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Spoilers Ahead! (Work In Progress, I still need to fix paragraph structure & punctuation. Don't tear me apart but suggestions welcome, send to @RiseUp44 on twitter or email email@example.com) The 9th Console & PC installment in the Call of Duty Series just came to consumers a few weeks ago on November 13th 2012. This installment of Call of Duty is titled Call Of Duty Black Ops II which of course is a separate storyline from the Modern Warfare Call of Duty series. The first Call Of Duty Black Ops came out November 9th 2010 and at the time was one of the best selling video game of all time amongst other records it broke for video game sales & pre-orders. Black Ops took the fan favorite Zombie mode we first saw in Call of duty World at War which came out November 11th 2008, The Zombie mode was an instant hit. Next to Zombie mode was its Multi player which of was expected to be the best First Person Shooter to date and according to many it delivered and rite up until the launch of Black Ops II the originals multi player servers were still packed with players earning XP and playing all the new maps that came in waves in the form of Down Loadable Content (DLC) that came every month or two and kept players scrambling to get a hold of the new maps. In 2011 the Call of Duty Series came out with an installment for there Modern Warfare series called Modern Warfare 3. According to several forums, various gaming sites and from many GameStop employees, many gamers came in and traded in Black Ops toward there purchase of Modern Warfare 3 only to come back a few weeks later to trade in MW3 and re-buy a copy of Black Ops. I guess the hype for Modern Warfare 3 only got the players excited enough to buy the game but not enough to keep it, I also have heard opinions about the new style of DLC (Down loadable Content) in the form of a subscription based program called ELITE. The Elite Program was a one time up front fee that was a sort of 1 stop Hub that you could sign into and get extra content for the game and it also included all upcoming DLC maps for that 1 year season. Again according to several GameStop employees this was a hit at first but after the first few months it quickly slowed down, Elite seems to have failed as a paid service because they decided to abandon the paid for Elite model for this newest installment of Call of Duty. Besides the loved Zombie Mode and the never ending fun with the Multi player mode is the Bulk of what is on the disk or download and that is the single player story Campaign. Black Ops Campaign was in my opinion amazing, it made me feel things that I had not felt ever while playing a video game, it touched on human psychology as well as many human emotions. The Black Ops Campaign story was about 2 main characters Woods and Alex Mason who were military men on top secret missions fighting the worlds most dangerous men and succeeding at various missions all while trying to fly under the radar. The Campaign story went through a period of the characters lives spanning over several years and showed them dealing with so many different things that could only happen while working secret Black Operations. In the end of Black Ops Woods and Mason lived but the story was set to continue on. Now in December 2012 Call of Duty Black Ops II has been out for about three weeks, it came out on November 13th and once again it broke records. Within 24 hours of going on sale, the game grossed over $500 million, beating Modern Warfare 3 in 2011 to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time. Fans were lined up outside Gamestops, Bestbuys, and other Game Shops several hours before the game launched at midnight and once again the Developer Treyarch and publisher Activision delivered both an amazing Zombie mode experience and Multi player experience which seems like they learned what worked and didn't work for not only the First Black ops but also took notes on what hurt the Modern Warfare 3 title and it seems they used the knowledge of what will work and put it all into this new Black Ops II Title. So like the first one Black Ops II has an amazing Campaign but this time around they did something that I never would have guessed they would do Black Ops II is the first in the series to feature such distinct nonlinear elements and I am still undecided if the recent events with Mass Effect 3's fans revolting in response to the games ending, it seems like the developers may have made a few decisions to avoid a situation like that happening to there game and I am still not sure if this is a good or bad thing, of course I'm talking about the ALTERNATE ENDING. This time around Treyarch added a non linear aspect to how you play through the story in the form of Strike Force missions that affect the end of the story if you fail or are successful at each of the missions. From what I have been able to make happen by the different combinations of winning and losing certain strike force missions, it seems that there are 5 different endings (I verified this with the wiki which says there is a total of 5 endings) to the game and some are drastically different and this could end up being a huge problem in the future for the series. With a game like Mass Effect 3 the choices you made in the Previous 2 titles would carry over to the 3rd game if you uploaded your character from the first two, this would give you a certain path and a certain end result that would give you different choices than if you were to have started a brand new stand alone game. I don't understand how they are going to handle it from here forward since the first Black Ops Title did not have these choices but the second one, this current game Black Ops II does have these choices that send you on completely different paths at the end of the game. Here is a break down of the choices you can make to get the four different endings: 1)Shoot Alex Mason in leg/Mason Alive, Karma alive, Menedez alive, Kill Harper which keeps Farid alive. All these choices change scenes and the ending of the game but mainly keeping Menendez alive along w the other choices causes Menendes to go to jail, next shows Alex Mason (Davids Father) alive which you thought he was dead throughout the entire game, the scene about this has woods asking where hes been for the past 30 years next shows Karma on the Computer fixing more virus' then shows David going to see woods who is laughing when he introduces Alex to who he thought was his dead father, next it shows the scene where woods thought he shot Alex Mason in the head but instead shot him in the leg, it is followed by an emotional reunion and some awesome music, and last cuts to Menendez in jail. 2) Shoot Alex Mason in leg/Mason alive, Karma Dies, Save Menendez, Farid Dies/Harper lives, which shows Alex mason n woods talking about him being gone for 30 yrs, next shows Virus infecting CIA and worlds computers because Karma is dead and not there to fix it, next shows Menendez escaping from jail due to hacked jail security, next shows Menendez going to visit Woods at retirement home where they talk and it leaves you with tons of questions but shows why menendez is so angry, next Menendez kills Woods, next shows Menendez committing suicide by fire over his sisters grave. (my least favorite ending because Woods dies) 3) Shoot Alex Mason in leg/Mason alive, Karma Dies, Kill Menendez, Kill Harper which saves Farid, First ending scene shows A.Mason visiting Woods at retirement home asks how he lived and where hes been for 30years, next shows the YouTube video which was triggered to play only if Menendez died, shows David mason going to visit Woods who next meets his father A.Mason and is a kind of more likeable ending. And next explains how A.mason did not die when they thought he did. (this was my first ending and is my favorite and I think this should be the ending they move forward with) 4) Everyone dies, A.Mason Shot in head/Mason dead, Karma dead, Menendez dead, Harper dead. This seems to be the worst ending because everyone except your character David Mason is dead, it shows the YouTube video that was triggered when Menendez was killed calling for all his followers to attack, next shows David taking Woods to Cemetery where A.Mason Is buried, and shows David Mason quitting the military and he puts his gun down on his fathers grave stone. Last scene shows more chaos caused by the insurgents attacking due to the YouTube video from Menendez calling them to attack. 5) Mason Dead or Alive Unresolved, Karma is dead, Menendez is arrested and lives, Cyber attack goes out because Karma is not there to stop it, Menendez escapes from jail while security is hacked, Woods is killed, then Menendez visits his sisters grave and covers himself in gasoline but not sure if he dies, White house burns down and is under attack. So those are the five endings that I was able to uncover by making each set of choices during my play through by either failing Strike Force Missions or by killing Alex Mason during the Sniper scene and either killing Harper or Farid during that story mission. If you wish to see each you can go to an awesome you-tuber NukemDukem's video here http:youtu.be/F6xX0xefJFs I am worried that the fallout over Mass Effect 3 may have caused the creators to take this route where there are choices instead of a direct path. I enjoy choice games like The Walking Dead by Telltale games but for me personally I would rather know rite now at this moment where the story is headed. For this specific story I do want to see a happy ending happen since this story showed us so much terrorism and destruction made from the terrorist Mastermind Raul Menendez. As of rite now since we do not know which direction Treyarch is going to take the story whether it be to import your saved file from your black ops II game save when you start black ops 3 and whatever path you chose that will be where the story goes from there or they could even do something crazy like send out a fan pole and ask everyone which ending they liked the best, or another way they could do it is just decide for themselves which ending makes the most sense and go forward with that story by explaining the options and that the other choices were all just a dream or something along those lines, I mean its not the first time it has been done over the years either in movies, shows, or games. Maybe the developers know exactly what they are doing by going this route, Maybe I am completely wrong about Mass Effect 3's controversial ending and the fans changing it having any impact on this game, maybe it was already a completed story when that all went down but I do know that if I can erase 3 of the 4 endings and go with my one favorite I know that this story started in Black Ops one and moved to Black Ops II now where it gave me exactly what I want out of a video game and that is a challenge, to think, and to feel something real about these characters. Seeing the look on David Mason's face after Woods says Meet your father Al short for Alex when he thought his father was dead was a great moment in gaming for me, they captured a real emotion on the face of the game character that made me feel something in the pit of my stomach, this form of entertainment is priceless and worth every penny of the sixty dollars I spent on this game. As of rite now we the fans do not know where the game is headed next, we don't know what will happen to David Mason but we do know that as long as the Developers listen and get real feedback from there fans they will know that what they did here with Black Ops II is a wonderful thing for video games. Its not but if it were up to me totally the ending I would choose would be the one that I got on my first play through before I even new that there was alternative endings and that was That I did not shoot Alex Mason in the head during in the 80s as Woods, I shot him in the leg, I failed 2 of the Strike Force Missions, FOB and The Shipwreck one. I killed Farid instead of Harper, Karma was killed, and I killed Raul Menendez causing the attack video to post on YouTube. I feel this ending leaves the most room for an amazing story, it brings back our favorite characters both Woods and Alex Mason along with adding a two new characters we now care about David mason and Harper who will be able to continue the series into a fourth or fifth installment if they chose to go that route because the way its going as of now fans will continue to buy our beloved Call Of Duty FPS Games. By- Jason Nally @RiseUp44 Please Give me any suggestions or constructive criticism, I know I def. need to work on my punctuation, grammar, paragraph and sentence structuring and a bunch more but please if you find any facts wrong i may have just wrote it wrong as i took notes. I tried to verify my notes from my play through's with the wiki but still not sure if its all good. Work in Progress..
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I am an Arizona native and my skin shows it. My greatest fear is finding the wrong surgeon after the fact. I've seen too many bad scars, gobbler necks and gaunt-looking old women with smooth cheeks. Dr. Holden discussed a facelift and eyelid surgery. His solution to the hollowed out look I hate was adding fat during my surgery to fill in that "look". Skeptical as I am, I needed pictures because I didnt want to look fat or bloated.
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PALATKA, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says three people in a sports utility vehicle died after it pulled in front of a tractor-trailer. The Florida Times Union (http://bit.ly/WFCeEe ) reports 45-year-old Tony Kinlaw was attempting to pull out of a gas station onto U.S. 17 just north of Palatka Sunday afternoon when the crash occurred.
Troopers say truck driver Andrew Eugene McCoy swerved but couldn't avoid hitting the SUV. The vehicle was pushed across the median and into the southbound lanes, where it turned over and came to rest on its roof.
Kinlaw and 55-year-old Bo Dennis Anthony Williams Sr. died at area hospitals. 19-year-old Sabrina Guthrie was dead at the scene. The FHP says none of the victims were wearing seatbelts. McCoy was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured.
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Jones said: "Tim is extremely hopeful that things will go his way in a few weeks in the CAS hearings.
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Those trials are due to take place on 24 June, but Jones also revealed Montgomery will compete in Europe before his CAS hearing on 6 June.
Both Jones and Montgomery are being investigated as part of a wider inquiry into San Francisco company Balco laboratories and its boss Victor Conte, who are alleged to have supplied performance enhancing drugs to athletes.
But Jones, who similarly protests her innocence and has never failed a drugs test, said: "I don't announce other promoter's meets, but you'll see him over the next week or so. He's excited to be competing.
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"Although there's been this European boycott of Marion Jones, many of the meets won't let him compete, until his is cleared up as well."
On Sunday, Jones competed in the Thales-FBK Games IAAF Grand Prix in Hengelo, Holland, where she finished second in the 100m.
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I am definitely not for government control. Where have our rights gone to?
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The PBS NewsHour tried to balance a conservative Republican with a liberal Democrat when it interviewed (on two different Thursdays) Dick Armey and Arianna Huffington. Left-wingers complained to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler that NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff failed to press Armey about the Tea Party's funding from corporate billionaires. The far-left media monitors at FAIR wanted Woodruff to bash Armey as a hypocrite who benefits from government entitlements, like Bill Moyers did.
Getler's response was jaw-dropping. He claimed that PBS had failed to achieve balance, since Armey is conservative and Arianna Huffington is a centrist "and her widely viewed website strike me, as a reader, as an equal-opportunity critic. Armey is not. There are plenty of sharp, critical assessments of the Democratic Party and administration on her site." Doesn't it matter that those critics are banging away that Obama isn't socialist enough?
Worse yet, Getler said this should be "remedied" by bringing on another leftist, author Will Bunch of Media Matters for America, because Arianna was clearly not left-wing enough or critical enough of the Tea Party. Getler lamented that PBS has lost left-wing shows like Now and Bill Moyers Journal that are "not in the safe comfortable center."
Getler has granted points to conservative letter writers on occasion (and it seems apparent from his report that he didn't get conservative letter writers in his latest batch). But Getler holds the liberal opinion that was mandtory for his hiring: that public television is not a forum that should be balanced because it's taxpayer-funded. Instead, because it is "public," it should rip on conservatives from the left, because the "safe comfortable center" is already represented by ABC, CBS, and NBC. "Public" television should be anti-corporate and anti-militarist and be so boldly.
Arguing that Arianna Huffington's "beyond left and right" palaver makes her a centrist is truly unsophisticated. In her media criticism like in her less-than-centrist-sounding book Right Is Wrong, that has meant the conservatives should be dumped, since the left is correct and it's unfair (and dangerous) to "balance" that with inaccurate conservatism, like on global warming.
In her PBS interview with Gwen Ifill, it's quite clear that while Huffington may have posed rhetorically as going beyond ideology, she is not a centrist. She's lamenting that Team Obama is pandering to centrists instead of being fully progressive when Democrats have total control of Washington:
[T]his has been obviously a failure of the Bush years that put their faith in free market economics and deregulation, but also the Democrats during the Obama years, when they had control of the White House, the House, and the Senate, but, instead of going forward with bold proposals that would address the fundamental problems in the country, they tried to basically do what they can to bring everybody along, sort of flirt with Olympia Snowe, and bring Larry Summers to head the economic team in a way that put Wall Street ahead of Main Street.
Getler is only correct in that when Ifill asked Huffington to critique or attack the Tea Party movement, she declined and used "beyond left and right" palaver to pose as above ideology (like, well, Obama). NewsHour tried to balance the segments. It was Huffington who failed the leftists' desire to have someone accuse the Tea Party of being the toy soldiers of billionaires.
But while Woodruff gently pressed Armey that liberals say his proposals to make Social Security and Medicare voluntary would destroy these entitlement programs, Ifill offered no critique of Huffington's left-wing viewpoint from conservatives, that her proposed solutions would kill chances for a recovery (or that conservatives would say she's a phony for her pose, or question her funding from left-wing billionaires).
Both interviews were gentle, in the Jim Lehrer tradition. It seems as if Getler wants NewsHour to be anchored by Bill Moyers. Here's the gist of Getler's mystifying complaint:
In the segment with Armey, NewsHour correspondent Judy Woodruff told viewers that this was the first of a two-part series of book conversations with thinkers on both sides of the political spectrum and that "a very different perspective … a conversation with liberal Democrat Arianna Huffington" about her new book would be coming soon. The Huffington interview with correspondent Gwen Ifill aired Sept. 16.
One of the benefits of the NewsHour is that it has the time for this kind of series, allowing more in-depth exploration of supposedly opposing views, and I've always advocated that viewers judge a news program or publication on the continuity of its coverage of a subject rather than on an individual segment.
But this time it didn't work, in my view. Woodruff is a good interviewer and managed to get in some brief but telling questions, although there was no discussion of Tea Party funding that was the focus of most of the e-mail to me. The "series" turned out, it seemed to me, to be a big public relations win for Armey as mostly a platform for his views, while Huffington's main point was that "the solutions are beyond left and right" and spent as much or more time bashing the Obama administration, aside from noting that the problems grew from "obviously a failure of the Bush years."
One is that Huffington may be labeled as "a liberal Democrat," but she and her widely viewed website strike me, as a reader, as an equal-opportunity critic. Armey is not. There are plenty of sharp, critical assessments of the Democratic Party and administration on her site. For me, this fits into a purely anecdotal sense that I have that much of mainstream television coverage for some time now is more from a center-right starting point than left-center-right, where far more talking heads and pundits that are described as liberal or left-of-center, actually are closer to the center and just as likely to criticize the left as the right. That is usually not the case, at least as it seems to me, with conservative or right-of-center guests and pundits.
Another point goes to something I posted back in May in the aftermath of the shutting down of two major PBS public affairs programs — Bill Moyers Journal and NOW on PBS. I said: "Both provided an outlet for people and subjects that are not in the safe, comfortable center of what passes for most public affairs programming on television. Rather, they often presented guests and topics that rarely get an airing, although what they have to say is of interest to many people who live and think outside that safe comfort-zone."
Both Armey and Huffington, even though controversial, are in what I'd consider that comfortable, or familiar face, zone. Both have many friendly TV and web platforms where their views and books can be, and are, promoted.
Coincidentally, between the Sept. 9 and 16 programs, The New York Times featured a review of a probing new book about the Tea Party by Will Bunch, a senior writer at The Philadelphia Daily News and a senior fellow at the left-leaning research group Media Matters for America. Why not have him, or someone else who has spent time looking into this movement, as a guest who clearly seems apt to present a different view? The Tea Party is important and detailed arguments that challenge it need to be heard and answered.
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Club also Nominated for National John H. Johnson Award
By Media Relations Department / AFL Media Relations | October 17, 2012 2:56 PM ET
VISALIA-The Rawhide garnered another honor today, as the California League awarded Visalia with their Organization of the Year Award and nominated it for the national John H. Johnson Award.
The decoration culminates four years of remarkable turnaround, as the Rawhide have transformed from one of the most moribund, endangered franchises in Minor League Baseball to a stable and widely respected fixture in its industry and community.
"Tom Seidler, Jennifer Pendergraft, and the entire Rawhide staff have done an amazing job revitalizing the Visalia ballclub," said California League President Charlie Blaney. "Their investment in annual ballpark improvements and extensive community outreach help make it a model franchise for the California League and all of Minor League Baseball."
The Rawhide recently concluded their 4th consecutive season of franchise-record attendance. They also hosted more non-baseball events at Rawhide Ballpark than ever before, including IrishFest, Oktoberfest, TNA Professional Wrestling, wedding receptions, a high school prom, and the East vs. West High School All-Star Game. The venue continues to evolve into a year-round community gathering place.
The club raised over $80,000 through its Home Runs for HEART promotion for the HEART after-school program, and championed a fundraiser for 2-year-old Olly Ajluni, who is suffering from a rare disease called "Histio," raising over $10,000 to support his family.
The Rawhide have also become an integral part of the area, as players and coaches spent over 500 hours serving at various charitable, school, and community functions in 2012. Every Rawhide player and coach was placed with local host families during this recent season...an extreme rarity in Minor League Baseball.
"We have a great deal of respect for each of the nine other Cal League franchises, and are honored to be recognized by our peers at the top of the class this year," said Rawhide President Tom Seidler. "Professional Baseball has been at Recreation Ballpark for 66 years, and has never been healthier or more connected to the Visalia community than it is today."
The Rawhide are now a finalist for the prestigious John H. Johnson Award for Minor League Organization of the Year. With over 200 affiliated Minor League clubs around the country, competition for this honor is extremely high, and this marks the first time that Visalia has ever been nominated since its founding in 1946.
The club collected yet another award when Tom Seidler was named California League Executive of the Year today. Last month, Rawhide Director of Broadcasting Donny Baarns was named Minor League Broadcaster of the Year by Ballpark Digest.
More ballpark improvements and promotions are already in development for 2013, which promises to be another year of continued revitalization for baseball in Tulare County!
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Link for the Times on July 24: Dozier school's demise 'a dagger' to local economy
The closing of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys was good news for many who were kept inside its fences. But not for its approximately 200 employees, most of whom were left unemployed, nor for the local economy that lost an economic engine that churned out $14.5 million annually. "It's just a dagger," said Shane Mercer, 50, who runs an auto body shop. "When you lose 200 jobs in a small community like this, it's tough." Read a Times two-part series on the tainted history of the boys school and see other stories, photographs and videos about Dozier.


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Objective I: To support arts and cultural organizations partnering with community groups that engage in responsive processes, collective problem solving, cross-cultural initiatives or the education of a broader public about social justice issues and shared community concerns. These programs should have national or multi-state impact and might include: residencies; new works of performing art or exhibitions of visual art that have more than one committed venue; documentation initiatives that have commitments for comprehensive distribution plans; cross cultural and multi-state collaborations; and the dissemination of existing works that have resonance in other communities.
Strategy 1:To identify, support and document key projects that involve cultural institutions working collaboratively with multigenerational, multiethnic, multidisciplinary and/or broad geographic communities in response to economic and social justice issues articulated by those communities.
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Aaron Davis Hall, Inc./Fund for New Work: Linking Artists and Community
American Visionary Art Museum, Inc./High on Life: Transcending Addiction II
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, Inc./New Village Press-Works of HeART
Association of Joint Labor/Management Educational Programs/Writing from a Kindred Voice: The Workers' Writing Project
Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc./Frameworks
Bread and Roses Cultural Project, Inc./unseenamerica (April 2004)
Bread and Roses Cultural Project, Inc./unseenamerica (November 2004)
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Inc./The Lyrical Circle, The Community Museum and Curriculum Development
California College of the Arts/Center for Art and Public Life
Catticus Corporation/Quest Productions - Lideres Campesins: Doing Away with Barriers
Columbia College/Building the Field: The Next Generation Arts Leadership Project
Dance Exchange, Inc./Ferocious Beauty: Genome
Drawbridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children/Regional and National Impact Program
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in California/Books Not Bars Youth Arts and Culture Program
Fiji Theater Company, Inc./Ping Chong & Company – The Undesirable Elements Series
Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay/Acts of Reclamation: Artists and Communities in Partnership
Hip Hop Theatre Junction/General Support
Institute of Public Life/Solidarity Works
International Museum of Women/Imagining Ourselves
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc./Let Freedom Swing
Lummi Indian Business Council/Lummi Youth Leadership Academy
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc./The Interventionists
Museum for African Art/A Congo Chronicle: Patrice Lumumba in Urban Art
North Dakota Museum of Art/Emptying Out of the Plains
Xavier University of Louisiana/Community Arts Management Program


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When talking about Georgia Tech's B-backs recently, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster needed to pull out his glasses and look over the Jackets' depth chart to remember who's who.
For the second straight season, Georgia Tech is missing a headliner.
Strange thing is, so is Virginia Tech this year.
As the Hokies and Jackets prepare to face each other tonight in Blacksburg in a nationally televised game (8 ET, ESPN) that will give the winner the edge in the Coastal Division standings, both have unproven players in their backfield who will be thrust into starting roles. It's an unusual position for both programs, considering how successful their running games have been in recent years. Both teams will start the season with a committee approach, as last year was the first in coach Paul Johnson's offense that a B-back didn't rush for 1,000 yards and earn all-conference honors. At Virginia Tech, the Hokies have to replace four offensive linemen and first-round draft pick David Wilson. Fans of both teams could see as many as four running backs tonight for each team -- and they've all got something to prove.
"Every once in a while I'll read them an article or a quote from someone in the media about the question marks surrounding the running back position, and they're playing with a little bit of a chip on their shoulder," Virginia Tech running backs coach Shane Beamer said. "They can't wait to get out there Monday night and show what they can do."
Hokies fans are just as eager to find out.
Three of Virginia Tech's top running backs – redshirt freshman Michael Holmes, true freshman J.C. Coleman and redshirt senior Martin Scales -- have never had a collegiate carry. Tony Gregory, who was third on the depth chart last year behind Wilson and Josh Oglesby, is the most experienced of the group with 39 career carries. Beamer said Holmes is likely to be the starter against Georgia Tech, but all four will probably play.
Holmes is a fast, strong, well-rounded player who catches the ball well. Coleman is a smaller player who worked hard this summer to gain weight and get stronger. He's good in space and tough to bring down. Scales is a former fullback whose biggest contributions have been on special teams, but his heart is at tailback, where he can be a 225-pound bruiser with deceptive speed and strong pass protection skills. Gregory is a combination of all of them, and is also good in the open field and in pass protection.
At Georgia Tech, the Jackets are going to get their yards regardless of who's running the ball. Johnson's spread option offense was No. 2 in the country last year in rushing. Foster said the key defensively will be to limit the explosive plays, but he's not quite sure what he's going to get from some of the younger players.
"The Sims kid is a dynamic player," Foster said of David Sims, who had 698 yards and seven touchdowns last year. "I don't know much about their backup kids. They've got No. 21, and No. 37, I don't know much about them, we'll find out. I don't know if those guys are home run hitters or not. I know with [Jonathan] Dwyer, he was a home run hitter. You miss a tackle up front, he can take it to the house."
Can anyone else?
No. 21 for Georgia Tech is Charles Perkins, an athletic sophomore who had 28 carries last year as a backup. No. 37 is Zach Laskey, a true sophomore who moved from defensive back to his natural position of running back this past spring and has been pushing Sims for the starting job. Redshirt freshman Broderick Snoddy might be the fastest player on the team, but Laskey said he's ready to be "the guy."
"I've always known that I could do it, I just knew I needed opportunities to show myself," Laskey said. "I wasn't highly recruited, so I knew I had to play with a chip on my shoulder."
That seems to be the theme tonight for both teams.
It was only a few years ago that the Hokies were loaded with Wilson, Oglesby, Darren Evans and Ryan Williams.
"It was a stacked backfield," Scales said. "Going from that backfield in '10, honestly I don't see it as being that much different. Both backfields are talented. The biggest difference is those guys, their names were known more."
That will change tonight -- for both teams.


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Christina Aguilera Shows Off Baby Bump in Fully Nude Pictures
Christina Aguilera and proud of pregnancy curves and she is showing them offf!
The pop star put her big baby bump on display and amazing figure in a new set of revealing photos from a shoot with V magazine.
In one show the 'Say Something' singer strikes a pose fully nude.
The two met on the set of 'Burlesque' back in 2010 while she was going through a divorce with former husband Jordan Bratman.
Loving that Christina is so comfortable with her body and she definitely looks amazing!


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Drunk guy ranting, in Spanish. Please note he gave permission to record, publish the capture, and even his name (which I won't, as the guy is relatively famous locally). Recorded at Calle Arfe, Seville (Spain) using Edirol R09 internal mics.
Rest in peace now, Felix
Maybe this guy is very happy now that we are six million unemployed, thanks to the measures of PP (Popular?? Party)
Oh this is just great!
Yes, he was furious about unemployement, the Spanish government - quite explicitly in his closing exclamation - and likely also angry at me. Anyway, field recording can be risky at times, ha ha!
Spanish-speaking people understand this....hmm.
What is he angry at? The government? The price of drink? World's financial problem? or You?
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A Quebec father struggled Monday to make sense of the tragic death of his three children.
The children – Lorelie and Anais, ages five and two, and their four-year-old brother, Loic – were found dead Sunday after a 911 call from their mother's home in Drummondville, a town roughly an hour outside Montreal.
Patrick Desautels said the deaths left him speechless. He asked journalists to allow the family to grieve in peace.
"We are currently together as a family and this tragedy leaves us without words," the grief-stricken father wrote in a statement. "The police investigation will tell us more about the circumstances of the tragedy. What has taken place is inexplicable."
Mr. Desautels added that he loved his children and will miss them for the rest of his life.
The father was scheduled to meet with reporters near the family business in Ste-Christine, Que., on Tuesday afternoon.
Quebec provincial police said they hoped that the mother of the three children – Mr. Desautels' ex-wife – could deliver some answers.
The mother, 33, was also transported to hospital for unspecified reasons.
She was described as an "important witness" by police. Although her life was not deemed to be in danger, she had not met with investigators on Monday afternoon.
"Once her health improves enough for us to meet her, we will do so – as soon as it's possible," said Sergeant Daniel Thibodeau, a provincial police spokesman.
"Once the doctors give us an okay for that, our investigators will be right there to get a preliminary statement."
People left a makeshift memorial of flowers and stuffed animals outside the house Monday.
Among the visitors to the residence was a friend of the mother. She described the deaths as a shock.
"She was a good person, she was a kind person who loved her children and never could I have imagined she'd do something like this. It's a shock to everyone," said Nancy Latraverse.
Police have still not said how the children died or where they were found inside the second-floor unit of a brick duplex in Drummondville.
Meanwhile, Sgt. Thibodeau said investigators were also meeting with other witnesses to figure out more about the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Police questioned the victims' maternal grandmother. Reports said she was the one who made the grisly discovery Sunday.
Court records show the mother had a run-in with the law roughly a year ago.
Quebec provincial police were called to investigate when the mother allegedly took off with her then 14-month-old daughter after losing out in a custody battle with her ex-husband.
Media reports at the time said police were able to track her down a day later and place her under arrest without incident.
She is scheduled to return to court in that case next month.
Police would not confirm who had custody of the three children or discuss reports that the mother had limited supervised access.
Autopsies were scheduled to be performed on the children Monday to determine how they died, Sgt. Thibodeau said.
The Quebec coroner's office said it wouldn't reveal any information for the time being.
"It would be unwise to reveal the fragmented information that could change and potentially damage a criminal investigation," the office said in a statement.
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Wholphin: Issue 6
Creative short films and documentaries comprise this volume of Wholphin, a showcase for a diverse group of directors. In the fictional tales, Juno's Michael Cera goes on a most unusual date; 1970s England is satirized; and a Roddy Doyle short story is adapted. The documentary subjects include tropical insects, Bigfoot and a group of Chinese-third graders who violate every tenet of democracy in an election for classroom monitor.


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Parkinson's Resources of Oregon
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 1:30 PM (PDT)
Communication Skills Group in Salem, OR
About seventy-five percent of people with PD have changes in their speech, voice and swallowing at some point during the course of the disease. The same PD symptoms that occur in muscles of the body, tremor, stiffness and slow movement - can occur in the muscles used in speaking: A soft voice, mumbled or fast speech, loss of facial expression and problems communicating. We have developed this 10 week program for you to pair with your treatment plan, for those who would like to improve their speech and communication abilities.
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Yep, Lordi was great! They actually had a stage show. I got their whole set on video. Anyway, they didn't sound weak.. they just didn't sound loud because they like to save that for Ozzy for some stupid reason.
And for the record.. I didn't see one mosh pit??
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Fractional cointegration analysis of EU convergence
Traditional cointegration tests do not provide strong evidence of convergence between EU countries. In this study, fractional cointegration analysis is used to test for convergence between EU members. Fractional cointegration between inflation and between long-term interest rates is found. The results indicate that there is nominal convergence, but that the equilibrium errors display long memory. Fractional cointegration analysis gives no evidence of real convergence in output.
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YouTube Video: Stuff the Bus starring Bill Reynolds
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Deputy County Administrator Bill Reynolds along with the United Way planning commitee and IT intern Nate Zemanek, created this YouTube video to promote the Stuff the Bus event taking place August 16-20 in the Staples parking lot on Carpenter Rd. See you at the bus!
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To: Mayor Allen Green
Vice Mayor Mary Martin
Councilman Dennis Kennedy
Councilman Robert Pohlmann
Councilman George Steindoerfer
From: Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager
Subject: Agenda Commentary for Regular City Council Meeting of
December 8, 2009
Date: November 30, 2009
Item 1 - Pledge of Allegiance
Item 2 - Silent Invocation
Item 3 - Roll Call
Item 4 - Recognition
of Donors for the
Together, State Farm and their agents have given $500
towards the establishment of a Community Sharps Disposal Program in order to
offer residents a place to safely dispose of bio-hazard waste, such as used
needles and syringes. The program offers
residents and visitors a site to be able to drop off filled sharps containers
at any of Port Orange Fire-Rescue's fire stations for disposal. It also offers free replacement containers to
Item 5 - Discussion – Federal Ground Water Rule (GWR)
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has recently conducted public workshops regarding the Federal Ground Water Rule (GWR), and provided guidance documents to help public water systems implement requirements for compliance associated with the new regulations, effective December 1, 2009.
The primary goal of the GWR is to provide increased public health protection for consumers of water from public water systems that use ground water. A key aspect of the GWR is to identify public ground water sources that are susceptible to fecal contamination. The rule is also intended to ensure the water system provider take corrective action to eliminate the source of contamination.
The Public Utilities department will provide a presentation summarizing the requirements of the new rule and explain the significant procedural impacts as it pertains to daily operations and communications through public notification.
City Manager's Comments: There are changes occurring related to Ground Water Rules. The purpose of the presentation is to provide information to the City Council and the public related to the changes and how it potentially impacts the community.
D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Agenda)
Item 6 - Free Tax Preparation Program (VITA) – Mike Miller
Mike Miller of the Campaign for Working Families and VITA Site Coordinator will make a presentation to Council regarding the free tax preparation service provided for Volusia and Flagler residents.
E. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda – 15 Minutes)
Item 7 - Audit Services – Final Ranking and Award of Audit Services Contract
A re-bid for Audit Services was conducted with a new Selection Committee performing the evaluation and final ranking. Seven submittals were received, which were short listed down to four for oral presentations. Upon conclusion of the orals, the Committee formulated their final ranking. That ranking is as follows:
1. Brent Millikan & Company
2. Hoyman Dobson
3. James Moore & Company
4. McDirmitt Davis
Funding for this service is budgeted in the 401, 410, 412, and 001 funds.
Staff recommends that Council approve this ranking and that they further approve the engagement letter submitted by Brent Millikan & Company for this service of $48,000 for FY2009; $50,000 for FY2010; and $52,000 for FY2011.
Item 8 - Bid Award – Concession Stand at
Nine bids were received for the above-referenced
project. The lowest bid, which was
received from Advanced Commercial Contractors in the amount of $214,919, was
incomplete in its paperwork, leaving staff unable to evaluate them and their
subs. Additional time was afforded the
contractor to submit the documents; however, the submittals were not received
in the time allotted. Therefore, staff
deemed the bid as non-responsive. The
second lowest bid was received from Misiano
Construction Company from
City Manager's Comments: The lower bidder has submitted a protest. A protest hearing has been scheduled. I may ask the City Council to pull this item from consent in order to deal with the protest issue on December 8.
Item 9 - Joint
Participation Agreement with
In 2007, the City, in partnership with
The attached agreement identifies the
responsibilities of both
Staff recommends that Council approve the Joint
Participation Agreement between the City of
Item 10 - Appointment of Fifth Member to the Municipal Fire Pension Board
The Fire Pension Board has elected Frank Sheridan as the fifth member of the Fire Pension Board. The Pension Board is seeking Council approval of the appointment of Frank Sheridan to the Fire Pension Board for a two-year term which will expire on December 31, 2012.
City Manager's Comments: The Pension Board has the responsibility to make a recommendation to the City Council on the fifth member of the Pension Board. The options open to the City Council are: accept the recommendation of the Pension Board or reject the recommendation to the Pension Board. If the City Council rejects the recommendation of the Pension Board, it goes back to the Board to consider other potential nominees. There is nothing in State Law that would prevent the Board from resubmitting the same name to the City Council again.
With that said, Frank Sheridan has served the Fire Pension Board well over the years. He has served as the Chair of the Board. In my dealings with him, Frank has always looked at what is best for the Fire Pension System, not what is necessarily best for each individual member of the system. Frank is a retired Port Orange Firefighter.
Item 11 - Authorization to Execute SHIP Program Down Payment Assistance Loan for Ms. Mary Fowler
Fowler has been determined eligible for assistance by the City of
Ms. Fowler was a victim of the July 2009 tornado. Her home was destroyed and the insurance settlement issued by her homeowner's insurance company was in an amount slightly more than the payoff of the mortgage on the home that was destroyed. This left Ms. Fowler with extremely limited financial resources to purchase a replacement home. The City will use funds in this transaction to assist Ms. Fowler with the purchase of a new mobile home to be placed on her existing lot.
All contracts and closing statements will be subject to approval by the City of Port Orange Legal Department prior to award of assistance and property closing.
Staff recommends that Council authorize a loan up to $60,000 and acceptance of second mortgage and promissory note for the purchase of real property.
Item 12 - "Piggyback" of Clay
Musco Lighting was installed at
Coraci Sports Park Phase I. In keeping
with the same lighting throughout for both standardization and aesthetic
reasons, Musco Lighting is requested for the Phase II
City Manager's Comments: This is the third field at Coraci. The City Council awarded a contract to Musco for the other two fields. It is the recommendation of staff that all fields have compatible lighting for ease of maintenance.
Item 13 - Building Activity Report and Monthly Development Activity Report for October and November, 2009
The attached Staff Reports include the Development Activity Report for November 2009 and the Building Activity Report for October 2009. These reports provide information on proposed development and projects under construction, commercial Code Enforcement activity, and monthly building permits and inspection updates. Staff recommends acceptance of the reports for October and November, 2009.
Item 14 - Confirmation of Youth Advisory Board Member
There are two vacancies for
Staff recommends that Council confirm Jonathan Montes de Oca as a Youth Advisory Board Member for 2009-2010.
Item 15 - SAFER Grant Application
Attached is a request from the Fire and Rescue Department for Council to approve a submittal to the United States Fire Administration for a SAFER Grant which will provide funding for six firefighter positions. Staff recommends approval.
City Manager's Comments: During the last budget process, the City Council reduced the number of fire positions by 4. This a Federal competitive grant. The grant would pay for the salaries and equipment for the new firefighters. We are proposing to submit the grant application to the United States Fire Administration with the understanding that if at the end of two years that local funding is not available, then the City is under no obligation to continue the funding of the personnel. Over the next two years, we have a number of firefighters who are in drop. This would give us the opportunity to have experienced personnel on board as these individuals retire from active fire service.
Item 16 - Second Reading – Ordinance No. 2009-4 – Repeal Ordinance No. 2008-19 – Small Scale Future Land Use Amendment – Summit Golf Center (Tabled 4/28/09; Re-Tabled 7/28/09; re-tabled 10/6/09)
Staff recommends that this item remain on the table.
Item 17 - Citizen Advisory Committee for MPO
A representative of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the MPO will make a report to Council at this time.
Item 18 - Resolution No. 09-105 - Budget Appropriations
This Resolution appropriates funds for the
Item 19 - Second Reading – Ordinance No. 2009-25 – Rezoning and Approving a Master Development Agreement and Conceptual Development Plan – Intracoastal Oasis Marina PCD
Staff recommends approval.
Item 20 - First
This is a request to adopt the 14th Amendment to the Southwinds PUD Master Development Agreement and Conceptual Development Plan.
Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended approval at the November 19th, 2009 regular meeting, 6-0 (Commissioners Parker excused), of the 14th Amendment for the Southwinds PUD Master Development Agreement and Conceptual Development Plan, subject to the following condition:
1. City Council approval of the four policy considerations defined in the attached staff report.
If the 14th
Amendment is approved, it will provide the regulatory framework for the
development and establish the permitted uses for a portion of the subject
property fronting on
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.
Item 21 - Conditional Use Permit – Spruce Creek Partners, LLC, Owner/Applicant – RV & Boat Storage in the Light Industrial "LI" Zoning District
This is a request to approve the Conditional Use Permit request to allow the continuation of an existing RV and boat storage in the "LI" zoning district until December 8, 2012.
Commission Recommendation: The Planning
Commission recommended approval, 5-1 (Commissioner Parker excused and
Commissioner McMaster dissenting), of a Conditional Use Permit to allow the
continuation of an existing RV and boat storage at 4465 Spruce Creek Road until
The applicant has also requested that the application fee be refunded. The City's application fee for a Conditional Use Permit is $450 plus the actual cost of legal advertising. The cost for staff's review and processing of this application was calculated at $719.00. A waiver of fees is at the sole discretion of the Council; therefore, there is no recommendation from the Planning Commission and Staff for the fee waiver.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.
Item 22 - Accept the 2009 Concurrency Management Report
This is a request to accept the 2009 Concurrency Management Report as presented by Staff. As indicated in the report, the City's position with respect to concurrency is at sufficient levels for FY 09/10.
Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended 6-0 (Commissioner Parker excused) to accept the 2009 Concurrency Management Report.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that Council accept the 2009 Concurrency Management Report.
Item 23 - Technical
Appeal for Work Without a Permit Penalty Fee – Teovar Bidula –
The Building Division issued a stop work order for
Construction Regulation Board Action: On November 18, 2009, the Construction Regulation Board voted unanimously 5-0 to uphold the Building Official's determination that work was commenced prior to the issuance of a permit and upholds the $500 penalty fee imposed but recommends the Council consider reducing the $500 penalty fee for work without a permit.
Recommendation: Staff recommends
that Council uphold the Building Official's determination that work was
commenced at
Item 24 - Appeal of Planning Commission Decision – Patricia Williams
Patricia Williams, owner/applicant, requested an after-the-fact variance from LDC Chapter 9, Article III, Section 27(b), pertaining to the dimensional requirements for a dock at 4134 Halifax Dr. The request was to allow the dock – constructed wider than allowed by Code and contrary to the building permit – to remain at its five-foot width, in lieu of the four-foot width allowed by Code.
Planning Commission Recommendation: At its November 19, 2009 meeting, the Commission denied the variance request. The motion to approve failed, 2-4, with Commissioners Arminio, Barker, Green, and McMasters voting no (Commissioner Parker excused).
Ms. Williams is appealing the Planning Commission's decision of denial pursuant to LDC Chapter 19, section 1(f)(2). The applicant's letter of appeal, staff update memo, and staff report are attached.
Item 25 - Second
Staff recommends approval.
Item 26 - Resolution
No. 09-106 -
Per their action on November 19, 2009, the Volusia County Council agreed to the terms of the Reservation Agreement for the purchase of mitigation credits in the amount of $100,000 per existing City policies. The City has sufficient credits available to sell to the County for this project.
Staff recommends approval of the resolution and reservation
agreement for the sale of 2.0 State mitigation credits to the
Staff recommends that Council approve the attached resolution and Reservation Agreement for the sale of 2.0 State wetland mitigation bank credits from the Port Orange Mitigation Bank in the total amount of $100,000 and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign documents on behalf of the City.
Item 27 - Resolution No. 09-107 - Special Detail Rates to be Charged by Police Department
The Port Orange Police Department contracts with various organizations and businesses to provide law enforcement officers for extra duty activities such as traffic and pedestrian control, crowd control and routine law enforcement for public agencies. Extra duty details are billed to the contracting agency or business at $27.00 per hour with a three hour minimum. After reviewing the current rate and surveying surrounding agencies, it has been determined the rate should be increased to $40.00 per hour.
The Port Orange Police Department is requesting approval to increase the current rate from $27.00 per hour to $40.00 per hour for off duty details.
Staff recommends that Council approve the attached resolution establishing the special detail rate of $40.00 per hour to be charged by the Port Orange Police Department for off duty details.
Item 28 - Biketoberfest Report
The Port Orange Police Department will present a report that will detail the number of traffic violations, sound violations, activity and complaints that were investigated during Biketoberfest 2009.
Item 29 - Review Proposed Design for
Staff has been working with local veterans groups to
design a "new"
Manager's Comments: The design changes proposed at
Item 30 - Resolution No. 09-108 – Resolution Expressing Doubt as to the Validity of Proposed Volusia County Resolutions Impacting CRA's
On Thursday morning, December 10, the Volusia County
Council will be considering modifications to the Delegation of Authority to CRA's. In reviewing
the County's Resolution, the items under Section 2 could have been accomplished
by simply asking. Currently, we provide
the County with copies of our budget, an annual report, and notice of
meetings. When the delegation was given
by the County to the City of
These two Sections add a level of uncertainty to the redevelopment process. Already, Buddy LaCour has stated to the County Council that the proposed Resolution creates an additional level of uncertainty from their perspective. We have talked with Toby Wagner and with Peter Dame. From an existing bond holder standpoint, the Resolution provides protection. It is the revocation language that makes future financing uncertain.
The Resolution that will be
presented to the County Council on Thursday, December 10, is much milder
than the original Resolution. The County
has made several modifications to the Resolution after meeting with the
Cities. If it is the reporting the
County desires to receive, we can live with those since those are reasonable
requests that we would have done if they simply asked. However, the ability to revoke or change the
process after it has begun is a problem.
This is the second time the County Council has modified the conditions
on existing CRA's.
The first was to establish a duration time for a CRA that did not have
an ending date included in their delegation Resolutions. The duration date is 2036 for
Item 31 - Harbor Oaks - B-23 Canal Dredging Project
On August 4, 2009, the City Council approved a contract with DMC for preliminary design engineering consulting services related to the B-23 Canal project. In conjunction with City staff and applicable permitting agencies, DMC analyzed the available options, determined feasibility and estimated costs. The design options that were considered, along with their pros and cons and costs are attached. In summary:
A meeting with the Harbor Oaks residents was held on
November 17, 2009 to review the options and seek their input. While all affected residents were not
present, the consensus from those in attendance was that if they were going to
provide hold harmless agreements, they believed the maximum amount of spoil
should be removed from the canal. They
asked that the City provide them with a copy of the legal agreement and the
conceptual design to assist in their review and final decision making. They asked that they be protected from gross
negligence of the selected contractor and that we provide a mechanism for the
contractor to remove any structures from the canal, on behalf of the property
owner, if they have fallen down and impede the project. Those in attendance were not in favor of the
option of filling in the canal north of
In order to proceed with final design and permitting for dredging, staff recommends securing hold harmless agreements from all of the property owners. Without the agreements, the City opens itself to risk and liability. Staff recommends replacing the City-owned seawalls and dredging only if agreements can be obtained from the neighboring residents.
Additionally, along the east side of the B-23 Canal
and south of Main Street, the City owns a park parcel that ranges from
approximately 70 feet in width at the north end to 7 feet in width at the south
end. Multiple private improvements have
been constructed on this property over the years, some properties have been
assessed for the water-related improvements and one property owner has produced
a permit from
Several of the property owners who have been utilizing public property on Cedar and Oak Streets have expressed interest in purchasing, leasing, or otherwise being provided with City approval for use of the park lands abutting the canal. Neighborhood residents have expressed interest in seeing a passive park, linear walkway, boat ramp or other passive recreation. Not everyone was in agreement with the boat ramp due to lack of parking and location within the residential area.
The City has the following options:
Six of the eight property owners with improvements on
these lands have agreed to remove the structures at their cost. The other two have not responded to two
requests for information. Another dock
exists along the
Staff recommends that Council approve dredging and seawall reconstruction design concept and authorize staff to secure hold harmless agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Manager and City Attorney, with the affected property owners.
Item 32 - Discussion
of the Existing
Attached you will find options on how the existing
Police Department could be reused after the Department is relocated to its new
facilities on
1. Offer the property for sale.
2. Use the Building for Fire Administration, IT, EOC, and RCC.
3. Use the Building for Fire Administration, Public Utilities Administration, EOC, and RCC.
There are other options. However, the options of moving either IT or Public Utilities Administration to the existing Police Department facility would free space at City Hall for Community Development and for Finance. There are limitations in the existing building. For one, there is a jail. The walls are solid making renovations of the building extremely difficult. That is why I have selected Departments who could use the existing facility without making major modifications. In order for Fire Administration to use the building, we would need to do some painting and replace the carpeting. Although this is the best location for IT, it will be more expensive since we would have to physically relocate our servers and AS 400 from City Hall.
I am not proposing to move the EOC or RCC from this building.
If the City Council selected Option 1, we would have to move RCC from the building to another location. We do have potential space at the new Police Department for RCC. We would have to move the EOC from its existing location to a new location. We potentially could move it to the new Police Department as well. Funds from the sale of the property could be used to construct new facilities for Fire Administration and for IT and to make the improvements at the new PD to support the EOC and RCC.
I have recommended that we continue to use the existing facility and locate Fire Administration, IT, EOC, and RCC to the existing PD. It may take time to make the total move since we have not allocated any funding for IT to move to a new location. This would give the City flexibility at existing locations as well.
Item 33 - Settlement Agreement on
The City of
The City Attorney has not completed her review of all of the legal documentation. We are still waiting on a third party engineering review of the design and calculations. This review is essential in the final approval of any release. That is why the motion is conditioned upon final review by the City Attorney before the Mayor and City Manager sign the receipt, release, and indemnity agreement.
The City needs the repairs to be expedited and completed before the summer rains begin.
Item 34 - Comments/Concerns from Council Members
At this time, Council Members may discuss various matters of concern.


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Tue Jan 8, 2013, 05:52 PM
LeftofObama (4,187 posts)
Pregnant Mom Surprised By Eatery's Act of Kindness
The Colorado-based chain of more than 400 restaurants is in the headlines for a good Samaritan act by one of its managers that, it turns out, is not all that unusual.
A manager at the Red Robin in Apex, N.C., paid it forward by comping the dinner of one very pregnant woman dining with her family.
As first reported by Consumerist, the manager joked with the woman, Amie Sivon, a local attorney, about her Red Robin dinner possibly being her last meal before giving birth. When Sivon and her husband, Jason, dining with their 2-year-old son, got the bill, Sivon's $11.50 meal had been deducted from their total, with nothing more said than a "MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC" note.
"The manager said nothing to us about it," Jason Sivon told ABCNews.com. "We were already happy with the service so that action really blew us away. I looked at my wife and told her that I guessed we would be coming here more often."
It looks like this restaurant will be getting more advertising for $11.50 than many pay thousands of dollars for.
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Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 05:58 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (122,384 posts)
1. Kindness opens doors...
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:00 PM
LeftofObama (4,187 posts)
2. It sure does, Peggy!
It sure does!
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:12 PM
4_TN_TITANS (2,975 posts)
3. "...than many pay thousands of dollars for"
As an international customer service professional, I can testify it's the small things and word of mouth that make all the difference. Just acknowledging my customers many unique holidays means a lot. I've already studied up on the Year of the Snake in anticipation of the Chinese New Year.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:33 PM
Renew Deal (71,415 posts)
4. The manager will be fired within days
Response to Renew Deal (Reply #4)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:37 PM
LeftofObama (4,187 posts)
5. The manager is the one who gave the discount.
The article says a lot of the Red Robin Restaurants do this sort of thing and it keeps business coming back.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 07:31 PM
EC (12,287 posts)
6. Red Robin
is the only place here in my town that when they first opened, gave meal vouchers to all the neighboring businesses (in a 10 mile radius yet) for a free lunch on a day before their grand opening. The place was crowded all day with all of us that got vouchers ...we still go there for lunch and my family and I go many times for supper. So the $1000.'s spent on those vouchers was worth it in advertising. The vouchers were for anything you wanted + open bar.
Response to EC (Reply #6)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 07:45 PM
LeftofObama (4,187 posts)
7. That's pretty impressive.
I had no idea about their business model. I think the closest one to me is about 50 miles away, but the next time I'm in that town I think I'll stop by.
Response to LeftofObama (Reply #7)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:00 PM
demwing (16,916 posts)
8. make sure you try the onion rings
Love em!
Response to demwing (Reply #8)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:02 PM
LeftofObama (4,187 posts)
9. Will do!
I'm all about food suggestions.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:04 PM
obamanut2012 (12,964 posts)
10. I always liked Red Robin when I still ate meat
The service was always good, too.
Kudos to a fellow North Carolinian for doing this!
Response to obamanut2012 (Reply #10)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:27 PM
MoonchildCA (629 posts)
11. My husband an I are vegetarians
We go there occasionally and request a boca patty. It used to be on their menu; it's not there anymore but is still available on request (at least the one we go to in So Cal. You may want to call ahead and ask).
I love their fries, but with all the fat and calories in a meal, we only only go once every couple of months.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:56 PM
TahitiNut (71,611 posts)
12. The Dead Robin
... is fairly decent for a "casual dining" chain. I've never been disappointed by any meal I had there, even if my expectations are typically not very high. They've always exceeded those expectations and I've always been pleased.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 03:20 AM
awoke_in_2003 (34,582 posts)
13. I am now hungry for a
bacon guacamole burger.
Response to LeftofObama (Original post)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 10:15 AM
Ninga (5,447 posts)
14. What's wrong with me? So far, I'm the only one not impressed. Using the "pay it forward"
gesture to bestow upon a very pregerant lawyer smacks of opportunism. I would imagine that the women and her family appeared to be comfortable middle class....ie, not in any particular need.
99 3/4 % of genuine gestures are done with anomonity with benefactors wanting no acknowledgement.
I would be more impressed if the manger would have handed out a meal coupon to someone on the street who might have seen it as a treat they wouldn't normally be able to afford.
Just my take.
Response to Ninga (Reply #14)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 11:02 AM
Sheldon Cooper (3,724 posts)
15. You are not alone.
I'm guessing that the pregnant attorney probably looked like someone who could afford her meal, and while I applaud the manager's generosity, I think it would have been a far better gesture to give the free meal to someone on the street.
But that's just me - people probably consider us as sourpusses and think our opinion should be filed under No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. Having read the rest of this thread, it sounds like Red Robin is pretty good as far as corporations go. I'm not sure if we have one around here but I may check it out. Someone mentioned they have a guacamole burger and that sounds delicious.
Response to Ninga (Reply #14)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 11:08 AM
JHB (23,603 posts)
16. Yes, "act of kindness" may be there, but "act of good customer relations"...
...is the better characterization. The two are not mutually exclusive, but for it to be a news item seems overblown (or implies the town is a real hellhole of selfishness).
Response to JHB (Reply #16)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 04:11 PM
Ninga (5,447 posts)
17. Spot on JHB. Venerating a pregnant woman no less! Smart self-promotion indeed, and the
press fell for it.


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Subject: Re: [BRE] Dunkards
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Ross Currier and Joe Hargis were absent.
A major a part of the meeting was taken up with a discussion of the request to annex land in Greenvale Township and future land use map amendment for the purpose of creating a business park west of the Northfield Hospital. Prompted by April 29, 2008 public hearing, the commission received a report from staff answering questions and providing additional information. This included clarification of the buildable acres (300), the threshold for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, and explanation of how the 60-day rule applies in this matter. By state law the city is required to deny or approve a zoning-related request within 60 days. The 60 days in this case have expired. Olson said that the city has received an extension of 60 days, which means that the City Council has until July 1, 2008 to approve or deny the matter. In order to extend the review of the application another time, the City would need another letter from the applicant.
Olson reported that there was a request to address the commission from one or more Greenvale Township residents who hadn't attended the hearing. He noted that the chair (Greg Colby) has the authority to allow this without reopening the hearing. Colby granted this, and seven Greenvale residents spoke. Anne Occhiato said that many residents of the township were not aware of anticipated changes in the transportation system which are prompted directly by the business park development in the proposed area for annexation. In addition to destroying family farms, there would be increased pressure to rezone away from agriculture toward commercial development. She said that while the town board supervisors have the best interest of the township at heart, they don't have the resources to notify the residents and were under pressure. "There is a David and Goliath scenario going on here."
Linus Langer was grateful that the planning commission wants to be a good neighbor and listen to concerns. He regrets that the residents were deprived of an opportunity to look at this earlier and doesn't believe that many residents of the township are in favor of the annexation. There are a number of uncovered facts: "The cows are in one pasture, the grass in another."
Scott Nakunus called attention to the hydrology of the area and warned that there is a bit more impact than is shown on the map. David Lawrence agreed and warned that the city had not done its homework and has no clue how much it will cost to provide utilities and construct buildings in the area.
Robert Kluver, a township resident who teaches in the Northfield schools, also thanked the commission for listening, but said that this matter has bothered him a lot and he is not in favor of it. He believes there are other options the city could consider.
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in order to consider a request for a variance to allow Greenvale Park Elementary School to exceed the maximum number of parking spaces as part of an improvement project the school is undergoing this summer. The request was denied. As a commission, they agreed to recommend approval to the city council an amendment to the conditional use permit for the project, enabling the school to complete the improvements (relocating pick up and drop off areas, widening of a delivery driveway and replacing a pedestrian bridge, but not to include the additional parking spaces). School officials were on hand and heard the concern of Greenvale neighbor, Cleve Crowenshield, about the intrusive light caused by lights in the school property. So, while the permit request did not include a lighting plan and thus the commission was not able to act on the complaint, Colby noted that likely the school would make note of the problem.
At their meeting on May 20, the commission will take up discussion of the revised comprehensive plan, minus the land use chapter.