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The oil bulls that were riding a wave of bullish demand optimism lost confidence after the International Energy Agency said that perhaps traders shouldn't be just that excited. The International Energy Agency unlike OPEC and the Energy Information Administration actually lowered its outlook by 90,000 barrels a day. The reduction in the IMF outlook for Europe seems particularly ominous," the Paris-based agency said in its monthly oil market report. "Despite signs of improvement in China and the U.S., weak macroeconomic conditions are forecast to keep global oil demand growth capped." Now normally this is an organization that likes to error on the upside when it comes to predicting demand so it seems that this put some pause in the reawakened bull traders.
This seemed to overshadow what was a supportive crude drawdown in Cushing, Oklahoma in the Energy Information Administration report. The EIA reported that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 372.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are well above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels last week but remained in the upper limit of the average range. Finished gasoline inventories increased while blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 3.7 million barrels last week and are below the lower limit of the average range for this time of year.
Fracking is changing the energy world, and now Russia has to come to grips with the fact that when they are not the biggest pricier on the street, of course that means you can't be the biggest bully. Russia under Putin has jailed the owner of Yuko's and took over his company, sent shockwaves across Europe when it cut off supply to the Latvia, Ukraine and Belarus and has threatened to cut off others. In a report by the Swedish Defense Swedish Defense Research Agency's 110-page study Nord Stream, Sweden and Baltic Sea Security (2007) counted over 55 incidents (cut-offs, explicit threats, coercive price policy and certain takeovers) since 1991, most with political or economic underpinnings. Yet now with rising global production and Europe looking for alternatives, it seems those tactics are staring to backfire.
The "Energy Expert Center" wrote that "In 2012 Russia's budget has received tens of billions of rubles less than it was supposed to because of a decline in the gas exports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said due to a use of declining gas exports."
Putin said that the LNG market is becoming increasingly significant. "Today our share in the global LNG supplies is just 3.6%. So, unless we are active, we may fully cede this market to our rivals. We should keep in mind that in order to create modern LNG production capacities, we need 5-7 or even 10 years."
Putin suggested drafting and approving a new mineral resource classification, which will be as close to the international standards as possible. "We have just discussed this component with our colleagues from the government and some companies. Experts see lots of good things in our evaluation system. So, we will try to make it as clear as possible for our foreign colleagues," the President said. He also suggested no longer keeping secret how many resources the country has because, in his opinion, secrecy is anachronism. "We need specific rules for developing our mineral deposits and must thoroughly evaluate them from the very beginning. We must consider all factors that may affect their efficiency," Putin said.
Maybe he should try apologizing to Europe for cutting off supply and to quit bullying other producers. See life is not as easy when you don't have a monopoly. Natural Gas Report today!! Get ready for the next big move!


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Rand's stand: An act of real leadershipEDITORIAL
March 07. 2013 9:06PM
Though college basketball, the NBA and baseball spring training games were all on television on Wednesday night, the best viewing was on C-SPAN 2. There, Americans could watch Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., single-handedly spark life back into the Republican Party. It was something to behold.
At 11:47 a.m., Paul rose and began a genuine, old-fashioned, 12-hour filibuster. It was no juvenile publicity stunt. It was no politically calculated display of mock outrage, ala the senior senator from Kentucky, Mitch McConnell. It was a moment of clarity offered with conviction and savvy. And it might have been a turning point in what the Obama administration refuses to call the War on Terror while still waging it with gusto.
Paul took the Senate floor to block President Obama's nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director. Brennan, a career CIA man who is unquestionably qualified for the job, was not the issue. At question was the administration's position on when, where and how American citizens can be snuffed out on the President's orders.
Paul wanted to know the answer to a simple question: Does the President believe he has the constitutional authority to use drones to kill American citizens on American soil without trial? He and other senators asked the administration this question numerous times. They got no straight answer, which is alarming.
Attorney General Eric Holder treated the question and questioners with contempt, choosing to play silly semantic games rather than give a straight answer. The White House refused to give Sen. Paul a direct answer. So he used the best tool at his disposal to bring the nation's attention to this serious question. It worked beautifully.
In war, the President absolutely has the authority to kill enemy combatants. Paul's question gets to these finer points: How is "enemy combatant" status determined, and what protections are American citizens afforded if their government claims the ongoing authority to secretly make that determination and act upon it anywhere at any time, forever?
Those are immensely important questions, and Rand Paul should be applauded for the way he led his party in pursuit of answers.

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For many local businesses, including Durango Mountain Resort, liquor stores and clothing merchants, Durangos frigid temperatures and recent snowfalls are the commercial equivalent of a Christmas miracle.
But to health officials, law enforcement, homeowners and the homeless, winter is not the most wonderful time of the year.
La Plata County Sheriff Duke Schirard is usually relieved when winter is over.
He said the holidays reliably bring about a sharp increase in domestic violence calls.
A lot of people when theyre not going to work every day, they tend to drink a little more this time of year, and the alcohol will cause emotions to run hotter than usual. Family arguments whether its financial stress or too much fun it just seems like people are either very happy or very depressed this time of year.
Certainly, winter has brought more road deaths.
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis said that, as the weather had gone downhill, with snow, ice and freezing rain, car accidents across the state had become both more numerous and more fatal.
Lewis said most accidents were caused by drivers disdaining cursory winter precautions such as slowing down on curves.
The additional hours of darkness and people driving intoxicated or fatigued also contribute to the increase in accidents.
This year has brought some unusually harsh temperatures. Average for this time of year is 37 degrees during the day and 11 degrees at night. But on Friday, the daytime high was 24 degrees, and come nightfall, it was forecast to plummet to minus 3. Todays high is expected to be in the upper 20s and tonights low around 3.
Dan Speece, operations manager for Bayfields Creative Plumbing & Heating, said such frosts inevitably freeze pipes.
Ive seen some bad stuff in my time, Speece said.
Homeowners go out of town and forget to turn off their water, causing their pipes to burst, Speece said, Such a mishap routinely leads to $15,000 repairs on just the plumbing system not including expenses related to damaged floors and walls, as well as mildew and rot.
While homeowners may understandably shiver at that prospect, Durangos uncommonly bleak temperatures are especially chilling for the homeless.
Candace Kane-Hedrick, director of the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store, said the store sends vouchers to about 10 organizations throughout the year for homeless people to buy clothes.
Normally, when a homeless person walks up to us, they dont even have a voucher. We just try to help them the best we can, giving them a blanket, gloves, she said.
Sofia Madeen, assistant manager of the First United Methodist Thrift Shop, said business was booming not because of winter, but because of the depression. Its not a recession, Im not afraid and wont mince words.
Madeen said the stinging cold and slumping economy had meant record sales for the last three years.
Theres definitely demand, but its not just those who are homeless or indigent protecting themselves from the elements. Everybody is economizing, she said.
Madeen said that whenever her staff comes across items they cant sell gloves with small tears or jackets marred by stains they are set aside for the indigent.
David Bruzzese, spokesman for Mercy Regional Medical Center, said the emergency room was seeing the usual repertoire of seasonal injuries, from skiing accidents to broken bones and head injuries from slipping on ice.


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June 24. 2013 6:53PM
Some compromise: One side caves on photo ID
Thomas Sowell: Obama follows LBJ, Nixon in eroding trust in the office
Committee of conference changes to the state's voter ID law were supposed to improve it. They weakened it instead. As flawed as the existing law is, it is preferable to the compromise bill legislators will consider tomorrow.
This September, the second phase of New Hampshire's 2012 voter ID law kicks in. It reduces the list of photo IDs that are automatically accepted at the polling place, and it requires that local election officials photograph anyone who shows up without a photo ID.
Democrats, who want the entire photo ID law abolished, know they cannot repeal the law while Republicans hold the Senate. Instead, they tried to mandate that student IDs be accepted and that the photograph provision be stricken. Not only did Senate Republicans nearly completely cave on those two points, but they allowed another concession that weakens the law so badly that it is hardly a check on fraud at all.
First, the Senate's committee of conference negotiators agreed to permanently accept IDs issued by New Hampshire high schools and colleges. Fine, but what consequential concession did they get in exchange? None.
Second, Senate negotiators agreed to postpone the photo requirement until 2015. The cost of the equipment is a legitimate issue. But holding it for two years all but nullifies it, leaving no photographic record of challenged voters while opponents seek to repeal the provision.
Third, and worst of all, Senate negotiators agreed to make permanent a temporary provision that let local election officials last year accept any photo ID they deemed valid. This was never intended to be permanent. It ensures that election rules are not uniform statewide. It gives too much discretion to local elected officials, and it weakens the photo ID requirement so much that it might prove meaningless in some communities.
This bill is less a compromise than a series of concessions to people who would prefer to see no restrictions on voting at all. If these concessions are made, photo ID opponents will not stop. They have already said they will seek next year to remove the remaining provisions they dislike. Why spot them the ball halfway to the goal line?


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January 27. 2013 4:57PM
Shameless: Obama's gun control campaign
Last week, President Obama began the administration's campaign tour for gun control. As The Washington Post reported, Obama and Vice President Biden have decided not to try to persuade members of Congress to pass gun control legislation, but instead to campaign in the districts of members who are not on board with the administration's agenda. They are bypassing members and going directly to the people. The people are more easily swayed, Obama believes.
As part of this campaign, the President "is expected to make an emotional appeal in his State of the Union address," the Post reported. The White House is expected to invite families who lost children in the Newtown, Conn., tragedy last month to attend the address alongside the First Lady. What a surprise.
The President who pressed for tax hikes on families making more than $250,000 a year by labeling them "millionaires and billionaires," who portrayed the notably generous Mitt Romney as an uncaring vulture, intends to push for gun control on behalf of the children.
Questions about whether Obama's proposed changes will actually work will be dismissed by the teary-eyed President, children on either side, who insists that the only way to show we care is to do as he prescribes. Emotional manipulation is a tool of both sides, of course, but no one employs it as shamelessly as Barack Obama. It seems that we are about to find out just how shamelessly.


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SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Conservation easements, particularly those arranged through agricultural land trusts, are a means of protecting land from development while continuing agricultural practices on it, proponents say.
While some older easements excluded agriculture and created other problems, they shouldn't give all easements a black eye, said Ogden Driskill, a sixth-generation rancher at Devils Tower, Wyo., and a state legislator.
Driskill was part of a panel on conservation easements held during the Idaho Cattle Association's 100th annual convention.
Many conservation easements preserve agricultural practices, such as grazing, but it is important to pick the conservation partner carefully, he said.
The reality is that without a conservation easement, ranching families across the West face having their land split, subdivided and developed, he said.
"If you really want to be a rancher and not a real estate developer, it's a good tool," he said.
Under a conservation easement, the rancher typically sells the land development rights to a third party such as a land trust.
Agricultural land trusts have revolutionized conservation easements and offer a way for every ranch family to make sure ranchers are ranching into the future, said Driskill, who is a founding member of the Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust.
Ownership remains with the rancher, the easement is set up to meet the rancher's desires for the land and the rancher maintains his agricultural practices and control of public access.
"We don't have a single rancher who has heartburn about doing an easement," he said.
Land trusts are not allowed to own property, they don't dictate what's done on the land, and they don't prevent capitalizing on the ranch. They basically stop a family from splitting up the land and preserve ag land in perpetuity, he said.
It gives a rancher an opportunity to "rule from the grave" as to the future of the land and providing protection for future generations, he said.
Looking to preserve his ranching legacy for future generations, Driskill and his family placed a conservation easement on their family ranch.
Lemhi County, Idaho, rancher Merrill Beyeler said he saw conservation easements as an opportunity to continue his operation, which has been in the family since 1910. It is a tool that will allow his children and grandchildren to come back to the ranch, he said.
Conservation easements also preserve open land and fish and wildlife habitat, keep land working and keep rural economies functioning, he said.
His family partnered with the Central Idaho Grazing Network in a conservation easement to protect the landscape, implement innovative practices, achieve financial stability and provide a high-quality lifestyle, he said.
Land trusts work with private landowners to conserve ranches, forests and farms; preserve water quality; and protect wildlife. They come in many types with public and private partners and are focused on the landowner and his needs, said Laurel Sayer, executive director of Coalition of Idaho Land Trusts.
They allow landowners to continue owning and using their land and to sell it or pass it on to their heirs, she said.
Conservations easements do tie the hands of the heirs as far as splitting up the land, but that is far better than having to sell the property to pay taxes, she said.
Addressing questions from the audience, panel members said easements don't trump eminent domain or eliminate or necessarily reduce property taxes, and there isn't yet a way to tie public-lands grazing permits to the easement.


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March 18. 2013 9:34PM
Police associations: Casino would be no worse than a mall
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CONCORD - Leaders of the state troopers and police associations said Monday the public safety benefits of bringing a single casino to the state far outweigh what they said were relatively minor criminal drawbacks.
At a news conference, David Young, president of the New Hampshire Police Association, said a casino would bring in no more new crime than a new shopping mall, while additional revenue generated by such a facility would fill 15 of 31 vacant state troopers positions on the 317-member force and, as a result, reduce response times to serious crimes.
At the same time, Young said, the additional revenue would help fund mental health programs, the Children in Need of Services program for troubled youth and would stave off an expected cut of more than 50 percent in staffing of the Attorney General's Drug Task Force, which is being brought about by the gradual reduction of federal funds.
"With the potential dissolve of the drug task force teams, local, county and state agencies will have to pick up where the drug task force cannot anymore," said Young, whose organization describes itself as representing "rank-and-file members of the New Hampshire law enforcement community."
More traffic than crime
Senate Bill 152, which would legalize 5,000 slot machines and 150 table games at a single location, and, supporters say, provide about $130 million in new revenue annually, passed the state Senate last week on a 16-8 vote. The bill is now headed to the House for review and an eventual vote. At the moment, it faces an uphill battle there, even with the strong backing of Gov. Maggie Hassan.
New Hampshire Troopers Association President Seth Cooper said the two groups came to their decisions after "thoroughly looking at the bill and speaking with law enforcement agencies in states that currently have casino-style gaming."
"The bottom line is we did our homework on this," said Cooper who heads the police union. He said the bill "provides the adequate and necessary regulations to enforce gaming."
Cooper said that police agencies in states with gambling told the New Hampshire groups that "there was no drastic increase in criminal behavior or a criminal element charging into those communities.
"What we did find was an increase in traffic volume and the added issues that come with traffic," such as motor vehicle offenses, traffic accidents and alcohol-related incidents, said Cooper.
"These incidents did not rise to the point of creating an overbearing burden on police agencies," Cooper said.
Pressed for resources
Cooper said that with a state police force pressed for resources, "25 percent of the time, it takes 15 minutes to get a trooper to a motor vehicle collision. In the most rural part of the state 13 percent of the time it takes almost 41 minutes to get a trooper to a motor vehicle collision."
He said state police are also hard-pressed to respond promptly to domestic violence incidents.
Young said local police agencies "do not have the resources to do this highly specialized work" now assigned to the drug task force. "Much drug crime will go unchecked, securing more ground for the drug trade within our state."
Young said the shooting death of Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney last year illustrated "the dangers that the dealers and the drug trade are affecting in our communities.
"We do not believe that casinos in themselves and expanded gambling will bring a serious increase in crime," Young said. "Research we conducted and reviewed show that an increase in crime will be due to the influx of people in general. The same would happen with a new shopping mall in any given town."
Both officials said the support for the bill was based on decisions reached by their respective executive boards. Each group has supported attempts for expanded gambling in the state during the past several years.
The opposition
Among the groups working against the bill is the Granite State Coalition Against expanded gambling.
Former state Sen. Jim Rubens, who heads the group, has organized an "informational luncheon" for state lawmakers on Wednesday during the lunch break in the House session.
Among those scheduled to speak are former state Republican Party Chair and hospitality business executive Steve Duprey and three key Democrats - former attorney general Philip McLaughlin, state Rep. Marjorie Smith and Lew Feldstein, a member of the Governor's Gaming Study Commission.
Rubens said a discussion that he and members of his group were scheduled to have with members of Hassan's staff on Monday was rescheduled for Thursday afternoon.


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Cemetery tree-tapping takes sour turn in EppingBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
March 24. 2013 9:33PM
EPPING - Jim McGeough has been tapping a massive maple at the edge of an old abandoned family cemetery on Prescott Road for the past decade without a problem, but things got a little sticky this season.
Someone tacked a fake tombstone to the tree with a skull, crossbones, and the message, "No Cemetary Syrup," followed by the words, "You Sap."
"I didn't think it was upsetting anyone. Nobody has even said a word to me," said McGeough, who has 270 buckets attached to trees to collect sap on properties along Prescott Road - two are on the cemetery maple.
McGeough, a Prescott Road resident who is also a selectman, didn't notice the sign until Thursday afternoon when he was gathering sap to make syrup at his sugar house.
No one seems to know who was behind the sign, but McGeough said he planned to leave the buckets and the sign alone. McGeough began tapping the tree in the small Prescott Road Cemetery on Carr Hill about 10 years ago when the property surrounding it was owned by Ray Hetnar, who operated an apple orchard for many years before the land was sold and homes were built. He claims the tree isn't actually in the cemetery, but it appears to sit right at the edge near Prescott Road.
"It's a very good producer," he said of the tree.
Town Administrator Gregory Dodge said he hasn't heard any complaints about the tapping.
Jerry Langdon, chairman of Epping's cemetery trustees, said he sees nothing wrong with tapping a tree in the cemetery, which has fewer than a dozen gravestones.
"It's definitely not an issue with us," he said. "I doubt very much that there are living descendants that do anything with that cemetery."
Robyn Pearl of Loudon, publicist for the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association, said she's never heard of any problems related to tapping trees in a cemetery and is unaware of any laws prohibiting tapping in cemeteries.
She said there shouldn't be an issue as long as maple producers get permission from the landowner.
"I'm sorry that someone is making a big thing out of it," Pearl said. "It's always a very exciting time of year for all of us."
As curator of the Epping Historical Society and a longtime Epping resident, Joy True is familiar with many of the old family cemeteries in town and said she doesn't see a problem with it either.
"Jim is very respectful, so he's not going to do anything disrespectful to a cemetery," she said.
Jeff Snow, superintendent of Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua and secretary/treasurer for the New Hampshire Cemetery Association, said the issue hasn't come up at the cemetery he oversees. However, if someone asked to tap a tree there, he said he would probably say no.
"Everybody has different thoughts about cemeteries. Some people feel it's a place for the living, with open space, and people should be enjoying it, but I've had some people who don't think people should be bicycling or walking in a cemetery," he said.


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May 14. 2013 6:51PM
The U.S. Marshals Service District of New Hampshire/Joint Fugitive Task Force has named Mario Ezequiel Camacho as New Hampshire's fugitive of the week.
Camacho, 25, is wanted on warrants from the New Hampshire Parole Board for parole violations stemming from an original conviction and sentence for possession/sale of narcotics.
He is described as 5-feet-11, 180 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His tattoos include "Jessica" on his neck, "Maria" on his right forearm and a skull on his right arm. He was last known to be living in Manchester, but his current location is unknown.
The U.S. Marshals Service advises the public not to attempt to apprehend a fugitive, who should be considered armed and dangerous. Instead, report any information to the U.S. Marshals Service's Concord office at 225-1632.
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Last week, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released its first official estimates of the Utica/Point Pleasant shale play. The numbers were very positive for the energy and economic development outlook of the region. But as with many reports like this, it is often what you don't read that is most interesting. If you are keeping up on the industry, let's not miss what you may have already read in the standard media coverage. The USGS estimated a total mean recoverable reserve in the Utica of 38 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 940 million barrels of oil and 208 million barrels of natural gas liquids. A tremendous amount of energy reserves right here under our feet in Ohio and the surrounding region — and a significant shale play by any account. One of the first things I find interesting; geologists are a conservative bunch who don't want to overestimate their work. In 2002, the USGS released its first mean recoverable estimate of the Marcellus Shale play showing 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 10 million barrels of natural gas liquids. In 2011, with a lot more known about the Marcellus and new drilling techniques perfected, the USGS increased their estimates to 84 trillion cubic feet of gas and 3.4 billion barrels of liquids that might be recovered — an astounding jump. I am not going to leap to some ridiculous conclusion and try to apply a factor of '40x' to the Utica numbers, but I am willing to "peek under the sheets" a bit and look at some of the other numbers in the just released report. Most observers have been focused on the mean of the recoverable estimates. For a moment, let's look at the high-end of the spectrum at what is called the 'F5' or the number that represents a 5% likelihood of return. (The low-end estimate is called the 'F95' as in a 95% likelihood of return.) At the high end, we could be looking at nearly 61 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 1.4 billion barrels of oil and 398 million barrels of natural gas liquids. Significantly higher . . . and possible. What else did I find interesting about the just released USGS estimate on the Utica? The last sentence of the introduction, an easily overlooked statement. It says, "These are potentially technically recoverable resources that can be exploited by using horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing techniques." Why do I find this statement important? It is the key mention of the technologies used to extract the resource. The report cites data and models from as far back as the 1980's. As many geologists have told me, what is contained in the shale is not new to them. We didn't suddenly discover and drill into the Utica shale formation a few years ago; drillers have been penetrating it for decades and core samples have been evaluated for their content. In fact, the name Utica shale actually dates back to the 1840s, when it was categorized and named for a point in New York State where it outcrops near the city of Utica. That USGS nod to the role of hydraulic fracturing underscores that the Utica is more than a shale play. It is a technology play. It is not the discovery of some newly found resource, it is really the application of newly proven technologies allowing for this vast new source of domestic energy production. I could expound on that point, but would rather let the geologist do it for me. As was cited in the USGS report in 2011: "Since the 1930's, almost every well drilled through the Marcellus found noticeable quantities of natural gas. However, in late 2004, the Marcellus was recognized as a potential reservoir rock, instead of just a regional source rock, meaning that the gas could be produced from it instead of just being a source for the gas. Technological improvements resulted in commercially viable gas production …." The point is, it's not that the shale is now being discovered; it's that we now have the technology that allows us to obtain and utilize it. All of this is important for economic development, jobs creation and more. Foremost on people's minds is working America back toward a path that allows it to determine its energy future. The combination of the Utica and Marcellus shale plays in this region of the United States, combined with the technological leaps of the American R&D sector has put our nation on a path toward energy security. By this measure, energy security has a payoff that is incalculable. We have been sending troops to deal with regional conflicts in the Middle East for decades, because that's where we got our energy. If we were instead to rely on energy from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, regional conflicts over energy would become more like arguments over the Browns vs. Steelers or the Nittany Lions vs. the Mountaineers — issues that could be settled over a Pottsville Yuengling instead of a Potsdam Conference.
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For fans wondering when some of the underperforming stars that have helped doom this Eagles season might be held accountable, there was an answer Tuesday, too little, too late, but better than nothing.
Preening defensive end Jason Babin was released. In a statement, Eagles coach Andy Reid said he appreciated Babin's contributions -- which included making the Pro Bowl last year -- but that cutting him "gives us an opportunity to give more playing time to some of the younger guys in the defensive line rotation." -- Such as rookie Vinny Curry, who saw his first action of the season Monday and led the DL with five tackles in just 21 snaps.
Babin, who had 18 sacks last year, has 5.5 this season. He has rarely made a play other than a sack.
In an NFL Network interview, Babin was asked if he was surprised, when Reid gave him the news.
"Yeah I was definitely surprised by the move. That's the way football goes. You can never be too surprised. There are crazy things [that] happen every week, every year," Babin said.
Babin must clear waivers, because the trade deadline is well past. A team claiming him would be on the hook for about a third of his $5 million base for 2012. Babin began his second tour with the Eagles as part of the disastrour free agent signing tour of 2011, when he inked a five-year, $27.325 million deal after a Pro Bowl year in Tennessee under defensive line coach Jim Washburn, who preceded Babin to Philadelphia.
Reid told the Daily News Tuesday evening that Washburn was OK with the release of Babin. Reid said fans shouldn't imply that Babin is the reason for the Eagles' defensive struggles.
In the NFL Network interview, Babin said the players were to blame, in general, not himself specifically.
"Really a lot of it is due to us. If you don't do what you're supposed to do – if you're not covering the right guy, playing the right coverage, in the right gap, getting the right call, not communicating – you're giving the other team a big advantage to making a big play."


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Mayor says she, police chief don't see eye to eyeBy NANCY WEST
New Hampshire Sunday News
June 29. 2013 8:27PM
In Nashua: Three dead bodies discovered in the same neighborhood in a week, a complaint against the vacationing police chief under review by the Attorney General's Office, one of two deputy chiefs placed on unexplained paid leave, a police nonprofit under investigation. And the mayor says she only finds out what's going on in the police department from reading newspapers.
Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said she could not comment on any of the investigations involving Nashua police - or the double homicide and a third death in the Gate City last week - because neither she nor the aldermen are kept apprised of even basic information that is routinely made available to the press.
"The commission and the chief and I don't see eye to eye, but that should not diminish the work the officers do every day," Lozeau said.
Thomas Pappas, chairman of the Nashua Police Commission, disagreed, saying Chief John Seusing routinely contacts Lozeau on important events. But Lozeau said she found out about the Attorney General's Office ongoing review of a complaint against Seusing from newspaper accounts. The complaint alleges Seusing had credibility issues that could have affected his testimony against Michael Monroe, who was convicted of murder two decades ago.
Anthony Pivero, a retired Nashua police officer who was formerly president of the patrolman's union, filed the complaint against Seusing after Seusing made public comments that officers with credibility issues would likely no longer be working at the department. Pivero said he remembered Seusing had such an issue earlier in his career and thought he was being a hypocrite.
On Saturday. Pivero said he received a letter from Jane Young, head of the Attorney General's Criminal Bureau, saying he could not see the files on the Seusing review because the investigation is ongoing.
"It seems they are dragging their feet on a major issue," Pivero said, adding it has been three months since he complained.
On June 17, William and Eleanor Grant were found stabbed to death at their home, 37 Newbury St. On Wednesday, Shawn P. Burne, 37, was found dead at his home, 41 Newbury St. Police said Burne's death was not a homicide and is not considered suspicious.
Lozeau said she was told about the recent double homicide and third death three deaths well after the information was released to the media.
It is unfortunate, Lozeau said, but there is definitely a rift between her office and Seusing, although she made it clear she is proud of the Nashua Police Department.
"Tense," Lozeau said describing her relationship with Seusing. "It's too bad from my perspective."
Lozeau, the daughter of a police officer, sees herself as pro-law enforcement. Her 14 years in the state Legislature working on criminal justice issues plus her five years as mayor should have proved that, she said.
"I think they are concerned I want to take on more responsibility with the police department," Lozeau said, adding that is simply not the case.
Because the Nashua Police Commission, which has oversight over police officers, is one of the last - if not the last - appointed by the Governor and Executive Council, Lozeau and the aldermen only have power over the police department's civilians and budget.
In the past, Lozeau has suggested a change to elect or appoint the police commission locally.
But she worries police officials think she wants change for the sake of change.
"What I want is positive change and local accountability," Lozeau said. "If someone calls my office with kudos or criticism of the department, it would be nice to know the police commission, the chief and I could talk."
That doesn't happen now, she said.
The past week with Deputy Chief Scott Howe on paid leave has shown that Nashua needs only one deputy police chief, not two, she said.
Gov. Maggies Hassan and Seusing did not respond to requests for comment.
Pappas said Seusing would not share personnel information with Lozeau because it is confidential by law.
As to any tension, Pappas said: "Any time there is a lot going on, there's going to be some difference of opinion... Everyone is entitled to their own opinion."
The investigation into the nonprofit Nashua Police Relief Association was launched at Seusing's request, Pappas said.
"We don't oversee it. There were some questions raised about the organization, and the chief appropriately asked the Charitable Trusts Unit at the Attorney General's Office to look into it..," Pappas said.
Pappas wouldn't say whether that investigation is linked to Deputy Chief Howe being placed on paid leave a week ago Friday, the day Seusing left for vacation.
"That is a personnel matter," said Pappas, adding the police commission has final authority.
- over police personnel matters.
Anthony I. Blenkinsop, director of the Charitable Trusts Unit, said Friday he hasn't finished his investigation.
Seusing told the Sunday News in late March that he asked for the probe after learning the nonprofit paid Howe to clean the building it owns on Kinsley Street with a Visa debit card instead of by check.
As to information regarding the three recent deaths, two of them homicides, Pappas said: "In a city of 87,000 people, things happen."
Seusing could be reached if needed for emergencies, Pappas said.
The police department is well-organized, with seven captains and well-trained supervisors in the second largest police department in the state, Pappas said. It has 179 sworn officers, the second-largest department in the state, behind Manchester, Pappas said.
As to Lozeau's suggestion that the department could get by with one less deputy chief, Pappas said: "I don't think so. Years ago, we had three."
It is healthy to have an independent police commission oversee police, he said.
"I don't think that creates tension. ... It has worked well in the city of Nashua for 100 years," Pappas said.
Lozeau said it is time for more cooperation so she can keep the board of alderman and the public informed without interfering with any investigations.
"I want to make it very clear I am not interested in running the police department," Lozeau said.
"I am looking for the police department to feel as though they are part of rest of team, that we all work together."


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I'm hearing from expats outside of Lisbon that it's a better deal than ever for those spending dollars instead of euros. Of course though purchasing property in a major European capital city is going to be expensive almost any time you look.
Tim, I appreciate the effort you have put into your articles, great info. Thanks, Donna
I'm a non-eu, and a US citizen. I have limited funds, I'm concerned with getting a visa from San Francisco consulate. I sent a message with a question about financial means. I told them what I earn per Social Security each month and the amount of my small savings. The reply I received was the amount should be sufficient, however, they are not the ones to make decisions. Anyone here have success through San Francisco consulate? I'll be sharing an apartment or house with my sister. I'm 66 and retired with guaranteed Social Security.
Portugal is a resonably cheap place to live , but cars are expensive by European standards due to an illegal tax added by the government to all car imports . Also it is very difficult to get quality material and a choice in many domains . Getting health care if you do not go private is very slow . Outside major towns and cities , there are less and less facilities and shops , the biggest shops being Chinese ones selling cheap goods ( not good quality) , motorways are expensive . Most Portuguese houses are badly insulated , and badly ventilated .
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In 2015 in England, there were 200,288 new cases of chlamydia. Around 3 to 7 in 100 sexually active young people in the UK are infected with chlamydia. It is most common in those aged under 25. Many of those infected have no symptoms - 7 in 10 infected women and 5 in 10 infected men. They would not be aware they have the infection. You can be infected with chlamydia for months, even years, without realising it. The risk of infection increases with the number of changes of sexual partner. Wearing a condom during sex helps to protect you from chlamydia and other STIs.
Note : you cannot catch chlamydia from hugging, kissing or from sharing cups or cutlery.
No symptoms occur in around 7 in 10 infected women. Also, you may not have any symptoms until several weeks (or even months) after coming into contact with chlamydia.
If symptoms do occur in women, they may include:
No symptoms occur in 5 in 10 infected men.
If symptoms do occur in men, they may include:
The best test is a vaginal swab. A swab is a small ball of cotton wool on the end of a stick which is used to obtain mucus and cells to send to the laboratory for testing. It is inserted about 5 cm into your vagina and turned (rotated) gently for a few seconds. This test can be done by a health professional but it is also possible for you to do the test yourself. This is usually an option you are given if invited to have screening tests for chlamydia.
This is the most accurate test. There are two other possible tests. One is a swab taken from the neck of the womb (cervix) by a nurse or doctor. The other is a urine test. When testing urine for chlamydia you should provide a urine sample after not having passed urine for at least an hour. You catch the first part of the urine stream in the container.
For men the usual test is a urine test, collected in the same way as for women above. The other option is for a health professional to take a swab from the pipe through which urine is passed (the urethra) in the penis.
If you have had anal or oral sex then you may have a back passage (rectal) or throat swab taken.
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In September, Associate Professor Constance Bodurow and four master's degree candidates majoring in architecture, urban design and environmental graphics attended a week-long program at the Torino Summer School on Urban Studies for the Smart City at Politecnico di Torino (PoliTO) in Turin, Italy.
LTU's partnership with PoliTO was initiated by Carolina Ferrero, mUD'12, and the Summer School participation was the result of a one-year collaboration. Lawrence Tech is one of six universities that have been named partners – the only one in the United States.
During the visit to Turin, the LTU master's candidates were engaged in an immersive and rigorous academic experience along with 25 Ph.D. students from 17 countries to understand the concept of and techniques for the smart city of the future. The students generated sustainable design and policy proposals for the La Spina 2 district of Turin. An exhibit is planned on Dec. 4 to share the students' work with the entire LTU community.
Bodurow delivered a lecture on the topic, Urban Design for Smart Cities.
"The program and the partnerships that support it present the students and faculty of LTU with a great opportunity, and I look forward to advancing this initiative in the coming years," said Associate Professor Scott Shall, chair of LTU's Department of Architecture.


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House kills beer tax increaseBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
February 06. 2013 2:06PM
CONCORD - The House today killed House Bill 168 on a 308-35 vote to increase the beer tax by a dime a gallon.
The bill drew much opposition from retailers, local independent brewers and Gov. Maggie Hassan, who promised to veto the bill if it made its way to her desk.
Supporters say the beer tax has not been increased for 30 years, and the tax would help in a small way to offset the billion dollar hit on the state's economy from the effects of alcohol abuse.
The increase of 10 cents per gallon, from 30 to 40 cents, would be paid at the wholesale level and would be used to fund substance-abuse prevention efforts.


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The separation of one couple has brought together another.
On the same day that Kris and Bruce Jenner announced their separation, Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom — who have been the topic of their own divorce rumors — were photographed out together for the first time in four months.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star and the troubled basketball pro were snapped cruising in a white Mercedes-Benz SUV in Calabasas, California, on Tuesday. They were not far from the home of her mom, Kris, which suggests that they were there to offer the matriarch moral support.
[Related: F-Bombs Away! Bruce Jenner and Daughters Flip Off Paps After Separation Announcement]
If it was a sweet reunion for Khloé and Lamar, you can't tell from the photos. The 29-year-old brunette, who was behind the wheel, had on her best poker face during the drive. He seemed slightly more relaxed and appeared to be talking to her.
Of note, the SUV is a similar make and model to the one Lamar, 33, was driving when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in August. The NBA star — who is reportedly battling a drug problem, but has only alluded to a "dark time" publicly — subsequently had his driver's license suspended for one year, making it apparent why he was riding shotgun. (A lawyer for Lamar entered a not guilty plea to the DUI charges on Wednesday morning. A pretrial date has been set for next month.)
This is the first paparazzi photo we've seen of the two together since June 2. They have been living separately — with Lamar crashing in an apartment in downtown L.A. — though he has visited their shared home. While the exact status of things between them now is unclear (their problems seem unresolved), Khloé posted a cryptic message about love — and a "ride til the end" — on Twitter the same day.
"Not all scars can be seen and not all love can be explained," tweeted the star, who continues to wear her wedding ring. "The deepest love is also the hardest to express. Only those in it, understand."
"If I love u. Its a deep 4ever love. Ride til the end," continued Khloé, who has been leaning on pal The Game for support during this difficult time. "Family/friend.Its simply called love. I take it seriously. Dont judge unless u r in it."
She ended by writing, "We all have our own journeys in life. So even if u don't accept mine. Be kind....We all have a journey 2travel & I want to walk mine, my way."
One thing is for sure, Khloé has a firm grip on the wheel — and the direction she heads in is up to her.


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Has anyone decided to pick this game up?
I've been incredibly disappointed with next-gen football games. Last year's Madden was the "best" but I haven't played it since mid-season.
I've avoided all NCAA games because they just played terrible and the dynasty mode was sub-par compared to the Xbox/PS2 versions.
That being said, the reviews for 11 are pretty damn good. Some places (IGN, Gametrailers, PastaPadre) have said it's the best next-gen football game out there. I played the demo and thoroughly enjoyed it... trying to hold-out for NCAA '12 with the new conference alignments.


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I hope everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season, and that the new year brings us all health and happiness.
A new year always brings with it thoughts of renewal, hope and progress. This year is no exception. As many people make their New Year's resolutions, it is a time to reflect on the past year and make progress and improvements in the months to come.
Numerous pieces of legislation will be introduced in the coming months, with their sponsors optimistic about passage. We will spend many hours in committee hearings, debate, and interaction with constituents, voicing their concerns and issues, as the session continues. It is my hope that the outcome of every legislative session will make Missouri a better place to live, work and raise a family.
The following is a list of upcoming events for the next few months:
January 9 – Swearing in of new legislators
January 10 – Senate Session convenes
January 14 – Grand March/Inaugural Ball, 7:00 p.m.
Always feel free to contact me throughout the year with any comments, questions, or issues by calling my office at (573) 751-5713 or by visiting my website atwww.senate.mo.gov/brown.
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February 03. 2013 4:56PM
Still too far: The contraception 'compromise'
The Obama administration has released new proposed rules that were supposed to placate religious employers who object to the Obamacare mandate that they must offer health insurance that covers contraception and abortion. The proposal still falls short of protecting religious liberty.
Under the newly proposed rules, as under the original, churches are exempt. But other religiously based employers, such as church hospitals and Catholic universities, are not. These employers do not have to directly offer the mandated coverage through their own insurance. Rather, their insurer will offer a separate policy that covers only contraception, abortifacient drugs, etc. The insurers are to be reimbursed through a discount on what they pay to participate in the federal health insurance exchanges mandated by Obamacare, USA Today reported.
So these religious employers will not provide the coverage through their insurance premiums; they will fund it through their taxes (how else to subsidize the discount insurers will receive?). Also, individual employers whose businesses are not explicitly religious in nature will still have no relief. They will have to violate their faith by directly providing coverage for procedures they object to on religious grounds. Do not be surprised when this proposal does not halt the more than 40 lawsuits filed against the administration over this issue.


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The House of Representatives passed the new farm bill Wednesday, 251 to 166. The Senate is expected to approve the measure Tuesday, following a cloture vote on Monday and send it to the president for his signature.
The bill is bittersweet for the National Milk Producers Federation, which fought long and hard for a controversial supply management provision to control milk production, only to see it dropped when House Speaker John Boehner threatened to keep such a bill from even coming to the floor for a vote.
NMPF released an analysis of the resulting proposal, which it supports and points out that the main feature is the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program. NMPF says the Margin Protection Program is a "new and unique safety net program that will provide dairy producers with indemnity payments when actual dairy margins are below the margin coverage levels the producer chooses on an annual basis. Its focus is to protect farm equity by guarding against destructively low margins, not to guarantee a profit to individual producers. The farm bill requires the Margin Protection Program to be established no later than Sept. 1, 2014."
NMPF cautions that the program supports producer margins, not prices, and is designed to address both catastrophic conditions as well as prolonged periods of low margins. Under this program, the "margin" will be calculated monthly by USDA and is simply defined as the all-milk price minus the average feed cost.
Average feed cost is determined using a feed ration that has been developed to more realistically reflect those costs associated with feeding the entire dairy farm enterprise consisting of milking cows, heifers, and other related cost elements.
The new farm bill also creates a new Dairy Product Donation Program that would be triggered in the event of extremely low operating margins for dairy farmers and would also provide nutrition assistance to individuals in low income groups by requiring USDA to purchase dairy products for donation to food banks and other feeding programs.
The program would only activate if margins fall below $4 for two consecutive months and would require USDA to purchase dairy products for three consecutive months, or until margins rebound above $4. The program would trigger out if US prices exceed international prices by more than 5 percent. Under this provision USDA would purchase a variety of dairy products to distribute to food banks or related non-profit organizations. USDA is required to distribute, not store, these products and organizations receiving them would be prohibited from selling them into commercial markets.
The bill eliminates the Dairy Price Support Program and the Dairy Export Incentive Program, the Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission established in the previous farm bill, and, once the Margin Protection Program is up and running, the Milk Income Loss Coverage program will be ended.
Three existing dairy programs are renewed through 2018; the Dairy Promotion and Research Program, the Dairy Indemnity Program, and the Dairy Forward Pricing Program. To read complete details log on to http://www.nmpf.org/files/Farm-Bill-Dairy-Title-Summary-012814.pdf
The International Dairy Foods also gave thumbs-ups, commending farm bill conferees for their hard work and congratulating them on "reaching a compromise that represents historic reform of our nation's dairy policies."
Prices break records
Meanwhile, cash dairy markets ended January at record highs for cheese and some Class III futures. The February contract settled Thursday at $23.29 per hundredweight, up $3.08 in three weeks and highest milk price ever of any class.
The Cheddar blocks, up for the fourth week in a row, closed Friday at a record high $2.36 per pound, up 5 cents on the week, 71 1/2-cents above a year ago, and up 36 cents since Jan. 1. The barrels finished at a record $2.32, up 4 1/2-cents on the week and 77 3/4-cents above a year ago. Four cars of block traded hands on the week and three of barrel. The NDPSR block price averaged $2.1382, up 6.9 cents. Barrel averaged $2.1496, up 10.7 cents.
Cheese production is mixed across the country as record high cheese prices have buyers and sellers trying to develop new strategies, according to USDA's Dairy Market News. Milk supplies are increasing seasonally however the increases are not moving solely to cheese manufacturers. Class IV interest continues to pull milk away from cheese plants. On the down side, the higher prices have reduced some domestic cheese demand, according to DMN, but very good export sales, often made last year and being delivered in the first quarter of 2014, are keeping supplies of cheese tight.
Butter finished at $1.88, down 1 cent but 32 1/2-cents above a year ago. Ten cars were sold on the week. NDPSR butter averaged $1.6689, up 4 1/2-cents.
Churns across the U.S. continue to run at levels greater than seasonal trends, according to DMN. "The market has a firm tone as exceptional demand is inhibiting many manufacturers from rebuilding low inventories," says DMN, and butter makers are busy filling good 82 percent orders for export. Domestic demand is above expectations in the Central and Northeast regions, but a little slower in the West.
Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $2.04, down a penny on the week. Twenty-three cars were sold on the week. NDPSR powder averaged $2.0434, up 0.8 cent, and dry whey averaged 60.87 cents, up 1.3 cents.
Farm milk production is on the rise across the U.S., according to DMN.
Milk increases in areas experiencing cold weather are less pronounced as cows use feed energy to maintain body warmth instead of adding to milk production. With school pipelines full, fluid milk demand is at seasonal levels in most areas. Winter storms are causing short-term spikes in bottled milk demand in the affected areas. Supplies of manufacturing milk are trending higher. A few cheese plant managers in the Central region indicate, though, that additional loads of milk are difficult to obtain. Some managers have looked for ultra filtered UF milk to enhance cheese production, but loads of UF have also been scarce.
Livestock auctions in the West show strengthening prices for dairy heifers since the beginning of January, according to DMN. In most regions, operating margins have improved through Fourth Quarter 2013 and into January 2014 as milk price trends remain strong and near term feed input costs decline.
Challenges remain in fluid milk consumption. USDA reports that November 2013 packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.39 billion pounds, down 2.1 percent from November 2012. Sales were not adjusted for calendar considerations. November sales of conventional products, at 4.19 billion pounds, were down 2.2 percent; organic products, at 193 million pounds, were up 0.7 percent. Organic represented about 4.6 percent of total sales for the month.
January-November 2013 total packaged fluid milk sales, at 47.15 billion pounds, were down 2.4 percent from the same period a year earlier. Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 45.09 billion pounds, were down 2.7 percent; organic products, at 2.07 million, were up 4.3 percent. Organic represented about 4.6 percent of total fluid sales, according to USDA data.
U.S. commercial disappearance of dairy products totaled 17.72 billion pounds in November, up 5.4 percent from November 2012. Year to date, total disappearance hit 187.86 billion pounds, up 1.23 percent from 2012. American cheese disappearance in November hit 366.1 million pounds, up 0.3 percent from a year ago. Other than American cheese, at 627.3 million pounds, was up 5 percent; butter, at 204.5 million, was up 23.9 percent; and nonfat dry milk, at 93 million pounds, was down 0.3 percent.
CWT accepts 29 requests
In exports news, Cooperatives Working Together continues to move product offshore and accepted 29 requests for export assistance this week to sell 5.758 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 551,156 pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered through June and brings CWT's 2014 export sales to 8.494 million pounds of cheese and 3.542 million pounds of butter to 12 countries on four continents.
The U.S. Dairy Export Council's Alan Levitt says the most significant part of the Jan. 21 Global Dairy Trade auction was what he referred to as the "Forward curve." Levitt explained that is the "winning bid prices out into the future," and "they're all basically flat or rising." The forward curve on U.S. delivered skim milk powder, for example, is close to $4,500 per ton or over $2 a pound through July, he said, and "significant because it tells us that the market seems to think that things are going to hold for quite awhile."
He believes pent up demand is responsible.
"Buyers were looking at the high prices toward the end of 2013, hoping things would pull back in early 2014," Levitt said, "And they just haven't and now they have to come back to the market and continue to buy and continue to pay these historically high prices for all the commodities." Levitt says that bodes well for price into mid-year.
"China is the most important factor driving global dairy markets right now," Levitt says, and December import numbers were up significantly. Second half imports of milk powder, whey, cheese and butterfat were up 52 percent from a year ago, he said, "So they're absorbing any increase in world milk production or supply." That is significant on two fronts, he concluded, namely the quantity China is importing and the fact that they're willing to pay historically really good prices.
California drought
Back on the home front, a lot of attention is being paid to the drought in California, but is it man-made? Yes, according to an article in the Jan. 24 Milk Producers Council newsletter where MPC's Rob Vandenheuvel points out that California dairy farms produce about 20 percent of the nation's milk and that nearly half of U.S.-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables come from California.
"The availability of water in the Central Valley has a huge impact on U.S. availability of food (not to mention the global consumers of our products as well)," says Vandenheuvel, "But, while much of the media attention has been on the lack of rain, which is certainly a valid observation, we as a local agricultural industry know that this drought was largely set in motion by human actions."
He points to federal policies, which have "resulted in a higher priority being set on the well-being of a 3-inch fish over the well-being of millions of California residents." He reports that 12 months ago, California authorities released 700,000 acre-feet of usable fresh water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and into the Pacific Ocean, something not seen in the media stories but is verified in California's Natural Resources Agency's website: http://goo.gl/3j7vUy.
He says it was not due to a lack of storage capabilities but "a fear that if the water were pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into available storage facilities, it might have killed some of the Delta Smelt, a 3-inch fish that happens to be on the U.S. endangered species list.
He charged that "700,000 acre-feet of water is more than 260,000,000,000 gallons and, by the Natural Resources Agency's own admission, enough to irrigate more than 200,000 acres of farmland or supply 1.4 million households for a year." Read complete details at the MPC website: www.milkproducers.org.


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Oklahoma Christian University once again had a strong showing in one of the top competitions for computer science programming last week.
OC was one of just six universities with two teams in the top 25 at the South Central Regional Association of Computing Machinery Computer Programming Contest. The other five were Baylor University, Louisiana State University, the University of Mississippi, the University of Texas-Austin, and the University of Texas-Dallas.
"Our students had a remarkable showing," said Don Leftwich, chair of the department of mathematical computer and information sciences. "These results show, once again, how well our students measure up when compared with very good students from other universities."
OC's teams finished 12th and 21st in the "open" division, which includes universities with graduate programs. Oklahoma Christian placed third and fourth among teams from Oklahoma, and second and fifth among teams without a graduate student.
"In some ways, it's not a surprise that OC teams did well in this competition," Leftwich said. "During the past 10 to 15 years, OC teams have consistently placed in the top 25 and occasionally top 10 or top five. Because of our history in this event, competitors and faculty sponsors from other universities expect to see OC teams at the top of the standings."
OC's 12th place team consisted of Sarah Bell, Tanya Thompson and Robert Rugamba. The 21st place team consisted of Corbin Murrow of Oklahoma City, Kyler Johnson and Silas Morris.
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December 28. 2012 9:59PM
Mom of injured infant gets new hearing date
MANCHESTER - The mother of a baby girl who was injured on Christmas Day, allegedly by the mother's boyfriend, appeared in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division for a deferred sentence hearing on a May 25 assault.
Crystal Carter, 23, who was living at 159 S. Main St., when she was arrested May 25 for punching her then boyfriend several times in the upper body and face, was charged with simple assault and ordered to appear in court May 29 and released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail.
When she failed to appear, an arrest warrant was issued and she was arrested and arraigned June 27 and bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety.
Carter was able to reach a negotiated agreement with prosecutors and was given a deferred six-month sentence in the House of Corrections, which would be suspended for two years if she completed a domestic violence evaluation and followed all recommendations.
She was required to return to court Dec. 28 to show she had completed the conditions, but at her scheduled deferred sentence hearing Friday, Carter told Judge Lawrence MacLeod that she hadn't completed the domestic violence requirements because her baby was born prematurely and had to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit for weeks.
Carter asked for an additional six months to complete the requirements, saying they mandated she attend a session once a week for six months. A new hearing date was set for June 28, 2013.
Carter's current boyfriend, Brian Reeves, 33, with whom she was living at 284 Spruce St. at the time her daughter was injured, was charged with second-degree assault and arraigned in Circuit Court Dec. 26. Bail was set at $15,000 cash/surety and a probable cause hearing was set for Jan. 9.
Court documents show Reeves told police he was awakened by the baby's crying and when she wouldn't stop, he went over to her crib and slapped her on the face.
Carter told police she was out with a friend and when Reeves called her and said the baby had fallen and hit her head, she called 911 and told them to send EMS to her Spruce Street address.
Police said the baby had a visible red mark on her face in the ambulance at Spruce Street and later, at Elliot Hospital, she had a large bruise on the right side of her face and her right eye was swollen.


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LGC head suddenly resignsBy Tim Buckland, New Hampshire Union Leader
February 01. 2013 6:53PM
CONCORD — Maura Carroll suddenly resigned as head of the troubled Local Government Center on Friday after being asked to step down by the organization's board of directors.
Carroll's resignation, effective Friday, was announced Friday by the LGC in a press release.
"The Board of Directors has come to the difficult decision that fresh leadership would be Ibest for the organization. Maura has agreed to respect the decision of the Board and step down," board Chairman Tom Enright said in a statement.
George Bald, the former commissioner of the state Department of Resources and Economic Development, will serve as interim executive director for six months while on leave from a position he holds at Cate Street Capital in Portsmouth, the release said.
"We look forward to George's fresh perspective as he applies his business and government background to this role," Enright said in his statement.
Carroll assumed the director's role in 2009 and her tenure has seen tumult in the organization, as it was dogged by continued criticism of its practice of retaining surpluses from its self-funded risk pools for liability claims and health care coverage for municipalities and other government agencies such as school districts, housing authorities and water districts. The organization claimed the reserves kept rates stable for members and reduced long-term costs.
Critics, however, said the surplus should have been returned to its members rather that used for other purposes, such as a workers' compensation program.
The state Bureau of Securities Regulation in August ordered the LGC to repay more than $50 million to its members. The LGC has appealed the order to the state Supreme Court.
In addition, 14 New Hampshire communities have filed a right to know request with the LGC seeking financial information from 2003 to 2012 to include the annual audits of financial transactions, the annual actuarial evaluation of the LGC's pooled risk management programs, the written bylaws of the organization and documents indicating the name of each LGC member entity during those years and the date of departure for each member during those years.


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March 25. 2013 2:54PM
State prepares to go live with new Medicaid computer system
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
CONCORD - The state is getting ready to flip the switch on a $90 million Xerox computer system to manage Medicaid that's been eight years in the making, according to Health and Human Services Commissioner Nick Toumpas.
"No one is under the illusion that we won't have problems," he told the Executive Council on Wednesday. "We have indicated that to the Legislature and I wanted you to be aware. Xerox has people lined up to field calls."
The project, which has experienced several delays and cost overruns since being launched in 2005 at an initial cost of $60 million, will link more than 10,000 Medicaid providers in a network that must ultimately be certified by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services once it's up and running.
The go-live date has been set for April 1. "That is what we've put forward as our plan," said Toumpas in a telephone interview. "It's not going to be perfect. We know that there are a number of issues we have with this. We want to make sure we have a full understanding of what those issues are."
The project has been a source of frustration for state officials, elected or appointed, since the first deadline for implementation passed in 2007. The design has been modified at least five times, with the Executive Council repeatedly voting to extend the contract after Xerox missed eight deadlines over the six-year period.
Some of the delays were due to additional features requested by the state or federal government, others were due to the vendor, Toumpas told the council. The most recent extension was approved in a 4-1 council vote on Dec. 19, which added nearly $16 million to the contract and set the April 1 completion date.
At the time, Toumpas said failure by Xerox State Healthcare to meet the newest deadline would cost the company $5.5 million.
Complicated transitions
The Medicaid Management Information System is designed to process the $80 million or so in Medicaid claims each month, paying providers and serving more than 140,000 recipients.
Electronic Data Systems, now owned by Hewlett-Packard, had managed the system for two decades prior to 2005, when the state put an upgrade out to bid. A company called Affliated Computer Services, now owned by Xerox, under-bid EDS by $10 million over the five-year period of the contract.
Hewlett-Packard, which extended its contract with the state on a short-term basis each time Xerox missed a deadline, recently told the state any extensions beyond April 1 would have to be for at least a year, thus creating even more pressure to meet the deadline.
"HP has not been asked to extend beyond April 1," said William Ritz, the HP spokesman for state health care based in Herndon, Va. "We expect to complete our final transition duties by the end of May."
All of the data from the existing system has to be transferred to the new system and all the provider connections verified. The provider enrollment has been operational since 2011.
"Providers have had more than a year to get enrolled into the system," said Toumpas, "and that part of it is largely complete. We are still working with several of them, but we know who they are and we've done extensive outreach. The data transfer is going fine and we will be working on that over the next number of days to get that accomplished."
Toumpas warned executive councilors on Wednesday to be prepared for phone calls from clients and providers.
"I want to caution you on the calls you'll get," he said, "People saying, 'The system doesn't work - it isn't processing my claims.' Providers will call you. ... We have catalogued all the known defects but we may get calls from people about a defect we haven't anticipated yet. So we have assembled a team including Xerox to respond."
Testing went well
Switching systems in such an active environment is like changing tires on a moving car. HP made its last payment to providers on March 8, and the state at some point had to stop taking claims in the legacy system, even though the new system wasn't fully up and running.
"The functionality that we want is there," said Toumpas. "We know that there are issues with any system of the scope, magnitude and complexity of this. Any system rollout of this size is not going to be perfect, one never is. But we are ready and our team has a solid understanding of the system. We're ready to do it."
The federal government pays 90 percent of the system design, development and implementation, and then 75 percent of the system cost once its operating.
When the system goes live, the federal government will reduce payment on Medicaid claims from 75 percent to 50 percent until the system is certified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as an incentive to get certified as fast as possible.
Once the system is certified, the federal government will reimburse the state for extra dollars spent during the ramp-up. Toumpas said his department has budgeted for potential impact on cash flow.
Although the launch is likely to be a bit bumpy, Toumpas told the Executive Council that tests last month gave him cause for optimism. "We did a dry run in February," he said. "We called it Provider Plus, on Feb. 25, and it went almost flawlessly."
That was good news to councilors.
"This has been going on since '04 or '05," said District 5 Councilor Debora Pignatelli. "It's a huge contract. I'm glad to see it's going live on April Fools' Day."


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I want to thank all my family, friends, businesses and anyone else in our wonderful community that has donated, sent cards and prayers for my kids. It has been so incredible to see and hear of all the support coming from our hometown. Sometimes we forget just how many good people there are in this world. My family and I have been so blessed with support and God. I would like to say thanks to my wonderful church, St. Margaret Mary of Cortez. And all the other churches that have sent prayers and denotations. I would like to thank everyone that attended and participated in the benefit dance at the Lewis Community Center I heard it was amazing. Thank you to everyone that attended the Comedy Show. I wish we could have been there. I would really like to thank all the kids at the Mancos schools. You kids touched our hearts in so many ways.
Kiley and Breana Samora are back home now, recovering from minor injuries. Brett, Amy and I are still in Grand Junction at St. Marys Hospital. Brett suffered a terrible spine injury and multiple fractures. He will be receiving rehab in Denver at a world-renowned facility called Craig. This tragedy in my life has truly restored my faith in humanity.
Thank You and God bless.
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