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The Evangelist
Conversion is this priest's game. He goes from town to town, land to land, spreading word of his god.
The Pardoner
A corrupt priest, he grants clients assurance to heaven for a price. He is hated by all but the hyper-superstitious, who see him as a savior.
The Preacher
This priest is known for his rousing sermons that impassion everyone, from peasant to prince. He is well-loved by all, though an ineffective administrator.
The Ascetic
A strict life of fasting and mortifications for this priest. He lives alone in the wilderness, though he occasionally grants pilgrims some mystical knowledge. He greatly distrusts society and civilization, seeing the monastic life as a truer vocation.
The Abbot
The leader of the local monastery, he is an excellent administrator and runs a tight ship. Some of the monks grumble that he is a taskmaster, but he more than gets the job done. He does not tolerate sloth or disrespect.
The What-a-Waste
He is dedicated to a life of celibacy, much to the disappointment of the local maidens. Young and handsome, he grants a few girls friendly flirtation, but he uses this as a lead-in to his gospels.
The Fresh
Fresh from the seminary, this young priest is naive about the ways of the world. He expects all his parishioners to be saints, and his superiors to be understanding leaders. He tries to keep up spirits, but is quickly exhausted by the real world.
The Theologian
A philosopher as well as a priest, he focuses on the reasoned science of the gods. He can be somewhat aloof and his sermons are over the heads of most.
The Reformer
This priest sees that the times are a-changing, and he thinks the church should too. He is quick to champion the latest trends as revelations for liturgy, and dismisses any tradition older than 50 years. He may have once been a revolutionary, but now his cries for change are stale and fall on bored, deaf ears.
The Antiquarian
Obsessed with tradition, this priest follows all the old ways just because they're old. The Theologian points out that many of his "traditions" are theologically unsound or even not that old, but the Antiquarian bites back that he is a heathen modernist. He demands a revival of the ancient faith, but he has done it so long and so blindly that he sounds as empty as the Reformer.
The Dogmatist
A strict interpreter of scripture, this priest decries most things outside of the temple as sins, and some things inside. He publicly forsakes all the sinners he sees, and is often taunted by youths who engage him in shouting matches. He is quite easily offended, but somewhat considerate of those who admit he is right on some level.
The Reliquist
This priest has an obsession with the relics of saints. He trades various items of veneration, many of which are fakes (though his faith causes him to ignore this fact). He has extensive knowledge of saints and history.
The Monk
With his simple habit and marks of poverty, this priest is the archetype of monasticism. He works, prays, and does little else. He is not judgemental of the world as the Ascetic is, but prays for justice and peace throughout.
The Martinet
This priest has never actually served in any military position, though you couldn't tell by looking at him. He runs a tight parish, and expects the congregation to be strictly disciplined in liturgies. When he tells young people to strongly consider the religious life, he's not merely making suggestions.
The Mediator
When conflict arises, this priest is on the spot to make peace. He is persuasive and perceptive, able to interpret subtle body language when negotiating harmony. Many couples also seek him out as a marriage counselor.
The Troublemaker
This priest is well-known for his public condemnation of the king's corruption. He is an advocate for the people, much to the chagrin of the nobility. The king has made note of this troublesome priest, and some say he is one sermon away from becoming a martyr.
The Puppet
The opposite of the Troublemaker, this priest is the mouthpiece of the nobility. He decries peasant revolt as heretical and emphasizes the loving and godly nature of the king. He is paid handsomely by the royal court, though he hides it to not appear so much a marionette.
The Joyful
Praise be the gods! This priest is filled with the zeal and happiness that faith brings, and he expresses it to all the congregation. His jubilant rantings can wear thin, but they are welcomed in hard times.
The Somber
In contrast to the Joyful, this priest is focused on the depravity of the world and the ever-looming fear of apocalypse. He is so depressed he rarely bothers evangelizing sinners, seeing them as hopeless anyway, or preaching to the congregation, which mostly knows the faith anyway. He spends his days sighing out prayers half-heartedly.
The Drunkard
Found more often in the tavern than the chapel, this priest is cursed by a dark event that happened decades ago; his only solace seems to be found at the bottom of an ale bottle. He is kindly and will give you the shirt off his back, but he leads a sad life and is an unreliable pastor. His congregation feels pity for him, though the bishop is thinking of sacking him for his inability to run his post.
The Presbyter
To him, divine authority is more important than anything else. He is a close follower of the archbishop and chastises any that disagree with him. He keeps his temple closely tied to the letter of the law, making a good administrator when he is not tied up in red tape.
The Paladin
A veteran priest of the crusades, he has returned to his hometown to settle down and start a church. He regales everyone with his war stories and tales of divine intervention, and his congregation follow him like a loyal army. He is amiable, but has a mean streak when parishioners step out of line.
The Ecumenist
This priest wonders why can't we all just get along. Though his faith conflicts with several others, he embraces them as brothers and encourages his congregation to do the same. His theology tends to be lousy and he sometimes fails to get much accomplished, bogged down with the spirit of unity.
The Merciful
He has turned his luxurious rectory into a home for the down and out. This priest tends to the sick and poor, offering words of hope to anyone who will listen. Some say he is gullible, as he lets well-known thieves sleep in his quarters, but others say it is a sign of trust no one else would afford such folk.
The Betrayer
He is a respected priest by day, but at night he makes heathen sacrifices to a weird god as part of a secret society. No one suspects him of his misdeeds, and he is quite proud of that.
The Heterodox
He was once as respected as the Theologian, but his views gradually changed into something drastically different from the orthodoxy of faith. He leads a small sect who believe his ideas make more sense than the standard religion. This priest has been anathemized by the bishops, but helps to maintain a balance by contrasting traditionalists and far-wing conservative theologians.
The Librarian
Need to know the name of that one priest at St. Chagram's, the details of the Cherubic Order's habit styles, or who wrote the Treatise of Jeyru? This priest has the answers. He maintains an extensive library at his temple and is happy to share his knowledge with those who seek it. His homilies, though, tend to be long-winded and exhaustingly boring.
The Choir Master
This priest loves to sing, from folk ballads to high opera. His specialty is hymns, of course, and his liturgies are often sung rather than spoken.
The Exorcist
Holy water always at the ready, this priest is known throughout the land as the bane of demons. He is a wise demonologist, and can identify possession with ease. He is gruff for a priest, hardened by the minions of hell.
The Alarmist
This priest is extremely skilled at identifying demons and possession… or so he thinks. He tends to see the Enemy in a lot of things, from bad crops to political corruption to the common cold. He is in constant correspondence with the Exorcist, much to the latter's chagrin; the Exorcist tries to educate him in proper demonology, but the Alarmist can't quite get over his anxiety about devils.


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It's a Wreck Off!
Alright, 'fess up, decorators: you're TRYING to outdo each other with the Wrecky cupcake cakes, now, aren't you?
Well, you leave me no choice. That's right, folks:
Now, let's go over the rules again, shall we?
1) Both cakes must be of the same subject matter, and the same basic form or shape.
2) The "winning" Wreck shall be the subject of scorn at company water coolers the world over for exactly one business day: no more, no less.
3) There are no other rules.
Well, folks, the Pastel Piranha came out swinging, taking full advantage of all that lumpy icing to better showcase its full pound of edible glitter. It's also showing its true colors "airbrush" style, and frankly, I think that creepy smiley face just may take home the prize today.
Ah, but wait, what's this?
OH! A devastating entrance has been made by Crazy Clash!
Wow, just look at that form. The hypnotic swirls, the glistening green slime, the death-pale torso! Crazy Clash may not float like a butterfly, my friends, but its design certainly is stinging my retinas like a particularly feisty bumblebee, I can tell you THAT.
What do you think, readers? Do we have a winner?
Michelle B. and Heather N., don't tell me this was staged: that just takes all the fun out of the sport.

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Firefighters Fight Duplex Fire in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS - Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Saturday at 6 a.m. The caller reported a residential duplex with smoke coming from the roof and residents still inside the duplex.
When firefighters arrived the occuptnats were still inside the structure. Crews found a fire burning in the attic of the duplex and had to breach the ceiling to access the fire to extinguish it.
The fire was extinguished in approx. 20 minutes. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by Sioux Falls Fire Rescue. The structure suffered moderate fire and smoke damage.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to remind everyone to have a fire evacuation plan and practice it.


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Syria problem takes center stage
There's never been more pressure for President Barack Obama do something about Syria. And there's never been less consensus on what he could do, or should do.
The situation crystallized Sunday, with his administration saying there is "very little doubt" that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people.
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Yet that admission hardly delivered consensus on what the U.S. response should be. Key members of the House and Senate committees weren't rushing to offer solutions, other than a uniform insistence that no U.S. ground troops should be committed to removing Assad.
The Obama administration announced Sunday morning, via a senior administration official, that reports Assad will allow United Nations inspectors into the country — days after a reported attack — can't possibly lead to proof that the regime isn't using or harboring chemical weapons.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama lacks Syria silver bullet)
"At this juncture, the belated decision by the regime to grant access to the U.N. team is too late to be credible, including because the evidence available has been significantly corrupted as a result of the regime's persistent shelling and other intentional actions over the last five days," the official said.
"Based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured, witness accounts, and other facts gathered by open sources, the U.S. intelligence community, and international partners, there is very little doubt at this point that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in this incident."
The White House, the official said, will continue to monitor the situation so Obama "can make an informed decision about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons."
Later, the White House said the president had spoken with French President Francois Hollande about the situation and "possible responses by the international community."
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), in between tweets commemorating his trip to Mongolia, released a statement with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), calling for "decisive actions" to remove Assad.
"The United States must rally our friends and allies to take limited military actions in Syria that can change the balance of power on the ground and create conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict and an end to Assad's rule," the senators said. "Using stand-off weapons, without boots on the ground, and at minimal risk to our men and women in uniform, we can significantly degrade Assad's air power and ballistic missile capabilities and help to establish and defend safe areas on the ground."
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," said both that Assad is not to be trusted — and that it's far from clear what to make of the rebel fighters trying to overthrow Syrian leader.
( Also on POLITICO: Powell: U.S. must wait on Egypt)
"I have no affection for Mr. Assad," Powell said. "I've dealt with him, I know him. And he is a pathological liar with respect to my interaction with him."
But, Powell said, there may be no good options for Americans to partner with among the Assad opposition.
"I am less sure of the resistance, what do they represent? Is it becoming even more radicalized with al-Qaeda coming in. And what would it look like if they prevail and Assad went? I don't know."
( Also on POLITICO: Engel: 'Have to move' on Syria)
And Powell, who as Secretary of State made President George W. Bush's case for the Iraq war, said the United States cannot "make things happen," but rather must nudge the Syrian actors in the right direction.


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204 South Vasconcellos Avenue
Manteca, CA 95336
Used 2017 Jayco Jay Feather 23RBM
See just how fun and easy camping can be in this Jay Feather 23RBM travel trailer by Jayco. This unit features a Murphy bed, u-shaped dinette, and a rear bath.
Enter model 23RBM nearest the back and find a wardrobe just inside the door. Next, is the rear private bath including a toilet, corner shower, and a sink.
To the right of the entry along the curb side is the kitchen including a pantry, a three burner range with overhead microwave oven, a large kitchen sink, extra countertop space, and overhead cabinets for your pots and pans. To complete the kitchen appliances, is the refrigerator just across from the pantry.
Opposite the kitchen sink is a slide out u-shaped dinette for ample seating when dining, or just hanging out. A TV base cabinet and overhead storage is next to the slide.
In the front find a sofa with wardrobes on either side, and a space saving Murphy bed that during daytime hours you can close up out of site.
Outside there is a 16' awning that creates a nice outdoor living space with protection from the elements to enjoy, plus much more inside and out!
Stock# M5437B
|26 ft 4 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft
|Ext Height
|10 ft 9 in
|Int Height
|6 ft 6 in
|Hitch Weight
|490 lbs
|Gross Weight
|5995 lbs
|Dry Weight
|4755 lbs
|Cargo Weight
|1240 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|42 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|30.5 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|30.5 gals
|Available Beds
|Murphy Bed
|Cooktop Burners
|Number of Awnings
|Water Heater Capacity
|6 gal
|Water Heater Type
|DSI Gas/Electric
|13500 btu
|Awning Info
|16' Power
|Axle Count
|Shower Type
|Electrical Service
|30 amp
Jayco, Inc. was founded in 1968 by a man of strong faith and vision. The late Lloyd J. Bontrager, family man and inventor, felt he could build the world a better RV. He longed to create a company of his own, one that clearly reflected his ideals: a company where everyone would be treated as "family".
With encouragement from his wife Bertha, Lloyd started Jayco on their farm--in two chicken houses and a barn! He developed his own prototype camping trailer and a unique lifter system for fold-down campers, the basic design of which is patented and still in use today. By the end of 1968, his fledging company of 15 employees had sold 132 fold-down camping trailers.
Today, Jayco's "family" of employees has grown to nearly 1,500 people, while more than 25,000 people join our "extended family" of customers each year.
At Jayco, our mission statement is: Committed to being the most respected name in recreation vehicles. We will consistently build a high quality, high value, competitively priced product at acceptable margins, treat every situation with the highest level of integrity in a timely manner, and continually work to reduce total cost to achieve acceptable returns.


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Marie Pense Center Company Information
- New York City
- 10011
- New York
- United States
The Marie Pense Center is a Special Education agency sponsored by the New York State Education Department and the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. We provide a variety of educational and therapeutic services to children who have special needs that impede on their learning, social and/or emotional development. It is the mission of the center to collaboratively work with families, schools, and other professionals in order to provide children with the support needed to help them face their greatest challenges and meet their individual goals. We aim to employ respect, thoughtfulness, patience, and an open mind in every interaction we have with children, adolescents, adults and families.


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County of Inyo
Board of Supervisors
February 20, 2007
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, met in regular session at the hour of 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in the Board of Supervisors Room, County Administrative Center, Independence, with the following Supervisors present: Chairperson Jim Bilyeu presiding, Linda Arcularius, Susan Cash, Beverly Brown, and Richard Cervantes. Supervisor Bilyeu provided the Invocation, and Supervisor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comment
The Chairperson announced the public comment period. Mr. James Wilson of Wilson's Eastside Sports, invited the Board to attend the Banff Film Festival, which will be held on March 30 and 31, 2007 at the Tri County Fairgrounds, and is a fundraiser for the Inyo Council for the Arts. Mr. Frank Stewart representing the Friends of the Inyo and Mr. Paul McFarland, Executive Director of the Friends of the Inyo, updated the Board on the organization's activities and to provide a copy of their newsletter.
County Dept. Reports
The Chairperson announced the County Department Report period. Ms. Jean Dickinson, Director of Health and Human Services, updated the Board on the Governor's Health Care proposal. Mr. Kevin Carunchio, Deputy County Administrator, reported on the opening of the Gulag Exhibit at the Eastern California Museum and to inform the Board that a Museum Administrator had been hired. Mr. Ron Chegwidden, Public Works Director, informed the Board that he had written letters to our legislators supporting the reauthorization of the Secured Rural Schools Act and that he had learned that Senator Boxer has sponsored legislation for reauthorization in 2008 and for 6 to 7 years into the future.
Ms. Mary Roper, Clerk/Recorder, introduced Ms. Teresa Elliott, a Recorder/Elections Clerk in her office, to the Board.
The County Administrator, Mr. Ron Juliff, provided introductory remarks regarding the mid-year budget review presentation. Mr. Kevin Carunchio, Deputy County Administrator, submitted an addendum to the mid-year budget review and action request. He went on to make a detailed power point presentation regarding the mid-year budget. The Board and Staff went on to discuss those items contained in the mid-year budget document, with Staff responding to questions from the Board regarding the status of interest earned on the Economic Stabilization and General Reserves funds, as well as requesting if possible an early estimate on year-end fund balance. Ms. Leslie Chapman, Auditor-Controller, explained that early predictions are not an indicator of the actual fund balance because of the unpredictability of revenues and expenditures this early in the process. The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 9:55 a.m., to reconvene at 10:05 a.m., with all Board Members present to continue their consideration of the mid-year budget review action requests. Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Arcularius to A) accept the FY 2006-07 County Mid-Year Financial Report as presented; B) approve the specific budget action items and recommendations contained in the report, including those items contained in the Addendum presented at the beginning of the discussion; C) stress savings in order to maximize year-end Fund Balance by continuing to take a critical and careful look before filling position vacancies and approving use of contingency funds; and D) direct a detailed report and corrective action plan be provided by the IMAAA and the District Attorney, Victim Witness Programs. Motion carried unanimously.
CAO/Advertising County Resources Special Projects Funding
The Board considered and discussed the requests by the Independence Chamber of Commerce for Cal Expo Funding, the Bishop Chamber of Commerce for funding to assist with the upcoming Outdoor Writers Association Conference and the Eastern Sierra Cultural Heritage Alliance (ESCHA) for the development of a map and description of museums and interpretive centers in the Eastern Sierra. Mr. Kevin Carunchio, Deputy County Administrator, provided a review of the Contingencies fund balance and discussed the potential utilization of unbudgeted Geothermal Royalty revenues to fund the special projects requests.
Ms. Mary Canada, Eastern Sierra Field Representative for the Sierra Business Council and the Eastern Sierra Cultural and Heritage Alliance (ESCHA), Ms. Tawni Thompson, Executive Director of the Bishop Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Rich White representing the Independence Chamber of Commerce, addressed the Board to support funding of their special projects and to respond to questions from the Board regarding those projects. The Board Members expressed their support of one-time funding for these projects, explaining that future funding for promotion of the County will be via a grant program and an RFP process. The Board and Staff discussed identifying funding sources for these projects, with the County Administrator, County Counsel and the Deputy County Administrator providing details on the actions, which would be required to utilize Geothermal Royalties and/or General Fund Contingencies. Supervisor Arcularius indicated her desire to utilize unanticipated revenue in Geothermal Royalties to provide one time funding for these special projects, leaving General Fund Contingencies at the current amount. The Board went on to discuss the importance of the special projects in promoting the County.
Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cash to A) amend the 2006-07 County Budget by (a) increasing revenues in Geothermal Budget Unit 010406, Royalties (Revenue Code #4381)by $35,000 and increasing appropriations in Operating Transfers Out (Object Code #5801)by $35,000; and (b) increasing revenues in Advertising County Resources Budget 011400, Operating Transfer In (Revenue Code #4998)by $35,000 and increasing appropriations in, Cal Expo Exhibit (Object Code #5527) by $10,000; Outdoor Writers Association Conference (New Object Code #5536) by $20,000; and Professional and Other Services (Object Code #5265) by $5,000;
B) provide one-time Special Projects Funding as follows: (a) up to $5,000 for the Eastern Sierra Cultural and Heritage Alliance (ESCHA) cultural and heritage sites map and brochure project; (b) $20,000 to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce for the Outdoor Writers Association Conference; and (c) $10,000 to the Independence Chamber of Commerce for the 2007 Cal Expo Exhibit; and
C) approve and authorize the County Administrator to sign contracts and/or contract amendments with those organizations to facilitate the special projects funding in the amounts specified, contingent upon the appropriate signatures being obtained. Motion carried unanimously.
The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 11:05 a.m., to reconvene at 11:15 a.m., with all Board Members present, except Supervisor Brown, who rejoined the Meeting shortly after the following presentation began.
Forest Service Update
Mr. Gary Oye, U.S. Forest Service, updated the Board on several Forest Service Projects, including: (a) inviting the Board to the upcoming June 23, 2007, dedication of the new Interagency Visitors Center; (b) a project to identify processes for efficiencies and economies of scale for Forest Service facilities; and (c) the most recent EIS on the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses concerning Packing Operations and permitting processes. The Board discussed the EIS in some detail, querying Mr. Oye on how the Forest Services proposals will affect the local Packing Operations and on the adaptive management process identified in the document.
BofS/Quad State Coalition Presentation
Supervisor Cash provided opening remarks and introduced Mr. Gerry Hillier, Executive Director of Quad State County Government Coalition (membership of San Bernardino, Imperial and Kern counties in California, Lincoln and Nye counties in Nevada, Mohave County in Arizona and Washington County in Utah) , who made a presentation on the organization and encouraged Inyo County to join the Coalition. Mr. Hillier provided the Board with copies of the following Coalition documents: (a) the Agenda for the March 9, 2007 Coalition Meeting; (b) the Work Plan and Budget for FY 2007 (October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007); (c) The Joint Powers Agreement; (d) an activities sheet; (e) the Objectives Statement and (f) the Mission Statement. The Board and Mr. Hillier discussed the Coalition including the membership criteria, with Mr. Hillier confirming that the membership is based on 1% of the proposed budget. He explained that Inyo County's membership dues for this year would have been approximately $1,800 for a full year's membership, with an expectation that should the County join it would be prorated for the remainder of this year. Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes to direct County Counsel to review the documents presented concerning the Quad State County Government Coalition, including a request that Mr. Hillier provide County Counsel will all other JPA documents and amendments and bring back an analysis of the County joining the Coalition; and further direct that future discussions include an update on the status of the West Mojave Plan. Motion carried unanimously.
Water Dept./ County's Standing Committee Direction Process
The Board and Staff discussed the process currently being used to provide direction from the Board to the County's representatives on the Standing Committee. County Counsel provided information regarding the process utilized by the City of Los Angeles Board of Water Commissioners with regard to the Interim Management Plan, noting that their process paralleled the County's in this instance and that recent criticism from the Commissioners regarding the County's process was unwarranted. The Board and Staff continued to discuss the process, with Supervisor Arcularius noting that the policy was sound and there is a need to develop a more structured and formalized agenda process. County Counsel provided clarification on the differences between the delegation of authority and discretion of authority. The Board Members conveyed their support of the current policy for the Board to instruct the County's representatives on the Inyo County/Los Angeles Standing Committee which was established as a part of the Long-Term Water Agreement between Inyo County and the City of Los Angeles, and their unwillingness to alter it at this time.
BofS/Minute Approval
Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2007, Board of Supervisors Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
District/Bishop Fire Protection District Appointment
Moved by Supervisor Brown and seconded by Supervisor Cash to appoint Mr. Ted Metz to the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners to complete an unexpired four-year term ending July 1, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Members and Staff Reports
The Board Members reported on their activities during the preceding week, including providing copies of Senator Boxer's latest version of the Wilderness Legislation, the Gulag Exhibit Opening, an ESTA Meeting, concern with increased truck traffic through the community of Darwin and the impact on the local roads, a Boy Scout Ceremony honoring Joe Crimi; a tour of the Laws Turntable and Brill Car exhibits, a First Five Commission Meeting, an upcoming New Supervisors Institute Session in Sacramento, a tour of Phase I of Dehy Park Project, and an Inyo Associates Dinner.
Closed Session
The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 1:05 p.m., to reconvene in closed session at 2:05 p.m., with all Board Members present to discuss Agenda Items No. 11. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION [Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) - County of Inyo v. Department of the Interior, et al. - United States District Court for the Eastern District Case No. 1:06-CV-1502-AWI-DLB; and No. 12. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION [Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (c)]: Decision Whether to Initiate Litigation (one case)
Report on Closed Session
The Chairperson recessed closed session at 3:40 p.m., to reconvene in open session to receive a report on closed session. County Counsel reported there were no items discussed in closed session, which were required by law to be reported on in open session.
The Chairperson adjourned the regular meeting at 3:40 p.m., to 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2007, in the Board of Supervisors Room, at the County Administrative Center, in Independence.
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Shelly teaches in La Sal and has been a dedicated, professional teacher for many years as the teacher and administrator at the small school.
Shelly accepts the teacher of the year mantle from Ida Tohonnie, from Montezuma Creek. The prior year, the district and state teacher of the year was Kim Schaefer, who teaches music at Whitehorse High School.
A host of district employees were honored at the banquet, sponsored by the San Juan School District Foundation.
In addition to Thayn, honorees include Lori Butler and Chris Adair at Monticello Elementary School, Nathan Chamberlain and Kathleen Ketron at Monticello High School, Brady Tanner and Wanda Ketchum at Albert R Lyman Middle School, Bill Sivert and Bonnie Roberts at San Juan High School, and Derald Kurtz and Cathy Brake at Blanding Elementary School.
Other honorees include Nadine Johnson and Barbara Atcitty at the Bluff School, Jenny Atcitty and Fernando Fonseca at Montezuma Creek Elementary School, Matt Baldwin and Ella Mae Redhouse at Whitehorse High School, Julia Sharp and Stella Benally at Mexican Hat Elementary School, Brian Rich and Lanee Menard-Parrish at Monument Valley High School, Angela Kuhlman in the Reading First program, Jared Brown in the technology department, Tom Corrao in the maintenance department and Debbie Knight in the transportation department.


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Pumpkin Week at the Book of Yum: Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe
Welcome to Pumpkin Week! I've had a fondness for pumpkins since I was a little kid picking out my pumpkin for a Jack O'lantern. Then I moved to Colorado and made friends with a pumpkin patch with a delightful assortment of pumpkins and squash, hay rides and mazes for the kids (and those who were kids at heart). I discovered the joy of bringing baby pie pumpkins home and roasting them in the oven for homemade gluten-free pumpkin pie. When we finally bought a house in California last year where we could have a garden, I knew I wanted to plant pumpkins so I could realize a childhood dream and grow my own pumpkin for a jack O'lantern. Of course I thought pies with homemade pumpkin would be a nice perk, too. Our pumpkins vined their little hearts out in the garden and produced some darling beauties. I haven't had the heart to cut them open and bake them yet, although I did roast one of the spaghetti squash that we grew. It was very yummy.
As autumn has set into California with its fickle, spring-like nature that alternates cool days with sunny days and the nights turn crisp, I find myself craving pumpkin. This week I will be sharing two (possibly three) pumpkin recipes with you and hosting a pumpkin recipe mr. linky on Friday, so stay tuned.
I'll start the week with a healthy drink for a dairy-free Chocolate Pumpkin Cream Smoothie that sounds naughty but isn't really. Toddler Yum heard the word "chocolate" and slurped it down like nobody's business, which made me happy. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did!
One note- the avocado is there for the additional healthy fats and creaminess. It does add a little flavor so the cocoa is absolutely necessary for smoothing the flavors together, in my opinion. Do be careful not to add too much banana as the flavor is quite strong. It is mostly there for the sweetness, so if you prefer another mild fruit, feel free to experiment.
As part of the Tastemaker program with Foodbuzz, I got the nifty Tervis Tumbler pictured. I thought it might be fun to participate, and we can always use another bpa free, dishwasher safe cup for Toddler Yum. Their 8 oz toddler-sized tumblers look interesting. I might have to get some cups made for Toddler Yum!
Here are some additional recipes for Pumpkin Smoothies:
Pumpkin Smoothie with Ginger and Maple Syrup
Sugar-free Pumpkin Smoothie with Coconut Whip
Pumpkin Smoothie with Homemade Hemp Milk
Silken Tofu Pumpkin Smoothie
Pumpkin Smoothie with Flaxseed and Soy
Pumpkin Smoothie with Protein Boost
Pumpkin Smoothie with chia and almond milk
Pumpkin Smoothie with Yogurt
Brown Sugar Sweetened Pumpkin Smoothie
Other Foodbuzz folks put some interesting things in their Tumblers:
Juiced tangerine limeade
Chocolate Pumpkin Smoothie
1/2 cup cooked pumpkin (canned ok)
1/2 avocado (peeled and without the pit)
1 cup homemade cashew milk* (or favorite non-dairy milk of choice)
1 tbsp agave or your favorite liquid sweetener (such as homemade simple syrup. Do NOT use honey as it has too much personality)
1 tbsp cocoa powder (NOT optional, although carob powder might be a good substitute if you are sensitive to chocolate)
1 small frozen banana
1 nutmeg for grating
Combine ingredients in your blender (a cheap-o blender will be just fine) and process until smooth and creamy. Pour in a glass or cup and grate nutmeg on top for serving. Enjoy!
I am curious about what it would taste like frozen into a popsicle- I think it might be pretty tasty.
I also considered adding 1/2 tsp of vanilla. I might do that next time. You can also add a pumpkin spice type blend of spices. I like Penzey's Cake or Baking Spice.
*CASHEW MILK RECIPE: I made one big batch of cashew milk that I used in recipes for several days. I soaked 1 cup of cashews overnight with enough water to cover and then drained them, discarding the liquid. I blended them together with water up to the top of my blender (measuring 5 cups including the cashews), to make a milk which I did not strain. I stored it in the refrigerator in a glass pitcher to use as needed.
For drinking or to use in hot cereal, I add a drop of vanilla and a little agave to the milk.
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ZZZ... ZZZ... huh!?! Wha!?! Oh, it's you... so sleepy, read this excellent article about Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry by Marty Noble. S'good.
It wasn't a new phenomenon that developed during Spring Training of 1984. The New York baseball audience had witnessed -- and been amused by -- a similar scenario that had played out three years earlier when Tim Leary was the talk of the Mets camp and the most impressive young pitcher in Florida. The Yankees suddenly discovered Gene Nelson to counterbalance Leary. The Mets would-be phenom turned 21 in March, 1981. Well, Nelson was merely 20 when, under orders from The Boss, the Yankees anointed him. That would show 'em.
And their manipulating did succeed, to a degree, even though Nelson made only a modest splash in 1981. Leary's shoulder betrayed him, and he left only shallow footprints before the Mets traded him four years later.
Delighted with that calculated response to the threat of the Mets, the Yankees implemented identical strategy in the spring of 1984, pulling Jose Rijo out of their navy blue caps after another Mets phenom had earned some heavy type on the back pages of the big city. Rijo was a talent, more legit than Nelson, as he proved in subsequent seasons with the Reds and A's. But he was no match for what the Mets would spring on the city and unsuspecting National League hitters in April. The Yankees had no counterbalance for Dwight Gooden.
They quickly learned they couldn't combat all he was -- young, innocent and immensely talented -- any more than the hitters could combat all he was on the mound -- dazzling and dominant ... deadly -- a 3-D pitcher if there ever was one.
George Steinbrenner always had an unnatural fear of the Mets. But even when Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez came to Queens in 1983, the Yankees owner had no rational reason for his phobia. Gooden changed that, beginning in '84. His emergence energized the Mets and prompted the market to focus on Shea Stadium. The Mets mattered again. The Boss squirmed. And by the middle of the following season, Yankee Stadium stood in the shadow of Shea, a rare occurrence.
Steinbrenner knew he couldn't compete, couldn't buy what the Mets had developed. And developing it would require time and provide no guarantee, even if he had the raw materials at his disposal. Moreover, Strawberrys don't grow on trees.
The Yankees hardly disappeared, but the city embraced The New Kids on the Block. While Hernandez may have been the force that galvanized the Mets in the mid-80s, Gooden and Strawberry were the muscle in the takeover. Their power, their youth and that they were bred and not imported by the Mets, underscored the appeal that their many skills fostered.
No aspects of baseball have greater appeal than strikeouts by the dozen and long home runs. And Gooden and Strawberry respectively provided both.
Doctor K did for his letter what Bo Derek had done for No. 10. And Strawberry, while he didn't fulfill the 50-50 prophecy of then-general manager Joe McIlvaine, hit more home runs than any other Met. Their power pitching and power hitting, and the team's overall success, made the Mets the more dynamic team in town, even though the Yankees had Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson and Dave Winfield in their daily lineup.
Steinbrenner's fears, seemingly misguided in March 1984, were realized by the summer of '85, when Gooden was in the midst of a season for the ages and Strawberry was courting a 30-30 season. The market became mostly the Mets domain, as it had been in 1969 and into the early Seventies, and as it might be before the bats and balls are put away this year. Shea became the place to be and be seen.
Those Mets teams had so many compelling attributes, so many textures -- the grit of the Partners in Grime, Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman; the wholesomeness of Gary Carter and Mookie Wilson; Hernandez's sex appeal, on-field intensity and sage presence; Ron Darling's Ivy League image; Kevin Mitchell's cultivated thug image, and the intelligence of manager Davey Johnson.
All of that, though, was subordinate to what Doc and Darryl provided. New York is obsessed with the superlative -- good or bad -- tallest, swiftest, loudest, meanest, biggest, baddest, craziest. The city enjoyed the '62 Mets because they were the worst. Gooden and Strawberry played to that fetish.
The Doctor was the fastest and the youngest in 1984, when he was the National League Rookie of the Year. The following year, he was merely the best, winner of the pitcher's triple crown (24 victories, 268 strikeouts and a 1.53 ERA) and -- unanimously -- the National League Cy Young Award.
"The whole league wants to kick his butt," Cubs catcher Jody Davis said. "And we can't touch him."
For a brief period -- mid-summer '84 through the first week of the '86 season, a Gooden start at Shea on a Friday night was an event like no other. Beatles-esque, the differences being the average age, prevailing gender and octave range of the screaming patrons. The K Corner began on a Friday night at Shea. It is one of the Mets' lasting influences in the game.
Gooden's time at the top was that brief period. He was a shooting star. Its brevity troubled him, left him unfulfilled. As early as Spring Training 1988, when his 73-26 big league record still glittered, he confessed, "I miss being great."
Some surmised he eventually turned to cocaine to fill the void. But MLB surveillance determined he was using before May 1986.
Strawberry, Rookie of the Year in '83, didn't peak until 1987, his 30-30 year, and 1988. But even as a rookie, his home runs reached areas of and outside Shea that no other Mets home runs had. The scoreboard in right-center field flinched each time he swung. And though he wasn't widely regarded as a clutch performer, he hit two home runs against the Astros in the 1986 NLCS that saved the Mets. Though they constitute his finest hours with the Mets, and they happened in media the capital of the world, they have gone virtually unnoticed by game's historians. The Mets never would have won Games 3 and 5 if they hadn't first avoided losing them.
Strawberry's three-run home run in the sixth inning of Game 3, eclipsed by Dykstra's final-pitch home run, tied the score and awakened Shea. And it came against a left-handed pitcher.
More remarkable was the searing line drive he pulled barely fair and barely over the fence in the fifth inning of Game 5. Nolan Ryan had retired the first 13 Mets batters when Strawberry struck, crushing a fastball almost off his shoetops to tie the score. The Mets won in 10 innings.
"I've thrown that pitch, what, 2,000 times? I don't know," Ryan said that day. "No one's ever hit it that hard, that far in that direction. ... Today, his talent out-talented mine."
Dykstra put it more succintly. He called his running buddy "Strawesome."
And has Shea ever rocked as it did after Strawberry's home run provided the final run in Game 7 of the '86 World Series? That majestic home run traveled to Cooperstown and back before it landed. In those heady days, the Mets faithful were certain they'd travel to upstate New York some summer weekend before 2010 to witness the inductions of Doc and Darryl. But, of course, neither has been -- or will be -- enshrined.
Instead each has been imprisoned.
Their careers crashed as spectacularly as they had developed. Sports Illustrated identified them as "The Dead End Kids."
Gooden missed the parade that followed the '86 World Series, feeding speculation that had begun in May that he was troubled. And before he would pitch again, he would spend time in rehab for cocaine use.
Alcohol was Strawberry's drug at first. Teammates wondered if it was his back -- as he said it was -- or the bottle that prevented him from playing down the stretch in 1990, when the Mets' seven-season sequence of success was coming to an inglorious end. Strawberry was gone to the Dodgers before he played another game.
Shea always seemed to pardon Gooden. It didn't even hold him responsible for the 1988 playoff collapse against the Dodgers. He didn't lose the game in Game 4, he just lost the series when he surrendered a tying home run to Mike Scioscia in the ninth inning.
After he was suspended for cocaine use in 1994, Shea never saw Gooden again until 2000, when he beat the Mets while in the uniform of the Yankees.
The ballpark always treated Strawberry more harshly than it did Gooden. He never gave the ballpark a grand season comparable to what Gooden presented in 1985. No matter what Strawberry did, it left the ballpark dissatisfied, frustrated.
The most skilled position players don't dominate the generic game as the best pitchers do. Unfair as it was, Strawberry was asked to.
"They expected something from me every day," he said in May. "The game doesn't let you do that."
So he was seen as a flawed player, one who might miss the cutoff and strike out twice before hitting a three-run home run. His monogram is DES, for Darryl Eugene Strawberry. Shea sometimes wondered if the letters stood for double-edged sword. It cut him no slack until after he retired.
Now, back in the employ of the club that drafted him in 1980, he is warmly received, even beloved. Shea is satisfied he gave what he could. It has forgiven him for not achieving a 50-50 season and embraces him now as it did when he was a rookie, full of promise and already dealing with unrealistic expectations.
Strawberry has had his demons and his health issues. And he made significant contributions to the Yankees' World Series championship teams of 1996 and 1998. Shea has forgiven those crosstown indiscretions as well.
The ballpark probably would forgive Gooden too -- for his no-hitter, thrown in the Bronx, and other missteps that have tarnished his image and jeopardized his well-being. Shea is in a forgiving mood these days, witness the MVP chants for Carlos Delgado.
Gooden has been invited to celebrate Shea's final days, a final house call for the Doctor, you might say. The club isn't counting on his attendance or announcing when he might show up on the final weekend.
If Gooden shows, it should be on the Friday night.
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
The story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro's sushi bar.
For most of his life, Jiro has been mastering the art of making sushi, but even at his age he sees himself still striving for perfection, working from sunrise to well beyond sunset to taste every piece of fish; meticulously train his employees; and carefully mold and finesse the impeccable presentation of each sushi creation. At the heart of this story is Jiro's relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, the worthy heir to Jiro's legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential in his father's shadow.
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Debt fighters Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, dining with reporters Wednesday morning, discussed a White House official's admission that the nation's fiscal problems won't be solved by a "naked" tax increase alone, without spending cuts.
"I asked, 'Is that the same thing as nekkid?' " recounted Bowles, a North Carolinian who was Bill Clinton's chief of staff.
"You didn't tell him the difference between naked and nekkid?" inquired Simpson, a former senator from Wyoming and co-chairman with Bowles of the nation's debt commission.
"I should've," Bowles said. "If you'd have been there, you would've."
And so Simpson did. "If you're naked, you don't have any clothes on," he explained, "but if you're nekkid, you don't have any clothes on but you're up to something."
By that definition, our leaders are just plain naked. As the nation approaches the year-end "fiscal cliff," nobody is up to much of anything. And there isn't so much as a fig leaf to conceal the lack of progress.
As of Thursday, Congress has only 10 legislative days left before the cliff plunge, yet President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) haven't met in 13 days, and reportedly haven't spoken on the phone all week. Staff-level talks have produced little progress. Instead, both sides have embarked on a campaign of photo ops with business leaders and middle-class taxpayers aimed less at persuasion than at avoiding blame once the cliff — a combination of huge spending cuts and tax increases — is reached.
The few voices on Capitol Hill pleading for compromise — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), Republican Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.), Republican Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), and, of course, Simpson and Bowles — have been isolated. In fact, they've been harassed by extremists on both sides. As Bowles met privately with House Republican leaders Wednesday, liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to colleagues and issued a press release with the title "Simpson-Bowles Must Not Shape Deficit Debate."
"I'm really worried," Bowles said over a bacon-and-egg breakfast at the St. Regis Hotel arranged by the Christian Science Monitor. "I believe the probability is we're going over the cliff and I think that would be horrible. . . . It would be insane to breach this fiscal cliff, yet I think there is only a one-third possibility we'll actually get something done before December 31."
He became gloomier as the meal progressed. "It's at most a one-third probability," he clarified.
Eventually, any deal to restore the nation's finances will have to look something like the Simpson-Bowles proposal, which combines tax increases and cuts to entitlement spending. There is no viable alternative to their core formula. Yet the threat of a crisis doesn't seem to be enough to spur action; lawmakers are apparently content to wait for an actual crisis — and Simpson and Bowles are passing the time as scolds and jesters.
At the Monitor breakfast, the folksy Simpson tried out a variety of his witticisms on unbending Republicans ("They're rigid as a fire poker but without the occasional warmth"), on compromise ("If you can't compromise, you shouldn't be in the legislature, and you should never, ever marry") and on why the commission they led was called Simpson-Bowles, not Bowles-Simpson. "The acronym for that is not appropriate. So we called it Simpson-Bowles, but that means sumbitch."
Bowles, usually Simpson's straight man, joined in, calling the two of them "Sonny and Cher" and describing his past as a university president: "It's like being CEO of a cemetery. You got lots of people underneath you but ain't nobody listening." He might say the same of his current role, except he doesn't have many people under him.
Jackie Calmes of the New York Times reports that the two have turned their act into a "sort of Off Broadway show" that sometimes nets them $40,000 apiece from business groups. But here in Washington, reviews of their act have been highly selective.
Obama says their work is reflected in his "balanced" plan of tax increases and spending cuts, even though the president's plan is far less aggressive and in different proportions. Boehner points to the duo's insistence that the White House agree to entitlement cuts, while largely ignoring their prescription on taxes.
Bowles expressed exasperation with both of them. If they were serious about the problem, "you wouldn't be going home for Thanksgiving, you wouldn't be going home for Christmas," he said. "If we go over this fiscal cliff, you have bet the country, and the unintended consequences — none of us knows."
That's the naked truth.
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Jason Prior needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 130 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
Home Turf Apparel
We are a start-up company that makes humorous, sports themed T-shirts. We operate mainly online and cover all athletics, we do not emphasize any one particular sport.
We cater to a predominantly male audience whom are knowledgeable about sports and are up to date in sporting news around the globe. Our audience is online a lot and therefore needs something striking to catch their attention.
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Make sure your children attend the fun-filled Easter event that will feature what's possibly become the area's most popular fury friend.
Rosie the Rabbit, the city of Lancaster's official mascot, will be out and about at this year's Egg-Cellent Easter Bash, which will take place Saturday on Main Street in downtown Lancaster.
KERSHAW – Part of a road in Kershaw may have to be eliminated before a Dollar General store can relocate.
Town Administrator Tony Starnes told Town Council during last week's meeting about a traffic study conducted by the S.C. Department of Transportation.
SCDOT looked at the possible effects of Dollar General's desired move from Hampton Street to nearby Shop Road.
A Lancaster man has joined hundreds of fellow Red Cross personnel in North Carolina to help in the aftermath of tornadoes that devastated portions of the state Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Red Cross officials say there are plenty of opportunities for the public to help.
Scores of tornadoes touched down across the central part of the state Saturday afternoon killing 22 and seriously injuring at least 130. The storm was part of a larger system that tore across the South last week killing more than 40 in six states.
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The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will participate in the second annual nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft.
DEA will collect potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at sites nationwide from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30. The service is free and anonymous.
The sites are:
More than 125 women dressed in red attended a special event for heart disease awareness hosted by The Lancaster, S.C. Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. on Feb. 19 at The Lancaster Community Center.
The purpose was to raise awareness and encourage women in the community to become champions of heart health.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women.
Guests enjoyed a heart-healthy lunch, music from the Mount Zion A.M.E. Zion church choir.
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The Indian Land community participated in the Great American Cleanup on April 2-9, sponsored by the Indian Land Action Council and S.C. Palmetto Pride.
Organizers considered the effort a great success.
"The results speak for itself and I am thrilled beyond measure," said Jan Tacy, Indian Land Cleanup coordinator. "Thank you, Indian Land."
Local astronaut Charles Duke made history when he walked on the moon in 1972. Now a Lancaster County councilman wants to make sure he's remembered by the county.
Councilman Larry Honeycutt discussed the idea of creating a statue in honor of Duke at council's March 29 meeting. Honeycutt said he has already spoken to both county and city council members about the idea.
Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District
William "Bill" Ardrey, commissioner for the Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District, has been named the S.C. Association of Conservation District's 2010 Outstanding Commissioner of the Year.
He received the award Jan. 26 at the 2011 Conservation Partnership Conference in Hilton Head.
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How might spatial theory help us understand the political significance and potential of the diverse, place-based struggles documented in Transforming Places? First, place matters in the pursuit of social justice because inequality and the power relations that produce it are spatial. Some of the earliest and most influential efforts to theorize Appalachia as a region through a critical lens recognized this reality. Rick Simon, for example, employing a Marxist framework, asserted that Appalachia represented a spatialized manifestation of class exploitation.1 In an era of protracted labor uprisings, particularly in the central Appalachian coalfields, and increased recognition of the relationship between regional poverty and a monoeconomy that produced occupational disability and death as routinely as commodities, this was a compelling formulation. More popular and lasting in influence was an internal colony approach, that is, the assertion that
Neither theory applied the implicit premise, that inequality is spatial, to social relations within
Second, place matters because Goliaths like capitalism, neoliberalism, and globalization are produced in specific places, where the locally-specific but globally-interconnected matrix of social relations conditions the prospects and strategies for effective resistance to these otherwise giant abstractions. Globalization, for example, as it is generated in Appalachia, less frequently involves the frenetic space-time compression epitomized in financial trading, multinational jumble of languages and cultural symbols, or cosmopolitan placelessness described and theorized by observers of global cities.4 Space-time compression in Appalachia more likely takes form as an exhausted working-class woman, such as the pregnant Latina poultry worker described in one chapter: she was forced to work intensively without bathroom breaks, organized outside of work to contest the company's inhumane treatment, and communicated regularly across national borders to maintain family and community ties.
|County Economic Status in Appalachia, Fiscal Year 2013, Appalachian Regional Commission.
|Population Change in Appalachia, 2000–2010, Appalachian Regional Commission.
|Unemployment Rates in Appalachia, 2010 (County Rates), Appalachian Regional Commission.
These contrasting examples point more to class distinctions than to any absolute difference between Appalachia and large urban centers, for globalization and neoliberalism generate similarities and linkages between these two spaces. Many of these commonalities, however, tend to be obscured by racial and spatial difference. Abandonment of specific racialized zones of central cities by capital and the state (except in its coercive apparatus of law enforcement) finds parallels across vast portions of rural Appalachia, where deindustrialization and disinvestment are no less severe.5 The human consequences of social and economic marginalization can also coincide, as revealed in one chapter's discussion of similarities between the scourge of OxyContin abuse in rural southwest Virginia and the drug traffic of Harlem. There are related, even more direct, linkages: "development" in rural Appalachian areas has at times taken form as prison complexes, which provide jobs to rural whites who facilitate the containment of incarcerated, disproportionately poor, disproportionately black and Latino men and women from distant urban areas.6
Such linkages—and there are far more—caution those who would find meaning in the presumed uniqueness of Appalachia and its many places or, for that matter, who would elevate the achievements and desirability of the urban over all other spaces across the globe.7 Interdependent and mutually defining economic, social, cultural, and political bonds between the urban and the rural become in many instances thicker and more complex with the accelerated global expansion of capitalism; they illustrate a relational understanding of place, wherein a specific "place" does not acquire meaning through some bounded, internal history, but through the specificity of its relationships with social processes and histories that stretch far beyond a particular locale.8
Third, place matters because the earth and its ensemble of places, including those uninhabited by humans, are in peril. Urban sprawl, "grow or die" philosophies of economic development, consumerist excess, and the disappearance of small farms—these and other expansionary and destructive elements of global capitalism are at stake in the environmental crisis. Within Appalachia, mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) is the most egregious, visible, and heartbreaking example. The controversy over MTR is in one sense a classic instance of "jobs versus environment." But it also illuminates additional elements of place-based struggles: the "place" that people seek to defend, restore, revitalize, or transform is rarely self-evident in its boundaries or meanings in that the visions of its past and desires for its future are not identical among those who would claim it as home.
In the case of MTR, Appalachian residents are deeply divided over whether the mountains where they live represent beloved homeplaces, ancient ecosystems, God's creation, or coalfields through which they and their ancestors have proudly made a living. These varied perspectives and the different knowledge that each entails drive the vision of a "knowledge commons," elaborated in one of three chapters on MTR, wherein those with experiential knowledge might encounter, challenge, and/or confirm the credentialed knowledge of "experts."
|Satellite imagery depicting the effects of mountaintop removal in Boone County, West Virginia, 2009. From NASA Earth Observatory.
The struggle over MTR is intensely emotional not only because the stakes are so high but also because these competing claims to place collide within the same social groups. For those who view place as the material and metaphorical homeplace of mountains, practices that systematically level mountain peaks are destroying not only the physical environment but the very soul of the place itself. They call on a past of intergenerational continuity on the land to condemn the destruction of MTR and, at times in collaboration with youthful activists in the anarcho-environmental network, Mountain Justice, envision a future of "green jobs" and clean energy production through, for example, wind farms. But for those who view place through a different past, the intergenerational legacies of coal mining, a "green" future beyond coal is both unimaginable and undesirable and entails destruction of the very place they claim as home. The result is a battle over place that resembles civil war.9
|Kathy Shearer, RAIL Solution rally along the I-81 Corridor, Abingdon, Virginia, 2005. Used with permission. RAIL Solution fought I-81 privatization and advocates a "steel interstate system" alongside the road.
These bitter struggles illustrate that the meaning of place, while contested, is subject to diverse forms of political intervention. For example, one chapter documents successful efforts to combat privatization of I-81 in Virginia by inventing a common sense of place—and collective claim to the interstate as a public asset—among residents of small towns scattered along the interstate corridor. Two additional chapters explore the role of cultural organizing in fostering new forms of solidarity and visions of place among Appalachians in eastern Kentucky.
The propositions discussed above underscore that place is fundamental to the operation of power, the production of inequality, and the mobilization of resistance. In so doing, they also reveal that there is nothing fixed or inevitable about the current production of Appalachia as a place of intensive human and environmental exploitation. Another place is possible if we have the imagination to envision it and the collective political will to create it.
Adapted from Transforming Places: Lessons in Appalachia. Copyright 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Used with permission of the University of Illinois Press. This material may not be reproduced, photocopied, reposted online or distributed in any way without the written permission of the copyright holder.
- 1. Richard M. Simon, "Regions and Social Relations: A Research Note," Appalachian Journal 11 (Autumn–Winter 1983–1984): 23–31.
- 2. Helen Matthews Lewis, Linda Johnson, and Donald Askins, eds., Colonialism in Modern America: The Appalachian Case (Boone, N.C.: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1978); Dwight B. Billings, "Introduction: Writing Appalachia: Old Ways, New Ways, and WVU Ways," in Culture, Class and Politics in Modern Appalachia: Essays in Honor of Ronald L. Lewis, eds. Jennifer Egolf, Ken Fones-Wolf, and Louis C. Martin (Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2009), 1–28.
- 3. Stephen L. Fisher, ed., Fighting Back in Appalachia: Traditions of Resistance and Change (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1993). Indeed, Don Manning-Miller in his essay in this volume accuses progressive citizen organizations and organizers of failing to address racism in the region in any systematic and effective manner. See "Racism and Organizing in Appalachia," 57–68.
- 4. Saskia Sassen, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001); see the discussion in Doreen Massey, Space, Place, and Gender (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1994), 162–172; Mary K. Anglin, "Moving Forward: Gender and Globalization in/of Appalachian Studies," Appalachian Journal 37 (Spring
–Summer 2010): 286–300.
- 5. Ronald D. Eller, Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945 (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008).
- 6. Appalshop, located in Whitesburg, Kentucky, has creatively used its community radio station, film-making, and theater troupe to explore how poor, rural Appalachians and poor, inner-city African Americans have been pitted against each other. See Rend Smith, "Survival and Resistance: Appalshop's First 40 Years," National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, December 19, 2008, http://namac.org/node/6630.
- 7. Much of the theoretical work on place and space arises from urban geography, which tends to follow Marx in condemning the "idiocy" of rural life. As Don Mitchell explains in The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space (New York: Guilford Press, 2003), 18: "Idiocy in this sense does not refer to the intelligence of the inhabitants, or even the nature of their customs, but to the essential privacy—and therefore isolation and homogeneity—of rural life." We believe that the chapters in this book indicate otherwise.
- 8. Doreen Massey repeatedly and powerfully makes this point. See Space, Place, and Gender.
- 9. Rebecca C. Scott, Removing Mountains: Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010); Shannon Elizabeth Bell and Richard York, "Community Economic Identity: The Coal Industry and Ideology Construction in West Virginia," Rural Sociology 75, no. 1 (2010): 111–143.


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Alberta and Quebec are setting up their own working group to study closer energy ties between the two provinces.
Both provinces' premiers are in Halifax for a meeting with their colleagues on the economy.
The conference begins in earnest on Friday, but Alison Redford and Pauline Marois held a brief pre-dinner meeting Thursday.
This is the first time the two premiers have met face to face. Both women emerged from the meeting laughing and smiling.
"We have agreed that there is some very good opportunity for us to exchange technical information around economic development, the environment and the technical development of resources," Redford said. "So we can have an informed conversation with respect to the possibility of future energy projects that would impact both Alberta and Quebec and possibly other parts of Canada."
Other premiers have mused about the benefits of moving Alberta's oil from west to east, instead of shipping it along proposed pipelines south to refineries in the United States or further west to a terminal on the British Columbia coast.
This comes as Alberta faces tension from B.C., where Premier Christy Clark is demanding a greater share of the revenues before the planned Northern Gateway pipeline gets the green light.
Neither Redford nor Marois used the word "pipeline," but the Quebec leader described their agreement as a win-win.
"I think it's important to have a working group on the issues of this, the economic issues on the energy," she said.
At the premiers' meeting over the summer, Redford was dealing with an open feud with Clark. This time, she appears to have found a new ally.
"Very soon Madame Marois will come to Alberta and we will have much longer talks," Redford said.
"But not before Christmas," Marois added.
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When the premiers meet Friday morning in Halifax, one key person will be missing from the table: the prime minister.
The premiers decided in the summer to hold this special meeting on the state of the country's economy, and they issued an invitation to Stephen Harper to join them. Harper decided to remain in Ottawa.
"I meet with the premiers quite regularly. In fact I had 50 such meetings in the past year alone," he told the opposition during Thursday's question period in the House of Commons.
Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz will have one of those meetings next week.
And while Ghiz appreciates that opportunity, he said both levels of government benefit when they all sit down together. He pointed to the meeting Harper held in 2008 when the recession was beginning to hit.
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Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter, who's chairing this week's meeting, said the invitation was not issued with the intention of making demands of the prime minister. But with a lot to talk about — from the deepening economic problems in Europe, to the fiscal cliff facing the United States, to Ottawa's own decision to delay a return to balanced budgets — Harper's absence is conspicuous, Dexter said.
"We all represent one of the engines of that economy, and if I were to refuse to meet with my stakeholders on any one of the issues, people would start to say, 'Why is this?' " Dexter told CBC News.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger had his own one-on-one meeting with Harper this week. He wants the prime minister at the table, he said, but understands why Harper might be hesitant.
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The seven-minute short debuted in June at the Academy International Animated Film Festival in France, and will be screened in theaters before the release of Disney-Pixar movie "The Good Dinosaur" in November.
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SAN DIEGO - Equality California and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by anti-Gay organizations that would prevent enforcement of California statutes protecting students from discrimination, harassment and bullying in publicly funded schools.
EQCA and the GSA Network today filed a motion to intervene in federal district court in San Diego to defend the California statutes that prohibit discrimination and harassment in publicly funded schools, including the newly enacted Student Civil Rights Act (SB 777). EQCA was the official sponsor of SB 777, and both organizations actively supported the law. The two organizations are represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, the Transgender Law Center, the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP and the Law Office of David C. Codell.
"This law protects all students, plain and simple, irrespective of their race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity," said Lambda Legal Senior Staff Attorney Brian Chase. "With 200,000 of California's schoolchildren every year finding themselves victims of harassment or violence, the need for this law is beyond argument."
The Student Civil Rights Act, authored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, reinforces existing California laws that prohibit discrimination in publicly-funded schools and activities, including discrimination based on religion, race, disability, gender and sexual orientation. California law has prohibited discrimination in public education on these bases, including sexual orientation and gender, for years. SB 777 did not change the categories of discrimination prohibited by law, but merely updated the Education Code to clearly reflect current law so school administrators and teachers know their responsibilities to protect students without having to cross-reference other sections of state law.
"By enacting the Student Civil Rights Act, the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a clear message that California will not tolerate discrimination in our schools," said EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors. "This law protects all youth in our public schools. It helps prevent harassment and discrimination so students can learn free from threats and physical violence."
"We're intervening in this lawsuit because our student members advocated for SB 777 and are eager to defend it," said GSA Network Executive Director Carolyn Laub. "Thousands of our members have endured daily harassment at school based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. It's a shame there are adults who don't think all students deserve to have a safe place to learn."
According to the 2001 California Healthy Kids Survey, nearly 30 percent of California youth in grades seven to 11 report experiencing harassment or bullying based on their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation.
"Every student has the right to be safe at school," said NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter. "SB 777 simply makes this clear. The organizations bringing this suit are wasting taxpayers' money and seeking to undermine common sense protections for all California students," Minter said.
"The Transgender Law Center is proud of our Legislature for passing a bill that protects all of California's students," said Transgender Law Center Legal Director Kristina Wertz. "Education is dependant upon safe and constructive learning environments for all young people. All youth deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."
California's Legislature passed SB 777 in September and Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the bill into law on October 12.
The lawsuit challenging SB 777 was filed by lawyers for Advocates for Faith and Freedom and the Alliance Defense Fund last month in federal district court in San Diego.
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The British director Ken Loach has usually gone in for kitchen-sink realism of the bleakest sort, but he does occasionally come up for air and make comedies. Of course, a Loach comedy isn't the same thing as a Judd Apatow comedy. Beneath even the most frivolous of his escapades beats the heart of a thoroughgoing socialist scourge.
"The Angels' Share," about a group of Glasgow toughs who attempt to pull off a robbery of high-end whiskey in the Highlands, is alternately delightful and bewildering. The bewilderment exists because Loach can't quite let go of his political scruples. There are sequences in this movie that are as hard-edged as anything he's ever done and others that are not far removed from something like "Billy Elliott." He wants to make a crowd-pleaser but doesn't quite have the knack for it. He's too socially conscious for that.
With his longtime collaborator, Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, Loach tries to give realism a bit of a bounce here. The narrative continually swerves from the gritty to the fanciful. The filmmakers don't go in for a lot of touristy Scottish Highland stuff, but when they choose to draw on such material, it's always in a lightly satirical vein.
Those toughs, for example, decide to wear kilts in order to credibly impersonate the alleged "Carntyne Malt Whisky Club." By the time this happens, they have already been thoroughly domesticated in our eyes. When the film begins, Robbie (first-time actor Paul Brannigan, with a rough background similar to his character's) has been assigned to community service after a violent episode, narrowly avoiding a jail sentence because the judge believes he can become a better man. Soon Robbie's partner Leonie (Siobhan Reilly) has a baby boy, and, cradling the child, Robbie whispers to him that he will never hurt another person again. This is especially telling because there is a scene in "The Angels' Share" in which Robbie is made to meet the family of a boy he battered. It's difficult to listen to what happened, with garish flashbacks inserted, and entirely warm to Robbie afterward.
The other miscreants assigned to community service are a bumptious lot (another sign that Loach is in a mellow mood). Dweeby Albert (Gary Maitland), jokester Rhino (William Ruane), and klepto Mo (Jasmin Riggins) all fall in line with Robbie's whiskey-heist scheme, hatched when the group's kindly counselor, Harry (John Henshaw), takes them on a guided tour of a local distillery. Harry takes a particular interest in Robbie because he sees what an outcast Leonie's family – society itself, in Loach's view – has made of him. Harry is the film's finest creation, a man who possesses the most refined instincts for gauging the good in people, especially misfits. He's like a guardian angel but, thanks to Henshaw's warm performance, he comes across as entirely credible.
How does Loach turn this rather mild material into a social tract? Robbie, it turns out, has an amazing nose for whiskey. He can decode the various blends with just a whiff. So we are led to believe that the proletariat is innately every bit as refined as the ruling class. And because Robbie is ripping off people who are idiotic enough to spend a million pounds for a bottle of very rare whiskey, he's something of a Robin Hood, too. Only the spoils mostly go into the pockets of the thieves. The title of "The Angels' Share" refers to the 2 percent of whiskey that vaporizes annually as it matures. The film itself vaporizes before your eyes, but it's likable. Given its unstable mishmash of thuggery and whimsy, that's something of an achievement. Grade: B-