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PHILIPPI – Controversial comments made during and after a previous Philippi City Council meeting were once again addressed Tuesday by a council member.
Reading from a prepared statement, Councilman Terrence Boyd publicly addressed his concerns about the two issues that first came to light on March 4 during and after the meeting at which City Council voted 3-2 to opt into the E911 addressing and mapping
Boyd first addressed the comments made by Barbour County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Dean Springer, speaking as a private citizen, and David Runion of Philippi. Springer told Council on March 4 that he had already contacted the West Virginia Secretary of State's office about the paperwork to force a recall of office for council members who did not vote the way members of the public were asking them – to opt out of the E911 addressing and mapping system.
Runion said on March 4 that citizens would someday cast their vote to see if council members keep their seats, but Springer insisted such a change did not have to wait until the next election.
On Tuesday, Boyd said state code states "(sic) It shall be unlawful for any person to threaten harm to another with intent to influence the official action of a public servant in a pending or prospective administrative or judicial proceeding before such public servant, or with intent to influence a public servant or party official to violate his legal duty as a public servant or party official."
At the March 4 meeting, members of the public were allowed to comment prior to City Council's call for a motion and vote on the E911 matter.
"I don't want to speak for the other two councilpersons (who voted to opt in), but I believe the comments that were made by Mr. Springer and Mr. Runion fit the above definition of intimidation or harassment as they were attempting to impede, obstruct or sway my vote to vote in opposition of the proposed E911 system," Boyd said.
"It was stated that information had been obtained from the Secretary of State on how to recall an election," Boyd continued. "I can save you a step, as I've had the information for one-and-a-half years following a request by citizens to have our mayor removed from office."
Mayor Jerry Mouser was offered an opportunity to respond to the above and other remarks made later, but he declined. Mouser said he wanted to read Boyd's prepared statement and "digest" it first.
Springer, however, did step up to the podium to respond to Boyd's statements.
"It is hard to commit a crime when you are explaining your civil rights to an elected official of petitions, voting, recall and things like that," Springer said. "So if I'm explaining a process, or what can happen to an elected official by using civil rights… it's hardly a crime, especially in an open meeting. So, if you were threatened by me voicing my civil rights of being able to petition and do a recall, then I'm sorry for that, but it's still a civil right that not only each of us, but you all, have too as far as petitions to our elected officials."
Boyd said his decision to vote in favor of the E911 system was made for the citizens of the city who already have changed their addresses and to prevent the confusion that could be caused if the progress of the E911 mapping and addressing project was stopped.
Boyd also addressed a comment first published on March 5 in an Inter-Mountain article in which Mouser questioned the legality of Boyd, Councilmen Ed Larry and Councilman John Green allegedly gathering after the meeting. Mouser also said in a telephone interview with The Inter-Mountain later that week that citizens told him they witnessed the alleged gathering.
Boyd, Green and Larry responded in an article published March 6, denying met after the adjournment of the regular City Council meeting.
"Before you start hurling rocks and accusations, make sure your facts are true and can be substantiated," Boyd said during Tuesday's meeting. "I might add that I believe these false statements could be proven to be libel and or defamation of character.
"I'm not perfect, as there was only one man that was, and I believe he said that he who is without sin, let him cast the first stone. Being unethical and hurting the city and its citizens is something that I would not intentionally do. I would never attempt to deny anyone their right to their freedom of free speech… however, I would simply ask that you consider your facts and your sources before making any statements."
Earlier that evening, Mouser said during a work session he asked Buckhannon City Attorney David McCauley about the E911 addressing and mapping situation. He said McCauley told him the city would have to have its own addressing and mapping ordinance regardless of whether it opted in or not.
Mouser said he was unable to get in contact with the Philippi city attorney about the matter and suggested consulting him.
Councilman Ed Larry responded during the work session to say he was under the impression that by accepting the E911 system, the city was also accepting the county's addressing and mapping ordinance.
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50 years ago, White Oak was a prosperous suburb that inspired The Wonder Years, but today the community north of downtown Silver Spring struggles with disinvestment. Montgomery County planners say an urban approach to redevelopment can bring new life to the area.
While White Oak has several historically affluent neighborhoods, today it has no majority racial or ethnic group, and renters make up over a third of the population. There are abandoned office buildings and a reputation for crime, whether real or perceived. Residents have to go long distances to Bethesda, the I-270 corridor or DC for work, shopping, and more.
Planners found that residents are frustrated with the status quo. "There is great interest in seeing 'things happen'," they write in a draft of the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan, a proposal to transform White Oak's strip malls and office parks into a "vibrant, mixed-use, transit-served" research and technology center.
Plan calls for three urban nodes, new parkland
Planners envision creating three new "activity centers" clustered around the Food and Drug Administration, whose 9,000 employees began moving here in 2009, and Washington Adventist Hospital, which wants to move here from Takoma Park.
The largest would be LifeSci Village, a partnership between local developer Percontee and Montgomery County to build a planned community for bioscience research and technology behind the FDA campus. Today, it's a 300-acre brownfield site containing a shuttered sludge treatment plant and a concrete recycling facility.
"We have to create a compelling reason for people to come here," says Jonathan Genn, executive vice president at Percontee. Bioscience workers "tend not to [have] your normal 9-to-5 week," he adds. "They're working nights and weekends. They want that vitality."
Designed by New Urbanist architecture firm Torti Gallas and Partners, the $3.2 billion project would contain a research campus with several "world-renowned" academic institutions, along with offices and labs, a hotel and conference center. There would be a commercial district with shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, and up to 5,300 new homes, including apartments, townhomes and some single-family homes.
Another "activity center" would be at 40-acre White Oak Shopping Center at New Hampshire and Route 29 would give way to apartments, offices and shops in buildings up to 200 feet tall surrounding an "urban plaza" and a "neighborhood green" for community gatherings. The plan encourages redeveloping the 1960's-era garden apartments behind the shopping center, but only if the new buildings set aside at least 15% of their units for affordable housing.
The third would be in Hillandale, where both Georgetown University and Montgomery College have expressed interest in buying the former National Labor College campus at New Hampshire Avenue and the Beltway.
Meanwhile, residents would get a larger open space network, including neighborhood parks, a recreational park and a proposed, 130-acre expansion of Paint Branch Park into the FDA property, the vast majority of which is unused.
Planners seek new approach to congestion
The Science Gateway plan is a 180-degree turn from previous plans for White Oak and East County, which sought to keep the status quo. Planners say that old solutions won't fix White Oak's real issues, and that improving transit and bringing amenities closer to where people live is the best way to handle traffic.
"Creating a really vibrant, mixed-use community ... is a mitigating factor," says Genn. "People can walk to work, bike to work, people can do other activities after work. All of those things mitigate traffic impact at rush hour."
In total, the Science Gateway plan allows up to 8,500 new homes and 13 million square feet of new commercial space containing up to 43,000 new jobs. That's more than double the amount of homes and commercial space here today, and nearly triple the amount of jobs.
Planners hope that new transit and improved local street connections will help reduce the Science Gateway's traffic impacts. Montgomery County's proposed Bus Rapid Transit network would connect the three centers to each other and to the rest of the region with lines along Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue, and Randolph Road.
BRT lines currently under study (in blue) and an extension to LifeSci Village (in green). Image from the Montgomery County Planning Department.
The plan also calls for connecting dead-end streets where possible and building a new street grid at the White Oak Shopping Center and LifeSci Village. Planners recommend rebuilding a bridge that carries Old Columbia Pike over the Paint Branch, which was closed to cars 30 years ago, and creating a network of "green streets" with bike lanes.
By giving residents, workers and visitors alternatives to driving, the plan's goal is that 30% of all trips will be made without a car by 2040. That may seem unrealistic, but 25% of White Oak residents already commute to work by foot, bike or transit today. The Metrobus K and Z lines, which serve White Oak, are some of the most-used routes in suburban Maryland.
Strict staging requirements would ensure that new development wasn't occurring without the public infrastructure needed to support it. Under the plan, most of the development wouldn't occur until after the Bus Rapid Transit lines on Route 29 and New Hampshire were funded and built. The Planning Department would have to submit reports every 2 years showing that infrastructure has caught up to development.
Science Gateway could improve jobs-housing imbalance
While the Science Gateway could help fix the region's jobs-housing imbalance by putting more jobs on the east side, closer to where the most affordable housing is, reducing the need to commute to the I-270 corridor or Northern Virginia for work.
There are no fewer than 5 plans each calling for a similar amount of development as in the White Oak plan along I-270, like the the Great Seneca Science Corridor in Gaithersburg, which both residents and smart growth advocates criticized for putting too much development in an isolated area.
Many of them suggested that White Oak was a better location for it, and East County residents agree. In 2009, the East County Citizens Advisory Board demanded more jobs and investment in the area, while visitors to a 2010 open house advocated for more density and transit.
Improving pedestrian, bike and transit connections could help traffic in White Oak. Photo by the author.
Nonetheless, most of the Science Gateway isn't allowed under the county's Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which discourages new development in congested areas based on the assumption that everyone will drive everywhere no matter what.
But "even if Montgomery County limited development," planners note, "regional and local traffic will continue to congest the highway network." To make White Oak eligible for new development, planners simply recommend not including regional highways like Route 29 and the Beltway in traffic counts, which would lower the area's traffic counts, making it eligible for new housing and job growth.
Not everyone's convinced, however. "This just means we're going to suffer from more traffic," said Alison Praisner Klumpp, Calverton resident and current member of the East County Citizens Advisory Board, said at a presentation on the plan earlier this month. Carole Ann Barth, president of the Montgomery County Civic Federation and a resident of Four Corners, called the plan "shallow, simplistic and ultimately impractical" while claiming it would force people to live in apartments against their will.
Plan needs transit, some industry to succeed
As someone who currently lives and bikes in White Oak, I'm excited by the Science Gateway plan. Having more jobs, shopping and housing choices in East County will encourage hopefully make this area a destination of choice once again.
However, this plan can't happen without good transit, especially a direct connection to LifeSci Village. While the staging requirements require BRT to be funded and built before major development occurs, the county's current plans call for buses without dedicated lanes on much of New Hampshire Avenue and Route 29. Without fast, reliable transit, people will continue to drive, placing an undue burden on area roads.
In addition, planners may want to reconsider preserving some of the light industrial uses in the plan area, like at the Montgomery Industrial Park on Industrial Parkway. Just 1% of Montgomery County is zoned for industrial activity, and there aren't many other places where it can go. There may not be enough of a market to rezone all of it for mixed-use development, as the plan recommends.
Studies show that a majority of Americans across racial and generational lines want to be close to transit, jobs, shopping, dining and entertainment, and communities across Montgomery County and the region are responding. If White Oak wants to reclaim its former prosperity, it can and should follow suit.
The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan this Thursday at 6:30pm at the Planning Department, located at 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. To sign up to testify or send written comments, visit their website.
The area needs to be improved, but it is underserved by transit and road connections if you want to put more people and jobs in the vicinity.
If you want to justify improvements, you'll need to add density.
Right, I suppose traffic isn't that bad by VA/MD standards. However, 29 has become a major commuter route as people use it to avoid 95 and is terribly busy during the AM and PM. 29 South backs up from 4 corners to NH in the AM pretty frequently. NH ave isn't as bad, but it is a very congested and pretty dangerous speedway. Also, the beltway, which is the main connector to White Oak, is extremely clogged in the AM from GA ave - 95.
My point is mostly just that these two roads represent the only ways in and out of the area, and they connect to a very congested beltway. Moving people to this entirely car/bus dependent area doesn't seem like the best idea, especially with the purple line (maybe?) coming to places like Silver Spring, Langley Park, New Carrollton, etc.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but is this implying that diversity is not beneficial? Seems like a positive thing, no?
I was simply pointing out that the area has changed. It was historically white and affluent, today it's less affluent and mixed.
I don't see how adding office jobs, restaurants, shops, and entertainment to White Oak would contribute to the rush hour traffic you're referring to. All of that traffic is going from the suburbs to DC or sometimes to points west. The traffic resulting from this development would be in the counter-direction or during off-peak times, and there's available capacity at those times (unlike VA where there is substantial reverse commuting and off-peak congestion).
I'd agree that unlike office jobs and retail, the 5300 new homes could add some to rush hour traffic. However, these new developments would be walkable and transit-oriented, so their impact should be limited.
I'm not sure it's what anyone had envisioned for the space, but the details are still months away.
I find that interesting since there were so many interested parties a few months ago. Perhaps this is yet another bidder or interested party being listed?
I can't say I'm excited about Reid Temple buying the National Labor College - it's a large, prominent site, and I'd rather it go to a commercial or academic use that could bring more jobs to the area. And given how much neighbors fought a proposed affordable housing development next to the new White Oak police station, I doubt affordable housing will go over well here, either.
This just seems like a recipe for lots of fighting and bitterness while the site sits empty and nobody gets anything.
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Researchers have consistently found associations between child care quality and children's developmental outcomes in early childhood (for example, Burchinal et al., 2000; McCartney, Dearing, Taylor, & Bub, 2007; NICHD-ECCRN, 2000, 2002, 2003). However, many of these studies have focused on center-based programs for preschoolers; fewer have focused on early care for infants and toddlers, and for children in home-based settings. In addition, data regarding the quality of child care provided to children of low-income families have generally not been based on nationally representative samples; instead, they have tended to come from localized samples (Knox, London, Scott, & Blank, 2003; Pine, 1999), large studies with samples representing a broad range of income levels (for example, NICHD-ECCRN, 2001), or studies of specific early childhood interventions (for example, Campbell, Pungello, Miller-Johnson, Burchinal, & Ramey, 2001; Schweinhart et al., 2005).
Recent analyses of nationally representative samples of low-income infants and toddlers have revealed that these children are more likely to be cared for in home-based settings than in center-based settings (Halle et al., 2008; Iruka & Carver, 2006). Similar patterns have been found in child care data within individual states (Lippman, Vandivere, Keith, & Atienza, 2008). However, there is little research base examining the indicators of quality in home-based settings (see Doherty, Forer, Lero, Goelman, & LaGrange, 2006, for a recent study) and it has not differentiated the features of quality that may be most important for children of different ages. Additional studies need to explore the factors within home-based settings that are important for low-income infants' and toddlers' developmental outcomes.


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Previous investigators have suggested that crank length has little effect on overall short-term maximal cycling power once the effects of pedal speed and pedaling rate are accounted for. Although overall maximal power may be unaffected by crank length, it is possible that similar overall power might be produced with different combinations of joint-specific powers. Knowing the effects of crank length on joint-specific power production during maximal cycling may have practical implications with respect to avoiding or delaying fatigue during high-intensity exercise.
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Results: ANOVAs revealed that crank length had no significant effect on relative joint-specific powers at the hip, knee, or ankle joints (P > 0.05) when pedaling rate was optimized. When pedaling rate was constant, crank length had a small but significant effect on hip and knee joint power (150 vs 190 mm only) (P < 0.05).
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Parks and Trails
Parks and Trails
Crestline Tot Lot
(Church St. and West Jackson)
The Tot Lot, located in the heart of Crestline Village, consists of play equipment designed primarily for young children. The park is completely fenced, allowing children to safely enjoy the swings and other equipment, while their parents relax at the picnic tables available. Parking is available in the adjacent alley, with additional parking found across Church Street along Jackson Boulevard by Crestline Elementary. Dogs are not allowed in the Tot Lot.
Jemison Park
(Mountain Brook Parkway)
A 54-acre area designed for preservation as a green way, the trail at Jemison Park is used for walking, jogging, reading, bird watching, and enjoying a picnic. Visitors are able to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature while they stroll along Shades Creek. Owls, hawks, raccoons, and fox are among the animals residing in the area, along with abundant native plant species. The natural beauty of the area makes Jemison Park one of the most popular walking attractions in Mountain Brook. The one-mile trail connects with the Nature Trail and the Watkins Trace Trail and ties in with the Citys sidewalk system, allowing residents easy access to the park.
Overton Park
(3020 Overton Rd.)
Overton Park offers something for every member of the family. A large playground area is perfect for children, while a brick walking path gives parents a chance to exercise. A beautiful lawn area offers opportunities for a picnic, and a pavilion is available to rent for birthday parties or other celebrations. Grilling is not allowed in the park. In addition to the park area, tennis and basketball courts are also available for public use. Residents are asked to be courteous and limit playing time to one hour when others are waiting for a court. Dogs are welcome, but must remain on a leash. Dog stations are available to aide pet owners in cleaning up behind their pets.
Irondale Furnace Park
(Stone River Rd.)
The Irondale blast furnace is steeped in local history, dating back to the Civil War, but today the location consists of a tranquil walking trail leading to the site where the furnace once stood. The foundation was recently restored, and plaques tell the story of the facility that once occupied over 2,000 acres. Benches are available in the open grove and provide a peaceful respite in the wooded area. Dog stations are available on site, so residents are encouraged to bring the family pets and enjoy the beauty of this natural park.
Canterbury Park
(Canterbury Rd. and Overhill Rd.)
Located just off Montevallo Road, Canterbury Park consists of a small playground are that is designed for use by young children. Picnic tables are found at the park, providing parents with a place to sit and talk while their children enjoy some fun. This park serves as a convenient gathering place for neighbors to get caught up on news in the community.
Nature Trails
On the east end of the Jemison Park sidewalk is the Nature Trail which is 6/10 of a mile and runs parallel with Overbrook Road. The gravel path is surrounded by greenery and overlooks Shades Creek.
Watkins Trace Trail
On the west and north end of Jemison Park is the Watkins Trace Trail which is 4/10 of a mile and runs parallel with Cahaba Road. The trail winds peacefully towards Mountain Brook Elementary before connecting with the Citys sidewalks.
Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church
(Brookwood Rd.)
In conjunction with the Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, the City of Mountain Brook built a walking trail around the church property. The trail was built partially on the easement of the street right of way and partially on the church property. This trail, which is 0.7 miles long, is open to the public for walking or jogging.
Download 11x14 printable walking map here.
The City park facilities offer a wide array of recreational opportunities from tennis, soccer, baseball, and football to play areas for children, walking trails, and natural environments to allow residents to experience nature with the City. The City also operates Overton Pavilion which can be rented for parties. For reservations please call 802-3877.
Mountain Brook Parks and Recreation
3698 Bethune Drive
Mountain Brook, AL 35233


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As teams begin their OTAs this week, NFL rookies will be practicing with veterans and will have the opportunity to prove themselves in front of their new teammates and coaches.
After last month's annual NFL draft, fans are hearing more about their team's new additions from the draft and how they will do with their new team.
In this slideshow, we will visit 19 rookies who were selected in the first round and will start in Week 1 of the 2012 regular season.


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Tabuchi's work captures abandoned, rusting, toxic-leaking architectural ruins that blight the landscape and roadscapes of France. In a spirit very much akin to Ruscha's, Tabuchi photographed these abandoned gasoline stations in a flat, objective style, showing them just as plainly as they exist. If there is a moral argument to the story, Tabuchi leaves it to the viewer to decide.
Ruscha talked about his own work in an interview with Bernard Brunon, in the book Leave any Information at the Signal:
In the early 1950s I was awakened by the photographs of Walker Evans and the movies of John Ford, especially Grapes of Wrath where the poor "Okies" (mostly farmers whose land dried up) go to California with mattresses on their cars rather than stay in Oklahoma and starve. I faced a sort of black-and-white cinematic emotional identity crisis myself in this respect—sort of a showdown with myself—a little like trading dust for oranges. On the way to California I discovered the importance of gas stations. They are like trees because they are there. They were not chosen because they were pop-like but because they have angles, colors, and shapes, like trees. They were just there, so they were not in my visual focus because they were supposed to be social-nerve endings. Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline Stations is a nice follow-on to Tabuchi's previously published series, also from the highways of France, called Alphabet Truck. Both series seem to reference the history of artists' books, and typological studies like the Bechers', and some kind of hybrid salute to road movies.
— Jim Casper
Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline Stations
by Eric Tabuchi
15.5 x 19 cm.
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Watch as the guys use special attacks like GTL and Pauly D's scratch attack to clear out disrespecting clowns on the dance floor and get skanks back to the hot tub.
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He is a 12-time world champion, having held the...
"Fan just attacked @RandyOrton! Wtf! #WWECapeTown#WWECapeTown (night 1) @WWE," wrote a Twitter user by the name of Richard Kruse.
According to at least three more accounts, the fan leveled Orton in the groin.
"Someone from the crowd just hit in the nuts @RandyOrton #WWECapeTown," wrote one user.
Orton did not retaliate against the fan, but threw the middle finger as he was being dragged out of the ring by arena personnel.
According to another user on the website, some fans who purchased tickets to the event included a meet-and-greet with various WWE Superstars following the event. However, due to the incident, it did not take place.
A user complained to the official Twitter account of GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, the company that hosted the event, with the following: "@GrandWestSA your security sucks! And I feel cheated out of my R600 I payed to interact with wwe superstars."
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Not All Muslims Support CAIR Plan to Sue U.S. Airways on Behalf of Six Imams
March 13, 2007
Muslim organization believes that lawsuit filed by CAIR on behalf of local Phoenix imams is wrong for American Muslims and wrong for America.
[PHOENIX, AZ: March 13, 2007]: Wide media attention is being given today to the lawsuit filed by CAIR on behalf of six imams against U.S. Airways for their claims of discrimination against race and religion. Most of the imams are from local mosques here in Phoenix and were removed from a U.S. Airways flight on November 21, 2006 en route to Phoenix from Minneapolis.
AIFD would like the American public to be aware of our following positions representing an alternative voice from the American Muslim community.
1. We will not accept the victimization agenda of organizations like CAIR. Lawsuits like the one announced today exploit the climate of political correctness and at the end of the day are harmful to the Muslim minority in America.
2. Make no mistake, this type of agenda and policy direction of organizations like CAIR only represents its own membership and its own donors. A relatively small percentage of the 5-6 million American Muslims are enrolled as members of CAIR. Recent considerable donations to CAIR upwards of a combined $100 million from foreign nations like Dubai and Saudi Arabia make these types of costly, distractive actions against domestic airlines such as US Airways very concerning in its manifestation of foreign interference.
3. One of the frontlines in the war on terror is at the airports and at the gates. While the imams were clearly removed for their behavior after entering the plane, it should be made clear that many less rigid but equally pious Muslims believe (including 3 out of 6 of the imams for that matter) that the prayer they performed could have been performed upon landing in Phoenix due to travel dispensations in Islam or privately on time while seated on the flight. Muslims believe that God is forgiving and does not expect religion to be "too difficult".
4. While the six imams' handlers, CAIR, and their lawyers may have some kind of obscure basis for their lawsuit, it is our belief that the fallout and publicity from such litigation is wrong for American Muslims, wrong for American security, and wrong for American freedoms. The greatest guarantor of our rights as American Muslims is the tenor of our relationship with the greater majority of American society. This type of litigiousness is divisive and achieves nothing but resentment and actually causes far more harm than good to the overall image of the Muslim community in the eyes of non-Muslim America.
4. It is our hope as Americans and as Muslims that U.S. Airways stand firm in its defense of its actions to have the gentleman removed for concerns regarding their behavior after entering the plane. This is not about race or religion. It is about the privilege to fly securely.
5. The constant exploitation of America's culture of political correctness especially in this setting of what is the most dangerous environment of air travel is out of touch with America's priorities. Such misguided priorities by Muslim activist organizations like CAIR will make the legitimate defense of our civil rights far more difficult when more serious complaints of racism and discrimination are involved. America is quickly becoming numb to their constant refrains and the polls demonstrate the profound ineffectiveness of their tiring campaigns.
6. The organized Muslim community should instead be working on developing a strategic plan to counter militant Islamism within the Muslim community. That would do a lot more to change public opinion than suing the airlines who are trying to keep Americans who travel safe.
CONTACT: AIFD Chairman, Board of Directors: M. Zuhdi Jasser. 602-254-1840, firstname.lastname@example.com . Website: http://www.aifdemocracy.org
The American Islamic Forum for Democracy is a think-tank based in Phoenix, Arizona founded on the compatibility of American Constitutional democracy and our citizenship pledge with our personal and spiritual faith of Islam. Our mission is to separate religion and politics in the practice of Islam.
American Islamic Forum for Democracy Press Release Regarding the Flying Imams and CAIR
March 21, 2007 by Lance
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AIFD, Airline Terror, CAIR, Crybabies, Flying Imams, Homeland Security, Intimidation, Islamofascism, Moderate Muslims, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Clerics are the Culprits, United States | 1 Comment
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In addition to the lack of proper vetting for the election process, namely his refusal to produce a valid Birth certificate, I feel that President Barack Hussein Obama's political platform, his long standing associations with our enemies and his buck-jawed squaw—the Worst Lady who openly expresses her hatred for the USA—will work together to place our country in a state of serious distress.
Therefore, as my statement against this African usurper and the intentional damage he is inflicting upon our great country, the American flag graphic, and the NOBAMA and WORST LADY caricatures will remain in the distress position (upside down) until they vacate the white house, forced or otherwise, DEAD OR ALIVE!
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Another point "x" and "y" are typically used in a rectangular coordinate system and "r" and " " are used in polar coordinates. You can, of course, use whatever letters you wish.
The graph of "y= sin(x)", in rectangular coordinates is the "sine wave".
The graph of " ", in polar coordinates is the circle with center at (0, 1/2) and radius 1/2, as goes from 0 to .
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Steam cleaners are a fantastic asset to have in the home, as they are very versatile cleaning machines and have low running costs. Godfreys are the experts in this area and have a great range of steam cleaners below for you to browse!
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The Honolulu House Museum was built in 1860 by the first U.S. consul to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands. Period furnishings, authentic replicas and Marshall Area historical artifacts are also featured.
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- UM-CIREN Side Impact Field Crashes, Injury & Intrusion - University of Michigan CIREN Center
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I need to be able to print a solid white circle (4") onto a mirror polished (extremely smooth) aluminum dial blank and I figured that capilary film as opposed to regular emulsion would help me to get good edge definition on the print.
We currently use 330 mesh with emulsion to print our dials. We never have used cap film here so I don't know what type and density would be the best.
Can any of you recommend one that might help me out?
Cap film is more expensive per screen for the materials, but you get edges that look like they were cut with a knife. The image spreads less, you get a harder dot and you wipe the screen less often. You sacrifce some durability, but this can be overcome with a coating of emulsion on the inside of the screen. You should test 20 and 30 micron films for a 330 mesh. Read about the products at ulano.com, autotype.com and chromaline.com. I like ulano's CDF series. Some of the are photopolymer and expose very quickly; ideal for inferior light sources. Ask for samples and test.
Good luck,
It really is great to work with and provides all that Paul said. Just watch your cost's. Capillary film, all things being equal really is only cost effective for the specific benefits it has over direct emulsion.
I would like to know how long takes the film to dry. As well I would like to know if it is a good idea to use a fan to help this prosses.
And my last question is, how sencitive to light is realy this film?
Overnight is usually sufficient to dry unless you have a really humid environment. A fan does speed it along as does heat. You'll know if it's not dry enough when you try to peel the carrier sheet and it doesn't want to cooperate. You can work with it in regular room lighting for a couple of minutes providing there isn't intense UV in the are, e.g. the sun or an exposure unit. Good luck.
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The travails of former Penn State coach, Jerry Sandusky, are well known. It seems each week brings more revelations or more fall out. While the University and its former coaches deal with the growing scandal, Sandusky's attorney, Joseph Amendola has been on the talk show circuit in an apparent attempt to counter the growing public perception that his client is a degenerate pedophile before a jury is even impaneled in his criminal case.
Monday, Amendola shocked the legal community with his controversial, impromptu offer to NBC's Bob Costas to get Sandusky on the phone during the lawyer's interview with Costas. What followed was a departure from all conventional legal advice– a client giving a recorded TV interview. It was live, unedited and direct. Costas did not sugar coat his questions, challenging Sandusky on the meat of the allegations that have been made public. Sandusky's pregnant pause as he contemplated the question of whether he has a sexual attraction to young boys has stirred more debate. Did the interview help him in the court of public opinion? Does it even matter in his defense whether it did or didn't?
Before the advent of reality legal shows like CourtTV and Nancy Grace, public comments about pending sensational cases were limited to news broadcasts and print media. With Twitter and the increase in televised trials cases have moved from the courtroom to your smartphone and TV screen. There is no denying the power of TV personalities to shape public opinion. How much would Casey Anthony be reviled if not for the constant barrage of opinion on her guilt from Nancy Grace and others on HLN nightly, during and after the trial. Interestingly, however, while they helped shape the post-verdict condemnation of Anthony, their constant rants did nothing to affect the jurors who acquitted Anthony.
So is Amendola's interview tour the new wave in criminal defense? Having defended notorious cases I can attest that it is a simple task to get a public platform. Broadcast and print media are hungry for any inside information and will always reach out to the lawyers for interviews and comments. It doesn't take a publicist to seek out journalists. Add to that the allure of being touted in national broadcasts, lawyers hungry for acclaim are easy targets. But there are rules, both written and unwritten, that should govern a lawyer's decision to speak publicly. Amedola, however, went beyond just providing comment on a pending case, he offered up his client. One would be hard pressed to find support for such a decision among experienced criminal lawyers.
Let's start with the lawyer's ethical obligations. Connecticut's Code of Professional Responsibility provides: "Rule 3.6. Trial Publicity (a) A lawyer . . . shall not make an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter."
The rule does not mandate silence but circumscribes what is permitted. The balance of the Rule would appear to insulate Amendola to some extent: ". . . a lawyer may make a statement that a reasonable lawyer would believe is required to protect a client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity not initiated by the lawyer or the lawyer's client. A statement made pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to such information as is necessary to mitigate the recent adverse publicity."
Ohio has a similar Code provision. The real question is not whether there has been a violation of an attorney code of conduct, but whether the decision to allow his client to speak publicly is one that an attorney of average competence would make. Here there is a real split. The new age of TV lawyers would probably support the decision if there was something tangible to be gained. Most traditional practitioners would recognize the pitfalls. Amendola had no control over the direction the interview would take. He placed his client at risk that he would make a statement that would further damage his cause. At the very least, he allowed a permanent record to be made that may be admissible at Sandusky's trial.
On balance an experienced lawyer would weigh the risks versus the benefits from such an edgy play. Given the widespread comments of disbelief following the interview, one is hard pressed to see where they believed there would be an benefit to Sandusky.
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Located in Southeastern Tennessee, Chattanooga is home to more than 170,000 residents and grows larger each year. The city was built on manufacturing and service industries and has since developed a high ground for entrepreneur success. Some of the top employers in the area include the Hamilton County Department of Education, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Valley Authority that has a primary focus on utility services. If you are in the job market, it may be worth looking into these top local employers.
Chattanooga provides residents with scenic views no matter what direction you're looking. The Tennessee River flows through downtown and taking a look to the East, you can see the Nantahala National Forest, part of the Appalachian Mountains. Speaking of spectacular views, during the autumn months, leaves on most trees change from bright green to beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red, a photographer's paradise. Among they city's many nicknames; 'Nooga,' 'Chatt' and 'Chattown' seem to be most popular with locals; however, the official nickname is 'Scenic City.' If you enjoy great views outdoors and a living in a tight knit community, Chattanooga is likely a great place for you.
Four major interstates connect within Chattanooga; this makes it easy to navigate into the city if you are moving from out of state. If you are moving to Chattanooga from the Midwest region, there are two main interstates that will take you to your new home city. Interstate 20 connects to Chattanooga from Birmingham, and Interstate 24 navigates southeast from Nashville. Both Birmingham and Nashville have multiple major interstates connecting to the rest of the country, making them ideal hubs to access Chattanooga from the West.
If you are coming from the east coast, you can take Interstate 81 runs south from New York state, through multiple major cities, into Knoxville which is roughly an hour northeast of Chattanooga. Atlanta is the other nearby major city with Interstate 75, routing the Northwest into Chattanooga. There are many alternative state routes and highways from which you can also drive into the city; however, it all depends on where you are coming from.
In recent years, Chattanooga had a major overhaul focused on improving the quality of the downtown waterfront; residents have been enjoying the $120 million dollar effort since 2005. Many residents who live in the downtown area find that most everything they need is within a few miles. From May to October, downtown hosts events and festivals basically every weekend. The Riverbend Festival in June is one of the biggest, a multi-day event with more than a handful of unforgettable concerts. On Sundays, vendors setup pop up tents and canopies on the streets of downtown, selling great tasting authentic food and locally created art that will bring extra life into your home.
Many homes in the area were built with basements and crawlspaces rather than on concrete slabs. Depending on your lifestyle and family, the basement may be able to act as an extra bedroom or even storage area. If you are not ready to purchase a new home, many residents rave about the great prices and spectacular views from the condos that overlook the Tennessee River. Current residents will tell you that Dallas Heights, City Center and near Barton/Mississippi Ave are the places to live.
Most of the housing developments north of the Tennessee River in the Spring Valley and Woodland Heights areas are larger style family homes, which were built in the 1960's and 1970's; these areas have great schooling and the community sticks together, which helps maintain the value of the homes in these areas. It is clear that Chattanooga is a major city in Tennessee; however, the friendly residents continue to bring this big city together for a local down home feel.
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The release of Diablo 3 is getting closer and closer, people. During a financial conference call held moments ago, Activision Blizzard displayed a slide indicating that the company is aiming for a Diablo 3 release in Quarter 2 2012. What that means in gamer speak is that Diablo 3 is intended to be released by June 30, 2012.
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We manage and develop content for the top level UNH web pages often in collaboration with our friends across campus such as Media Relations, Editorial and Creative Services, Alumni communications and the UNH Foundation.
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The Rule-Breaker
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Subject: Ranger Eli Weston
Current Status: On leave
Mission: To honor his fallen friend--and protect his secret
Obstacle: His fallen friend's ex, who's off-limits...and off-the-charts sexy!
Ranger Eli Weston always does the right thing--even when it means defying orders. Now he's back in town to help with a memorial in honor of his fallen military buddy. This time it's not just about what's right. It's about ensuring that a secret never comes to light. A secret that only he and his friend's ex-girlfriend know...
Clothing designer Shelby Monroe has always felt an illicit something for Eli. But when the two find themselves working together to ensure the media never discover the truth about the town's fallen hero, temptation unfurls...hot, wicked and irresistible.
How far can they bend the rules before they break?
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Captain Eli Weston glanced at the invitation again, grimaced then tossed it back into the passenger seat of his rented truck as the city limits sign loomed into view. His belly clenched with dread, and tension inexplicably tightened his fingers on the steering wheel.
He so didn't want to do this.
In fact, Eli could confidently say that if he could choose any place on earth he wanted to be right now, Willow Haven, Kentucky, would undoubtedly occupy the dead-last position on his list.
Not because it wasn't a perfectly lovely little town, the quintessential Southern burg with lots of antebellum homes, majestic oak trees and a festival for every food group. Not because he could think of a million other things he'd rather do on his much-needed, too-short leave. He'd seen enough war—enough of the ravages of it, more specifically. Not even because he'd be working on the memorial for his late, beloved friend, Micah Holland.
It was the damned lying he most dreaded.
He'd been doing it for the past eight months, insisting to every superior officer who'd interrogated him about Micah's death that his friend had been cleaning his weapon when it misfired, that he'd actually witnessed the accident.
Accident, of course, being the key word.
Lies, all lies. And they knew it, too. But they couldn't prove it, so his "eye-witness" account stood.
And it was because of that account that his friend's parents had been able to confidently bury their beloved oldest son in hallowed ground, believing his death was an unhappy circumstance, not a deliberate act by his own hand. Having lost his own father to suicide, Eli was well-acquainted with that particular brand of grief and had decided within seconds of Micah's death to spare the Hollands that aspect of the misery, to do everything he possibly could to preserve his friend's memory and military legacy. Micah had been one of his best friends and a damned fine soldier. He'd been like a brother. Eli swallowed, his throat suddenly tight, an inexplicable anger welling inside of him.
It was the least he could do, really.
Well, that and sling a hammer, he thought, glancing once more at the invitation in the passenger seat. Honestly, had Sally, Micah's mother, not called and pressed him into coming to help build the Micah Holland Memorial in the heart of the town square, Eli wouldn't have come. He'd have simply begged out of the event or made up an excuse as to why he wouldn't be available—being deployed, in that sense, had its advantages.
But when Sally had told him that they'd simply plan the event around his leave, his schedule, he knew he wasn't going to be able to get out of it. And considering how good the Hollands had been to him—they'd practically taken him in as one of their own as soon as he'd graduated—he could hardly refuse. Eli's own family tree had withered and died with the death of his father, so being brought into the Holland fold had filled a void he'd scarcely realized was there.
Sally was the quintessential Southern mom. Her love language was food and nothing made her happier than a full table and full bellies. There was always a cake on the covered stand, cookies of some sort in the jar and cold iced tea in the pitcher. His lips quirked. And the emergency casserole in the freezer, of course, should she need to quickly provide a meal, either for her family or for someone else's.
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Measuring Nonvalue-Added Cost and the Cost of Excess Capacity in a Traditional Standard Cost System
While activity-based management (ABM) is typically described in the context of activity-based costing (ABC), most firms continue to use traditional standard cost systems for the majority, if not all, of their operations. The objective of this paper is to describe methods to improve cost control efforts during planning within a traditional standard cost system. Using ABM concepts for planning in a traditional standard cost system can provide the value of ABM to managers even without an underlying ABC system.
The intent is not to discuss benchmarking efforts but how to use benchmark data once it is available to quantify potential gains from (a) operational improvements or (b) better capacity management. These two approaches require markedly different actions from managers so explicit planning information to differentiate between the gains available from operational improvements or capacity management can be used to better direct managers' efforts.
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The historic Marshall Home Tour is traditionally held each year on the weekend after Labor Day. The tour is the oldest historic home tour in the Great Lakes area. This year, eight private homes, a church, a business, and up to six museums are scheduled to be open for the two days of the tour. There will also be roving musicians, demonstrating craftspeople, a juried craft show, ethnic foods, antiques for sale, and a Civil War Ball with elaborate costumes during the weekend festivities.
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The most famous midwest home tour is being held for the 47th time the weekend of September 11-12 in historic Marshall, Michigan. Marshall is a small city in South Central Michigan with a population of about 7,500 people. Marshall is best known for its cross-section of 19th century and early 20th Century architecture. It has been called a "virtual textbook of 19th-Century American architecture" by the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. It is home to the one of the nation's largest National Historic Landmark Districts with over 850 buildings included in the Landmark.
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With limited lodging in the area, an equally impressive historic home in Jonesville Michigan is also a bed and breakfast. The Munro House is located about 30 miles South East of Marshall at highways 12 and 99. The Munro House is the oldest house in Hillsdale County, dating to 1834. It is also the oldest home in Southern Michigan that was originally built as a private residence. The Greek Revival style house was used as a Station on the Underground Railroad and still has a secret room big enough for 20 people to stand in, along with the remains of what was once a 200 foot underground tunnel.
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Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University has been invited as LERA's Distinguished Speaker.. She is also Director of the Development of the American Economy Program and Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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The Race between Education and Technology: Wage Inequality in 20th Century America
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Hedge-Morrell formerly served as a Participant in the United New Orleans Plan process and as a Union representative. Lukensmeyer has also served as former consultant to the White House Office of the Chief of Staff; Deputy Director for Al Gore's Reinventing Government Task Force; and as Chief of Staff for Ohio Governor Richard Celeste
Mediators, Dr. Homer La Rue, Esq. of Howard University and JAMS; and Dr. Maria Volpe, Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at John Jay College and who served on the ABA's Katrina Disaster Relief Committee, and will provide commentary on the UNOP process and discuss other post-Katrina ADR efforts.
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OK, that was weird. A serious wave of rare nostalgia just hit when I watched the first new Beavis and Butthead animation in, well, not really all that long. Looking around I see that Mike Judge's animated duo have popped up on MTV now and again for the Music Video Awards and stuff like a Jackass marathon. But if you're like me and tend to avoid most of what airs on MTV in the last decade this might be like a little trip down memory lane. Check out Beavis and Butthead shilling for Extract after the jump. Read More »


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Lancaster wins D3 state wrestling title
Flying Arrows Win First State Title
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Coleman had won three D3 Team State Wrestling Titles in a row, then Lancaster decided it was their turn to shine as they downed the Cougars Saturday, 38-21.
It was close early at the UW Field House, as Lancaster's Daniel Rice defeated Coleman's Kevin Lansin 6-4 in overtime to take a 7-3 lead. From there, the Flying Arrows rolled, getting their match clinching win in the 113 class as Dustin Reynolds pinned Brandon Champagne.
It is Lancaster's first Team State Wrestling Championship.
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