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Global hedge fund managers are spending more than 7% of their total operating costs and more than 10 basis points (as a percentage of assets under management) on compliance — amounting to $700,000 annually for small firms, $6 million for medium firms and more than $10 million for the largest ones, according to a just-released report.
The report, released by KPMG International, the Managed Funds Association and the Alternative Investment Management Association, surveyed 200 hedge fund managers representing more than $900 billion in AUM and found that the hedge fund industry spends more than $3 billion on compliance-related costs and that the "vast majority" of firms expect compliance costs to increase over the next five years.
SEC registration and compliance was listed as the second-most costly regulation. Forty-two percent of firms who have registered or are registering with the SEC deemed compliance costs to be "high," with only slightly fewer (40%) characterizing their costs as "medium."
Of those hedge funds registered as an investment advisor with the SEC, more than a third (36%) said they spent between 50 and 100 hours preparing and filing for SEC registration; a quarter spent between 100 and 500 hours; 7% spent more than 500 hours.
Cipperman Compliance Service said it suspects compliance costs "are even higher for U.S.-based registered investment advisors that manage registered funds or have a broker-dealer affiliate." Says Cipperman: "We have always asserted that firms should spend at least 5% of total revenue on compliance or 2 bps of AUM."
The SEC's new Form PF, which must be completed by registered investment advisors that manage $150 million or more in assets attributable to private funds, is taking more time. More than 20% of those firms required to complete the SEC's Form PF said they spent more than 500 hours preparing and filing their initial submission.
"Form PF is hundreds of pages long," noted one U.S.-based manager. "We had to outsource the heavy lifting to service providers and pay technology providers for risk and data warehousing services. We spend six or seven hundred thousand bucks a year on remaining compliant."
Other time-consuming regs are the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which, as the report states, is essentially designed to prevent U.S. citizens and residents from using offshore accounts and investment vehicles to disguise their identity and thus avoid paying U.S. taxes.

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Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American film and television actor.
Offerman grew up in Minooka, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. That year, he and a group of fellow students co-founded the Defiant Theatre, a Chicago-based theatre company. Offerman lived in Chicago throughout the mid-1990's, where he participated with the Steppenwolf, Goodman and Wisdom Bridge theatre companies. During this time, Offerman became acquainted with Amy Poehler, who was heavily involved with the Chicago improv comedy scene.[1]
Offerman has appeared in films such as November (2004), Cursed (2005), and Sin City (2005). He has been married since 2003 to Will & Grace actress Megan Mullally. Offerman guest-starred on Will & Grace during its fourth season and on King of Queens, twice playing a plumber on Thanksgiving episodes of both series; he also appeared on his wife's talk show, The Megan Mullally Show. In 2003, he appeared in three episodes of 24 and has also guest-starred in an episode of The West Wing. He can be currently seen on the TV series Parks and Recreation on NBC as Ron Swanson. His major role was as Randy McGee on George Lopez. He was one of the workers in the factory and the love interest of Benny Lopez. In 2003 he appeared in Gilmore Girls in the episode "The Festival of Living Art".
Offerman is good friends with comedic actor Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute in The Office. The two became friends while auditioning for the same roles early in their careers and remained in touch, with Offerman even building Wilson's kitchen table.[2] In 2009, Office producers Michael Schur and Greg Daniels offered Offerman a regular supporting role in their NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation. Offerman accepted the role of Ron Swanson, the deadpan, bureaucracy-hating head of a parks department and the boss of Leslie Knope, the protagonist played by Offerman's old acquaintance, Amy Poehler.[1] Slate magazine declared Offerman "Parks and Recreation's secret weapon", and said he regularly stole scenes and "has a gift for understated physical comedy".[3]
Offerman said such supporting parts such as that of Parks and Recreation are his ideal roles, and that he draws particular inspiration from the Reverend Jim Ignatowski, the character played by Christopher Lloyd in the 1970's and 1980's sitcom, Taxi.[1]He also appeared in Comedy Central's American Body Shop.
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The problem with the ferry service is the cost, which is what we debated about for years before the ferry was introduced. The city should find a way to make this mode of transportation permanent for Rockaway residents and visitors.
Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder is right to point out that the ferry may have a better shot now that it launches from 108th Street, which is a popular hub.
A ferry service is never going to have as many riders as the subway system because the subway is just cheaper and it allows for stops throughout lower Queens and Brooklyn. To get to lower Manhattan from Rockaway in a half hour, however, will do wonders for the businesses and real estate values in Rockaway.
The rates to ride the ferry are the big question mark. If the rate is $6 per ride, it will be too much for riders over time. But if the cost went to $4 per ride and riders could have that cost taken out of their paychecks before taxes (same as a Metrocard), might that be a way to pay a little more and not feel the pinch as much?
The city would still have to find a way to make up the other $2, but it may be worth it.
One of the ideas that was talked about years ago was to use the same ferry for other purposes during the non-rush hours. In other words, if tourists wanted a ferry service from say Brooklyn to Manhattan, could that revenue help subsidize the rush hour routes for commuters?
The experts have probably exhausted all of these possibilities, but the bottom line is that the city should get behind this service if the ridership remains near the 400-person per day range. The A Train just takes way too long to get people into Manhattan, and not all of those trains even go to Rockaway.
Give credit to Goldfeder for his efforts to keep this going, it would be great for Rockaway and Manhattan.
The Democratic Primary and Israel
There has been some talk about the issue of US-Israeli relations now that Anthony Weiner has declared his candidacy for mayor.
Voters who identify as "pro-Israel" often want to see some level of commitment. Remember that Bob Turner won Weiner's old congressional seat due in part because he was considered by many to be reliable in supporting Israel.
What does Israel, or any other Middle Eastern country, have to do with the day-to-day life of New Yorkers? Not all issues are hands-on, but that does not mean that they do not matter.
Supporters of the state of Israel know that a mayor has little muscle as far as foreign policy is concerned, but they do want to know whether a candidate has their back on the issue for moral reasons.
The same is true with the abortion issue. Those who are pro-life or pro-choice know that a mayor cannot change the law. They know it has been decided by the Supreme Court. Where one stands on the issue, however, matters to them.
With the Middle East in a state of uncertainty, people are right to be concerned about where their leaders stand on the issues of war and peace.
The matter of Middle Eastern politics is sensitive on all sides. I am not an expert on foreign policy, but in a primary race, where one stands on this might be relevant.
Weiner has been a staunch supporter of Israel in Congress. Not all Jewish voters fall into the pro-Israel camp when it comes to politics. Screenwriter David Mamet, for one, has opined about the widening split between those who support Israel and those who are uneasy about the issue.
Weiner, however, has been very successful at capturing votes in both camps. Some claim that Weiner entering the race will force a run-off. There was going to be a run-off anyway. What it does, however, is cause others in the race to weigh in on where they stand on the issue.


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This carte de visite portrait of an unidentified elderly woman (with a look that you want to hide from) was taken by Fred Smith in his studio on the corner of Brewery Street and Tapton Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Smith was operating from those premises from c.1869 till c.1879, and judging from the square corners and design on the reverse of the mount, the studio setting and style of portrait, I estimate a date of no later than 1873.
Fred was actually Alfred Edward Smith, born in Coventry in 1846, who moved to Chesterfield in the 1860s, and married Scottish schoolteacher Martha Hughes in 1872. By 1881 they had left Derbyshire and were in Holdenhurst near Bournemouth (Hampshire).
It is possible that his studio was then taken over by the celebrated Chesterfield photographer Alfred Seaman, who operated from premises at that ocation from the late 1870s.
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I was indeed being a little unkind, but then I'm allowed to be a little provocative, occasionally, if it gets people commenting? An enlargement shows quite different left and right sides to her face. If you cover the right hand side, the baleful stare has almost disappeared and she looks substantially younger. I wonder if she'd had a stroke?


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The Jets have lost their best defensive player for the year, their best offensive player for the year, and according to Carlos Rogers, they've lost their heart.
The 49ers cornerback said on Sirius XM Radio (via the Newark Star-Ledger) that the Jets quit during the 34-0 beating the 49ers gave them Sunday.
"It kinda seemed like, after a while they just, I know, looking at their defense, they didn't want to be out there," Rogers said. "And after that it's like, man, these guys don't really want to play the game. You know, it's pretty much over.
"You could see it happening. It kinda shocked me just because, you know, a lot of guys were saying on the sideline, 'Oh, they don't want to tackle, they don't want to do this, they don't want to do that.' That's a Rex Ryan defense. That's a Rex Ryan team."
Rogers said the stamp of their head coach made what he saw surprising, because he never thought he'd see such a thing.
"His defense, you know, plays throughout," Rogers said. "And that was the shocking point about it. . . .
"It really kind of shocked me to see that them guys were ready to go get in the showers."
You can fully expect Rogers' remarks to be in the ears if not the hands of every Jet today. While no coach wants to be in the spot the Jets are in, every coach relishes the opportunity to create an "us vs. them" mentality, with "them" being the entire world.
It might work as a motivational tool, unless, of course, Rogers was right.


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Grim details of Robin Williams' death released by investigators
The grim details of the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams were released Tuesday as flowers piled up at makeshift memorials and his children and ex-wife issued heart-wrenching statements about a "gentle, kind" man who seemingly had everything but inexplicably decided to hang himself.
Williams' three children - Zachary, 31, Zelda, 25, and Cody Williams, 22 - echoed the sadness and confusion experienced across the nation, saying they felt "stripped bare" and are struggling to cope with the apparent suicide.
"I lost my father and a best friend and the world got a little grayer," said Zak Williams. "I will carry his heart with me every day. I would ask those that loved him to remember him by being as gentle, kind and generous as he would be. Seek to bring joy to the world as he sought."
Williams' children said their time with their father was precious.
"My family has always been private about our time spent together," said Zelda Williams. "It was our way of keeping one thing that was ours, with a man we shared with an entire world. But now that's gone, and I feel stripped bare. My last day with him was his birthday, and I will be forever grateful that my brothers and I got to spend that time alone with him, sharing gifts and laughter."
Marin County sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd, the assistant chief deputy coroner, said there was no evidence of foul play in the death of the 63-year-old performer who was beloved for his rat-a-tat delivery and warm personality, but who had struggled with cocaine and alcohol addiction and severe depression.
The grim details
Boyd said Williams was last seen alive at 10:30 p.m. Sunday when his wife, Susan Schneider, went to bed. His personal assistant became concerned about 11:45 a.m. Monday, Boyd said, after Williams failed to answer knocks at his door.
The assistant eventually managed to open the door and found Williams clothed, in a seated position and "with a belt secured around his neck, with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame," Boyd said. "His right shoulder area was touching the door, with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended."
Williams was "cold to the touch," Boyd said, and rigor mortis had set in. Forensic scientists say it takes three or four hours for rigor mortis to begin after death.
Investigators found superficial cuts on the inside of Williams' left wrist, and recovered a pocketknife with its blade closed and what looked like dried blood on it, Boyd said. The cause of death was "asphyxia due to hanging," according to preliminary results of an autopsy. Williams' children did not mention their father's depression or his struggles with chemical dependency, but Zelda made reference to dark times and an inability to find peace.
"He was always warm, even in his darkest moments," she said. "While I'll never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, there's minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions. It doesn't help the pain, but at least it's a burden countless others now know we carry."
'Never be the same'
Cody Williams said there are "no words strong enough to describe the love and respect I have for my father." He expressed hope that he would see him in the afterlife.
"The world will never be the same without him," he said. "I will miss him and take him with me everywhere I go for the rest of my life, and will look forward, forever, to the moment when I get to see him again."
Williams' ex-wife, Marsha Garces Williams, the mother of Zelda and Cody, said she has been comforting her children "as we attempt to grapple with celebrating the man we love, while dealing with this immeasurable loss."
Outside the Tiburon home, dozens of television crews gathered Tuesday, including from stations in Brazil, Japan, Norway and England.
The stream of mourners included several children, who in many ways might be the most affected by the death of an actor who welcomed trick-or-treaters on Halloween and was beloved for youthful antics and quirky movie characters.
A somber Brandon Antonio, 13, dropped off flowers after being driven to the home by his father. "My favorite movie was 'Jumanji,' " Brandon said. "That was a really great one."
The Williams family expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from the public and the expressions of sympathy.
"To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh," Zelda said. "Dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I've ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence. We'll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again."
Need help?
Here are resources available to people in crisis in the Bay Area:
-- Suicide prevention/crisis line: (800) 273-8255
-- San Francisco General Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services: (415) 206-8125
-- For all mental health emergencies, call the San Francisco Suicide Prevention's 24-hour hotline at (415) 781-0500 or go to www.sfsuicide.org.
-- To find mental health help or other social services in Bay Area counties, dial 211 or go to http://211bayarea.org.
Sources: Mental Health Association of San Francisco, Chronicle research
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001. Hope everyone had a fab time with their Mum's today, We had a big family meal, in which I ate too much food and have now entered a self inflicted food coma! We had stuffed peppers with haloumi cheese, sweet potato and chilli mash and grilled chicken, Followed by raspberry pana cotta, profiteroles and lots of cheese! God even typing it out makes me think WHY DID I EAT SO MUCH! So worth it though! OMNOMNOM
002. ITS WRESTLEMANIA TONIGHT! Genuinely one of my favourite nights of the year, I'm huge wrestling fan, I know its fake and its not cool blahblah. But I can honestly say I'm more interested in wrestling than fashion. Sometimes I think I should write a wrestling blog, but then I did some research and the haters on there are probably 100 times worse than the ones I get here! Regardless, I'm excited, I love the showmanship and the whole spectacle of Wrestlemania! My beloved homegurl Snooki is wrestling too which should be good for a laugh!
003. Was payday on Monday! So I'm hoping to do some online shopping when I get a few moments to focus on something other than university or working! I havent really seen anything in the shops in the last month and thought YES. I NEED THIS. Its all a bit blah at the moment, very samey same and very uninspiring! Im not into all the colour blocking we are being forced into by the shops! I do want to buy some clogs/sandals/whatever they are called ala Gem though! I also want a red, cream and mint colored skirts from American Apparel, and maybe a Cactus Jack t-shirt.
004. Anyone who ordered Asos Vouchers through Groupon, you need to make sure you use them by the 10th! Ive still got two left to use and NO idea what to get with them!
005. I recommend you follow Victoria. Seriously I know I talk about her alot but shes been a true friend to me through everything, blogging and even transitioning into real life. She really puts up with all my late night frantic texts and complaining! Its her birthday next week too! I cant wait to see her again soon (:


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Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson embezzled money to run for district attorney, then took an undocumented loan from a legally troubled real estate broker to hide it, federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment unsealed Monday.
When the real estate broker was charged with unrelated mortgage fraud, Sampson allegedly called his mole in the U.S. Attorney's office to obtain a list of witnesses and arrange to "take them out."
Sampson, a Democrat who had previously served as the chamber's leader, surrendered to prosecutors early Monday morning and pleaded not guilty later that day to charges of embezzlement, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI. Lawmakers returning to the Capitol for session shook their heads over news that a third sitting legislator had been arrested in just over a month. Prosecutors, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other lawmakers repeated their calls for some unspecified measure of reform.
"We could view this as an achievement for the FBI and federal prosecutors," said Assistant FBI Director George Venizelos. "But we share what may well be the concern of many New Yorkers that 'incumbent' and 'defendant' cannot be accepted as interchangeable. Elected officials are referred to as 'public servants,' and that should not be confused with 'self-serving.' The people of New York have a right to demand, at a bare minimum, that their elected representatives obey the law."
At an ad hoc news conference following Sampson's arraignment, his attorney, Zachary Carter — a former federal prosecutor — stressed that none of the charges related to his Senate post. But the political fallout was immediate: Sampson was stripped of his committee assignments and separated from the Senate's mainstream Democrats, which he led from June 2009 to December of last year.
"These allegations are deeply disturbing. The alleged activity represents an offensive violation of the public trust for which there is no place in our government," said Yonkers Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who supplanted Sampson as the Democratic leader.
Sampson, first elected in 1996, was elevated at the height of an abortive coup when a defecting Democrat, Hiram Monserrate, demanded the ouster of Sen. Malcolm Smith. Physically imposing but generally quiet, Sampson was a candidate of consensus who was acceptable to Monserrate as well as the Senate Democrats' ethnic and ideological factions. When Sampson welcomed Monserrate's fellow defector, Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada, Sampson and Smith declared they would "restore ... faith in this great body."
All four men have subsequently been ensnared in criminal cases, Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif pointed out. "While the Senate Democrats said they had cleaned up their conference, the latest arrest of one of their New York City members shows they may still have some work to do," he said.
Prosecutors presaged Sampson's arrest in a Friday filing that revealed former Sen. Shirley Huntley, D-Queens, had recorded colleagues discussing potentially unlawful activities. Monday's charges did not cite such a wiretap, but Loretta Lynch, the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, stressed the probe is "continuing."
According to the indictment, Sampson embezzled $440,000 from escrow accounts he oversaw as a court-appointed fiduciary for several foreclosed homes starting in 1998. Some of the funds were used to support his unsuccessful 2005 bid for Brooklyn district attorney.
Apparently concerned he would be caught, Sampson in 2006 asked a real estate developer for $188,500, which Sampson characterized as a loan. A spokesman for Lynch declined to name the developer, who is identified in the indictment as "the Associate." The unnamed businessman is reportedly Edul Ahmad, who in October pleaded guilty to federal charges in a mortgage fraud scheme. The circumstances of Ahmad's prosecution match those outlined in Sampson's indictment, and a judge forbade Sampson from contacting the developer. Both men are of Guyanese descent and have an existing relationship, people who know them said.
Ahmad's attorney did not return a call seeking comment.
When "the Associate" was charged, Sampson contacted an employee in Lynch's office to find out as much as he could, including a list of potential witnesses. Sampson told the developer he would "take them out," according to the indictment. The employee was suspended and ultimately fired.
In February 2012, Sampson met with the developer and took possession of a check register page recording the payments made to the senator. "That's a problem ... I mean for me," Sampson told the businessman before allegedly advising him to deceive the FBI about the existence of the record.
FBI agents confronted Sampson with evidence of the alleged embezzlement on July 27. Asked about the check register, Sampson said it "didn't ring a bell." The senator told agents he contacted the mole at the U.S. Attorney's office for what he claimed was public information because he was not "good" with computers, the indictment says.
As the agents concluded their interview, they told Sampson they believed he was lying — a federal crime.
"Not everything I told you was false," Sampson replied.
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Oh my god I love oysters. And that 18th century adage about only eating oysters in months that contain the letter "r"? Welcome to the 21st century where sustainable farming and advanced wet storage for freighting means you can enjoy oysters year round. Yes, there are seasonal crops, so do ask your fishmonger what's best to grill, what's best to eat on the half shell in any given month. And while now is the height of the season to enjoy Pacific oysters raw, last night I had grilled oysters on the brain. Something about the pouring rain and hot-off-the-grill garlicky oysters sounded super. Back at home, Mr. Foodinista shucked away.
First, a word about gear. We have a French-style stainless oyster knife with guard by Rösle that is ideal for smaller oysters, like my favorite Kumamotos. That said, with our monster Canadian mollusks, last night we were wishing we had an East Coast-style shucker with a long flat blade (also called a "stabber") given the deep cup of the shell and flat top. I think I'm going to order a four-inch Dexter-Russell with a high-carbon-steel blade for Mr. Foodinista. Hog Island Oyster Company sells them online for $15.
While Mr. Foodinista shucked, I opened up a little tin of Trader Joe's anchovies. I keep a few of these tins on hand at all times. Sometimes, when I'm feeling nostalgic for my starving student days and craving a sodium bomb, they stand in for lunch in a pinch.
Last night, however, a filet or three found their way into a modified bagna càuda (traditional Piedmontese warm dipping sauce of garlic, anchovies, oil, butter). I threw the anchovies, a bunch of Italian parsley and about 8 cloves of garlic into a mini food prep and chopped the hell out of it.
The mixture then eased its way into a hot bath of melted butter and olive oil in a skillet.
Ideally you would have rock salt on hand and would first sprinkle that onto a baking sheet and nestle the oysters on the half shell on top to steady them. We did not have rock salt. Next time. I spooned the bagna càuda over the freshly shucked oysters and Mr. Foodinista disappeared with the tray and grilled them over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, when the sauce just started to bubble.
My husband noticed that the sauce that had spilled over onto the pan steamed up during the grilling, and I like to believe it added a little extra loveliness.
Since there was a fair amount of the bagna càuda left, I tossed some into a wok and added a ton of spinach leaves, along with some more chopped anchovies, red pepper flakes and mint leaves from our garden. You then sauté covered, over medium heat (stirring a few times with a wooden spoon) for three minutes. Pour yourself a glass of Gavi (a Piedmontese white), sit down around the table and make a wee bit of a pig of yourself.


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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Bishops' Subcommittee dedicated to administering money raised for Haiti after the earthquake there last January has approved $212,700 of funding for 10 projects. The grants were made from the Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America to programs and agencies sponsored by parishes, religious orders and dioceses in Haiti. These grants do not include funding for construction projects, which will be considered according to a separate procedure.
"Given the nature of the quake, you can say that the entire Church was impacted by the devastation—even though some areas were obviously harder hit than others," Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, chairman of the bishops' Advisory Group for Haiti, said. The funds will be directed to the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince and the Dioceses of Jacmel, Les Cayes, Port-de-Paix and Anse-a-Veau et Miragoane.
The Diocese of Jacmel, which was particularly hard hit, will receive funding for a truck to help in removing rubble from Church premises. Grants also were awarded for a program to train religious personnel and seminarians and adult literacy programs in the Diocese of Port-de-Paix—the poorest diocese in the poorest country in the hemisphere. Additionally, funds will be provided to assist with on-going evangelization programs in affected areas and parts of the country that have seen an increase in the Catholic population.
"During our visits since the earthquake, we have constantly assured the people of the Church that we will be with them in the long run," said advisory group member, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston. The Boston archdiocese donated more than $2 million to the U.S. Bishops' special collection for Haiti.
The special collection was taken up in U.S. dioceses immediately after the quake and has raised more than $80 million for Haiti. These latest grants bring the total awarded by the subcommittee to Church groups in Haiti to $1,021,869.
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WASHINGTON—Al J. Notzon III of the Archdiocese of San Antonio has been appointed the next chair of the National Review Board (NRB) by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He will succeed the current chair, Diane Knight, at the conclusion of her term following the June 2011 meeting of the USCCB.
Notzon retired after 35 years as executive director of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, a Texas association of local governments. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Mary's University, and has done graduate work in economics, law and urban planning. He is active in his community and the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He was appointed to the Archdiocesan Review Board in 2003 and currently serves as its chairman. In 2008 he was also appointed to the NRB.
In making the appointment, Archbishop Dolan thanked Notzon "for graciously and generously agreeing to accept the responsibilities of chairing the National Review Board" and said he looks forward to working with him over the next two years. His term will extend until June of 2013.
Archbishop Dolan also said, "The bishops of the United States greatly appreciate the prayers, advice, and support of the NRB as we continue our efforts to fulfill our promises to reach out to victims/survivors, assure the safety of our children and young people, and foster the holiness of our clergy."
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops established the National Review Board during its meeting in June of 2002 as a consultative body tasked with reviewing the annual report of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection on the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and the recommendations that emerge from it, and offering its assessment to the president of the USCCB. The Board offers its advice in cooperation with the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, especially with regard to policies and practices related to child and youth protection. It also reviews the work of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Archbishop Dolan also took the opportunity to thank outgoing chair Diane Knight for the manner in which she has led the NRB over the last couple of years.
"I wish to acknowledge the excellent and collaborative manner by which you have guided the work of the NRB and related that to the Committee on the Protection of Children and Youth and to the bishops as a whole," Archbishop Dolan said. Knight was appointed to the NRB in 2007 and has served as its chair since 2009.
Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington, chairman of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, also welcomed the news of the appointment commenting, "I look forward to continuing our collaboration with the members of the NRB under Mr. Notzon's leadership. They make an enormous contribution to the Church in helping the U.S. bishops to foster a safe environment for children and outreach to victims."
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The final tally for the 2012-2013 wolf season has been released.
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim has details, "We had a significant bump in the take of wolves. We had hunters and trappers take 225 wolves, that's up from 166 last year. So hunters took 128, trappers 97 that's the final tally as of the end of the season."
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In the 2011-2012 season, Montana hunters failed to meed a quota of 220 wolves. In the 2012-2013 season, Montana FWP decided not to set any quota at all. Aasheim explains, "we knew from previous experience that we weren't' gonna take enough wolves to get us into any danger as far as impacting the population or the balance we were trying to achieve so we just decided it made more sense to go with no quota and it turned out that made a lot of sense."
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A MAN who scammed investors with a fake magnetic engine and is now spruiking another impossible invention has been hit with a $300,000 bill for legal costs after being sued for misleading and deceptive conduct.
Micheal (also Michael) Peter Nugent and his now deregistered company, Cycclone Magnetic Engines, have been served with a court order to pay the costs of the corporate regulator which took action against them in the Queensland Supreme Court.
Mr Nugent, who operates in Lismore and the Gold Coast, was served with the order late last year. The costs order comes after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) launched an action in 2007 against Mr Nugent and Cycclone and the court found that Cycclone falsely claimed shares in the company were an investment in proven technology, and that Mr Nugent and Cycclone had presented a misleading business plan.
The court made injunctions stopping Cycclone Magnetic Engines from engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct by claiming the engine worked. It also stopped the company claiming that its shares would be an investment in proven technology.
Mr Nugent appealed, but the Queensland Court of Appeal confirmed in 2010 that he was guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct over the Cycclone Magnetic Engine.
It ruled his ''fuel-free'' engine - propelled by magnets - did not and could not work.
An ASIC spokesman said last week that it could not comment on the costs orders.
Mr Nugent told Fairfax Media that ''ASIC claimed $438,622.63 as costs. The court appointed an independent costs assessor and [the] final court order for costs is in fact $295,523.70.'' He said, ''No further comment will be made in regards to the costs.''
One of his investors contacted Fairfax by email to say ''the ASIC, plus these jerks [people who have tried to take over the company] and yourselves will no doubt rue the day that you decided to meddle with what will soon be the huge success story of 2013 on the OTCBB stock exchange [in the US]''.
Mr Nugent, who has been previously convicted of illegal fund-raising, and his long-time business associate, Robert (Bob) George McClelland, have been circulating information about a so-called Y Engine in the hope of raising $2 million.
Mr Nugent has set up new companies called Novagen Solar and Novagen Energy and has been promising the new engine will have potential applications in the industrial, marine, aerospace and automotive markets.
The Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia reviewed the photo of the engine and accompanying documents sent to potential investors and warned it contained ''strings of scientific jargon that might well impress someone with little background in the field''.
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Address: 115 Robinson Woods
Neighborhood: Robinson Woods
Asking: $399,900
Assessment: $424,600
Year Built: 1998
Size: 2,078 fin. sq. ft.
Land: 0.12 acres
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Robinson Woods is a small and relatively new cul-de-sac community two turns off Preston Avenue near Rugby Road. Here, homes sport a Charleston-meets-Arts-and-Crafts look. Colors— both inside and out– are brighter and more varied than the typical Charlottesville neighborhood where red brick and white clapboard still rule.
Potential buyers need to know that this neighborhood is a "zero lot line" subdivision: the edge of the house stands at or extremely close to the edge of the lot. Behind each strip of houses is a swath of communal land. Along with sharing property, the community has a homeowners' association to manage things and– built four years before the mega-drought– one common water meter.
Another thing that differentiates this subdivision from others is porches. This is a neighborhood packed with children, and the porches allow kids some level freedom to roam while parents can still keep an eye on them— plus they create a sense of community.
The house has three levels with no basement or attic, but built-ins sprinkled here and there compensate. The first floor is an open concept. Off the hall a tiny half bath has a corner sink about the size of a cereal bowl. A gas fireplace surrounded by some of the built-in shelving defines the living area from the dining and kitchen space.
In the kitchen, pale granite and light cabinets emphasize the wide cooking space, and new granite countertops accentuate the openness. In fact, the kitchen would likely fit an island if a new owner wants one. In addition to the dining area, a breakfast nook overlooks a small back deck.
Off the kitchen a laundry/mudroom leads outside and to a deck, but there's not much yard space. Pegs on the walls and rows of shelves and natural light make it a pleasant space to do the dirty work. Attractive checkered linoleum fits the functional purpose of the space.
The whole place has recently been painted, and the hardwood floors on the first level have been refinished. Upstairs, the carpet is also fresh. Two bedrooms on the second level share a hall bath, and the master suite (with two closets, one a walk-in) has a generous jetted tub with shower and double sinks.
Although the master suite is technically on the second floor, there's a second option for grown-ups who want a little more privacy: a staircase leading to an open room on the third level. On one side a walk-in closet could function as an office or even art studio. Angled ceilings make the space interesting and a little quirky— the door to the bathroom has a corner cut out to fit the ceiling. It's long and ends with a tiled standup shower with two benches. Although it could be a second family room, I like that private stairway that transitions to the level. It gives the feeling of rising above the rest of the house.
With the refinished flooring, new carpet, and fresh paint, this Robinson Woods home is a turnkey. Fixtures like the bathroom sinks are original, so a buyer who wants to zap a little more style into the place can do so. Beyond moving into a house, buyers here will be moving into a small and distinct community convenient to UVA, the Medical Center, and downtown.
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Microsoft manager facing charges died of poisoning
A Microsoft manager accused of stealing $9 million in software to fuel a lavish lifestyle died from drinking antifreeze, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
Daniel Feussner died Feb. 7 from ingesting ethylene glycol, the main ingredient in antifreeze, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. How it happened is unknown; there were no witnesses to his death.
Feussner was a German citizen, a computer whiz kid with a doctorate in mathematics and computer linguistics who lived in Sammamish. He worked on technology for Internet search engines and directed one of Microsoft's high-profile .NET projects.
Federal prosecutors said he ordered software for a project and then sold it on the street. The proceeds allegedly helped him pay for a small fleet of cars -- including a Ferrari 355 Berlinetta, a Jaguar Vanden Plas and a Humvee -- diamond rings and a 51-foot yacht dubbed the Brazilian Queen. Feussner exhibited many of his expensive possessions on his Web site, which has been taken down.
Feussner was arrested at Microsoft's Redmond campus in December on a federal complaint listing 15 counts of wire, mail and computer fraud. The morning of his arrest, neighbors watched FBI agents haul boxes of personal items and computer equipment from his home and seize his car collection.
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Twitter is talking to more banks as it prepares to launch its initial public offering likely by Thanksgiving, according to reports.
Twitter, the microblogging service, is looking to add the banks to its underwriters and is finalizing its fee structure, Reuters reported. The news comes from unnamed sources "familiar with the matter."
Underwriters receive about 7 percent of IPO funds but larger public offerings can mean less. In Facebook's much-touted $16 billion IPO, banks were willing to split 1.1 percent not only for its size but the "prestige," according to Reuters. Those Facebook underwriters took home $176 million in fees.
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Could Tyson Ross's future as a Padres starting pitcher ultimately be linked to having the National League adopt the designated hitter?
There are questions about the right-hander's future as a starting pitcher if he has to hit . . . at the same time there is growing sentiment among many National League general managers to adopt the designated hitter given the increased number of interleague games spread across the length of the schedule.
"The way it is set up now (the balanced 15-team leagues with at least one inter-league series being played all time), a number of National League general managers believe our league is at a disadvantage," Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said Friday.
"You almost have to have a DH all the time given the randomness of the schedule."
Some baseball executives believe the National League might address adopting the DH as soon as next winter.
Meanwhile, there are questions surrounding Ross, who suffered a subluxation – partial and temporary dislocation – of his left shoulder while swinging the bat at Dodger Stadium on April 17 in his third National League start.
As it stands now, National League pitchers have to hit.
Given the nature of Ross's injury – and the high possibility of future subluxations while swinging the bat – the right-hander's immediate future as a Padre might be as a relief pitcher than a starter.
The Padres have been here before.
Ross suffered the same injury in the same situation as Dustin Moseley had during the 2011 season. Moseley, who, like Ross, was new to the National League and hitting after spending his minor league and early major league career in the American League, where pitchers don't hit.
Both were right-handed hitters who suffered the subluxation to their non-pitching shoulder on full swings. Both subluxations were to the posterior side of the shoulder capsule. Padres head trainer Todd Hutcheson labeled the coincidence of the two injuries "bizarre."
Moseley quickly returned to the mound, suffered the same injury a second time and had surgery to strengthen the capsule. Moseley's career as a Padre ended early last season due to a different injury to his pitching shoulder.
But while the Padres see the injuries to Ross and Moseley as being a coincidence, they are taking steps while Ross is on the disabled list to reduce the chances of it happening again.
Ross will swing a lighter bat when he returns and have a shorter swing. The Padres took many of the same steps with Moseley to no avail. One Padres official raised the possibility that Ross consider hitting from the left side.
Another concern with Ross is his ability to field his position. The subluxation made some movements with his glove hand both painful and difficult.
"I think the biggest fear was my defense," Ross said Friday. "My pitching is fine. They are strengthening my shoulder and cutting down on my swing to answer that problem. Hitting is a secondary thing to pitching and fielding my position."
But the Padres are concerned that another full swing like Ross took in Los Angeles could have the same result and require a surgical repair.
"Surgery to the posterior capsule is not quite as solid," said Hutcheson.
--Kyle Blanks continues to improve from last Sunday's collision with the left field wall in San Francisco and will likely start in right field Saturday night and get a couple starts next week in Chicago.
--Infielder Logan Forsythe is out of his protective boot but is still at least several weeks away from resuming baseball activities due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Forsythe is not eligible to return from the 60-day disabled list until May 22.
--Right-handed starter Joe Wieland, who had "Tommy John" surgery at the end of last July, threw a 100-pitch bullpen session at the Padres extended spring training site in Arizona.


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TIMMINS, CANADA – You wouldn't want to shower in it, but researchers have discovered pockets of water in a deep reservoir in Canada that may be up to 2.64 billion years old.
Researchers extracted the fluid from ancient rocks in a mine 1.5 miles underground in the area of Timmins, Ontario. In other mines, water has been found to support life, but scientists are still working to determine if there is life in this particular location. They say this is the oldest water found in such an environment.
We spoke with Chris Ballentine, professor of geochemistry at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and senior author on this study, which published in the journal Nature. Here is an edited version of our email Q&A:
CNN: How did you find this ancient water?
Ballentine: My colleague in Toronto, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, project co-director, has been working on understanding the chemistry of these waters for many years. She suspected the water was very old because of the high levels of helium (which takes a long time to build up) contained in the water. I am developing new techniques to date underground water (an essential component when making safety cases for CO2 burial) and we decided to work together to put a proper age on these waters.
CNN: Do we think that there was life on Earth at that time?
Ballentine: Life was established on Earth by 3.5 billion years ago (Earth itself is 4.56 billion years old). The rocks containing the water we have analysed are about 2.7 billion years old. The Earth's surface would be teaming with very simple life – the ancestors of bacteria. Complex single-celled and multicelled organisms did not evolve until about 1.9 billion to 2.1 billion years ago. The water we have found is between 1.5 billion and 2.6 billion years in age.
CNN: Does this have any implications for life on other planets?
Ballentine: The system we have found is truly ancient and can support simple life. Our work tells us that Earth had a refuge for life during its earliest stages of formation – if life started there was a way for it to be preserved during continuing bombardment by meteorites that would make the surface of Earth barren – and could push back the time when life could have formed on Earth.
Equally on somewhere like Mars, any life that formed could have found its way into similar pockets of water in the Martian crust, and our work shows that these pockets of water can survive and provide a place for the life to have survived long after the surface of Mars lost its water and became sterile.
CNN: Can you describe the environment in which this was found?
Ballentine: These are waters that come out of the rock from exploration boreholes deep in the copper-zinc mine. The samples we have collected pour out of only some boreholes, but they can flow for months. The environment is dark, dusty, very noisy and hot.
CNN: Is it drinkable?
Ballentine: Alas not. The water is crystal clear when it first comes out of the rock and looks very tempting, bubbling with gas. But actually it is too salty to drink (it is a brine), and the gas instead of carbon dioxide is a mixture of methane, hydrogen, nitrogen and helium!
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John was a mathematician at Cambridge University and after three years graduate work in knot theory John made a career as a C programmer in a number of Cambridge companies. In parallel he moved smartly to the top level of British Go. He became 1 dan in 1982, 2 dan the year after, with a place in the Challenger's League and 3 dan too came later on in 1983. He was promoted to 4 dan in 1989 and the next year challenged Matthew Macfadyen for the British Championship (BGJ 81, 82). He was a top player throughout the next dozen years, representing the UK in the WAGC, travelling successfully to the US Open and Milan, and winning many British events.
John's Go was distinguished by very accurate reading of local situations, but, less obviously, by overall counting. A most gentle soul in person, his games tended towards uninhibited fighting. With better health he would surely have become 5 dan. Very sadly Trigantius 2002 was to be his last competition.
His other interests can in part be gleaned from newsgroup postings: maths and puzzles, programming. He went in for mental arithmetic and Decamentathlon (problem-solving) events in the London Mind Sports Olympiad; he had friends in the Othello community and took part in it at the 2001 Cambridge MSO. He early looked into the application of game theory to Go endgames, though he published nothing. Another area I believe he disposed of, after Bill Hartston brought it up: chess with just two kings, no repetition of position allowed, is a first player win from any start (i.e. the second player is eventually forced to make the kings kiss).
After a liver transplant operation in 2000, John was back at work in not much more than a month, and in competition at the Ipswich British Congress. He won Three Peaks later that year. Complications struck him down, when we had all hoped he had come through the worst.
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Mike W. quotes one:
"Her "constitutional right" put her six feet under....Why should we have respect? I have no respect for people who don't realize the danger of bringing a loaded gun to a kids' ball game. i have no respect for people who think they can get attention by pulling ridiculous stunts. I have no respect for people who think they have the right to intimidate others with threats of violence. By packing heat, you're implicitly saying "treat me with the respect I feel I deserve or I'll blow your brains out." People like that deserve no respect."
Another appears in the local blogosphere:
This was an Anon at Delawareliberal:
When this story first came out about the mom who openly wore a gun to a youth soccer game, the wingnuts went all out defending her. Well, we already had the conversation about open carry, so I don't want to start that all over again.
My question today for the wingnuts is:
How come you couldn't smell the crazy on this woman, and we (and the local sheriff) could?
To be fair, Liberalgeek challenged this interpretation, and Anon backed off--a little, maybe, sort of:
LG: Hmmm. What is unclear in the report about the gun-toting Mom is whether she was the murder victim or the suicider.
Probably best to hold your fire on "crazy" until all (or at least some) of the facts are in.
Anon: Agreed after a second reading of the story. I still like my question though. I thought she was crazy for bringing a gun to the soccer game and suing the sheriff.
More intriguing, and oh-so-carefully phrased (and defended) was Delawaredem's assertion in the original post that You live by the gun, you die by the gun..
In response to Liberalgeek's challenge of Anon, DD quipped back:
I was not commenting on the woman's political views. My only statement is "you live by the gun you die by gun." Whether she took her own life or was killed by a gun, or whether she was crazy or not, my statement seems to be pretty true.
What sort of reasonable inference could one draw from this particular statement [resting assured that no matter what inference I draw it will be ridiculed as a straw man]?
It seems to be a statement that owning guns is an inherently unwise thing to do, regardless of your reasons, regardless of your rights. [I'm sure DD will show up at some point to correct me on this.]
What's unfortunate, as Liberalgeek cautioned, is that the story is much more complicated and much more tragic than early reports would have indicated.
First, her husband was a parole officer--a gun-wielding law enforcement officer. Had Melanie divested herself of her own firearms she still would not have been living in a house free of them. Does you live by the gun, you die by the gun also apply to law enforcement officers?
Second, it seems that Melanie had been living in a domestic abuse situation for some time, and that protecting herself [and possibly her children] was one of the reasons she became interested in firearms in the first place. Like far too many women in this situation, she could not be convinced by friends to leave the bastard--an often fatal decision on the woman's part no matter whether she is armed or not. Instead, she chose to try to protect herself and she failed.
Doesn't sound crazy to me, or even like an object point for or against gun control.
It sounds like a tragedy that not even the most stringent gun control laws under consideration today could have prevented ... because her abuser was a law enforcement officer.
No, having a firearms does not appear to have been sufficient to save Melanie Hain, but there is also absolutely no evidence that having one contributed to her death.
But complicated narratives are just too ... complicated ... for the people interested in characterizing gun-owners [or any political opponent, for that matter] as crazy or implicitly saying "treat me with the respect I feel I deserve or I'll blow your brains out."
As for that live by the gun, die by the gun BS, try telling that to the 74-year-old Lewes man who, about two weeks ago, used both a machete (!) and his handgun to defend himself successfully against two forty-something thugs breaking into his house.


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Trying to resolve issues related to the new CVS pharmacy in Honesdale was the subject of a meeting on Tuesday.
— Trying to resolve issues related to the new CVS pharmacy in Honesdale was the subject of a meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting, however, was not advertised even though a quorum of borough council members were present.
Those present were F.J. Monaghan, Scott Smith, Bob Jennings and Jim Brennan. The meeting was held at borough hall with representatives of CVS, its development company and local developers who have a stake in the outcome.
Monaghan opened the meeting by saying no action would be taken because "any decisions would be inappropriate."
Though no votes were taken, at the end of the meeting there was consensus among those in attendance about certain steps which should be taken in moving forward.
"I am disappointed that the public was not informed," said Mayor Ed Langendoerfer, who was not present at the meeting. Langendoerfer said he was not informed the meeting was taking place and only learned about it from this newspaper.
"They need to let the public know what is going on," said the mayor. "The whole intersection is going to change."
The main focus of the meeting concerned the new traffic flow which will be created when the pharmacy is opened. The location is at 4th and Main streets in Honesdale, arguably the busiest intersection in all of Wayne County.
Frank Villanti, an engineer representing CVS, said the plans to change the intersection were submitted to PennDOT and have received approval.
However, final approval must be given by the borough and that's where the safety committee has a problem.
Safety committee chairman Jennings pointed out it was PennDOT which approved the original intersection and it remains dysfunctional to this day.
"They are the monster in this," said Jennings.
The plan by CVS would be to add a center lane to Main street heading east toward where CVS is going to be located. It would also mean that center lane would be for motorists to proceed straight through to the new CVS building.
As for Fourth Street, they are proposing putting "stop bar" further back toward the railroad tracks for northbound traffic. Those are lines painted on the road where vehicles are supposed to stop.
Mary Bogart, an engineer hired by the borough, said she thinks the plan will not work.
She says even with the new configuration, tractor-trailers will still have to cross the double yellow line and will also be jumping the curb at the intersection, something which happens now.
"The whole idea of the trucks jumping the curb is not acceptable," said Bogart.
Jennings then produced photographs which were taken during a staging conducted recently involving a tractor-trailer with help from the police department. Jennings said the tests were ran with a Fox Ledge Water Company truck which is the largest allowable on the roadways. Similar trucks use the intersection every day, he said.
"We were guiding him as close as we could," said Jennings.
Jennings said it took part of what is proposed as the center lane for the truck to be able to turn.
They also tested what Jennings said is the new right lane and, even guiding the truck, he said it was up against the curb.
"In my opinion, we have to have more room on that right hand side," said Jennings. "There is just so much traffic there. It is going to be a nightmare under your plan."
Villanti disagreed, saying the photos were deceptive. He claims with the changes on Main Street, the right lane will actually have more room than it does now.
But Bogart said even with the drawings supplied by CVS, there are still problems.
She said that template shows trucks will still have to cross the double-yellow line or trucks will be jumping the curb.
Jennings agreed, adding he thinks the stop bars will not work anyway.
Villanti said in "urban environments," stop bars are commonly used so that larger vehicles can navigate intersections.
"In the real world," countered Bogart, "if someone does not see the stop bar, you potentially shut down the intersection."
"It is still better than what it is today," said Villanti about the new proposal.
Jennings said that doesn't make it right because the current intersection does not work well and was approved by PennDOT.
For Jennings, there is a simple solution.
"You have room on the right hand side," said Jennings. "Do it and solve the problem."
To do that, it would mean cutting into the parking lot of the Meagher Agency to make the corner wider.
"What's the problem?" said Jennings. "Work out something."
Smith asked what the state said about the new design.
Bogart said the state did give approval, however, "the final say" is with the borough.
"That is not entirely true," said Smith.
"Yet it is," said Bogart.
At that point, developer Tom Shepstone stepped into the conversation, saying something can be worked out.
"Let's do a test and see what works," said Shepstone.
Mary Ann Wervey of the Zaremba Group of Cleveland, Ohio, which represents CVS, said it was their intention to explore all of the possibilities.
"We want to give our design a chance to work," said Wervey.
Borough solicitor Rich Henry said Shepstone's suggestion is "doable." He also agreed with Bogart, saying the borough has the final say in the matter.
"The borough is the holder of the traffic signal permit," said Bogart.
That, she said, means unless the borough gives its approval, nothing moves forward.
"We made a good faith agreement with you," said Shepstone.
It was suggested an agreement be drawn up between the borough and CVS in which an escrow account would be established. That account would have funds to change the intersection if the new design does not work. The engineers will work together to come up with a cost estimate for the escrow account.
According to Wervey, that agreement would have to include a clause that the borough is responsible for any and all improvements required from the widening of the truck radius.
She also suggested that the cost estimate be determined by the CVS engineering firm subject to the approval of Bogart Engineering.
Henry said some sort of time period would have to be part of the agreement.
Smith suggested one year, saying, "I want a full summer" to see how it works because summers are the busiest time of the year."
Jennings emphasized he is all for having a new CVS in Honesdale but wants to make sure the traffic patterns are solved.
"It's the traffic situation I'm worried about," said Jennings.
The mayor, in an interview after the meeting, said he thinks more parties should have been involved in discussing the issue. He pointed out there is an insurance agency, a body shop and other businesses in the area.
The school district, too, should have been approached, he said. Langendoerfer said school buses travel through that intersection daily and that has to be a consideration on any new configuration.
The issue will once again be discussed at the Dec. 10 meeting of the borough council where several approvals will have to be made by the council for the project to proceed.
Angela Franklin, representing CVS Realty Co., said those approvals are necessary in order to close the real estate deal by Dec. 21, something she said they would like to get done.