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How fair is 'Fair Share'?
I'm glad to know that the ISD 88 formula for cooperative athletics (generally Cathedral and MVL students playing on NUHS teams), called a "Fair Share" agreement, is getting some additional press and discussion. From the outset, I have wondered just how "fair" this procedure is.
Full disclosure: I have a son who attends MVL. He has played for two years on the New Ulm Public High School tennis team. We are presently weighing a decision about whether he will play this season the cost may be too great to justify his participation.
The "fair share" fee is based on a formula which divides the actual expenses for the sport (coaching salaries, equipment, busing etc.) by the total number of participants. Since each player, regardless of school, pays a participation fee (of about $175), this is subtracted and the remaining dollar amount is billed to the private, cooperative schools on a per participant basis. Even though it may actually cost about $625 for a public school tennis player to play, the public school budget assumes the $450 extra cost per public school player. There is no extra charge to public school players or their parents.
Here are the key questions:
How are public schools funded? Answer: By the taxpaying public. I am a member of that taxpaying public. Public schools are funded by pooling the aggregate financial resources of a community. I am a member of this community with a share in its responsibilities, rights and privileges.
Besides participation fees, do public school parents pay any additional fees to have their children attend school or participate in any extra-curricular activity? Answer: Not to my knowledge. This question is critical in the debate about the fairness of the "fair share" agreement.
Why are private school participants singled out to pay the extra fees? Answer: Because the public school administration incurs costs for administering a program that is run by the public school. In addition, some coop students from the private schools from outside ISD 88 their parents do not support the tax base for New Ulm's public school system. Fair enough. I am not arguing that there may not be some (nominal) administrative fee charged to the cooperative schools. I am arguing that the present formula represents an exorbitant and essentially "unfair" charge, especially given the fact that private school parents pay taxes to support public education.
If you were a parent of a tennis player from a private school who participated in a sport alongside other tennis players from the public school on the same team, would you appreciate paying at least twice (more likely three times) as much as the others? How can this not be perceived as an extra "tax," and a significant one at that?
It will be argued that ISD 88 is not charging individual players or their parents, it is charging the schools. That may be true, but the private schools, whose resources are very tight, do not have funding budgeted to pay these extra fees. They pass most of this cost along to the parents who desire to have their children participate in a cooperative sport. It will also be argued that cooperative sports among other school districts exchange funds. Yes, but this is an "apples and oranges" argument since public school districts are merely reimbursing the coffers of other public school districts precisely because their budgets are funded by the taxpaying public, not private donations.
What has the "fair share" proposal done? It has, unfortunately, jeopardized what was a very fine initiative between New Ulm Public High School, Cathedral and MVL in sports which could not be offered easily by an individual school. It will undoubtedly reduce participation levels, which, in turn, will significantly reduce any anticipated revenue. It may, in the end, actually produce a net loss for the public school athletic budget. Program costs are essentially the same whether 12 players play tennis or 20 players play, but the per player cost is much greater with fewer participants.
Why threaten what is a good thing by an unyielding, rigorous policy that could very well backfire?
There is more to say, but I think you get the picture. The present "fair share" formula is a bad idea. I would kindly ask the school board to rethink the policy to reflect a more equitable arrangement.
Incidentally, none of the above applies to a very robust cooperative venture: boys and girls soccer, which had almost 80 participants on both JV and Varsity teams in 2012. Why? Because there is no budget impact for the host public school. The New Ulm Soccer Boosters funds the entire program with participation fees and fundraising programs. Whether that is fair or not is another question.


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Gig Harbor Sweeps Coaching Honors at 2012 Sprint Conference
(L-R: Co-Chairs of Trophy and Awards Committee Frank and Connie Naughton, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO Joe Jacobi, Coach Alan Anderson, Coach Graham Ulmer, ParaCanoe athlete Joshua Wold, Volunteer Missy Hill, and Coach Jon Sousely)
USA Canoe/Kayak announced its 2012 Awards for Flatwater Sprint at its annual Coaching and Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City, Feb. 15-17.
It was a clean sweep of the awards for the Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Race Team on the heels of their overall club National Championship title in August 2012. The Washington state club received the Yonkers Trophy to commemorate its National Championship.
Coach of the Year: Alan Anderson, Head Coach and Founder, Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Race Team. Anderson becomes the first to win the award in consecutive years, after claiming the honor in 2011.
"I am honored to receive this recognition of our efforts in Gig Harbor," Anderson said. "These accomplishments will be shared by our paddlers, our parents, and the many friends we have throughout our community. I want to especially recognize our canoe coach, and strength and conditioning coach, Jonathan Sousley who brings creativity and so much enjoyment to our paddlers. We are excited to be part of our country's resurgence in the Olympic sport of canoe/kayak and look forward to seeing an American once again on the podium. The support that we are getting from the community of Gig Harbor has been incredible lately, and we hope to find a home here so that we can continue to inspire young people to reach for their dreams."
"This was an exceptional break through year for the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Club as this small group of talented athletes won the overall National Championship Trophy for most points accumulated by a Club," said Mac Hickox, National Sprint Development Director and Chair of the Sprint Coaches Association. "Alan has a philosophy of gender equity and inclusion of athletes with disabilities in their program offerings. Gig Harbor has become a model club for the other clubs within USA Canoe Kayak to follow."
Development Coach of the Year: Graham Ulmer, Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Race Team.
"This award is recognizing the team approach that Jon [Sousely], Alan and I have implemented at Gig Harbor," Ulmer said.
"Graham is the key reason why we continue to have a pipeline of talent," said 2011 Development Coach of the Year Jon Sousley (Gig Harbor), who presented the award. "Whether covered in mud or soaking wet, Graham's always-present calm manner, instant smile and easy laugh encourages the young Gig Harbor athletes to constantly improve day to day through an environment that is stress free."
"The Under-14 pipeline has been a steady stream of talent in this Northwest hotbed for the last five years," Hickox said. "Graham does not like the spotlight, but at some point his efforts had to be acknowledged on a national level."
Volunteer of the Year: Missy Hill, Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Race Team. Hill volunteered her time and energy as Chair of the Sprint Events Committee, member of the ParaCanoe Committee, and official for the 2012 U.S. National Championships, 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and 2012 Lake Placid International Regatta.
Missy became involved in Sprint Canoe Kayak officiating as a way to channel her nerves as her daughter Katy Hill competed in competitions around the country. "I want to be sure that Gig Harbor youth continue to enjoy a healthy lifestyle associated with the program offered by Coach Anderson," Missy Hill said. "The new Clubhouse is our goal."
"USA Canoe Kayak is proud to present the Volunteer Award to Missy to acknowledge our gratitude for her service and dedication to our membership," Hickox said.
Sprint Coaches Association Honorary Coach: Jerzy Dziadkowiec. Dziadkowiec was the U.S. National Team Coach from the late 1980's up to 2004. He most recently coached the Czech Republic Men's Kayak-4 team that won the Bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Dziadkowiec is the first to receive the Honorary Coach Award.
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When I bought my new PC the one thing I didn't check was whether or not it had a 15-pin joystick port. It doesn't. My Microsoft SideWinder Gamepad rendered useless?
The Super Joy Box 7 plugs into a USB port and works without the need for drivers on Windows XP. It registers on the system as a "Human Interface Device"! You simply plug your 15-pin controller into the Super Joy Box 7 and then select the correct position on a 3-way switch: P for gamepad, S for joystick and W for steering wheel.
The Super Joy Box 7 was returned rapidly for a full refund. Mayflash get full marks for a good idea, and full marks for a quick response to my query, but zero on useability for firstly not stating that the product might not work with all controllers and secondly for not stating which controllers it does work with.
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This week I'm macking on: Rock of Ages, the Off-Broadway to Broadway musical opening April 7 at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. Rock of Ages stars American Idol reject Constantine Maroulis, is directed by Kristin Hanggi, the woman responsible for The Pussycat Dolls Live at the Roxy, and features some of the worst couples-skate-ready, parachute-pants-wearing, flaming-kamikaze-drinking music to come out of the '80s. The cheese is so pungent in this jukebox musical (which somehow doesn't include Foreigner's "Jukebox Hero," but makes amends with the inclusion of their "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is") you can probably smell it all the way down the block--that is, if it hasn't been set aflame by all the commingled hair mousse and Aqua Net fumes.
But that's not why I'm macking on it. In fact, I still have some lingering PTSD from that whole era. Once upon a time, I begged a friend to see The Cure with me and she agreed on the condition that I attend a Motley Crue/Whitesnake concert with her. Suffice it to say it wasn't exactly a fair trade, since Ticketmaster never mentioned that my innocence was included in the ticket price.
Anyway, where I'm going with this is that it's not so much Rock of Ages' retro content that rocks my world, or that it was choreographed by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson choreographer Kelly Devine, or even that before the curtain rose on a single Broadway preview--nay, while it was still in its Off-Broadway infancy--RoA was picked up by New Line Cinema for a film adaptation. No, I'm macking on the way whomever runs the @RockofAges Twitter handle just plain gets how to do it. Sure, they throw in the occasional promotional plug, but it's hidden among trivia ("Who sang, 'she goes down slow like a shot of gin/she's got an angel's face and a devil's grin?'" If you know the answer withut clicking, this is definitely the show for you), related links (SNL's Bon Jovi opposite tribute band), metalhead news ("Guns N' Roses is proud to announce that DJ Ashba has joined the band for an upcoming tour"), contests, and daily interaction with their thousand or so followers. On the show's website there's even an integrated Rock of Ages Twitter feed featuring fan tweets alongside the official ones. They've nailed the right tone, and are carefully, gently cultivating their audience. Every theater company that limits their public internet engagement to posting monthly two-for-one ticket offers and opening-week links to reviews (not that there's anything wrong with that) should start re-evaluating their approach, like, yesterday.
This week I'm hating on: blizzards. I was going to go see some theater around Denver Wednesday and Thursday nights, but am instead stuck a mile above the mile high city, with an icy mountain pass between myself and that big city's bright lights. Apparently, due to the whiteout, even Curious Theatre Company cancelled tonight's performance of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, so you know I'm not just slacking. I'll be back in August though, and barring any late-summer snowstorms (Not even kidding; it's cold up here!) promise to make up for the miss.
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Not sure if this is the correct forum but I'll try and hope somebody has seen this before.
I'm using acts_as_attachment to upload and download files. Works great on webrick but as soon as I deploy in lighttpd I get an error that the file isn't found.
The rails error looks like this:
Parameters: {"path"=>["", "var", "www", "sift", "files", "download", "0", "59217-411.pdf"]}
Basically the first param "" should be "/" and I'm not sure why it's not getting passed.
My routes.rb has this additional line:
#To make acts as attachment work, we need this line:
map.files 'files/*path', :controller => 'bids', :action => 'download'
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path = params[:path].join('/').reverse.chomp('/').reverse
The URL I get when I click to download is along the lines of:
If I *manually* add a / before var I get the file download prompt no problem, but if I instead change my routes.rb to add an extra slash:
#To make acts as attachment work, we need this line:
map.files 'files//*path', :controller => 'bids', :action => 'download'
The URL changes to: localhost///var/www/sift/files/download/0/59217-411.pdf,
but I still have to *manually* put in an extra '/' to get the file.
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Cause-specific contributions to sex differences in adult mortality among whites and African Americans between 1960 and 1995
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The purpose of this paper is to describe trends in sex differences in mortality in young adulthood and in middle age among African Americans and whites in the United States between 1960 and 1995. We examine trends in all-cause mortality and estimate the contribution of leading causes of death to the change in the sex difference in mortality over time.
Between 1960 and 1995 the sex difference in mortality increased for African Americans and whites at ages 15-39 and declined for whites but increased for African Americans at ages 40-64. Our results reveal considerable variation in the sex difference in mortality by cause of death as well as in the contribution various causes of death make to the change in the sex mortality difference over time.
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Irma T. Elo - University of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Greg L. Drevenstedt - University of Pennsylvania, United States of America
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It's not often we get to witness barriers being broken first-hand -- there is a special kind of energy in the air when you do. The sort of vibe that says, this feels like a game-changing event. That was the atmosphere at Harare's Quill Club (press club) on Thursday, March 15, during its first-ever Ladies Night. Not only did the evening bring in more women at one time than the male-dominated institution has probably ever seen (over half of the 60 guests), but it also featured an intense, on-the-record panel discussion of gender equity, or the lack thereof, in Zimbabwean media.
The first panelist gave a brief history of the Quill Club and set the stage for how urgent it is to break down the anti-women discriminatory practices now in place in Zimbabwe's media. The press club was founded in the 1960s as an all-male, all-white bastion of journalists supportive of the colonial government and later Ian Smith's rogue Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) government. Originally run by the Rhodesian Guild of Journalists, it met at the same location as today -- in the Ambassador Hotel's wood-paneled bar, under a low ceiling with mismatched chairs crowded around small tables and a busy snooker area. The location is conveniently located in downtown Harare across the street from the Parliament and near executive offices. Government officials and state-promoting newspaper reporters easily shared drinks and collaborated on stories aimed at shoring up confidence and official racist policies among the white minority that controlled the country until 1980.
In the 1970s, the Club began admitting black journalists, one of the first colonial institutions to do so prior to independence. But those were very dangerous times -- in 1975, lawyer and liberation activist Edson Sithole and his secretary Miriam Mhlanga were abducted when leaving the Quill Club after an interview and never seen again. Finally, in 1985, the Rhodesian Guild of Journalists became the modern-day Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ).
Today, journalist members pay $5 monthly dues and meet up daily for drinks, gossip, and a chance to share breaking news. They come from all media outlets, hold panel discussions fortnightly with political and business representatives, and are almost all men.
My office helped sponsor this Ladies Night as part of Women's History Month and our Zimbabwean Women Journalists Mentoring (WJM) program. We are about half way through our one-year WJM program, which is an intensive initiative designed to address the fact that there is only one woman in a senior leadership position in the entire Zimbabwean media. Women entering journalism here are usually sent directly to the health, entertainment, religion, and women's pages. Their bylines are rarely seen on editorial pages unless addressing those "female" topic areas. The WJM program pairs students and young reporters with more senior women to share survival tricks and professional development tips. We also meet several times a month for roundtables with leading Zimbabwean and American journalists; skills seminars on writing, online research and political science; and trips.
The panel discussion was intense and energizing. Grace Mutandwa, formerly with the Herald newspaper and now a media consultant, was bold and unforgiving. She spoke directly to the women in the room, calling on the memories of Rosa Parks, Miriam Makeba, and Mother Theresa, saying, "You have to tell yourself that you own this space.... The next Chair of the Quill Club must be a woman, not just because she is woman, but because she deserves it."
Participants were unflinching in bringing out the issues that have held women back in recent decades, including reports of rampant sexual harassment in the newsrooms. ZUJ president Foster Dongozi bluntly stated, "The ratio of men and women studying journalism at colleges and universities is 50/50, but by the time the women finish their attachments (mandatory internships), many have made up their minds. They think, 'I'm not going back there.' That is the issue we need to tackle and you all know it."
Other women in the room called on their peers to provide real support for their gender in the newsrooms to push back against discrimination, harassment, and the glass ceiling. And senior women emphasized that success in the media means hard work at odd hours -- women have to be ready to cover stories when they happen and not in-between demands from husbands and children.
Panel moderator Virginia Muwangiwa of the Humanitarian Information Facilitation Center (HIFC) and recently elected chair of the Zimbabwe Women's Coalition wrapped up the session by saying, "We have come into this male bastion, and we are feeling good. We will be here tomorrow, and after that."


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When a cat or a dog has a nose that appears to be "pushed in," or brachycephalic, they may suffer from breathing problems. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, brachycephalic animals have shorter skull bones than others, which affects the anatomy of their airways and can cause health issues, known as the Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome in Dogs or Cats. This disorder is caused by upper airway abnormalities, such as elongated soft palates, stenotic or pinched nostrils, and problems with pouches around the voicebox (called everted laryngeal saccules) and small or underdeveloped tracheas. One or many of these abnormalities may occur together and make it difficult for a cat or dog to breathe.
In many instances, cats afflicted with brachycephalic airway syndrome have trouble breathing through their noses, VCA reports. If you notice that your feline companion is breathing through its mouth, you should have your veterinarian examine your pet. Both dogs and cats affected by the Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome often sound congested or snore loudly when they sleep. They often snort or make loud noises when they are excited or are exercising. They may be intolerant of activity because of the restrictions to their breathing.
It is crucial to keep affected animals lean—obesity can severely aggravate the signs of the Brachycephaic Airway Syndrome. Surgery may be necessary in some animals especially if the airways are obstructed enough that cat illness or pet discomfort is a constant worry. The amount and severity of abnormalities plays a major role in how serious the effects are, but owners of brachycephalic animals should play it safe and have a vet check out their furry friends to make sure they are healthy and happy.


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We are providing only the address at this time, there has been an error in the MAPQUEST link application. While we work on a resolution, we are providing the street address information and provided notes to playing fields. In addition, we are providing a DIRECT link to MapQuest - from which you can generate driving directions. Shortly we will restore the Mapping function.
Below you will find the address to Playing Field Lower Memorial for MDYNOTES: You will need to walk about 1/4 mile to the left to reach the Lower Memorial Field soccer field
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Hello everybody,
i got as gift this kakejiku that should be 70-100 years old.
Can anybody help me to understand what there is wrote?
Should be wrote in sosho style.
Thank you very much.
Drax wrote:Hrm, I think that 気 is the simplified version of 氣. A number of kanji have simplified forms (for example, 国 is the simplified version of 國).


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Fairchild Dornier's 328JET
Granted, it's relatively slow for a jet and has limited range. But the 328JET is also a modern, fuel-efficient aircraft with a roomy cabin that climbs quickly and can land on short runways. Plus, it's priced about equal to-or in some cases even less than-what you'd pay for a new turboprop. if it fits your typical missions, it's a model you really ought to consider.
The story of the Fairchild Dornier 328JET brings to mind the epic 1982 movie Das Boot. The film chronicles the travails of a German World War II submarine crew that survives all manner of combat and mechanical and political adversity while striving to complete its mission. And so it is with this airplane.
Yet, despite its somewhat jaded lineage, the 328JET (Model 328-300/310) poses a unique value: a modern, fuel-efficient aircraft with a large Gulfstream IV-sized cabin for a price equal to or in some cases less than what you'd pay for a new turboprop. You can find fully refurbished, ready-to-fly 328s for less than $6 million. Configured for airlines, the aircraft can seat 33; in executive commuter or charter configuration, typically 19; and in executive VIP cabin layouts, eight to 14.
The 328 climbs fast (3,690 feet per minute) and has great short-field performance. That said, it's not perfect. The aircraft was designed as a turboprop and morphed into a commuter jet, so it's slow-400 knots, only slightly faster than a very light jet-and has a range with maximum payload of less than 1,000 nautical miles (though four passengers and extended-range tanks boost that to 2,059). The Pratt & Whitney Canada engines had some early issues with leaky seals that truncated overhaul intervals, although most of them have been fixed.
In addition, the original manufacturer, Fairchild Dornier, cratered into a spectacular $670 million bankruptcy in 2002. And AvCraft, the company that subsequently bought the rights to the airplane, also dissolved into the ether amid accusations of financial skullduggery that included German criminal proceedings. (This company is no relation to AvCraft Support Services, the Myrtle Beach, S.C. company that currently supports the 328 in the U.S.) Operators of the 100-plus fleet of 328s can still find all the parts they need, but sometimes it is more of an adventure than they might like.
During its production run from 1998 to 2002, new 328JETs sold for about $14.5 million full price, but the bankruptcy-which precluded follow-on aircraft models or meaningful continued production of the 328-did much to slash resale values. Those who bought or leased 328s near the sticker price quickly found that they were financially upside down in the airplane. Delta Airlines used its 2006 bankruptcy to walk away from the thirty 328JETs operated by its ACA commuter subsidiary. The move sent resale values down to the deck, sometimes to less than $2 million, and created unprecedented bargains for savvy buyers. (Some two dozen 328s remain in storage awaiting sale, but prices are heading back up.)
One of those smart buyers was Ohio-based Ultimate Jet Charters, which has built a fleet of ten 328s that it uses mainly in 30-seat configurations for flying college sports teams and other large groups. "For our average stage lengths of 800 to 1,000 miles, it's a great airplane," said Ultimate's David Parsons, the company's director of operations, who also flies the 328. "There isn't any other airplane out there that can take the loads this one can out of short runways," he added.
Parsons noted that his company's 328s-including the higher-time models-have demonstrated "very good reliability." He said he sees cruise speeds of about 380 knots and fuel burns around 310 to 330 gallons per hour.
Like most things German, the 328 is overbuilt. "It is typical German engineering. They are built very, very soundly," said Mike Hill, general manager of AvCraft Support Services. Hill noted that the comparative lack of corrosion found on 328 airframes during major inspections is just one sign of how well the airplane is constructed. However, the landing gear must be overhauled every 10 years, he said, and some gear overhauls can drag on for two to three months, due mainly to the lack of available parts.
AvCraft Support is one of three primary companies that today maintain the 328 worldwide. The other two are M7 in San Antonio, Texas, and 328 Support Services in Germany. Both AvCraft Support and Goderich Aircraft (Huron Park, Ontario) have developed reputations as expert interior and exterior refurbishers of 328s. A complete interior gutting and exterior repainting can easily cost upward of $1 million for VIP configurations.
Besides being durable, the 328 is fun to fly. Parsons has logged 2,600 hours in 328JETs and calls it a true pilot's airplane. "The cockpit is very clean, well laid-out and roomy," he said. "It's a good flying airplane. It's stable and easy to hand-fly [flying without the autopilot]." The 328's cockpit features modern Honeywell Primus 2000 glass-panel avionics, but watch out for display failures on aircraft that have been placed in protracted outdoor storage.
Other companies that fly the 328 in the U.S. include Milwaukee-based Midwest Connect (a/k/a Skyway Airlines), which has 12. Among corporate operators that use the airplane as a commuter are Pratt & Whitney, Shell, Corning and Cummins. Besides Midwest and Ultimate, the other large 328JET fleet operator is China's Hainan Airlines.
In either commuter or executive VIP configuration, the 328 cabin is a standout. It is 85.5 inches wide, 72 inches tall and 34 feet long. The baggage hold is a massive 275 cubic feet. There is ample room for a large galley in the forward cabin and the aft lavatory is capacious. There is more than enough room for installation of all manner of entertainment systems and forward and aft closets, as well as couches and large, overstuffed and fully reclining single executive passenger seats. Cabin noise is exacerbated by the twin Pratt & Whitney engines hanging from pylons off the high wings and proximate to the cabin windows, and the belly-mounted landing gear. Let's just say that when the gear doors open, you'll know it. Acoustic blankets placed behind the cabin panels add weight but can ameliorate some, but not all, of these excess decibels during takeoff and landing.
Most operators find that the large cabin, good operating economics and low acquisition cost more than compensate for the 328's shortcomings and make it one of the best bargains in the sky. If your typical flights are 1,000 to 1,600 (depending on the number of passengers) miles and you want a really comfortable cabin, this is one airplane you should not overlook.
I see a 2001 Fairchild Dornier 328Jet for sale for $2,295,000 and need to know why it is this low. Is there a crash history regarding this type aircraft. Is this a one pilot or two pilot aircraft. There is a short range for it and can it be increased with additional fuel for more range.
I am an old pilot and lost my medical card because of some operations. If I have a licensed pilot can I soon learn how to fly it with that pilot? The reason I am interested is for the number of seats available. Tell me all need to know about this model of jet aircraft.
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SJ Nightmare Team Tryouts!
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so so far we have 3 players on the team. we would like to play in 5 man tournaments but if we have to we will play three man. so to expand our team we are having tryouts March 23rd at paintball invasion. if it is bad weather we will be indoors, but if not we are staying outside. i would prefer if you told me you were coming either by email (email@example.com) or by PM. But if you show up un annonced i am wearing a black invert jersey and my other teamate will b wearing a red valken jersey. if you cant find us just ask for Colin or Rich.
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Schools: Sharing plan moves ahead
A model arrangement in the south county is worth watching.
Last week, Panama schools Superintendent Bert Lictus was approved – in a joint meeting – to hold the same position in the Clymer district. It is another example of educational institutions sharing services and personnel to cut costs in their districts.
"I'm excited to begin this opportunity to serve both communities as superintendent," Lictus said. "This situation is unique, and I applaud the representatives from both schools for looking locally to solve problems – Albany does not have all the answers. It is my hope that this sharing arrangement will open the door to other efficiencies within the two districts."
Combined, enrollment is close to 1,000 students for both districts. Is one superintendent able to handle a district that large?
Of course. Though most Chautauqua County schools are under 1,000 students, the education programs in these smaller schools are suffering. This efficiency between Panama and Clymer will save both districts about $60,000 each.
Those savings may translate to other opportunities for the educational programs. In the end, that is a win for the community, students and parents.


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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. "Tea and Mood, drink for mood, or mood for drink?" This is going to be a mind bender I think and the answer may not be as easy as you think! I am going to leave the interpretation up to each individual. Please share! Certainly tea and mood are related, how do they relate for you?
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DescriptionDaggett and Uintah counties--Boundary begins at the Green River and the Utah-Colorado state line near Browns Park; west along this river to Gorge Creek; south along Gorge Creek to the USFS/private land boundary at the head of Davenport Draw; south along the USFS/private land boundary on the west side of Davenport Draw to the BLM boundary; south along the BLM boundary approximately one-third mile to the Diamond Mountain rim; south and east along the Diamond Mountain rim until the rim intersects the Diamond Mountain road (Jones Hole Road); southwest along this road to the Brush Creek road; south along this road to the Island Park-Rainbow Park road; east along this road to the Dinosaur National Monument boundary; west and south on this boundary to the Green River; southwest along the Green River to the White River; east along this river to the Utah-Colorado state line; north on this state line to the Green River near Browns Park. EXCLUDING ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LAND WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. EXCLUDES DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Dutch John, Vernal. Boundary questions? Call the Vernal office, 435-781-9453. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (64 votes).
In short: My first half marathon! Gently undulating, nice scenery, well organised.Date of review: November 16, 2012
In short: All in all a very well ran club event for a decent half marathon.... a long (but not steep) hill at 4-5m and a drag at 10-11m, but still my overall PB course and favourite Half.Date of review: August 29, 2012
In short: lovely meander around pewsey vale In full: thanks to organisers and marshalls for another spot on race. sorry to have been a bit of a slow worm at the back but slow and steady gets a tshirt and a PB!! massive thanks to my brother and sister who got me round as flagging a bit as my iron stores a wee bit low!! and to our family for road side support !!!will definitely be back next year!!Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: Glad to be back at this oneIn full: Very glad to have done the Pewsey half this year, even though I was physically not in condition for it, and my thoughts were elsewhere.Despite the lack of training and a much slower time than usual, I very much enjoyed this event again having missed it last year and a DNF in 2010.I don't think I realised in previous years how pretty the scenery in this race is, possibly because I had more time to take it in this year, being so slow!Very well organised, free parking at the start, clear instructions and well marked with lots of friendly and encouraging marshalls. Four water stations were a godsend on a warm day, but an energy drink or jelly babies might not have gone amiss.Very friendly crowd, even if it was predominantly club runners. Lovely home made cakes, and a nice memento (a pump bag) to go with a decent t-shirt. Personally I don't understand why people prefer a medal, it's not as if you can do anything with them.Look forward to seeing you again next year PVRC and a special thank you to Mark Anderson for being understanding of my situation and the nice lady marshall who was willing to keep a t-shirt for me had I been out on the course for longer than I was.Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: Nice scenery, nice atmosphere and well organisedIn full: I found the run tough personally but that was due to a lack of training rather than it was a horrible course. Despite this I found the run a pleasurable morning. It is a nice course, scenic, little traffic, few spectators but the marshalls were excellent and very supportive. It is a small event and rather low key but I do not see this as a negative. I hope the organisers do not try to change this as it makes the event quite unique. Normally I only do races where you get a medal at the end as I like building on my collection of medals but I may have to make an exception for this event.Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: Usual excellent organisation. Not too hot.In full: Not flat, but not too slow either. Well done to Pewsey Vale for putting on a well organised race. This is always low key, but highly recommended. The potential problem is always that it could be a baking hot day. it was 18-20 degrees with some wind, so not too bad. Plenty of shade in the last couple of miles when you need it most.Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: once again very goodDate of review: August 27, 2012
In full: This is a glorious little run around the picturesque Pewsey Vale - even allowing for the challenging mile-long 'inclines' at miles 4 and 12!! The race organisation was marvellous, marshalls fantastic, and the four water stations more than welcome in the unexpected late summer heat. Despite having a very difficult race for health reasons, the help and support of a number of other runners got be back up and running and I can honestly say I wouldn't have finished the race without them. What this race lacked in a finishing medal and on-route support, it more than made up for in peaceful country scenery, fun finishers' t-shirt, and a friendly post-race medal ceremony.. Complete with cake!!Date of review: August 27, 2012
In short: Lovely views and great cake!In full: Thoroughly enjoyed this year's Pewsey half marathon. The views in the first quarter were absolutely lovely, and seeing a white horse on a hillside on the way round was a surprise. Only one proper hill, nothing scary about it! Lovely friendly crowd and thanks to the marshalls and water station volunteers - especially the ones who thought to use double cups so we didn't spill the water everywhere! Date of review: August 27, 2012
In short: Small-scale but a fine raceIn full: A single circuit with some undulations through beautiful countryside on roads with light traffic. Mostly club runners who seemed to enjoy the low-key ambience, unobtrusive efficiency and delicious cakesDate of review: August 27, 2012
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (282 votes).
In short: As always a very well organised Half MarathonIn full: City of Norwich AC and their band of volunteers as always organised another smoothly run half marathon in very difficult weather conditions. The course reverted back to a course last used in 2008, although 75% of the course remains the same as previous years. This race always offers a nice goody bag, clean toilets / showers, one of the best bespoke medals you will receive and excellent value for money compared to other half marathons throughout the UK. Special mention to all volunteers and marshals throughout the course, really appreciated all your efforts standing out in the very heavy rain for hours and your efforts prior to race day. All had words of encouragement. Thankyou. Roll on next year.....Date of review: November 25, 2014
In short: Friendly race in most challenging weather conditionsIn full: This was my 4th time running Norwich Half. It is and remains a very friendly race and is well organised with a good goody bag and again a very nice medal!! Love the stripes!There was nothing anyone could do about the weather - the showground being the showground meant that by the second lap there was great potential for a free full body mud bath and the puddles on the narrow lanes were almost impossible to avoid... don't think many runners tried to by the second round...I got very cold myself despite running it faster than planned... but yes, I would do it again in better weather conditions - the whole atmosphere is very friendly and this makes this race very special to me despite it being a two lap course - thanks to all the marshalls and the few supporters who braved the rain with us crasy lot running in these conditions... - a special 'thank you shout out' to the two teenage girls singing to us (the eye of the tiger!!) to cheer us up - that was lovely - thank you girls! Date of review: November 25, 2014
In short: Horrible weather, inevitable mud bath, supporters were absolute troopersIn full: The supporters and marshals were great, braving the rain and cold and the organisation of the day was brilliant. However, for a first half marathon, it was an experience to say the least! The course was flooded and parts on the grass were absolute carnage. At one point, I wasn't sure whether I'd entered a half marathon or a tough mudder... Foil blankets were needed at the end, many runners needed medical assistance (myself included) or the barn at the finish needed heating. I am glad I pushed myself to complete the course, but I would only do this course again with the right weather!Date of review: November 25, 2014
In short: Glad I ran, despite the rain, mud and floodsIn full: The weather dominated again, this time incessant rain. There was Ice in 2010 and gales in 2012. It can be good, though, it was as last year. The atmosphere was again fine and the organisation good. Inevitably, there were fewer spectators along the way but many thanks to those who did brave the rain and to the drenched marshals who remained encouraging to the soggy end.Date of review: November 24, 2014
In short: Mud, mud, glorious mud!In full: This was my first time, so I didn't know what to expect from the course, but I was pleasantly suprised. I think I was expecting the hill to be worse than it was.The showground was a quagmire by the end, but not even the excellent organisation could help that.I only wish I could thank all of the marshalls individualy for their friendly encouragement, they were absolute stars!I can't wait to sign up for next year : )Date of review: November 24, 2014
In short: Wet wet wet!In full: I think this was Norwich number 6 or 7 for me and definitely the worst conditions I've ever raced in...worse even than the gales 2 years ago. But I have to thank all the organisers and especially the marshals for standing out there in that horrendous rain and giving shout outs for all the runners - brilliant!I wasn't that taken by the change in course....the hill seemed a lot steeper, and we had more of the muddy grass to run on in the show ground at the half way point. It also meant more of the show ground before the finish. But overall this is a great race, and would be pretty fast if the conditions were better. Date of review: November 24, 2014
In short: Very good - 4th time in Norwich & pleased there were no gales this year!In full: I'm on old charity runner for Astro Brain Tumour Fund who has been back for the City of Norwich 4 times now. It's not too challenging as long as the winds don't blow and this year, the weather was very good for running. The atmosphere was fine and the organisation excellent. After I moaned a little about access to the Showground from Premier Inn last year, I had an e-mail this year just days before the race telling me the best route to the start line. What outstanding organisation and thoughtfulness by the organiser. Fantastic!Date of review: December 8, 2013
In short: A very well organised Half MarathonIn full: A very well organised Half Marathon which is staged with the help of over 200 volunteers. This year was my 6th Norwich Half marathon on the spin and my fastest ever half marathon (knocking 4 minutes off a pervious PB). Firstly the entry price for this half marathon is very reasonable compared to other races across the country. Good facilities, clean toilets, shower, car parking, refreshments for spectators, pre and after race massage available. The route follows a two lap course through rural countryside just outside of Norwich (traffic free). The route is mainly flat with a 2 plus mile downhill section, which being a two lap course you do twice. There is a steady climb for quarter of mile on the course, but that is your only uphill! On finishing, your name is called out over the PA system (nice touch), a great bespoke medal (one of the best you will receive) and a goody bag filled with things you want after a race. Water, energy drink, mars bar, crisps, cereal bar, etc and no unwanted bits of rubbish. Having completed a number of Half Marathons across the UK in the last 5 years, this race stands up as to one of the best. Now looking forward to next year! Date of review: November 26, 2013
In short: Well organised raceIn full: My 2nd time running this race and I enjoyed it. The venue is good with plenty of facilities and shelter from the bitterly cold wind (although no heating). Parking was easier this year - a short walk as the venue is so huge. Heard of problems getting out but we stayed around for a long time afterwards so did not get caught up in the queues to leave.Race is 2 laps through country roads and villages, with some stretches on closed main roads. Nice scenery. Didn't feel over crowded and good mix of runners (we were pretty near the back!).Marshals were really excellent and very encouraging, they must have been freezing standing about in the cold for hours yet they still had a smile on their faces.Drinks were water in cups and 1 stop for Gatorade (also in cups).The goodybag was nice as it had plenty of food in it - always good! There was also an energy (Red Bull-style) which wasn't great for immediately after running but perfect for the long drive home when feeling tired). Medal was very nice and chunky :) Massage available afterwards for a donation to charity.No PB for me as was running with 2 friends quite new to running so stuck at their pace but I would say this is a pretty good course for a PB (last year I got a good time here).Will probably do it again in the future but it is quite a long way for me to travel so probably not every year.Date of review: November 26, 2013
In short: Fantastic organisation, excellent race - not as flat as you'd think a run around norfolk would be! only downside was the ban on ipods etc. Would definitely do this race again.Date of review: November 25, 2013
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Tampa Bay Bucs Add Defensive Linemen to Roster
Looking for depth on the defensive line, the Tampa Bay Bucs signed defensive lineman Wallace Gilberry and defensive end Jayme Mitchell to one-year deals. The club released defensive end Hilee Taylor and defensive tackle Myles Wade. The signings of Gilberry and Mitchell are big because they have NFL experience. With the status of Da'Quan Bowers (Achilles) uncertain because of injury, the Bucs really didn't have much experience at the position. Gilberry has played in 53 games and has spent the… Read More »


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High turnover in key positions is not helping matters.
By RON MATUS
Published May 22, 2007
In the past week, Florida A&M University's interim president announced she was stepping down early and the provost said she was leaving, too. In the past two months, five of 13 FAMU trustees have either quit or been replaced.
At most universities, this would be earth-shattering.
At FAMU, it's business as usual.
Since former president Frederick Humphries said goodbye at the end of 2001, Florida's only historically black public university has had a revolving door in top positions, including deans, trustees, executive directors and vice presidents.
Counting interims, there have been five athletic directors in five years, four deans at the business school, four vice presidents for student affairs and four vice presidents for research. Just since 2005, four different directors have run the financial aid office.
"I hardly know who's working in some of these offices, " said Bill Tucker, a retired physics professor and former faculty union president. "I call up there and all kinds of strange names show up."
Feuling feuding
Instability has allowed factional feuding to escalate, and worsened or prolonged FAMU's fiscal problems. It has also drawn the attention of state auditors, who pointed to turnover problems repeatedly in their most recent review.
Turnover isn't unique to FAMU, but "it's been a little more devastating for FAMU because they've had a void in leadership for five years, " said state Sen. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, a FAMU graduate whose district includes FAMU.
At Florida State University, by contrast, the same provost has been in place 12 years, the same vice president for finance for 16.
Some FAMU supporters say more than institutional knowledge has been lost.
Excessive turnover "took us away from looking at a cohesive, shared, holistic vision for the future, " said Corey Alston, a former trustee and former corporate turnaround specialist for the international consulting firm McKinsey & Co. "It took us away from the big picture and it might have even brought into question, 'What is the big picture?' "
Humphries ran the school for 16 years with a core group of longtime administrators. He was replaced by interim president Henry Lewis III, who was replaced by president Fred Gainous, who was fired and replaced by Bryant, who announced last week - in the face of withering criticism from many FAMU supporters - she would resign ahead of schedule. Trustees appointed a former provost to be the head guy (they decided he would not be called "interim president") until president-designate James Ammons takes over in July.
New presidents want their own people in key positions, and those people want to hire their own staffs. But when turnover becomes the norm, hiring becomes difficult.
At some point, turnover also undercuts the university's academic mission. The FAMU law school has had two interim deans since June 2005, when Bryant canned the permanent dean over a scandal involving an employee who drew a $100, 000 salary but did not work. Yet, because of a looming deadline, the law school has still been forced to slog through a complicated process to gain full accreditation, leaving some students and faculty uneasy.
"The fact that we haven't had a dean has really hindered our accreditation process, " Robert Grimaldi, a law school student from Tampa, wrote in an e-mail. But Ammons, the incoming president, has promised a permanent dean by the fall, Grimaldi continued, "so that brings us some hope."
Top administrators aren't the only ones being shuffled. State auditors have called attention to an "unusually large" amount of overtime payments in some FAMU departments, including campus security and groundskeeping. In its response, the university acknowledged the latter had been short-staffed for several years "due to budget constraints, staff turnovers and a high level of absenteeism."
"We are severely understaffed, " said Theresa Mordica, a senior custodian. "It used to be we would have five or six custodians, including the supervisor, per building. Now we're lucky to get two or three."
Bolts from the blue
In 2001, the dean of the College of Education was accused of stealing more than $60, 000 in state funds. FAMU has had at least three interim or permanent education deans since. And in 2005, the man who essentially worked as FAMU's associate controller was indicted for allegedly creating fictitious loans at a federal credit union.
Turnover in fiscal staff has been especially critical. Since July 2002, FAMU has had five top financial officers. During one stretch, it went six months without one.
In March 2005, both the vice president for financial services and the controller resigned after FAMU submitted a fix-it plan to a key legislative committee.
Two years later, state auditors issued a report rife with concerns about - what else? - turnover.
FAMU officials said in the report that staff shortages were to blame for improper controls for electronic fund transfers and incomplete reviews of commissions tied to auxiliary contracts. Auditors said staff shortages may be behind ballooning costs for consulting services, which grew from about $900, 000 in the 2002-03 fiscal year to more than $10-million in 2005-06.
FAMU officials did not respond to written questions from the St. Petersburg Times regarding turnover in fiscal staff.
But Grace Ali, FAMU's chief financial officer, readily acknowledged the problem to the state task force formed to right the university's fiscal affairs. At last month's meeting, she passed out a diagram showing turnover in top financial positions, including her own seat, which she has held for eight months.
Diverting the staff
Ali's comments suggested FAMU may have become mired in a vicious cycle: Given the negative publicity generated by its financial problems, hiring quality staff has become more difficult. So top administrators like Ali are being diverted from bigger tasks to get bogged down in things like reconciling bank accounts.
That's "really not what I want to spend my time on, and it's not what the taxpayers are paying me to do, " Ali said. "But if that's what it takes, because we have to have it, then we do whatever is necessary."
Times correspondent Angel Suri and Times researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report. Ron Matus can be reached at (727) 893-8873 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Orange Sweet Rolls
- Dough:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 rounded teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Filling:
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted
- 8 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Icing:
- Zest and juice of 2 oranges
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- Dash of salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk, more if needed for a pourableconsistency
- 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter, melted
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
For the dough: In a large saucepan over a low heat, heat the milk, oil and granulated sugar until warm but not hot (if you have a candy thermometer, it should be 125 degrees F). Remove from the heat and add the yeast and 4 cups of the flour and stir together. Cover the pan and leave to rise for at least an hour. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt.
For the filling: Roll the dough into a long rectangle, about 30 inches wide by 10 inches deep. You'll want it to be as thin as you can get it so you can add plenty of goo. Drizzle the melted butter all over the surface of the dough. Use your fingers to smear it all around so that it coats evenly.
Spread the orange marmalade all over the buttered dough, distributing as evenly as you can. Sprinkle plenty of brown sugar all over the marmalade. Finish with a light sprinkling of salt to offset the sweetness.
Using both hands in a back-and-forth motion, gradually roll the dough towards you into one long log. Pinch the seam to seal it. Then slice the log-o'-dough into 1/2-inch pieces.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the rolls in a buttered baking dish and allow them to rise for 20 minutes.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.
While the rolls are baking, make the icing: Add the orange zest and juice to a bowl. Add the powdered sugar and salt. Splash in the milk. And some more melted butter because the recipe doesn't already have enough. Just kidding on that last part. Whisk it together until it's nice and smooth and lovely. Your kitchen smells like oranges!
Pull the rolls out of the oven when they're golden brown, and drizzle on the icing right off the bat. The piping hot rolls will suck that gorgeous icing right down into their crevices and the whole thing pretty much becomes a miracle. Serve them warm.
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Thanks Norma! The BS crust tasted similar to my usual WW crust but was very light, soft, airy and handled extremely well. There was not even a hint of the pudding flavor. I'm going to try the BS pudding in a white flour recipe in the future. So far I've used the following ingredients in pizza:Sweet potatoRegular potatoApplesauceCoconut milkBanana CoffeeJuice Villa Roma
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What's up DOC? I don't have a really standard recipe as I like to experiment with different ingredients and I don't know if WW would do well in a WFO. If I had to pick a recipe I'd go with this one:800gm GM WW flour720 gm water (90%)20 gm salt (2.5%)16 gm lite olive oil (2%)1/4 tsp dry instant yeastCase in point, I used sweet potato and cider vinegar in this batch. It came out a little heavy but it was real easy to stretch. How sweet it is! Villa Roma
As for the tiny yeast measurements, is that typical for doughs that ferment 24 hours or longer, or is it specific to these whole wheat recipes? At 1/128th of a teaspoon, it seems like I could make 200 pizzas out of one little packet of yeast that I would have used for a single pizza with my (not very tasty) bread machine pizza dough recipe!
3 packets IDY= 21 gm or 7 gm per packeteach packet is 2.25 tsp7 gm divided by 2.25= 3.11 gm


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Hanover ZBA denies 9-foot fence
HANOVER – The Hanover Zoning Board of Appeals had three public hearings scheduled for its recent meeting, but the board only acted on one of the matters.
The board received an application for a variance for a 9-foot-tall fence when the town law only allows for a 6-foot fence.
ZBA Chair Kevin Waterman explained the individual who resides on Bennett State Road was cited for the too-tall fence and was taken to court. Court proceedings were put on hold for the ZBA to make its decision whether to grant the variance.
In correspondence to the board the applicant explained the need for a taller fence because the neighbors could see into his bedroom.
"When we look at variances it is because of the land – this isn't that case. It isn't a case of the neighbor's house being on a hill or something," Waterman explained.
He said he believes 3 feet over the allowed height is a lot considering the problem could be solved with blinds or curtains.
ZBA Member Annette Logan agreed, "It's a no brainer to put up blinds."
ZBA Member Dana Bennett said he understands the neighbor's house is set behind this house and the porch is raised and although it would not be a big deal to grant it, the board must go by the book.
Waterman added the neighbors' looking into the house is a legal matter, not a zoning issue.
The three members of the board present voted unanimously to deny the application.
A representative from the Hanover Rod and Gun Club attended the meeting and said the club intends to withdraw its application for a skeet range at the property on Overheiser Road until it can get a survey and will reapply in the future. Waterman said a new public hearing and State Environ-mental Quality Review will be required with a future application. The board accepted the withdrawal of the application.
Also in attendance was Jim Lisa, the owner of property on Route 20, where possible buyers requested a use variance to build a diesel engine repair shop, a commercial use in an agriculture/residential zoned area. Waterman explained because the area is a Department of Conservation wetland, several things will be required including a SEQR, a stormwater plan, a wetland development plan and a site plan.
Lisa said because of the hassle involved with the DEC, the buyers may no longer be interested. At his request the ZBA tabled the matter until the next meeting on March 19 at 8 p.m.


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One thing to consider about Egypt: 73% literacy rate.
Pakistan is at 56%
Afghanistan at 24%
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Skip to comments.Editorial: Stop the irresponsible game of political chicken in Sacramento
Posted on 11/30/2008 8:13:09 AM PST by SmithL
California lawmakers are engaged in an irresponsible game of political chicken that risks state insolvency early next year.
With the recession deepening, revenues continue to dribble in slower than projected. If no steps are taken to alter the revenue and spending trajectories, the state will fall short by $11 billion this fiscal year and $28 billion or more than the state spends annually on prisons and higher education combined by the end of the 2009-10 fiscal year.
But the day of reckoning could be much sooner than that. Under current cash flow scenarios, the state will run short on money to pay its bills by perhaps as soon as March, says the governor's number-cruncher, state Finance Director Michael Genest.
"The situation is terribly serious and we need massive action on both the revenue and the spending side immediately to avoid a disastrous cash flow problem that could happen as early as the spring or by the summer," Genest told us last week.
"There is no threat that we would fail to meet our obligations to our bondholders short- or long-term. ... The threat is not to bond holders. The threat is to school districts, the threat is to vendors that do business with the state, the threat is to state employees. ... If we don't act soon, we will start to see that and we will start to see that cascade happening. If it goes very far it will be devastating."
The state must cut its spending and it must raise taxes. But the lame-duck Legislature ended its session Tuesday without making any progress. Newly elected legislators will be sworn in Monday and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will immediately call the Assembly and Senate into emergency session to address the budget.
Any budget deal requires two-thirds approval of the Senate and Assembly, which allows the Republican minority to block any accord. That means everyone must cooperate. Unless our leaders start acting like grown-ups, the state will face a fiscal meltdown. There's too much finger-pointing going on and not enough action. And everyone, including the governor, is to blame.
Democratic Assembly Speaker Karen Bass's hope for a federal bailout is breathtakingly naive and her refusal to offer spending limits as part of a budget package dooms it to political failure. Republican legislators' feckless intransigence on tax increases combined with their refusal to offer up their own list of spending cuts irresponsibly places the state at risk of financial collapse. And the governor's push to link the budget talks to labor law changes muddies the waters and makes compromise more elusive.
While it was not perfect, the Democratic proposal defeated last week was a reasonable start that could serve as the starting point for negotiations. It would address $17 billion of the problem with $8.1 billion in tax increases, $8.1 billion in budget cuts and about $800 million in other solutions, such as fund transfers.
On the revenue side, it would increase the car tax from 0.65 percent back to 2 percent, where it was five years ago, which would increase the annual fee by $135 for the owner of car worth $10,000. The plan would freeze the state income tax schedule at its current rate rather than adjusting it upward for inflation as is usually done. A person making between $40,000 and $50,000 would pay an additional $79 in state income taxes on average, and someone who earns between $50,000 and $100,000 a year would pay an extra $127 on average.
As for spending reductions, the Democratic plan would cut $4 billion to public schools over two years, while aid to the poor, blind and disabled would be slashed by $600 million over that period or about $700 per recipient each year. The proposal also would cut money for community colleges and public transit systems, while denying state welfare recipients a cost-of-living increase.
There's a lot of pain in that for everyone. And, perhaps, there are better solutions. But the GOP legislators' response of slamming any tax increases puts the onus on them to specify what more they would cut instead. Simply refusing to participate in a meaningful way is childish and unacceptable.
We have a real crisis. There is no easy way out of this mess. The longer lawmakers wait, the larger the deficit and the steeper the path back to fiscal stability. We are headed for the cliff and can only hope that our leaders apply the brakes.
The article incorrectly assumes that higher taxes equals higher revenues. The Laffer curve doesn't exist for Democrats.
This is an overspending problem, not an under-taxation problem.
We're having the same issues on the local level down here on the south end. The firefighter's union is demanding that the city hire nine new employees even though both the population and the call volume have dropped close to ten percent. We've been having a five month fight with them, and they've managed to elect their bought-and-paid-for candidate to our City Council.
On the state level, we have that wonderful "progressive" initiative that mandates an increase in education costs each year regardless of the state's ability to pay. That's not exactly helpful.
The State also needs to address the reasons why companies are moving out of the State. The State also needs to address illegal immigrants and their support and drain on the States economy, hospitals, schools, businesses and crime in our cities.
Everywhere the dims control lay in financial ruin. Their only 'solution' is a federal bailout. From MI to CA, it is clear what ruinous spending and excessive govt regulation will bring. During the next 4 years, will the entire nation get the message? Or is it just going to be more 'Bush's Fault' ?
Will someone who knows the HTML mark through commands fix this by changing, "bondholders" to public employee unions...
Republican legislators' feckless intransigence on tax increases combined with their refusal to offer up their own list of spending cuts irresponsibly places the state at risk of financial collapse. ..
While it was not perfect, the Democratic proposal defeated last week was a reasonable start that could serve as the starting point for negotiations. It would address $17 billion of the problem with $8.1 billion in tax increases, $8.1 billion in budget cuts and about $800 million in other solutions, such as fund transfers.
How odd that the editor refers to the Republican intransigence on tax increases as "feckless" but like a sophomoric redistributionist true believer somehow thinks that 8.1 B in tax increases would yield 8.1 billion in tax revenue.
Also, if there is any "fecklessness" in the GOP, it will be when they ... ahem... reach across the aisle and surrender, as they always do.
And the article blames Republicans for blocking solutions. It's all the Republicans fault according to that view.
Why has spending in Calif. gone up faster than tax revenues? What ever happened to the state's rainy day fund?
Why does the state have perpetual budget crises?
In the summer of 1999, California had a $12 billion budget surplus from the previous fiscal year. I know times were different then, but the point is, there hasn't been perpetual deficit spending in Sacramento forever. Somebody is not keeping a close eye on the state checkbook, ATM, and credit card.
Next, I would turn all illegals in prisons over to the federal government. Illegals are a federal problem, not a state problem. I would announce that any illegal caught on the street would be immediately turned over to the Feds. I would deny illegals access to all state benefits and programs.
Then I would sell off-shore oil and gas permits to the energy companies, get rid of the boutique fuels and tell the CA Air Board or whatever its called and the envirowackos to take a hike and start building nuke plants.
Then I would take a hard look at the budget. I would hire an outside consulting firm to see what state departments can be consolidated or eliminated, what positions should be eliminated. I would also introduce a part-time legislature and all Governors should be term-limited to six years.
Here you go:
There is no threat that we would fail to meet our obligations to our
bondholders public employee unions...
The HTML command is <strike>bondholders</strike>
LOL..ok I kinda got it.
If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again. to heck with it! LOL
(Take another shot at it.)
"From MI to CA" -- Hey, what about MA??? What are we -- chopped liver???
The "easy" but cowardly solution is to cut programs for the disabled and elderly. I sit on a committee for aging in the County and what this will do is force many poor elderly out of their homes and into nursing homes at the public's expense.
Another favorite target is poor rural Counties. If you bankrupt a General Law County, the state will end up holding the bag.
We need to look at our regulatory situation. Regulations, particularly endangered species, land, air and water, are so stringent that businesses are moving out of the state in droves. It costs hundreds of times more and takes many months more time to get a permit to log in California than it does in "Green" Oregon.
We create enormous bureaucracies, such as the regional water boards, and march out a steady stream of land use policies such as Total Maximum Daily Loads, and Riparian and Wetlands policies and sediment policies. This requires the hiring of dozens of new staff to enforce. Let's start cutting there.
Look at the Gov.'s Global Warming Initiative. Do we need to rip out every diesel engine and retrofit or replace it? Do we need to implement regional "smart growth" policies oin land use? Do we really need to choke our citizenry in so much expensive red tape and build these gigantic permit systems and bureaucracies?
Increasing the sales tax is business death to border counties. Oregon pays NO sales tax. How many people are going to shop in California if they are anywhere near another state's border?
1. Cut out ALL native-language subject teaching, and require mandatory English-only instruction for all subjects (EXCEPT foreign languages).
2. Fire ALL the teachers that had been engaged in this wasteful practice, and immediately begin full-day English language immersion classes for all students that are below grade level in English. All such classes should include basic civics and AMERICAN government subject matter.
It's already begun. Property tax relief for the disabled and elderly was quietly eliminated in the October 2008 Budget vote. Source: CA FTB
Strange. Nearly 20 posts and no mention of the "RINO" governor. Every other CA thread blames nearly all of the states problems on "Arnold the RINO". Its not just that California is 60/40 dem, its that the dems in CA are hardcore leftists. I for one would be thankful Arnold had the star power to get elected and at least try to hold the checkbook out of reach of these spend crazy socialists. But for some here, anything short of Tom McClintock and Duncan Hunter is a pure RINO.
Sorry, but I'm not interested in paying higher taxes to fund more government jobs. I'm having a hard enough time as it is. They can go to hell.
He didn't. He crawled into bed with 'em.
2. Privatize two prisons. Rinse and repeat. Long term save 2-4 billion per year.
3. Eliminate the boards every republican governor said they would eliminate.
4. Vouchers $9,000 per student. Save $3,000 per student, save a fe billion.
5. Eliminate the state capital gain tax.
6. For my second year.............. income tax cut 7. Constitutional amendment for 6 month legislative session every other year.
Weasel words. The author of this drek certainly understands the need to translate from politician to human. Do "cuts" = "reduction in increases", or do "cuts" = "less actual dollars this year than last year"? Without a definitive answer to that question, the author's whole whine is meaningless.
Well, it's California so therefore it's Democrat-speak.... Does "elderly" mean "over 45"? Does "disabled" mean alcoholic, junkie, "twisted my back on my state job", etc., etc., etc.? Everybody who works for the state has a golden opportunity game the system and claim "disabled" and start collecting SSI and everything else.
Where the hell have you been living??
He hasn't done any of that.
Why can't the politicians just state this to the people. Duh.
The real problem is that Arnie and the Democrat Congress spent every penny and then some.
LOL... Now Arnie want to give tax breaks to his mega wealthy buddies in Hollywood.
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