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Editor's Notes note: Vsevolod Pulya, managing editor for Russia Beyond the Headlines, is visiting The Post through a program with the International Center for Journalists. His visit couldn't have come at a better time, given our recent news with Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov and Pulya's ability to translate. But during his time here, he's looking at American media and getting many perspectives. What follows is a Q&A that he did via e-mail with media analyst Ken Doctor, who recently spoke at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) conference and had some interesting things to say about the state of the industry.Ken Doctor is a media analyst and author of the book "Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get." After publishing the book, he continues to cover the ever-changing news industry on his website and on Nieman Journalism Lab. He's also working for the research firm Outsell as well as act as a regular consultant and speaker at media conferences. Before that, he worked for Knight Ridder for 21 years at different positions, including managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and as vice president of Knight Ridder Digital.
After having a look at Ken's latest keynote on what we should expect from the media in 2014, I decided to reach out to have him explain changes in media industry that everybody in the news business has already started seeing — on their screens and in their income reports.
Q: On a recent WAN-IFRA event you've described the key trends news publishers can expect to see going into 2014. If we go on a larger scale and try to dream about what news industry could look like in 2064, can you imagine any fundamental differences from what we see now?
A: Looking back – those of us still here – we won't recognize ourselves. The biotech revolution, merging human and technology – will change not just the news and information we get, but the basic nature of being human, its potential and its peril. Right now, our info devices are all external and our learning internal; we'll see a merger of the two in ways beyond our current imagination.

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How do you find a good concrete contractor?
Concrete contractors pave driveways, build foundations for homes, install retaining walls, create hardscaping for front and back yards, build concrete steps, and so much more. When searching for a driveway contractor, read reviews from previous customers and ask for referrals. Ask the contractor for photos of examples of their work that's similar to what you want. Confirm they will get the proper permits so your driveway is up to code. Hiring a driveway contractor to install concrete can average $5-$6 per square foot, or more, depending on where you live, the slope and grade of the driveway site, and regional labor costs. For a new asphalt driveway, the cost could average from $3-5 per square foot. A standard concrete driveway of 500 square feet averaging $5-$6 per square foot would cost $2,500-$3,000 — so it pays to research someone who will do quality work. Excavation and grading work can increase your cost per square foot significantly. Ask whether the contractor provides a materials and labor warranty for their work. Some cracking of the concrete may occur as it settles, but you should talk with your contractor about any structural or aesthetic concerns you have. When hiring a concrete contractor, check out our tips for smart hiring on Thumbtack.
How much does it cost to redo a concrete driveway?
Here are some examples of average costs:
- The national average cost to hire a concrete specialist is $2,750, but that price can vary greatly depending on the work needed to repair and resurface your concrete driveway, the square footage of the project, current costs of concrete, and regional labor rates.
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I always like to add a few touches of Christmas to the kitchen.
I also wanted to share a favorite Christmas cookie~ Fudgy Bon Bons
LOVE hanging out in your kitchen, Courtney!
Merry Christmas,
Linda at Beautiful Ideas
Looks lovely. I bought a boxwood wreath this year too. Do you know how long it will last? Can I store it and use it again next year?ReplyDelete
I think if it is a preserved boxwood wreath it will last longer- but not sure how long. I believe you can get them either preserved or fresh. I have seen the color of the boxwood fade and dry out a bit- but I think I would use them either way.ReplyDelete
Lovely photos. Your chocolate Bon bons sound decadent..
Merry Christmas!
Your kitchen looks so beautiful!! I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, Courtney!
I use Pam, cooking spray on my fresh boxwood to keep it from drying out!
Your kitchen looks lovely! Just the perfect touch of Christmas. Thanks so much for the recipe...it looks quick, easy and so delicious!
Marry Christmas
Your kitchen is beautiful, of course. The bon bons look so yummy. I have too many goodie ideas from blogland. I have to narrow it down, or we'll be in sweets overload. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Those look delicious Courtney and your kitchen as always divine!ReplyDelete
What a pretty kitchen. Love it all:)ReplyDelete
Love the kitchen, Courtney! Have a Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
They sound amazing...like your kitchen! I don't see how much flour to put in the recipe, though.ReplyDelete
ooops... more coffee needed when writing a post early in the am.. ;) It's 2 cups of flour. Thanks for letting me know. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Hi, Courtney! Love the simple Christmasy touches in your kitchen. Perfect!
Merry Christmas!
Your kitchen looks so fresh and the greenery is the perfect touch. Have a very lovely Xmas from Primroses Attic.ReplyDelete
Love your simple decor. I was sooo into boxwoods this year and yours are lovely. Merry ChristmasReplyDelete
Hey chickadee!!! I love the island and the garland and wreath! I hope u and your family have a wonderful Christmas!!!
Come by and visit my decorating/crafting blog! I just posted my Christmas decor!
Your garlands in the kitchen look wonderful. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year.
Your kitchen looks beautiful--I love the garland in the window! Merry Christmas to you!ReplyDelete
Love the simplicity of your decorating. Less is more. Thanks for the cookie recipe, it has to be delicious with so much chocolate, yumm!ReplyDelete
Can i come up and visit and have a cookie or 2?ReplyDelete


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Mariners call on Ramirez for start; Luetge sent down
SEATTLE -- Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez will be recalled by the Mariners on Sunday and start the 1:10 p.m. PT series finale against the White Sox, manager Lloyd McClendon said Saturday.
The Mariners optioned reliever Lucas Luetge back to Triple-A Tacoma after Saturday's 2-1, 10-inning loss to the White Sox, which opens the 25-man roster spot for Ramirez. Luetge was recalled on Friday but didn't appear in any games in his latest stint with Seattle.
A position player will likely be added when Ramirez is optioned back to Tacoma after his Sunday start, with outfielders James Jones or Michael Saunders the likeliest options. Saunders is on a rehab stint from a strained oblique but has played only three games.
Ramirez will fill a spot that opened when the club pushed Felix Hernandez back to Monday to get an extra day of rest and then face a Blue Jays squad that is fighting Seattle for the final American League Wild Card berth.
Ramirez, 24, started the season in Seattle's rotation before being sent down to Triple-A Tacoma after going 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA in five starts. But he's since been called up various times for spot starts, and this will be his fifth time back with the club, having posted a 1-5 record and 4.35 ERA in 12 outings.
Ramirez threw seven innings of two-run ball with 10 strikeouts in his most-recent return in a 3-1 loss to the Mets on July 22. He's gone 3-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 12 starts for Tacoma.
"He threw the ball good and hopefully he has that type of command again," McClendon said of the youngster's last outing in Seattle. "If he does, we have a good chance of winning the game. He's thrown pretty good down [in Tacoma]. Not great, but he's held his own."
The Mariners currently have only four other starters on their 25-man roster, having sent Roenis Elias down after his outing on Thursday. But Ramirez figures to get just the one spot start and return to Tacoma again, as the club can go with a four-man rotation with an off-day coming up Thursday.
Seattle won't need a fifth starter until Aug. 19 in Philadelphia, at which point Elias will be eligible to return since he'll have exceeded the 10-day minimum requirement for a player sent down to the Minors.


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When the Traffic Court System Impedes Justice
December 14, 2009
Many people feel that the traffic court system is designed to maximize municipal profits by discouraging ticket recipients from challenging those tickets.
Nowhere has this policy been made more official than in the Indianapolis traffic courtroom of Judge William Young, whose alleged conduct has brought a class action lawsuit upon him. The suit alleges that when this judge took office, he instituted a policy of levying a $500 fine against anyone who fights their ticket and loses. It further states that he instituted a policy of closing his courtroom to the public, thus shielding his activities from the public eye.
Some plaintiffs were individuals who had received tickets but chose not to challenge them because they asserted that Judge Young's policy, of fining anyone who challenged their tickets, discouraged them from fighting, even though they thought they were innocent.
While not as egregious as the alleged policies of Judge Young in Indianapolis, recipients of tickets in New York have similarly themed complaints. Often, the structure of the legal system discourages all but a few from fighting even illegitimate tickets.
The court appearances which are required are so numerous and time-consuming that it is almost impossible to fight. Most people don't understand how the system works and assume that the court date they are given on their ticket is the date when the ticket will be disposed of, either for better or worse. But this is not the reality.
In most localities, the first court date is merely for "arraignments." This means that people are simply asked to plead either guilty or not guilty. Often, they are also lulled into feeling more comfortable conceding their case by pleading "guilty with an explanation." This allows the person to feel that they are at least getting to say something, while still saving the locality the trouble of having to prove guilt. This process can entail wasting several hours, taking off half a day, or wasting an entire evening in court.
If one perseveres and manages to plead "not guilty" on the first court date, he will have to come to court again, but not for an actual determination of guilt or innocence. Rather, he will usually come in for a "conference," i.e. a meeting between the individual and a local prosecutor. If one makes it this far, most people end up making a plea deal with the prosecutor. So instead of paying, let's say, $130 for a cell phone ticket+surcharge, you may end up paying only $110. Whoopee!
The prospect of this outcome alone is enough to encourage most people to cut their losses and plead guilty either at their first court appearance, or without even going to court. The time off from work or hours lost waiting in court are often not worth the $20-$30 saved by coming to a plea arrangement with the prosecutor.
For those brave souls who do not come to a plea deal with the prosecutor, there will be a third court appearance for the actual trial. And if you are lucky and the case isn't adjourned to a fourth date for some reason, that will be your chance to disprove the locality's case against you and either be found guilty or innocent.
The sheer investment of time and the time one may have to take off from work, depending on the time of the court dates, are enough to discourage most people from challenging their ticket.
For a person with multiple tickets or more serious charges like a misdemeanor or DWI, it is often worthwhile to hire an attorney, like those at our office, to represent him. If you need assistance with a traffic court, criminal, or any other kind of legal matter, you can contact the attorneys at The Law Office of Elliot Schlissel anytime, 24/7, at 800-344-6431, or by e-mail.
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Can The Police Strip Search You For Driving on a Suspended License?
September 9, 2009
Have you ever failed to pay all or part of a ticket, and then unknowingly had your license suspended, and then continued to drive using that suspended license?[1] Have you ever hung out in a club or bar where people were using drugs?[2] Do you know anyone who has failed to keep their property clean?[3] If so, it is possible for the police to arrest you and, until recently in New York City,[4] strip search you!
The law in New York states that a police officer may arrest you if he sees you commit a misdemeanor.[5] The three crimes listed above (and many others) qualify as misdemeanors, and so if the police observe you committing one of them, they are permitted to, but are not obligated to, arrest you.
The New York City Department of Corrections made it a practice to strip searchall misdemeanants charged with drug or weapons crimes who were detained upon arrest as well. The City claimed that "like felony detainees, [these misdemeanants] could never legitimately claim that they had a 'right' not to be strip searched."[6]
Unfortunately, there are major problems with the City's logic. The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as applied against the States by the 14th Amendment, prohibits the government from conducting "unreasonable" searches and seizures. Claiming that the Dept. of Corrections violated this Constitutional provision, a group of arrestees who had been strip searched at Riker's Island without any individualized inquiry as to whether they were likely to be hiding weapons or contraband, sued the City of New York for violation their Constitutional right not to be searched "unreasonably."[7]
Mark Hamblett, in the New York Law Journal, pointed out Southern District Judge Gerard Lynch's recent finding in this case that the city is liable for violating the Constitutional right of those arrestees.[8]He pointed out that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that "it is 'long-standing precedent' that before a misdemeanant may be lawfully strip-searched on intake, the Fourth Amendment requires an individualized 'reasonable suspicion that [he] is concealing weapons or other contraband based on the crime charged, the particular characteristics of the arrestee, and/or the circumstances of the arrest.'"[9]
Judge Lynch reaffirmed the notion that the Constitutional default setting of the police should be "Do Not Search" mode. Deviations from that require some specific, individualized justification. The police must have some specific reasons to justify a "reasonable suspicion" that a detainee may be in possession of either contraband or a weapon that poses a danger to the police.
The bottom line is that it is better not to commit any misdemeanors to begin with. But if you are arrested for one, the police need some specific facts on which to base a suspicion that you in particular have contraband or weapons (that would be revealed by a strip search) in order to conduct a strip search. If the police find anything illegal during a strip search, and the search was conducted without "reasonable suspicion," you may be able to have that evidence suppressed. So be sure to hire a good criminal defense attorney to help you with this or any other criminal defense matter.
[1]NY Veh. & Traf. § 511(1) (West 2009)
[2] NY Penal § 240.36 (West 2008)
[3] NY Penal § 240.45 (West 2008)
[4]McBean v. City of New York City, 2009 WL 2524617 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 14, 2009)
[5]NY Crim. Proc. § 140.50 (West 2004)
[6]McBean at *6.
[7]McBean at *1-2.
[8]McBean at *6.
[9]Kelsey v. County of Schoharie, 567 F.3d 54, 62 (2d Cir.2009)
Two Articles from This Blog Featured on GetLegal.com
August 16, 2009
Two articles that originally appeared on this blog were recently featured at GetLegal.com.
One article which originally appeared here was published at GetLegal at the very end of last month: COMMENTARY: Fetal Homicide Laws & Legal Abortion – The Common Denominator
The other article which originally appeared here was published this past Monday: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Without Actually Driving
Picture courtesy of Daron Sutton.
Last week, the Supreme Court announced the groundbreaking decision of Arizona v. Gant, significantly limiting the police's ability to conduct searches of automobiles "incident to a lawful arrest" without either a warrant or probable cause. Before the Gant case, however, New York courts have consistently interpreted the State Constitution much more strictly, in this regard, than the Supreme Court had interpreted the U.S. Constitution.
This post will explore whether the new Gant decision makes the national rule regarding incident-to-arrest searches more lenient, as strict as New York's rule, or stricter than New York, which would invalidate the New York rule to the extent that it was more lenient than the new Gant rule. This post will conclude that the Supreme Court's new rule in Gant is still more lenient than New York's rule, and that New York's search-incident-to-arrest jurisprudence will probably not be affected by the holding in Gant.
For a nice summary of the development of the Supreme Court's rules with regard to searches of automobiles incident to a lawful arrest, see the first part of Evidence ProfBlogger's post at PrawfsBlawg, Coming Out of the Closet: How Arizona v. Gant Could Lead to the Shrinking of the Scope of Searches Incident to Lawful Home Arrests.
In short, before Gant was decided on Tuesday, the national rule, established by the Chimel case, was that was that incident to any lawful arrest, police may search "the area from within which he [an arrestee] might gain possession of a weapon or destructible evidence." In the context of car arrests, the Court, in New York v. Belton, made a bright line rule that "when a policeman has made a lawful custodial arrest of the occupant of an automobile, he may, as a contemporaneous incident of that arrest, search the passenger compartment of that automobile." This right was automatic. It did not depend on the arrestee's actual ability to reach a weapon or destructable evidence, nor did the police have to show probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the car was likely to contain evidence or a weapon.
These cases set a very low bar for what would constitute an "unreasonable search and seizure" in the context of a search-incident-to-arrest of an automobile. But New York has consistently interpreted its own Constitution more strictly, not adhering to the lenient bright line rule set by Belton.
People v Blasich, 541 N.E.2d 40 (1989), and, later, People v. Galak, 616 N.E.2d 842 (1993), have interpreted the New York State Constitution's "[s]ecurity against unreasonable searches, seizures and interceptions" provision (Article I, § 12) as follows: The Court of Appeals has held that the "search-incident-to-arrest exception to the warrant and probable cause requirements of our State Constitution… exist[] only to protect against the danger that an arrestee may gain access to a weapon or may be able to destroy or conceal critical evidence." Blasich.
Alternatively, the Court held that police may search the car, even where the arrestee factually cannot reach it, where they have
"probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband, evidence of the crime, a weapon or some means of escape. If so, a warrantless search of the vehicle is authorized, not as a search incident to arrest, but rather as a search falling within the automobile exception to the warrant requirement." (emphasis added)
The Blasich court further held that "the proper inquiry in assessing the propriety of [the] search is simply whether the circumstances gave the officer probable cause to search the vehicle… Which of those crimes the officer selected when formally notifying the suspect that he was under arrest has little bearing on the matter." In other words, it is immaterial whether the probable cause justifying the car search is also probable cause of the same offense that justified the initial arrest. As long as there is probable cause of some crime justifying the automobile search, the police may search it.
The question is whether the Supreme Court's Gant decision last week brings up the U.S. Constitutional test for searches incident to arrest to the point where it is stricter than, more lenient than or the same as New York's rule.
In order to answer that question, we must first understand what level of certainty the Supreme Court now requires the police to have that they will find evidence in the arrestee's car. According to Gant, the police may only search an arrestee's vehicle when when he "is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment the time or the search", or when it is "reasonable to believe that evidence of the offense of arrest might be found in the vehicle." (emphasis added)
How certain must they be that evidence of the offense of arrest may be found in the car? The same level of certainty as "probable cause?" "Reasonable suspicion?" Some new test?
Orin Kerr offers a fundamental discussion of this question in a post at The Volokh Conspiracy, entitled When Is It "Reasonable to Believe" That Evidence Relevant to An Offense is In A Car? Does that Require Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, or Something Else?.
In that post, he rules out the idea that "reason to believe" means probable cause because if that is what it meant, the search would be justified under the "automobile exception" to the warrant requirement irrespective of the "search incident to a lawful arrest" exception. Furthermore, he points out that Justice Alito's dissent specifically distinguishes the "reason to believe" standard from "probable cause," indicating that he understood the majority's "reason to believe" test to be something other than probable cause.
I would add that even though the New York Court of Appeals in Blasich, above, uses the phrase "reason to believe" to mean "probable cause, I do not think it is necessarily relevant in determining the Supreme Court's intended meaning when using the phrase "reasonable to believe."
Professor Kerr also reasons that it is unlikely that Terry's "reasonable suspicion" test is the underlying meaning of "reason to believe." As applied to the car search context, "reasonable suspicion" would probably be defined as "whether 'a reasonably prudent man in the circumstances would be warranted in the belief' that there was evidence relevant in the arrest in the passenger compartment of the car." Prof. Kerr opines that this standard would seem difficult to apply in the context of a determination of whether a search for evidence is reasonable, in contrast with its simpler application in a Terry frisk, when the officer has to make a quick decision about whether the person in front of him may be concealing a weapon.
Prof. Kerr concludes that "reasonable to believe" is probably something less than probable cause, but it is not clear to him exactly what level of certainty it is.
"Reasonable to believe" is most likely less than probable cause. Partly, this is because, as Prof. Kerr pointed out, Justice Alito understood the majority this way in his dissent (and Stevens opinion in Gant also takes note of how influential the Brennan dissent in Belton was in shaping courts' interpretation of the Belton majority). Also, if the majority opinion had intended to invoke the big gun, the probable cause standard, it should have and probably would have done so explicitly.
But there is another reason why this author believes that the court requires less than probable cause to justify the car search when the arrestee is secured. The fact that the court requires that the officer have a reasonable belief that evidence of the "offense of arrest" might be found in the car indicates that this level of certainty is not synonymous with probable cause. Because if it were, then the probable cause of whatever offense would justify the search of the car under the automobile exception, without the need to invoke the incident-to-arrest exception.
It is evident that the Court is trying to grant added protection to defendants by requiring that the reasonable belief must be that evidence of the offense of arrest will be found specifically because the justification for the search is something less than probable cause. Such a stringency in the search-incident-to-arrest doctrine would not be needed if probable cause that evidence would be found in the car were present and the automobile exception applied.
The court probably requires "offense of arrest" specific reasonable suspicion in order to limit the use of "pretextual stops," where police pull someone over for some traffic offense, for which the driver could be arrested, because they want to find evidence of some unrelated offense, in a search of the vehicle in incident to that arrest.
All of that being said, it appears that New York's rule is still stricter than the Supreme Court's rule.
It may appear from the Court of Appeals' Blasich decision, mentioned above, that New York is more lenient than the Gant case because it allows searches of secured arestees' vehicles for any offense, while Gant only allows searches for evidence of the offense of arrest.
This is not so, however, because Blasich explicitly stated that the search of a secured arrestee's car for evidence of any offense is not justified "as a search incident to arrest, but rather as a search falling within the automobile exception to the warrant requirement." The New York rule, therefore, permits car searches supported by probable cause that evidence of any offense will be found, using the automobile exception. While Gant holds that police must reasonably believe that evidence of the offense of arrest might be found.
This author believes, therefore, that in situations where a suspect has been secured and police do not have probable cause that evidence of some crime will be found in the car, New York will continue to apply the stricter rule that police may not search the vehicle without a warrant. While outside New York, the new Gant rule will be followed that would allow a search of a secured arrestee's vehicle when police have a reasonable belief that evidence of the offense for which the suspect was arrested might be found in the car.
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In New York, pursuant to NY VTL § 1192, one may be convicted of the serious criminal offence of Driving While Intoxicated ("DWI") if he "operate[s] a motor vehicle" while legally intoxicated. The question is: What does it mean to "operate a motor vehicle"? Is it enough to turn on the engine to violate the statute? Can you be arrested for walking toward your car? What if you sit in the car with the keys in your pocket?
In a case in Connecticut, People v. Cyr, officially released just two days ago, Michael Cyr was intoxicated, he started his car using a remote starter, and then sat down in his car, with the keys in his pocket, to go to sleep. The Connecticut court upheld Cyr's conviction because, it explained, the law in that state is that "[t]he act of inserting the key into the ignition and the act of turning the key within the ignition are preliminary to starting the vehicle's motor. Each act, in sequence with other steps, will set in motion the motive power of the vehicle… Each act therefore constitutes operation of the vehicle…"
How does this rule compare to the rule in New York?
In New York, if one is drunk while sitting in his car, and it is reasonable to infer that he (or she) had just driven, or was probably about to drive, he can be convicted of a DWI. In People v. Membrino, 181 Misc.2d. 796, 799 (NYC Crim. Ct. 1999), citing People v. O'Connor, the court stated the following rule for NY DWI convictions: Operating a motor vehicle "includes the act of '[using] the mechanism of the automobile for the purpose of putting the automobile in motion even though [the vehicle does not move]'." (emphasis added)
The court in Membrino further cited the Court of Appeals that "An established line of authority in New York and elsewhere holds that … operation of the vehicle is established on proof that the defendant was merely behind the wheel with the engine running without need for proof that defendant was observed driving the car, i.e., operating it so as to put it in motion." (emphasis added)
As stated above, even if police make a reasonable inference that one is aboutto drive intoxicated, he may be convicted of a DWI. In the case of People v. Marriott, 37 A.D.2d 868, the defendant was observed twice by police in his car; the first time with the engine off and the second time with the engine on. The court there held that since it was reasonable to infer that Marriott was about to dive, the act of sitting in the car with the engine on constituted "operating a motor vehicle" while intoxicated.
In Connecticut, the mere act of sitting in a car while drunk is enough to violate the statue, but New York is slightly more lenient. The Court in O'Connor at least stated that "[w]here there exists a logical, credible explanation such an inference can be defeated [because t]he definition of operation cannot so alter its ordinary meaning as to create a new crime not intended by the legislature."
The defendent has the burden of rebutting the presumption that he was about to drive his car, so specific facts must be garnered showing a reasonable explanation why the defendant was in his car.
As Gideon, at the Public Defender blog points out, a person may just be sitting in his car with the engine on so that he has a warm place in the winter to sleep off whatever he drank. In New York though, the defendant must provide facts which indicate a reasonable, alternative explanation for the client's presence in the car in order to avoid a DWI conviction.
As always, if you or someone you know has been arrested for a DWI, give us a call.
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How to (Possibly) Avoid a Cell Phone Ticket in New York
March 26, 2009
In this post, I am speaking in my personal capacity, and not in my capacity as an employee of the law firm. I want to offer my theory regarding how the NY Cell Phone statute should be interpreted narrowly so as to allow one to use the speaker phone feature of a phone while holding it in the vicinity of the chin. And I would like to illustrate this theory through a personal anecdote.
Ever since I read New York's anti-cell-phone-while-driving law, I had a hankering to get pulled over so that I could put my law-school-acquired statutory construction skills to good use. For good measure, I xeroxed a copy of the mobile phone statute and kept it with me in the car just in case.
My wish came true a few months ago. I was holding the phone in my hand. It was on the "speaker phone" setting and I was holding it an inch or two below my chin. I was pulled over by a nice Nassau County police officer. After surrendering my license and proof of insurance, he told me that he was going to give me a ticket for talking on the cell phone. I asking him if, since he'd already decided to give me the ticket anyway, I could explain to him why I thought I didn't violate the statute. Out of a sense of amusement, I think, he gave me the go-ahead.
So I whipped out the copy of the New York VTL (Vehicle and Traffic Law), § 1225-c that I had prepared for just such a moment and I showed him the pertinent parts of the statute that you can read here:
§ 1225-c. Use of mobile telephones.
1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:
(c) "Using" shall mean holding a mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear.
(f) "Engage in a call" shall mean talking into or listening on a hand-held mobile telephone, but shall not include holding a mobile telephone to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. (These words were just deleted by the NY State legislature on March 6th.)
(g) "Immediate proximity" shall mean that distance as permits the operator of a mobile telephone to hear telecommunications transmitted over such mobile telephone, but shall not require physical contact with such operator's ear.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway while using a mobile telephone to engage in a call while such vehicle is in motion…
At first, he argued, "Were you using a hands-free device or not?!"
I retorted that the statute does not require someone to use a hands-free device. Rather, in order to violate 2(a), the actual prohibition in the statute, two elements must be present for the purposes of my case. One has to be (1) "using" a mobile phone and (2) "engag[ing] in a call." Subsection 1 of the statute defines "using" as "holding a mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear." And it defines "engage" as "talking into or listening on a hand-held mobile telephone."
In my case, while the second element may have been present since I was talking to my father on the phone, the first element was absent. The phone was not "to, or in the immediate proximity of, [my] ear." It was in the vicinity of my chin, but not my ear! One cannot violate a criminal statute unless the state can prove all elements of the violation, and because the first element was absent in my situation, I did not violate the statute.
The officer responded that what I was saying wasn't true. It didn't mean that it had to be by my ear. It just meant that I was in violation merely by holding the phone. In the alternative, he argued that the phone's position below my chin should also be considered "in the vicinity of" my ear.
I responded that I didn't think that could be true. If the legislature wanted to prohibit all calls where the cell phone is in one's hand, it could have left out the definition of "using" in subsection 1, thus leaving only the definition of "engage in a call" as the only operative part of the statute. Then, the mere act of being on a phone call while driving would have been prohibited.
Alternatively, the legislature could have defined "using" as "holding the phone in the user's hand" without any reference to proximity to the ear. Obviously, since they inserted the language about "proximity to the ear," they intended only to prohibit calls where the phone is right by the driver's ear. Not only that, but the statute requires the phone to be in the immediate proximity of the ear, and not merely in the "proximity" of the ear, thus requiring that the phone actually be extremely close to (even if not touching) the ear. Perhaps they even inserted this language specifically to indicate that they were permitting the use of cell phones with the "speaker phone" feature, like mine.
The officer vehemently disagreed with me but nevertheless said that he would not give me the ticket. (!!!) I think he realized that I might take this to trial and didn't want to be cross-examined by this over-eager, Perry-Mason-Wanna-Be law student. Yay!
Incidentally, my fourth grade daughter made the policy argument that since the reason for the statute is to prevent distracted driving, that perhaps I shouldn't even use the speaker phone while driving in the spirit of the reason for the statute, which is probably the biggest question on my statutory construction argument.
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How to Get Out of an Insurance Card Ticket
March 25, 2009
Our office has a significant criminal and traffic ticket defense practice and we therefore come across many of the common mistakes made by both the police and the individuals who are ticketed by them.
For 10-15 years, many of the firm's traffic court clients, who receive insurance card tickets, have reported that the police have told them to send the court a copy of their insurance card to obtain a dismissal of the ticket. This is incorrect.
Courts will not accept a photocopy of one's insurance card, even if it appears to be valid on the day the ticket was received, because insurance may have lapsed on the day the ticket was received.
Courts therefore require an original letter from the home office of the individual's insurance company. Photocopied letters will not suffice. This letter must contain the following elements:
- The letter must be on the insurance company's letterhead.
- It must be typed, not handwritten.
- The letter must state the effective dates of the coverage period.
- It must also state that no lapse occurred during the effective dates of the coverage period. Or, that if a lapse occurred, state the dates of the lapse in coverage.
- The letter must specifically state that coverage was in full force and effect on ______________ (the date the ticket was received).
- The letter must give a description of the insured vehicle including the: a) Year b) Make c) Model d) Color e) License Plate Number and f) Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the car.
- Insurance Cards are not acceptable!
If you find yourself in criminal or traffic trouble, the cost of increased insurance, fines and State surcharges often exceed the cost of the legal fees necessary to retain representation in traffic court. So give us a call.
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But thanks again. I used all 3 links, so thanks to everybody.
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text: Anyone watching NBC's Revolution when it premieres Sept. 17 will be left in the dark, whether by the physics-defying powerpocalypse that opens the series or by its shrouded causes. (Watch the first episode of the new series below.) Either way, it's no surprise that the newest show from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions centers around an enigma—for more than a decade now, Abrams and company have expertly leveraged the unknown. Here's how. Alias (2001-2006) Secret ingredient: Milo Rambaldi What little we knew: The work of the da Vinci-like genius popped up throughout the show. But because viewers never really knew the significance of the alchemist—or why so many of his writings featured the number 47—fans were left to create their own theories. Which they did.Lost (2004-2010) Secret ingredient: The Dharma Initiative What little we knew: A kinda-hippie, kinda-malicious arm of the even more opaque Hanso Foundation did something strange on the island back in the 1970s. Not every episode provided a clue, but throughout the show's six seasons, the Easter egg hunt never stopped.Mission: Impossible III (2006) Secret ingredient: The Rabbit's Foot What little we knew: Superspy Ethan Hunt spent the whole movie chasing a small canister with a biohazard sticker. File this one under MacGuffins: It got audiences to watch the film, but even Hunt himself couldn't tell you what it was.Cloverfield (2008) Secret ingredient: The monster What little we knew: Because Cloverfield was made from "found footage," the audience saw only what the protagonists filmed—which meant the creature that crawled from the Hudson River was visible only in tiny, frightening glimpses—until the epic conclusion.Fringe (2008- ) Secret ingredient: The Observers What little we know: The original Observer appeared in Fringe's first season and drove viewers crazy trying to figure out who (and what) he was. Clues about the Observers have trickled out over subsequent seasons, but the game of Where's No-Eyebrows Guy? has made the show highly addictive.Revolution (2012- ) Secret ingredient: The USB drive What little we know: That thumbdrive is key to understanding the global blackout. Unless the last five minutes of the pilot were a red herring, it appears to power a computer that allows mysterious people to communicate with one another. Season pass: confirmed.Also in this issueApocalypse Not: Here's Why You Shouldn't Worry About End TimesRaging Bulls: How Wall Street Got Addicted to Light-Speed TradingAn Empire Strikes Back: Intel Moves Into the Mobile Market


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I deleted a bunch of pictures of the inside of the program guide. Somehow I think they won't be missed..
The big red sign tells me I'm in the right place
First cosplayer spotted
Commander threatens James
Nice ears, Commander
I got my badge so I sat near at the table
The cover to the program
A free Digi Charat pencil board I got
James' badge
My badge
I liked the old badge better
The bag art
The other side of the bag
People waiting for their badges
Commander's badge
Commander checks out the free crap in the bag
Commander's friend
I finally got around to asking Cosplayer #1 for a proper picture
Commander and her buddies look through the program guide
Matt the Mat makes an appearance
Nice hat, Matt
That sign again
This is the infamous Coke machine that Wacko (as Ed) ran across the street at 1am to get some Coke from
Someone's drink?
My backpack, I had to show my Haibane fandom somehow
James enthusiastically announces Friday
My getup for Friday
Hmm, this seems somehow.. illegal
James is a scofflaw
Looking for a drink to bring
Walking on the tracks
James on the tracks
Walking to Oak Grove
James' face was so bad he made me blur it out
An odd ad
James on the train
Me sitting on the train
James' assorted badges
Going up the disorienting escalator
Since the tiles align with the railing and not the floor, you feel like you're falling over
Coming out into the light
Where's the hotel at?
Walking down the street
The Park Plaza hotel
James approaches the Park Plaza
Some cosplayers!
People standing around the lobby
An awful picture of a Rakka cosplayer
I found Commander!
People milling around the lobby
The view from our hotel room
Hi James
We couldn't really see the street
There's the street
Ah yes, ye olde dataport
Our gear
High quality food right there
More junk food
Muffie and James on the balcony
Streets and buildings
Some skyscrapers
A building in the distance
MIT's Green Building
Some building under construction
More buildings
James with shorts on!
James hides his shorts
On my way out the door
Lots of buttons
Some skyscrapers
Kenshin cosplayers!
I found Rakka!
That bum Draco Malfoy
Nami from One Piece
A very clever touch by some One Piece cosplayers
If only I knew she was wanted before I took the picture!
Some Naruto cosplayers
That Puchiko guy who shows up every year
Assorted cosplayers
Naota from FLCL
Sana's mom!
Princess Mononoke herself!
A very nice Tsukasa, complete with hippo
I have no idea why I took this picture.. or why he took it for that matter
Sana's mom is under attack!
People waiting around the balcony
People in the Masquerade audience, and Adam
Gendo with his typical pose.. a little awkward without the table
This girl was cool
Lots of people in the audience
Is this Cloud?
Oh no! Shinra soldiers!
Pyoko - nyo!
Solid Snake! I had to chase him down the stairs
A Battle Royale survivor
A black mage
Some anime maid
Another Rakka in her winter clothes
A great Haru Haruko
I found Phil
Hi Phil
It's that sketchy asbestos sign again
Ryoga snuck in with no badge, which is why he looks so paranoid
Anime Boston 2004 AMV ballot
Iron Editor!
The Iron Editor people gather around the table
The contest begins
McKeed moves around the crowd
The thing on the right looks like The Cat in the Hat takes a bow, but if you stop halfway it looks like he's having sex with himself
More people gathered around the table
Milling around..
The guy on the right was originally an audience member until McKeed gave him a microphone
DOKool hard at work
McKeed wanders around the audience
More people in teh audience
People near the front of the room
DOKool's competition had an outdated computer
Naruto audience man
Naruto audience man heckles DOKool
OtakuForLife has the mic
McKeed holds the mic up for someone
A Vash gets interviewed
That girl on the panel talks about something
And attacks some guy!
McKeed continues working his way around the audience
Some guy on the panel
They almost got the sign right
Mckeed talks to someone
A sign stuck to DOKool's computer
OtakuForLife checks out DOKool's work
Some config menu
DOKool looks pretty pleased with himself
People on the panel
OtakuForLife moves his computer
Some guy stands up
Naruto Audience Man
Seras looks a little nervous
OtakuForLife near the table
Someone's rebooting
DOKool walks around
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Everyone views the video
DOKool holds his computer for support
Part of a video
People watching the video
Milling around
The two competing computers
The competitors shake hands
Digging through teh box
The sign outside the room
We got out pretty late
Some guy
Some other guy
Phil hates the light
Sitting around with my laptop
Someone barfed in the elevator
Someone else
James is tired
This guy was more tired
James is upside down!
The coolest vacuum ever
The street at night
The breakfast of champions
Saturday officially begins
People gathered outside The Castle
Darcy as A-Chan walks by
Hi Commander, bye Commander!
Waiting in line
People on the bus were pointing at us
Waiting in line
Pocky girl!
Nice costume!
The Dealer's Room
Crap in the Dealer's Room
People buying stuff
I swear she's only pissed for the pose. Nice Rakka!
A great Rakka!
Sailor Moon!
Nice cosplay!
Some Trigun cosplayers
People in the lobby
More cosplayers
I met Max, somehow took a picture of his badge but not him
A great Yuzuki (from Chobits) cosplay
Ahhh, duck! It's Meryl Stryfe!
Milly Thompson and Meryl Stryfe
Some people on the stage
A wicked creepy Azumanga cosplay
Some group posing
More posing
The Paper
Rakka again!
Rakka competed in some game
Waiting in the Masquerade line
I sat next to this guy for like 3 hours
I think this guy is from Berserk
Some Eva cosplayers
Bear Lain
From Pyoko's crew?
Ooo, pocky!
There were a lot of "hug me" signs
Some video taping in progress
A very tall cosplayer
Luffy stands around
Nice wings
Luffy and Inuyasha gang up on the tall cosplayer
Some Sailor scouts
This girl sat next to me in the line
The Paper again
Anime Boston's photographer
Cosplayers in the hall
Cosplayers walking by
A really creepy Chii
Sketch in his amazing Vash costume
More sign holders
I can see why they cracked down on sign holders
An incredible Belldandy cosplayer
Badger Girl!!
I don't remember seeing any cell towers in Guri
"Can I take your picture?" "Sure! Wait, me?? *looks behind her*" *click*
"Yes you!" "Oh, OK!"
Scott as B-kun!
A badass Cloud
Cosplayers in the hall
This guy was first in line
People near the end of the line
The line was verrry long
Another cosplayer
A Sailor Scout with a sign
Ryoga found his way to the con!
That makes me 28th!
Free Hugs people
More hug signs
DOKool's pimping this girl out
DOKool's got signs
Everyone was getting in on the sign action
People in the lobby
Another cosplayer
I suggested charging for hugs
People in teh line
Someone taking pictures
Standing around
Hallo there!
People in the hall
Nice costume
Ed wasn't ready for a picture
There we go!
Random cosplayer
More cosplayers
Female Ranma!
Some guy
That cat character from .hack//SIGN
"Generic Cosplayer"
Love Hina cosplayers
An anti-hug sign
Some person
Commander walked by
A nice Sora cosplayer
Another Vash cosplayer
Vash gets a hug
Some guy died
An Azumanga Otakon badge
Line guy got a hug despite his sign
The line's moving!
Everyone checking badges
I've got my badges
Nice costume
Very funny, DOKool
Getting seats
I got pretty close
6th row, actually
People behind me
A kiss!
People in their seats
The "will kiss for pocky" girls keep their promises!
These girls were funny, dancing to the music
Everyone cheered for the balcony people
Growlith unmasked!
Balcony people
Adam takes the mic
Bowser takes the stage
Followed by Badger Girl!
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Sketch got a LOT of prizes
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n this sermon, Elder Brian explains Paul's attitude towards those that would oppose him. Even more so, he looks as Paul's response to these people. How are we to view our own inabilities? How are we to view God's demand for us to share the Gospel? Elder Brian seeks to give you encouragement in this through this passage. We pray this is a great blessing to you.


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Destination guide: Tumbes, Peru
Tumbes is in northern Peru and, thanks to its location, has an excellent climate during most of the year.
Among its natural attractions, Tumbes has beautiful beaches, extensive forests and impressive mangrove swamps that surprise tourists.
Fly with LAN and get to know the Puerto Pizarro beach resort, venture deep into the abundant vegetation of this region of South America and enjoy the exquisite cuisine of Tumbes, which uses a lot of seafood.
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Only 30 km from the Ecuadorean border, Tumbes is in a uniquely green part of coastal Peru, where dry deserts magically turn into mangroves and an expanse of ecological reserves stretches in all directions. It's also the springboard for trips to the excellent and popular beaches of Máncora, two hours further south. The nearby national reserves are distinctive and a boon for nature buffs.
Tumbes was an Inca town when it was first sighted by Pizarro in 1528. Pizarro invited an Inca noble to dine aboard his ship and sent ashore two of his men, who reported the existence of an obviously well-organized and fabulously rich civilization. Based on those accounts Pizarro returned a few years later to begin his conquest of Peru. Present-day Tumbes is about 5km northeast of the old Inca city, which is marked on maps as San Pedro de los Incas. The Panamericana passes through the site. Despite its interesting history, Tumbes's real appeal is its convenient access to the ecological reserves.


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District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB)
You may often hear the term 'DSSAB' within our community.
DSSAB stands for District Social Services Administration Board.
A special Agency created by the Province and given the responsibilities
to deliver Social Services within the community.
These were created in the north, where there is no
existing Municipal Government with the legal jurisdiction to act as a Service Manager.
The DSSAB is committed to the provision and promotion of Services that assist individuals in attaining an optimum quality of life, that contributes to the well-being of the community.
The District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board is a Corporation that was formed by the District Social Services Administration Boards Act in February 1999.
The Board is represented by Municipalities and Unincorporated areas within the geographic area of the District of Parry Sound through the appointment of 15 Board Members.
Their Programs are operated according to various Provincial Acts and Statutes and are funded by both area Municipalities and the Province.
The Municipal share of their total costs is apportioned among the participating Municipalities and Unincorporated areas according to their percentage of total assessment values within the District of Parry Sound.
The DSSAB is responsible for the delivery of a number of Social Services, including:
- Ontario Works Programs
- Children's Services
- Community Programs
- Housing Services
Service Principles:
- Deliver services in a fair, impartial manner having regard for the spirit of relevant legislation and within the guidelines of enabling legislation, directives and policies available.
- Deliver services which enable individuals to assume responsibility for themselves and which foster self-reliance and participation in community life.
- Treat all people with empathy and respect.
- Provide complete information to assist people in making informed decisions.
- Give consideration to individual preference in the selection of and participation in programs.
- Assist clients to identify their strengths and to build on these to achieve goals consistent with their abilities.
- Promote Services and offer Programs, which optimize the development of the child.
- Operate Child Care Programs, which provide quality standards with respect to facilities, staffing, programming, care-giving and parental support.
- Pursue the development and delivery of Child Care Programs that meet the challenges of children with special needs.
Contact Information:
District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB)
1 Beechwood Drive
Parry Sound, Ontario P2A 1J2
Telephone: 705-746-8886 / 800-461-4464


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Water Committees
Research is ongoing to identify the relationship of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to water. The following safety information has been compiled to help address any public concern about the safety of local water resources.
The World Health Organization has stated that many utilities use sodium hypochlorite or chlorine as standard disinfectants for water supply, and the practice has been shown to be effective against viruses and bacteria.
Tucson Water assures customers that its water is safe, and customers should continue to use and drink water from their tap as usual. Tucson Water's treatment processes prevent viruses, including COVID-19, from contaminating the drinking water system. Tucson Water will not disconnect potable water service for non-payment. Those currently disconnected will be re-connected. This policy will be in effect through April 17, at which point Tucson Water will reexamine its policies. See Tucson Water's COVID-19 News Release. Groundwater from wells should be treated using standard drinking water disinfectants.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Water Environment Federation, most wastewater systems include chlorination practices that are likely to inactivate the virus. The University of Arizona WEST Center is able to assist communities by testing for the presence of coronavirus in sewage. Monitoring sewage can be used to evaluate if the virus is present in a community even if individuals are asymptomatic (i.e. show no visible symptoms). It can also quantify potential risk of infection to wastewater workers. With advanced laboratory capabilities and expertise in coronavirus research, WEST is initiating a monitoring program to allow coronavirus sewage surveillance for any interested Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Additional information.
Federal and state entities as well as the following organizations are maintaining informational webpages on COVID-19 and water resources:
Groundwater recharge studies
Since 1997, PAG has evaluated stable isotope data for water withdrawn from the City of Tucson's storage and recovery projects located in Avra Valley. The Pima Mine Road Recharge Project was added to the program in 2009. These facilities are used to recharge Central Arizona Project (CAP) water, which is delivered to Tucson from the Colorado River. The purpose is to use the stable isotope composition of the pumped water to determine the proportion of CAP water vs. groundwater in the subsurface aquifer. As recharge continues over time, there is a higher percentage of CAP water mixed with the aquifer's groundwater.
In 2008, PAG stopped working on the Central Avra Valley Storage and Recovery Project (CAVSARP) to make room for collection of Southern Avra Valley Storage and Recovery Project (SAVSARP) samples. Isotope sampling at the CAVSARP site was restarted in 2010.
PAG is currently evaluating isotope data from CAVSARP, SAVSARP and Pima Mine Road.
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Wells in shallow groundwater areas
As our region's population expands and groundwater aquifers become developed, it becomes increasingly important to understand pumping trends for sensitive areas, such as shallow groundwater areas, so that riparian habitats and private well owners are not compromised. Shallow groundwater areas have water tables that lie less than 50 feet below ground surface, and they are often demarcated by indicator vegetation, such as mesquite and cottonwood trees. PAG released the updated and expanded report, Shallow Groundwater Areas in Eastern Pima County, Water Well Inventory and Pumping Trend Analysis, in 2012. The study identifies 32 shallow groundwater areas, grouped into 10 regions and uses ADWR and PAG well data to describe water level changes, water use trends, well densities and drilling histories. The report includes a series of trend analyses on pumping data from non-exempt wells, but it also provides a general summary of data collected from the exempt wells*. The trend analysis helps identify those areas that have experienced increased or decreased groundwater withdrawals from non-exempt wells over the last two decades. *Exempt wells are permitted to withdraw up to 35 gallons per minute (gpm), but no pumping data is available for these wells. Non-exempt wells, may pump more than 35gpm and are required to report pumping volumes to the state.
Because riparian trees depend on groundwater, they become vulnerable if groundwater levels decline. While habitat supported in shallow groundwater areas is critical to the region's wildlife, the water resources in these basins also provide water to numerous private well owners and public water systems. With continued warming and drought, there will undoubtedly be increased competition for water resources in these delicately balanced systems. Monitoring water levels and improving education to private well owners are two important future steps to ensure that riparian areas associated with shallow groundwater areas are not adversely impacted in the future.
PAG encourages coordinated outreach and information sharing among stakeholders in shallow groundwater areas. To aid private well owners that experience unique localized drought conditions, PAG is sharing monitoring techniques with regional partners and encouraging the use of water budgets and renewable resources. Conservation at key vulnerable seasons and use of stormwater and reclaimed water will sustain and replenish these valuable riparian areas. Learn what local non-profits and water providers are coordinating here:
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Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) Report & Map
In September 2011, Pima Association of Governments released the "Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District Membership in the Tucson Active Management Area" report. The report contains data current to 2009. The purpose of the report is to provide updated information on Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) membership in the context of its impact on Assured Water Supply (AWS).
Analysis includes calculations of obligated replenishment for members, membership growth trends and location of recharge facilities.
These concerns include the dependence of CAGRD on excess CAP supplies, which are decreasingly available, and that the recharge will not benefit areas where groundwater is actually pumped, which has impacts on subsidence and localized water availability. PAG's analysis is available in the report and maps linked below, in addition to accompanying datasets in raw format from PAG and on the Pima County Map Guide website for interactive viewing.
Regional Water Assessment
In 2010, the Regional Water Assessment Task Force was convened to help the region shape its efforts to achieve a sustainable water future.
As an initial step, the Task Force held a series of ThinkTank sessions to gain input and guidance from stakeholders throughout the Tucson Active Management Area. Participants included elected officials, municipal managers, public and private utility managers, water attorneys, representatives from Central Arizona Project, state and federal agencies, Indian nations, University of Arizona, and people who represented economic, environmental, agricultural, and mining interests. Participants responded to the following questions, each of which they ranked as high, medium or low importance or priority.
Task Force members analyzed the ThinkTank responses and generated a report. The Task Force focused on those ideas that gained the highest level of consensus to identify several ThinkTank themes, which are described in the report. In addition, several regional priorities from the assessment and the Task Force went one step further to conceptualize how Regional Solution/Strategy Groups might be used to follow up on this regional effort.
Think Tank Report
ThinkTank Session Transcripts
Regional Water Assessment Task Force Members
Cienega Creek and Davidson Canyon Projects
PAG's long term consistent dataset allows Cienega analysis to be used proxy for regional riparian conditions. From this foundation, PAG develops policy recommendations and serves an advisory role for projects with regional partners.
Cienega Creek, located 20 miles southeast of Tucson, contains remnants of a historically extensive cienega (wetland) system, defined by springs and marsh areas. This unique perennial stream with its pristine native riparian habitat is a critical resource in southern Arizona. Designated as an "Outstanding Water" by the State of Arizona, Cienega Creek contains critical habitat for many wildlife and plant species, including threatened and endangered species. Riparian habitat and well owners, alike, rely on these shallow groundwater resources. . As one of few remaining perennial lowland streams, monitoring the watershed serves as a measure of drought and watershed health in the region.
The extent of streamflow in Upper Davidson Canyon has declined substantially since 2003. This reach of the creek is currently under stress from off-road vehicle and cattle use, but the county has made efforts to exclude these activities from the riparian area. The Davidson stream channel and pools dried out during the summer of 2005. PAG has not seen native fish since then, however Lowland leopard frogs are still present along the reach. For more results, please see our most recent Annual Reports.
PAG's hydrologic monitoring includes:
PAG field studies have been reduced to wet-dry mapping conducted as for regional outreach opportunities about methodology to encourage its expanded use across the state. See methods below:
PAG encourages partners to incorporate riparian management goals within water budgets. PAG will continue to advise such tracking metrics and other sustainability indicator efforts to reflect the value of supporting these areas and the impact on our economic vitality and long-term water reliability. PAG recognizes the ongoing importance of integrating watershed and land use planning, vital for water efficiency, green space, riparian, shallow groundwater, and aquatic sustainability. PAG will explore win-win scenarios in river management plans with diverse stakeholders, and continue to encourage hydrologic studies that inform sound policy. PAG will work with partners to determine feasibility of sample strategies and projects to support riparian areas, such as well owner engagement. PAG supports regional partners to explore conservation incentive options, case studies for financing programs, and prioritization assessments to further implement green stormwater infrastructure.
Take a 3D look at Marsh Station, to get a feeling for Cienega Creek's lush perennial flow:
Annual Report
The most recent technical reports for the Cienega Creek Monitoring Project are shown below. This report summarizes PAG's groundwater and surface water monitoring between July and June each fiscal/monitoring year. The report contains monitoring methodology, comprehensive maps, and graphs of trends for surface flow volume, wet-dry flow lengths, groundwater levels and water chemistry. It also contains information on drought, erosion and repeat photography. The data in these reports are used to show long term and seasonal conditions that are used to inform regional policy recommendations.
Cienega Creek Watershed Map
The map below shows a birds-eye view from above Cienega Creek looking across the greater Santa Cruz Watershed. The map includes locations of Arizona Outstanding Waters, perennial flows, the Tucson Active Management Area, wildlife corridors and more.
Water Level and Water Consumption Studies in the Cienega Watershed
PAG's efforts to inventory wells and monitor riparian health in the region have revealed that increasing numbers of active wells on the region's urban periphery impact remaining perennial creek flows that are dependent on shallow groundwater areas, and have resulted in a growing number of model groundwater management strategies, projects, outreach and partnerships.
In 2012, PAG completed a report on groundwater use near shallow groundwater areas in eastern Pima County. The report includes totals of the number of exempt and non-exempt wells, drilling histories and water production estimates. We found that a one mile buffer around the Cienega-Davidson shallow groundwater system contains 29 non-exempt wells and 355 exempt (private low-water use) wells. Overall, the total number of exempt wells drilled in the buffered areas has steadily increased since 1990.
Collaborative presentation from the Science in the Sonoita Plains Symposium in June 2013 regarding both of the above topics:
ADWR Water Protection Fund Award for Headcut Study
Interest in preserving Cienega Creek continues to drive monitoring, discussion and community engagement. In recent years, a large erosion feature (a headcut) developed, radically changing the stream habitat as it migrates upstream. Since 2002, the headcut has migrated over 1,200 feet and has grown to 12 feet deep and 20 feet wide. In 2007, PAG received a grant from the Arizona Department of Water Resources, under its Arizona Water Protection Fund program. This two-year project consists of habitat surveys, and groundwater and streamflow monitoring near a large erosional headcut feature that appeared on the creek in 2001. The resulting report discusses the findings on the changes of the water table slope, the increase in fish habitat diversity, loss of vegetation cover and change in vegetation composition. Many new discussions have resulted from recent field trips, presentations and meetings regarding needs for restoration, potential causes, and possible impacts on other aspects of habitat. PAG is participating in a Sky Island/Sonoran Desert Restoration Network which formed to share information and to engage scientists, land managers, citizen volunteers and landowners throughout the region.
Drought Findings
In 2016, drought impacts decreased for the second year in a row, however creek flow extent remains well below the historic levels.
PAG's hydrologic monitoring at Cienega Creek reveals that drought impacts have been noticeable since 2002. Cienega Creek experienced record breaking drought conditions in for three consecutive years until we saw marginal improvements in 2015. PAG conducts flow mapping in June in Davidson Canyon and Cienega Creek Outstanding Arizona Waters to determine the minimal length of flow in the during the driest part of the year, coordinated with other river mapping efforts across the region. June 2015 showed only 0.88 miles of flow, an increase of 0.02 miles from last year, but still just nine percent of the full 9.5 miles of flow extent observed in June of the mid-1980s. Current groundwater levels also remain significantly below pre-drought levels. 2015 records showed increases in average annual stream flow, volume not recorded since the wet 2008-2009 period, and a slight rise in average groundwater well levels. Because surface water base flows and groundwater are strongly correlated, these trends parallel each other.
Drought Planning
PAG's 2012 investigation of shallow groundwater areas revealed private wells tapping into this riparian area and other similar areas. Drought conditions can be highly localized in the desert southwest so rural private well owners and the riparian habitat that they live in may experience unique conditions and risks as temperatures rise and precipitation becomes more variable in coming years.
Since drought information is primarily disseminated by large municipal water providers in urban areas, PAG works with the Local Drought Impact Group to recommend that special consideration for drought stage triggers and outreach be given to vulnerable areas including riparian, shallow groundwater and areas with rural households dependent on private wells. We support a focused alert message to homeowners in these areas leading up to the monsoon season.
The PAG Watershed Planning library has additional publications on Cienega Creek from outside sources.
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This Pokémon trainer art does resemble the male trainer in very real Pokémon X/Y screens. But it is not a real Japanese magazine scan. It looks like one, but it's so fake. Here's why.
For example, here it gives "atarashishii" as the reading for the Japanese word for "new", which is "atarashii" (新しい). This mistake would be like seeing "newew" for "new" in English. Another big red flag is that the Japanese word for boy, "otoko no ko" (男の子), is written as "okoto no ko". This would be like seeing "liltte boy" written in English. It also says, 5.8 "metaru" (メタル) instead of 5.8 "meetoru" (メートル). "Metaru" is the Japanese word for "metal". "Meetoru" means "meter" in Japan, which would be correct here.
Fake Japanese magazine scans are getting better and better. And, over time, there are bound to be fewer linguistic snafus—like the ones that revealed this phony. Be careful.
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DU lacrosse team realigns coaching staff under Bill Tierney
The trail-blazing DU men's lacrosse team will today formally announce modest changes to its coaching staff. Head man Bill Tierney will accept his son's paid resignation, and move Trevor Tierney from first assistant/defensive coordinator to volunteer coach/goalies and defenders. Matt Brown moves from second assistant to associate head coach and will continue to serve as offensive coordinator. Dylan Sheridan is promoted from volunteer assistant to the second assistant.
"With the resounding success of the 2011 Denver Pioneer men's lacrosse team, we wanted nothing to happen to change the chemistry of our coaching staff," Bill Tierney, noting DU's awesome run to the NCAA Final Four in Baltimore last month, said in a statement through the school. "As Trevor's decision to move to the volunteer job came to light, there was obviously going to be some movement. We are thrilled that Trevor will be able to pursue some of his other interests, yet stay on staff. We are also very happy about Matt Brown moving onto the first assistant role."
Tierney, who guided Princeton to six NCAA titles and 10 Final Fours in 22 years before moving to DU two years ago, credits the Canadian Brown for much of the Pioneers' success. Brown was a holdover from the previous staff led by Jamie Munro.


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Thai Idea is a great vegetarian restaurant that is almost all vegan. (It used to be called Basil Cha-Cha). I like this restaurant because the servers are nice, the decor is pretty and almost everything is vegan, including the desserts. And we all know how hard it can be to find vegan desserts!


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angelo1123_ wrote:There was no more point in it,I lost all my jobs due to "cooljar10" some guy who hates me I lost interest in most servers so I gave up I might take a break or might not come back Idk
Chem871 wrote:Yuzuki_Airi told me that this "cooljar10" also ruined the Shiningmoon server, so be careful around him/her.
angelo1123_ wrote:Revoke his privs too he can use vpn to re access his account
angelo1123_ wrote:I see but I can assure you he gets around bans you should try the limiting mod it will not allow him to used his account this is kinda better than banning problem is he can make new account
redblade7 wrote:angelo1123_ wrote:I see but I can assure you he gets around bans you should try the limiting mod it will not allow him to used his account this is kinda better than banning problem is he can make new account
The system will have no way of knowing if he creates a new account. If he uses the same IPs regardless of name, or name regardless of IP, he will be kicked before joining.
angelo1123_ wrote:That hardly happened lol
redblade7 wrote:angelo1123_ wrote:That hardly happened lol
What hardly happened?
What had happened was on the Digital Farms, a user had been unjustly banned some time ago based on a computer glitch which looked like defiant pit griefing in front of me. A regular player who had spoken to him thought she could reserve a similar nickname and share the password with him when he returned. Another random user who was on at the time pretended to be the banned user and requested the password, while it turned out the guy who reserved the similar name was actually her brother trolling everyone. So you can see how situations like this would screw with the xban2 mod and result in innocent people being banned.
Plus I'd think it would be common sense not to share your passwords with strangers.
redblade7 wrote:I am aware of the daily crashes going on. It stems from the unmaintained bees mod. I am looking for a solution.
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