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Leanna Broderick: The Face of Britain's Decline
Even as once great Britain's eyes go dim, life is still good for the freeloaders who are bleeding it to death:
While many families are worrying about how to afford Christmas this year, one jobless single mother has revealed she receives so much in benefits she has :£2,000 to spend on designer gifts, clothes and partying.
Mother-of-two Leanna Broderick plans to buy 20 presents for each of her children, including Burberry and Ralph Lauren outfits, iPads and gold jewellery.
The 20-year-old, who has never worked, claims nearly :£15,500 a year in state handouts.
Why would she work?
She claims she is better off on benefits and would not get a job unless she could continue her luxury lifestyle, which includes designer outfits, holidays abroad, clubbing, lunches out and expensive gifts for her daughters Zelekah, two, and Zakirah, one. …
She said there was 'no point' earning less in a minimum wage job and having to pay for childcare on top.
Leanna qualified for her cushy position by dropping out of school at 16 and becoming pregnant at 17, while taking advantage of government incentives to shun employment and marriage. Her plans for the future:
"I'll stay on benefits and get as much as I can out of it."
What other outcome could anyone possibly expect of liberal welfare policies?
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WebJunction: Localize, Mobilize and Spotlight Your Library Services and Outreach
A practical webinar looking at a variety of ways libraries can increase their impact and reach in their communities using mobile technology, social networking, and integration with the consumer services users already use.
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Libraries play a critical role in their communities that goes beyond their collections, focusing on events, outreach and library as place. In an increasingly digital and mobile world, libraries need new ways to reach out and engage. Now with the new OCLC Library Spotlight program (www.worldcat.org/spotlight), you can set up a dynamic mobile view of your library and dramatically extend its visibility into many popular web services—in just 10 minutes. Learn about this free service, available to all, that will make it easier for your library to be found on the web and through highly trafficked services like Yelp. Hear how one library focused its messaging and engagement through coordinated efforts at a local level to maximize their web presence and reach.
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La Crosse YMCA sends 12 swimmers to Nationals
The La Crosse YMCA is sending 12 swimmers to Nationals, doubling what it sent a year ago.
Seven boys and five girls will make the trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, including 14 year-old John Loepfe, a freshman at La Crescent High School.
"I always dreamed of going to nationals individually," he said. "I started the team when I was five, and I always wanted to go down, so it's a big step for me."
Loepfe set state records to qualify individually for the 100 and 200 meter backstroke. He made the trip last year with the team, when he was only 13.
"He's really good. He's a stud," Onalaska senior Samuel Bowman said. "He works really hard, he knows what he's doing when he gets here. In and out of the water, he does everything right. He's really special."
The team will leave Monday morning for Greensboro. The competition lasts Wednesday through Saturday.
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Needs Assessments: ELA/Literacy & Math
Intended Audience:School/District Leaders, Curriculum Directors, Teacher Leaders
Description:These needs assessments are designed to be utilized with staff as an initial survey of what level of knowledge staff members have regarding the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), supporting CCSS documents, and other resources. Once completed, leaders will be able to assess the data collected and make decisions regarding what professional development needs are necessary for their district.
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- District/school leadership may distribute this document to staff to provide an overview of current levels of implementation and areas of future need.
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- After distribution, participants mark a yes/no in the appropriate box next to their question. An evidentiary box is also listed as a suggestion. This portion can assist with organization for staff members by including such items as a date upon completion or attaching documents that might serve as a collection bank for grade levels. Fostering a climate of honest marks by participants will yield the most accurate results for professional development needs.
- When categorizing a yes or no question, a suggested practice is only marking the event yes once the event is completed. This will assist the leader in classifying whether more time is to be provided to complete an event before moving on to other professional development needs.
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While there are obvious signs – such as the brake light appearing on the dashboard – that your brakes should be serviced, there are also more subtle signs you should have your brakes looked at.
Brake pads wearing down: During routine service checks mechanics will usually check your brake pads. Pads should be at least one-quarter of an inch thick. If they are thinner than that you should consider getting new pads.
High-pitched squealing, grinding: When your pads need to be replaced your car will often let you know via a high-pitched squeal when you're braking. Also listen for a grinding sound.
Pulling: If your car feels like it's pulling in one direction, it could signal a problem with the brakes. This could also be caused by other issues with your car, so it should be looked at by a mechanic.
Vibrations: If your car starts to vibrate when braking it could signal warped rotors. Vibrations can also be caused by other car issues, so it's best to have a mechanic diagnose the problem.
Pedal problems: If you need to push the pedal almost all the way to the floor of your car, then it could mean your brake pads are worn out, or an issue with the hydraulic system. Leaking brake fluid can also signal a hydraulics issue. Not having to barely step on the brake to get your car to stop can also signal an issue.


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TEAM USA Red Premium Pennant
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Celebrate and commemorate Team USA in the 2016 Olympics in Rio with this Team USA Red Premium Pennant. The classic red felt pennant features the American flag and Team USA on a unique floral texture. Post your pennant up high and get ready to cheer on Team USA in these Summer Olympics.
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Is your teen ready to drive?
Many factors go into deciding if your child is ready
One of the few remaining rites of passage for America's teenagers, the act of getting a driver's license at 16 has caused controversy in recent years.
With a higher driving age in the United Kingdom and a call by some U.S. safety groups to raise the driving age in America, parents may be questioning whether their 16 year olds are really ready to take the wheel. The questions don't go away with the license, either, as parents wonder how to keep their children safe and try to teach them the responsibility that goes with a driver's license.
Recent controversies
Recent controversy has erupted worldwide concerning the best driving age for teenagers. In 2008, US News & World Report shared an IIHS press release urging for an increase in the U.S. driving age to save lives.
That came on the heels of a BBC News article reporting that the U.K.'s House of Commons transport committee recommended raising the U.K. driving age from 17 to 18.
Parents can't help but wonder if driving at 16 is the right choice for their children.
Setting requirements
When determining whether your 16-year-old is ready to drive, it's important to keep the concerns of these studies and reports in mind.
In addition, parents should consider their teenager as an individual. Your child doesn't need to be a straight-A student to show that they are responsible enough to get a driver's license, but setting a minimum acceptable GPA before allowing your child to learn to drive is reasonable. Similarly, keeping house rules such as respecting curfew, doing chores and acting respectful are all reasonable requirements.
Not only is it reasonable for parents to expect their children to demonstrate a certain level of maturity before allowing them to get a driver's license, but also it's important to continue to expect responsible behavior after a driver's license is obtained.
For example, expecting students to maintain the grade point average previously set is fair. Teenagers who let their grades fall, start missing curfew, or are otherwise disobedient shouldn't be able to use their license as they wish.
Children need guidance when getting the taste of freedom that a driver's license provides. Be sure to set guidelines for driving concerning the amount of teenage passengers allowed in the car, the time the car should be returned home, and who needs to put gas in it.
Determining whether a 16-year-old is ready to drive can be one of the hardest decisions for a parent. Not only do parents need to consider laws and safety recommendations, but also they need to think about what's best for their child. Once a driver's license is obtained, setting guidelines and standards for behavior is a must to keep your new driver safe and to teach them about responsibility and maturity.
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Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover one of the nearest supermassive black holes to Earth that is currently undergoing powerful outbursts, as described in our latest press release. This galactic burping was found in the Messier 51 galaxy, which is located about 26 million light years from Earth and, contains a large spiral galaxy NGC 5194 (also known by its nickname of the "Whirlpool"), merging with a smaller companion galaxy NGC 5195.
We are pleased to welcome Mar Mezcua as a guest blogger today. She led the study that is the subject of our latest press release, about an intermediate mass black hole. Mar is from Balaguer (Lleida, Spain) and studied Physics in the University Autonomous of Barcelona and in the University of La Laguna, where she also specialized in Astrophysics. She completed her PhD at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie (Bonn, Germany) in 2011 and then moved to the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Canary Islands, Spain) as a postdoctoral researcher. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
I found my calling when I was 13 years old and serendipitously watched a documentary on TV about galaxies and supermassive black holes. I wanted to become an astrophysicist and study these exciting objects!
Supermassive black holes reside at the center of galaxies and are more than a million times more massive than the Sun. As their name implies, they are black and thus cannot be observed directly. Hence, to detect black holes we have to observe the matter that surrounds and feeds them, this is, the material that the black hole "accretes." In supermassive black holes, this accreting material heats up high enough to emit X-rays so that we can detect it with X-ray satellites like NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Some supermassive black holes also eject outflows of plasma or jets, which emit mainly at radio wavelengths.
A newly discovered object in the galaxy NGC 2276 may prove to be an important black hole that helps fill in the evolutionary story of these exotic objects, as described in our latest press release. The main image in this graphic contains a composite image of NGC 2766 that includes X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) combined with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Digitized Sky Survey (red, green and blue). The inset is a zoom into the interesting source that lies in one of the galaxy's spiral arms. This object, called NGC 2276-3c, is seen in radio waves (red) in observations from the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network, or EVN.
At this time of year, there are lots of gatherings often decorated with festive lights. When galaxies get together, there is the chance of a spectacular light show as is the case with NGC 2207 and IC 2163
Located about 130 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Canis Major, this pair of spiral galaxies has been caught in a grazing encounter. NGC 2207 and IC 2163 have hosted three supernova explosions in the past 15 years and have produced one of the most bountiful collections of super bright X-ray lights known. These special objects - known as "ultraluminous X-ray sources" (ULXs) - have been found using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Today we released six new images from Chandra's vast data archive. Each one of these astronomical images combines X-rays from Chandra with data from telescopes that detect different types of light such as infrared, radio, and visible light.
Every year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory looks at hundreds of objects throughout space to help expand our understanding of the Universe. Ultimately, these data are stored in the Chandra Data Archive, an electronic repository that provides access to these unique X-ray findings for anyone who would like to explore them. With the passing of Chandra's 15th anniversary in operation on August 26, 1999, the archive continues to grow as each successive year adds to the enormous and invaluable dataset.
An Ultraluminous X-ray Source (ULX) that astronomers had thought was a black hole is really the brightest pulsar ever recorded. ULXs are objects that produce more X-rays than most "normal" X-ray binary systems, in which a star is orbiting a neutron star or a stellar-mass black hole. Black holes in these X-ray binary systems generally weigh about five to thirty times the mass of the sun.
New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided stringent constraints on the environment around one of the closest supernovas discovered in decades. The Chandra results provide insight into possible cause of the explosion, as described in our press release.
A galaxy about 23 million light years away is the site of impressive, ongoing, fireworks. Rather than paper, powder, and fire, this galactic light show involves a giant black hole, shock waves, and vast reservoirs of gas.
Nearly a million seconds of observing time with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way glittering with hundreds of X-ray points of light.
The galaxy is officially named Messier 51 (M51) or NGC 5194, but often goes by its nickname of the "Whirlpool Galaxy." Like the Milky Way, the Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy with spectacular arms of stars and dust. M51 is located about 30 million light years from Earth, and its face-on orientation to Earth gives us a perspective that we can never get of our own spiral galactic home.


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Rams Lead Collegiate Baseball League
The Watertown Rams find themselves in first place for the season so far in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.
They were on the road Monday night in Newark, where they defeated the Pilots 5 to 4.
It was their sixth straight win.
Click on the picture for more on the team from Mel Busler.
You can check out the Rams in person at home games this week on Tuesday and Friday nights.
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Here in Park City, Utah our family owned company is offering privately owned 1 - 5 bedroom vacation condominiums, town homes and luxury hotel style accommodations that are only a few minutes away from the ski slopes or as close as ski in ski out. Our rental lodging accommodations are nicely furnished and at a price range to satisfy every vacation budget. Friendly personalized service awaits you and your group.
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We have Beautiful Condos Choices of a 3 Bdrm + Loft or 4 Bdrm Townhome at Base of The Canyons; or 2 Bdrm Condo Across Street from Park City Mtn Resort
3 BEDROOM + LOFT TOWNHOME, just 100 yards from The Canyons Cabriolet Lift, sleeps 2-10, with PRIVATE hot tub, sauna, washer/dryer and garage, fully remodeled with 42" plasma TV, granite and slate, wood burning fireplace, new furniture and appliances, great creekside location. . . . . . . Or, 4 BEDROOM TOWNHOME across the street from The Canyons Cabriolet (20 second walk!), sleeps 2-10, with PRIVATE hot tub, washer/dryer and garage, fully remodeled throughout. (Click here for 4 bdrm) Or, 2 BEDROOM CONDO directly across the street from the Park City Mtn Resort, sleeps 2-8, recently remodeled with 42" plasma TV, granite and slate, new furniture and appliances and a secure garage. ALL THREE UNITS offer Wi-Fi, pool/sauna/hot tub in complex, walk to free shuttle and much more.
We provide our guests with discount lift ticket and ski rental info as well as restaurant recommendations. Also, ask about Bob O's discounts of $100 on 5 night rentals, $150 on 6 night rentals and $200 on 7 night rentals.
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Cool Deals In Park City - Utah Travel Connection offers cool deals and a wide range of accommodations and deep discount, customized packages throughout the entire Park City area. Our lodging options include hotels, condos and deluxe Deer Valley, Park City, The Canyons and Sundance ski-in/ski-out accommodations. We also offer discount lift tickets for all 3 resorts in Park City. For international customers we have the 3 Resort International Pass and the UTC SKI Passport. Requests are welcomed by our multilingual staff in English, Spanish, Italian and German.
Park City deals are constantly changing and with all of the specials and discounts available, it makes sense to see what you can save on before your next vacation. Consider this your electronic kiosk, with current listings of special Park City deals and limited-time promotions. With resort and hotel specials and ski discounts like these, you'll be able to put together the vacation package of your dreams.
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When skiing in Utah don't forget to order your groceries. Lines in the grocery store can be brutal after skiing. Let The Grocery Girls take care of it for you. We will contact your lodging provider and have your food, snacks, and beverages stocked before you arrive.
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This brown New Mexico roadrunner travel souvenir stuffed animal is embroidered with its state name, replacing the "C" with a red chili pepper. They are the state of New Mexico's state bird and members of the cuckoo family. They prefer to walk or run instead of flying. They are extremely swift and can snatch a dragonfly or hummingbird in midair. Each and every Souvies is unique to the region it represents, making it the perfect travel souvenir or gift.
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The conference will take place at the U.S. Geological Survey National Center, John Wesley Powell Building, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, 20192. This facility features a large auditorium, comfortable breakout rooms, and a cafeteria. Visitor parking is available; please let us know if you will need closer access to the building.
Be sure to bring a government-issued photo ID (drivers license or passport) with you.
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About Greta Gaines
Daughter of writer and outdoorsman Charles Gaines and visual artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines, musician Greta Gaines grew up on a rural farm, attending boarding school in western Massachusetts at Northfield Mount Hermon School and college at Georgetown University, graduating with a degree in American studies. Though Gaines didn't start writing songs until the age of 22, she picked up on it quickly and chose to pursue music instead of continuing schooling in law. Also a serious athlete, Gaines lived in Jackson Hole, WY, trying to balance sports with singing, and doing quite well, winning the Women's Extreme Snowboarding World Championship in 1992, which led to a job co-hosting the 1997 men's and women's Big Air Snowboard Competition for MTV's Sports and Music Festival. Despite her success in athletics, Gaines didn't want to abandon singing, so she moved to Nashville to attempt to start her career there. Though she earned a deal with Giant Records, unfortunate circumstances left her with 40 masters and no contract. Never one to be discouraged, Gaines started her own label, Big Air Records, releasing her debut self-titled album in 1999 (its songs taken from the Giant recordings), and appearing on the Village Stage at Lilith Fair the same year. In 2001, she composed the soundtrack for director Joe Maggio's independent film Virgil Bliss and starred in the Oxygen Network's series Freeride with Greta Gaines, a show that lasted for three seasons, after which she released her second album, It Was Hot, in 2004. The multi-talented musician/athlete found more work both on ESPNOutdoors' BassCenter and The New American Sportsman, and in 2006, Gaines issued the EP Can't Kill the Flavor, which had production help from her brother Shelby Shook and his group the Pengwinz. The album departed somewhat from the Southern country-rock of her previous records, giving more attention instead to how instrumentation can be built inside the studio. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi


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Barbara H. WynneFebruary 25,2013Barbara H. Wynne
Barbara H. (Tuttle) Wynne, 86, formerly of Glastonbury, Conn., died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at Our House in Rutland, after a long illness.
In Massachusetts, she was born in Boston, April 6, 1926, the daughter of Norman and Gertrude Hatch, and raised in Quincy and Squantum.
In 1947, she married Donald A. Tuttle, who died in 1988. She married Edward Wynne of Glastonbury in 1998.
She worked for many years at New Britain (Conn.) General Hospital in the cardiology department.
She was a member of East Glenville (N.Y.) Community Church.
She enjoyed sewing, drawing, painting and hiking.
Survivors include three children, Linda ole-Moi Yoi of Nairobi, Kenya, Robert Tuttle of Granville, N.Y., and Gregory Tuttle of San Juan Bautista, Calif.; three stepchildren, Jane Kelly, Matthew and Timothy Wynne, all of Glastonbury; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; three siblings, Virginia DiNatale of Marshfield, Mass., Audrey Dunn of New Hampshire and Roger Hatch of Braintree, Mass.; nieces nephews and cousins.
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I know he isn't an official character in Naruto 6ut I hear 2 much of him. Any suggestions:shrug:
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Road to ninja
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Who Menma is?
Im guessing he's like Naruto 6ut from another dimension. Just guessin
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Menma = Naruto
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when road to ninja comes out you will find out why people talk about him(he epic), and menma is a japenese condiment in ramen, which if i recall correctly naruto hates...(and naruto is a ramen topping)
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Take a look at the current health care system and associated costs, as well as President Barack Obama's platform on the issue.
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Storytelling in Medicine
We can't stress often enough that anecdotes are not reliable evidence; but on the other hand, patient stories can serve a valuable purpose in medical education. Hearing how a disease affected an individual patient is more powerful than reading a list of symptoms in a textbook and is far more likely to fix the disease in the student's memory. When I think of Parkinson's disease, the first thing that comes to mind is my first patient with Parkinson's and how he responded to levodopa; and the first thing that may come to many people's minds is Michael J. Fox. Of course, we must realize that they may not be typical examples; but putting a face to a diagnosis serves as a memory aid and a hook to hang the rest of our knowledge on.
In his new book, The Power of Patient Stories: Learning Moments in Medicine, Paul F. Griner, MD relates more than 50 stories that distill the wisdom he has developed over a 58-year career of practicing medicine and teaching young doctors. He describes them as "stories that provided a learning moment for me." It's interesting to see how much medicine has changed over his professional lifetime and yet how cases from the 50s and 60s are still highly relevant. Ethical dilemmas and lessons about medical practice come alive under his pen. Each story is followed by incisive questions and exercises that engage the reader and challenge him to think about the issues. (more…)


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This week, the nation clutched its collective pearls about the story of Debra Harrell, whose 9-year-old daughter was taken into state custody after the child was discovered playing alone at a park near her mother's place of employment.
The 46-year-old worked at a McDonald's in North Augusta, South Carolina, and on some days during her shift she allowed her daughter to spend the day at Summerfield Park, where she had access to a splashpad, playground and open green spaces. Harrell's daughter used to spend her summer days inside the McDonald's playing on a laptop her mother scrimped and saved to buy, until it was stolen during a home robbery. Possibly lacking other options for child care — or knowing her child was mature enough to spend the day unsupervised while playing in a neighborhood park with dozens of other children — Harrell gave her daughter a cellphone and her blessing to go outside and play.
Local reports say July 1, an unnamed adult asked the child where her mother was. When she replied, "at work," the shocked good Samaritan called the police, who promptly picked up the girl, declared her "abandoned," and arrested her mother. Harrell's daughter is now in social services custody, and her mother has been charged with "unlawful conduct toward a child."
On its face, this story raises all manner of issues from affordable childcare to helicopter parenting and neighborhood safety.
But there's another angle here for those of us in the park and recreation industry, and that is: What happened to the notion of parks as safe places for our children to play?
This writer remembers an era when it was expected a child's free time — whether during the summer, on weekends or after school — would be spent outdoors, usually unsupervised. Although I grew up in the rural Midwest, this was not a condition limited to America's breadbasket. City kids went outside, too, to places like Summerfield Park, the middle school playground or some other scrap of open space. The worst outcomes my friends and I suffered were cuts and bruises, and I imagine the problemsolving skills, autonomy and confidence we gained through making trial-and-error decisions as youngsters benefit us to this day.
Before the Reagan era, before cases like that of Etan Patz and before media became saturated with "Law & Order"-type serials and the 24-hour news cycle, there was a general sensibility that kids had the wherewithal to navigate their local territory without much harm or the intervention of some concerned adult. There existed an assumption that, for the most part, our public spaces — particularly playgrounds and parks — were a child's domain, and adults were merely a means of transport and provider of snacks upon return home.
Today, we live in an atmosphere where a parent's worst nightmare — the abduction, assault or murder of their child — seems an all-too-likely possibility. With little basis in fact or reality (crime rates have actually been dropping precipitously since the 1990s), we've allowed an atmosphere to permeate our communities that pegs every stranger on the street as a potential bad guy and necessitates every caregiver become an ever-present protector. This is the atmosphere that provokes observations like that of one North Augusta resident interviewed in the wake of the Harrell incident, who said, "You cannot just leave your child alone at a public place, especially. This day and time, you never know who's around — good, bad — it's just not safe."
As park and recreation professionals, we need to remind our constituents that our agencies offer the kind of services and assurances that can help turn back the clock to a time when the public trust was a bit stronger and children's free time was spent outside with friends or the family dog, rather than constantly under their parents' watchful eyes.
Many agencies offer free or low-cost childcare, but how many caregivers in our community know about those services? Park and recreation professionals are adept at providing exciting programs to boost a child's physical health, mental acuity and overall confidence, but are the residents we serve taking advantage of them? Further, park and recreation agencies provide programming and access to a wider swath of the public than perhaps any other entity, including those with physical disabilities, low-income residents, the elderly, LGBTQ and transgendered individuals, children and adults, but are we trumpeting that incredible inclusivity loudly enough?
Perhaps if Debra Harrell or Shanesha Taylor knew they might look to their local park and recreation agency for childcare options, neither would find themselves in their current positions, charged with crimes and their children in state custody.
As the families we serve move through the twists and turns of daily life, we need to remind them of the way their local park and recreation agency can function as an ancillary family member. We are the ones who will watch the children and create the safe, open spaces where they play. Our agencies are the places where parents and caregivers can leave their charges in a nurturing environment to learn and develop.
We are the support our communities are seeking and now, more than ever, it should be our primary mission to say so, loud and clear.
Samantha Bartram is the associate editor of Parks & Recreation Magazine.
Samantha-I like your article and I know that you are concerned.I am a retired (very old) full time Recreation person from the Miami fl area. I live somewhat north of that area now. Your statement "We are the ones who will watch the children and create the safe, open spaces where they play" - sounds good - but is a thing of the past in most areas. Why--because of 'Inflation'. Cities and Counties just can not afford to provide the necessary Recreation personnel to provide the proper programs and leadership that was accomplished back in the 70's and 80's. Back then we had one or two full time Recreation personnel and some part time leaders on most every park. As you probably know--when budget time comes--the FIRST agency that gets the 'cuts' is Recreation. But we are LAST in one thing--Getting NEW facilities. That is just the way it is. However-where I live now we have the best Parks and Recreation Director that I have ever been around. He does the most with what he gets. ESD
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While the Good Samaritan had very good intentions, it troubles me that she called the Police because a female age 9 was left alone in the Park. It troubles me because it shows how ill-informed parents are about kids spending time in their own community. Several reasons support my concerns including:(1) According to the Department of Justice Juvenile Justice Division crimes against children since the 90's have been steadily declining. This is especially true when it comes to violent crimes including abduction, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and murder.(2) The 24-Hour News Media has inappropriately inflated how often serious crimes against children occur. The media unfortunately has decided to sensationalize the stories shared in order to increase viewership. When it comes to serious crimes against children the number of viewers paying attention to that particular news story skyrockets.(3) The media loves to sensationalize stories because the truth is the media does not want to share all perspectives on issues and instead only show/tell the perspective that gets the most viewers.(4) Abduction, abuse, and murder of children by strangers, whether parents will believe it or not is relatively rare.(5) The most likely group to abduct a child is those parents that are going through child custody battles.(6) In order of most likely to least likely when it comes to committing abuse whether physical, sexual, or emotional is as follows: (A) Parents (B) Step-Parents (C) Direct Relatives (D) Extended Family (E) Coaches/Teachers (F) Religious Leaders (G) Strangers.(7) The order for those most likely to least likely for a child to be murdered is very similar to the order for the abduction of children.(8) The majority of "missing" kids are found safe with no harm done to them within the first 24 hours. Kids go "missing" all the time but that doesn't make the news because it isn't sensational enough and won't get the viewership numbers the media are trying to achieve.(9) Kids are way smarter than most adults think they are and tend to be very good judges of character.(10) Children tend not to get abducted or abused in public places like parks, recreation centers, and schools because of the safety in numbers principles. Kids get abducted or abused when they end up going in secluded or private places.(11) Basic stranger awareness lessons have proven to be MORE effective than ignoring these sensitive topics. If more parents would teach basic stranger danger lessons the child will not only become less of a target but more confident in their abilities to handle risky situations.(12) Each child is unique and the appropriate level of risk must be examined on a case by case basis. Most kids won't ask to do something if they are not comfortable with doing it.
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The sad irony is that the entire concern based episode was itself probably traumatic for the child.Not the Norman Rockwellian portrait of cop and wayward child having a milkshake at the fountain. Quite the opposite, really.JC
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We live in a society that has changed greatly since I was a kid in the 1970s. Gone are the days when we would rush home from school, jump on our bikes and play games with the other kids in the neighborhood until dinnertime. We would play at a local cemetery, explore the woods and not think twice about being a good distance from our homes. If my parents were concerned about my safety they didn't express it.But those days are long gone. It's not okay to leave a young child alone anywhere in the community without proper supervision. The media constantly bombards us with horrific stories of crimes against children. I understand that the overwhelming majority of kids are safe and the media tends to over-sensationalize the horrific events. Yet, I would not take a chance for something to happen to my child left unsupervised somewhere in the community.A child that is 9 is too young to be left unsupervised. However, this situation probably could of been handled better. Perhaps offer the mother parenting classes; reach to a relative to assist with child care, approach a local non-profit and seek out affordable child care options.
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Assignment: Education - There's an App for That!
Mobile Access to Student Information System
Galesville, WIS. -- Many of these students typically keep up with assignments and class projects by jotting down due dates or relying on their memory.
"It was usually either in my school planner or off the top of my head," said Matthew Grubb, G-E-T 8th grader.
But now, they have a new way to keep track of their school work right at their finger tips.
"We have a PowerSchool App that works with our student information system that's called Powerschool," said Allene Horton, instructional technology coordinator for the G-E-T School District.
PowerSchool is an online program which allows students and parents to keep track of things like assignments, grades and lunch money. The district has used the program since 2004, but the App became available in February. And it's growing in popularity.
"For kids, they've got that devise that's in their pocket," said Horton. "They've always got access to the information 24/7. It doesn't matter where they are. As long as they have wireless access, or if they have a smartphone, they have access to it 24/7."
"I usually monitor my grades and my attendance. If I'm missing assignments," said Grubb.
And the app works the same for parents who are also trying to keep up with their child's progress in school.
"I thought the computer was pretty slick and very convenient," said Lisa Mayer, parent of a G-E-T student. "But once I got the App on my iPad, it's wonderful. It's even easier."
And for Mayer, having quick access to the PowerSchool Program has helped deepen the conversations she has with her son about his school work.
"I can change the conversation I have with him because it's not, 'well, did you get this algebra done or did you get this done.' The conversation that we have is more like, 'oh, I see that you did this experiment. What was your favorite part of it,' said Mayer."
And parents say the program also increases communication with the school, too.
"We've always had great teachers at G-E-T, and it's really nice to have another way to communicate with parents and get parents involved," said Mayer.
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2009 Gest Fellow: Catherine BaylinTuesday, December 1st, 2009
Gest Fellow Catherine Baylin is a MA student in Middle East Studies at the American University in Cairo. Her research is on Quaker missionaries in the Middle East before World War II.
I first came to Haverford to research Quaker missionaries in Ramallah, Palestine and am delighted to be back to expand my research to include Quakers in Brumana, Lebanon. I am particularly interested in Quaker activity in the Middle East as a case study of Arab-American relations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I hope to challenge the common perception that American missions were unambiguously colonial during this time period and explore the ways in which local residents shaped mission activity.
The collections at Haverford provide unparalleled insight into the schools, Meetings, and medical missions that Quakers established in the late 19th century. The Jones papers contain hundreds of letters and records detailing the activities and finances of the Lebanon mission. The Quaker Collection also contain early writings of Theophilus Waldmeier, the founder of the Brumana mission, as well as the collection of Daniel and Emily Oliver, who opened an orphanage nearby. No study of the Quakers in Lebanon could be complete without examining this original source material. The Quaker Collection also contains numerous published sources which are proving central to my research, including biographies, yearbooks, and memoirs.
Having the time to comb these collections at this state of my academic career is incredibly rewarding, and I would like to thank the staff and the Gest Fellowship Committee for providing me with this opportunity.


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0-4 we get sweeped by miami
Indy drops Mil. so we clinch a spot!
Well no chance that we surrender the number 1 pick in the draft this year!
And all the hopes of a title are practical to talk about!
Now where do we finish and who do we face?
You know if Miami beats the bulls tonight they prevent them from clinching top seed and move within 1.5 games of top spot. Still a small chance they swap places and we play bulls from 7th spot
Bulls down 8 in third quarter.
They have Dallas, Indiana and Cavs left to play
Heat have all winnable games with two vs wizards, Houston and Boston.
Dwight is out for the season including playoffs... Hopefully Orlando just goes into shutdown mode and forfeits that 6 seed to us.
Alright! Cautious optimism for all.
It was looking almost as if it weren't possible for a while there.
Heat or Bulls - either way we're underdogs; but we're not under gunned. I think if we can take one of the 2 opening away games we're as deadly a 7th seed as there has been in many long years.
I would love to face Indiana in the 1st round, but that's looking all the more unlikely as Orlando have miraculously outlasted opponents with Howard out of the lineup. Gay. The main reason being that they're unexperienced and have no real star.
The Heat and Bulls are well weathered, particularly the Heat.
Anything likely to switch up in the seeding or is it solidified?
Wonder what amare is thinking. Dwight tried to play through it for the Team and now needs surgery. Amare has same problem with his back. If he comes back and hurts it again he may also require surgery and mess up things for the remaining portion of his contract


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In 2006, Dr. Lawrence R. Soma, VMD, and professor of Large Animal Medicine at New Bolton Center, and Dr. Cornelius E. Uboh, director of the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory (PETRL) in West Chester, PA, and their respective teams at Penn Vet and PETRL became the first research group in the world to develop and establish a method for confirming blood-doping agents in racehorse serum.
Previously only the antibodies caused by the drug, not the drug itself, were detectable in the blood. Used in human and small animal veterinary medicine to treat conditions that produce anemia such as cancer and renal disease, erythropoetin (EPO) is a natural hormone protein produced in the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production. Recombinant human eythropoietin (rhEPO) and darbepoetin-alfa (DPO) are genetically engineered versions of EPO.
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The Penn Vet Equine Pharmacology Laboratory is the legacy of Dr. Lawrence R. Soma, Professor Emeritus Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of Anesthesia & Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. Soma pioneered the field of veterinary anesthesia, and his textbook, Textbook of Veterinary Anesthesia, is internationally renown. In 1979, Dr. Soma took the opportunity to switch gears and began performing pharmacological research for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Horse and Harness Racing Commissions. The first study conducted was on the still commonly used NSAID, phenylbutazone.
Since that first study, Dr. Soma maintained and grew the laboratory, while simultaneously providing consultative service to policy makers and enforcers, veterinarians, and horsemen on therapeutic and non-therapeutic drug use in race horses. He has authored or co-authored 124 peer-reviewed original research articles, and has served on numerous committees to discuss the evidence-based use of medications in horse-racing.
The Penn Vet Equine Pharmacology Laboratory works closely with the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory (PETRL), which performs equine drug testing for racetracks in the Commonwealth. Dr. Mary Robinson is its acting director.
The PETRL group has developed methods to quantitate a large number of drugs in horse blood or urine, and drug analyses performed at PETRL total more than 40,000 samples per year. PETRL continues to develop novel methods for screening, confirming, and quantifying the presence of illegal drugs in race horse plasma or urine samples.
Research in equine pharmacology is performed at New Bolton Center, also the site of Penn Vet's large animal hospital. The Equine Pharmacology Laboratory's close proximity to the hospital promotes collaborative research with Penn Vet's clinical scientists and residents. Studies are performed to optimize clinical therapy for diseases commonly affecting race horses, and to determine the length of time needed following treatment before the horse can safely and ethically return to racing. The identification of biomarkers to monitor disease progression, and the effects of drug treatment on biomarkers, are also being pursued.
Because of the strong longstanding support from the PA Racing Commissions, the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen Association, the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, the Pennsylvania Horsemen Benevolent and Protective Association, and the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen Association, the Penn Vet/PETRL group has been able to provide leadership in drug testing research.
The Penn Vet-PETRL mission is to provide accurate information to policy makers and enforcers, veterinarians, and horsemen on therapeutic and non-therapeutic drug use in race horses to help ensure the integrity of the sport, and more importantly the welfare of the horse during those intense and exciting two minutes of competition.


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Once past 18, juvie should not be an option
It seems only common sense not to house adult criminals in the same jails or prisons with younger offenders. By that standard, West Virginia's juvenile detention system is entirely lacking in common sense.
More than one-fourth of the criminals housed in state juvenile detention facilities are 18 or older. That needs to change.
State juvenile "corrections" facilities have been in the news for many months, because some of their inmates have been mistreated. So egregious was the situation that a judge ordered the state to close the Industrial Home for Youth in Salem. Then, earlier this month, the same judge ordered that juveniles at the Harriet B. Jones Treatment Center, on the same campus as the other facility for youths, be relocated.
Though part of the judge's concern focuses on how corrections officers treat youthful offenders, some of it stems from crimes committed against them by over-18 inmates.
Sixty-five of the 256 inmates in state juvenile detention centers are 18 or older, it has been reported. Of that number, 59 of the older inmates are men.
At one point, the Salem facility housed more adults than juveniles, a Division of Juvenile Services official said.
That is absurd – and dangerously so. But in West Virginia, the law not only allows it but in some cases requires it.
In some situations, adults housed in juvenile detention facilities can be sent to adult prisons for committing crimes against youngsters. Once those sentences are completed, they can be sent back to the juvenile centers. How crazy is that?
Though corrections officers attempt to keep the adult detainees from preying on their younger neighbors, that sometimes is not possible. Clearly, offenders in the two age groups should not be housed near each other.
That is not to say younger adult offenders should be sent straight to adult prisons. It may be possible to rehabilitate some of them – and young adults thrown in with older, more hardened criminals may themselves be victims of predators.
State legislators should review laws regulating juvenile and adult detention facilities. Plainly, young adults should not be housed with juveniles. If that change is not accomplished voluntarily, the courts may have to step in and order that it be done.


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DEA CIBELE, lovely and cozy flat
Size38 m²
Floor No.
- Parking available
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Towels
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Dishwasher
- Washer/dryer
Accommodation summary
|Via Cibele, 00175 Roma, Italy
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Delightful newly renovated apartment is located within walking distance of Villa Teresa, making it ideal if you are looking for accommodation for more than 4 people, but you want to have the freedom of two neighboring apartments!
The apartment has one bedroom and a living room with kitchenette that contains a sofa bed, there is also a private outdoor courtyard to have breakfast in the morning, or relax a bit, after a' hard day for the streets of Rome!
A well-stocked cafe and classic roman bakery are just 200 m walk away.
In the neighborhood you can also find all kinds of services: restaurants, shops, bars, bakeries, pubs, supermarkets, local market of fruits and vegetables, a swimming pool, sauna and much more emenities at excellent prices (everything here costs half that in the city center!!)
The Subway stop "Porta Furba" (line A, directly connected to the major turist attractions in the centre) is easily reachable 10 minutes on foot.
In 15 minutes you are at the "Piazza di Spagna", from there you can walk to Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo, Vatican, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Venezia, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, Campo de 'Fiori , Mouth of Truth, and many famous roman churches and museums in the area.
Or you can use the subway to get to these places fa little faster!
The rent of the apartment also includes:
Distances from the Airports and Stations:
From Fiumicino Airport approximately 1 hour ( by train + subway + 10 min walk)
From Ciampino airport approximately 15/30 min( by bus + subway + 10 min walk)
From Termini Station approximately 25 min ( by subway + 10 min walk)
From Tuscolana Station approximately 15 min ( by subway + 10 min walk)
If you arrive by car:
From Fiumicino Airport (FCO) approximately 1 hour
From Ciampino Airport approximately 20-30 min
From Termini Station approximately 20-30 min
Before your arrival, you will be given all the information needed to easily arrive
House rules
Do not smoke in the house, you can do outside in the garden!
No pets allowed
Do not throw any leftovers in the sink and the dishwasher
Do not walk with shoes on the carpets, if you can use slippers, when you're at home, I would be very grateful:-)
Never leave house keys attached behind the door when you leave the apartment
Check-in: from 3pm to 8 pm
Check-out time: before 10 am
(different arrival times to be agreed with the owner)
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|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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|$ 11 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Wirklich sehr schöne Wohnung mit allem, was man braucht.
Die Gastgeberin ist äußerst freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Einzig und allein die Lage ist nicht ganz ideal (10 min. Gehweg zur Metro und weitere 20 min. mit der Metro ins Zentrum).
Precies wat we ervan hebben verwacht! Een fijn appartement, betaalbaar, dichtbij de metro en Daniela was zeer vriendelijk. Zeker een aanrader!
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Daniela is a very friendly host and gives you the information you need before and during our holiday in Rome.
The appartment was very clean and everything there you need. Also Wifi great!!
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Very nice, very clean, very quiet - absolutely perfect! Daniela is friendly, helpfull and reliable. If you like to stay a few subway-stations away from the touristic-side of Rome you should choose this place!
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The nice flat is fully equipped for up to 4 people, locked car park in front of the house, lots of shops and supermarket + Metro station in walking distance. Excellent connection to the city centry via the Metro service.
Daniela provided all the necessary information and was very friendly and helpful. So this is a nice place to stay if you want to explore Rome.
Nice and confortable apartment, close to the metro station a with supermarkets nearby. Everything was perfectly clean when we arrived, and the kitchen had the basic ingredients already to cook. The only problem we had was with the bathroom that was a little broken.
We had a great two days in Rome and the accommodation was perfect, clean and quiet. Daniela lives right next door and was always easy to reach. Even the arrival at 0.30 clock was not a problem. We could park our car safely and the metro is close. Thanks to Daniela! ;-)
Wir hatten tolle 2 Tage in Rom und die Unterkunft war perfekt, sauber und ruhig. Daniela wohnt direkt nebenan und war immer gut zu erreichen. Selbst die Ankunft um 0.30 Uhr war kein Problem. Wir konnten unser Auto sicher abstellen und die Metro ist nahe dran. Vielen Dank an Daniela! ;-)
We had a great time, the house is very nice and well appointed, the owner very friendly and helpful. Recommended for those who want to stay in Rome, but just out of confusion. In ten minutes walk to the metro and from there you can easily move around the city.
Siamo stati benissimo, la casa è molto bella e ben arredata, la proprietaria molto gentile e disponibile. Consigliato per chi vuole stare a Roma, ma appena fuori dalla confusione. In dieci minuti a piedi si raggiunge la metro e da lì ci si può spostare facilmente per la città.
Maravillosa experiencia, (para ser la primera vez ha sido excelente), que volvería hacerlo. Daniela magnifica anfitriona, a pesar que no nos pudimos ver por cuestiones ajenas, pero todo se llevó acabo como si ella estuviese ahí al pendiente. Gracias por sus sugerencias la pase bien con mi familia.
Gracias por esta maravillosa estancia.
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Chief Deputy Shelton Wiginton told the court Tuesday morning that while meteorologists are predicting a "wet winter," conditions in the next few weeks are expected to be dry.
"In the 14-day cycle, we may be heading toward a drought," Wiginton said.
The court will revisit the matter at its meeting on Nov. 13.
The commissioners also brought back an item from the last meeting so that Connie Raymond, chief appraiser, could be present to explain the 2013 budget allocation. The court claimed the increase was more than $20,000 over last year's.
County Judge Rene Mascorro told the court that the increase in the appraisal district's budget arrived too late to be reflected in the new budget.
"It's a significant jump - from $75,000 to $100,000," Mascorro said.
Commissioner Gary Bourland said the allocation was received 10 days into the new budget year.
"We were late getting the numbers," Mascorro said.
However, Raymond not only said she sent the estimates early, the allocation decreased, not increased.
Raymond told the court the estimated allocation went to the county judge in June. The fiscal year doesn't begin until October.
In 2012, the county's allocation was $96,899.52 and the 2013 allocation is $96,146.44.
The appraiser said she cannot finalize the numbers until all the entities have approved their tax rates, which is the reason she sent the estimated allocation to the judge early.
"Bayside didn't get their's certified until Oct. 11," said Ida Turner, tax assessor, collector.
Commissioner Ann Lopez thanked Raymond for providing the information.
The commissioners also agreed to bring River Road near Tivoli back into the county road system.
County Attorney Bob McGuill was unsure when or why the road was dropped off the county's road list. However, the road was the subject of litigation in district court, McGuill said, and Judge Steven Williams ruled the road is public.
Commissioner Rod Bernal said the road needed to be graded and he wanted the road picked up by the county before beginning improvements.
Larry Landgraf, on whose land the road crosses, was opposed. He told the court that the property had never been condemned and he has never been compensated, which he claimed was against the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
"Are you an attorney, Mr. Landgraf," Mascorro asked.
"No, are you," replied Landgraf.
However, Mascorro said that issue was not on the agenda and could not be discussed.
Landgraf left the meeting, telling the commissioners he will "see you in court."
In county fairground matters, Harvey Dierschke announced that the fair is in "pretty good shape." He said the South Texas Trail Riders have rented the fairgrounds for $1,200 and all the RV slots that were installed last year are rented, most of which are long term.
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• Acknowledged the employment of Duqualis Farrow as a deputy effective Sept. 16 at a salary of $39,486 per year and Matthew Tuttle effective Oct. 16 at a salary of $40, 671, the difference in salary being one was hired after the new fiscal year.
• Acknowledged a status change for Debra Blaschke, 911 administrator for the sheriff's dept. effective Oct. 1, at a change in salary from $34,790 to $38,834.
• Acknowledged the employment of Reyes Resendez as animal control officer effective Oct. 16 at a salary of $40,671.
• Acknowledged status change of Rita Barraza from part-time to full time cook for food service, effective Oct. 22 at a salary change from $12,330 to $19,732.
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Call me paranoid, but I don't think it's happenstance that the General Assembly's attempt at a major gun grab is coming at the same time that it's driving us full speed into unfixable fiscal ruin.
After all, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you're not being followed.
As a gun owner, my jaw hit the floor as I read about the details of a bill being sneaked through the House by eight Democratic state representatives aimed at significantly curtailing gun rights. It's one of three - products of Chicago Democratic legislators - aimed at gun ownership.
House Bill 1294 would make it illegal to buy, sell or own a "semiautomatic assault weapon" or any parts thereof (you can read it here). The public tends to not have an idea of what such a weapon is, thanks to decades of misinformation (unfortunately aided by sloppy journalism) from people who have never seen a gun, much less handled one.
All the public knows is that "semiautomatic assault weapon" sounds menacing, which is precisely the idea. Not to regurgitate the bill's specifics, but it makes a whole bunch of guns illegal because they have folding stocks, or magazines, or hand guards, or anything that makes the gun look mean.
(I can't wait for the bill making it illegal to own a car with a spoiler because it might lead to drag racing).
That bill, and a sister bill, House Bill 1599 (read it here), also re-classify a number of shotguns and handguns as "assault weapons" by the same arbitrary standards. House Bill 1599 has also cleared committee and is up for a vote.
A third bill, House Bill 1855 (read it here), would create penalties for gun theft - not for the thieves, but for the owners if they fail to report a stolen gun within 72 hours. As our outdoors columnist Steve Sarley wrote last week, you get robbed or burglarized and you become the suspect because you might have sold the gun instead. This bill has cleared committee as well, but its House vote has been postponed.
My feelings on these bills should be obvious, and I make no apologies - it's the Second Amendment that has protected my First Amendment right to a free press for two centuries. I prefer to call it a pro-Constitution bias.
But while we in Illinois are no strangers to nanny-state legislation - try going to the hardware store today to buy heavy-duty drain cleaner if you don't believe me - the timing of these bills is bugging me almost as much as their content.
Our state is in very dire economic straits - its pension systems are in the red to the tune of $86 billion, and it will end this fiscal year June 30 with $9.2 billion in unpaid bills. An alarming Civic Federation of Chicago report released Monday concluded that the bill backlog could quadruple to $34.8 billion - almost as much as our entire present General Fund - in only five years. Democratic legislators in a lame-duck session last year raised our income taxes 67 percent ("temporarily", of course) to deal with the bills, but that revenue got swallowed by the pension system.
Our local lawmakers watched with frustration last Wednesday as Gov. Pat Quinn failed to acknowledge the state's sinking financial ship, and instead said everything was on the mend as he laid out plans for tax breaks and more spending. He will address next year's budget in his budget address Feb. 22, but there is not a lot of confidence that Quinn will present any meaningful plan to begin tackling the problem.
Barring deep and sweeping budget cuts, which our lawmakers refuse to do, the only way our of this mess is significant tax increases - the "temporary" tax increase becoming permanent could be just the start of it. And if Quinn's idea to shift the burden of teacher pensions to local school districts becomes a reality, we can expect a big increase to our property tax bills, which keep going up while our home values decrease.
It's a nightmare scenario, but a plausible one, of state and local taxation that would make King George III look like a Libertarian by comparison.
And it's against this backdrop that some legislators are planning a gun grab.
It may be coincidence, which is quite possible given the never-ending stream of womb-to-tomb legislation streaming through Springfield. But then again, what if it's not? I'll let you decide.
Votes on the gun bills could be coming up quick, so be sure to contact your local legislators if they concern you. You can find contact information for our three representatives - Jack Franks, Mike Tryon and Kent Gaffney - here.
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Tar sands pipeline should get Act 250 review, groups sayBy John Dillon
Vermont Public Radio | January 30,2013Environmental groups say any effort to ship tar sands oil through a northern Vermont pipeline should be subject to the states land use review.
The pipeline company has said it has no current plans to reverse the flow of an existing line to carry the heavy fuel across northern New England.
But the company does confirm it is studying future options for its pipeline.
Back in 2008, oil and pipeline companies announced plans to reverse the flow of the pipeline to carry tar sands oil from western Canada across northern Vermont and New Hampshire to Portland, Maine.
The companies shelved that plan during the economic downturn, and they say it has not been revived. If it ever is, environmentalists say, the project needs to undergo an Act 250 review.
Jim Murphy, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, doesnt believe the denials. He said one company, Enbridge, has a pending application in Canada to ship oil, including petroleum from tar sands, from Ontario to Montreal.
Theyre bringing more crude, which includes tar sands, to Montreal. At least thats their plan. The only logical place to take is down through Vermont and to Portland, Maine, he said.
Murphy said Exxon, which owns the company that operates the line in New England, has met with town officials along the route who have voiced concerns.
They also hosted in December or co-hosted a meeting at the University of New Hampshire to talk about how to deal with tar sands spill risk with officials throughout the region, he said. So we cant point to a direct plan, but theyre certainly not acting like people who do not have a plan to bring tar sands through the region.
Ted OMeara is a spokesman for the Exxon subsidiary, the Portland Pipe Line Co. He said the company has no plans now to reverse the flow and ship tar sands oil. But he left open the possibility that could change.
What the company has been very open about saying is that it continues as it always has to look at various options for using this resource which in the future could conceivably include a project for reversal. But there is not one now, he said.
Environmentalists say tar sands oil is worse than conventional crude because it releases more greenhouse gases. And they say the heavier and more corrosive tar sands oil poses a greater risk of a pipeline break.
Right now, the oil in the 63-year-old pipeline flows the other way west from Portland to a Montreal refinery.
The environmental groups say that a reversal of the flow and a switch to the heavier material would be a change of use that requires a state Act 250 permit.
Douglas Ruley directs the environmental and natural resources law clinic at Vermont Law School. The clinic filed a legal request for the pipeline plan to go through the land use permit process. Ruley said all the signs point to a tar sands proposal.
But if they never ship tar sands oil through this pipeline, thats great, he said. What were doing with this request is putting the mechanism in place that if they do want to ship it through there, then the state and the citizens have a voice in that through the Act 250 process.
Six Northeast Kingdom landowners have joined in the request for Act 250 jurisdiction.
Editors note: The Rutland Herald and Times Argus are pleased to announce the beginning of a partnership with Vermont Public Radio that will expand their state government and legislative reporting. In the first phase of the partnership, legislative reporters from VPR will contribute stories to the newspapers, and the newspaper reporters will contribute on-air reports to VPR. For now, the partnership will focus on legislative and state government news, but there is the possibility of expanded collaboration in the future. The shared purpose of both news organizations in serving the public trust makes this a good match and beneficial to the audiences and the public at large. We are glad to partner with such a well-respected Vermont institution.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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