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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal, contagious neurological disease that infects the brains of Rocky Mountain elk and North American deer. CWD has been diagnosed in wild deer and elk herds in portions of Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. CWD was first recognized by biologists in the 1960s as a disease syndrome of captive deer held in wildlife research facilities in Ft. Collins, CO, but was not recognized as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) until 1978. CWD was subsequently recognized in captive deer, and later in captive elk, at other wildlife research facilities in Colorado (Ft. Collins, Kremmling, and Meeker) and Wyoming (Wheatland), as well as in at least two zoological collections. More recently, CWD has been diagnosed in privately-owned elk residing in game ranches in seven states (Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota) and two provinces (Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada). In August 2002, CWD was diagnosed in a captive white-tailed deer on a hunting preserve in Wisconsin. Although CWD was first diagnosed in captive research cervids, the original source of CWD in either captive cervids or free-ranging cervids is unknown. There is no known relationship between CWD and any other TSE.
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In 1999 CDFW's Wildlife Investigations Lab (WIL) developed a CWD Surveillance Program and began sampling hunter-killed, road-killed and dead deer submitted to WIL for necropsy. Key Department personnel were trained to collect appropriate samples (brain stem, tonsils, and retropharyngeal lymph nodes) throughout the State. As of March 2004, more than 1307 tissue specimens have been collected and tested for CWD. All specimens have tested negative for CWD. CDFW plans on continuing the CWD Surveillance Program indefinitely and will test approximately 500 deer annually. California is considered a "low risk" state for CWD since the ranching of cervids (except for fallow deer) is not allowed, importation of elk is not allowed (banned by the State legislature in the early 1980's), and the importation of any cervid is strictly limited. Fallow deer are not known to be susceptible at this point. Few deer have been imported into California during the past 20 years.
On June 16, 2003, the Fish and Game Commission adopted regulations restricting the importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk into California to replace the emergency regulations enacted in 2002. These emergency regulations were in effect immediately and lasted 120 days, allowing CDFW time to develop permanent regulations. The emergency regulations allowed deer/elk carcasses to be transported into the State only if they were submitted to a certified meat processor within 72 hours of entry. Heads for taxidermy were allowed into the State if the heads were submitted to a taxidermist within 72 hours of entry. The meat processor and the taxidermist processing hunter-harvested deer and elk from out-of-state had to dispose of unused tissues, brain and spinal column in a landfill approved for carcass or undergo incineration.
The new regulations eliminated the 72 hour grace period and do not allow the importation of any brain or spinal column tissue. Other body parts allowed by the proposed regulations include: Quarters and other portions of meat with no spinal column (backbone, spinal cord, etc.) or head attached; hides with no heads attached; clean skull plates with antlers attached; antlers only; finished taxidermy heads; and upper canine teeth.
This regulation is necessary to minimize the risk of transport of the CWD prion into California. There is a theoretical risk that CWD could be transported into California in a CWD-infected carcass, and due to improper disposal of infected body parts (brain, spinal cord and lymph nodes), could potentially expose our native free-ranging deer/elk to the disease. No infectivity has been detected in skeletal muscle tissue, therefore, removal of nervous and lymphatic tissue from meat should remove the prion from an infected carcass.
CWD is relatively uncommon, and its geographic distribution is limited to portions of twelve states and two provinces. Based on data from a combination of surveillance methods, CWD now appears in free-ranging deer and elk in northern Colorado, southern Wyoming, western Nebraska, southwestern South Dakota, western Saskatchewan (Canada), southern Wisconsin, south-central New Mexico, northern Illinois, and eastern and central Utah. Although the disease doesn't appear to be common, the number of cases detected has increased in recent years. This trend may be explained by increased vigilance by wildlife and animal health officials, the captive cervid industry, and the public in reporting cases, but it may also reflect increased disease occurrence.
In addition to cases in captive research and free-ranging deer and elk, CWD has been diagnosed at various times in privately-owned, captive elk in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Kansas, Alberta (Canada) and Saskatchewan (Canada) since 1996. CWD infection has been particularly severe in a group of interconnected facilities near Rapid City, South Dakota, that appear to be the original source of infection for other South Dakota game farms as well as the Saskatchewan epidemic. In contrast, infected elk in two of three Nebraska farms originated in Colorado, and infected elk in Oklahoma apparently originated in Montana; CWD has been confirmed in the Montana and Colorado source herds. Epidemiology of the Canadian cases has been under study, and South Dakota appears to be the likely source of CWD in Saskatchewan; it also appears that CWD was imported into Canada prior to 1990, and has spread among at least 18 farms via live animal sales over the last decade. The overall distribution and occurrence of CWD among farmed elk operations should become clearer as industry-wide surveillance programs are developed. There are no apparent epidemiological connections between the Colorado-Nebraska, South Dakota-Saskatchewan, and Montana-Oklahoma foci; moreover. The source of infection for free-ranging white-tailed deer in Wisconsin is unknown. CWD at a farmed elk operation in Minnesota was confirmed on 30 August 2002.
Neither the disease agent causing CWD nor its mode of transmission have been definitively identified, but clinical disease is associated with the accumulation of protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) in brain tissue (as in other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies). Prions are infectious proteins lacking any significant nucleic acids. Evidence suggests infected deer and elk transmit the disease agent laterally through animal-to-animal contact and/or contamination of feed or water sources with saliva, urine, and/or feces. CWD seems more likely to occur in areas where deer or elk are crowded or where they congregate at man-made feed and water stations. Although CWD does not appear to be transmitted via contaminated feed, artificial feeding of deer and elk may compound the problem. This may in part explain the intensity of infection in some cervid populations housed in farm or research settings.
According to public health (Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization) and animal health officials, data available to date indicate that CWD is not currently known to be naturally transmitted to humans, or to animals other than deer and elk. Data from recent molecular studies provide quantitative evidence of the apparent inefficiency of cross-species transmission. As a general precaution, however, public health officials recommend that people avoid contact with deer, elk, or any other wild animal that appears sick. Although there's no evidence that CWD can be naturally transmitted to domestic livestock, CWD is similar in some respects to two livestock diseases: scrapie, which affects domestic sheep and goats worldwide and has been recognized for over 200 years, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which is a more recent disease of cattle in the United Kingdom and Europe. Despite some similarities, there is no evidence suggesting either scrapie or BSE are caused by contact with wild deer or elk, or that wild deer or elk can contract either scrapie or BSE in countries where these diseases occur.
Deer and elk affected with CWD show progressive loss of body condition accompanied by behavioral changes. In the later stages of disease, emaciation, excessive salivation, increased drinking and urination, stumbling, trembling, grinding of teeth, drooping of head and ears, and depression may be observed prior to death. As with other TSEs, the clinical course of CWD appears to be progressive and irreversible, ultimately leading to the death of affected animals. Because the clinical signs of CWD disease are relatively nonspecific, laboratory examination of clinical suspects is essential for confirming this diagnosis.
At present, the diagnosis of CWD is based on microscopic examination of brain (specifically, the medulla oblongata at the obex), retropharyngeal lymph nodes and tonsil tissues from suspected cases. Both histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry (IHC) are used in routine diagnosis of clinical cases, and may also be used to detect preclinical cases in surveillance and monitoring programs. Of these, IHC appears to offer greater sensitivity in detecting early preclinical cases. Western blots and negative-stain electron microscopy have also been used to further confirm diagnoses, and other diagnostic tests are being evaluated. There are currently no validated live-animal tests for diagnosing either clinical or preclinical CWD in either deer or elk; however, research is underway to evaluate several promising avenues for ante mortem diagnosis.
§ 712. Restriction of Importation of Hunter-Harvested Deer and Elk Carcasses.
It is unlawful to import, or possess any hunter harvested deer or elk (cervid) carcass or parts of any cervid carcass imported into the State, except for the following body parts:
Amendment filed 6-20-2008; operative 6-20-2008
Miller, M. W., M. A. Wild, and E. S. Williams. 1998. Epidemiology of CWD in captive Rocky Mountain elk. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34:532-536.
Miller, M. W., E. S. Williams, C. W. McCarty, T. R. Spraker, T. J. Kreeger, C. T. Larsen, and E. T. Thorne. 2000. Epizootiology of CWD in free-ranging cervids in Colorado and Wyoming. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36: 676-690.
O';Rourke, K.I., T.E. Besser, M.W. Miller, T. F. Cline, T. R. Spraker, A.L. Jenny, M. A. Wild, G.L. Zebarth, and E.S.
Williams. 1999. PrP genotypes of captive and free-ranging Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) with CWD. Journal of General Virology 80: 2765-2679.
Sigurdson, C. J., E. S. Williams, M. W. Miller, T. R. Spraker, K.I. O'Rourke, and E. A. Hoover. 1999. Oral transmission and early lymphoid tropism of CWD PrPres in mule deer fawns (Odocoileus hemionus). Journal of General Virology 80: 2757-2764.
Spraker, T. R., M. W. Miller, E. S. Williams, D. M. Getzy, W. J. Adrian, G. G. Schoonveld, R. A. Spowart, K. I. O'Rourke, J. M. Miller, and P. A. Merz. 1997. Spongiform encephalopathy in free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) in northcentral Colorado. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33:1-6.
Raymond, G. J., A. Bossers, L. D. Raymond, K. I. O'Rourke, L. E. McHolland, P. K. Bryant III, M. W. Miller, E. S. Williams, M. Smits, and B. Caughey. 2000. Evidence of a molecular barrier limiting susceptibility of humans, cattle, and sheep to CWD. The EMBO Journal 19: 4425-4430.
Williams, E. S., M. W. Miller, T. J. Kreeger, R. H. Kahn, and E. T. Thorne. 2002. Chronic wasting disease of deer and elk: a review with recommendations for management. Journal of Wildlife Management, 66(3): 551-563.
Williams, E. S., J. K. Kirkwood, and M. W. Miller. 2001. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Pages 292-301 In Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals, 3rd edition, E. S. Williams and I. K. Barker (eds.). Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
Williams, E. S., and S. Young. 1980. CWD of captive mule deer: A spongiform encephalopathy. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 16: 89-98.
Williams, E. S., and S. Young. 1982. Spongiform encephalopathy of Rocky Mountain elk. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 18: 465-471.
Williams, E. S., and S. Young. 1992. Spongiform encephalopathies in Cervidae. Revue Scientifique et Technique Office International des Epizooties 11: 551-567.
Williams, E. S., and S. Young. 1993. Neuropathology of CWD in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). Veterinary Pathology 30: 36-45.
A more complete bibliography for CWD-related information can be found at the USGS' National Wildlife Health Center website.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Not a month after Democratic President Barack Obama won Ohio, one of the state's most powerful Republican moderates unceremoniously spiked a trio of GOP-backed bills remaining this legislative session.
GOP Senate President Tom Niehaus, who is term-limited, axed proposals that would have limited abortion, hindered Planned Parenthood funding and tightened voter ID rules.
The move raised the question: Have Obama's two Ohio victories suddenly empowered centrists within the state's increasingly conservative GOP, or did the state just witness the final Hail Mary of a GOP moderate before his party lurches to the right?
John Green, who heads the University of Akron's Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, believes Niehaus' move suggests the GOP got a wake-up call from voters.
"Election results often do influence these kinds of decisions," Green said. "The fact that Republicans stayed in power in Ohio, but President Obama was re-elected in a close election where some of these contentious issues may have played an important role, can't have been lost on them."
Among proposals Niehaus blocked was the so-called "heartbeat bill," which would impose the nation's most stringent abortion restriction, banning the procedure after the first detectable fetal heartbeat.
Another measure he blocked would have moved Planned Parenthood to the back of the line for public funding. Opponents of the bill -- many of them women dressed in pink T-shirts -- lined the halls of the Statehouse ahead of House passage shouting protests.
David Jackson, an associate professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, said Niehaus and others within his party may have blamed such proposals for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's loss of the women's vote.
"If the numbers are to be believed, 56,000 more people (in Ohio) voted for Democrats than voted for Republicans," Jackson said. "Because of gerrymandering, Democrats don't get that many seats, but smart politicians look at those kinds of numbers. It's definitely not an extreme conservative state in any comprehensive sense, and it's wise to recognize that."
Tom Sutton, who teaches political science at Baldwin Wallace University, said term limits and a lame-duck session may have insulated Niehaus from the conservative backlash that may result from his decisions, allowing him to stick to his guns on his personal policy concerns about the bills.
Already, the group pushing the heartbeat measure has threatened to go against lawmakers in upcoming elections who fail to support their bill.
A week after the election, Niehaus was asked what message on women's issues he took away as a Republican from the presidential election.
"There are a lot of pundits talking about what the election meant. What I try to stay focused on is what's important to Ohio right now, and that's jobs," he said. "I mean, what are we doing to help make Ohio the right place for people to start companies, employ people, and how do they go about getting jobs? That's where I want to keep the focus in the Senate."
Even as Niehaus blocked the conservative bills, Senate Republicans were electing state Sen. Keith Faber, one of their more conservative members, as Niehaus' successor.
With Faber leading the upper chamber, and conservative House Speaker William Batchelder leading the lower chamber, Sutton said Ohioans may be witnessing the last of a breed.
"I think the concept of a moderate Republican in Ohio is rapidly disappearing," he said.
Sutton said the state's Republicans are predominantly coming from rural areas and tend to be more driven by social issues than moderates, who tend to align with the party platform on economic, regulatory and tax issues.
"You don't get the Neanderthal label quite as quickly when you're talking about oil and gas issues or taxes as when you're talking about abortion and Planned Parenthood and those kinds of things," he said.
Former U.S. Sen. and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich, one of Ohio's most high-profile moderate Republicans, dubbed Batchelder the head of the Legislature's "caveman caucus" in the 1990s for what Voinovich viewed as Batchelder's outdated beliefs on social issues.

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Fourth Street Live! hosted its annual St. Baldrick's event March 11, with participants shaving their heads to support childhood cancer research.
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A NINE-MONTH-OLD baby was left 'severely emaciated' by his parents who failed to feed him properly.
Little Joshua Henry was so small when he was eventually taken into care that he weighed less than two thirds of what he should have, a court heard.
His mother Megan Tomlinson, 21, and father Benjamin Henry, 23, from Blackburn, admitted wilfully neglecting the child and were handed a suspended prison sentence by a judge yesterday.
An earlier hearing had heard that if Joshua had been left any longer without food, medical staff could have been faced with a potential fatality.
Kathryn Johnson, prosecuting at Preston Crown court yesterday, said: "Joshua was examined by a paediatric consultant and following that, he was found to be severely emaciated with very thin arms, legs and wasted buttocks.
"He was described as very quiet and watchful.
"A number of tests were carried out and no underlying cause of his weight loss has been discovered."
Judge Michael Byrne was told how Joshua was born five weeks prematurely in August 2012.
When he was discharged, follow-up appointments were arranged, but Tomlinson and Henry, both of Albany Road, Blackburn, failed to take Joshua to any of them.
A health visitor met the family at home in September 2012, when Joshua's weight was recorded as being normal.
Two months later, Tomlinson took her son to the GP, where his weight was described as static. She then failed to take Joshua to an urgent weigh in appointment with the health visitor due to her 'low mood', the court heard.
At a later appointment Tomlinson complained of having felt like she had not bonded with her baby and she was provisionally diagnosed with post natal depression.
Miss Johnson said: "She complained of low mood and admitted to wanting to smother Joshua when he was crying."
Tomlinson and Henry then moved to Blackburn from Preston with their daughter Chloe.
The court was told how the defendants failed to register themselves or their children with a GP and missed a number of appointments.
An unannounced home visit was set up in April and the health visitor found that Joshua had dropped down two growth centiles.
Miss Johnson said: "He was now well below his expected weight at this age."
In May 2013, a health visitor discovered that Joshua had again lost weight.
It was also found he had eczema, which Tomlinson admitted she was not using any cream to treat.
The baby was taken into care, where doctors found he weighed 60 per cent of what he should have.
According to World Health Organisation data, an average nine-month-old boy weighs between 18.2lbs and 21.1lbs.
Mark Stuart, defending Tomlinson, said Joshua had been suffering from a condition which meant he could not properly feed.
He said: "She should have done better than she did. It is as simple as that.
"But there is no question of non-accidental injury and there is no question she was deliberately trying to starve the child."
Daniel Prowse, for Henry, said: "This is a defendant who finds it very difficult to accept he has failed his son.
"He wants help to be a better father."
Both defendants were sentenced to 32 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years and a two-year supervision order. Tomlinson was also ordered to take part in a women's specific activity requirement.
Joshua and his sister are now described as 'doing brilliantly'.
Judge Byrne said: "It is the case against both defendants that Joshua's weight loss was as a result of two features. One, the wilful neglect of both the defendants in failing to perceive the inadequacy of his feeding and failing to feed him appropriately.
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The battle over growth on Fort Ord lands embodied in rival Measures K and M can appear very complicated.
Just the formal names of the two measures, which qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot after rival signature-gathering campaigns, are anything but simple.
Measure K, which would change the Fort Ord reuse plan to make it more amenable to the proposed Monterey Downs development, is called the "Central Coast Veterans Cemetery, Open Space Preservation and Economic Revitalization Initiative."
Measure M, which would rule out heavy development for about 540 acres of Fort Ord, including most of the proposed Monterey Downs site, has a less wordy, but equally glossy title: "The Protect Fort Ord Open Space Access Initiative."
To put things simply, Measure M could be called "Stop Monterey Downs" and Measure K could be called "Protect Monterey Downs or Something Like It."
Open-space advocates put Measure M on the ballot to kill the Monterey Downs project.
Measure K was put on the ballot to kill Measure M.
But both measures, which propose several important changes to the existing Fort Ord reuse plan, are written in the argot of land-use planning. That's a difficult language, for starters.
And the campaign arguments can evoke complex, emotional responses. Measure K already is out with television ads featuring tearful widows of veterans. Measure M advocates can quickly slide into personal family stories about relatives who lost it all betting on the ponies.
There's a lot for voters to sift through.
Four issues are causing the most confusion among people who haven't followed every twist and turn of events leading to next month's election. What would Measures M and K do to:
· Monterey Downs?
· The long-planned Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery?
· Monterey Peninsula College's plans to build a permanent public safety training center?
· The Eastside Parkway, a road that would cut through the proposed Monterey Downs site?
Here are the answers:
What is Monterey Downs?
There are three quick answers.
Depending on your viewpoint, Monterey Downs is either a potpourri of jobs, equestrian activities and potential money benefitting a long-planned veterans cemetery, or a mini-city and — shudder — a horse track built atop rolling oak woodlands beloved by outdoorsy folks.
The third answer: The reason there is a fight on the Nov. 5 ballot between Measures K and M.
Really, what is Monterey Downs?
A major development proposed for 550 acres of Fort Ord straddling the east side of Seaside. The city of Seaside is handling the project application.
Developer Brian Boudreau, a major figure in the horse racing world, unveiled the $750 million project in 2010, pitching it to Monterey County supervisors as an equestrian-themed, base redevelopment project.
The project calls for 1,280 homes and apartments, a horse track, stables, a 6,500-seat sports arena, a horse park, three hotels, a swim and tennis club, offices, a veterinary clinic and commercial space. There would be 73 acres of habitat preservation area and 74 acres of parks and open space.
What happens to Monterey Downs if Measure K wins?
The measure, which qualified for the ballot after an initiative campaign almost entirely financed by Monterey Downs LLC, is seemingly crafted to change the Fort Ord reuse plan to make the project fit it like a glove.
But — as Measure K supporters correctly point out — passage of Measure K doesn't assure approval of Monterey Downs.
The Seaside City Council would have to approve the project. The Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission, known as LAFCO, would have to approve the project site's annexation to Seaside. And before any betting window could open at a horse track, the state Horse Racing Board would have to approve a Monterey Downs race meet.
Monterey Downs would face other hurdles, not the least of which would be a disputed water supply.
Post-election litigation would be another safe bet, no matter if either measure triumphs, given the pre-election court action — suits over the initiatives, the ballot arguments and Seaside's home-rule powers.
Another challenge for Monterey Downs — which opponents underscore as they point to other stymied Fort Ord projects in Marina and the county — would be the real estate market itself. Would the envisioned homes, hotels and equestrian facilities ever be built?
What happens to Monterey Downs if Measure M wins?
Some 370 acres that Measure M would put off-limits to development would be carved from the proposed Monterey Downs site. The patient — or project — most likely would not survive the massive surgery. Hotels, homes and horse tracks just don't fit in open space.
If Measure M's changes to the Fort Ord reuse plan survive the probable gauntlet of legal challenges, the hyperbolic rhetoric of the ramp-up to the Nov. 5 election would give way to post-election grumbling.
That would mean a real-world test of the Measure M campaign's rejoinder to Measure K's argument that Monterey Downs would deliver 20,000 jobs to the local economy. The Measure M answer is — recreation power!
Would hiking, biking and horseback riding on Measure M's preserved lands and trails leading to Fort Ord National Monument truly be an economic juggernaut? Would they bring to Monterey County a good share of a $46 billion outdoor recreation industry that Measure M supporters love to talk about?
There are no quick answers to those questions. Sure, there likely would be high-rollers coming someday to Monterey Downs to see the horse races. On the other hand, humble hikers and other recreationists who enjoy the Parker Flats lands are already here.
What happens to Monterey Downs if Measures K and M both lose?
This could happen if a majority of voters simply refuse to do complex land-use planning by ballot. Proponents of both measures probably wouldn't wail and gnash their teeth too long if neither side wins the Nov. 5 showdown.
Monterey Downs would still be alive.
While the current Fort Ord reuse plan isn't tailor-made to Monterey Downs like Measure K is, it still calls for development of the same magnitude, even a little greater.
Both Measures K and M, for example, would preserve about 50 acres of the hotly contested Whispering Oaks area, while the base reuse plan still calls for office/research uses there.
Monterey Downs would still have to go through the city of Seaside, LAFCO — and the courts, most likely, if both measures are defeated.
It would be back to square one, with everyone armed with a lot more information about what would be at stake.
What happens to the proposed veterans cemetery?
Both measures expressly state the cemetery and its endowment parcel would not be touched. But the cemetery will eventually need more money, and that's where the rub is.
Measure K supporters say they need to sell a 30-acre endowment parcel north of the 78-acre cemetery to help fund the burial place and its roads. There is no known appraisal of the property and likely won't be one for years.
Measure K supporters say it is likely worth more than $1.5 million, but it won't be worth much if a developer is land-locked by mostly open space surrounding it.
The cemetery has already been approved for a $6.7 million grant from the federal government, and its foundation is on a massive fundraising push. There is nothing about Measure M that would prevent the organizers from applying for more federal grants or fundraising.
Who is responsible for the cemetery?
The Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation is in charge of getting money to the state, and the California Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to be the lead agency once the project starts.
The cemetery parcel is owned by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority but is in the process of being turned over to the state. The FORA board has already approved the transfer, so the state is expected to approve it in the near future.
The endowment parcel is divided, with Seaside holding roughly 30 acres and the county 2 acres.
What arrangements are in place now for endowment parcel proceeds to go to the cemetery?
Seaside signed a memorandum of understanding with the county and FORA in April 2009.
What are the details of the cemetery proposal? Who designs it?
The Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey created a master plan for the cemetery in September 2008, but technically there is no official plan.
It is up to the state Department of General Services to create the plans and drawings for the project.
Cemetery organizers assume the state will use the 2008 plan as a framework, but that will not be known until the state accepts the federal grant (it has until Oct. 15).
Once the plans are completed (provided funding comes through for the cemetery), it still must go through an environmental impact review.
What is the status of the Emergency Vehicle Operations Center?
The college has been talking about building a police training center for years but is currently in a holding pattern.
The center has been approved by the state Community Colleges Chancellor's Office for a 50 percent state funding match. The rest of the cost would be covered by the school's bond funds.
To get the state funds, a facilities bond measure has to be approved by voters. The next opportunity will be in 2014.
Initial plans call for a driving track for emergency vehicles, a multi-story "burn building" and a gun range. The installations would be used by the college and various law enforcement agencies.
The 282-acre site was obtained in a 2002 land swap among the college, Monterey County, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority and the Army.
Would passage of either K or M impede or support development on MPC parcels?
That's unclear.
Measure K supporters say the college's plans will be blocked because the open space effort changes an area called the Eucalyptus Road Planning Area, where the college center would go.
Monterey County Counsel Charles McKee has a different interpretation. He said Measure M would change just two parcels in the planning area and not the three parcels slated for the college.
However, Fort Ord Reuse Authority senior planner Jonathan Garcia said the wording of Measure M, in contrast to its attached map, appears to alter more than just the two parcels in the planning area.
The measure states that a 209-acre university corporate center district and a 520-acre residential district would be eliminated.
Also, Measure M explicitly states the veterans cemetery and its endowment parcel are not altered, but it does not mention the MPC center.
"My read is it is unclear," Garcia said. "I don't know what it does to MPC, but it seems to affect a larger area than what's being called out on the map."
Measure M's authors claim the corporate and residential districts were crossed out to make it more clear they are referring to just those two parcels. They argue their use of the actual parcel numbers makes it absolutely clear they are only talking about those parcels.
Why hasn't the college taken a stand?
College President Walter Tribley said the actual impact on the college is too uncertain.
"There are many claims as well as questions about the effects of both," he said, "and the land-use issues involved are complex. A decision by a court may ultimately be required to decide those issues, depending on the outcome of the election."
What is the Eastside Parkway?
It is a proposed road through the Eucalyptus Road Planning Area that is ground zero for the development-open space battle at the core of the rival initiatives.
The two-lane route is different from the Eastside Road originally mapped in the Fort Ord reuse plan. The current realignment was approved by county supervisors in 2009.
It would link Inter-Garrison Road to Eucalyptus Road. Transportation planners say it would help relieve traffic congestion between Salinas and the Monterey Peninsula.
It also would provide the key transportation spine of the proposed Monterey Downs development, and other possible development in the base reuse plan.
A dispute over the Eastside Parkway predates the current fight over Measures K and M.
The group Keep Fort Ord Wild, which includes many of the key supporters of Measure M, filed suit over the parkway in 2011. The case, which is still in its early stages, says the new route should have been subject to an environmental impact report. Critics called it the "road to nowhere."
Why is it part of the fight over Measures K and M?
Measure K specifically would permit the proposed Eastside Parkway, while Measure M is silent on the issue. Measure K supporters say the parkway would provide access to the proposed Fort Ord veterans cemetery.
Measure M supporters contend the parkway is a side issue, thrown into the debate by their rivals to create a false issue. They say nothing in Measure M would prevent the eventual construction of the parkway, though they question whether it would be needed or would ease traffic congestion. Moreover, they say there are other potential access points on the west side of the proposed cemetery, and that access could be provided by improving and extending existing roads.
Would the Eastside Parkway ever be built if Measure M passes?
That's a tough question. There is already litigation over the proposed parkway. There probably would be more, if it were to move closer to reality.
Measure M would designate as open space part of the area where the parkway would go, which throws up more potential hurdles. The Fort Ord Reuse Authority says that wouldn't bar future construction of the parkway and that it would be needed to serve other base development.
But the reuse agency finances road projects with developer fees, and the elimination of a Monterey Downs-scale project, which Measure M would do, in Parker Flats would certainly crimp the money supply.
Supporters of Measure M question whether the Eastside Parkway will be needed within the next 20 years, given the slow pace of new Fort Ord development. They contend the base reuse plan's schedule for the road was moved up solely to accommodate Monterey Downs.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with free valet parking and free area shuttle
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This family-friendly Kronberg hotel is located in a regional park, 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Opel-Zoo, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Gothic House and Sinclair House. White Tower and Bad Homburg Castle are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas, free valet parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, massage/treatment rooms, and 24-hour room service are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 62 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, plasma TVs come with cable channels, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like free minibar items and bathrobes.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 5-star property consist of limo/town car service and meeting rooms.
Wireless Internet access is complimentary. 8 meeting rooms are available. This Victorian hotel also offers a fitness center, spa services, and a library. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 24-hour front desk
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English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Schlosshotel Kronberg - Hotel Frankfurt has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
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EUGENE, Ore. - Ryon Healy went 3-for-5 and matched a career-high with four RBI to lead No. 15 Oregon to a 12-4 win over Cal State Northridge in a non-conference game on Monday night at PK Park.
The Ducks (9-3) broke open a tight game with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Healy delivered the key blow, a one-out bases-loaded double that scored three after the Matadors intentionally walked Ryan Hambright to get to Oregon's leading hitter.
Steven Packard, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, added a two-out two-run double late in the inning giving the Ducks an eight-run lead.
Cal State Northridge (5-7) threatened to take the lead in the top of the eighth after trailing by five heading into the inning. CSUN got one run off Darrell Hunter to close the gap to 7-4, and then loaded the bases forcing Oregon to turn to All-American closer Jimmie Sherfy.
The all-time saves leader at Oregon entered the game to face Miles Williams, who had blasted a two-run home run deep over the left field wall in the first inning. Sherfy, who inherited a 2-0 count, proceeded to strike out Williams on three straight pitches. Williams was ejected after the final strike for arguing a check-swing strike that occurred earlier in the at bat.
Oregon's five-run inning in the eighth, matched the Ducks' five-run inning in the fourth. UO entered that inning trailing 2-1, but tied the game on a Josh Graham RBI single to right field.
Kevin Minjares, making his first career start as a Duck, gave Oregon the lead for good two pitches later. The junior college transfer laid down a squeeze bunt attempt for a hit that Matador starter John Salas (0-2) couldn't field. Packard scored to give Oregon a 3-2 lead.
J.J. Altobelli greeted reliever Louis Cohen with a two-run single to centerfield to put the Ducks up 5-2. Scott Heineman capped off the five-run inning, matching Oregon's biggest of the season, with a RBI double scoring Altobelli for a 6-2 lead.
Brett Thomas extended the lead to 7-2 when he led off the fifth inning with a line drive off pitcher Michael Coates' back. The ball ricocheted to catcher Alexis Mercado whose throw was late and wild into the right field corner. Thomas turned the single into a run advancing all the way home on the error.
Oregon scored its first run in the third inning to cut an early Northridge 2-0 lead in half. Healy delivered a RBI single that scored Heineman, who led off the inning with an infield single and stole second, to make it 2-1.
Brando Tesser, making his first appearance of the season, got the win for Oregon in relief of starter Cole Wiper. Tesser allowed one run on two hits in 2.1 innings, while striking out three.
Sherfy picked up his fourth save, striking out all four batters he faced including the side in the ninth.
Hambright (2-for-4 with two runs scored) joined Healy and Packard with multiple hits, while also scoring multiple runs along with Thomas and Altobelli.
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YPSILANTI, Mich. - Eastern Michigan University and the Eastern Michigan University Federation of Teachers (EMU-FT), which represents approximately 100 full-time lecturers, have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract.
The current, two-year contract expires at midnight December 31.
About the tentative agreement
The tentative agreement calls for a 1.5-percent salary increase in the first year, beginning Jan. 1, 2013, a 2-percent increase in 2014, a 2-percent increase in 2015, and a 1.75-percent increase in 2016, as well as changes to health care plans.
Under the agreement, EMU-FT members would receive a one-time increase to base salary of $1,250 effective to help offset increased costs of the health care plans.
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The union will schedule a ratification vote on the contract in January 2013. If the membership approves it, the University's Board of Regents would then vote on the agreement at its regular meeting on February 19, 2013.
"Mutual respect and an atmosphere of collaboration have been the driving factors in all of our recent labor negotiations," said Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin. "This case was no different. I would like to acknowledge the important contribution our full-time lecturer faculty make to the educational experience of Eastern students."
Sonya Alvarado, President of the EMU-FT said, "We are very pleased with the new contract and believe that it is a good and fair agreement for all parties. It was a pleasure working with EMU's negotiation team. Their commitment to working with our team to create this contract should be applauded."
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Does anyone have the link to the site we can use to resize pics to fit the site restrictions?
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You get it to work?
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What format is the original pic?
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Is there some reason you can't open it with microsoft photo editor (for one), and just resize the image? (Image, resize, use pixels as the unit?). If you're concerned about the original, of course, save it under a different name.
If that's all beside the point, obvious, or just not working, sorry. Not sure I have enough info to be exact enough.
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As far as most people are concerned, the sleeping cap is a historical item rather than something that's relevant to people in need of a few hours' worth of sleep in the modern era. In some ways, they're correct. Most people do not need them in today's world filled with modern conveniences such as central heating and air conditioning. That doesn't mean, however, that they aren't at all useful today. Many retailers still sell them today.
The History of the Sleeping Cap
While it's not exactly known when or, specifically, where the sleeping cap (often referred to as a nightcap, sleep hat, or sleep bonnet) originated, at one time, sleeping caps were worn because fires died down and homes were incredibly cold during the late hours of night or wee hours of morning. Since the thought was a large chunk of a body's heat escapes through the head, it made perfect sense to keep the head covered in an effort to retain body heat so you can remain warm throughout the night.


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As we know, the Clippers seems to be the team that CP3 is most likely to go to now. One of the NBA guys is now reporting that contrary to earlier reports, it looks like the Hornets will want Eric Gordon after all. My question is this... is there ANY way we could get in this trade and acquire EG? i know it'll take some players and picks obviously. What do you guys think?
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As most of you know the Pacers are last in the league in APG at a lowly 18.1.
Some people attribute this to Darren Collison not having the court vision of a pass-first PG (he certainly tries to be pass-first, though). Others attribute to the simple offensive system that our 1st unit runs. Others attribute to a multitude of things (mainly on the lack of ball-handling skills in our team and on the fact that our starting front court is slow).
But let me try to analyze this statistic.
I'll start by a personal observation (and I'm sure that a lot of you have noticed this as well).
When one of our players receives the ball, their first thought is to pass the ball unless they are wide open. And that's good because they do not force a shot early in the shot clock but instead get what the defense is giving them.
Currently we only have 2 players in our roster that their first thought is to shoot the ball when they receive them. Those two are Lou Amundson (he will shoot it if he gets the ball within 10 feet) and Leandro Barbosa. Everyone else will look to find the open man first and when they don't (cause we are really bad in moving without the ball) they'll put the ball on the floor and try to create a shot (usually by getting the ball into the paint).
Here's another interesting point. Post ups do not net assists most of the time. Wings that drive to the basket do not assists on a consistent basis either. What do they net? FTs.
So, how do we rank in the FT statistics? We're in the top 3 in all FT statistics except for one (FT%) in which we are tied for the 5th place. Also, we are 1st in one of the most important FT statistics. What's this statistic? Percent of Points from Free Throws. We are first with 21.2% of our total points coming from the FT line. OKC is second with 20.6%.
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Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
This study has been completed.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Alan J. Budney, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: December 21, 2007
Last updated: July 30, 2015
Last verified: July 2015
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Marijuana remains the most prevalent illicit substance used by adolescents and the number of adolescents receiving treatment for marijuana abuse more than tripled during the last decade. A small number of clinical trials suggest that family-based and individual interventions have efficacy for treating adolescent substance abuse. However, even with these interventions most adolescents fail to reduce their substance use substantially, thus, there remains much room for improvement of treatment services. The overarching goal of this project is to develop and test novel behavioral treatments to enhance treatment outcome in this important treatment population, and in so doing, learn more about mechanisms of change that have broader implications for addiction science. In our initial Stage IB project "Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse", we created, manualized, and pilot tested a unique contingency-management (CM) intervention that combined abstinence-based voucher incentives with contingency management training for parents. A small randomized, clinical trial provided encouraging results. When added to a commonly used cognitive-behavior therapy, CM improved rates of sustained abstinence during treatment. Adolescents receiving this intervention were less likely to relapse over the 9-month follow-up period, however this finding was not as robust as the observed during treatment effects, most likely due to the small sample size and associated low power to detect effects. Despite strong indicators of the efficacy of this CM intervention, there remained room for improvement in increasing rates of treatment response and reducing rates of relapse. Hypothesized mediators and moderators of change indicated that changes in parenting had direct effects on post-treatment marijuana abstinence outcomes, and that abstinence early in treatment was a robust predictor of the CM treatment effect. This proposal will systematically replicate and extend these findings. A Stage II trial will compare three treatment conditions: (1) cognitive behavior therapy (CBT only); (2) CBT plus CM; and (3) CBT plus an enhanced CM model targeting increased early abstinence rates, parenting skills, and maintenance of effects. Replicating the initial demonstration of the positive effects of CM will extend the scientific evidence for use of CM to increase treatment efficacy for substance-abusing adolescents. Testing an enhanced CM model will determine if modifications that are consistent with the underlying behavioral principles and empiricism supporting CM interventions can result in improved outcomes. Last, assessment of potential mechanisms of action, particularly parenting, adolescent psychopathology and impulsivity, will provide scientific information directly relevant to future development of more effective intervention and prevention models of adolescent substance abuse, and will inform us about fundamental mechanisms operating in drug-dependence.
|Marijuana Abuse
|Behavioral: MET/CBT Behavioral: CM Behavioral: BPT
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Behavioral Treatment of Adolescent Marijuana Use
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MedlinePlus related topics: MarijuanaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Alan J. Budney, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Marijuana Abstinence (2 Weeks or Greater) [ Time Frame: Testing done twice weekly for 14 weeks. ]Percentage of participants who achieved 2 continuous weeks of marijuana abstinence as verified by twice weekly urine testing during the 14 weeks of treatment.
- Marijuana Abstinence (4 Weeks or Greater) [ Time Frame: Twice weekly urine tests for 14 weeks. ]Percentage of participants who achieved 4 continuous weeks of marijuana abstinence as verified by twice weekly urine testing during the 14 weeks of treatment.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of Days of Marijuana Abstinence Across All Days of Treatment (14 Weeks) [ Time Frame: This is for the proportion of days abstinent across the entire 14-week treatment period. Self-report data are collected twice weekly during treatment to obtain a cumulative proportion ]This reflects the mean proportion of days of marijuana abstinence for each participant
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: MET/CBT+CM/BPT
Integrated psychosocial counseling. 14 weekly session. Twice weekly urine testing. Abstinence-based incentives based on urine test results. 14 weekly behavioral parenting sessions.
Behavioral: MET/CBT
Weekly Individual Counseling SessionsBehavioral: CM
Abstinence-based incentives delivered contingent on drug-negative urine test results.Behavioral: BPT
Behavioral parent training involve 14 weekly counseling curriculum to improve parenting skills.
Experimental: MET/CBT+CM
Integrated psychosocial counseling. 14 weekly sessions. Twice weekly urine testing. Abstinence-based incentives based on urine test results.
Behavioral: MET/CBT
Weekly Individual Counseling SessionsBehavioral: CM
Abstinence-based incentives delivered contingent on drug-negative urine test results.
Active Comparator: MET/CBT
Integrated psychosocial counseling. 14 weekly sessions.
Behavioral: MET/CBT
Weekly Individual Counseling Sessions
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 12 to 18 years old (if 18, they must attend high school and live at home)
- Report using marijuana during the previous 30 days or provide a marijuana- positive urine test
- Meet criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence
- Have a parent/guardian who can participate
- Live within a 30-minute driving range from the clinic
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently meet DSM criteria for dependence on alcohol or other illicit drugs other than marijuana (use/abuse of other drugs will not be excluded)
- Exhibit active psychosis
- Have severe medical or psychiatric illness limiting participation
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding (youth only)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00580671
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00580671
|United States, New Hampshire
|Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
|Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
|Principal Investigator:
|Alan J Budney, Ph.D.
|Dartmouth College
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Alan J. Budney, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Alan J. Budney, Professor, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00580671 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5R01DA015186-07 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
5R01DA015186-08 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|December 21, 2007
|Results First Received:
|March 25, 2013
|Last Updated:
|July 30, 2015
Keywords provided by Alan J. Budney, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:
Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Marijuana Abuse
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
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I think we're all used to Reality Check reviews being pretty bad, because fast food is usually, at best, uneventful. But I'm going to switch it up today. Culver's new Colby Jack Pub Burger ($4.99) is a great fast food burger.
If you're lucky enough to live in an area with Culver's, then you're probably already aware that the quality of the food is leaps and bounds above other fast food joints. So I was expecting the pub burger to be pretty good, and in fact I really liked some of the components that differed from the normal butter burger.
Ditching American cheese for a stringy Colby Jack elevates the burger (if only metaphorically) above your typical cheeseburger. There's so much of it that it smooshes out the sides of the burger, just the way I like it.
They call the bun a supper club bun, and I have no idea what that means. I've been to lots of supper clubs, and haven't seen a bun like this at any of them. Regardless, I love the bun. It's much more substantial than the regular butter burger bun, and it's topped with a smattering of sesame seeds, poppyseeds, and onion bits. That substaintial bun came in handy when I picked up the burger and butter dripped out. This was greasy, but in a good way.
Beef patties are standard Culver's, meaning they're never frozen and have a substantial smash-method crust. The beef does dry out a bit, but the butter and, in this case, pepper mayo go a long way to keeping it all lubed up. I much prefered the mayo to the drizzle of A1 steak sauce that's also on the burger, but if you like that stuff, then you'll enjoy this. Luckily, it wasn't too pronounced.
The one thing that gets lost on this burger is the crispy onions. They're more like French's fried onions in a can than pub-style onion strings. Putting them under the patties and in the mayo and A1 didn't help the matter, either.
Photos show this hefty burger served with a side of cheese curds, so I opted for those over fries. I'm not really sure if cheese curds are a pub staple, but how can anyone go wrong with fried cheese? Definitely take the suggestion; it's worth the extra $1 to upgrade your combo.
About the author: Lacey Muszynski is an editor, freelance writer and restaurant reviewer from Milwaukee, WI. When she's not burgerblogging on AHT, she might be updating her food blog, making fun of the Food Network, or wondering what her art degree has to do with all of this. Her idols growing up included Martin Yan, Chairman Kaga, and whoever was on Great Chefs, Great Cities that day.
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When Jonathan Fung set out to make a short film about human trafficking, a trip to the premier film festival on the planet wasn't at the top of his mind. That film, Hark, debuted on the SCU campus in spring 2012, and we wrote about it in the Summer 2012 SCM. A year later found it in Cannes, a frenzied gathering of glitterati and wheeling and dealing that Fung sums up as "crazy."
Shot in the Bay Area, Hark dispels the notion that the buying and selling of fellow human beings is something that only happens overseas. It's also a film that has left some audiences stunned into silence.
Fung is a lecturer in communication at SCU. Narrative film is something he's come to from a background in experimental work and video installations.
Hark's journey has taken it to other festivals this summer, including the Windrider Film Forum in Menlo Park in June and, in July, the Awareness Film Festival in Santa Monica, which screens and awards films focused on global issues. There Hark was named Best Narrative Short. And Cannes has figured into plans for a possible feature-length work.
Students at the fests
In March, San Jose's Cinequest festival screened Fung's film as well as work by one of his former students, Sofia Coyiuto '12, whose short documentary Thicker Than Blood follows three families who adopted baby girls from China. The film explores dynamics of an interracial adoptive family.
|Visit the American Colter website for more information—and watch a trailer on YouTube.
While we're catching up on recent student projects: American Colter, a 23-minute documentary by Wes Culver '12, Vanessa Delgado '12, and Chloe Fitzmaurice '12, premiered last fall at the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival. This spring brought the film and its makers to Palm Springs for the American Documentary Film Festival. The documentary was made as a senior capstone project and highlights the ineffectiveness of the rehabilitation process when felons are released and forced to reintegrate into society with little to no preparation. The filmmakers share the story of one man who broke that mold, following the journey of 42-year-old Colter White '12 from his 15 years in high-security California prisons to graduating from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's degree in communication. He joined the filmmakers for the Palm Springs festival, where he fielded more than a few audience questions himself.
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SAN MARIN High girls water polo coach Steve Morris is putting all his eggs in one basket.
That is, he's pinning the success of this season — or possible lack thereof — on one player: Senior captain Jessica Iacovelli.
"It completely depends on her," Morris said. "Not just her skills as far as water polo goes, but her ability to get the team together."
Iacovelli, who was named second-team all-league in 2012, has been on the team since her freshman year; Steadily building a reputation based on hard work.
"She's very modest," Morris said. "(Iacovelli) shows up every day, (is) willing to work hard (and) gives me everything I could possibly ask for."
Morris said her work ethic manifests itself in multiple ways: In her effort during practice and games, in the responsibility that goes hand-in-hand with the mantle of leadership and in the thought she dedicates to the sport.
"(She's a) good conversationalist about strategy, (a) good student of the game," Morris said.
"She expects perfection at all times from everybody, because that's what she expects from herself," he added. "She demands that from me as her coach, she demands it of herself as a student and she demands it of all the players."
With some players that kind of passion could lead to behavioral problems and discord with teammates. With Iacovelli, it's both a push and comic relief.
"We joke around that she gets a little too frustrated sometimes when not everybody is at the level where she wants them to be," Morris said. "Which is a great thing, I'm glad that we have that fiery spirit — and if you're a water polo player, you have to have that attitude. This is a sport not for the faint of heart."
With Iacovelli at the helm, it looks as if the stars are aligning for the Mustangs. While traditional powerhouses like Drake and Marin Catholic are in rebuilding stages the door is open for others to contend.
"A lot of the teams lost a lot of really good players last year," Iacovelli said. "Of course it's stressful because now you feel like you have a chance to be really good, but also it's really nice because other teams get a chance to be in the top."
San Marin failed to make the MCAL playoffs last season and Iacovelli wants a playoff berth — to start.
"Personally, I'd just like to do my best but for the team I'd like to see if we could make NCS this year," Iacovelli said. "I think it would just be an accomplishment to make it."
As for Morris, he knows that Iacovelli can lead that kind of postseason charge.
"If the rest of the team follows her lead and listens and becomes students as well then we'll be successful as a team," he said.
"She's really good at the sport so she knows what's going on," said teammate Tanner Rhoads, Iacovelli's co-captain.
Rhoads shares co-captain honors with Iacovelli but conceded that more of the leadership duties fall on her teammate.
"She's one of our main players so she'll always call for the ball, and she knows when to set us up and tell us where to go if we're not in the right place," she said.
Most of the players on the girls team spent the summer playing club water polo and entered the high school season primed and ready to work, and hit the ground running with a 15-4 win against Cardinal Newman in their first game of the season.
"We can definitely do really good things if we all work together as a team," Rhoads said.
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LUCERNE -- The water service provider for Lucerne held a contentious workshop with residents upset about proposed rate hikes Wednesday night.
San Jose-based California Water Service Co. (Cal Water), the private company that provides water to the Lucerne area, filed a general rate case (GRC) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in July asking for a new rate structure.
That proposal -- a 77-percent rate increase over three years starting in 2014 -- has many residents in the town of little more than 2,000 irate.
About 40 of those people attended the evening workshop, which lasted about an hour and 15 minutes at Lucerne Elementary School.
"I live by myself. I don't have a lawn anymore. I can't water any flowers anymore. I can barely wash one (laundry) load a week," resident Barbara Collier said. "I pay more money for water every month than I do for my medical. Now is that right?"
She said despite her conservation efforts, her bimonthly bill was $184 at her two-bedroom Lucerne house.
Tom Smegal, vice president with Cal Water, was at the other end of most of the questions.
"Remember that it's our proposal and not what you're going to see. You're going to see something different than that," Smegal said, referencing the fact the CPUC has the final say.
The company asked for the restructuring to cover operational and maintenance costs, fund system improvements needed and address sales decreases in Lucerne.
Residents inquired about a number of issues, including the nature of the capital improvements, the area's poor water quality, Cal Water's history in Lucerne and the company's bottom line.
The question-and-answer session grew tense, prompting Smegal to try and regain control of the room at least a half dozen times.
"Sorry, let's just make this clear: If I can't answer the questions, I'll just stop," he said at one point. "So, you want to hear from me or do want to bicker with me?"
Alan Flora, deputy county administrative officer, read aloud a letter the county supervisors sent to state representatives and regulators this summer, urging the CPUC to deny Cal Water's proposal.
District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing, who represents Lucerne, was unable to attend, Flora said.
"(Rushing) is doing a lot of work behind the scenes," he added. "I just want to assure the community that we are doing what we can in working with our elected representatives and the public utilities commission."
Smegal was upfront with attendees, reminding them early on that the informational workshop was not the place for them to share their thoughts as part of the official record.
"This not a public hearing," he said. "That will be your opportunity to talk to the commission about our rate increase request, about the economic conditions here in Lucerne, about water quality, service quality. That's your opportunity to be heard."
The hearing before the CPUC administrative law judge would occur in Lucerne likely in January or February, Smegal added.
He encouraged residents to participate in the GRC process by contacting the CPUC.
Helen Finnie passed around a clipboard after the meeting. She said she is part of a group that already collected 400 to 500 signatures for a petition.
"I take the quickest showers in the world that smell green and God awful," Lucerne resident Marge Rowen quipped after the workshop. She said her average bimonthly water bill was $216.
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- The Butcher & The Burger, Chicago Restaurant, Chosen As America's Manliest Burger Joint: An honor bestowed by Men's Health magazine. [AHT review]
- 6 Portland Spots to Get Your Late-Night Burger Fix: Slow Bar, Rock House Grill, and other places for a post-10 p.m. burger.
- Los Angles: Short Order Comes Up Short: "As juicy and filling and over the top as these burgers are, as much as they satisfy that part of you that just wants to fill your whole face with meat and grease, they fall short of burger heaven."
- 5 Napkin Closes about 12 Months After Opening: The Atlanta location of NYC-based chain 5 Napkin closed this week. [AHT review]
- Can't Decide Between Pizza and a Burger? Now You Don't Have To!: Abruzzi Pizzeria in NYC is making bacon cheeseburger pizza.
- 100 Favorite Dishes 2012: No. 36, Half-Pound Burger at benjy's in the Village: "That burger comes with a menacing half-pound of beef cooked to order on a bun baked in-house at the restaurant, along with some achingly fresh produce."
- Apple Slices Recalled At McDonalds, Burger King, WaWa, Wegmans: Apple products are being recalled for being possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Akron Burger 101: The Hamburger Helpers weigh in on Akron burger stands: Where to get the best burgers and where to go for the coolest vibes.
- Destination Burgers: 10 Patties Worth a Trip: Zagat picks Pie 'n' Burger, White Manna, In-N-Out, and more.
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