with her daughter Nathalie, are filling Fosse's very big character shoes, as they take on the daunting challenge of the choreography.
"They are doing a good job, said Ellam, "I'm sure Mr. Fosse would be happy."
Veteran music director, Brian McCartney, heads the 12 piece orchestra who will provide the accompaniment to some of the most recognizable show tunes in modern theatre.
"All I Care About is Love, Razzle Dazzle, When You're Good to Mama… All That Jazz, will knock your socks off," she said. "When Penny and Brie sing together, it will melt your heart. It's absolutely magic watching what they are doing out there."
Ellam is thrilled with the level of talent that came out to audition in late September. She said that the skill set needed for this show, a "triple-threat performer," attracted many from outside the regular company, "changing the look of who we are this year."
Years ago, Glen Production had wanted to produce the show, but it was considered too risqué and no one would back it, said Ellam, who chose the piece and was delighted that they were granted the rights. Many companies, she said, including Ottawa had been turned down in the past.
"I love working with this cast; I couldn't have asked for a nicer group of people. It really does feel like a family. Everybody is supporting one another. The interaction between generations is wonderful."
Chicago opens at Aultsville Theatre, on Feb 8th and run the 9th, 15th and 16th at 7:30, as well as a matinee on Feb. 10th at 1:30. Tickets (adults - $20; students and seniors - $18; and children - $15) are on sale at Cornwall Square or at the door, but it is suggested to pre-purchase.
"Tickets are going fast, bus loads are coming in from out of town, it's becoming real. The energy is building."


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Puget Sound Training Center extends thanks to supporters
Local Teamsters Union 117 and its membership companies and state, local and federal officials recently gave their support to the Puget Sound Training Center, a nonprofit organization in Renton to receive funding through a statewide bidding process.
The funding will allow the center to continue its mission to provide training and employment services to low-income families and individuals with limited skills, education and English comprehension and who are unemployed or under-employed in the Puget Sound region.
Joseph Drake, president/CEO and founder of PSTC, presented an award of appreciation and thanks to John Scearcy, president and executive assistant of Teamsters Local Union 117 and his staff for their support in helping the center receive the funding.
"John Scearcy and his staff made it possible for us to meet with their Teamsters membership companies to hear (the center's) story and to gain their support," Drake said. "We could not have been able to get the funding without the help and support of Teamsters Local Union 117."
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Kevin admits to not watching the Alabama Florida Atlantic game and does not think he missed much. Doug said that Florida Atlantic head coach Carl Pelini made the comment after the game that his team was not playing Georgia and they did what they had to do to make it out of the game.
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As the final quarter of the 2014 Major League Baseball season approaches, it's time to take stock of the top performances to date from the best prospects in the sport down in the minors.
Speaking of the minor leagues, there's even less of a season left, as most circuits wrap up their regular seasons by early September. That means there's not much time for position players and pitchers to pump up their production from here on out. While statistics will change, there's a good chance that the most impressive players so far will remain as such down the stretch.
What follows, then, is a look at the All-Prospect Team based on performance to this point, with each position being represented.
Although the goal is to include only legitimate, highly regarded prospects, this is not purely a listing of the best prospect at each position. Rather, it's a rundown of the top youngster at each spot who has had the best 2014 campaign.
In other words, while Minnesota Twins outfield prospect Byron Buxton still is considered one of the best prospects around (if not the best), an early wrist injury has limited him to just 29 games overall. Even if he's back on the diamond now, that won't get it done for the purposes of this piece.
Another thing to keep in mind: Players were considered as long as they remain prospect-eligible, meaning they can currently be in the majors, but they can't have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched. Also, only a player's performance in the minors (not the majors) was taken into account.
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HIGH BRIDGE — Michael J. Dyda, 32, of High Bridge was arrested by borough police on Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. on a $250 warrant out of Paterson. Dyda was later released pending a court appearance.
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Individuals protesting the controversial "Plan B" highway realignment project blow up balloons and hand out stickers during a rally in front of the Windsor Motel & Lodge Saturday. Guardian photo
NEW HAVEN - Protesters of the Plan B highway realignment say they are setting up camp in a private woodlot near the work site in order to continue monitoring the project.
More than 100 protesters gathered at the Windsor Motel & Lodge in New Haven Saturday to continue voicing their opposition against the multi-million dollar realignment.
The group was originally going to meet at the parking lot of a former amusement park in the area, but it had been barricaded off before they arrived Saturday morning.
"We have a government who's making a series of incredibly bad choices," said organizer Chris Ortenburger at the rally.
The protest saw several speeches in front of the motel before walking down to the amusement park. The group later went up Peters Road to a piece of privately-owned property where some members of the group will be setting up camp.
"It's private property," said Ortenburger. "So there's not an issue with being asked to move."
Saturday was the third consecutive day that protesters were around the site. Thursday and Friday both saw RCMP order a work stoppage when protestors got too close to heavy machinery and caused safety concerns.
Fences were then put along the area to keep protestors out of the site.
RCMP were also in the area Saturday, although no heavy machinery was being operated.
The project, which is being cost-shared through the provincial and federal governments, has seen much criticism since being announced earlier this year.
A key criticism of the project was the price tag, which was originally said to be $16 million shared between both levels of government. However, the province announced shortly before work began that it had already spent approximately another $4 million to acquire the land.
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Regardless of what Phil sees when he climbs out of his den, there is an abundance of environmental events to get excited about throughout the month starting with the WMEAC film series screening of Urban Roots.
Urban Roots will play February 5 at The Grand Rapids Public Museum. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the film rolls thirty minutes later with a panel discussion on conversation on diversity and community revitalization to follow the viewing. Urban Roots is a documentary focusing on the rise of urban farming in Detroit. With the economic collapse challenging old ways of doing things, Urban Roots explores how we can create sustainable communities and bring prosperity and pride back to our struggling cities. The film is free, with a $5 donation suggested.
Perhaps the highlight of February (outside of Valentine's Day at The Broadway Bar) will be the return of the Women & Environment Symposium. WMEAC has partnered with Grand Valley State University for the second year to put together a day of education and celebration built around the intersection of women's issues and environmental concerns. Highlighting the day will be keynote speaker Roxana Tynan. Tynan is the executive director of Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, or LAANE, a Los Angeles-based non-profit committed to addressing the concerns of poverty, inadequate healthcare and polluted communities.
The conference takes place February 15 from 9 a.m.—5 p.m. at GVSU's Eberhard Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Tickets are $35 and include lunch. Students can attend for free and can join the lunch for $5. Visit www.wmeac.org to register. This might be the year to skip the flowers and chocolates and get the special gal in your life something really cool!
Lastly, do not forget to stop by Green Drinks. This month's event will take place at the Twisted Rooster restaurant, 1600 E. Beltline Ave. NW. The Twisted Rooster has made a commitment to purchasing from local sources and has multiple local beers on tap. Join WMEAC February 21 from 5—7 p.m. for conversation and, depending on if Phil sees his shadow or not, perhaps a toast for the little guy.


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The Bottom Ten includes investment grade and crossover bonds that analysts from Gimme Credit predict will under-perform in the market over the next six months.
"Slower global growth has prompted yet another restructuring program, which will be a further drain on cash initially," said Carol Levenson, director of research for Gimme Credit. "Dow talks the talk about debt reduction, but it has not done anything significant lately and is not generating meaningful free cash flow that could be applied to debt reduction."
Dow in 2012 announced a series of job cuts and plant closures expected to reduce costs for the Midland-based chemical giant by $2.5 billion.
Best Buy, Sallie Mae and Western Union also are on the Gimme Credit Bottom Ten list.
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STANDISH — The fate of the now-closed Standish Maximum Security Prison continues to linger as federal officials wait on the 2011 budget.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons says its still interested in acquiring the Standish prison and turning it into a federal facility. An environmental impact study is required before any acquisition can be made.
But the amount allotted to the bureau in the 2011 federal budget determines when that study can begin. The Standish prison closed in October 2009.
"There's no way to speculate when we will get a budget," said Traci Billingsley, a spokesperson for the BOP. "Once we do, we will go out for a bid for the environmental assessment."
Federal officials toured the Standish prison in August, after retiring U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, requested the BOP to purchase and reopen Standish prison as a federal prison facility.
At that time, Richard Cohn, an official for the BOP, hoped the required environmental impact study could begin by the first of the year.
The study includes items such as: If there is enough housing for employees in the area; If there is adequate health-care facilities nearby; and if there is access to schools for employees' children.s
While BOP officials wait for a budget, Standish City Manager Michael Moran says the Arenac County town continues to hurt.
"We're still affected by this, of course," said Moran. "You have the increased water and sewer rates, the tax property is going down..."
"We're kind of hanging on by a fingernail."
Moran, who also leads a local group called Prison Watch to provide the community with more information on the prison, said he plans to meet newly elected candidates to make a case for the prison — including Republican Dan Benishek who is replacing Stupak as Michigan's 1st District representative in Congress.
In a recent exit interview with the Times, Stupak said he brought the prison "as far as I could under my watch." He said it's up to the incoming Benishek to complete the acquisition.
Along with the Standish prison, Thomson Correctional Center is also in the running to become a federal prison facility. The 1,600-cell prison passed an environmental impact study in 2009 and was intended to be bid on this month.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the BOP was expected to bid on the facility, but sent a letter saying it was unable to participate in the auction due to a conflict between state and federal law regarding the sale and purchase of the property.
Billingsley told the Tribune that the BOP is still "very interested" in buying the prison.
This isn't the first time that the Standish prison is waiting on federal officials to make a move.
In August 2009, the prison was under consideration to house Guantanamo Bay detainees, but was rejected three months after the prison closed in October 2009.


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Yes, there is so much money it. That makes change very difficult. It's depressing.
I'm not a conspiracy nut but I enjoyed the movie JFK. So imagine a movie like that that shows the evil pharmaceutical companies and agribusiness plotting to keep reinforcing the CW crap so they can continue to make huge profits.
Remember the scene in JFK where Costner's character is showing the movie of Kennedy's head shot, and keeps repeating, "Back, and to the left...back, and to the left"? Switch that to be in another courtroom or Senate hearing and somebody like Mark or Robb Wolf is displaying some graphics and explaining, "See? Carbohydrates cause heart disease, not fats....carbohydrates cause heart disease, not fats..." but they lose the case anyway and here we are.
When President Eisenhower left office in 1961 (before dying of heart disease brought on by CW) he warned the USA about the "military industrial complex". I see something similar in the agriculture/ pharma/ university complex today. No, NOT a conspiracy, just a big freaking mess. Picture the huge farms of wheat in the USA alone, huge pharmaceutical companies lining up to deliver elaborate drugs to counter the effects of people eating grains and sugar, the university grants from both agribusiness and pharma to promote CW. THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS IT'S RIDICULOUS.
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The overarching agency in charge of flood protection for the region's east bank on Thursday approved its budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, as well as spending plans for the East Jefferson, Orleans and Lake Borgne Basin levee districts, which it governs. The four budgets total $80.4 million, more than double what the agencies expect to spend this year.
Much of the increase approved by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East is for construction projects that will be paid for with federal disaster money, including $16 million for safe rooms at Jefferson Parish pump stations and $8.3 million for safe rooms and pump improvements in St. Bernard Parish.
It also includes a $2.5 million increase for the Orleans Levee Board to cover the costs of operating and maintaining three sets of navigation gates: one at the Seabrook surge barrier at the lakefront end of the Industrial Canal, another where the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway crosses the Lake Borgne surge barrier, and a third where Bayou Bienvenue crosses the same barrier.
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to turn over the gates to the levee board later this year. The operation and maintenance costs are expected to rise to $4 million a year in 2015.
The Orleans Levee District budget also includes the first $10 million payment toward the district's match for post-Katrina levee improvements. Under an agreement with the corps, the district will make similar $10 million payments each year for 30 years.
The district also plans to spend $9.5 million for continued repairs to the sea wall adjacent to Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at the lakefront at Canal Boulevard for the first phase of that project. The district expects to spend an additional $3.5 million from its 2013 budget on repairs to the sea wall before July.
The flood protection authority was created by the state Legislature after Hurricane Katrina to oversee the efforts of the three levee districts on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The authority's budget represents just $1.2 million of the total.
Authority President Tim Doody said members were in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to lobby for several requests, including having the corps operate and maintain the three navigation gates, since they are used by interstate commerce. Those actions have so far been unsuccessful.
In other business, the authority on Thursday approved a proposal by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to use sediment dredged from the channel of Bayou St. John near the lakefront to build a half-acre of wetlands in a bend of the bayou.
Andy Baker, coastal program scientist for the foundation, said the company doing the dredging has said building the wetlands isn't expected to increase the cost of the dredging project, because it's less expensive to place the dredged material in the nearby wetland location than to cart it to a disposal site.
The project will use soil-filled geotextile bags to hold the sediment away from the bayou's center, and fill the space behind to a height of 1 ½ feet above sea level. The sediment will sink to about a foot above sea level, and then volunteers will plant wetland grasses.


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ALMA, N.Y. - William Patrick Shields, 65, of Alma, N.Y., passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at home.
He was born March 17, 1947, in Jamestown, N.Y., the son of the late Warren and Lorraine M. Sanborn Shields.
Bill attended Randolph Central School, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam War era from 1964 to 1966.
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Mr. Shields was employed as a heavy equipment operator for LC Witford Construction Company in Wellsville, N.Y., and was also a self-employed heavy-equipment operator. He was a member of the McKee Farm Bee Club in Wellsville, enjoyed hunting and was a former member of the Randolph Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 2273.
He is survived by a brother: Barry Shields of Randolph: nephews: Mark Shields of Ellicottville, and Daniel Shields of Blasdell, N.Y.; as well as many cousins.
The family will receive family and friends from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday in the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph, NY 14772, from where services will be held at noon. The Rev. Leslie Latham, pastor of the Randolph United Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
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AUBURN, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) - A recommended change to a DeKalb County ordinance could place new restrictions on windmills.
The DeKalb County Plan commission approved the recommendation Wednesday night that would require a wind mill to be at at least 1,300 feet from property lines, road right-of-ways, easements and overhead utility lines.
Current regulations only require wind mills to be 400 feet from those restricted areas.
A separate section of the ordinance would require wind mills to be at least 1,500 feet from residential property lines.
The DeKalb County Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the changes at their meeting Monday morning at 8:30.
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Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor, clarity, and indomitable vitality.
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