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I haven't yet tackled this site yet, but got the design here from the designer. What looking for is a responsive fluid design to work on everything.
Before I jump into anything I wanted to get some recommendations or examples on how this should be tackled maybe just a bit of help and advice so it will look great on every device and keep its responsive and fluidness of the site.
Here is the link...
Just on my way out the door so will comment later in detail but that doesn't look like a viable design for a responsive layout.
How can you have the images flowing from the bottom of the page as the bottom of a page could be any distance and your images are a fixed height. You can of course place background images at the bottom of the page but that doesn't mean they will line up with the top of the page because that depends on the viewing device and how wide the window is open etc. It looks as though that was all designed with one specific height in mind which would be bad for a website.
The designer should do a mock up of how they expect that layout to look at small window widths and heights. You will probably have to lose the background images at smaller window sizes anyway or they will interfere with the content.
I'll have a better look later when I have more time but those were my first concerns.:)
Thanks Paul,
Thats what I was wondering too that its going to be tough one and that those images will need to be background images most likely.
So if you could take a peak at it when you have more time later today that would be great to help me with a direction, I'll talk to the designer more today to see what he had in mind.
EDIT*** Spoke with the designer and it will be fluid and responsive the images of like the ballon, flowers etc should be positioned at the bottom on all screens and portrait as well, so will most likely need to use some media queries to make this responsive and fluid to work well just not sure whats best way to jump into it.The only thing with fixed height would be the menu bar which will always be 100% height with navigation at top and the show and hide positioned at the bottom of the browser window.
In your first message you said fluid and responsive. Did the designer give you any mockup images of how this site should appear on smaller screens and in different orientations (portrait/landscape)? Would be helpful to understand where the tradeoffs are before starting.
@Paul_O_B posted a pull-out menu just 7 threads agohttp://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1055984-not-sure-what-to-call-itthat can probably be adapted to fill your needs. You might give it a look.
Hi ronpat,
No the designer did not he just said use what you think would be best just make sure content is visible that the ballon and flowers pictures should be at the bottom and overall the look and functionality should look similar across all devices but does understand it will look b it different on portrait style devices.
As Ronpat said the side pullout menu is similar to the one I did the other day and could be adapted to fit. You can change it to be triggered with javascript instead of hover and for accessibility make sure it is first shown open but then can be closed if needed. You can use fixed positioning for that side menu and that will allow you to place the toggle at the bottom of the viewport. You will however need to use a media query and set the menu to be position:absolute when the viewport is not tall enough to hold all the menu because fixed menus are inaccessible when they extend out of the viewport. For smaller windows/mobile lose the side nav altogether and go for the usual vertical nav or menu button etc.
The images on the right can be background images placed on the right of the page at a bottom background position. You can again use background-attachment:fixed to keep them at the bottom and then just let them naturally disappear when the window is closed smaller. You may need to demo this first to see the best way to handle it as it may be better to place the images at the bottom of the page rather than the viewport but both may work. Of course it will assume that you don't have any very small pages or very little of those images will show.
The other content can just be normal columns. You may be able to make them flex a little or just set them into one column at smaller screen sizes.
It won't be possible to match those background images to the content positions exactly because that will depend on content and what size the user may have their text at but you can probably get something close. You may be able to use "background-size" to stretch the images in capable browsers but results can be varied.
Usually with designs like these I run a few quick tests of the ideas I mentioned to see which works best before you get into the real detail of coding. Just knock up a basic page with those background images and see what it looks like next to a couple of columns. Don't worry about the side nav for starters as that can be worked in once you see how things look.
Thanks Paul,
Will be starting this today. Do you happen to have any examples that you've seen almost the same as this for responsive/fluid design so I can just have a better direction, if not I can tackle and post up here and see where need to make improvements.
I think you will just have to jump in and see how it evolves.
Make some rough demos to test things out as I mentioned above to see what's going to work. Don't bother with the finer details to start with but just get the basic structure in place. Create your background image and a couple of columns and then see ow things are going to fit at different screen sizes. Once you have something to work with then it will be easier for us to make other suggestions.
Thanks Paul, will begin on this one tomorrow when I wrap up this other one.
Alright, So I got this started but having trouble getting the ballon image in. Right now on the body I have the cloud image. One other issue I'm noticing is on mobiles the text is quite large could probably make it about 50% smaller same as the logo image as well the background image clouds are way too large on the mobile too. But believe heading in somewhat the right direction if can solve those issues. Here is the link to what I have begun...
I have uploaded the ballon image here is the link...
This may not be possible but I was wondering as well if its possible to have the ballon at the bottom right to float like I have it here...
Is it possible to resize it depending on the monitors?
Or what would you suggest for this just so looks slick across all browsers.
Just updated a bit to have the clouds moving in the background with a parallax effect. But now on mobile seems to all be off grrr this is giving me nightmares lol and still need to figure out how to do the ballon and keep clouds moving and not have horizontal scroll on mobiles devices lol
Why don't you place the balloon at position:fixed and just use top,right left and bottom.
.ballon {
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
position: fixed;
right: 0;
In that way you won't get scrollbars and as the screen gets narrow the balloon juts gets cut off which I think is fine. Or you can just use media queries and hide the balloon for mobile or offer a smaller image.
You seem to be making progress anyway but I would suggest that you add a switch that allows the infinite animation to be turned on/off as a lot of people won't like that constant twitching.
Hi Paul,
Using what you provided me put the ballon up in the top corner so I removed left: 0 and top: 0 and put it into the bottom. For some reason its not right in the bottom of the view finder, any reason why that would be? When you take a look at the site, is this what you meant? Should the ballon be a background image or just like this? Also, on the current landing page I did http://lowerys.com/scribbles/ I have the ballon like floating there is this possible to do with leaving it at the bottom of the page and still not cause a vertical scroll?
Also with the infinite animation its something they will probably love, but I do notice it twitching a bit is there a way to make it a smoother animation at all?
Once I get one page figured out I believe the rest will all fall into place.
The image is an inline element and will have a gap at the bottom as it is placed on the baseline.
Use this:
.ballon img{display:block}
Have to rush out now - back later
That didnt seem to work.
Is there any way to resize the image cause I'm on a 27" Mac and of course the image is kind of out of the way. So is it simple to resize it according to the browser size? Just would like to have it look correct on all browsers sizes.
Is this a good way to resize the images if I give the div a wider size and make the picture quite large for large browsers then use the code on this site to resize as browser resizes?
Woot woot!!! Think it works well, I used it and seems to work well, can you let me know if you see any issues with doing it this way when you get back. Now if I could figure out how to make it float without causing any scrollbars that would be great and if can fix up some of the choppiness on the background images.
If theres anything else you may see wrong with the layout that may cause problems please let me know beofre I begin with the menu.
Yes it did I tested so you must have a made a typo.
.ballon img {
[B] display: block;[/B]
height: auto;
max-height: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
That will cure the space at the bottom.
I already gave my suggestions of using a background image in a fixed div but you didn't use them. You can use background-size to stretch the image as I mentioned in my first post and if you need animation then you could possibly just animate the div.
As it stands now it looks very odd to me with your balloon cut off and sticking out the top of the page and at smaller windows intermingling with the content and looking messy.
Ok fixed the display: block;
So now to do the ballon thing that you recommended how can I do it to the ballon, I make the ballon a background image instead? I won't need to animate the ballon.
What would my CSS look like never played with stretch before lol
Well I've got lots more completed on it began the other pages...
Just having the picture issue now with the ballon (homepage), flowers (menu) and the moon (location). Also, the pagetitle I'm sure theres a much easier way to style it with CSS to look like the PDF on my first post, so don't need multiple h1 tags and
 all in there. Another issue I'm seeing is the menu.html page on a mobile it doesnt display property the prizes probably cause the percent is so small how can I resolve this issue?
Otherwise I think got most of it ready to add and style the menu, think its just those little things that I can spot.
You seem to be making progress
You could try something like this for the balloon.
.ballon {
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
min-height: 0;
position: fixed;
right: 20px;
top: 0;
.ballon img {
display: block;
height: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
You would probably need to hide it for mobile as it will get squished at smaller window sizes. Otherwise I would probably have used a standard sized background image (as per normal) placed to the right and let it get cut off at smaller sizes
Your heading isn't very semantic with multiple h1s and I would do it like this.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Untitled Document</title>


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Voter turnout heavy in Western Pa.
Voter turnout in Western Pennsylvania was heavy on Tuesday, as millions of Pennsylvanians played a starring role in determining whether Republicans or Democrats will control the White House and U.S. Senate.
Democrats have won the past five presidential elections in the electoral vote-rich state, including President Barack Obama's big win four years ago. But Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney staged an aggressive, last-ditch effort to erode Obama's support from 2008.
Romney capped that 11th-hour sprint with a brief Election Day visit to Pittsburgh, meeting campaign workers at a call center in Green Tree. It was his second visit in three days to Pennsylvania in what the Obama campaign calls a desperation move as Romney struggles in another key battleground state, Ohio.
By early evening, John Katsos stood outside an Oakland polling place – but he still hadn't gone inside to vote.
Katsos, 46, of Oakland, was instead distributing flyers, which listed all of the Democratic candidates, to other voters arriving at 284 Boulevard of the Allies at Point Park University. As a committeeman, he planned on going inside to vote straight Democrat.
"I've been a Democrat since I was a little boy," said Katsos, who works at Jerry's Records in Squirrel Hill. "My mom just passed away, and she would turn over in her grave if I voted any other way."
As of 4:55 p.m., 125 people had voted at the polling location, said worker Tanya Payne, 39, of Schenley Heights.
At the Oakland Senior Center, Obama campaign volunteer Noah Tankin, 20, stood outside, directing voters inside and making sure they were at their correct location. Tankin said he voted for Obama.
"Besides having similar values that align with his stances, I'd rather stick with an evil I know than vote for a different evil I don't know," said Tankin, of Oakland.
As of 5:18 p.m., 607 people had voted at the senior center, according to poll worker Daniel Rawlings, 25, of Homewood.
At Penn Hills High School, eight people waited inside the gymnasium late in the afternoon for their chance to vote.
"We've had very heavy traffic, but there's a lot on the line," said poll worker Caroline Fellinger.
At nearby Washington Elementary in Penn Hills, almost 300 voters had walked through the door by 5 p.m. A line of people stopping by on their way home from work had started to form.
Election Judge Damion Wilson said the traffic was heavier than the presidential election in 2008. The high amount of voters also has come with a high level of frustration, he said.
"We haven't had any machine problems, but we've had a lot of people who were misinformed about where they should go to vote," Wilson said.
He also added that many voters who came to the polling place were not registered there.
"Besides that," he said, "everything has been smooth."
In Mt. Oliver, a retired Army veteran, Frank Bernardini greeted incoming and outgoing voters inside the polling place at 110 Penn Ave.
"It's a great turnout this year," said Bernardini, 72, of Mt. Oliver. "So far we've seen close to 500 people, when in past years we've only had around 400 voters total."
Sitting next to Bernardini, Nick Vigilione, 63, of Mt. Oliver, said he has heard a lot of support for Obama.
Both Bernardini and Vigilione agreed that an important issue for Pennsylvania voters to consider when they cast their votes is the Marcellus shale. They are concerned for the environment and are not quite sure what the long-term effects of drilling will be in Western Pennsylvania.
Polls in Shadyside and Highland Park were buzzing with activity at midday, as people came in masses to vote.
At the Fulton School in Highland Park, Matt Dickey of Sharpsburg stood outside passing out flyers supporting John Maher for auditor general. After going through more than 250 flyers, he said he expects to be slammed with people after work hours end.
"A lot of my flyers were even given back or just not taken," he said. "There was a line here before the polls opened of people wanting to vote before they have to get to work, and it's only going to get busier."
Inside, poll worker Shelly Danko-Day of Highland Park, said she'd already had 186 voters for Ward 11, District 1. Things have been running smoothly, she said, calling it a high turnout thus far.
"That's nearly double what we usually have all day," she said.
Ward 11, District 7, had seen 219 voters, and poll workers said they have the same expectations as Dickey.
Julie Costa-Malcolm, also working at the Highland Park polling place, noted a large increase since the 2008 election in first-time voters and family members coming to vote together.
"Parents are bringing their kids and making it a whole family affair," she said. "One family of seven all showed up together, and one of the kids was a first-time voter."
Standing outside the paramedic center on Filbert Street in Shadyside, Mary Litman was handing out Allegheny County Democratic Committee slate cards.
"Everyone has been very enthusiastic – not only about the race, but also of the Democratic platform," she said. "But there were two men who were both obvious Republicans who told me I was standing too close to the polling place."
In Pine, long lines snaked across the District V polling station at Northway Christian Community church in the morning, with 67 voters in the heavily Republican district waiting to cast their ballots.
Most said that they were going with Romney. In the GOP spirit of entrepreneurship, Wexford's Patty Bittle, 43, had passed out more than 100 discount coupons for the recently-opened Bonnie & Clyde's steakhouse, saying that polling at the megachurch had "been very busy, super busy" throughout the morning.
"I'm voting for Romney," said Bittle, the marketing director for the eatery. "He's a Republican and these have been hard times for America."
Mike Turpin, secretary of Pittsburgh's Democratic Committee, said turnout seemed high, comparable to 2008, after he stopped at an East Liberty polling place. Voters were strongly supporting Obama, he said. The Carnegie Library in East Liberty had 112 voters by about 10:30 a.m., poll workers said.
"This is a working-class area," Turpin said. "Everybody knows where their bread is buttered."
Several voters in the area said they were voting for Obama, all citing his national health care expansion as a convincing policy achievement. Some smilingly called it "Obamacare," openly embracing the term some have tried to coin as an epithet.
"I really appreciate his Obamacare act," said Elisabeth Heffner, 25, of East Liberty. "I'm a social worker and I really appreciate his emphasis on social welfare and low-income people."
In Washington County, frost covered the ground and not a person was to be seen outside the New Eagle Social Hall along Chess Street at 6:50 a.m., ten minutes before the polls were set to open. That's because poll workers had unlocked the doors early to let several voters stand inside, out of the 27-degree temperature.
Lugene Calderone, 59, a supervisor and teacher at the University of Pittsburgh in Early Childhood Education, was first in line to vote.
"I'm here to be first in line because this is the most important election we've ever had," Calderone said.
In Monongahela, the polling location at the fire hall had several problems before getting up and running 20 minutes late.
"We only had to tell four people to come back," said Darlene Cox, 65, the judge of election. "I knew them all so I know they'll come back."
In recent days, a parade of candidates and partisans has crisscrossed Pennsylvania, from actor Jon Voight to Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee to former President Bill Clinton.
Pennsylvania figures to be closely watched nationally: It is a key stepping stone to the presidency for Democrats, since no Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania in 64 years.
Pennsylvanians will also decide contests for U.S. Senate, 18 congressional seats, state attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor general and most state legislative seats. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Nearly 8.5 million voters are registered in Pennsylvania. In 2008, nearly 68 percent of more than 8.7 million registered voters, or 6 million people, cast a ballot. The odds favor Democrats in statewide races: Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a margin of four-to-three.
Trib Total Media staff writers Carl Prine and Tim Puko, and Point Park University journalism students Megan Guza, Holly Tonini, Richelle Szypulski, Kimberly Smith, David Pollio, Gregg Harrington and Nicole Chynoweth, contributed to this report.

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When using most tabbed editors, if you open a file for editing, and the file is already open in another tab, the editor will simply jump to that tab. There are very good reasons that Vim does not act this way, which are too numerous to go into detail about here – suffice it to say that there are many excellent features in Vim that would not be possible if it acted like "most tabbed editors". Nevertheless, it would be nice if Vim had this functionality when the user wishes to use it.
It turns out, Vim does have this functionality, but it is hard to find.
:drop command will edit a new file, or jump to the window containing it if it already exists. Using
:tab with it (i.e.
:tab drop {file}) will open the file in a new tab if it isn't already open.
Dragging and dropping a file into gvim automatically invokes the
:drop command. If you hold down the CTRL key while doing this, it will force a window to split (there isn't a way to force a tab, but CTRL-W T right afterwards will do that for you easily). If you hold down SHIFT, it will set Vim's working directory to that of the file.
You can use
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Hey there,
Would appreciate very much help on this data structure issue:
I want to create an object of type "event" which will include for example the fields "bike", "station","time". My goal is to keep each object of this class only once in the computer's memory but to be part of two different lists - one of a certain value of "bike" and one of a certain value of "station". Like using pointers in C.
an illustration is provided as attachment.
A huge thanks in advance,


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There has been speculation recently that the government is planning to divert millions of pounds in NHS funds from deprived urban areas in the north, to leafy, Conservative voting constituencies in the south.
This stems from health secretary Andrew Lansley's recent comment that "age is the principal determinant of health need" and that distribution of the £100bn budget for the NHS in England should "get progressively to a greater focus on what are the actual determinants of health need."
Somewhere along the line, those comments were interpreted by a generally cheesed-off medical profession that Mr Lansley intends to introduce an "age-only" NHS allocation formula, switching substantial NHS funds from, generally younger, Labour-voting constituencies in north to the octogenarians who thrive in the Conservative-voting villages of the south.
It's a good story, which might even contain elements of the truth, but the reality, as ever, is a little more complicated.
At present, five separate allocation formulae are used to divvy up different bits of the £100bn NHS pot to different areas of England. The largest share – the hospital care budget – is divided up using one formula, while four others – mental health, GP prescribing, health inequalities (more on that in a later post) and maternity – are each allocated using their own separate formula. (Think for a second about the demographics driving the demand for maternity services as opposed to, say, hip replacements, and you will grasp why this makes sense.)
Health economists and statisticians frequently tweak and argue over these formula in order to move, hopefully, ever closer to the Holy Grail: a distribution of health resources which is fairly distributed on the basis of health need. Read more


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LOAN midfielder Jacob Butterfield is loving life with Wanderers and happy to be staying for another month.
The 22-year-old extended his short-term deal from Norwich last weekend and with Mark Davies now facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines, he will be looking to add to his two starts for the Whites.
The former Barnsley man believes his fitness has benefited from more regular football and hopes that will continue to improve in the coming weeks.
The England Under-21 international said: "I'm happy to extend the loan because I've really enjoyed my time here.
"I've made loads of progress. I feel much better in every aspect; fitness, confidence, everything; so the loan has been really beneficial.
"Obviously, I would have liked to have had a bit more time on the pitch, but that's the manager's decision and as players we just need to do our best when we're given a chance. I feel I've done that and hopefully I'll be able to show people more of what I'm about in the coming month."
Butterfield joined Wanderers soon after Dougie Freedman's appointment and has made four appearances so far.
But it looked, initially last week, that he may be heading back to Carrow Road before Canaries boss Chris Hughton had a change of heart and granted an extension.
Butterfield added: "Bolton showed their intent at an early stage that they wanted me to stay on for a longer period of time.
"It was a case waiting for Norwich's decision and seeing what they wanted me to do."
The midfielder could get another game in today if he is chosen to fill the void left by Mark Davies.


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Children in Africa have sent the village of Burley-in-Wharfedale a stunning collection of delicate model cycles to be displayed during next month's Le Grand Depart.
Burley-in-Wharfedale has been linked with Terili in Mali for over 14 years through the 'On the Line' project. When children of Bamako, the capital of Mali, heard that the Tour de France was coming to the village they sent eight models of cycles that they had made themselves.
The models will be on display on Saturday, July 5 in Burley-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church.
Wharfedale Councillor Jackie Whiteley said: "A truly wonderful gift has arrived for us. The skill and accuracy of these working models is amazing given the materials available to them.
"I hope as many people as possible will visit the exhibition to see these miniature bicycles."
Coun Whiteley said preparations were well under way to make it a great day for the village and for the thousands of visitors expected.
"We are known for our imaginative Scarecrow Trail during our yearly Burley in Wharfedale Festival, and there will be some amusing sights on July 5," she added. "To this end we are asking you to donate any old cycles that you have finished with so that we can use them to decorate the village.
"We also need volunteers to help for part of the day to direct the many visitors who will arrive by train. If you have an unwanted bike or can help on the day please contact the Parish Clerk on 07971 772181, or 01943 864728."


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A crucial section of Jacksonville's shipping channel is too small for many large, cargo ships to pass through, and because it has yet to be dredged, Jacksonville is missing out on jobs and business.
That's why Jacksonville Port Authority officials say they aren't waiting around for much-needed federal money and are now seeking additional means of funding.
The large container ships that need access carry the things people buy at stores, and their cost is tied in to their circuitous route.
For every ship that makes its way through Mile Point on the St. Johns River, just west of Naval Station Mayport, to JaxPort, there are others that pass the River City by because of the restrictive stretch of river.
"We are getting a double whammy," said Paul Anderson, CEO of JaxPort. "We are losing the benefit of that cargo that could be increased, therefore growing jobs."
The one-mile point is choking jobs and revenue from JaxPort, and Anderson said red tape is to blame. Federal funding for dredging has been in the works for 11 years. The whole process takes 13 years.
Large ships only have two four-hour windows to get in and out of Mile Point because of the tide.
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers can be blamed for the most recent delay. It is one month late submitting a project report to Congress and the president.
The Army Corp said its project report is just waiting on a signature from its chief in Washington D.C. and should be ready by the end of this week.
In the meantime, JaxPort will put forth about $1 million of its own, while $20 million are coming from a TIGER grant. The state and possibly defense grants would finish out funding at $40 million.
"We are not going to wait for Congress to go around their old way of doing things because we just can't afford to do that," Anderson said.
The port is the second-largest employer in Jacksonville, and it doesn't want to lose jobs. Anderson said JaxPort is already missing out on getting billion-dollar contracts because it can't get the river dredged.
Meanwhile, those like longshoreman Kenneth McClain are chomping at the bit for more business.
"It's going to be rolling. I'll be down there looking for business as soon as I get my paperwork straight," McClain said.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 7/7/2014 (1140 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As damning as the real estate audit by the consulting firm EY was when it arrived last week at city hall, it found no evidence of illegality.
But a former Manitoba deputy minister of justice doesn't believe it should end there.
Having read Free Press stories on what the audit discovered, Bruce MacFarlane contends Manitoba Justice should review the 192-page report.
I reached the highly accomplished and respected University of Manitoba law professor at a legal conference in Halifax.
Initially I had asked him the question that's on the minds of many Winnipeggers, some of whom have already answered it for themselves.
Should police be called in to investigate? Starting specifically with the audit findings and whether anyone at city hall could be charged with criminal breach of public trust.
As I was saying, MacFarlane suggested Manitoba Justice should make that determination.
"I think there should be an initial screening to decide if it rises to a certain level, and if it does, I think it should go over (to police)."
MacFarlane pointed out municipalities are created through provincial statutes and the law gives Manitoba Justice "a broad mandate to see that the province and municipalities conduct their affairs in accordance with the law."
That's what gives Manitoba Justice not only the authority but the responsibility to look into cases in which abusing the public trust could be an issue. MacFarlane knows first-hand about that responsibility and the process of screening audit findings to determine whether they merit a police investigation. During his time as deputy minister of justice, he was tasked with screening the legal ramifications of the Crocus Investment Fund scandal.
In the real estate audit case, the Justice Department would have to look at the report's findings and measure them against Section 122 of the Criminal Code -- breach of trust by a public official -- and the elements that have to be proved.
The section reads: "Every official who, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, whether or not the fraud or breach of trust would be an offence if it were committed in relation to a private person."
These are the elements of the offence that any police investigation ultimately would have to satisfy if charges were to result. Most importantly, the conduct of the person would have to have had "the intention to use his or her public office for a purpose other than the public good, for example, for a dishonest, partial, corrupt or oppressive purpose."
As MacFarlane suggested, though, even for a case to be referred to police for investigation -- ideally the RCMP in this instance, not the hopelessly conflicted city police -- the findings have to rise to a certain level.
"Criminal breach of trust does have to reach a pretty high threshold," MacFarlane said. "Bad judgment and carelessness, that doesn't reach criminality."
But, as MacFarlane noted, a police investigation would bring more powers, resources and a different focus than the audit.
The auditors used internal emails to help them follow the decision-making process of how taxpayer money was spent in more than 30 real estate transactions. Given the green light by Manitoba Justice, police could follow the decision-making -- and the money -- further down the city's roads.
And maybe even beyond.
On Monday, I asked a provincial spokeswoman if Manitoba Justice was looking into the case or planned to.
The spokeswoman's answer arrived via email late the same afternoon.
"I can tell you that the province is not currently considering referring the matter for additional investigation."
I was about to take that as an amber, not a red light, when a followup email arrived from the flood-focused, crisis-managing Selinger government.
It was a predictable, if lamentable, addendum.
"The mayor and city council are elected to respond to the concerns of Winnipeggers and address the issues of their government. They commissioned the audit and they have the ability to respond to the matters it identifies or refer it for further review."
Oh yeah. Well I've got a bulletin for Greg Selinger.
You were also elected to respond to the concerns of Winnipeggers. In fact, without Winnipeggers, you won't get elected again.
Now, go pass another sandbag, Mr. Premier.
Passing the buck to a hopelessly conflicted mayor and inept city council is gutless.


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A "Play on Words" but not on taste, this patty has a wonderful blends of flavor and has a spicy kick.
Here is a new spin on a traditional southern sandwich. The Po'Boy moves up in the world with the addition of gourmet ingredients and a tangy alligator spread.
Instead of trying to keep spooned salsa atop your fish, enjoy this burger with all the ingredients packed inside!
Although I have lived in MA since 1973, I lived in southern CA from ages 8 to 22. During that time we had an avocado tree in our backyard and avocados were a staple of our diet.
This my idea of a surf-n-turf burger.


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Action is being taken to help improve the appearance of Ilkley's streets following criticism of the state of the town centre.
Aged and rusting litter bins in the town centre are being replaced, says Bradford Council, and a council officer has offered to visit Ilkley and carry out a visual audit of problems reported.
Meanwhile, Ilkley in Bloom has asked if Ilkley Parish Council would consider contracting a lengthsman – instead of debating a town centre manager – to make sure tasks are tended to in the town.
Ilkley parish councillor, Mike Ridgway, recently gave a presentation to fellow councillors highlighting patched-up pavements, dumped rubbish, overflowing and rusted litter bins, advertising A-boards strewn in the streets, and the deteriorating condition of business premises frontages.
Since then, he has been contacted by Ilkley people who echoed his sentiments about the appearance of the town – ranging from bins left blown over in the streets to discarded traffic cones.
A ward councillor also made a plea last week for drivers to avoid parking on and churning us grass roadside verges, particularly around schools.
Sue Gledhill, of Keighley Area Co-ordinator's Office, told Ilkley Parish Council last week that district councillors had agreed to put money towards new litter bins for Brook Street She said the new, larger bins should be in place by the end of this month.
Mrs Gledhill told parish councillors she was happy to come to Ilkley to carry out a visual audit of maintenance issues which are the responsibility of Bradford Council.
But she said the authority's budget was constrained.
"It simply is a case that the district council budget us very stretched, but certainly, the district councillors all share the view that it's very important we do as much as we can do," said Mrs Gledhill.
Ilkley in Bloom's Kate Brown asked the parish council if it would be possible to employ a parish caretaker or contractor to help maintain good standards in the town centre.
Mrs Brown also told the council she had seen one trader putting out seven advertising A-boards on town centre streets, in conflict with Bradford Council guidelines on use of the boards.


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Dr. Dre stopped son from portraying him in N.W.A. biopic
Rap mogul Dr. Dre halted plans for his son to portray him on the big screen in N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton over fears he didn't have enough acting experience. F. Gary Gray will direct the film about the rise of the California rap group, which included Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, the late Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella, and their split in 1991.
The cast was announced last week (ends22Jun14) and includes O'Shea Jackson, Jr., playing his father Ice Cube, and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E.
Newcomer Marcus Callender landed the role of Dre, but the hip-hop veteran's aspiring actor/rapper son Curtis Young reveals he auditioned for the role first.
He says, "I actually tried out for the role, 'cause the casting company called me. But my father wanted somebody with more acting experience, and I haven't been acting for a long time, so I'm happy for the guy that got the role. It's one of those things where we want what's best for the movie and for the film. I had a lot of fans that were upset about it, but whatever's best for the film."
The biopic is set for release in 2015


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Olympic organizers have been wracking their brains for years trying to come up with hip, new extreme sports that will attract younger fans to the Games.
From what I can tell, without doing any actual research, the only people they haven't discussed this important issue with are young people themselves.
Which is why, with the Sochi Winter Games set to kick off on Feb. 7, I agreed to sit down this week with some of the brightest young sports minds on this frozen planet.
As most of you Olympic buffs have already deduced, I am referring here to the patriotic kids in Chelsea Bohemier's Grade 6 class at Neil Campbell School in East Kildonan.
I helped the kids kick off I Love to Read Month -- which technically begins in February -- in exchange for them (a) not pelting me with eggs; and (b) writing letters, with cute cartoon-style drawings, describing some new sports they'd like to see added to the Winter Olympic Games.
They can't wait to see Canada win gold in hockey, but here's a few off-the-wall events the Grade 6 gang think would help the Olympic flame burn a little brighter...
Event No. 1 -- "A good sport would be... Swimming in Waffles!" -- Brandon, 11
Event No. 2 -- "A sport I would think would be cool to see in the Olympics would be Skating Bowling." -- Max, 11
Event No. 3 -- "I think they should add Figure Skating Gymnastics. You should be able to skate while doing the splits and a cartwheel. It would be like figure skating but just doing gymnastics at the same time." -- Tessa, 11
Event No. 4 -- "A very cool Olympic sport would be Shovelling! Like, come on, if Canadians don't know how to shovel, then Scooby-Doo might as well be a normal dog. What you do is line up and, well, SHOVEL! (This game is made for Canadians, so make sure there is a lot of Americans, Russians, etc.)" -- Alexandra, 11
Event No. 5 -- "A sport that we should have is speed-skaters go around in a circle 10 times, then they use bowling balls to try to knock down a figure skater from the other teams, but the figure skaters have to try to jump over the bowling balls. The last figure skater standing is the team that wins!" -- Abby, 11
Event No. 6 -- "I think a good sport to be in the Winter Olympics for Canadians is Wind Shield Scraping. Canadians would definitely win that. Dog sledding, that would be fun to watch... Also, another good one would be bowling on ice. It wouldn't turn out too good, but it would be funny." -- Autumn, 11
Event No. 7 -- "Totally ordering a double-double from Timmy's and walking through snowbanks as tall as the Richardson Building. (Who can order Timmy's the fastest in time for the Jets game?! Find out in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics!)" -- Juscenta, 11
Event No. 8 -- "Some ideas for the Olympics would be... Ice Marco Polo, Snowbank Jumping, Ice Twerking, Snowball Fights, Snowball Eating." -- C.J., 11
Event No. 9 -- "I think a cool Olympic game I would like to watch would be something like races in very deep snow with figure skates. You have stairs made with mini-trampolines and you have to go jump up each trampoline with snowshoes and on the last trampoline you have to jump as far as you can and land. Whoever gets the furthest wins." -- Faye, 11
Event No. 10 -- "A very cool sport in the Olympics would be Daring Winter Challenges... like two people in one giant ice box and who could stay in longer but if they both stayed in for at least 10 minutes they both win or you could swim in ice-cold tubes with only a little air." -- Dalston, 11
Event No. 11 -- "If I had to make up an Olympic sport... Winter Trapezing! Imagine a trampoline covered in snow and an ice-cold bar. (Wearing a huge parka and HEAVY ski pants.) Try hanging on to the bar now! Hilarious!" -- Talia, 11
Event No. 12 -- "If I could make up a new winter sport it would be called The Toboggan Flip! Athletes would take any toboggan/sled they like... and would go on HUGE steep hills. They would try to flip and get air time, then the judges would give them a score out of 10. That would be a thrilling sport to watch, I promise!" Camilla, "age 11 (almost 12)"
Event No. 13 -- "A good Winter Olympic sport would be Fastest Icicle Melter. You find an icicle about 10 inches long and you have to melt it with your bare hands as fast as you can. If you get really cold hands, then you melt the icicle with your tongue. Then, when your tongue gets stuck, you run inside and pour hot water on your tongue. By the time you get back outside, you'll have lost the competition, so then you go cry under your bed and realize you had no chance against a true Canadian." -- Brooke, age 11. "P.S. I'm terrible at drawing, so there will be no drawing included."
So there you have it, Olympic organizers. I'd share more with you, but I have to run because I'm in training for the Waffle Swimming event. Pass me the maple syrup on your way out.


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What Do Men Really Like To Hear In The Bedroom?
Real Guys talk about what they want and what they don't want to hear when it comes to sexy time.
-Justin DeMarco
My friend, Andrew, started making out with a girl right before the Times Square ball dropped on New Year's Eve in New York. Not even one minute into 2011, he stopped kissing her, laughed in her face, and walked away.
What prompted that reaction?
Read VIDEO: What Counts As Cheating?
"She told me our kisses created fireworks," the 26-year-old New York lab technician said. "I thought it was a hilarious thing for her to say and couldn't make out with her anymore after that."
I'm assuming a few too many drinks probably played a factor in Andrew's decision making process, but he's right with one thing – that was a really funny comment. In this girl's defense, that cheesy line could have made complete sense when they were making out though. Maybe Katy Perry's song, "Firework," was playing at the bar and she became inspired and decided to use the word – "firework" to express her emotions? I don't know.


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Richard James Frederick Jr., 25, of Cuyahoga Falls, was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty Dec. 3 to rape, a first-degree felony, and gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony.
Frederick repeatedly raped a 5-year-old female between January and May of this year, according to a Dec. 3 press release from Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh. His trial would have started this past week.
Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands immediately sentenced Frederick to life in prison, the release said. He will be eligible for parole in 2037.
"He decided he was not going to put his family through a trial, and he was going to accept the responsibility and consequences for what he did," said Frederick's attorney, Scott Rilley. "He cooperated with the police early on there wasn't very much he didn't tell them."
The state never intended to have the victim testify in court, according to Rilley. Prosecutors had the victim's statement to hospital personnel, he said, as well as Frederick's admissions to police.
"It was never an issue that the child would take the stand," Rilley said. "It was more an issue of rehashing everything in an open forum."
Rilley said the sentence is "not the best," but had Frederick been tried and convicted, the court had the option of giving him life without parole.
Cuyahoga Falls police arrested Frederick June 8 after interviewing him at the police station, Police Capt. Jack Davis told the Falls News-Press at that time. The arrest followed an investigation into the reported rape of a victim under the age of 13, according to the police department's Facebook page.
At the time of the arrest, police said Frederick was living in Streetsboro. Rilley said Frederick had been living in Cuyahoga Falls until the allegations surfaced, at which time he moved.
The case was bound over to a Summit County grand jury on June 13.


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Stuffed Spinach Recipes — Fall Festby Victoria Phillips in In Season, Recipes, October 12th, 2011
Green, leafy vegetables are abundant at local farmers' markets this month, but none are more in season than Popeye's favorite snack, spinach. Make a power-packed meal rich in iron and vitamins A and C with these crisp, dark-green leaves. The perfect fill-in for any dish, stuff tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms and more to utilize this veggie's slightly bitter taste without overwhelming the other ingredients.
Make Bobby's Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed With Sausage, Spinach and Smoked Mozzarella as an appetizer, or even a meal. Plump sausage and spinach are a dynamic combo when you toss in plum tomatoes, onion, basil and parsley. Brush the mushroom caps with oil, salt and pepper to bring out the earthy flavor.
Spruce up stuffing with Paula's Spinach Stuffed Zucchini. Add spinach, sour cream and sharp cheddar to chicken-flavored stuffing mix. Spoon the mixture into squash shells for a playful presentation in less than an hour.
Try Rachael's Creamed Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes for a hearty, comforting dish. Top with blue cheese and let it brown in the oven for a delightful finishing touch. Make over-the-top creamy potatoes when you whip up Food Network Magazine's Ham-and-Spinach Spuds (pictured above). Gruyere cheese, thin slices of ham and a pinch of cayenne pepper make this easy meal look gourmet.
Giada's Pork Chops Stuffed With Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach put an Italian spin on a spinach-stuffed dish. The pork chops sear nicely, while the goat cheese, cream cheese and spinach make for a tantalizing blend of gooey, cheesy goodness.
Talk to us: What's your favorite way to eat spinach? Tell us in the comments or join the conversation on Twitter at #cookingwith.
More spinach recipes from family and friends:
What's Gaby Cooking: Spinach-Artichoke Cups
From My Corner of Saratoga: Cannelloni Stuffed With Ricotta Spinach
And Love It Too: Bacon Infused Wilted Spinach
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Spinach-Pesto Tacos With Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Virtually Homemade: Spinach Pepita (Pumpkin Seed) Pesto
Cooking With Elise: Spinach and Artichoke Fondue
Glory Foods: Creamed Spinach
The Sensitive Epicure: Catalan Spinach With Raisins, Pine Nuts and Bacon
CIA Dropout: Spinach and Cheddar Frittata


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Spring Fling: Rhubarbby FN Dish Editor in Holidays, In Season, May 4th, 2011
We're teaming up with food and garden bloggers to host Spring Fling 2011, a season-long garden party. In coming weeks, we'll feature favorite garden-to-table recipes and tips to help you enjoy the bounty, whether you're harvesting your own goodies or buying them fresh from the market. Recently, we dove into the world of asparagus — today, we're exploring rhubarb.
Rhubarb is a large reddish, celery-like stalk with large green leaves. Even though rhubarb is commonly paired with strawberries to create tarts, cobblers and pies, this lengthy root is a vegetable. It tends to be tart, needing the addition of ample sweeteners like sugar and additional fruits.
Here's how to incorporate rhubarb in your Mother's Day menu:
Roasted asparagus is topped with a sauce made from shallots, rhubarb and white balsamic vinegar.
RECIPE: Roasted Asparagus with Rhubarb Vinegar
Rhubarb is cooked with sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract until soft. Before serving, mix it with strawberries and top with Greek yogurt and toasted almonds.
RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble
Dessert (pictured above)
A Brown Betty is a dessert that dates back to Colonial times and is made from fruit and sweetened crumbs. Here, panko is combined with brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and ginger.
RECIPE: Grilled Rhubarb Brown Betty
Rhubarb is pureed with frozen strawberries, ice cream, vodka, and Cognac in a blender until smooth for an adult milkshake.
RECIPE: Cool Rhuby Cordial
Talk to us: Will rhubarb be on your Mother's Day menu? Tell us in the comments or join the conversation on twitter at #cookingwith.
More rhubarb recipes from family and friends:
Food2: The Savory Side of Rhubarb
Pinch My Salt: Strawberry-Rhubarb Fool
Healthy Eats: Rhubarb Chutney
White On Rice Couple: Rhubarb Crumb Bars
What's Gaby Cooking: Rhubarb Margarita
A Way to Garden: Making Sweet Order of Rhubarb
Cooking Channel: In Season: Rhubarb
Browse more of Food Network's Mother's Day recipes.


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Adventure Racing
Take the ultimate endurance challenge!
Learn the best tips, tricks and techniques from the best adventure sports athletes. Adventure Racing is the complete guide to the skills, equipment, strategies, navigation, and nutrition used by the top adventure racers around the globe.
Insights on team strategy, use of support crews, map reading, and magnetic deviation will keep you on track. And the right fuel for changing conditions, medical know-how, and survival skills will keep you in the race.
Profiles and stories from the top races and adventure racers provide a taste of the exciting challenges of the sport. They'll inspire you to test yourself time and again in the most addictive team endurance sport on the planet.
About the Authors Jacques Marais is a professional photographer, writer, and consulting editor who specializes in adventure, eco, and wilderness activities based in southern Africa. He is a regular contributor to a host of leading South African magazines and newspapers, and his work is regularly featured in magazines such as Men's Health, Sports Illustrated, Discovery Magazine, and Runner's World. Through his extensive international travels, Marais has compiled a vast library of photography showcasing the most remote and beautiful corners of the globe.
Marais lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
Lisa de Speville received her honors degree in medical cell biology, but her passion for sport and adventure has dominated her career direction. She is the owner and editor of South Africa's adventure racing Web site, www.AR.co.za, and works as a freelance journalist, Web designer, and adventure racing camerawoman. Speville won Brazil's Jungle Marathon in 2003, and she has completed numerous multiday adventure races and solo self-sufficient ultra footraces.
Speville lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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From Nairobi there are daily flights to Lamu and from Malindi also daily flights except Tuesday. We recommend travelling to Lamu by plane although it's also possible to travel from Mombasa or Malindi by bus to Lamu. We wait for our guests at the jetty in Mokowe (bus arrivals) or at the Airport on Manda Island.
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IN a bid to find talented young apprentices, Amey is to hold a open day event at the Holiday Inn Basingstoke Hotel this Wednesday.
For the fourth year in a row, the company that works with Hampshire County Council to maintain and improve the county's 9,000 kilometre network of roads, is recruiting apprentices to join its highways team.
This year it is aiming to recruit eight new apprentices aged between 18-25 years old.
This recruitment drive is part of the company's national Amey Apprenticeship Scheme, which last year employed 190 apprentices nationwide.
David Ogden, Amey account director in Hampshire said: "Every year I'm impressed all over again by the commitment and enthusiasm of the apprentices we take on. "This year we've had eight young people transition from being apprentices into permanent roles with Amey in Hampshire, and we're looking forward to taking on another eight apprentices to maintain the cycle of young talent coming into the business."
The open day at the hotel in Grove Road, starts at 3pm, although applicants should arrive at 2.30pm for registration.
It will include presentations about the scheme and give attendees the opportunity to ask questions and find out more.
All attendees should bring an up-to-date CV to the event.
One of the apprentices recruited to Amey last year was 20-year-old Tom Stokes from Basingstoke, who said "I was at college and working part-time in a shop when I applied for the Amey apprenticeship. "It just looked like a good opportunity and I haven't been disappointed. "I really appreciate the work experience and learning opportunities it's provided, and hope to stay with the company once I complete the programme next year. I'd definitely recommend it."
The Amey apprenticeship incorporates the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which means the apprentices get personal development alongside skills and qualifications.
Unlike many apprenticeship schemes, Amey apprentices have guaranteed jobs if they complete the 18-month scheme successfully. The eight Hampshire posts will be based at the company's local depots in Hook, Micheldever, Bishops Waltham, Petersfield, and Totton. Successful applicants will complete a structured career and self-development programme. This will include studying towards recognised professional qualifications including NVQs, completing work placements and on-the-job training and achieving the Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
For further information and to reserve a place at the open day, call 01962 810930 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Four died in a Lake City house fire in November. They are (from left) Tyra Pierson, 22, her infant son Xavier, her brother Wyatt, 3, and her sister Madison, 8.
Lake City
Fire Deaths
The top story of 2012 for the Carroll area — and no doubt its most tragic event — was a November house fire in Lake City that killed four people.
The fire ignited in the early hours of Nov. 13 in a modest home on the south side of town in a sleeper sofa, where an electrical cord from a ceiling lamp apparently overheated or sparked.
The fire swiftly consumed the house and the lives of Tyra Pierson, 22, her sister Madison Pierson, 8, her brother Wyatt Pierson, 3, and her infant son Xavier.
Tyra's parents, Tony Pierson and Kim Kraft, were working overnight shifts at Farner-Bocken Company in Carroll with another daughter at the time.
There were no working smoke detectors in the house. The four died while trying to escape.
A police officer first spotted the fire while on patrol when he smelled smoke. There was little he or firefighters could do to save the family.
The community rallied. Hundreds attended the visitation and funeral. A local car dealership owner offered a house to Pierson and Kraft where they could live rent-free until they found a new home.
Farmer-Bocken loaned them a vehicle, gave them a van-load of food, solicited donations from its employees.
Firefighters and other volunteers walked door-to-door in Lake City this month to install smoke detectors and give fire-prevention tips.
"We don't know what to say about these things," said Rev. Betty Weidert, who presided over the funeral service. "They were only on this Earth for such a short time."
2. The Farm Economy
Rainfall, or rather, the lack of it, dominated much of the rural talk this summer and fall, when widespread drought gripped much of the Midwest. Iowa State University agriculture experts predicted in July that corn yields could be about half of what would normally be expected. The latest federal estimates show that overall corn production in the United States dipped by more than 10 percent due to the lack of rain.
The drought drove up corn and soybean prices, which put a pinch on livestock producers who rely on the grains to feed their animals. Further, the State Fire Marshal's office warned that a hot and dry period in July created "tinder box" conditions, in which a small fire could rapidly spread in rural areas. No such fires happened in the Carroll area. More than half of the state's counties implemented a ban on the outdoor burning of trash and other debris without the use of a trash can or other container to keep the fires from spreading.
Carroll County cropland prices soared this year to a record high — for the second straight year — of more than $10,000 per acre as an unabated drought pushed grain prices to new records, an Iowa State University survey shows.
The value of the average Carroll farmland acre jumped 31 percent to about $10,400, the 17th-highest among Iowa counties, according to the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's Iowa Land Value Survey.
This year was "one of the most remarkable years in Iowa land-value history," wrote Mike Duffy, the ISU economics professor who conducts the survey.
The northwest quadrant of Iowa holds the highest-priced cropland, according to the ISU survey, with O'Brien County leading the pack with its $12,800 acre.
Average land values per acre for the counties that surround Carroll are: Sac, $11,072; Calhoun, $10,530; Crawford, $9,475; Greene, $9,206; Audubon, $9,215; and Guthrie, $8,220.
3. New Manning Hospital/Carroll McFarland Clinic Opening
Joined by more than a 100 community advocates, economic-development advocates and government officials, the Manning Regional Healthcare Center in July officially broke ground for a 62,000-square-foot hospital that is expected to be in operation in the summer of 2014. The 17-bed health-care facility will be a critical-access hospital that also can provide substance-abuse treatment for up to 16 patients in a partial residential setting. "To me, what is most important is that we are growing for the future, and we're planning for the future, and not just Manning, but all the areas around us," said Manning Regional Healthcare Center CEO John O'Brien. "The new facility that's coming will be very flexible because none of us can tell what's going to happen with health care over the next 15 or 20 years. I can tell you it's going to change."
The new 41,932-square-foot Carroll McFarland Clinic facility, which opened in October, represents a $7.4 million commitment by the McFarland Carroll physicians to provide improved access and a patient-friendly clinic. The new clinic in southern Carroll nearly doubles the size of the two former McFarland Clinic offices..
"We are excited to be building this new clinic to better serve the needs of our patients," said Dr. John Evans, family medicine physician and department chairman for the McFarland Carroll Office. "We have heard directly from our patients the desire for improved parking, access and a more comfortable, private environment."
4. Wall Lake Icon Passes
The smooth familiar lyrics of "Moon River" that strolled up to the ears of millions for decades have their origins in Wall Lake. Andy Williams, Wall Lake native and international music superstar, made "Moon River" his signature song decades ago. In recent years, keeping a tireless schedule, Williams delighted crowds of fans at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Mo., with a playlist of American treasures. "I know what kind of an effect it has on the audience, and I know what kind of an effect it has on me every time I sing it," Williams said of "Moon River" and other classics such as the "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" during a 1997 interview with The Daily Times Herald. Williams died in September at his home in Branson following a year-long battle with cancer. He was 84.
5. The Bizarre Case of Jonathan Elwell
Perhaps the most perplexing story of this past year was that of a 44-year-old Pennsylvania man who drove more than 1,100 miles to Carroll in one April day, bought an iced tea and ditched his rental car on a gravel road near Westside. His body was found about two months later near a railway about a mile away.
On April 20, the sheriff's office towed Jonathan Elwell's car from a gravel road two miles west of Westside.
Sheriff's deputies and firefighters searched ditches, creeks and farmland near where Elwell's rental car was found, but they saw no evidence of the man.
Star 1 Search and Rescue, a Story County-based team of volunteers who assist with missing-person searches across the state, canvassed the area again, but their search didn't extend to where the body was found.
Elwell suffered from depression and had mostly cut ties from his family for the prior two years. His body had no obvious clues of what killed him, and officials have not released an official cause of death.
"Although we still — and probably always will — have unanswered questions about how he came to this place and this end, we are grateful that we will be able to bring him home to rest," his family said in a statement after Elwell's body was found.
6. Bank Robberies
Area banks were on alert early this year when a Wall Lake couple robbed four banks in three months in Early, Lytton, Odebolt and Vail.
Jeffrey Schoon, 48, admitted this month in federal court that he went into the banks and demanded money. He threatened to use a gun — and in one case, a Molotov cocktail — to force bank tellers to comply.
His wife, Roxena L. Schoon, 40, also admitted this month in court to her role in the string of robberies. She drove the getaway car.
The couple stole a total of about $33,000.
Jeffrey Schoon's daughter, Brittany Schoon, 17, told investigators about the schemes after Sac County Sheriff's deputies searched the Schoons' house and found a $20 bill that matched one stolen in one of the robberies and clothes that matched those used by the robber.
The Schoons drove to Las Vegas after the Vail robbery and married so that they wouldn't be required to testify against each other if arrested. Her previous surname was Doyle.
A federal judge has yet to determine how much time the Schoons will spend in federal prison, where there is no parole.
7. School Days
Several local schools experienced big changes during 2012.
Coon Rapids-Bayard spent $3.1 million on a new addition at its building in Coon Rapids. The addition moved pre-kindergarten through second grade to the building, which means the entire school district is now operating out of one building. The change is expected to save the district between $50,000 and $60,000 annually in transportation and general upkeep costs, according to Superintendent Rich Stoffers.
Coon Rapids-Bayard also received 120 new computers through a grant from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids.
The Ar-We-Va School District also moved its students into one school after building on to its facility in Westside. The addition cost about $2 million and gave space to pre-kindergarten through fifth grades. The addition also included a new weight room, a library and a multipurpose room.
The Rockwell City-Lytton and Southern Calhoun School Districts decided they will hold a vote on Feb. 5 to consolidate the districts into the South Central Calhoun Community School District. The decision was made after a few years of the two schools whole-grade sharing and joining forces in sports. The new district will combine its two five-member boards into one seven-member school board. The district is expecting to receive $750,000 in state funding during a three-year period for consolidating.
The Carroll Community School District has voted to hire an architect to look at building an addition to its Carroll Middle School. The vote came after Fairview Elementary ran out of space because the school took on more than 100 4-year-olds for its preschool program. If the district moves forward with the Middle School addition, it's expected that fifth-grade students will attend class at the middle school and third-grade students will be moved to Adams Elementary.
In 2012, Glidden-Ralston decided it will share its new superintendent, and possibly some classes, with Paton-Churdan after being approached by the district. Glidden-Ralston is in the process of choosing a new superintendent, because the current superintendent, Dave Haggard, was hired in an interim position. The new superintendent will be at Paton-Churdan one day per week and at Glidden-Ralston the rest of the time. Glidden-Ralston is in charge of choosing the new superintendent and will hold his or her contract.
8. The Crime Beat
This year also saw its fair share of crime.
A Breda man, Chad Daniel, 37, was sentenced this month to up to 40 years in prison for the serial sex abuse of five children, one of whom he had sexual intercourse with. Court records showed that the children were all younger than 12 at the time of the crimes. He had faced 24 felony charges from sex crimes that dated back to June 2011. "The defendant is a 37-year-old person who was engaged in long-term, systematic, serial abuse of five different children," Carroll County Attorney John Werden said at Daniel's sentencing hearing. "He has affected their lives. Their lives will continue to be affected for many years. At age 37 we think it is appropriate that Mr. Daniel never breathe free air again. We think he should be in prison for the rest of his life."
The Carroll Taco John's owner, Dan Salem, 61, pleaded guilty in July to offering a woman money for sex — the second time he was arrested for the crime in the past six years. He received a suspended prison sentence.
A Kiron woman, Mary Brodersen, 45, was sentenced to 44 days in jail for 93 animal-neglect charges — for the 87 dogs, five dead pups and one cat found January in a wooden shed on the woman's acreage near Kiron. The animals were crammed into cages without food, water or heat for an unspecified amount of time. The cages were stacked, and many of the dogs were covered with urine and feces.
A Manning man, David Wurr, 56, fired a gun in the direction of sheriff's deputies in an 11-hour, overnight standoff at his house in March. He suffered from an undisclosed mental illness and died while he awaited trial on felony charges for the standoff from cancer.
A Glidden man, Albert Wolfe, 20, was arrested in November for allegedly spray-painting obscene language on much of the Carroll Skate Park in October. A 14-year-old Carroll girl allegedly helped him. Someone reported the obscene skate-park language — which included swear words and racial and sexual slanders in black and purple paint — the morning of Oct. 25, and the city's parks department paid an estimated $500 to scrub it from the concrete that afternoon. Wolfe's criminal case has not concluded in court.
9. A Year of Politics
It was a big year for politics in the Carroll area. U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, earned re-election to a sixth-term in the sweeping new Fourth District in a hotly contested race with Democrat Christie Vilsack, Iowa's former first lady. The race featured a high-profile, late-October debate at the Santa Maria Winery in Carroll broadcast statewide on Iowa Public Television. Carroll Mayor Adam Schweers created something of a local political firestorm when, weeks into his job at City Hall, he announced a bid for the Iowa Senate as a Republican. After earning the designation of political "superstar" from Gov. Terry Branstad, who campaigned in Carroll for Schweers in the Republican primary, Schweers lost to the more seasoned Mark Segebart, a long-time Crawford County Supervisor. Segebart, a Vail Republican, defeated Carroll Democrat Mary Bruner in the general election.
Early in the year, Carroll County voters rewarded former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania with a local win in the Iowa Caucuses. Santorum campaigned aggressively in the Carroll area.
10. St. Lawrence Improvements and Expansion
In the renovated church, parishioners can experience a taste of heaven. In the new fellowship hall and narthex, church-goers are enjoying enriched community spirit.
Those observations underscore pride in projects at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll, where Bishop R. Walker Nickless of the Sioux City Diocese conducted a blessing ceremony in May. Nickless celebrated Mass and then led the procession from the church to the narthex, family room and Collison Hall. Following the celebration, Nickless praised St. Lawrence Parish for both the church renovation and fellowship hall/narthex building addition. The project was completed in the parish's Second Century Campaign, which kicked off with a donation from longtime St. Lawrence parishioner Richard Collison. He donated 75 acres of land a couple miles east of Glidden that he and his late wife, Maxine, owned. The land sold for nearly $480,000.
The Second Century project totals about $3.1 million, including $2.3 million for the new construction and $480,000 for the renovation.
Honorable mentions:
— St. Anthony Regional Hospital officials named long-time executive Ed Smith as president and chief executive of the Catholic health-care institution in September.
— Carroll Fire Chief Greg Schreck marked 25 years as chief in 2012. Firemen just elected him to another year in that leadership post.
— A California-based surveillance drone manufacturer, AirCover Intergrated Solutions, on Nov. 11 officially started operations in Carroll at a facility west of U.S. 71-north.
— The City of Carroll opened a new six-court tennis complex in Graham Park in October.
— Mount Carmel native, Scott Siepker, trading on his Internet "Iowa Nice" guy fame, earned spots on ESPN where he showcased a trademark snark.
— Long-time Carroll car dealer Lou Walsh sold his dealership to Motor Inn Auto Group in December.
— Casey's General Stores opened a new location in Carroll just southwest of the U.S. 30/Grant Road intersection and renovated its second location in the central business district.
— Kuemper Catholic High School alum Nick Nurse served as a coach for the British Men's Olympic Basketball team — and had a conversation with the queen.
— Culver's restaurant opened in the Carroll Depot Business Center in August.
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The new cover for Glamour magazine's June 2010 issue is out! You've heard the hype over this issue! It features three beautiful women: Crystal Renn, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Brooklyn Decker.
They are wearing the summer's hottest swimsuits and share their "confindence-boosting tips."
I can't wait to get my issue! I still haven't found my swimsuit, maybe this will help me. {fingers crossed}
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State park internships attract first class college students
If you took a tour out at Enchanted Rock this summer it's likely you were lead by Texas Parks and Wildlife intern Stephanie Croatt. Did you see graffiti in one of the area's caves? Odds are you didn't, Croatt cleaned that off while taking a break from giving flint knapping lessons and creating outlines for guided interpretation park tours. Croatt graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio this spring and took her internship out in Fredericksburg to get practical experience in the Texas parks system.
"I was interested in how state parks curate their natural and human resources for the public," Croatt said. "I got to see what each park does in terms of strategy for cultural resource management and interpretation at their short and long term goals."
Croatt says she absolutely loves the internship and felt a sense of satisfaction for her work products. Her tenacity and good-natured work ethic were really appreciated by her supervisors and other park staff.
"Stephanie exhibited an excellent work quality and willingness to take on new tasks," said Reynaldo Sierra of Enchanted Rock. "Her customer service and people skills made her a great fit for the parks interpretive program. "
While Croatt was helping scouts knap arrowheads at one of her outreach programs, intern Kait Kelm was learning the ropes out at Tyler State Park.
"We sort of baptized her by fire," said Boyd Sanders, Tyler State Park Interpreter. "Her first weekend was Memorial Day weekend. She got to learn how to clean up a park after a major holiday."
Kelm graduated from Lindale High School just 10 miles away from the park. She currently studies pre-med at Howard Payne.
While dabbling in all aspects of daily park operations, Kelm took on the familiar intern project of electronically archiving all of the park's historic documents and photos. She completed the cumbersome project with time to spare, giving park staff a valuable resource for future programs and park preservation.
"We got her involved with just about everything from patrolling with the state park police to working the park store. We kept her busy and were just really proud to have her."
Up where the West begins in the cross-timbers region at Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway, intern Nicole Little had her video camera in hand. Her passion for creating multimedia content gave the park a technological boost. She beefed up the park's facebook page, created video material for interpretative programs, developed a creative program on fossils for the local library and even gave the park's rules and regulations a new spin.
Little is a junior at Hardin-Simmons University. She says she hopes to be a park interpreter or work somewhere in the state park system after graduating. She credits her love for state parks and the outdoors to Girl Scouts. Her troop went camping regularly, and Little says her time involved in scouting helped keep her interest in state parks alive.
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Goals: Adelaide: E Betts 5 M Wright 2 R Douglas 2 B Smith J Jenkins J Lyons J Podsiadly J Porplyzia L Johnston R Sloane S Kerridge. Port Adelaide: A Young 2 P Stewart 2 B Newton J Pittard M White T Logan.
Best: Adelaide: Betts, Mackay, Wright, M. Crouch, Douglas, Sloane. Port Adelaide: Broadbent, Moore, Cassisi, Wines, Polec, Logan.
Umpires: Sam Hay, Leigh Haussen, Craig Fleer.
Crowd: 8765 at Richmond Oval.
Eddie Betts found a pair of shorts that fit him, and Adelaide has a new forward structure that also looks the part.
Betts, the former Carlton dynamo, who signed with Adelaide for the next four years on $500,000 a season, kicked five goals and sent the fans into a frenzy. They always are here in February.
With a leaner James Podsiadly, the experienced recruits contributed to six of the opening eight goals in a dreadfully one-sided NAB Challenge contest at Richmond Oval that better resembled an AFL side playing Port Adelaide's reserves.
The Power was without 12 first-choice players, including skipper Travis Boak, and there was a lot to like about most of its new players, including Brisbane Lions midfielder Jared Polec and Shepparton Swans 18-year-old midfielder Jarman Impey.
However, it was the influence of a typically lively and creative Betts, and the competitiveness of Podsiadly that satisfied the besieged Crows fans most. 'Pods' kicked one goal, and played in defence later in the game, but while he didn't quite live up to his reputation by looking rusty with his marking attempts, few could question his teamwork and effort.
We could argue the quality of the opposition in virtually a meaningless game, but with Adelaide under pressure to look threatening in attack since Tony Modra left the club in 1998, this was the expected big news most in this town were desperately needing.
Adding to Adelaide's nice day out was the most encouraging performances of Jason Porplyzia and David Mackay, who, based on their fine talent, were disappointing last year.
Matt Crouch certainly lived up to the rave reviews in his debut in tri-colours that stemmed from his brother, Brad, last season, rookie-listed Charlie Cameron showed class, and Mitch Grigg looks ready to progress further from his brilliant debut season last year.
Richmond recruit Matt White didn't star for Port, but showed enough to suggest he will also be a terrific pick-up, while Andrew Moore was the best of the few regulars from last season.
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In Season: Cranberriesby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, In Season, December 14, 2010
This fall and winter favorite makes a mean sauce, but has so much more potential. Read up on this red gem — it's one of only three fruits native to the United States.
What, Where & When?
Cranberries grow in sandy bogs on low, trailing vines. They're also called bounceberries (since the ripe ones bounce) and craneberries as the pink blossoms resemble the head of a crane.
These tart, scarlet-colored berries are mainly grown commercially in New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec. Cranberries are available between October through December.
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One cup of whole cranberries contains 46 calories, 5 grams of fiber and 22 percent of your daily recommendations for vitamin C. These berries are also packed with flavonoids like anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins, which may play a role in fighting leukemia, breast, lung and colon cancer.
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Besides raw, this berry is sold as juice (sweetened and unsweetened), dried (typically sweetened) and as sauce and jelly. Unsweetened cranberry juice is very bitter and it's best to mix it in equal parts with another juice like orange, grape or apple juice. Toss sweetened, dried cranberries into a bed of greens, grains (like wheatberries or couscous) or in a trail mix. They're also great to bake with (fresh or dried) – in muffins, breads and cakes.
Although you can buy pre-made cranberry sauce, it's easy to make your own.
Shopping Tip: Fresh berries are typically packaged in 12-ounce bags. Look for plump, firm and brightly colored berries. Discard shriveled or discolored berries. Wrap and refrigerate for about a month or freeze for up to 6 months.
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If corruption allegations surrounding Qatar's winning campaign are proved to be accurate, it could affect more than just the 2022 World Cup.PT2M14S http://www.watoday.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-39f9c 620 349 June 3, 2014
A key whistleblower has been flown to New York to testify to international soccer's top corruption investigator about Australia's controversial bidding strategy for the scandal-plagued 2022 World Cup.
Former Football Federation Australia corporate affairs manager Bonita Mersiades. Photo: Supplied
Fairfax Media can reveal that FIFA chief investigator Michael Garcia recently flew former Football Federation Australia corporate affairs manager Bonita Mersiades to the US to confidentially interview her about the way Australia sought to win the backing of soccer chiefs in 2010.
On Monday, Australian soccer chief David Gallop refused to rule out the possibility of Australia re-entering the race to host the 2022 World Cup if Qatar is stripped of the event after a vote-buying scandal involving the Gulf state erupted in the media over the weekend.
But Fairfax Media can reveal that Mr Garcia has probed Australia's interaction with the two allegedly corrupt former FIFA officials, Jack Warner and Reynald Temarii, who are also at the centre of allegations involving Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid.
Fairfax Media can also reveal that:
■ Mr Garcia has interviewed the FFA's former chief financial officer, Ian Lewis, who is understood to have left the Australian football body in 2010 after expressing concerns that he was not able to oversee the FFA's multimillion-dollar World Cup expenditure.
■ The FFA has failed to call in the federal police to investigate the findings of a separate 2013 inquiry that concluded that the allegedly corrupt former FIFA executive, Jack Warner, stole $500,000 in Australian football funds he had requested to upgrade a stadium
The funds were meant for a Trinidad and Tobago stadium upgrade that Mr Warner had sought from Australian soccer officials in 2010, at a time when the FFA was also seeking Mr Warner's support for Australia's ultimately unsuccessful World Cup hosting bid.
A senior FIFA source described as ''disgraceful'' the revelation that the FFA had not informed the federal police about the allegedly stolen $US462,000. The FFA sent the funds to a Warner-controlled Caribbean bank account in 2010, ostensibly to fund the upgrade.
Ms Mersiades refused to confirm to Fairfax Media whether she had been interviewed by Mr Garcia.
But she said she believed the reason the FFA was reluctant to report Mr Warner's alleged theft of its funds was because it would expose the highly risky manner in which the FFA gave ''international development'' grants to corruption-riddled overseas football bodies at a time when the FFA was also seeking their support for Australia's bid to host the World Cup.
''The FFA should report the alleged theft of its funds by Mr Warner immediately to the federal police, given a 2013 inquiry has already found that a fraud has most likely been committed,'' Ms Mersiades said.
The April 2013 inquiry was conducted by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) integrity committee and found that the $US462,200 the FFA deposited in a Caribbean bank account controlled by Mr Warner had most likely been stolen.
Over the weekend, the UK paper The Sunday Times exposed an alleged bid-buying racket run by former FIFA executive committee member Qatari Mohamed Bin Hammam.
It allegedly involved payments totalling around $US5 million to football officials in return for getting them to support Qatar's ultimately successful World Cup bid.
Among questionable payments allegedly made by Bin Hammam were those wired to then FIFA officials Mr Warner and Mr Temarii.
Both are former FIFA executives whom Australia was lobbying in a controversial manner in 2010.
Fairfax Media has revealed previously that Mr Temarii had a list of demands for the FFA to meet in return for his vote, including Hyundai vehicles for Oceania member federations and financial assistance to soccer in the region.
Ms Mersiades told Fairfax Media: ''The revelations in The Sunday Times about the way Bin Hammam used hospitality, gifts, perks, and upgrades of stadiums to win bid support has parallels with the manner in which Australia used some of its funds during its bidding campaign. Just look at the FFA funds that landed in Warner's account and which have never been recovered.''
The revelations of the Bin Hammam payments have sparked intense debate about whether to challenge Qatar's right to host the 2022 World Cup, with the FFA saying it is ''keenly interested'' to see the results of a continuing FIFA investigation of the Qatari bid.


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Special CollectionsThe Special Collections Division of the Library (Room 230) contains such Lehman records as yearbooks, catalogs, newspapers, reports, photographs and memorabilia. Rare books and limited editions of books in various disciplines are also housed in the Division's temperature and humidity controlled environment.
The Jose Luis Ponce de Leon Collection contains some 350 books supplemented by journals and special issues on the Spanish Civil War and its writers in exile. Additionally, the Division holds the Bronx Institute Archives. These materials include taped oral history interviews, local history books, maps and atlases, newspapers, clippings, postcards, photographs, slides and documents.
Notable archival collections include the following:
- Bronx Regional and Community History Oral Collection
- Bronx African American History Project
- Riverdale Neighborhood House Collection
- Papers of Jill Jonnes (South Bronx)
- Fordham Manor Reformed Church Collection
- Rev. Dr. William A. Tieck Collection (Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Spuyten Duyvil
- Robert Loeb Collection (parks and forests)
- Bronx Chamber of Commerce Collection
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