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LOWELL — The attorney for a Lowell mother suing her daughter's pediatrician for failing to diagnose her daughter's viral meningitis in 2005 that left her now 15-year-old daughter brain-damaged told a jury that the smoking gun in this case is a notation in the doctor's notes.
During opening statements Thursday in the medical-malpractice trial, attorney Dominic Paolini, who represents Stacy Phillips, acting on behalf of her daughter, showed the jury Dr. Michelle Lock's notes during her Aug. 12, 2005, treatment of then-8-year-old Amber Phillips.
Lock, who at the time worked at the Greater Lowell Pediatrics Center, wrote there were six possible reasons for Amber's headache, sore neck and slight fever, including migraine, allergies and viral meningitis, but the doctor noted about viral meningitis, "no evidence upon exam."
Meningitis is an inflamation of the brain tissue caused by an infection traveling through the bloodstream to the brain. Symptoms include a stiff neck, headaches and fever. Left untreated, it can lead to permanent brain damage and death.
Paolini told the jury in Lowell Superior Court that his medical expert will testify there is no way to know during an office exam if a child has viral meningitis, which is treatable if detected early, or the far more deadly bacterial meninigitis. Paolini said that if a doctor even thinks of "the M word" then "you do a test (spinal tap) to rule it out."
Instead, Phillips and her daughter were sent home with allergy medication and told to keep a "headache diary" to rule out migraines.
But attorney John Mulvey, who represents Lock, told the jury in his opening statement that a defense pediatric infectious-disease expert will testify that there is no treatment for what Amber was later diagnosed with — viral meningoencephalitis.
"Even supportive measures would not have changed the outcome" of what happened to Amber, Mulvey said.
What both sides agree on is that there are different versions of what occurred during Lock's examination of Amber.
The defense expert will testify that when Lock examined Phillips there was no indication of viral meningitis based on the symptoms the mother provided and Lock's own examination of Amber, Mulvey said.
"Dr. Lock complied with the standard of care," Mulvey said. "In this case there was no indication that a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) should be done. There was no basis to do it and there (are) risks to the procedure."
Less than two days after Lock, who currently works at Pediatric Associates of Medford, examined Amber, Phillips awoke to her daughter having a seizure.
The first witness was Stacy Phillips, Amber's mother, who told the jury that on Aug. 14, 2005, Amber woke her mother up and told her she wet the bed.
"Those were the last words she said to me" before she had a seizure, Phillips said. Phillips testified that was the beginning of the end of the Amber she knew.
Phillips rushed her daughter to what was then Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell where doctors detected viral meningitis. Phillips said her daughter was immediately transferred to Children's Hospital in Boston, where Amber continued to have seizures and her brain swelled. Doctors told Phillips her daughter suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. Amber awoke three weeks later with severe brain damage.
Amber needed to learn to walk, eat and speak again. While Amber has made some improvement, Phillips was told her daughter would not function above a child's level and will need assistance for the remainder of her life.
"She has the mind of a 3-year-old old, but she's 15," Phillips testified.
In court documents, Dr. William Burke, a life-care planning expert, said that based on crude calculations Amber's lifelong care will cost more than $14 million.
Phillips testified that before contracting viral meninigitis, Amber was an average child with slight learning disabilities, who had friends and enjoyed life. Life for Amber now consists of constant help for everything from bathing to tying her own shoes. She can't read and she has no friends.
"The TV is her best friend," Phillips said. "It breaks my heart."
The trial is expected to continue into next week.
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White Is World's Most Popular Car Color in 2012
(PITTSBURGH) -- People the world over drive more white cars than any other color, according to a new survey.
Mauve put in a strong showing; aubergine and puce moved up in the rankings. Vermillion did surprisingly well. But there was just no beating white, according to PPG Industries, a color, paint and coatings company headquartered in Pittsburgh, which every year surveys car buyers on their color preferences.
According to PPG's 2012 report, metal shades (gold, bronze and copper) increased in popularity.
In rank order, the colors most popular with drivers were: white (22 percent); silver (20 percent); black (19 percent); gray (12 percent); red (nine percent); natural (eight percent); blue (seven percent); green (two percent); and 'other' (one percent).
PPG every year hosts an Automotive Color Trend Show, at which it presents its findings and predictions about consumers' color preferences -- not just for cars, but for products ranging from laptop computers to buildings, homes, airplanes and heavy equipment. The most popular color for heavy equipment is "Ouch," a mixture of tan and yellow.
"The palette being developed for the automotive segment continues to be influenced by culture, nature, fashion, interior design and new pigment technology," says PPG color manager Jane Harrington. The company itself introduced 64 new exterior shades this year, including Elixir, a metallic mixture of silver and magenta, and Opulence, a refined red pearl with intense jewel tone.
Of course some of the choice of colors may not be entirely up to consumers. Rental and fleet cars lean toward black and white because these paint jobs are cheaper than the vivid metallics.
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Proposed Copyright Small Claims Court May Have A Bigger Impact Than The DMCA
from the watch-out-for-it deptIt's not surprising that a year-old proceeding launched by the U.S. Copyright Office, toying with the idea of creating a copyright-focused small claims court, has gone largely unnoticed. Private meetings in Dubai about the future of the internet, and copyright proposals in Germany that could change the way search engines work have been vying for people's attention around the same time.
However, about a week ago, a small number of rights holders organizations, attorneys, and artists were invited by the Copyright Office for panels at Columbia & UCLA's law schools to debate the details of what a copyright small claims court should look like.
Here's some context about why these details are so important: if some of the more short-sighted special interests monopolize how these proceedings go, it could lead to a situation worse than bogus DMCA takedowns. Right now, internet users have to worry about abuses of the DMCA that lead to content takedowns; imagine adding to that a situation where it's even easier to have them bullied and brought into a real courtroom.
If this court is shaped without your input, we could be faced with a situation where it makes economic sense for media companies to sue many more average internet users over the photos they post on Facebook and Tumblr. The tens of thousands of Bittorrent filesharing lawsuits over the last two years might pale in comparison.
Even though it's a ways off from completion, a small claims system for copyright would have a bigger impact on the day-to-day of copyright law than any "reform" to copyright since the DMCA in the late 1990's, so we should pay attention.
Who wants a small claims copyright system, and why?
Some rightsholders say formal copyright lawsuits in the current system are too expensive. Evidence from the ABA IP law section shows that federal copyright trials are expensive (pdf), with cases where less than $1 million is at issue costing an average of over $200,000 in legal fees before trial, and nearly $350,000 once they've gone through to an appeal.
So the argument from some rightsholders is that it simply isn't practical to bring legitimate smaller disputes. This argument says that while attorneys fees and costs are available if you've registered your work, many smaller disputes involve unregistered works and fees and costs are unavailable..
The ABA's comments tried to give a sense of where the line is for attorneys to actually bring a federal lawsuit.
Approximately one-third of the respondents would turn away a copyright case where the likely recovery would be less than $60,000. But about two-thirds of the respondents would accept an uncomplicated case with a likely recovery of less than $60,000. Only about one-third of respondents would accept an uncomplicated case with a likely recovery of less than $30,000.In short, some rightsholders want a new forum to bring suits against small-scale defendants.
What is the practical impact of a small claims copyright court?
The organization I direct, New Media Rights, provides one-to-one legal services to all kinds of folks who would end up being both defendants and plaintiffs in the new system. Why we're participating so extensively is because we're in a unique position: we're (1) a user-oriented organization (for example, defending innocent internet-users who are wrongly implicated in filesharing cases). BUT we're also an organization for (2) independent creators: the type of people who make their livelihood by sharing their creativity online.
We see a lot of the bullying and trolling that takes place in the informal copyright system, where overreaching DMCA takedown notices and cease and desist letters are common. As many people reading this may know, bogus copyright claims are regularly misused to takedown otherwise legal content.
So we have to balance the need of independent creative people to get "justice" for their works being wholly misappropriated by bad actors, while keeping life sane for average internet users. These are some of the details that I shared with the Copyright Office to balance those interests...
How to keep a new small claims system fair?
1. Defendants need to have access to all defenses normally available to them including the fair use and DMCA safe harbor defenses. At least one misplaced comment suggested getting rid of the DMCA safe harbor all together and raising statutory damages to $650,000 (from $150,000).
2. Any small claims system will need to address current misuse of copyright law. Threats of lawsuits and settlement demands from copyright trolls are a big problem. Currently, because this abuse takes place outside the formal court system, there are few consequences for the troll. Our suggestions highlight the need to keep trolls out while allowing legitimate cases to go forward.
3. Defendants have to have adequate legal representation. Plaintiffs will have had months to prepare a complaint and consult attorneys. A small-scale defendant will have limited time and resources to figure out how to defend themselves. Small defendants without adequate representation shouldn't simply get steamrolled or coerced into settlements by overreaching copyright owners (example: The mass filesharing lawsuits of the last two years).
Self-help systems like FLASH in Northern California, and legal assistance projects like New Media Rights in San Diego, provide help for these types of people. BUT as the Executive Director of New Media Rights, I can tell you that we don't have even 1% of the capacity to deal with and correct all of the misuses of copyright law that we see.
4. Defendants need to have access to fees and costs. Under section 505 of the Copyright Act, a court is permitted to award fees and costs to the prevailing party. Despite the Supreme Court's finding in the early 1990's in the Fogerty case that the standard is the same for plaintiffs and defendants, plaintiffs regularly get fees simply by registering while defendants have to show the plaintiff's lawsuit was in bad faith and frivolous. The result is a disincentive for defendants to challenge copyright holders, and an incentive for innocent defendants to settle. This is because even if a defendant wins in federal court, they will still likely have to pick up the tab for attorneys fees.
Why this is important and what you can do
Even though the small copyright claims discussion is speculative, making it difficult to simply be for or against it, it definitely isn't a discussion that should be ignored.
Internet users need to stay involved with the proceeding and make sure the new system is something more than a new venue for porn companies to coerce settlements out of internet subscribers. For now, the best thing we can do as internet users is raise awareness and be involved, so that by the time a full proposal is on the table at the Copyright Office, it includes safeguards that will make sure the new court provides a fair playing field.
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The dry climate of southwest Texas made irrigation crucial for growing the crops that would determine the success of a new mission. Around San Antonio the Spanish used what was known as acequias (ah-SAY-key-ahs), a system of ditches that the Moslems had introduced to Spain. Missionaries and Indians built seven gravity-flow ditches, five dams, and an aqueduct in order to distribute water from the San Antonio River over a 15-mile network that covered 3,500 acres of land.
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Boston College Eagle
virtual exhibit summer 2005 - burns library
Introduction | Adoption | Mascot | Symbol | Conclusion
In October 1954 Boston College received the statue of an eagle that had been in a Japanese garden on the estate of Larz Anderson in Brookline, Massachusetts. The garden was designed and planted in 1907, and a photograph in 1909 clearly shows the eagle. This happened before Anderson's appointment as ambassador to Japan (1912-1913). After the deaths of Larz Anderson and his wife Isabel, many possessions of the estate were distributed to people who had worked for the Andersons. They included Augustus (Gus) M. Anderson (no relation), who had been born on the estate and had worked as a private secretary for Isabel Anderson for over 40 years. "Gus" wanted to find a good place for the statue. He had displayed it outside his house but was worried about damage from hurricanes and other storms. He was a fan of Boston College and knew that its mascot was the eagle. Working with Thomas M. Herlihy, SJ, pastor of St. Ignatius Parish, Gus Anderson donated the statue to the college. We are grateful to Augustus Anderson's daughter, Betty Anderson Riley, and her cousin, Gerry Hayes, for providing much of this information. The photograph was taken by Isabel Anderson and published in House and Garden magazine and published in 1909. Mrs. Riley told us about an earlier connection between Isabel Anderson and Boston College: Mrs. Anderson wrote a play, "Dick Whittington," which BC students performed enthusiastically in the 1930's.
In 1957, Boston College received the column and base of the Admiral George Dewey Memorial from the city of Boston. The memorial had stood in front of South Station in Dewey Square and was taken down to make way for the Central Artery project. The column was placed in front of Gasson Hall, at the end of Linden Lane, and the eagle sculpture was mounted on the top. The prominent placement of the statue was clear evidence of the eagle's importance to the identity of the university.
The base of the Dewey Memorial is crafted out of pink granite and is located in the center of the quad that is formed by Lyons, Gasson, Devlin and Fulton Halls. It consists of the sculpted prows of four ships each traveling in one of four different directions. As if made deliberately for Boston College, a carved eagle is on the edge of each ship's prow. A student is pictured here sitting on the base.
A photograph of the eagle on the 30 foot-tall, marble pillar at the end of Linden Lane.
In 1993, the original bronze sculpture was replaced with an exact replica. Due to the harsh New England winters, the original had begun to crack and could not withstand the natural elements for much longer. The work was done by Skylight Studios (Woburn, Massachusetts), a firm that has handled restoration projects for the Museum of Fine Arts. The firm first made cosmetic repairs to the original, then created a mold and finally cast a replica. This photograph shows Tom Cipolla cleaning the sculpture as he created a mold of it. Like the original, the identical replica stands four feet high and has a six-foot wing span.
Photograph by Gary Gilbert, Office of Marketing Communications
Today the eagle sculpture in front of Gasson Hall is one of the most photographed locations on Boston College's campus. It has become almost a rite of passage for proud parents to take photographs of newly admitted students or graduating seniors in front of the statue, with Gasson Hall in the background.
Photograph courtesy of Office of Marketing Communications, Boston College
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of Inyo
of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, met in
regular session at the hour of 8:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 13, 2005,
in the Board of Supervisors Room, County Administrative Center,
Independence, with the following Supervisors present:
Chairperson Ted Williams presiding, Linda Arcularius, Susan Cash,
Jim Bilyeu, and Richard Cervantes. Supervisor
Cervantes provided the Invocation, and Supervisor Williams led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Chairperson recessed open session at 8:30 a.m., to convene in closed
session, with all Board Members present, to discuss Agenda Item No. 8.
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a) - Sierra Club v. City of Los Angeles,
Department of Water and Power, Inyo County Superior Court Case No.
SICVCV01-29768 (1). The
Chairperson recessed closed session at 9:30 a.m., to reconvene in open
session, with all Board Members present.
Chairperson announced the public comment period and there was no one from
the public wishing to address the Board.
Chairperson announced the County Department Report Period. The Planning Director, Ms. Leslie Klusmire, began by
providing an update on the recently held AULG Meeting, which was attended
by herself, and Supervisors Cervantes and Williams.
She went on to provide an in depth report on last week's
Washington, D.C., trip. As
the report became more detailed, the Chairperson requested that a formal
report be agendized in the future, to give the Board the opportunity to
participate in the discussions and provide direction to Staff on how to
proceed. After Ms. Klusmire explained the urgency in having Board
input prior to next week's meeting, the Chairperson requested that
County Counsel work with the Planning Director to bring back a Post Agenda
Item on this matter for the Board's consideration later in today's
Bilyeu provided additional information on the request for the Board to
support AB 193 to allow the Friends of the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery to
lease a portion of the hatchery. Supervisor
Arcularius commended the efforts of Assemblymen Cogdill and Maze for their
help in getting this legislation before the Governor.
Moved by Supervisor Bilyeu and seconded by Supervisor Cash to
approve the letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting his signature
signing AB 193 in law, which allows the Friends of the Mt. Whitney
Hatchery to lease a portion of the hatchery for environmental education
purposes and other related activities designed to benefit the hatchery and
the Community; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.
carried unanimously.
Cervantes introduced his request to have the Board receive comments
regarding the Darwin CDBG Water Project.
He reiterated his position that he is disappointed in the
bureaucracy that put this project in jeopardy and that he wants the County
to help make this project a success.
Ms. Kathy Goss of the Darwin CSD (DCSD), presented the Board with a
copy of the timeline of events, which have led up to the current project
being in jeopardy. She also
informed the Board that an extension is required if the project is to be
completed. The President of the DCSD Board also addressed the Board to
express his support for requesting an extension.
Ron Chegwidden, Acting Public Works Director, provided clarifying remarks
on the timeline. He explained
that Public Contract Code requires bids be circulated and fail twice
before alternative remedies can be considered.
He noted that every time there is a change in the Plans and
Specifications, it restarts the clock from the beginning, requiring
approval of the changed specs by the Board of Supervisors and two more
failed bid attempts. He
agreed with the DCSD's recommendation that a grant extension be sought.
Arcularius suggested that Mr. Chegwidden explore the possibility of the
County meeting face to face with CDBG representatives to present the
County's case for an extension in person.
Supervisor Arcularius also suggested that the County seek formal
input from local contractors explaining
why no bids were forthcoming, which she felt may help support the
County's position. Mr.
Chegwidden indicated that he would proceed as directed and keep the Board
informed as to the outcome of the request for an extension.
Paul Lamos, Inyo County Water Commissioner, addressed the Board to briefly
review the Water Commission's recommendations to (a) amend the Green
Book in order to have better cooperation between the County and DWP on the
development of a more realistic annual pumping plan; (b) to fund and staff
the Water Department to secure and protect the County's ability to
monitor the activities of the Department of Water and Power in the County;
and (c) seek a change in purpose for the $5,000 per day fine money which
is being paid by DWP and which the Judge allotted to pay for post
implementation costs for the LORP.
Chairperson called for public input.
The Assistant Clerk noted for the record a joint letter from the
Owens Valley Committee and the Sierra Club which supported the Water
Commission recommendations, and read an e-mailed letter from Mr. Daniel
Pritchett, not supporting the Water Commission's recommendations
regarding the modifications to the Green Book and suggesting that should
the Board approve this portion of the recommendations that the reference
to "Montgomery Watson Harza" be omitted and that any revisions to the
Green Book include provisions for realizing the goal of the Drought
Recovery Policy (DRP). Members
of the audience who addressed the Board to support and advocate for the
Water Commission's recommendations were: Mr. Derrick Vocelka of the
Owens Valley Committee, Mr. Claus Englehardt of the Sierra Club, Ms. Darla
Heil, Mr. Ken Lloyd, Inyo County Water Commissioner, Mr. Harry Williams of
the Owens Valley Committee, Ms. Angela Jayko of the League of Women
Voters, Ms. Betty Denton, and Mr. Mike Prather.
Board and Members of the audience discussed the Commission's
recommendations in detail and at length, with the discussions including:
the need to secure funding to cover the on-going LORP post implementation
costs, which the County
is committed to paying for through the Long Term Water Agreement;
exploring the option of a tax being implemented to fund the Water
the timeline for developing Green Book revisions; and
the ability of the Water Department to actually implement changes in the
provisions of the Green Book.
the discussions proceeded between the Board, Staff and members of the
audience, some members of the audience addressed the Board to oppose the
next item to be considered which is the Agreement between the County and
DWP on LORP funding. The
discussions on the Agreement included those members of the audience
identifying the following concerns: (a)
their distrust of DWP's offer; (b) their desire to keep EPA involved in
the LORP Project; and (c) the need to get more money from DWP if an offer
was going to be accepted. At
the conclusion of the public input on this item, the Board addressed each
of the Water Commission's recommendations individually.
regard to Recommendation A) regarding revisions to the groundwater
management provisions of the Green Book, the Board and Mr. Phil McDowell,
Acting Water Director, discussed developing a work plan for this project,
including a schedule for accomplishing recommendations for changes in the
Green Book. Supervisor Cash requested that monthly reports be provided
to the Board on the progress of this project.
Moved by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Arcularius to
direct Staff to make the development of provisions to augment or replace
the existing groundwater management provisions of the Green Book,
including the DRP, a priority to be completed within one year and if
possible to work cooperatively with the Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power and their consultants in this work, and if cooperative effort is
not possible the Department is to conduct the work independently. Motion
carried unanimously.
regard to Recommendation B) to provide sufficient funding to the Water
Department (using funds allowed under Court Order of August 8, 2005 per
the next recommendation or General Funds if funds do not become available
for use by the Water Department under the Court Order,) to prevent the
loss of its current GIS/LAN Coordinator and to adequately staff the
Department so that it can perform the work directed above and other work
of the department including monitoring and analysis, enhancement and
mitigation projects, mitigation measures and the Lower Owens River
Project, the Board indicated that this item would be more appropriately
considered during the discussion of the Water Department Budgets, which
will take place when the Board continues their Budget Hearings later this
afternoon. The Board invited
and encouraged the members of the audience to stay and participate in
those budget discussions.
regard to Recommendation C) to seek modification of the Court Order of
August 8, 2005 in Sierra
Club v. Los Angeles
to allow a portion of the $5,000 per day payments to be made by LADWP be
used to augment existing funding provided by LADWP under the Water
Agreement to fund the Water Department, the Board and members of the
audience discussed this recommendation in more detail.
Supervisor Cash indicated that she was not opposed to seeking a
change in the Court Order to change the use of the penalty payment.
Supervisors Arcularius, Williams and Bilyeu expressed their
continued concern with the requirements in the Long Term Water Agreement,
which require the County, i.e., the taxpayers, to pay for one-half of all
of the LORP "post implementation costs."
was moved by Supervisor Cash, with no second to seek a modification of the
Court Order in the Sierra
Club v. Los Angeles
to allow a portion of the $5,000 per day payments to fund the Water
Department. The motion failed
on a one-to-four roll-call vote, with Supervisor Cash voting yes, and with
Supervisor Arcularius, Williams, Bilyeu and Cervantes voting no.
by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Bilyeu to not seek
modification of the Court Order of August 8, 2005 in Sierra
Club v. Los Angeles
to allow a portion of the $5,000 per day payments to be made by LADWP be
used to augment existing funding provided by LADWP under the Water
Agreement to fund the Water Department.
Motion carried on a three-to-two vote, with Supervisors Arcularius,
Williams and Bilyeu voting yes, and with Supervisors Cash and Cervantes
voting no.
Scott Kemp of the Cattlemen's Association, addressed the Board to
support the Agreement for LORP funding.
He expressed his frustration with the continued delays in the LORP
implementation and explained that he felt DWP has performed the multitude
of studies that could possibly be required; that no further bureaucracy,
i.e., the EPA, involvement is needed; and that the project needs to move
forward in order to get water put back into that section of the river.
Counsel, Mr. Paul Bruce, provided the Board and members of the audience,
with an amended Agreement concerning the LORP funding.
Mr. Greg James, Special Counsel for the Water Department, detailed
the changes in the amended Agreement, highlighting the major change which
was a section which would limit the parties ability to seek a change in
purpose for the $5,000 Court imposed fine being paid by DWP.
Cash offered her apologies to County Counsel and Mr. James, explaining
that during previous closed session discussions regarding this item she
had supported the Agreement, but that after hearing the members of the
audience express their desire to have the County negotiate for more money,
she was now no longer supporting it.
She explained her reservations in not supporting the Agreement and
identified the worst-case scenario, which would be that the EPA money
would not materialize, that the County would still be responsible for half
of the LORP construction and "post implementation" costs, and the
taxpayers would have to pay all of those costs.
Chairperson called for public input on the proposed agreement.
Those opposing the Agreement were Mr. Derrick Vocelka, Mr. Claus
Englehardt, Ms. Darla Heil, Mr. Harry Williams, Mr. Mike Prather, Ms. Teri
Cewalti, Inyo County Water Commissioner, and Ms. Betty Denton, and
addressed the Board to oppose the Agreement. They reiterated their
positions including (a) that the County needs to make a stand against DWP;
(b) that the EPA needs to continue to be involved in the project; (c) the
ramifications to rejecting federal funds for the project; and (d) that the
County needs to negotiate for more money.
Mr. Scott Kemp supported the Agreement and reiterated his concerns
regarding continued EPA involvement in the LORP project.
response to several questions regarding the security of the EPA funding
and the risks associated with not accepting DWP's offer Mr. Greg James
explained the following:
the EPA has said that by early 2006 explanations on why EPA grants funds
have not been spent are
that this requirement was placed on the County prior to the fall-out from
the Katrina disaster being
identified by the EPA;
that there is no guarantee that EPA will allow the grant funds to
be used to cover "post
implementation costs" of which the County is required to pay
one-half of the costs;
that with the cost of the Katrina disaster clean-up facing the EPA
that they will not reallocate unspent
EPA funds;
that LADWP has already stated their intention to not accept EPA
Grant funds for this project which will give them the opportunity to
certify the EIR for this project without EPA involvement;
that the County will be have to meet EPA requirements on the EIS in
order to receive our grant funds without having the ability to require
LADWP to comply, thus leaving the County in a
situation where they will have to cover their half of the LORP
costs without grant funds.
individual Board Members presented their position on the Agreement.
Supervisors Arcularius, Williams and Bilyeu expressed their support
of the Agreement and their reasons which included:
concerns with the County meeting its requirement under the Long
Term Water Agreement to pay for one-half of the LORP construction and post
implementation costs, without having any
control in determining what those costs are going to be;
the potential of losing all or a portion of the EPA grant funds;
the possibility that EPA funds can not be used to pay for "post
implementation" costs;
where the County will find the money to meet its commitment under
the Long Term Water
Agreement to pay for half of the LORP costs, should the EPA money
not materialize;
that EPA involvement is not needed because the Inyo County Water
Department is more than capable of working with DWP to implement the LORP
per the Long Term Water Agreement;
that they were not supporting the amendment to the Agreement which
states that "Neither the County
nor the LADWP will seek or support any modification to the Court Order
seeking to use the
referenced funds for any purpose other than those purposes expressly
stated in Section 2D of
the Court Order, without prior written consent of the other party."
Cervantes indicated that he has never supported the Agreement; that he
feels DWP should pay for all of the LORP costs as well as pay for all of
the costs associated with staffing and operating the Water Department.
Supervisor Cash reiterated that what she was hearing from the
members of the audience was that they were more concerned with DWP paying
more than what is currently being offered than keeping EPA involved.
She went on to say that she was willing to support that position to
negotiate for more, while recognizing the risks associated with losing EPA
funding and placing the additional burden of paying for the County's
LORP costs on the taxpayer.
by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Bilyeu to approve the
attached proposed agreement as amended, and excluding that portion of the
amended agreement which limits the parties ability to seek a modification
of the Court Order regarding the $5,000 per day fine, without prior
written consent of the other party, between the County of Inyo and the
LADWP regarding funding for the LORP and authorize the Chairperson to sign
the agreement. Motion
carried on a three-to-two vote, with Supervisors Arcularius, Williams, and
Bilyeu voting yes, and with Supervisors Cash and Cervantes voting no.
Chairperson announced that the Board would reconvene in the Budget
Hearings when they return from their lunch recess at 2:30 p.m.
The Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 2:00 p.m.,
reconvening in open session at 3:45 p.m., with all Board Members present.
Planning Director presented the Board with a request to consider a Post
Agenda Item regarding the Yucca Mountain Project.
Ms. Klusmire explained that as a result of information learned
during the AULG Meeting in Las Vegas and her and Supervisor Cervantes'
trip to Washington, D.C., last week, there is a need for the Board to
provide direction to Staff on how to proceed with regard to legislative
relief for Inyo County's oversight funding issues.
She explained that our Federal legislators are requesting Inyo
County's support of their offer of legislative relief prior to the
Board's next regularly scheduled meeting.
Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes
to find that the need to address Yucca Mountain Oversight issues arose
after the Agenda for the September 13, 2005, Board of Supervisors Meeting
was posted and there is a need for the Board to take action on this item,
prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting, therefore, this item is
added as Agenda Item No. 7B. Motion
carried unanimously.
by Supervisor Cash and seconded by Supervisor Cervantes to appoint Mr. Rex
Allen, Ms. Alice Lloyd and Mr. Randy Nixon to the Northern Inyo Airport
Advisory Board to complete four-year terms ending June 30, 2009.
carried unanimously.
BofS/Minute Approval
by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Bilyeu to approve the
minutes of the September 6, 2005, Board of Supervisors Meeting.
carried on a four-to-zero vote, with Supervisor Cervantes abstaining.
Planning-Yucca Mt./Oversight
Leslie Klusmire, Planning Director, updated the Board on the AULG meeting
held in Las Vegas, which she, and Supervisors Cervantes and Williams had
attended. She informed the Board that it appeared that the same
issues, which confronted the County last year were facing us again this
year, in that Esmeralda County is lobbying for more funding than Inyo
County. She explained that
the group reached an impasse over this issue and the other AULGs had
directed Inyo and Esmeralda counties to meet individually to determine
this year's oversight distribution levels.
She went on to explain that as a result of the AULG Meeting and
during her and Supervisor's Cervantes' trip to Washington, D.C., our
Federal legislators were willing to carry specific language to set Inyo
County's oversight distribution level at 7.5% in this year's
appropriation budget report language.
Ms. Klusmire explained that this offer from our legislators was
what had been promised last year if the distribution issue remained a
problem. The Board and Ms.
Klusmire discussed the funding issue at length, with the Board expressing
their concern with the discrepancies between what was agreed upon during
last year's joint AULG meeting regarding Inyo County's funding level
and what was expected this year. Ms.
Klusmire also informed the Board that Nevada's Senator, Harry Reid, is
supporting the report language, which would guarantee Inyo County's
funding level percentage. The
Board reiterated their position that last year's agreement to receive
less oversight distribution was a one-time offer and they do not feel that
a meeting with Esmeralda County would be productive.
by Supervisor Cervantes and seconded by Supervisor Bilyeu to A) support
the offer of our U.S. Representatives and Senators to set the oversight
distribution percentage between the states at 7.5% for California counties
(Inyo County) and 92.5% for Nevada counties in this year's appropriation
budget report language; and B) decline the offer of the AULGs to meet
individually with Esmeralda County to determine oversight distribution
levels pending a long-term decision regarding oversight distribution
funds. Motion
carried unanimously.
Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 4:00 p.m., to reconvene in
closed session at 6:30 p.m., with all Board Members present.
Board reconvened in closed session to discuss Agenda Items No. 9.
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) – Inyo County
Employees Association/AFSCME Local 315 vs. County of Inyo – PERB Case
No. SA-CE-344-M; No. 10. CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a) – Inyo County Employees Association/AFSCME
Local 315 vs. County of Inyo – PERB Case No. SA-CE-345-M; No. 11. PERSONNEL (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957) –
Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title – Director of Public Works;
and No. 12. CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR [Pursuant
to Government Code § 54957.6] - Instructions
to Negotiators re: wages, salaries and benefits - Employee Organization:
ICEA - Negotiators: CAO
Ron Juliff
Chairperson recessed closed session at 7:20 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.
Chairperson adjourned the regular meeting at 7:20 p.m., to 9:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in the Board of Supervisors Room, at the
County Administrative Center, in Independence.
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Log Cabin Quilt
By Smitha Katti
Difficulty level
Tools used
- 18" x 24" mat is ideal for cutting full widths of fabric from the bolt
- Self-healing mat provides a cutting surface that lasts longer than others
- Easy-to-read measuring grid on both sides means you can turn the mat over for double the usage
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A log cabin pattern can be so versatile and easy to use. In this quilt, I am using soft pastel colors, as it is going to be a baby quilt. I also incorporated a lot of white- by alternating each colored stripe with a white strip.
The first step is to select your fabrics. There is such a wide variety of fabric choices these days, it is very easy to get overwhelmed by the selection. For this quilt, I used my apple and pear printed fabric as a starting point. I then pulled colors from it's pattern to make my other fabric choices. For my strips I chose simple, small, monochromatic prints in soft pastel colors.
To begin, align your fabric to the grid on the self healing cutting mat. I had four layers of folded fabric and used a 45mm Rotary cutter loop handle to first trim off the uneven edge.
Now we are going to make four Log cabin blocks- each measuring 20 by 20 inches.
The center square of each block measures 4inches + ? inch seam allowance= 4.5 inches
Each of the strips measure 2 inches + ? inch seam allowance= 2.5 inch.
Here, I folded the fabric four times, and used the Titanium Softgrip® Comfort Loop Rotary Cutter (45 mm). It is very easy to cut a stack of fabric using the titanium rotary cutters and for the white fabric you will be needing a lot of such strips.
For one 20 inch by 20 inch block you will need the following:
One 4.5 by 4.5 inch square in white fabric
One 2.5 by 4.5 inch strip each from pink and green fabrics.
One 2.5 by 8.5 inch strip each from pink and green fabrics.
One 2.5 by 12.5 inch strip each from yellow and apple patterned fabrics.
One 2.5 by 16.5 inch strip each from yellow and apple patterned fabrics.
Two 2.5 by 8.5 inch strips, two 2.5 by 12.5 inch strips, two 2.5 inch by 16.5 inch strips, two 2.5 by 20.5 inch strips from white fabric.
You will need to make 4 such blocks. I chose to make my blocks asymmetrical, but you can make things simpler by making four identical blocks instead.
At this point you can arrange the strips and see if you like how your fabric colors look against each other. I rearranged them a bit and was ready to start sewing the quilt front.
Each block is started at the center with a 4.5 by 4.5 inch white square. You then stitch the pink and green strips (which measure 2.5 by 4.5 inches) to this base square with their right side down.
Press the seams open with your finger (A bone folder works beautifully here!) and then you are ready to add the longer strips on either side (the pink and green strips that measure 2.5 by 8.5 inches).
You add the strips in a similar fashion, alternating with white and colored fabrics till you reach a 20 by 20 inch square.
Make four such blocks.
Lay these blocks on a flat surface and arrange them till you achieve a pleasing pattern. Here is how my asymmetric blocks looked,
I then joined two of the blocks, with right sides facing each other. Repeated this with the remaining two blocks. Press the seams open and then stitch these two together, with right sides facing each other.
Now to add a border, Measure and cut two border strips to measure 4.5 by 40.5 inches and stitch them to the top and bottom of the quilt front. Press seams open. The quilt front is now all done.
Now we are ready to assemble the quilt. First the backing fabric goes down, with the right side down. My backing fabric measured about 45 by 55 inches, just to allow extra fabric on either side for the quilting process.
Add the batting layer now. Here I have used an 100% organic cotton batting. On top of this, the quilt front goes down, with the right side facing up.
Smooth out all the wrinkles and baste the layer from the centre towards the outer edge. Make sure that the backing fabric is in place, and is entirely covered by the quilt front.
For my quilt I did a combination of hand quilting and machine quilting (The 100% cotton batting accommodates both hand and machine quilting and was thus a perfect choice here).
I started with the machine quilting by "stitching in the ditch" – that is I stitched along the seams of each of the strips.
Next I did the hand quilting and stitched in the middle of each of my strips. I also added an appliqué onto the center white square.
Trim the excess batting and backing fabric with a sharp pair of scissors. The Razor-edge Softgrip scissors works great here.
Now lets move onto the binding. I used leftover strips that I cut for the quilt front (you will have plenty of these) and joined these to form my binding strip.
Lay two strips at a right angle, with their right sides facing each other, and sew at a 45 degree angle as seen here:
Cut off the excess seam using the Softgrip Pinking shears. I use a pinking shears here to minimize the thread unraveling.
Press the seam open on the reverse side.
Create a binding strip long enough to go around your quilt, plus about 10 inches extra. Fold this strip in half lengthwise and iron flat. Then stitch this onto the quilt, with the raw edges matching up as seen here:
Mitre the corner.
After the binding has been stitched onto the quilt completely, fold it onto the quilt back and hem into place.
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Bucs prepare to defend 2010 Tournament crown
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2011) – The 2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Championship is set, as the ETSU men's soccer team prepares to defend its A-Sun Tournament crown beginning on Wednesday in the quarterfinals against No. 3-seeded Jacksonville at 7 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast, Stetson, JU, Mercer, Lipscomb and ETSU make up this year's tournament field, and all will be playing in Johnson City as the Bucs won the bid to host this year's Tournament Championship. Earning the No. 1 seed in 2010, ETSU hosted the semifinals and final, winning each game, on its way to its first conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Eagles, in their first year of Division I postseason eligibility, won their second-consecutive A-Sun regular season championship and earned this year's top seed. Stetson, with the help of a 4-3 overtime win over JU in its conference finale, earned the No. 2 seed and will join FGCU as the two squads receiving byes into the semifinals.
The quarterfinals begin Wednesday, as the tournament will kick off with No. 4 Mercer taking on No. 5 Lipscomb at 4 p.m. The Bears' jump to fourth in the A-Sun standings came in its last conference match, defeating Belmont 2-1 to clinch a tournament berth and end the Bruins' season. Mercer most recently met the Bisons on Oct. 27, playing to a 1-1 draw.
The Bucs (9-6-3, 3-4-1 A-Sun) and Dolphins (9-7-2, 5-2-1 A-Sun) follow the first quarterfinal, meeting for the first time in postseason play. Earlier in the year, JU defeated ETSU 2-1 in Jacksonville, Fla. as the Dolphins scored twice in the second half to erase the Bucs' 1-0 halftime lead. Senior Aaron Schoenfeld (Knoxville, Tenn.) gave the Buccaneers a first-half lead by converting on a penalty kick, but Darko Karamatic scored the equalizer in the 50th minute and Tyler Williams sent in the game-winner for JU in the 61st minute.
At the time, the loss dropped ETSU to 1-3 in conference play, but the Bucs were able to put together a 2-1-1 stretch through their final four A-Sun contests to earn the right to defend their title. ETSU clinched its tournament berth with a thrilling 2-1 win over USC Upstate, coming from behind to score two goals through the final 16 minutes.
In its young history, ETSU is 3-1-0 all-time in A-Sun Tournament games and have never lost in the quarterfinals. In their first tournament appearance in 2009, the Bucs defeated Lipscomb 3-0 before losing to Stetson 3-2 in the semifinals.
Jacksonville has not lost in the A-Sun's first round since 2005, when it dropped a 2-1 contest to Florida Atlantic. Since then, the Dolphins have now qualified for five of six A-Sun Tournaments, including a Tournament Championship title in 2008. That year, JU went on to face and defeat the BIG EAST's Louisville 4-3 in overtime to advance to the round of 32. The run came to an end with a 1-0 loss to then-No. 13 North Carolina.
ETSU is 1-3-0 all-time against JU, with the Bucs' lone win coming Oct. 15 of last season, 1-0. The winner advances to play Stetson in the semifinals.
Live stats and free live video will be provided throughout the entire 2011 Tournament Championship. Live stats will be available courtesy of ETSUBucs.com, with live video on ASun.TV.
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Did you know that January 23rd was National Pie Day?
Now, some may argue that the day to celebrate pie ought to be March 14th.
Unfortunately, these math nerds missed out on the cool-kid party we attended last Friday: a no-holds barred, absolute pie love-in, the likes of which we'd never seen.
It was held at the Salmon Bay Eagles Hall in Ballard, Seattle; while the sign said FOE, the sandwich board definitely let on that PIE meant FRIEND.
Inside, a veritable pie nirvana awaited, including music ("American Pie", anyone?) by our new favorite band the Fillings; EAT PIE t-shirts (designed by Christine Larsen); ginormous glowing pie sculptures; a projector screening various pie imagery, and of course, a delightful table of raffle prizes (including Cakespy artwork!).
The organizer, Mary, and her team (the À la mode girls) all wore the cutest pie-themed headpieces and dresses. (pictured: Head Spy Jessie with Mary)
But of course, truly, the Pièce de résistance was the pie buffet: a series of tables set together in a line, it must have been over 30-ish feet long, with every type of pie you could ever dream of, both sweet and savory. We ogled over and sampled sweet varieties such as coconut cream, lemon chess, blueberry, marionberry, bourbon pecan, and more; even though we don't usually foray into savories, the Veggie Frito pie does deserve at least a mention. In a stroke of what can only be described as sheer brilliance, a large tub of vanilla ice cream (donated by Molly Moon) was positioned at the end of the line, a sweet gesture for those who preferred their pie à la mode; nearby, a station with milk and coffee offered accompaniments, but of course the cool and over 21 crowd could go to the adjoining bar area.
Of course, even sweeter than the pie was the mission: proceeds from raffle ticket sales went toward The Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research.Seriously, words cannot really convey the true awesomeness of this Pie Day event.
In honor of the day, here is the offering that Head Spy Jessie made to the Pie Buffet: Cup-pies so dense and delicious, they'll knock your socks off (or rot your teeth out, either/or). Though the white chocolate version is shown, we brought the dark chocolate variety to the party.
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces white chocolate couverture, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 heaping tablespoons peanut butter (I used Peanut Butter and Co.'s White Chocolate Wonderful)


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