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A Coalton man who walked 10 miles to Elkins every work day for the past 28 years has finally retired.
Richard Slayton, who has worked as a housekeeper for decades, will be hanging up his shoes in favor of a more leisurely life at home.
"It's time for somebody else to start walking and working," he said.
Slayton said he worked at the now-closed Memorial General Hospital, Davis and Elkins College, an Elkins convalescent home and, most recently, Nella's Inc.
Now, problems with his right leg are making it harder for him to walk.
"I want to sit at home and take it easy," Slayton said.
His plans for the future include finding work around his home, with activities such as mowing grass and cutting wood.
Retired life will include some down time, as well. Slayton said he wants to sit down and enjoy some television in his free time.
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The worst weather he ever trudged through was a blizzard, approximately seven years ago.
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If the Knicks trade Shump to LA, they can take Grunwald with him......
However, I would welcome Gasol for Amare. Better post presence, better rebounder. I think he would be a perfect fit.
If it were STAT and Novak, I'd do it. Not a reactionary comment in regard to Novak, BTW, I just think that he's not likely to fit the mould with Woodson.
● Are the Lakers legit about this though?
Where do Amar'e, D12 and Kobe find a cognitive niché?
Surely Gasol returning to form (as well as being insured) is better than trying to fit in Amar'e considering Gasol's experience in LA and his diversity. If people have an issue with his defence, then they're not likely to enjoy the services of STAT.
I just can't see LA replacing what's considered a bad contract with a worse one that's uninsured. They'd be that much better off with 1 or multiple unwanted expiring contracts and focusing on the trio of Howard, Bryant and Nash, and from there adding what they can to their window of opportunity.
I give this a 1 in 100 chance of even being a remote possibility. The Lakers aren't that stupid, and we're not that lucky.
If the Knicks trade Shump to LA, they can take Grunwald with him......
However, I would welcome Gasol for Amare. Better post presence, better rebounder. I think he would be a perfect fit.
Lakers can't afford Kobe, Amare, Nash and Howard's max contract he will be receiving.
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Gasol/MWP/Meeks for Stoudemire/Novak/Copeland/2nd Rounder
Gasol- His IQ meshed well with Carmelo and Chandler. Similar to how Marc Gasol has evolved and made the dynamics between Randolph/Gay non existent Pau will do that for us. He's a true #2 option and will give 19 and 9 with ease. If you watched him in the Olympics you'll see how great he is. I think being the 3rd or 4th fiddle in LA hurts him because he needs to be involved to thrive and will be just that for us.
MWP- More toughnes but better yet another perimeter defender and strong rebounder for our potential small ball lineup. Sheed/MWP/Camby/Kurt you think these guys are gonna let the Heat walk over them, I dont think so. Ron can also hit the corner 3 and I think playing in New York, his hometown, would bring out more in him
Meeks- I think Meeks who is no where near the shooter Novak is would be a better fit because he's more athletic and would work better off of screens since Novak is so slow footed. I dont want to trade Novak but if it means getting Gasol then so be it
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F- Pau Gasol
F- Carmelo Anthony
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G- Raymond Felton
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As long as Shump isnt included, I would support this kind of trade..
Including Novak would be hard to take though.
Not gonna happen. It's just not. I;m not in favor of it and it's not going to happen.
Amar'es contract is just too nasty to be traded to any team, especially the lakers. Pau is not better then Amar'e and provides nothing of value to our front court that Amar'e won't give us and then some. Not to mention that Pau would then need to be worked into the offense and Woodson's schemes, while Amar'e already knows the role he plays here. Amar'e > Pau
Amare > Pau ?????
- Better rebounder
- At this point a better shooter
- Much better post player
- everyone is better than Amare at defense right now
Amare's probably just better at running in D'Antoni's system which is the only reason these rumors are going around.
Think everyone forgets the crazy MVP talk when Pau first joined the Lakers. He was a beast. He's struggling because he always plays with a dominant Center. Bynum hogged the inside, then Dwight.
For the Knicks, we don't have a big man who can post, so Pau could fill that spot easy.
I rather wait to see what Stat can do under woodson's leadership. He never had a coach to teach him defense before and he worked on his post game over the summer. Let's see what he can do before trading him. This is the first time the Knicks really worked together so lets give Stat the chance to prove himself. I like Gasol, but he is not better than Amare, especially if he picked up some good moves from "The Dream" in the off season. let's not jump the gun and rush things here. The Knicks are known for panicking when they lose, just relax. This is a great team that only needs a bit more time before EVERYONE knows this.
This is something that I've talked about a lot on twitter. I'm really happy to see that it's getting some heat and the teams are at least in talks about a swap.
A lot of people believe that Amare wouldn't work for the Lakers. That he would clog up the paint, and take space away from Dwight Howard. Now to some capacity that is true, but the ideal way for Amare to play with the Lakers wouldn't be starting next to Dwight and Metta, but coming off the bench.
You see Mike D'Antoni's system has been at its best with a small line up. A PG that can run his system, ONE dominant big man who can be his pick and roll weapon, all surrounded by shooters. Pau Gasol should not and will not be starting next to Dwight because he's a half court player who thrives on post ups. It clogs up the paint for Dwight to work in and his ISOs kill the flow of D'Antoni's system.
As long as D'Antoni is coach, Pau Gasol's place in his system should and eventually will be coming off the bench, and letting him take over and thrive in his half court system against the bench players right? WRONG. This kills the flow of D'Antoni's system. It was the same problem in NY with Woodson/Melo and D'Antoni/Amare. You can't run two systems. It's impossible. Gasol will come in off the bench, the flow will be ruined, and once the starters come in they'll have to change systems which kills all momentum.
The other alternative to this is forcing Gasol to play in the D'Antoni pick and roll system, where he is no where near as effective as he is in the half court!
Now instead of those two options, wouldn't it benifit the Lakers much better to have the greatest player outside of Steve Nash ever to play in the D'Antoni system? Have Amare come off the bench with Duhon, continue to run the pick and roll and build on what the starters did in the first quarter. Instead of bringing in a guy who you have to change systems for and kill the flow of the offense. This trade would be phenomenal for the Lakers.
As for us, it's the same argument on opposite sides. Pau fits better then Amare. He plays off the ball, rebounds, and doesn't clog up the paint like Amare does. He's the secondary scorer Carmelo Anthony needs to change the Knicks from an "Interesting Playoff team" to "Championship Contenders".
Rebounding Amare = Pau
Shooting Amare = Pau (generually speaking)
Defense Amar'e = Pau (possibly a slight edge to Amar'e if he comes back playing like he was)
Post Play Pau > Amar'e (though Amar'e just spent the offseason working on his post moves with the dream)
Running in transition Amare> Pau
Help defense Amar'e > Pau
Creating his own shot Amar'e > Pau
Attacking defenses Amar'e > Pau
Passing Pau > Amar'e
High Post play Amar'e > Pau
Perimiter play Amar'e > Pau
Ability to score against opponents Centers Amar'e > Pau
I just don't see Pau as a great contributor anymore. If he couldn't get it going with Nash, Kobe and Dwight, what makes you think having Felton pass him the ball wiith melo next to him will make him better?
I agree with Real NY. Let Amar'e come back healthy and contribute to the team that he helped build.
Wow you people are incredible lol
I can support the trade if it is str8 up. I can't see the Knicks giving up shump.


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As part of the Cancun Agreement, reached on December 11 in Cancun, Mexico, at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16), Parties decided to establish a Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) to assist the COP in relation to the Financial Mechanism of the Convention. The SCF is to assist the COP in exercising its functions with respect to the Financial Mechanism of the Convention in terms of improving coherence and coordination in the delivery of climate change financing, rationalization of the Financial Mechanism, mobilization of financial resources and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of support provided to developing country Parties.
At COP 17, Parties further defined the roles and functions, as well as the composition and working modalities, of the SCF. The SCF will report and make recommendations to the COP, for its consideration, at each ordinary session of the COP on all aspects of its work.
The SCF will assist the COP in exercising its functions with respect to the Financial Mechanism of the Convention through activities, such as:
At COP 21 and in line with decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 63, it was decided that the SCF shall serve the Paris Agreement in line with its functions and responsibilities established under the COP.
The SCF will meet at least twice a year, or more if necessary. The COP will conduct a review of the functions of the SCF in 2017 as per decision 6/CP.20.
COP 21 Update
COP 21 welcomed the report of the SCF to COP 21 and took note of its recommendations. Additionally, COP 21 endorsed the workplan of the SCF for 2016-2017 and requested the SCF to report to COP 22 on the progress made in the implementation of the workplan. It further requested the SCF to continue to strengthen its engagement with all relevant stakeholders and bodies under the Convention.
With respect to implementing its workplan on the MRV of support beyond the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows, the SCF was requested to continue to engage with relevant bodies under the Convention, multilateral and bilateral agencies and international institutions.
COP 21 also welcomed the third forum of the SCF on enhancing the coherence and coordination of forest financing and noted the recommendations of the SCF on its third forum.
COP 21 also decided to initiate the review of the functions of the SCF at COP 22. In this context, the SBI was requested to prepare draft terms of reference for the review at SBI 45 (November 2016) for consideration by COP 22. Relating to this, COP 21 expressed a request to SCF members and an invitation to Parties and observer organizations to submit their views on the terms of reference for the review of the functions of the SCF by 21 September 2016, for compilation by the secretariat into a miscellaneous document.
Through decision 9/CP.21 on methodologies for the reporting of financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, the COP welcomed the recommendations of the SCF on this matter in its report to COP 21. In this context, the SCF was further requested to take into account the enhanced information by Parties in tables 7, 7a and 7b of the common tabular format and to include it in its BA in line with paragraph 13, of decision 9/CP.21. The COP also requested the SCF to take into account the work on the methodologies for the reporting of financial information from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in the context of its workplan on MRV of support. Finally, the secretariat was requested to explore ways of creating links to other reporting software and platforms to facilitate the importation and exportation of activity-level data and to inform the SCF to take this into consideration in its workplan.
Also, in line with decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 45, the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, in collaboration with the SCF and other relevant institutions, were requested to develop methodologies and to make recommendations for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its first session on:
Update COP 20
At COP 20, Parties welcomed the transparency and openness with which the SCF conducts its work. The SCF was also invited to further strengthen its engagement with all relevant stakeholders and bodies of the Convention. With regards to the 2014 BA covering the period 2010–2012, the COP welcomed the progress achieved by the SCF through its successful completion and noted with appreciation the 2014 BA Report. The COP also invited the relevant bodies under the Convention to take note of the summary and recommendations by the SCF on the 2014 BA and requested relevant technical bodies to consider the recommendations contained in the report of the 2014 BA as part of their ongoing deliberations related to climate finance.
Additionally, COP 20 requested the SCF, in the context of its ongoing work, including the preparation of the BA, to further explore how it can enhance its work on the MRV of support, based on best available information on the mobilization of various resources, including private and alternative resources, through public interventions.
With regards to guidance to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, COP 20 endorsed the recommendations on the provision of guidance provided in paragraph 10 of the report of the SCF to COP 20 and requested the SCF to provide advice on the issue of the frequency of guidance to the Financial Mechanism and to report back to the COP 21. Additionally, the COP requested the SCF to consider issues related to possible future institutional linkages and relations between the Adaptation Fund and other institutions under the Convention.
The SCF was also requested to provide expert input to the sixth review of the Financial Mechanism in 2017 and was
encouraged to build on the same methodology and criteria it used for the expert input to the fifth review of the Financial
Furthermore, the SCF was invited, along with other thematic bodies under the Convention, to consider the long-term
finance issues referred to in decision 3/CP.19, paragraph 12 when implementing its 2015-2016 workplans, as an input
to the in-session workshops referred to in paragraph 12 of decision 5/CP.20.
COP 20 also approved the initial two-year
workplan of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts, which includes an invitation to the SCF, in its next BA, to include information on
financial instruments that address the risks of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate
change, and an invitation to dedicate its 2016 Forum to financial instruments that address the risks of loss and
damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.
In accordance with decision 2/CP.17, annex VI, paragraph 10, COP also decided to conduct the review of the functions of the SCF no later than COP 23.
Update COP 19
At COP 19, the SCF was further invited to consider ways to increase its work on the MRV of support beyond the BA. Furthermore, the SCF was requested, in the context of the preparation of its BA, to consider ongoing technical work on operational definitions of climate finance, including private finance mobilized by public interventions, to assess how adaptation and mitigation needs can most effectively be met by climate finance. Additionally, the SCF was also requested to consider, in its work on coherence and coordination, inter alia, the issue of financing for forests, taking into account different policy approaches.
Update COP 18At COP 18, Parties welcomed the operationalization of the SCF and the progress achieved by the SCF and adopted the revised composition and working modalities of the SCF and decided that the Chair and Vice-Chair of the SCF shall serve as Co-Chairs of the SCF.
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If you are eligible for financial benefits from the Veterans Administration, report to the Registrar's Office on the 2nd floor of Kearney Hall in room 201.
A copy of your Certificate of Eligibility is necessary to complete the application process.
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Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill
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The townŌĆÖs public works department recently installed 21 lampposts in Frog Level, a small historic shopping area on the edge of downtown. The Frog Level Association, a collection of businesses in the district, raised money internally to purchase the lights, and the town agreed to install them for free.
The lights were needed because the old streetlights were insufficient, and trees blocked some of the light, said Jim Pierce, of L. Pierce Pottery on Commerce Street. The attractive old-fashioned style lampposts also give Frog Level a quainter feel and aesthetic appeal.
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The Frog Level Association started in the early 2000s as a merchantsŌĆÖ booster group and today includes about 10 businesses. Similar to the Downtown Waynesville Association, the group collaborates on business enhancement, streetscape concepts, needed improvements to storefronts and any problems theyŌĆÖre dealing with.
Pierce noted that Frog Level has continued to change for the better during the last decade or so. The town pulled up old, crumbling bricks from the sidewalk and replaced them; a new sign pointing people to Frog Level was posted on Depot Street; and a mural featuring a frog sitting on a construction workerŌĆÖs level on the wall of a brick building along Depot Street welcome people to the distinct section of town.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve come along pretty good down here,ŌĆØ Pierce said, adding that no other projects are currently in the hopper for Frog Level.
Waynesville leaders do not have any special plans for Frog Level at this time either.
The new lampposts were just one of many minor improvements the town helps out with each year to update and upgrade the WaynesvilleŌĆÖs streetscapes, said Public Works Director Fred Baker.
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Another fire at a warehouse that holds batteries for the 30-megawatt wind farm in Kahuku has some residents questioning whether they should be concerned for their safety.
Kent Fonoimoana of the Kahuku Community Association believes the large plume of smoke originating from the fire could threaten the areas ecosystem.
"My concerns are for the downwind areas," Fonoimoana told KITV4. "All of this fallout has been added to our water shed."
The fire inside the 7,000-square-foot warehouse began at 4:45 Wednesday morning, and as of late Thursday afternoon, continued to smolder.
Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said First Wind, which owns and operates the wind farm, agreed to let the building burn after firefighters expressed concern about the stability of the warehouse, as well as toxic chemicals coming from the lead batteries.
"It probably included the casing of some of the batteries, which now releases the content, and these are lead cell batteries, so it's an acid base," said Seelig.
Fortunately, the direction of the wind at the height of the fire blew most of the smoke away from Kahuku. Robert Nozawa of Nozawa Farm said he and other members of his family would have left the area if the wind changed directions.
"I would definitely evacuate just out of personal concern," said Nozawa, who sells sweet corn on the shoulder of Kamehameha Highway.
Seelig said residents who live near the wind farm have the right to ask questions, but it's highly speculative whether evacuations would have been ordered if smoke from the fire blew toward Kahuku.
"That's a science based question that really is difficult to answer without having a lot more time to process it, in terms of using tools to model the plume," said Seelig.
Firefighters attacked the blaze by using a dry chemical agent, but only after Hawaiian Electric Co., delivered 1,000 pounds of the retardant. The firefighting efforts were put on hold when the chemical agent ran out.
Fonoimoana questions why First Wind did not have a supply of the fire retardant on site. He said company officials were considering the installation of a fire suppression system within the warehouse after two similar fires last year.
"I don't want to name names, (but) First Wind representatives said that they will install those measures," said Fonoimoana.
Both the Kahuku Community Association and the Koolauloa Neighborhood Board voted to support the First Wind project before construction began. The wind farm began operations in March of 2011.
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HECO spokesman Darren Pai said it's not known how long the wind farm will remain offline. He said in the first six months of operation, the wind farm prevented the use of 76,000 barrels of crude oil.
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I am just curious about how many replicates of each sample dilution other laboratories are preparing for their CBOD tests?
It has been suggested that we run more replicates of our samples because of differences we are getting with a commercial lab. Since replicates will measure precision, this probably will not explain the differences we are seeing with the results. Our G/GA results are in the acceptable range and our blanks are good. Both labs are using Polyseed but the commercial lab uses the NX version. We are adding Hach TCMP to each bottle.
I would suggest that you run different dilutions so that you have several BOD results that fall in the 2.0 mg/L DO depletion with 1.0 mg/L DO remaining. This will give you several BOD values to average and check for differences such as toxicity.
I prefer the TCMP inhibitor but the ATU has been approved in the latest Standard Methods. As for the polyseed NX, it has ATU but its use will add additional problems. When you set up dilutions to calculate the seed correction you will also have more ATU inhibotor per BOD bottle than for the BOD bottles for sample analysis. A change in the amount of seed material per BOD bottle will also chang the amount of inhibitor per BOD bottle.
I do not know that Standard Methods has approved this.
By 'replicates' are you referring to several bottles of the same dilution or several bottles of different dilutions? We typically will do 4 bottles per sample, with the intention of getting one bottle that under depletes, one that over depletes and two that are acceptable. One sample in 10 we will set up two separate bottles of each of the 4 dilutions. As James suggested, I think you should shoot for a few more bottles in the acceptable range to average out.
I am not a fan of the Polyseed NX. I tried one container of it, and had problems with every batch of samples I used it with. I much prefer adding the inhibitor myself. Chris Fair went into a lenghty discussion on the previous forum version talking about the solubility of the inhibitor powder and how it wasn't such a big deal with the non-precise dispenser cap's variability. I don't know how that applies to the Polyseed stuff. Since it is already in solution, I can see how different volumes of seed could cause problems.
SD, you didn't say why someone suggested you do more replicates. If it was to check precision, looking at the standard deviation of repeated GGA results is perhaps a better indicator of precision because it looks a total precision, whereas looking at results for duplicates/replicates only looks at within-batch precision.
If their reason for suggesting more replicates is so you can average the results in hopes that the average would somehow be closer to the "true" value, that's not good science...the average could still be biased, missing the "true" value by a mile.
Was there any particular reason those who evaluated the situation assumed your results were in error and not the results of the outside lab? If so, how did they come to that conclusion? If the other lab is in the area, you might want to pay them a visit and see how their blanks are, what the average and standard deviation are for their GGA results, and the same for replicates if they do them.
If the person evaluating your work DID give a reason for suspecting your results are problem, that's what I think you need to concentrate on...not whether or not your results agree with some other lab. But you are already aware of that as indicated by your statement, "this [looking at results from replicates] probably will not explain the difference..." You are absolutely correct!
The suggestion was made by an engineer not an analyst. The results from the contract lab are apparently more to their liking (lower). To answer the earlier question, we are preparing 3 dilutions for each sample. The suggestion was to prepare triplicates of each dilution (9 bottles for each sample). The practice of doing a duplicate every ten samples and the GGA in triplicate should be appropriate.
Unless that engineer is from your regulatory agency (e.g., your plant's permit manager), I would tell him/her, "Thank you very much, but I trust our results and here's why." And then talk blank results, GGA results, bias, and total precision. And IF your bias and precision are good, there is no reason for you to run samples in triplicate, and ESPECIALLY no reason to run the GGA in triplicate...you know what the GGA value should be, so you can track precision by analyzing the collective results from the GGA in each batch.
If the engineer IS from your regulatory agency, if your state has a lab accreditation program, seek their advice and, if appropriate, their assistance in convincing the engineer he/she should stick to engineering. If the engineer detected something that suggested your results are biased on the high side, he/she should have requested a lab person from the state accreditation program or state lab to check your procedure.
If you are getting BOD values that vary from what the commercial lab is reporting then I would check with another laboratory for another comparison to determine who's values are correct. Compare methodology and QC data to select another lab.
In checking the 21st ed. Standard Methods which includes the ATU as an acceptable nitrification inhibitor it spells out the correct amount of ATU to add to each bottle. It does not allow for additional ATU per bottle which will occur if using the Polyseed NX version of seed. During seed correction additional seed material will have to be added to get proper depletion of DO. I would not use a lab that uses Polyseed NX as their seed material until excess ATU has been studied. You could try the NX version yourself to see if that is the difference you see compared to the commercial lab.
Perry Brake and James Royer have got it right on the nailhead on this.
Running additional replicates will not change anything. You already run duplicates every ten samples anyway and if these show similar results you can assume that the rest of your analyses have similar precision.
Remember the reason why we run multiple dilutions: to make sure we get at least one bottle with acceptable result. We have found that some sampling sites, such as our plant primary, are so stable that we only run 2 bottles.
Other sampling points like our effluent are consistently clean and we theoretically could run just one 300 mls bottle all the time. However, we once had an plant upset incident a week after we changed to setting up three 300mls for the effluent. The plant was then unable to report a BOD value except as a >6 mg/l, so we immediately went back to setting up 75, 150 and 300 and will stay that way.
Whatever differences there are between your lab and the other lab are probably systemic and due to the different way the test is run or different reagents and/or seeds.
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Bella Vista sixth-grade teacher Ann Corsey, left, hugs her former student and current Gattis Junior High seventh-grader Tanya Romero after the dedication of the new Cesar Chavez street sign. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth)
By Marlena Hartz: Freedom Newspapers
It is the lesson of a lifetime: Si, se puede — yes, we can. Believing this turned a classroom of pre-teens into community heroes.
Evidence of their feat was unveiled on a clear Friday morning — a green street sign, with white letters. It reads Cesar Chavez Drive.
"That's our work up there," said Daniel Trujillo, 12, shooting his arm toward the sign, embedded in the ground near a cacti patch.
They had some ups and downs trying to get the name of the street change to honor the legendary migrant labor leader, according to Phillip Martinez, also 12. But the former Bella Vista Elementary sixth graders are victors. After more than a year of lobbying city and school officials, the class, now junior high school students, got the name of a neighborhood street changed from Jefferson to Cesar Chavez.
"We went a long way — for just being kids. Now adults can look up to us," Martinez said.
Teacher Anne Corsey introduced the students to Cesar Chavez — a Mexican-American labor leader who demanded rights for migrant farm workers after years of picking crops for low wages — because she wanted to give them "someone to look up to." Corsey, who is relatively new to the education field, spent most her life raising her children at home, but the profession fits well: Students cling to her side; fellow teachers shower her with praise.
"Cesar Chavez taught us what it is to have pride, responsibility and dignity in everything we do," said sixth-grade class president Elena Montoya, her dark hair swept into a ponytail. "Two students came up with the brilliant idea of changing the street name. And then we got creative."
The students went to the Clovis school board twice. The first time the board denied their request to change the name of the street where their school is located. "That was a low point. But I asked the kids," Corsey said, "did Cesar Chavez always hear 'yes' when he asked for something?"
When the school board approved the change — after the students approached them a second time — they got approval from city planners and commissioners.
City commissioner Robert Sandoval and Paul Chavez, a California resident and the grandson of Cesar Chavez, officially dismantled the Jefferson street sign Friday morning by tearing off the white paper that covered the new sign. The mayor of Clovis declared Friday Cesar Chavez Day within the city.
"We didn't really know what Jefferson did," said Vernon Hunter, 13, leaning against a neighborhood car underneath the street sign. "We just knew he was a president. Cesar Chavez inspired people who were down."
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On Thursday, Vicente Kote Kapika Hilario, 26, of Anahola was found guilty after a jury trial of two Counts of Place to Keep Pistol or Revolver, two counts of Carrying or Possessing a Loaded Firearm on a Public Highway, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree, and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree.
The jury deliberated less than two hours after hearing three days of testimony.
Police had issued a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) for a grey Nissan Altima in connection with the investigation of the August 21, 2010 gunpoint robbery of Aureo Moore at the Kapa'a Safeway parking lot.
On August 24, 2010, Kauai Police Officer Damien Loo spotted the Altima at the Rainbow Gas Mart in Kapaa. After the vehicle left the Gas Mart, Officer Loo called for backup and police attempted to stop the Altima on Papaloa Road.
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Police then recovered an abandoned backpack nearby that contained a loaded, unregistered .22 caliber pistol, a loaded 45 caliber revolver (which had been reported stolen in 1998), as well as 125 Oxycodone tablets and a baggie containing cocaine residue. Also found in the backpack were hotel bills, time clock receipts, camping permits, and a pay stub from Bouchons Hanalei Restaurant that belonged to Hilario.
Hilario was driving the Altima at the time of the incident, which was registered to his relative. Hilario was also arrested, and police recovered $1,472 in cash from his person that day.
In March of this year, another jury found Hilario guilty of the Murder in the First Degree, amongst other charges, for the execution-style killing of Aureo Moore on December 17, 2010. At the time of his death, Moore had been subpoenaed to testify against Kyle Akau on December 27, 2010, in the Safeway parking lot robbery trial. Kyle Akau is presently serving a 10-year prison sentence for the robbery.
Sentencing for Hilario's First-degree Murder conviction is scheduled for June 13.
The Honorable Judge Randal G.B. Valenciano presided over Thursday's trial, and the case was prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Melinda K. Mendes. Warren Perry was court-appointed defense counsel. Retired KPD Sergeant Carl Oliver was the lead Detective in the case, and was assisted by other detectives and patrol officers in the investigation.
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