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Bobby Tolbert is a slender, soft-spoken man with a wide smile and an understated elegance. He remembers when he began shooting heroin as a teenager in the 1960s.
"When I was coming up," he shakes his head, "we used a medicine dropper with a spike in it and a dollar bill wrapped up around it. We didn't have these syringes."
Tolbert grew up in the Queensbridge housing projects in Long Island City. At 15 years old Tolbert began what would be a multi-decade habit of use.
Back then, he says, no one thought there was anything wrong with sharing needles. But in 1995, after suffering a series of colds that wouldn't go away, Tolbert was diagnosed as HIV positive.
Tolbert sees his situation as fortunate. "I was one of the lucky ones," he said. "Eighty percent of those guys I used with are dead of HIV or overdose."
Tolbert's case is far from unique. Many injection-drug users continue to be at elevated risk, not only for HIV, but for other communicable diseases like hepatitis C, for overdose, for violence, and for other risk factors. These are serious health issues which affect not only the user, not only other users who might share needles, but potentially anyone using a public facility, walking down a city street, watching their child play on a public playground.
Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York has done a lot to reach the somewhat paradoxical goal of improving the lives of people who shoot up drugs. But some advocates say the city could do even more -- finding inspiration in a new program in Canada that gives people a safe, clean place to inject their narcotics. Critics, though, say that creating such a service here would be politically difficult and detract from efforts to help people kick their habits.
Injection in the City
Despite advances, drug use still takes a heavy toll in New York.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene calls New York City "the epicenter of HIV/AIDS in the U.S." It states that more than 107,000 New Yorkers are living with HIV and warns, "Thousands more don't know they're infected."
The department calculates that the AIDS case rate in New York City is almost three times the U.S. average and lists HIV as the third leading cause of death for New York City residents aged 35 to 54.
The statistics for New York state indicate that since the beginning of the outbreak, more HIV infections have been introduced through injection drug use than any other means of transmission. But in recent years, public health programs such as needle exchanges have had massive success in reducing the transmission rate in New York, and in 2010 a mere 4.3 percent of new HIV diagnoses were in people with a history of injection drug use.
There is still a long way to go, however. A 2008 study in the Harm Reduction Journal found that more than half of injection drug users were not able to consistently use sterile needles. And while syringe exchange programs help reduce the spread of HIV, they do much less to prevent transmission of hepatitis C, which can live not just in the needles but in the other equipment used -- and sometimes shared -- for injection, such as cotton balls, "cookers" or water used for cooking the drug.
Sean Barry, director of Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders, or VOCAL, a statewide organization serving low-income people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, drug use and incarceration, said the success of reducing HIV transmission should not obscure the urgency of reducing other health risks associated with drug use.
"I think we now need to look at a more comprehensive approach to health. Not just HIV, HIV, HIV, which is what has been driving policy, but at other health issues, like overdose prevention and wound care," he said.
Overdose and Public Injection
A large factor in whether or not people use safer injection practices is whether or not they have a safe place to inject. People injecting in rushed, dimly lit, unclean or unsafe facilities are less likely to take the time to set up new clean equipment, and also far less likely to test a drug before injecting a full dose.
Public health leaders notes that users can reduce their risk of overdose if they test a drug before injecting it. Overdose is common in New York City, as different batches of the same substance can be cut with different ingredients and so can vary in strength and purity.
Barry points out that the danger of overdose increases when users inject drugs in places where users may not get help quickly.
"If people are injecting somewhere like a bathroom or a park, it's less likely that someone will notice if they overdose and their life is at risk," he said.
The Harm Reduction Journal study found that nearly half -- 49 percent -- of those studied reported injecting in a public or semi-public location in the previous month. This was particularly likely among people without permanent or private housing -- a significant percent of the drug using population.
Not only are injections in public places far more likely to be more dangerous to the user, they can subject other people in the area to risk as well from used needles and other detritus.
While the law requires that VOCAL inform anyone who comes into its office that drug use is illegal and so not allowed on the premises, the group also provides sharps containers in the bathrooms.
Barry said the goal is to try to ensure that, if people do inject, they will have a safe place to dispose of their needles. He calls that approach "reality-based," adding, "The reality is, people are going to inject drugs somewhere. So we can pretend it's not happening, but we know it's going on."
New York Gets Involved
Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Barry says, New York has taken a lot of step to lower HIV rates and address other issues with injection drug use. The City Council funded a coalition of groups called the "Injection Drug Users Health Alliance," which has allowed syringe exchange programs to scale up overdose prevention education and distribute Naloxone, a drug that counters overdose from opiate drugs.
While Barry said that the mayor has not directly funded any syringe exchange programs or other substance use programs around overdose prevention, he credits the department of health in this administration as being a very committed partner. "I don't think this issue was ever on Giuliani's radar, at least not in terms of implementing public health approaches," Barry said.
Barry also credits Bloomberg with sticking by public health decisions even when they are controversial, such as the safer heroin use pamphlet published by the health department that provoked sharp criticism from City Councilmember and Public Safety Committee Chair Peter Vallone and other officials.
Bloomberg, Barry said, "has really tried to remove politics from the equation, at least with drug user health."
Some policies predate this administration. Syringe exchange programs have operated legally in New York for 20 years, and the department of health publishes a needle exchange schedule on its website.
Barry says drug users want the tools to care for themselves and others. "There's a stereotype of drug users as selfish people, who don't care about the people around them or even about their own health, but it's not true. When people have access, they use it and take advantage of it. They don't want to put themselves and others at risk," he said.
But needle exchange programs still face hurdles. Until recently it was illegal to possess a syringe with heroin residue in it, making people with dirty syringes to exchange vulnerable to arrest as they tried to do the safer thing.
Advocates were successful in changing the law so that people cannot be charged with possession for returning used syringes with a trace amount of heroin to a needle-exchange program. Yet many report that harassment continues. Tolbert says that it is not uncommon for overzealous police to tear up or confiscate the cards that identify people as participants in an exchange program, or to arrest people for loitering or trespassing now that they cannot make an arrest for syringe possession. He recalls one officer who described making arrests at a needle exchange program as "like shooting fish in a barrel."
Many syringe exchange programs do more than offer clean syringes. They clean up needle litter, maintain drop-in centers, and offer wrap around services and support such as housing, domestic abuse, medical, educational, or other help.
Safe Injection Sites
The program in Vancouver, British Columbia, though, goes a step further. Seven years ago, the city opened North America's only "safe injection site."
In an area once known to have the fastest growing HIV rate on the continent, drug users can now access medical testing and treatment, clean needles, counseling and security. The experiment seems to be working -- infection rates have fallen dramatically, overdose deaths have been prevented, needle litter has decreased, and advocates even claim that sexual extortion of addicts and overall neighborhood violence has diminished. Yet Insite remains the only such center in North America.
In New York, syringe exchange sites offer as part of their services judgement-free support for users in all parts of their lives, not just their drug use. At many programs, workers talk with recipients to identify and support their goals, and help user identify concrete steps towards accomplishing those goals.
Advocates say a safe injection site could provide these services and more. It could offer a safe, private place for people with addictions to engage in injection. This would be a tremendous benefit for the drug users, who can inject more safely in a clean facility with adequate light, medical professionals and sterile needles.
The benefit might be even greater to non-users in the neighborhood. Residents would be much less likely to witness -- or have their children witness -- injection. It would relieve non-professionals from the trauma and burden of trying to deal with people having bad reactions from drugs, and sharply minimize the risk of accidental contact with discarded needles. For users, a safe injection facility could be a place to seek counseling, treatment, or even just safety and understanding.
The Harm Reduction Journal concludes similarly. "Safe injecting facilities might resolve the syringe gap by attracting higher-risk injecting drug users, while reducing the public disorder caused by public injecting and relieving law enforcement of the effort required to address this problem."
"Is this another tool in the tool box to reach more people and save lives? Without a doubt, yes," Barry said.
Barry says safe injection sites cannot even be discussed in New York without immediate controversy, but he believes that could change. He points to a history of support on the state level for public health measures. Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed the Good Samaritan law to prevent arrest of people who call emergency services to report an overdose, and his predecessor, Gov. David Paterson signed a law to prevent the arrests of people participating in a syringe program.
"I can see Bloomberg and his administration finding some way to explore this," Barry says, referring to a safe injection site, "But I don't think he is going to do it without a strong push from advocates."
Some, though, think such an effort would detract from what should be the primary goal: getting people off drugs. City Councilmember Charles Barron of Brooklyn agrees with VOCAL that drug response policy should change from a criminal approach to one of public health, but he calls the philosophy behind safe injection sites "defeatist" and says he would oppose such sites opening.
"That's just maintaining them shooting death in their veins instead of helping them to get off the drugs," Barron said. "That doesn't make any sense."
Barron said, personal opposition aside, he does not think such an effort would survive politically. "I don't see it taking off," he said.
Sites identified as potential locations for such a service include parts of the Bronx, East New York in Brooklyn, Harlem in Manhattan and parts of Queens. Caseworker Christina Ann with the East Harlem Neighborhood Alliance says she believes some of these communities might be open to a safe injection site. "I'm sure it would be welcome in the neighborhood," she said.
However not everybody is so sure. Matthew Washington, chairman of East Harlem's Community Board 11, takes issue with the idea of that neighborhood becoming a possible location for a service for drug users. "Dealing with injection drug use is something that everybody needs to deal with, and something the city needs to address collectively," he said. "But the city is unequally dumping these sorts of facilities in our community."
'There But For the Grace of God'
The HIV diagnosis changed life for Tolbert. Today, he works as a peer educator, teaching other injection drug users about the importance of safer injecting. He is a tireless advocate, working on issues like affordable housing for HIV positive people, and serves on the board of VOCAL.
He volunteers at needle exchange programs, and spends time going into SROs to talk to people living in poor conditions like the ones he used to live in.
"I try to educate people on how to get out of that situation, because there but for the grace of god go I," he explained.
In May Tolbert will be the keynote speaker at the Harm Reduction Coalition conference in Washington D.C.
"Now that's all I do," he laughs. "All I do is educate."


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Law enforcement services in Israel are provided by the Israel Police, the national police force created in 1948. The force is part of the Ministry of Public Security, which is also responsible for Prison Services, the Anti-Drug Authority, and the Witness Protection Authority.
The Israel Police is headed by a Commissioner of Police who is appointed by the government upon recommendation of the Minister of Public Security.
The Israel Police is made up of seven territorial districts, Border Police, and seven departments each with distinct policing responsibilities. The force is made up of approximately 27,000 officers.
- Prevent, detect and investigate crime;
- Arrest criminals and bring them to trial;
- Maintain public order;
- Protect life and property;
- Protect prisoners;
- Control traffic and promote road safety;
- Maintain national security and fight terrorism.
INTERPOL Jerusalem
Located at the Police Headquarters, the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Israel is part of the Intelligence Branch of the Investigations and Intelligence Department. The NCB is responsible for the development and maintenance of operational and intelligence relations with law enforcement partners worldwide.
- Supervision of Israel Police Attachés stationed abroad;
- Coordination of economic crime policing:
- money laundering;
- asset forfeiture;
- organized crime;
- Coordination of cross-district operations targeting organized crime;
- Operational coordination with the ports and customs authority for the prevention of drug importation;
- Working relations with the INTERPOL General Secretariat and member countries;
- Cooperation with foreign police attachés, diplomatic corps and international organizations;
- Development of training programmes in the areas of economic crime, organized crime and drug offences.
INTERPOL Jerusalem is responsible for the daily exchange of information between the Israel Police and all INTERPOL member countries. Its main areas of duty include:
- Fugitives;
- Extraditions;
- Serious crime;
- Fraud;
- Drug trafficking;
- Cybercrime;
- Theft;
- Forgery;
- Hooliganism;
- Missing persons;
- Trafficking of human beings;
- Crime statistics;
- Provision of information to:
- foreign police attachés in Israel;
- foreign diplomatic corps;
- international organizations in Israel.
International outreach
The International Relations Unit (IRU) of the Ministry of Public Security is responsible for managing and developing the Ministry's working relationship with overseas counterparts. Its areas of activity include:
- International aid and training assistance (for example, terrorism, drugs, organized crime, vehicle theft) in coordination with the Israel Police IRU;
- Coordination of foreign VIP visits to Israel, or of Israeli VIP official visits abroad;
- International agreements, treaties and memoranda in the law enforcement and corrections sphere;
- Official contact with international agencies, such as the United Nations, Amnesty International and the International Red Cross.
Wildlife crime: experts recommend an integrated global response
Más de 2 700 víctimas de la trata de personas fueron rescatadas durante una operación coordinada por INTERPOL
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AVICHAIL Age today: 61 years old
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Yellow Notices 18
ILAN Age today: 64 years old
Nationality: Israel , France
EDAN SIMON Age today: 32 years old
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ESPN New York's Mark Simon got a chance to talk to Mets third base coach Tim Teufel, and the two of them discussed the team's infield defense. I highlighted what Teufel had to say about some of the Mets infielders, but you should check out the entire article here.
UZR & Defensive Metrics
"I embrace them. Any time we can use measurements to help us in our coaching, I'm willing to look at it. I felt like (last year's stats were) very accurate. It had some credibility with me.
"Ike's going to be a lot better this year. He's moving around great. He's going to his glove side really well. Last year that was a weakness. I think (the ankle) affected his range and his quickness. It limited his ability to push off (and get to that ball). He has good hands, a soft glove. We've shortened his stroke on throwing to convert the 3-6-3 a little better. I think that will work."
"From June on, he was an average to above average second baseman. We want him to increase his range to his glove side. He's very good on his backhand. And he played in the shift really well. I don't think he'll go through the growing pains he went through last year. He looks a lot more comfortable."
"Ruben is still working his way into game shape (for a shortstop). It's a demanding position. Positioning is key with him because he's not as gifted range wise as some other shortstops. We're working on getting him to understand hitters, the mental part of the game, things like what guys do in RBI situations and with two strikes."
"I actually felt like his backhand was one of the best in the league last season. I think the numbers may be because we overplay some hitters, so we shade him off the line a little bit. We've worked with him in the past on his throwing technique, but I think he's got that wired right now." "
David is a step ahead of the other guys, but remember he's got eight years at third base and all our other (infielders) have two years. He makes pretty good adjustments."
Teufel got a jolt of good news earlier this week when he learned that the Mets signed his son Sean to a minor league contract.
Unlike his father, Shawn Teufel does his job on a mound. The 26-year-old left-hander pitched at Class-A Lakeland (Detroit Tigers) last season, where he posted a 5-7 record and 6.64 ERA in 22 appearances both as a starter and reliever.


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I would like to see Libraries turned into Fab Labs.
I dont think it sets a bad precedent - it's been used by corporations like McDonalds for years (Mcdonalds house etc.) Its just a way to make people think they are doing good by spending more money with you
Your right it doesn't add anything for us by using a slider - but thats not really the point - He wants to sell his show at a reasonable price, but I think leaving the option to give him more if you think it valuable is not a terrible idea - Unless you believe that we as humans only want to give money if we get something in return.
But yes, if the main goal was to increase profit then I would agree, offering more at higher price points would probably work, but I don't think thats the image he wants to sell here - he wants it to be available to everyone at a fair rate.
+1 to this
I do exactly the same thing, I may not play every game that HB releases, but I buy them all as well - Because I want to see more Indy games in cross platforms. I am going to make the move from windows to Linux soon, the only thing that has stopped me over the years was the lack of drivers for video cards and the ability to play games
This is changing (Finally) and I have less reasons to stick with windows these days. I will continue to support anyone with this type of attitude, perhaps one can say that I am buying because of my Like for the principle.
I'm so happy that this is doing well
Couple of things I would like to see for the next experiment
1. No download limits - perhaps use bittorrent as a tool for distribution so to decrease the costs involved in the website.
2. Adding a slider so people could decide what they wanted to pay for it - the minimum being $5 - some people I imagine would be happy to increase this amount
3. Giving a % to a charity - something similar to the humble bundle model - would be interested to see if this increases how much people are willing to pay (would require that slider though)
Overall - I'm so happy more people are looking to get away from the old gatekeeper models - be interesting to see how many more sales are made over the next week or two, especially seeing they have added the ability to gift to others... think I might get it for my parents for christmas.
There is no DRM - Have downloaded it myself - think he's just confusing his words - What you can download is a Hi-Def version or a standard Def version - Both video files, not programs.
"While the license on the stock photo site did say the image could not be used to endorse a product"
When they attempt to sue the stock photo site, wouldn't they just reply - hey, your not allowed to use the photos to endorse a product.....?
Imaginary money and not real money.....
I thought you were using Fiat money - Basically money which is money because we all say it is.
and that problem with printing more money - well that's been happening - just look up fractional reserve banking to understand how.
Working for a tech company, I ended up with a lot of old laptops which I gave away to friends/family.
I don't find the price being $60 being at all relevant unless we know more about the laptop. Not enough information to make an informed judgement
However I agree with Berenerd, The invasion of privacy wasn't needed to make the arrest - I hope Absolute Software gets slammed for this.
why be worried about having the physical disc to hold the digital product.... why not just buy digital and burn your own disc so you can wave it around to show people what you buy?
I always thought this would shoot up to the top of the torrents list when released - this just guarantees that result.
I could be completely wrong, but my understanding is this
If you take a photo and keep it in your bottom draw you still own that photo and get the copyright of that photo instantly upon taking that photo.
even if you never publish it or do anything with it you are granted a copyright of that photo anyway.
If that photo is found in the future and they decide to publish it(lets say you moved and forgot to take the photo with you), when you took that photo matters to if its in the public domain or if you still have legal rights to it.
again don't flame me here - I may be completely wrong, but this was my understanding of it and I'm happy to be corrected.
Perhaps the artist could setup a page with a donate button - so your not paying for your downloads but instead just donating money to a good cause....
since when did a lot of GDP come from hollywood??? need something to backup this statment!
Also being pretty much in the heart of some of the riots....
There were loads of opportunists...but they all came from very similar areas. There is a reason these riots didn't break out across the country starting in rich neighbourhoods.
Of course, if you follow the media and majority of the MP's in the house of commons yesterday, you wouldn't spend much time thinking about that, its all just thugs and thievery right....
Also being pretty much in the heart of some of the riots....
There were loads of opportunists...but they all came from very similar areas. There is a reason these riots didn't break out across the country starting in rich neighbourhoods.
Of course, if you follow the media and majority of the MP's in the house of commons yesterday, you wouldn't spend much time thinking about that, its all just thugs and thievery right....
What I think is a pretty good writeup on the riots
I wonder if while visiting the US I try use anything but US currency.....
even if I don't trust the currency.
I wonder if while visiting the US I try use anything but US currency.....
even if I don't trust the currency.
Thats what I was thinking - Wouldn't suprise me at all if this was the case.
Is the Sky Blue? or do you just perceive it to be blue......


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
There has been some excitement in the Schultz crib
29 comments:
- jojo said...
Praying for little Davy and your family.
Too bad hospitals haven't thought of creating comfy fold-down Murphy beds in hospital rooms for parents!
- December 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Nicole said...
Praying for Davy's swift recovery.
- December 1, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Nicole said...
Oh, and congrats on Nightline!
- December 1, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Beth said...
Love our sweet Davy girl. I hope she is feeling better soon.
- December 1, 2011 at 10:47 PM
- Jill P said...
Sending lots of prayers your way! Here's to feeling better soon!!!
- December 1, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Emily said...
Oh poor little bug! I hope she has a speedy recovery for her sake and yours! If I lived near you I would bring you some cookies but then you might think I'm stalking you and be a little scared but it would be worth it because the cookies would be so good :) Hope you and Davy get the HECK out of that hospital soon. Lots of prayers comin' your way from Utah!
- December 1, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- abigayl said...
We will praying for you and for you littlest little one. We love you guys
- December 2, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- Middle-aged Momma said...
Prayers from Utah. Get well Little Davy.
- December 2, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- stacy said...
i'm so sorry!!!! i will keep you all in my prayers. hopw you can get out of there super soon!
- December 2, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Debby said...
(((((HUGS)))))) and prayers for little Davy. Hope she feels better soon.
- December 2, 2011 at 7:11 AM
- Georgia said...
Keeping you ALL in my prayers Ruth. If there is any way that I can help....PLEASE please please just text me. Hugs and love to everyone.
- December 2, 2011 at 7:13 AM
keeping your littlest mighty one (and all of you) in our thought and prayers. xoxo
- December 2, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- Hugbuggal said...
Sending prayers your way - wishing Davy a quick recovery! Big Hugs from West Texas and the Reed Family!
- December 2, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Melany said...
poor baby girl! hope you can go home soon. (and btw, the nightline thing was awesome!)
- December 2, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Tee said...
Oh no! Poor little one, and poor mommy and daddy! We will pray for you, for sure. I hope you get some good rest.
Hopefully you can post the Nightline clip, if you can find it online. That would be neat to watch :)
- December 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- The Bogren's said...
We pray for Davy every night. Mila likes to say Davvvvyyyyy!
I just finished watching Scott on Night Line. Awesome!
- December 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- City Mom said...
Thoughts, love and prayers for Davy girl! Keep your head up mama, she'll be well and home in no time!
Hugs and love from Virginia Beach,
Wendi (the mama) and Quinn (age 2)
- December 2, 2011 at 11:43 AM
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family... get better, Davy!
- December 2, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- sarah said...
Prayers for your Davy and your darling family.
- December 2, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Flora said...
Prayers go up!
- December 2, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- Wynn_Anne Sibbald said...
Poor sweet thing. Sending prayers.
- December 2, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Praying for Davy girl and all of you!
- December 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Jennifer said...
Be well little one! Bless you all.
- December 2, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Praying for all of you!
Your husband did so good on Nightline. You had good reason to be proud!
- December 2, 2011 at 9:44 PM
- Ora said...
Oh Ruthie! I'm sorry your dolly is so sick! Praying for you and your family to weather this storm and that little pumpkin to feel better fast! Get some much deserved rest in your comfy bed!
- December 3, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Charlie said...
Poor little girlie. Hope she's better very soon.
- December 3, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- onehm said...
Hoping that you all are home together very soon. So sorry to hear that she's not feeling well...
Hugs and prayers coming your way!
- December 4, 2011 at 8:55 PM
- Elyssium Earth said...
Poor Davy babes. Will include her in my nightly chat. Best wishes to you all xxx
- December 5, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- Reenie said...
Oh gosh....thinking of you and praying.
- December 5, 2011 at 8:35 AM


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Mayor Don Wesely today announced that a recently-signed agreement between the city and the U.S. Postal Service will clear the way for more public parking in the Haymarket area of downtown Lincoln.
Under the agreement, the city will develop new surface parking directly west of the Post Office building at 7th and "R" streets on land purchased from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. About 80 parking spaces in this area will be set aside for postal employee parking.
The city will lease the current Post Office parking lot southwest of the building, where existing brick walls will be removed and new lighting will be added. This area, which has been employee parking, will be combined with the public parking lot north of Lincoln Station at 7th and "Q" streets. The project will open up about 70 new public parking stalls in addition to the 90 that are now in the lot north of Lincoln Station.
Wesely thanked Lincoln Postmaster Doug Emery and the U.S. Postal Service for working closely with the city to finalize the complex agreement after nearly a decade of negotiations. He also praised U.S. Rep. Doug Bereuter for keeping a careful eye on the discussions and making sure progress continued.
"We all recognize that with the great success the Haymarket enjoys, there is tremendous demand for more parking," Wesely said. "I deeply appreciate the cooperation and support the city has received from the Postal Service and Congressman Bereuter. Without their assistance, we would not have realized this opportunity to improve service to the public."
Parking lot user fees will cover project costs, estimated at $200,000 to $250,000. Design work already is under way. Construction will begin mid-summer and should be completed this fall.


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BURE, France, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A public debate on whether to build a mammoth underground nuclear waste facility in northeastern France began this week amid praise and skepticism.
France's National Commission for Public Debate launched the proceedings Wednesday as French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho visited the proposed site at the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory in Bure, France.
Opponents contend the debate is rigged in favor of the building the $20 billion-$45 billion facility and, in any event, is premature because the country is debating whether France should transition from its dependence on nuclear power.
French President Francoise Hollande has pledged to reduce nuclear power's 75 percent share of the energy mix to 50 percent by 2025.
But Batho said the safe disposal of the country's nuclear waste is necessary no matter how that issue is decided.
"We must ensure its safe storage conditions, regardless of the evolution of our energy mix and the nuclear share that is now the subject of the national debate on energy transition," she told the daily L'est Republicain.
The deep burial of nuclear waste was decided by a 2006 law after an earlier debate and during the past eight years research has been conducted at the underground lab to determine if it could be expanded to serve as a repository.
The debate launched Wednesday is a legally binding procedure expected to last four months, after which the agency charged with waste disposal is to begin the long process of securing planning permissions to construct the repository, known by the French acronym Cigeo.
The government hopes to break ground on the effort by 2019, with a commissioning in 2025.
The facility would be built in a 160 million-year-old layer of clay about 1,650 feet beneath the surface and designed to accept long-lived, high- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, whose lethality to human health extends over tens of thousands of years.
Batho said the facility would be constructed with "reversibility" for its first 100 years, meaning future generations would be able to remove the waste if a more satisfactory way to store highly radioactive materials is found.
The Cigeo effort is opposed by the French Green Party -- part of Hollande's governing center-left coalition -- and other nuclear power opponents, led by the Collective Against the Burial of Nuclear Waste, CEDRA.
CEDRA leader Michel Gueritte participated in a Wednesday session of a high-level policy committee including Batho, French nuclear power company EDF, local officials and other stakeholders in the process, and afterwards said he remained unconvinced Cigeo is a good idea.
"We are told that it is better to trust in geology than in man," he told the daily L'est-Eclair. "In fact, there are only geologists, and some of them are opposed to the landfill."
He dismissed the national debate on Cigeo as nothing more than public relations exercise to lend legitimacy to a decision that's already been made, the newspaper reported.
Batho, however, defended the process and said it should be held this year despite the concurrent debate on transitioning away from nuclear energy.
"The National Commission for Public Debate is independent," she said. "This is a guarantee that everyone can give their opinion and to express his point of view."


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Snooker's world governing body have confirmed that Stephen Lee will face a disciplinary hearing in September.
The hearing will be into allegations of match-fixing and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association said Lee will have his case heard on September 9.
Lee has been suspended since October 2012 over allegations that he breached rules in matches at four tournaments, one of these was the 2009 World Championship.
The case will be heard by Sports Resolutions UK and could lead to a lengthy ban for the 38-year-old, who has previously won five ranking events.
It is alleged that Lee provided information 'that is not publicly available' and deliberately influenced 'the outcome or conduct of a game or frame.'
The four tournaments involved cover eight matches, including four at the 2008 Malta Cup. The hearing will also look at two games in the UK Championship in the same year and one match at the China Open in 2009.
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Christina Aguilera's 'Fat Girl' Comments Were Fabricated
Christina Aguilera's body is a hot topic, and we're not just talking about her sexy new single 'Your Body.' Turns out some quotes about her weight from her Billboard cover story were fabricated. They weren't even featured in Billboard's story! Confused? Let us explain:
Us Weekly reported on things Aguilera said in the Billboard piece, saying she spoke about feeling fatigued by her label's pressure to remain thin when all she wanted to do was embrace her Latin roots in the eats-its-young music business. But these statements did not appear in the online or print version posted by Billboard itself, and that's because Xtina never said them.
Her rep issued a statement, saying, "She never said them."
The quotes in question are below.
"I got tired of being a skinny, white girl. I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl. The next time my label saw me, I was heavier, darker and full of piercings!... Let me tell you, that wasn't an easy pill for them to swallow. I had gained about 15 pounds during promotion and during my Stripped tour They called this serious emergency meeting about how there was a lot of backlash about my weight. Basically, they told me I would effect [sic] a lot of people if I gained weight -- the production, musical directors. [They claimed] people I toured with would also miss out if I gained weight because I would sell no records or tickets for my shows. I was young, so I lost the weight quickly and was toothpick thin during 'Back to Basics' promos and touring."
It continues:
"I told them [when Xtina settled in to record 'Lotus,'] 'You are working with a fat girl. Know it now and get over it.' They need a reminder sometimes that I don't belong to them. It's my body."
So basically, this false story made it appear that the label told the singer that other people's livelihoods were dependent upon her size. While we thought that Xtina was on the verge of joining Lady Gaga's Body Revolution, since the Mother Monster has gone through the same thing and was reportedly told to trim down by her label, we learned the quotes were completely fabricated.
Tsk tsk.
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Brussels, 11 June 2013
Antitrust: Commission proposes legislation to facilitate damage claims by victims of antitrust violations
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on how citizens and companies can claim damages when they are victims of infringements of the EU antitrust rules, such as cartels and abuses of a dominant market position. The proposal is set to remove a number of practical difficulties which victims frequently face when they try to receive a fair compensation for the damage they have suffered.
"Infringements of the antitrust rules cause serious harm to European consumers and businesses" said Commission's Vice-President Joaquín Almunia, responsible for Competition. "We must ensure that all victims of these infringements can obtain redress for the harm they suffered, especially once a competition authority has found and sanctioned such a breach. It is true that the right to claim compensation before national courts exists in all EU Member States but businesses and citizens are not always able to exercise it in practice. Today's proposal seeks to remove these obstacles".
Fair compensation for consumers and SMEs all over Europe
The EU Court of Justice has recognised the right for all victims of antitrust infringements to be compensated for the harm suffered. However, due to procedural obstacles and legal uncertainty, only few of these victims actually manage to obtain compensation. This situation particularly affects consumers and SMEs, which most often do not engage in legal action for reparation of their harm. Indeed, in only 25% of all antitrust infringement decisions the Commission took in the past seven years did the victims seek to obtain compensation. Moreover, national rules are widely diverging across Europe and, as a result, the chances of victims to obtain compensation greatly depend on which Member State they happen to live in.
The proposed Directive aims to remove these practical obstacles, making it easier for whoever has been harmed by competition law infringement to effectively obtain damages throughout the EU. Its provisions would apply to the legal actions which are available in Member States. In parallel, the Commission has adopted a recommendation encouraging Member States to set up collective redress mechanisms in order to improve access to justice for victims of violations of EU law in general, including competition rules (IP/13/524).
The European way to antitrust damages
The proposal sets out a number of measures to facilitate damages actions:
The proposal fully takes into account the key role played by competition authorities (at EU or national level) to investigate, find and sanction infringements. Contrary to the US system, the proposal does not seek to leave the punishment and deterrence to private litigation. Rather, its main objective is to facilitate full and fair compensation for victims once a public authority has found and sanctioned an infringement.
Cooperation between companies and competition authorities under so-called "leniency" programmes plays a key role in the detection and sanctioning of secret cartels. In many cases, it is the successful enforcement of competition rules by a public authority that will enable victims to subsequently seek and obtain compensation. The proposal therefore contains a number of safeguards to ensure that facilitating damages actions does not diminish the incentives for companies to cooperate with competition authorities.
The Commission has also adopted a Communication on quantifying antitrust harm to provide guidance to Courts and parties in damages actions. Indeed, determining the exact amount of damage suffered by consumers and businesses is often costly and difficult. The Commission's services have also prepared a 'Practical Guide' which will be a useful tool for victims and national judges. These documents are not legally binding.
Next Steps
The proposal for a Directive will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the Council according to the ordinary legislative procedure. Once it has been adopted by these institutions, Member States will have two years to implement the provisions in their legal systems.
For More Information
The text of the proposal for a Directive adopted by the Commission and all other relevant documents are available here:
See also: MEMO/13/531
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jeroenlemaire needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 274 designs submitted by 79 freelance designers.
In The Pocket
In The Pocket was founded by 3 guys with great enthusiasm for mobile technology.
In The Pocket is a collective of peers with different specialties. We are mobile craftsmen. We know mobile. We know what's in people's pockets.
We make mobile applications (iPhone, android,...) and websites. We help and advise companies when they go mobile. We work with advertisers and agencies on mobile advertising and marketing.
Companies that hire us:
* Creative and web agencies
* Advertisers
* Media agencies
We want a logo plus baseline:
In The Pocket
We Know Mobile
Attention should go the logo and not the baseline.
The fact that we are a mobile agency should be clear in the logo: use a graphical element such as a pocket, a smartphone or something symbolising mobility or wireless.
In general we want the logo to be clean, crisp and eyecatching.
Edit January 5th.:
* Everybody, please lose the antenna on the phones! Phones haven't had antennas in a couple of years now.
* You don't necessarily have to use a phone or a pocket in the design. You can also focus on mobility or wireless in a more abstract way.
* Just repeating: keep it clean and clear, go for the essence! We prefer a white background, your logo should always be presented at least once on white. The logo should stand out.
* Look at the 4-star designs to see what we like, but do not copy them!
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Rapper T.I. has been around the block. Recently completing a prison sentence for a federal weapons charge, T.I. has rebounded nicely, returning to performing and landing a successful reality show with his wife, Tiny.
But not many know that a few years ago, the rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, Jr., saved Scott Stapp of the rock band Creed, from near death.
In an interview with VH1'S Big Morning Show, the Creed front man talks about his new book "Sinner's Creed" and how T.I. saved him during one of his lowest points.
In Miami's Delano Hotel a few years ago, Stapp spent three days binging on alcohol and drugs, which caused serious hallucinations. The rock star started to hear voices, thinking they were that of police officers, and tried to escape. Stapp fell 40 feet from his balcony, leaving him paralyzed on the ground with a fractured skull and broken hip and nose.
T.I. discovered Stapp and served as a "guardian angel," as Stapp calls him.
"As I'm laying on the ledge … blood fell to his feet and he looked up and he had an Alabama hat on," Stapp says. "I said, 'Roll tide,' and then he looked at me and put two and two together and really … he saved my life."
In 2010, he stopped a man in Atlanta from jumping out of a 22-foot building.
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