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CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan has tapped the acting director of the state's Homeland Security and Emergency Management department to be the head of the agency.
Hassan announced Tuesday that she and Department of Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes jointly nominated Perry Plummer to serve a full three-year term as HSEM director. Plummer has been serving as the acting director since Jan. 3.
"Ensuring the safety of our people and communities is the most important role of state government," Hassan said in a statement. "In responding to recent flash flooding in communities throughout New Hampshire, as well as to one of the most significant snow storms in years, Director Plummer has demonstrated a clear ability to act quickly and effectively to help our communities through any emergency and to position the state for federal relief."
Barthelmes said, "Perry Plummer is well respected by the entire public safety community and has been widely recognized for his leadership, his years of service and his ability to effectively respond to the needs of New Hampshire's communities."
From May 2011 to Jan. 2013, Plummer served as director of fire standards and training and Emergency Medical Services at the Fire Academy in Concord.
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In the years before she was well known as a woman living with AIDS, Rae Lewis-Thornton struggled with disclosing to partners just like most others. "Just like you have the right to not date somebody who's unemployed, you have the right to not date somebody who has HIV," she says; "But I never had a man say no." Rae shares her dating experiences, her journey toward self-love above all else -- and her response to men who've wanted to have sex with her without a condom. Watch the other videos in this series.
What has dating been like for you?
Dating has been interesting. Prior to my husband, my HIV status was a well-kept secret. So I had to tell my partners. That was hard, disclosing your HIV status in those early days. But I felt that I had no right to put a person at risk, that I should give them an option.
You sit down in a very neutral place, like at the kitchen table; and you tell the person that you have HIV. You answer any questions that they may have. You accept whatever they say. And you understand that it's not necessarily a rejection of you, but a rejection of HIV.
And a person has that right. Just like you have the right to not date somebody who's unemployed, you have the right to not date somebody who has HIV. But I never had a man say no.
What I found was that I had more takers for casual dating than I did relationships. Other women without HIV say they have that problem too -- that there are more men who just want to have sex than want to have a relationship. But to want to have just a casual sexual relationship with a woman with AIDS, is kind of mind boggling to me. I don't think I'd want to have a casual relationship with someone with AIDS.
I had people who wanted to be with me, but they didn't want other people to know they were with me, in case the relationship didn't work out and then they'd have another person that they go to say, "Well, weren't you with that woman with AIDS?"
I'm going to confess that there was a part of me that felt it was OK to have these private relationships. Because at one level, I had this ego thing going on: "Men still want me, no matter what." And at another level, you never want to be alone. Everybody wants to be validated.
But I came to a place that's that working through, living healthy; that if a man couldn't walk with me in a park in the daylight, he couldn't get no coochie in the dark. And I've been pretty faithful to that. That was about seven, eight years ago.
Now I'm at another place -- I'm 50. If he doesn't add value to my life, then why is he in it? If I got to sit at home and wait on you to call me, I am wasting my time. And so I've gotten to this really good place where, yeah, I want companionship, but I'm OK being by myself. But if I can find a partner who wants to meet me on my terms, then I'm willing to do it -- that understands what I'm saying; where it's not about the sex. Because I can get sex. I get married men who are willing to have sex with me. I can walk out of this room, pick up my cell phone, and there could be a married man at my house when I get home.
I have made those choices not to do that. I've even had men willing to have sex with me without a condom. And I'm going to say something: When you're in an intimate situation and someone penetrates, there are a couple things that happen. The first is like, you do this, "Oh, Jesus," kind of, or "Have mercy, Lord" thing in the first few moments. But then when you come back to your senses, you've got to reevaluate the situation.


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1. Re: Failed SR1530CL (S5000VCL motherboard) blinks Status LEDDan_O Feb 7, 2012 4:08 PM (in response to igors)
The blink pattern of the front status LED may not be significant, but the status LEDs in the back will give you more information.
What do they show, and what happens when you hit the power button?
2. Re: Failed SR1530CL (S5000VCL motherboard) blinks Status LEDigors Feb 8, 2012 1:41 AM (in response to Dan_O)
Backpane and front panel status LEDs are blinking synchronized. Power button does nothing even when I press it for several seconds, but before failure this server had auto power-on setup, maybe it still takes effect. Fan on the power unit starts rotation when I plug power cord; in several seconds green status light turns on and flash one time; then it turns on permanently and amber LED is flashing four times; then amber turns off and green remain to shine.
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I have the same problem.
The LED on the motherboard beside the 4 post LEDs flashes 3 times amber then stayed green. I have attempted to remove the RAM etc. I don't see any of the POST LEDs light up or hear any beeps. Did you have any luck finding out what the problem was?
4. Re: Failed SR1530CL (S5000VCL motherboard) blinks Status LEDDan_O May 3, 2012 3:58 PM (in response to igors)
That is the normal boot process. When you first apply AC power, there is some initialization.
Once the status finally goes solid green, you should be able to power on the system normally.


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Old bank in downtown Palm Springs being transfomed into possible Panera Bread, bars
Stefanie Frith The Desert Sun April 2, 2008
PALM SPRINGS - New restaurants, bars and an upscale grocery store could come to downtown Palm Springs.
It's not a definite, but Sperry Van Ness is talking to bakery cafe Panera Bread about opening inside a former bank building that is being refurbished in downtown, the company's senior vice president, Char Sharp, said Tuesday at the Main Street Palm Springs meeting.
The former bank building is at the northeast corner of Baristo Road and Palm Canyon Drive, next to the Village Pub and across the street from Wessman Development Co.
"It would be nice to see something permanent there, something useful," said Vincent Puccio, who owns Avalon Bay and Don Vincent across the street.
The two-story brick, glass and wood building has been empty for about nine years, Sharp said. It would be opened on each side to accommodate outdoor patio seating, Sharp said.
"It will be something more trendy," Sharp said.
Panera Bread, which has more than 1,150 stores nationwide and opened recently in La Quinta, is being considered as a tenant, Sharp said.
The nearly 20,000-square-foot former bank will be converted to also add a pub and possible martini bar, as well as a restaurant for something like Panera Bread or an Earth Cafe, Sharp said.
A small grocer, possibly a Jensen's, could also be added, she said. On the second floor would be space for two offices.
Letters of intent should be signed in the next two months, with leases signed after that, Sharp said. The entire project would be finished by the end of the year.
People who attended the Main Street merchants' association meeting Tuesday were excited and wondered about the former bank's vault.
"It's for bad boys who drink too much at the martini bar," Sharp quipped.
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What a great redo on this building. It seems very feasible and will really boost this end of downtown. If they can land a Cosi or Panera as well as fun tapas Martini bar this project will be great and adding in a small grocery like a Fresh and Easy, the british import small food market , would complete a stellar project. It looks as if this one has been really thought through
Here are some decisions made at the Palm Springs Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday:
Ace Hotel to replace Howard Johnson
The Ace Hotel was approved by the Palm Springs Planning Commission Wednesday. The commission voted 6-0 for the hotel at 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive.
The hotel would replace the former Howard Johnson and Denny's restaurant. It would have 190 rooms.
Ace Hotels also are in Oregon, with another planned in New York.
Contempo Homes given 1-year extension
It will be another year before a Contempo Homes project gets off the ground.
The Palm Springs Planning Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday, with Chairwoman Dianne Marantz abstaining, to approve a one-year time extension for an 11.42-acre project at Verona Road near Whitewater Club Drive that would have 39 homes.
10-home project can wait another year
A Contempo Home project at Via Escuela near Gene Autry Trail will be extended by another year.
The project would have 10 homes on 3.42 acres. The Palm Springs Planning Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday with Chairwoman Dianne
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Hmmmm...no comment on Port Lawrence status or what's going on at Mesquite and Palm Canyon??
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Morgans Hotel Group Announces New Mondrian in Palm Springs
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2008--Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) ("MHG") today announced a new joint venture with RE:Loft Partners Palm Springs, LLC to develop Palm Springs Hotel & Residences ("the Resort") in downtown Palm Springs, California. The Resort plans call for a Mondrian hotel with approximately 200 rooms, as well as residences available for sale. The Resort is expected to open in 2010. This new venture is the seventh announced Mondrian, including the renowned, original West Hollywood Mondrian, the new Mondrian Scottsdale, and properties under development in Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago and SoHo.
Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs on Amado Road, the Resort will be directly across from the newly renovated Palm Springs Convention Center and a short walk from the main downtown retail promenade. The five-story property sits on 10.5 acres and is expected to include a destination restaurant and bar. The Resort is also expected to boast a spa and fitness center as well as an expansive social pool area with cabanas and outdoor bar access, and a kids club to support leisure family travel as well as residential owners.
The Resort is also expected to have significant flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and function space, including a large ballroom and a board room. Additional meeting and function facilities would include a movie screening room. Leading architecture firms Gensler and Marta Fry Landscape Architects will oversee the property's development.
"Palm Springs is experiencing a dramatic revitalization, and we are pleased to establish our footprint in one of the premier resort destinations in the U.S.," said Marc Gordon, Chief Investment Officer of MHG. "Our property will set a new precedent for development in downtown Palm Springs, which provides an alternative to the golf resort destinations in the Palm Springs area and to the Las Vegas party scene. We are pleased to be at the cutting edge of the Palm Springs 'renaissance,' just as we were with the opening of Delano in South Beach and Mondrian on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles."
"We see tremendous opportunities in the resurgence of downtown Palm Springs," said Fred Kleisner, President and Chief Executive Officer of MHG. "With its legendary glamour and energy, we expect this property to attract the hip, diverse clientele that our Mondrian brand is known for. We are excited about our expansion into this vibrant market and look forward to the continued success of the Mondrian brand."
Upon completion, MHG is expected to operate the hotel under a ten-year management contract with five-year extension options.
Stefanie Frith, The Desert Sun
March 2008. By Stefanie Frith. This former bank building at Baristo Road and Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs is being refurbished. When completed, it could be home to several restaurants and a possible small grocery store.
Leasing options
Interested in leasing in a refurbished bank building? Space is available for offices, restaurants, bars and a 5,000-square-foot gourmet market. Contact Sperry Van Ness at 778-6856.
Arrayed in a mostly linear, north-south axis at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, downtown is usually considered to be the area between Ramon Road to the south, and Alejo Road at the north. The principal commercial arteries are Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive, which run parallel and one block apart. The area to the east of these streets, all the way to Sunrise Way, is home to the Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Hotel, the citys Convention Center, and numerous hotel and condominium projects. It is in this section of the City, because of a separate master plan initiated with the Cahuilla tribe, that higher buildings (up to one hundred feet) on larger parcels are allowed. Accordingly, an expanded Casino and Spa Hotel, a Hard Rock Hotel, and a Mondrian Hotel, are in the planning stages in this area. These taller buildings, and other multi-story projects being proposed downtown, are encountering resistance from some in the community. Many feel that the village atmosphere is being compromised and threatened, and views of the beloved mountains blocked.
In July 2005, the City of Palm Springs adopted the Interim Downtown Urban Design Plan to function as a guide for development in the core area. Significant in the document are height limits, density nodes, streetscape and landscaping concepts, and building massing strategies. Because of the length of the downtown corridor, the document recommends the creation of a southern gateway project on the north side of Ramon Road, between Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive, and a corresponding northern gateway just south of Alejo Road. Both projects, which are mixed-use commercial/residential structures, have been designed and approved by the City. (The northern gateway project, Port Lawrence, is currently under construction.)
At the crossroads of downtown, Tahquitz Canyon Drive at Palm Canyon Drive, a major hub is intended. Currently, much of this prime area is occupied by the vacant Desert Fashion Plaza shopping center, a typical (and outdated) enclosed retail mall. This building, and much of the adjacent land, is owned by Wessman Development, which is proposing a major, mixed-use commercial/residential project, dubbed Museum Market Plaza. The project will return much of the former street grid, and perhaps more importantly, creates part of an intended link between the Palm Springs Art Museum at the base of the mountain and the convention center to the east. Unfortunately, the historic Town and Country Center, designed by A. Quincy Jones and Paul R. Williams in 1947, is threatened by the Museum Market Plaza project. It is this potential loss of an important building and courtyard space that led to Palm Springs Re-Imagined.
Retrofitting and widening the Bogert Trail Bridge is expected to get underway in 2008 and it will take slightly
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Palm Springs Mayor shares his "Renaissance" vision for the city
Public Record, The, Feb 12, 2008 by Slahor, Stephenie
The annual State of the City address was delivered by Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet at the Palm Springs Convention Center, during a luncheon hosted by the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.
"We work together as a Council to move this city forward," Mayor Pougnet began, as he introduced members of the City Council. "There is a renaissance of the city of Palm Springs occurring and we're taking that to the next level." He added, "This city isn't crumbling as some would want us to believe," and "it has a tremendous opportunity to go to the next level."
He listed a number of projects and activities of the past few years that have helped to advance the city.
The Office of Neighborhood Involvement has 15 of the city's neighborhoods as members, with four more planning to join. The mayor said the group is an opportunity for neighborhood residents to network and discuss issues of importance in their areas. "You've got to have dialog with your neighborhoods," Pougnet said, and he is encouraging homeowners' and condominium associations to consider joining the group.
He also listed the city's budget in being the black, completion of renovations at the Palm Springs Convention Center and the airport's terminal, soon-to-be construction of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, and approval of a western campus in the city by College of the Desert as more reasons the city is in a "renaissance."
Pougnet said the city's bond rating has been raised to A-, a rating that will save the city considerably on bond insurance. The city is planning a new animal shelter, renovations to the public library, and purchase of and as bond income, tax increments and redevelopment money increase.
He praised the Palm Springs Film Festival as an event that now attracts people "from all over the world" And, in the sports realm, he cheered the two city baseball clubs - the Palm Springs Power and the Palm Springs Chill and the roles they play in providing quality sports events for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Restoration projects at the Colony Palms Hotel and Racquet Club are well underway, he said, and will help to contribute to, what he termed, 'The wonderful, fabulous setting" of Palm Springs and its fabled history.
"We can't ever have enough money to do the things we need, and know we need, in the city" he said, but he said one item about which many residents voice concern is the state of the streets and roads. He said there is a long-term plan to resurface all the city roads and he is recommending to the Council that a new formula for funding be done to finance the plan. "It is that critical to the infrastructure of the city to do that," he said.
He also has the goal of improving "customer service" in the city. "This isn't a recommendation; this is a challenge," he said.
He pledged continued support for the police and fire services and said they need the "tools to protect this city," and the personnel to do the work.
The mayor would like Palm Springs to emphasize environmentally-sound, sustainable efforts in its water and energy consumption. Audits will be done on city usage, and a summit will be held in late April or early May to discuss "eco-positive" measures. The city is already planning to re-landscape significant portions of medians in the city with plants that require less watering.
On the topic of downtown revitalization, Pougnet said projects such as the planned Port Lawrence mixed use condo and retail development at Alejo and Palm Canyon, the planned Hard Rock Hotel and a Mondrian Hotel near the Convention Center will help greatly in revitalization and bolstering the usage of the Center. But Pougnet said something must he done soon with the Desert Fashion Plaza and the associated Zelda's parcel about 14 acres in the center of downtown. "It is absolutely critical to the future economic success of this city" to improve that area, he said. Although the city has been working closely with Wessman Development for the past three years, Pougnet said the city needs to look at all available options "with Wessman Development, or without them," he said. He did not rule out eminent domain as an option that the city would use. "This downtown has so much potential," he said, but he
added that the city "Will not sit around and watch for another six years that nothing moves forward on that property."
Another challenging area is the Escena project on the north side of the city along Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino. "It's in trouble - a casualty of what's happening in the business" of real estate and lending, he said. Bonds posted by the developer should help the city maintain the property until a solution can be found, he added. Mayor Pougnet said he is proud to be the city's 19th mayor and he concluded, "I believe deeply and passionately about this city."
Palm Springs homeless center plan goes forward
The Palm Springs Planning Commission gave the go-ahead this week for the future Multi-Services Center for the Homeless to be built in Palm Springs.
The center, which will be located at 19-531 McLane St., is being built by Riverside County.
At its meeting Wednesday, the commission also approved a request that street improvements, including sidewalks near 2630 Anza Trail, be postponed.
Neighbors had said they believe the work would make the area look more urban than the surrounding area, according to city staff. The commission added an amendment that it would allow a gate to be built there as well.
The commission approved a new spa inside the new Ace Hotel, 701 E. Palm Canyon Drive. Six ground-floor rooms will be remodeled to build a spa.
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PALM SPRINGS - Several major retailers, including a large bookstore, movie theater and upscale restaurants are interested in leasing in the proposed $500 million to $650 million renovation of the Desert Fashion Plaza in downtown Palm Springs.
Barnes & Noble and a "major movie theater" have signed letters of intent to lease at the Museum Market Plaza, owner John Wessman told The Desert Sun on Wednesday.
Wessman submitted his latest plans to a joint meeting of the Palm Springs City Council and Planning Commission.
He proposes turning the defunct 16-acre Desert Fashion Plaza site into what he calls a thriving lifestyle center, complete with up to 955 condos, as many as 620 hotel rooms and up to 400,000 square feet of retail.
The space would be distributed on a sliding scale, so fewer condos could mean near the high estimate for hotel rooms and retail space, and vice versa.
The buildings would range from 15 to 79 feet high and would be completed in phases, with the first phase along Palm Canyon Drive expected by the end of 2010.
The center would include a public plaza with palm trees and places to sit and relax, office space, a pharmacy, bookstore, condos, and lots of shops and restaurants.
Wessman said he has been ready to move forward and has submitted three or four plans since he purchased the property in December 2001.
Mayor Steve Pougnet countered that, saying Wessman has never submitted a "specific plan."
"If you don't have a project that is economically feasible, it's not going to happen," Wessman told The Desert Sun before the meeting.
The near-empty mall is seen as a hurdle to the revitalization of downtown.
National retailers have nowhere to set up shop and local merchants won't survive without thriving stores, officials said.
Many believe bringing people to live in downtown, along with a public central plaza, a movie theater, bookstore, pharmacy and hotel will help bring life to the area.
"I remember being able to walk through the Hyatt into the mall, then they closed it and it's been an eyesore ever since," said Justin Ummel of Palm Springs.
"That's a whole lot of space that could bring business to Palm Springs," he said. "And it would be nice to go inside and shop around, especially during the summer."
A new street connecting the Palm Springs Art Museum to the Palm Springs Convention Center is something city officials have been working on since the early 1990s, Councilman Chris Mills said earlier this week.
Wessman said he is not sure at this time how much money he might ask for from the city's Community Redevelopment Agency.
"People keep asking me that, even the city," Wessman said.
He also is not sure exactly how many homes or shops would be built.
The environmental review, which would start soon, would determine this, as well as the setbacks, exact height and other factors, Wessman said.
Condos would cost about $600 per square foot.
Wessman said he is not concerned about financing the project, which he estimates will cost $500 million to $650 million.
His vice president, Michael Braun, worked on Wall Street for 12 years and has access to certain funds, Wessman said.
Pougnet said the City Council will discuss the project again May 21 and June 4.
Mayor Pro Tem Ginny Foat said she was disappointed to see the mall deteriorate and stores leave in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
"We cannot continue with that hole in the middle of our downtown," she said.
Residents and local business owners agreed on Wednesday.
"What we have right now is a dead mall and the hotels and restaurants are the only things that bring tourism in this area," said Palm Springs resident Michael Anthony Montano, marketing director and owner of So. Cal Direct Media.
"I think revitalizing the mall would bring more tourism and businesses. It would also help bring more people, which would help the town's small businesses with the tremendous rent they're paying," he said.
"It's very hard for small businesses to profit out here when they're paying between $3,500 to $5,000 a month in rent."
Shaun Finley, a 15-year resident of Palm Springs, said he would love to see a Banana Republic, Pottery Barn and William Sonoma at the proposed revitalized mall.
"It'll bring more people here instead of making them go to Palm Desert," he said.
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Much of what I saw last night I actually liked. But 60' means 60'; John Wessman was a driving force in the Downtown Guidelines committee which set that height. He was extremely well versed on the limits before he presented his proposal at Council. He understands setbacks, too.
I agree with much of what has been said by other posters; it is definitely time to move forward but there seems to be the sense here that once the project is approved, it we go up overnight. Dream on. Be prepared for at least five years of major disruption downtown to get this huge project near completion. That was why so many people were hoping for major renovations as opposed to a total tear-down. Nonetheless, it is time to proceed......within the limitations set by the General Plan.
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Great concept, small adjustments and go for it! Personally I'll miss the Town and Country center, we are losing more and more of our history. BUT, let this project get going. Timing would be perfect for the next economic boom. Just bulldoze DFP now, get moving. It's a great plan!
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Small town appeal or ghost town appeal?! Misplaced nostalgia is not going to help PS prosper.
Palm Springs' Fashion Plaza could have 955 units
Wessman's latest proposal may be the one to become reality
Stefanie Frith The Desert Sun April 30, 2008
The Desert Fashion Plaza, when redeveloped in downtown Palm Springs, could reach 79 feet high and have a maximum of 955 homes.
The City Council and Planning Commission are meeting tonight to discuss the project. The project, called the Museum Market Plaza, was submitted today.
Assistant City Manager Tom Wilson said today is a "big day" because the city has been waiting for nearly a year for developer John Wessman to submit his latest plans for the 16-acre site at Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive.
The number, use and height of buildings included in the redevelopment of the Desert Fashion Plaza in downtown Palm Springs was revealed during a joint session of the City Council and Planning Commission.
Wessman's plans include a central public plaza and a mixed-use area with homes, offices, retail and entertainment venues.
There could be 955 homes, 400,000 square feet of retail and 620 hotel rooms. However, this does not mean it would all occur at the same time. If there were 620 hotel rooms, there would be fewer condos, for example.
Buildings could range from 34 feet to 79 feet high.
Its redevelopment is viewed as critical to bringing more shoppers and visitors to downtown Palm Springs.
The property, which includes Zeldaz night club, has sat virtually empty since Saks Fifth Avenue closed in 2001.
Wessman has filed three or four plans to redevelop the area in the seven years he's owned it. Every one of those plans was debated and dismissed.
But his newest idea could be the one proposal that goes from paper drawings to reality - a lifestyle center in the heart of downtown, with many shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, a hotel and condos.
Project details are scheduled to be released at 6 p.m. today during a joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission at Palm Springs City Hall.
In an e-mail to supporters last week, Wessman Development Vice President Michael Braun said the company plans to create a "central public plaza" and mixed-use project that will "address the needs" of retailers and prospective residential buyers.
Change can't come soon enough: Merchants, city officials and residents point to the existing plaza as an eyesore standing in the way of downtown Palm Springs' revitalization.
Bob Hughes, a commercial real estate broker based in downtown, said vacancies will start to disappear when the project - called the Museum Market Plaza - is under way.
"The mall would be the jackpot to get everything to move," Hughes said. "We can move without it, but not as quickly."
Wessman's latest plans aren't so different from what he's submitted in the past, City Councilman Chris Mills said Tuesday.
Mills saw plans three weeks ago for buildings ranging in height from 35 feet to more than 70 feet. There would be a lot of condos and maybe a movie theater and high-end grocery store.
National retailers would be drawn to the retail space, prompting local merchants to fill up vacant storefronts downtown.
"There are tenants that would love to be in downtown, but we don't have any place to put them," Mills said.
The plans show a project that would be pedestrian-friendly and offer the much-needed connection from the Palm Springs Art Museum to the Palm Springs Convention Center.
"This is the No. 1 priority for the city as far as I'm concerned," Mayor Steve Pougnet said, adding he will give Wessman an "aggressive" timeline today.
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LukeinPS wrote:
So many people are against the redevelopment of downtown and will find anything to block progress. I wish we could determine the amount of revenue lost each year and equally divide it amongst the naysayers as a penalty. We will see how quickly they change their minds. Most of these people don't care if downtown survives or not because they are satisfied with the status quo. If it were to hit their pocket books just like it does with the retailers and the city government collecting taxes maybe they would see things differently.
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If we are going to continue to argue over the plans that Wessman has for downtown then I think the ones who oppose his plans should dig into their pockets and purchase the land and build it the way you want. BUT until you do that, can you please let something be built! Four different development plans have been submitted and each has gone no where, not just because they weren't perfect but because so many or just the ones that scream the most don't want to lose the small main street atmosphere that used to be Palm Springs. Quit living in the past and allow progress to continue otherwise we will be left to start over and wait until another plan is developed.
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buzzyzpop wrote:
so Wessman's people are saying 70 feet and zoning is 60 feet? All this ranting dialog lets just give in to 65 feet, split the difference. How tall is the Hyatt? Just get the dang thing built. Are we really arguing over 10 feet? I wish we could have something like the Garden's on El Paseo but SoCalFrank is right about the Gardens being in the middle, DFP doesn't have that advantage. It needs mixed use to get the shoppers AND residents. It was a mistake to bulldoze the old Desert Inn and build DFP in the first place. It's possible to rehab older buildings, restore them, not bulldoze and come out with the same product but more charm and character. Build this project and save some older buildings for balance. Create view corridors.
Tribe and city discuss spa renovation
By Stefanie Frith Palm Springs Sun April 25, 2008
Environmental studies for the renovation of the Spa Resort Hotel and Casino in downtown Palm Springs should be complete by the end of the year, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' chief planning and development officer said Wednesday.
Tom Davis addressed the Palm Springs City Council during a joint session with the tribal council at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
The tribe recently celebrated the opening of its $300 million, 340-room Agua Caliente hotel in Rancho Mirage and will now focus on retail development near that project, Davis said. But the renovation of the Spa Resort Hotel and Casino follows close behind as a priority.
The preservation of the mineral hot springs and traffic are two major concerns in the environmental review process, Davis said.
Preservation groups recently banded together to convince the tribe to save the late 1950s colonnade arch at Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive.
"Mid-century hotel renovations are becoming the norm, not the exception," wrote resident Ron Marshall in a letter to the tribe and city that was read Wednesday by resident Gary Johns.
While plans shown to merchants last year show a 100-foot high, crescent-shaped hotel tower fronting Indian Canyon Drive, Davis said Wednesday that the environmental review will drive the architecture.
"We will take a hard look at the architecture and fine-tune it," Davis said.
Once the environmental reviews are complete, they will be reviewed by the public and then the tribal and city councils. The tribal council will decide sometime in the first half of 2009 when construction of the hotel, ballroom, expanded casino, retail, restaurants and parking structure should begin.
"It's a matter of economics," Davis said.
Mayor Steve Pougnet said he looks forward to working with the tribe and seeing how Wessman Development's renovations of the Desert Fashion Plaza mall in downtown will fit in.
The vision is to see a connection from the Palm Springs Art Museum through the mall and the Spa Resort Hotel and Casino into the convention center.
"We are working clos(ely) with Tom Davi(s) from the tribe and are updating him on any major changes on our plans for downtown," Wessman Development Co. Vice President Michael Braun wrote in an e-mail to The Desert Sun on Wednesday.
Tribal Chairman Richard Milanovich said the renovation of the mall is important for the revitalization of downtown.
"The thoroughfare (from the museum to the convention center) makes a lot of sense for all of us," Milanovich said.
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roxann wrote:
I think "seekingtruth" and "get the truth" must be related. At the very least, through the misspelling of my name. The colonnade marks the spot of the original shack (and I DO mean "shack") over the mineral springs. That makes it historically important. I do not agree with some others who say the whole hotel should be saved. Surprise!!!! And I do not agree that the tribal buildings have been ugly; the Casino and the tribal offices would certainly disprove that. And the ridiculous comment about one of the town's more responsible, educated and INFORMED individuals (Sheryl Hamlin) simply serves to make the write look just the opposite. Sorry, Dick. You need to do a bit more homework.
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getthetruth wrote:
The originally built Spa Colonnade was architecturally beautiful and if it had been kept. I would be fighting to keep it as well, but the tribe ruined it with the tacky redo and the rock waterfall so as far as I am concerned knock the whole thing down. Unfortunately the tribe is not known for constructing attractive architecture so no matter what gets built it will probably be an eyesore. I agree that the likes of Roxanne Ploss and her naysayer crowd cannot do a darn thing to stop the building. The tribe can build what ever they want. That issue is the only thing that makes me happy about the whole thing!
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PSGirl wrote:
The editorial doesn't provide a good argument to keep the entire Spa hotel. The hotel is out of date and I'm sure energy wise, it is very costly. With the heat and electricity costs on the rise everything should be done to make the hotel enery and cost effective for the area. When temperatures reach 115 outside and you're only charging 89.00 a night, how does the hotel break even? I'm sure this is something all businesses deal with in the desert but since the tribe has the mean and opportunity to redo/remodel/rebuild the Spa, I think they should do whatever is necessary as a business owner to make it happen. If this includes saving the colonande arch that's fine and if they don't I'm okay with that too.
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Thank goodness the spa resort is on Indian Land, otherwise nothing would ever pass the Palm Sewer City Council!
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PSFan wrote:
I believe the only thing that was being targeted to save was the colonnade arch. Everything else would be torn down and replaced with new construction. Connecting the focal point of the project to Palm canyon and right through to the the Museum would be great. This project is on indian land, so they regualr naysayers can not hold it up. Yeah!
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Knock it down and clean it up - it is beyond a lipstick makeover. That old girl just isn't attractive at the dance anymore. Put it out of it's misery once and for all and make the Spa a true resort destination
Cost Plus market relocating in Palm Springs
Palm Springs shoppers will soon have a new option for buying furniture, specialty foods, international wines and a smorgasbord of other goods.
Cost Plus World Market is leaving Palm Desert and relocating to Smoke Tree Commons, 2465 E. Palm Canyon Drive. After about 20 years on Town Center Way, the store is expected to close sometime in June.
Its La Quinta location, near the intersection of Highway 111 and Adams Street, will remain open.
"We need a little more distance between the two stores," General Manager Jane Lang said.
Employees will move to the Palm Springs location, and about 25 staff positions are open to help with the move, Lang said.
"Certainly with the population spreading out, more retailers are going to have an opportunity to have multiple locations," Palm Desert Economic Development Manager Ruth Ann Moore said. She said she doesn't see businesses moving out of the city in favor of other valley locations as a trend.
"We still are the center of the valley, geographically, and that does afford us to work with some really good businesses and bring them in."
There is no word yet on what will happen with the current Cost Plus storefront.
In the meantime, the Palm Desert store is holding a "relocation sale" and offering 10 percent to 30 percent discounts on most items, with some products listed at 50 percent off.
"I'm sad that this one's leaving because it's right down the street from my house," Palm Desert resident Jeri Lynne said as she purchased several glass dishes.
She said she'll still make the drive to La Quinta.
"I love this store," she said. "I'll go anywhere for this store."
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Now thats a switch-a retailer moving from Palm Desert to Palm Springs!
Crucial decision awaits for planned Museum Market Plaza in downtown Palm Springs
The planned Museum Market Plaza still has some hurdles to clear
Several things need to happen before John Wessman gets approval for the Museum Market Plaza in downtown Palm Springs.
And if those things don't happen, the city has a backup plan from the developers of the Hard Rock Hotel, Mayor Steve Pougnet said.
Pougnet said if Wessman can't finish the project, Santa Ana-based Nexus Development could develop the Wessman parcel if needed.
The company was chosen 18 months ago as the master developer-planner for parts of downtown. This allows the Hard Rock Hotel developers to figure out how different projects fit in with each other in that area and facilitate land transfers, or move in when property owners can't move forward with their projects, City Manager David Ready said.
Ready said Nexus has not started planning Wessman's parcel, but could do so with partners or on its own.
"We are serious about this site," Pougnet said.
Wessman has taken a major step toward redeveloping the 16-acre property in the heart of downtown into a "lifestyle center" with hotels, homes, retail and offices.
After applying last year for a planned development and being told his plan was "incomplete," Wessman submitted an application for a "specific plan" on Wednesday.
The plan is 90 pages long, significantly longer than the approximately 15 pages he submitted last year.
The application, if approved by the City Council, would create new zoning codes and rules for the Desert Fashion Plaza site, Planning Services Director Craig Ewing said.
"Once approved, that becomes the new general plan and zoning for the area," Ewing said. City staff is on a tight deadline from the City Council to review Wessman's plans by June 4. A processing schedule will be released May 21.
An environmental review will take place and be completed in nine months to a year, Ewing said.
City staff will meet with Wessman planners to go over the Environmental Impact Review process in a couple of weeks, followed by a meeting with 30 to 40 public agencies requesting their input, Ewing said.
Once that review is completed, the public will review it, and then the city will respond. It will go to the City Council after that for possible adoption, Ewing said.
"This is the most important decision (in the city) in recent history," Ewing said.
Council members are eager to move forward with the project.
Councilman Chris Mills said he is ready to "move quickly."
Mayor Pro Tem Ginny Foat stressed Wessman will be on a timeline to perform.
But that doesn't mean "giving up the farm" to get an approved project, Councilman Lee Weigel said.
"We are not going to jeopardize the city," Weigel said.
Councilman Rick Hutcheson agreed.
"The No. 1 goal is to get it right," he said. "That means it needs to be an outstanding project."
Congratulations to Stefanie Frith and The Desert Sun for an outstanding series of reports summarizing Mr. Wessman's plans for the Desert Fashion Plaza. I particularly enjoyed the "A Short History of Desert Fashion Plaza" story, for the background information it contained added perspective to the current events. The ability to read, digest and then summarize Mr. Wessman's 90 pages of development planning documents is a rare talent and one worthy of appreciation. It certainly merits my own admiration. I'm looking forward to future reports about this project as it works its way through the inevitable bureaucratic maze.
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I like that Mayor Steve has a backup plan to replace Wessman...if needed. This will be fabulous, despite the negative naysayers comments and gadfly efforts to derail this. One suggestion: please drop the name "plaza" from the project. It has too much negativity attached. Couldn't it just be called Museum Place...something like that?
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30 to 40 public agencies!!! My God what has become of this world? To even suggest eminant
domain is not appropriate. Wessmann does not need empty threats hanging over his head to
get this difficult project off the ground. Surely the City Attorney will advise his clients that it
would be a difficult , if not impossible task, to meet the tests required for such an action. Even if
it did qualify the City does not have the funds to purchase it. It's Mr.Wessmann's property. Has everyone lost sight of that? Stop threatning the man and help him with whatever resources the City has available for such a project. I don't see anyone making threats to Mr. Rael, who's Port Lawrence is stopped dead in it's tracks. He's done nothing but merely clear the sight after more than a year . Wessmann's project has a far better chance of being built. The Fashion Plaza, believe it or not, is only a small part of what ails downtown Palm Springs.
Mayor Steve Pougnet: Hotel projects are advancing
Developer behind Hard Rock working on three other projects in city, Pougnet says
Stefanie Frith The Desert Sun May 7, 2008
Up to three more hotels are planned by the developers of the Hard Rock Hotel, Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet said Tuesday.
Nexus Development Co., which is developing the Hard Rock, is working on plans for the additional hotels, Pougnet told The Desert Sun after speaking to Main Street Palm Springs, the downtown and uptown merchants association.
A 10-acre parcel at Tahquitz Canyon Way and Hermosa Drive, near the Courtyard by Marriott hotel could be home to two of them, Pougnet said. Nexus submitted plans at City Hall last summer for a 500-room, nine-story hotel there, but Pougnet said they are now working on plans for two hotels that would share a parking lot and stand three to four stories high.
"We are working on a hotel project there," said Rich Meaney of Nexus. "We haven't submitted anything to the city."
Pougnet said Nexus also is thinking of dumping approved plans for 84 condos called Delano near the Palm Springs Convention Center and developing a one-to two-story hotel instead.
Meaney said the idea is "premature" and low on the list of hotels the company is developing in Palm Springs.
In related economic news, Pougnet told the group of about 40 at the Hyatt Regency Suites that the chic Mondrian hotel now has its term sheet.
A term sheet is a funding offer from investors. The document shows how financing could come together. It is similar to a letter of intent and is non-binding.
"A (term sheet) is not an easy feat in today's market," Pougnet said.
He said those behind the 400-room Mondrian might throw a party soon to "show the public they have some momentum."
Pougnet also said that major hotel and retail projects are still on track, despite concerns from some that they are struggling in the sluggish economy.
And a lawsuit against the 500-room Hard Rock Hotel has been settled. That hotel is also no longer a condo-hotel and would be almost 100 percent hotel rooms, Pougnet said.
Across California, the number of hotel rooms under construction jumped 24 percent in 2007 from 2006, the California New Hotel Development Survey shows.
To help these two hotels, as well as future new hotels and hotel renovations, the city is offering tax rebates, Pougnet said.
For example, the Hard Rock Hotel will get back 50 percent of its transient occupancy taxes for the first 20 years.
Bob Bogard, with the Palm Springs Art Museum, asked the mayor after his presentation how the city might keep downtown organized when the Mondrian, Hard Rock Hotel, Spa Resort Hotel and Casino and the Desert Fashion Plaza are under construction.
"How will you help tourists?" Bogard asked.
Pougnet said the city has been waiting so long for these projects to revitalize downtown, he would welcome the construction.
"I want to have some disruption in downtown," Pougnet said.
outinthecountry wrote:
Tourists are NOT going to come to PS if downtown is a major construction zone for several years!!! The
Mayor is a fool or an idiot or BOTH. I just read in the DS last week that hotel occupancy is down..and it will get worse with the recession and rising gas prices. Wake up and smell the coffee Steve.
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Boy, Rich Meaney sure sounds like a dynamic guy! What a confidence maker he is.
Term Sheet - Shmerm Sheet.
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The greatest disruption we can have is recalling Steve "Mr. Foat" Pougnet, Ginny Foat and little Ricky Foat. As for the hotels, dream on! We're in a depression and most of the hotels in town are discounted and empty. Pougnet is a joke!
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A new radio station has hit the airwaves in Pittsburgh.
WZUM, 1550 AM, began broadcasting Thursday. The station's automated format features rhythm-and-blues from the 1960s to 1980 featuring artists like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Sly & the Family Stone
The stations based in nearby Braddock had operated as WLFP until its business talk format went off the air in May.
The new station is owned by Ed DeHart and Stephen Zelenko doing business as AM Guys LLC.
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Stolen Pixels #241: The Gaming Afterlife
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I have to admit, I did think that square enix cutscenes aren't that good - they look too fakey to my eye, and there is something dead in the eyes of all the characters in them. Perhaps its the uncanny valley problem.
Really funny comic - loved it! XD
That has to be one of the best comics I've ever seen. So very funny and so very, very true.
[Renegade Interrupt] (Punch yourself in the dick)
That sounds more like the paragon option, save him the effort
This a million times over!
OT: Great comic Shamus. I had as a matter of fact heard of that old joke and this spin on it is great. I'll be sharing this one with friends :D
The "In Hell" part made me laugh harder than "The Battle of LOLOLOLOL".
Keep it up, it's definitely improving.
I. Don't. Know....
Think up new features, ones that hes forbidden from talking about until the dev team actually gets them working as he says they will.
Paragon does it to save the puncher the effort.
Don't worry, it's pretty much true.
Its funny because its true!
"The stories are written by SQUARE ENIX"
"Hi I am an underwater football player created by ghosts who travels through time to fight my dad who has become satan"
That part of the comic actually made me laugh out loud! I usually smirk or just grin but that one got me laughing out loud and as its 4am here i might have woken somebody up! I really enjoyed your comic today.
I still thought NV was tested by Bethesda, not Obsid.
I actually had to desperately stifle a laugh as I did not want to wake my roommate. But the "Can I punch you in the dick" part was hilarious. I laughed just thinking about it to type that sentence.
Oh Gawd school trips. No. Erm the examples were jokes. Our food is bad except the food we stole from other countries (though not scotland they are as bad as us).
Haha pretty nice. I loved how Bioware was best/worst dialogue, it's so true.
That was brilliant.
But I still love square enix's stories. ^-^
EDIT: A little hlpful advice, hit preview and proof read things so that you don't screw up spoilers and quotes, I've fixed those here for you.
I never saw it as a moral choice system, as even on my first playthrough I was able to max out both, a moral choice is where you are stuck on one side or the other, this system is more helps others, helps self, with no forcing to either side. Also, it warns you when you are going to get renegade points, like forcing somebody to do something against their will, or going on personal unauthorised missions, even if it is to kill crime bosses.
Thanks for reminding me about that verse, I love it. Also, your gaming equivalent was hilarius, particularly the parody on Capcom's cut-scenes.
Personally I'd probably thrown in Nintendo, being in charge of the level design in Heaven and the voice-acting in hell
so hey, since were all minecraft fans here, i'll just put this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXS-Ods5gk&feature=player_embedded
Don't mind me, just adding to the 5 pages of "Best.Comic.Ever." comments.
LMAO. With Kotick as their PR relations.
EDIT: And if you go to Hell, you unlock a new Hat in Team Fortress 2.
And yes, preview is your friend.
Haha, Fallout 3 was so broken. What about New Vegas? What a bug-a-thon!
Good thing those jokes aren't overused and clique!
Oh Shamus, you did it again.
No matter how many times I read this. I keep laughing.
The part with Tidus sealed it for me. FFX is a pretty nonsensical game when you think about it like that.
I laughed so hard, I think I hurt something. And in Hell, all MMO's are billed as "WoW-Killers"- but their servers are always down. In Heaven, they really are, and the servers are Never down.
its about execution, funk.
holy hell does that need work...
I realize that Square make incredibly complex and intriguing concepts, they just have terrible execution with card board cut out characters, cliche dialogue and saturday morning cartoon morality. Case in point: Final Fantasy XIII.
EDIT: Also Shamus, one of the best stolen pixels to date.
I think the Original Joke Was:
Heaven: Western Man, Russian Woman, Chinese Food and British Country House,
Hell: Russian Man, Western Woman, British Food and Chinese Country House.
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Hamilton County commissioners split 5-4 in approving the 2014 budget:
• Chester Bankston, Greg Beck, Jim Fields, Marty Haynes and Chairman Larry Henry
• Tim Boyd, Joe Graham, Warren Mackey and Fred Skillern
• Total 2014 budget -- $665 million, up $22 million from last year
• Hamilton County Schools budget -- $393 million, up $8.6 million from last year
• County General Fund -- $57 million, up $5.9 million
• Constitutional offices -- $51 million, up $682,000
• Sheriff's Office budget -- $28.7 million, up $829,021
Source: Hamilton County budget documents
After short but heated debate Thursday, the Hamilton County Commission accepted Mayor Jim Coppinger's $665 million 2014 budget in a 5-4 split decision. Some dissenting commissioners say they still have questions they want answered -- but Coppinger and others say all they need to do is read.
Commissioner Fred Skillern tried to defer the decision for two weeks. That move failed. He said there were still budget items he and other commissioners "need clarification on."
Skillern said a large book of detailed budget requests given to commissioners was useless because it didn't contain final numbers. And a budget summary commissioners received Thursday lacked full information about cuts and increases.
"I'd like to have a book that I can pay attention to -- in detail," Skillern said.
Commissioner Joe Graham also wanted more information before voting on the budget that starts Monday.
"You got a $655 million budget on eight or 10 pieces of paper, you don't get much detail. ... I just don't want to vote on a budget I haven't seen," he said.
But Coppinger said commissioners had all the information available -- and have for weeks. He added that county staff has met with each commissioner individually.
"All that information has been provided. They had all the decision-making information there," he said.
Commissioners do not have line-item-veto power when approving the budget. They simply vote to approve or deny what Coppinger brings.
Chairman Larry Henry, who voted to approve the budget, said finding where cuts and increases came from just took a little cross-referencing of Coppinger's budget with the big book of budget requests.
"It's not rocket science," Henry said.
The commissioners' questions didn't rattle Coppinger, he said.
"The legislative branch should be asking questions of the executive branch. That's how government is supposed to work," he said.
Graham's concern about the $20 million overall budget increase came largely from $18.8 million in state and federal money getting funneled to the school system and other departments, Coppinger said.
"We had no control over a lot of the state and federal programs," Coppinger said. "When the governor gives a raise to the teachers ... He sends the money and it goes on our budget."
The schools budget accounts for about 60 percent of the county's overall budget number.
Additionally, the budget calls for pulling $3.6 million from the fund balance to cover increased health care costs expected when parts of the Affordable Care Act go into effect.
Coppinger said commissioners were apprised of both issues.
But Skillern took issue Thursday with pulling from the county's fund balance. He said the budget shouldn't grow unless the fund balance does, too.
Coppinger said he could understand the principle, but the fund balance is in good shape.
"Since 2005, we were around about $50 million on fund balance, and since then, we're at about $104 million in FY 2012. We're using that fund balance to fill the gap left by insurance -- one time," Coppinger said.
In other business commissioners:
• Agreed to consider entering into an $11,000 contract with Russ Blakeley & Associates for health care consulting
• Agreed to consider purchasing $21,550 in digital fingerprint scanning and camera equipment for Hamilton County Juvenile Court
• Agreed to consider accepting a $75,138 bid from J&J Contractors to replace mesh ceilings in six holding cells at the Hamilton County Justice Building
• Agreed to consider signing a $588,138 waste tire recycling grant with the Tennessee Department of Environment Conservation
Contact staff writer Louie Brogdon at email@example.com or 423-757-6481. Follow him on Twitter at @glbrogdoniv.


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Montville police officer probe still under review
Montville - The town has not taken any disciplinary action against its highest-ranking police officer nearly three months after it received the results of a state police investigation that centered on the officer's alleged misuse of a computer criminal database.
Lt. Leonard Bunnell, who has worked for the police department for more than 30 years, continues to work for the town.
Bunnell was also accused of harassment by Karen Moorehead, the police department's school resource officer. Allegations made nearly a year ago by Moorehead that Bunnell made inappropriate comments about her appearance and intimidated her were investigated by a workplace harassment committee and its report on the matter is complete.
Mayor Ronald K. McDaniel Jr., who by charter is the town's police chief, said earlier this week that he continues to work daily on a review of the complaint and state police investigation on the allegations against Bunnell. He declined further comment.
The Day has filed Freedom of Information requests with the town seeking documents pertaining to Moorehead's complaint and a copy of the state police investigation. A request was also made with the state police legal affairs unit to obtain a copy of the latter report.
The Day has filed a complaint against the town with the state Freedom of Information Commission in an attempt to compel the town to release the Moorehead complaint, which was requested in April. The Day's complaint is pending. Attorneys for the town and state police said this week they intend to release the state police report, but first must redact certain personal information of a sensitive nature.
Bunnell was being investigated by state police because of his alleged misuse of the Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing system. A biannual audit of the system found several "anomalies" involving Bunnell. There were 38 instances under review in which state police investigated whether proper protocol was used when accessing the system. The Day has requested the names of those who were alleged to be investigated.
The COLLECT system provides in-state criminal justice data and provides authorized users access to two national systems - the FBI's National Crime Information Center and the International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network.
Town Councilor Gary Murphy, who said he considers Bunnell a personal friend, said union procedures have partly resulted in the long wait to learn about how the town will act in the Bunnell case. He said McDaniel, who as mayor is tasked with handling personnel matters, is making attempts to ensure the town is not involved in a future lawsuit.
Murphy also said he believes Bunnell's alleged misuse of the COLLECT system may be overblown.
"From what I've heard, he's running background checks on people working with our children," Murphy said recently. "From what I know, it's not that serious of an offense."
Bunnell is in charge of providing day-to-day oversight of administrative matters and scheduling of personnel. The police department has a resident state trooper system in place and Sgt. Martin Martinez is tasked with supervising the operations of the department.
Former Norwich patrolman to be tried on sexual assault charges
Killingly's Nsaiah Harriet finds the gridiron via the soccer pitch
EB presents $850 million expansion, improvement plans to the public
Opponents say proposed Norwich Burger King would threaten cemetery


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In Russian culture, eggs are an important symbol of Easter symbolizing new life and revival. In Eastern Europe, custom of dying Easter eggs red - representing the blood of Christ - has been observed throughout centuries. Egg decoration took the form of one-color krashanky to more complex Ukrainian pysanky designed with use of beeswax. From 1885 to 1917 the tradition was taken to its extreme. House of Fabergé made a series of jeweled eggs commissioned by Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers. These were made with use of gold, silver, crystal glass, precious wood, and enamel. Nowadays, affordable replicas are available to anyone wishing to approach the Imperial lifestyle.
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STILLPOINT Archive: last updated 04/22/2013
Math professor Mike Veatch watches the field of operations research and logistics constantly reinvent itself. "The field is always tackling the next problem—whether that is online marketing, financial derivatives, delivery of health services, or big data," he says.
But it is humanitarian logistics—how to plan and deliver humanitarian aid—that most fascinates and excites him. It's an incredible feat, he says, to organize logistics when dealing with human uncertainties. "You have to live with a lack of control. The question is how to deliver needed aid effectively in light of changing variables, and a certain amount of unpredictability."
Working with collaborators at MIT, Veatch has researched the logistics surrounding the disastrous earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Assessment of past relief efforts, and what did and didn't work well, lays groundwork for mathematical models to guide future disaster response.
Veatch's students have worked with a Kenyan nonprofit, researching how to save on travel costs, and then presented their research at a national conference. Veatch has lit a fire among Gordon students about the humanitarian applications of mathematical models. "It excites me, and it excites Gordon students as well," Veatch says.
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Sharon Hill has been helping folks discern flim-flam from fact for going on two decades now, exposing "sciencey" sounding nonsense in all manner of formats. She's a regular contributor to Skeptical Inquirer and the CSI website, she's the impresario of Doubtful News, a one-stop shop for clarity in a very polluted media landscape, and she's on the panel of the new Virtual Skeptics video podcast.
Inspired by her upcoming presentation at CSICon 2 in Nashville next month, CFI's Paul Fidalgo talked to Sharon about what makes her tick, how we can process the implausible claims made in the modern news media, and how to talk about it with friends and family when they seem to be buying the hype.
PF: Doubtful News recently turned one year old, and I know I rely on it day after day for my own work on CFI's Morning Heresy. It's totally invaluable. But you've been taking a critical eye to extraordinary claims for some time now. Your bio says you've been in the skeptic movement since 1992 — So what brought you to it? Was it popular culture? Wacky alt-med claims? What spurred you to associate yourself with the world of skepticism back then?
SH: Two things. My gateway was Stephen Jay Gould. My highway was the Internet.
As a geologist, I loved the topics covered by Gould (except for the baseball stuff which I skipped over). But his essays on evolution really fed my fascination with nature and scientific inquiry. His language and imagery made me read slowly and try to understand everything he said. His explanation of creationism was something I hadn't experienced before and that topic truly drew me into other skeptical literature.
I had forever been interested in ghosts, monsters and weird natural events. After a while I got tired of reading on these topics because they were storybooks. They were low-quality and they were unscientific. Once I recognized how poorly paranormal books were written, I looked for something more and found great satisfaction reading the skeptical literature.
When the Internet was available I would spend day after day (I want to say "googling" but it was just a text-based browser and that term didn't exist) searching for information on dinosaurs, hauntings, urban legends, and Fortean phenomena. It was such a bounty of riches, yet a lot of crap was already in there. Even back then I was making online friends that I still know today from the skeptical circles. It was a place I felt comfortable in and where I could learn so much, just by observing the conversation. So, yeah, I've seen a lot change in the past 20 years but much remains the same.
PF: Your talk at CSICon is going to focus on the media, on the way "unbelievable" news is presented to a scientifically untrained audience. With so much news now being consumed via the Internet, it's never been easier to get the facts about claims made about the paranormal or conspiracies or what have you. But on the other hand, it's never been easier (or cheaper) to spread those absurd claims. Where are we in that struggle? Is the truth winning out overall, or do the forces of pseudoscience have us outnumbered?
SH: That well-worn saying by Mark Twain is true: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." I think it's even worse than that today when people can selectively choose their news topics and sources and completely personalize their worldview. It's really clear that sensationalism wins the public attention contest. It's ALWAYS been that way since media began. Dramatic news sells copy. It's a battle that cannot be "won". It's more like a constant effort to be made to stop a disease from totally taking over. Since most people don't seek out opposing viewpoints (except for those odd few who enjoy listening to conspiracy radio), advocates for these views need to find ways to slip them in there. They don't ever have to be exposed to things they don't want to hear (until maybe it's too late, such as dealing with a health issue or falling prey to a scam or bogus product). One key way to deliver a skeptical view is through informal education opportunities like events at museums or libraries, camps for kids, meetings for local organizations. Even if it's just a little mention that questions an alt-med treatment or a commonly believed myth, it helps. You just might hit the sweet spot and give that person an "a-ha" moment.
I think the good news is that, according to indicator surveys, scientists are still well-respected as a profession. There is work to be done for the image of science and a ways to go toward improving science content delivery to the public. Science carries weight. Everyone wants science on their side – it's a big stick that works to beat back the nasties. There will always be those who think completely differently. We will never be rid of nonsense entirely. But someone must take the role of the rational voice and say, calm down, the world won't end this year, there is no miracle cure, the UFOs aren't coming to get us and those apparent paranormal things have a very normal explanation. It's a chore to consider all the evidence and then be able to communicate that rational view to others without being dismissed. But it's a worthwhile task.
With Doubtful News, I cite the original story and provide links or allow comments that help to clarify it, reveal the problems or just frame it in context of what we already know to be true. Everyone should question media content delivered as news. Since there is so much information out there, we'd do well to practice honing our critical thinking filters. I hope some people interested in the crazy news stories will find the Doubtful News version and see the "facts" in a new way. If not, at least it's been entertaining or informative to hear about the wacky world we're in.
PF: I know that for me trouble arises when I am skeptical of something that someone, say, in my family totally buys into. I think a big challenge for skeptics these days is learning how to persuade — even converse — with people we love and respect, people who are otherwise smart or educated, but who give unwarranted credence to the unprovable or the absurd. For that friend who, for example, insists they have spoken to the ghost of their dead relative, or for that family member who can't understand my reticence to spend money on alt-med herbs and whatnot, how do I have that conversation without getting trapped in "That's exactly what they WANT you to believe!"
SH: Very true about people around you — I don't like confrontation. But, I've had some success with talking to people online who have a 180-degrees view from my own. It requires you treat them with respect and engage in a discussion. We all arrive at this moment as a result of different journeys. No one has experienced exactly what another person has. Experiences shape your worldview and your worldview is not something that one just wakes up and discards one day. So, I try to consider that a person's beliefs are their rock. The best way to disavow them of a dangerous or nonsensical belief may be to gently chip at the rock, crack it, or persuade them it might be time to let it go. Being harsh usually does nothing but make the other person dig in deeper. Persuasion takes a long time and the person must agree to give up one view in place of another view. I will try to ask
that person questions about why they believe. How do they know? Making them feel stupid means you lose them entirely.
This year, I've talked quite a lot to kids. I have two of my own who will ask me flat out about things they don't understand that they hear about from friends or in the news. I also spoke to classes of school age kids. They WANT to know about stuff. They seem to want to know the truth. So while many kids today adopt their parents' ideas about the paranormal or lifestyle or religion, they are open to another path as they attempt to find out who they are as individuals. By just opening up that conversation, not being dismissive of ideas and exploring different angles, you may be able to help anyone see a different view. Then, just let it be. Even if you don't think you've made any difference, you never know if they will retrieve that memory some other day and it will resonate then.
In other cases, people aren't even going to engage in a discussion. THEY "KNOW." It's a lost cause and probably not worth your time and efforts. Best to move on. After all, there are all those things wrong on the Internet that we have to go fix.
PF: Here's a bonus question: If you do a Google News search for "skeptic" or "skepticism," most of your results are going to be about folks who are "skeptical" of the reality of climate change. When non-skeptics hijack the "skeptic" moniker, how crazy, exactly, does that drive you?
SH: I'm not a fan of some words. I don't like "spiritual" or "atheist" and I don't care for "skeptic" because the average person won't get the same meaning as what I consider it to be. But it is what it is and there is no term that will come around and usurp it anytime soon. I don't use "skeptic" if I can avoid it because of the chance that it will be misunderstood or color a person's impression of me. I've had some people use it deliberately and pejoratively against me. Two popular cryptozoology guys have done this in order to discredit my opinion. That's low and I see it as an ad hominem ploy because they have nothing better to say.
Labels are convenient but they are always problematic in the real world. It IS frustrating to have "skeptic" used in the "denial" sense but the best thing we can do is push to make skepticism a virtue by showing its value. It can knock out the scams, shams and film-flam. It's a tool to make us better consumers and help us remain healthy and live a more fulfilling life. It's not about calling yourself a "skeptic" and being smug about not believing nonsense. Being practiced at critical thinking is a truly valuable skill. Skepticism in practice is about getting to the best answer. I don't want to turn people off (or have them turn me off) because of a label so I try to focus on actions and useful information that I can put out there that ANYONE can benefit from. Everyone is "skeptical" about something.
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You can catch Sharon Hill's presentation at this year's CSICon in Nashville, October 25-28!


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High availability solutions often utilize virtual gateway protocol to avoid single point of failure. We are going to discuss high availability for the IPsec tunnel in the sample topology presented below. In this topology we need to protect traffic between VLAN67 and VLAN58 travelling across VLAN146 segment. In order to accomplish this, we will configure R6 to establish an IPsec tunnel with a virtual gateway representing both R1 and R4.
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Apple Bourbon Bread Pudding with Maker's Mark Caramel
Apple Bourbon Bread Pudding with Maker's Mark Caramel
By Zac Young, Executive Pastry Chef, Flex Mussels Restaurants NYC
The salty caramel makes this dessert one you won't be able to put your spoon down for. If you don't feel like deep frying the bread pudding, it is just as good on its own.
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- 1/2 cup and 3 tablespoons Maker's Mark® Bourbon
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 pound brioche bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 cup soda water
- 4 cups panko crumbs
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 1 recipe Maker's Mark® Caramel (recipe below)
- 1 recipe glazed apples (recipe below)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 pieces Granny Smith apple, peeled and melon-balled
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- Whisk together the eggs, sugar and cinnamon.
- Whisk in the milk, 2 cups cream, 1/4 cup Maker's Mark® Bourbon, vanilla and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Soak the brioche bread cubes in the custard for at least an hour. (Refrigerate if it will be longer than an hour.)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Fill a dozen 4-ounce ramekins with the mixture, and place the ramekins in a shallow baking dish or aluminum pan with high sides.
- Pour boiling water into the pan so the water comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Cover the pan tightly with foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the ramekins from the oven and water bath and place on an elevated rack to cool.
- Preheat a pot of deep-frying oil to 375°F.
- Once the bread puddings have cooled, carefully remove them from the ramekins and trim to look like a hockey puck.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and soda water to make a thick batter.
- Dip the cooled bread puddings in the batter and then roll in the panko crumb.
- Deep-fry the bread puddings until they are golden, about 2–3 minutes each.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Serve hot with glazed apples and Maker's Mark® Caramel.
- For Maker's Mark® Caramel, place the sugar in a dry, clean saucepan.
- Cook the sugar over medium-high heat until it begins to turn a dark amber color.
- Remove the pan from the heat immediately and add the cream, Maker's™ and salt.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Keep warm for serving.
- For glazed apples, peel and melon-ball the apples, tossing the apples in the lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
- Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and allow it to begin browning.
- Add the apples, brown sugar and 3 tablespoons Maker's Mark® Bourbon.
- Cook the apples until they are al dente.
- Serve warm with the bread pudding.
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ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Activists and health officials say a protester has been killed in clashes in southern Yemen between security forces and protesters who want independence for their region.
They say the protester was killed Saturday when security forces opened fire to keep demonstrators from blocking roads in the city of el-Mansoura in Aden.
Four protesters and a bystander were killed in similar protests last month in the impoverished nation at the tip of the Arabian peninsula.
Security officials say that the situation in Aden has returned to normal after weeks of unrest between secessionists and government supporters. The south and north were united in 1990.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.


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EVEN for those used to living in Western Australia's "cyclone alley", Rusty is shaping as a storm they will long remember.
Communities spanning WA's northwest coastline were bracing for the arrival of the massive disturbance, which NASA estimates has an eye spanning 20 nautical miles.
Wind gusts of over 120km/h have already been recorded, with the category-three cyclone expected to be quickly upgraded as it creeps closer to the coast.
At 2pm (WST) on Tuesday, Rusty was sitting 135km north northeast of Port Hedland with a red alert issued for people between Pardoo and Whim Creek, including Port Hedland and South Hedland, meaning they were not to leave shelter until notified.
Deputy mayor of Port Hedland shire George Daccache, a resident of 40 years, says he expects the cyclone to be one of the worst the town has ever seen.
"This one's a bit of a beauty," Mr Daccache said.
"It's going to be a pain waiting for two to three days for this to come and go.
"We've just got to hang in there hour by hour and batten down the hatches."
On Tuesday afternoon, gales were being felt on the coast between Sandfire Roadhouse and Whim Creek, with destructive winds extending from near Port Hedland to Wallal.
Resources workers had already been evacuated, with Fortescue Metals and Atlas Iron shutting down their port operations in Port Hedland.
Gales are set to hit the coast west to Karratha and begin to extend inland towards Marble Bar and Millstream on Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said, with gusts in excess of 165 km/h expected.
Pardoo Station had already recorded 200mm of rain on Tuesday and Warrawagine 64mm, with the equivalent of Perth's annual rainfall tipped to fall on the Pilbara over the next three days.
"We are talking Noah's Ark here, we really are talking phenomenal amounts of rainfall," bureau forecaster Andrew Burton said.
"We are seeing totals already up around the 100-150mm per day up the coast. I think that's going to pale into insignificance compared to what we'll see over the next couple days."
Very heavy rainfall on Tuesday night and Wednesday was likely to lead to major flooding in the De Grey catchment, with forecasters also warning of a potentially deadly storm tide as the cyclone centre nears the coast.
The State Emergency Service advised residents to prepare an emergency kit, relocate equipment and livestock to avoid floodwaters and prepare enough pet food and stockfeed for several days.
The Department for Child Protection said two relocation centres had been opened at the Andrew McLaughlin Community Centre in Keesing Street in Port Hedland, and the Wanangkura Recreation Centre in Hamilton Road South Hedland.
Only essential items are allowed into welfare centres, with alcohol and pets banned.
Several major roads are already closed, with every major utility in WA, including police, Main Roads, government departments and Telstra,all on standby.
Originally published as Relocate warning issued for Cyclone Rusty


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This unit consists of four activities. Students begin by examining temperature cycles (current, recent and historical) then add in factors such as carbon dioxide, precipitation and cloud cover to discover regional and global differences in the... (View More) effects of climate change. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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