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A senior aide to President Hosni Mubarak tells Channel 4 News the embattled leader will step down imminently amid widespread unrest which has swept Egypt.
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Secretary General of the ruling NDP party, Dr Hossam Badrawi, told Channel 4 News he expects President Hosni Mubarak to stand aside in a televised address on Thursday.
Dr Badrawi told Channel 4 News he believes President Mubarak will pass his powers to newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman, a former general and intelligence chief.
"I'm expecting him to pass his decision for the constitution amendments and for him to go to the constitution and transmit his authorities as President to his Vice President," Dr Badrawi told Channel 4 News.
Dr Badrawi told International Editor Lindsey Hilsum that President Mubarak had reluctantly come to his decision and now recognises it is time to change.
"He sees himself as someone who served his country," he said.
"He made mistakes but he sees himself as someone that does not deserve getting out of power, of his service, that way. At the same time he realises that it's the time to change. That's my impression in the last two days."
His comments come amid widespread unrest in Egypt which has seen hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets calling for President Mubarak to stand down after 30 years in power.
Following news of Mubarak's departure Egypt said its Higher Military Council was in a state of continuous session to protect the nation and the aspirations of the people.
"The Higher Army Council held a meeting today under Hussein Tantawi the head of the armed forces and minister of defence to discuss the necessary measures and preparations to protect the nation, its gains and the aspirations of the people," the state news agency MENA said.
"The council decided to remain in continuous session to discuss measures that can be taken in this regard."
Al Arabiya television reported tonight that Egypt's army has warned that it will act if protesters refuse a plan of transferring power from President Hosni Mubarak to Vice President Omar Suleiman.
Meanwhile, addressing a public meeting in Michigan, President Obama said that the world was "watching history unfold".
He added: "We want all Egyptians to know that America will continue to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to democracy in Egypt."
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On Thursday doctors and lawyers joined demonstrations in the capital Cairo where thousands have poured into Tahrir Square (pictured above) demanding a change to the ruling regime.
Across the country workers and union members staged strikes and sit-ins at firms and government agencies. In Alexandria up to 3,000 workers of a state oil and gas firm walked out over pay and conditions, while the southern cities of Sohag and Assiut also saw significant protests and sit-ins.
After more than two weeks of mass demonstrations and an outbreak of strikes by Egyptian workers in the Arab world's most populous nation, the business community has warned about the economic impact to the country.
I'm expecting [Mubarak] to pass his decision… and for him to go to the constitution and transmit his authorities as President to his Vice President. Dr Hossam Badrawi to Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News reunited the actor Khalid Abdalla, who has spent much of the past two weeks in Tahrir Square, with his father Hossam Abdalla - a doctor and political activist now living in Britain.
Dr Abdalla said he was proud of his son - and those tens of thousands of other protesters in the Square.
"This is one of the best moments in Egyptian history," he said. "Here are people forcing their will - and it is one of the great revolutions of mankind. I know that we will be victorious.
"It is a moment in history that will live in the hearts and minds of everybody."
Professor Rosemary Hollis, of London's City University, told Channel 4 News that - after the shock of Tunisia - the "ripple effect" from Egypt would be "monumental". And she warned that Saudi Arabia could be affected.
"There is a sense that ' we want to be part of something that makes Arabs proud," she added. "That is not necessarily something that is good for stability and we don't know where this story is going to end."
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White House involvement
Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has criticised US calls for Egypt to lift its emergency law and said the US should not impose their will on a "great country".
"When you speak about prompt, immediate, now - as if you are imposing on a great country like Egypt, a great friend that has always maintained the best of relationship with the United States - you are imposing your will on him," Aboul Gheit told US broadcaster PBS.
The White House said once again on Wednesday that Egyptian ministers must do more to meet the demands of protesters, who want an immediate end to Mubarak's tenure and sweeping legislative changes, particularly an end to emergency laws.
Mubarak's government hit back at what it called attempts to "impose" American will on a loyal Middle Eastern ally, saying rapid reforms would be too risky.
Organisers were promising another major push on the streets on Friday when protesters said they plan to move on to the state radio and television building in "The Day of Martyrs" dedicated to the dead which the United Nations says could number 300.
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Mike Smith is a no-nonsense guy, a thickly built construction worker with a square jaw and steady eyes. So he gives a no-nonsense answer when asked about how he handles health care for himself, his wife, and two teenage kids. "When we go to a doctor, we've got to pay for it," he says. Lacking health insurance, he pays out-of-pocket and takes his medical problems not to a family physician but to an emergency room, where the medicine is expensive and, says Smith, "the wait is all day."
Smith is one face of America's health care crisis, which a decade ago proved to be too much for even the formidable Bill Clinton to handle. Now, however, the New York City Council is ready to operatepoised to pass a bill that would require employers in five industries to pay for their workers' health care.
Unlike a similar proposal that California voters rejected last fall, the Health Care Security Act has backing from several business groups and individual firms. Unions and major health policy groups like the American Lung Association are on board. A veto-proof 40 councilmembers have signed onto the bill, and Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Gifford Miller supports it.
It looks like a slam dunk. But it's not that simple. There are practical obstacles, and objections from unexpected quarters. Some worry the plan would threaten affordable housing or cost jobs. Others say the bill might not be legal.
Such are the perils that New York City faces when it tries to grapple with the national health care crisis.
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The Health Care Security Act would require employers in five industries (building services, construction, groceries, hotels, and commercial laundries) to provide a basic level of health care coverage for their employees. The bill's backers say it would get 60,000 workers insured.
The narrow focus of the bill is deliberate: By targeting service industrieswhich are tied to their customer base in the five boroughsthe bill won't chase businesses out of the city, say proponents. These are industries in which companies traditionally did offer health insurance. But now, those that offer benefits are getting squeezed by less generous competitors.
The proposal is supposed to lift that competitive pressure. "It levels the playing field for those employers who, through collective bargaining, are required, mandated, to provide health care to their workers," says Richard Wishnie, executive secretary of the Association of Electrical Contractors of New York. "If they're competing against people who do not have to provide health care, they're already behind the eight ball."
That's why supermarkets, painters, construction firms, and laundries are counted among the bill's supporters. By eliminating that competitive incentive to drop health insurance, backers say, the Health Care Security Act will protect existing benefits for over 150,000 workers.
Besides the economic rationale, there is a fiscal one: New York taxpayers pick up a $612 million tab for uninsured people who use city hospitals or accept public benefits. Some of New York City's 1.8 million uninsured are employed, so in a way, the taxpayers are subsidizing bosses who don't pay for health care.
Then there's the medical argument: People without insurance don't get preventive care, so they end up sicker, less productive, and more expensive to treat. And the cost is not just in dollars, but also in deaths. "The lack of health insurance is the number one barrier to people getting screened for detection of cancers like breast cancer and colon cancer," says American Cancer Society vice president for advocacy Peter Slocum. "Those lead to early detection of those cancers and can save thousands and thousands of lives."
Saving lives is plainly and simply a good thing. Ordering a company to provide health insurance, however, gets a little more complicated.
The Mayor's Office of Health Insurance Access, for one, has raised concerns that the act might be illegal. Federal law limits what states and cities can do to mandate workers' benefits. Supporters of the measure say they've developed a work-around, but the legal aspects of the bill were still under discussion by City Council lawyers last week.
Part of the debate is over whether the bill should give employers the option of paying the city a fee instead of paying for health insurance. If the fee operates like a tax, that raises another legal issue, because only the state legislature can impose taxes.
Meanwhile, affordable-housing activistsnormally on the same side as the progressives fighting for the billare against the measure, saying it will impose new costs on construction and building-services firms and therefore make it more expensive to build housing for low-income families. What's more, housing advocates argue, federal and state affordable-housing subsidies tend to go to the lower-bidding project, so New York City could lose out on aid.
While the bill has private-sector support, not all businesses are sure that it's a win-win. Laundry lobbyists warn that city laundries could become drop centers, shipping all the real work outside city lines to escape the law. Retail lobbyists contend the law would put city supermarkets at a disadvantage to those just over the line in Westchester or Nassau counties. If either happens, they say, that would cost jobs.
But Paul Sonn, associate counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice and a backer of the bill, tells the Voice that since minimum wage laws haven't cost jobs, the health care mandate is unlikely to either. "We expect that they really need a base level of staffing to handle the operation of their sales," he says. Besides, says Frank Watson, an uninsured construction worker, "I'd rather have less money with health benefits for my family. It's going to cost you more without benefits."
Still, other critics take a different tack: Rather than going too far, perhaps the bill is too narrowly tailored. "It doesn't reach far enough to address some of the core issues of lack of health insurance in the business sector," says Marjorie Cadogan, Mayor Bloomberg's health care coordinator.
With the council considering the health care bill, Democrats running for City Hall could try to make medical coverage one of the bread-and-butter issues they use to attack the mayor. Congressman Anthony Weiner last week used a health care address to skewer Bloomberg for saying, back in January, "Medical care in this city is arguably one of the few services you can point to anyplace in the world where the poor get better services than the wealthy."
"If you follow that to its logical conclusion," Weiner quipped, "then Mayor Bloomberg and his friends would go to a public hospital if given the choice." But rather than forcing employers to get into the game, Weiner's health care plan would expand and improve existing government health plans.
The Bloomberg administration emphasizes government-sponsored programs and public-private partnerships like Family Health Plus and Health Pass. Doing anything more ambitious is tough, Cadogan says, because of the scope of the health care problem. "I think the city can always initiate a good idea," she says. "The ability to come to a viable solution, though, takes the partnership of players at the state and federal level to look at what's viable across the board."
After all, health insurance costs are crunching across the economy, rising more than 11 percent from 2003 to 2004, straining the balance sheets of everything from small businesses to General Motors to Medicare. The breadth of the crisis means, according to city Health and Hospitals Corporation president Alan Aviles, that "the city and the state alone cannot address this problem. It must be addressed at the national level."
But Washington doesn't seem to be in a rush to jump in. And until it does, the Cancer Society's Slocum points out, the Health Care Security Act is "a real incremental step. It represents lives savedpotentially many lives saved."
"I wish national lawmakers would solve it," says Simon Greer, co-director of New York Jobs With Justice, which is pushing the City Council bill. But for now, he adds, "It's clear to us in New York: We'll have to innovate here."
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May 29th, 2013
Wednesday's lineups: Tigers at Pirates
Is this the start of a new two-game series, or a continuation of a four-game series? Discuss while you peruse the lineup.
Because of the change of venue, the Tigers lose the DH, which means Victor Martinez is on the bench for this one. Alex Avila is just 1-for-8 off A.J. Burnett, while Brayan Pena is 1-for-9, but catching V-Mart for a start appears to be out of the question at this point in the season. Maybe that changes later.
One thing worth watching is the pitch count on Anibal Sanchez. Jim Leyland said after last start he might be conservative with Sanchez's pitch count after his no-hit bid last time out, and he backed that up today.
"I'm going to watch him. We'll watch him close," Leyland said Wednesday afternoon. "We're not going to do anything ridiculous."
The only reliever who might be held back tonight is Joaquin Benoit. Drew Smyly is back and available, and Jose Ortega could be back out there.
As you can tell below, there aren't many great numbers for Tigers hitters off A.J. Burnett, even among those who faced him for years. Omar Infante's 3-for-6 off him includes 1-for-3 in a matchup last year. It takes a little projection, but I took a shot with him tonight for Beat the Streak. You can check out other MLB.com writers' picks here.
If you want to watch the Red Wings tonight but still track the Tigers, you can follow online with Gameday or take advantage of the MLB.com At-Bat app. Better yet, you can get a second screen going with MLB.TV (if you live out of market) or watch Wings-Blackhawks on mute and listen to the Tigers on MLB.com Gameday Audio. Locally, the game is televised on Fox Sports Detroit and broadcast on AM 1270.
TIGERS (with career numbers off A.J. Burnett)
- Andy Dirks, LF (1-for-3)
- Torii Hunter, RF (9-for-33, 2 HR, 3 walks, 7 K's)
- Miguel Cabrera, 3B (4-for-22, walk, 2 K's)
- Prince Fielder, 1B (3-for-11, 2 HR, 2 walks, K)
- Jhonny Peralta, SS (4-for-19, HR, 2 walks, 4 K's)
- Alex Avila, C (1-for-8, walk, K)
- Omar Infante, 2B (3-for-6)
- Don Kelly, CF (1-for-8)
- Anibal Sanchez, P
PIRATES (with career numbers off Anibal Sanchez)
- Starling Marte, LF
- Neil Walker, 2B (1-for-11, walk, 3 K's)
- Andrew McCutchen, CF (4-for-11, walk, 5 K's)
- Garrett Jones, 1B (1-for-7, 2 K's)
- Russell Martin, C (3-for-9, 2 K's)
- Pedro Alvarez, 3B (3-for-9, HR, 3 K's)
- Travis Snider, RF (0-for-3)
- Jordy Mercer, SS (1-for-3)
- A.J. Burnett, P
Leyland on using Ortega in 11th
Neil Walker is a switch-hitter, but his splits have always been stronger against right-handed pitching (.286 career average, .801 OPS) than lefties (.260, .662). Never have those splits been stronger than this year, albeit in limited at-bats after missing time to the disabled list. He's 5-for-30 so far off southpaws, and 30-for-105 against right-handers, including all three of his home runs.
So why did Walker face right-hander Jose Ortega in the 11th inning Tuesday night? It was the situation — one out, nobody on base. Jim Leyland said afterwards that he had Phil Coke ready, and would have brought him in if leadoff man Starling Marte had reached base.
"If the first guy would've gotten on, I would've brought in Coke to turn Walker around [and] to hopefully hold [Marte] at first base," Leyland said. "And then you've got [Andrew] McCutchen coming up next, so you might have had to make another move, which is all right. But once he got Marte out, I was going to leave him in."
Drew Smyly was on rest last night. Darin Downs was another option. The main motivation, though, would have been to hold Marte at first.
"If he got on, I was going to bring Cokey in so he could hold him at first, because that guy can really run," Leyland continued. "If Walker bunts, gets him to second, then you can walk McCutchen and then you've got [Garrett] Jones, the left-hander. And then you've still got a right-hander ready if they happen to pinch-hit. You're still ready to do that."
Putting Tuesday's 1-0 loss in historical context
Not since Bruce Chen shut down the Tigers at Comerica Park last August 29 had Detroit suffered a 1-0 loss. It was the Tigers' only 1-0 defeat last year.
Not since Bobby Seay entered a bases-loaded jam in the 12th inning and promptly walked in the winning run had the Tigers suffered a 1-0 loss in extra innings. That was five years ago, on May 26, 2008, at Angel Stadium, squandering seven scoreless innings from Kenny Rogers.
Even then, it was nothing compared to what Rick Porcello gave the Tigers on Tuesday.
A search on baseball-reference.com shows only one other game in modern Tigers history in which a pitcher tossed at least eight scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts or more and didn't get a win. Earl Wilson tossed nine shutout innings on four hits with 11 strikeouts and ended up with a no-decision in a 10-inning Tigers loss to the Angels on July 6, 1966.


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Albert Haynesworth just wrapped up his first meeting with the Tampa Bay media and touched on some of issues pertaining to his brief tenure in New England.
Here are some samples:
On playing in Tampa's 4-3 defense:
"It feels great. It's unbelievable. Just to get off the ball and wreak havoc. That's awesome. Everybody can say, 'Oh, you're in a 4-3 defense.' But just because you're in a 4-3 defense doesn't mean (it is) what I did in Tennessee. I guess I had to learn that the hard way."
On his release:
"I felt like I could still play. I just want to prove myself. That was a great place. Coach (Bill) Belichick is a great guy and it's a good system. But I just wanted to play more. I wanted to practice more and get more reps. The more reps you get, the better I'd get. I just wasn't getting a lot of reps so they made the decision to let me go."
On his lack of reps:
"Some of it might have been health issues, some of it was that we had a lot of defensive linemen. We would switch different things depending on the team we played. Some teams that we had to play, the scheme we were running that week didn't really fit me that well."
On if he gave it his all in New England:
"To me, any time you're on the football field you've got another guy trying to knock your head off. You're not going to play? That's just not me. Why I'm so aggressive is that I never want my kids to see their dad lose. I'm not talking about a game, just doing things that can embarrass you. That's why I always play hard because I'm my kids role model and I just want to fight and to show them to always keep fighting no matter what it is."


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A Connell Street Site
The site consists of a .3-acre privately-owned residential property, which includes a single-family residence and a small commercial establishment (sandwich shop). It is located within the "Bay Street Suspected Fill Area," an area-wide investigation of about 100 properties in the vicinity relative to manufactured gas waste. New England Gas Company, under the oversight by the RI Department of Environmental Management, conducted investigative and cleanup work relative to this larger project. EPA addressed the A Connell Street Site separately since the nature and origin of the contamination (i.e. mercury) was distinct from that of the "Bay Street Suspected Fill Area." According to DEM's files, the site was used for the disposal of waste from a local hat factory about 100 years ago. Remnants of mercury-bearing hat waste were found during soil sampling and cleanup activities.
Location: 11 A Connell Street, Tiverton, RI
EPA Mobilization Date*: 10/12/2004
EPA Demobilization Date*: 10/12/2005
Contact: Claudia Deane (firstname.lastname@example.com)
*The information contained on this website is merely informational; any dates found on the website cannot be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. EPA reserves the right to change such dates at any time without public notice.


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Here is a list of volunteer opportunities available in the Clackamas County and Portland areas:
Canby Adult Center: Volunteer opportunities include front desk support, home-delivered meal drivers and drivers to transport clients to critical medical appointments and necessary personal errands, dining room hostesses, clean-up crews, food preparation and serving individuals and groups, lunchtime entertainers, and board ad hoc committee members. 1250 S. Ivy St., Canby. www.canbyadultcenter.org or 503-266-2970
Clackamas Community College Volunteer Literacy Program: Tutor adults in reading, writing, math, or English-language skills. Training available. Michelle Culley, 503-594-3624 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Elders In Action: Make a difference in the lives of senior citizens. www.eldersaction.org or 503-823-5269
Gladstone Senior Center: Volunteer opportunities include visitors for homebound senior citizens, home-delivered meal and medical drivers, front desk support, cashiers, kitchen helpers, servers, dishwashers, a bingo caller, and coordinators for the hiking and theater groups and pinochle and bridge games. 1050 Portland Ave., Gladstone. www.gladstoneseniors.org or 503-655-7701
Milwaukie Center: Volunteer opportunities include Meals on Wheels drivers, grocery-shopping escorts, evening bingo helpers, kitchen helpers, servers, dishwashers, gift shop and cafe helpers, a support group facilitator, and people to serve on the Friends of the Milwaukie Center board of directors. 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie. www.milwaukiecenter.com or Judith Kallio, 503-653-8100 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Portland Community College Senior Service Corps: Volunteers ages 50 and older are needed in the radiography department. Sylvania campus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave., Portland. Jan Law, 971-722-4358 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Ride Connection: Drivers needed to transport older adults, people with disabilities and veterans to medical and dental appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores, community centers and volunteer activities. Training provided. Gas mileage reimbursement available. For details, see www.rideconnection.org or contact Trink Easterday, 503-528-1738 or email@example.com. To request a ride, call 503-226-0700
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance: Educate, assist and serve as an advocate for people with Medicare. www.oregonshiba.org or 800-722-4134
ANIMALSAmerican Wildlife Foundation: Opportunities include animal care, education, secretarial work, networking, housekeeping, landscaping and construction. Ages 16 and older; training provided. 31812 Highway 213, Molalla. www.awildfound.org or 971-227-4036
AniMeals: Drivers needed to package bulk pet-food orders and deliver them to senior centers in Clackamas County for distribution to Meals-On-Wheels recipients with pets. www.fido-clackamas.org/animeals.htm or Linda Cloud, 503-653-5606
www.clackamas.us/dogs/volunteer.php or 503-655-8628
Old Aurora Colony Quilters: "Fun with a Purpose" is the motto of the group that meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday at the Aurora Colony Museum, 15018 Second St. NE, in Aurora.
Come join the fun, and put a purpose to that fun. Take part in quilt-related projects and utilize your expertise, energy and time to benefit the Aurora Colony Historical Society. Visitors and new members are welcome.
The museum also offers special events, ongoing exhibits, guided and self-guided tours, and other volunteer opportunities. Details: www.auroracolony.org or 503-678-5754 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Champoeg State Heritage Area needs volunteers
The Champoeg State Heritage Area is looking for volunteers who would like to participate in the costumed interpreter program.
Volunteers dress in period clothing of the late 1800s and guide visitors through the park's history exhibits.
The park is at 8239 Champoeg Road N.E. in St. Paul. For more information, contact Dan Klug at email@example.com or 503-678-1251, or visit www.champoeg.org.
Some park history (from their website): Champoeg features a unique combination of history, nature, and recreation. This is the site where Oregon's first provisional government was formed by a historical vote in 1843.
Situated on the south bank of the scenic Willamette River, Champoeg's acres of forest, fields, and wetlands recreate the landscape of a bygone era.
Clackamas County Historical Society: Additional museum docents and greeters are sought for the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House, 603 Sixth St., Oregon City. Visit the house noon-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, see www.clackamashistory.org or contact Mark Hurlburt, volunteer coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com
McLoughlin House: Lead tours at historic house museum. Training provided. Ages 16 and older. 713 Center St., Oregon City. www.mcloughlinhouse.org or 503-656-5146
Opportunities include:
*History interpreters for groups and schools at the End of the Oregon Trail
*Visitor Center and Country Store assistance, including office and visitor greeters
*Master Gardeners Heritage Garden work
*Docents to work in the "Wagon Wheels" exhibit galleries
*Volunteers to help at special on-site events and large group gatherings
*Facility and on-site cleanup and maintenance
*Development and marketing assistance
The museum is located at the End of the Oregon Trail, 1726 Washington St., Oregon City. www.historicoregoncity.org; or Gail Yazzolino, 503-657-9336, ext. 107, or email@example.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness Clackamas County Board of Directors: Positions up for application, nomination and election are board president, vice president of outreach, and members-at-large. Meetings held monthly 9-11 a.m. first Wednesday. Details: www.nami.org/sites/nami-clackamascounty, 503-344-5050, email@example.com
West Linn Public Library Teen Advisory Board: The board provides guidance and support to the library regarding its services for middle and high school students. Meetings are held monthly 4:15-5:15 p.m. the first Tuesday. Elaine Spence, 503-656-7853, ext. 3030.
Tryon Creek State Natural Area: Opportunities include Stewardship Saturdays (ivy pulls and trail maintenance), nature guides, trail hosts, interpretation support, nature center hosts, event organizers, adopt-a-plot program, communications committee members and special projects. All ages welcome with adult supervision. Nature Center, 11321 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd., Portland. www.tryonfriends.org or Sarah Kreisman, 503-636-4398
Hopkins Demonstration Forest:
You don't need to be an expert gardener or forester to help maintain the 140-acre nonprofit forest at 16750 Brockway Road, south of Oregon City.
People are needed to help clear brush, scalp the land for for seedling plantings and other tasks.
The volunteer workdays are held the second Saturday of each month, and the type of work varies by season. Lunch is included.
If you want to help, contact Jean Bremer at 503-655-8631 or email@example.com
Hopkins Demonstration Forest is also open to the public for self-guided exploration during daylight hours, seven days a week. Schedule activities and events are also offered throughout the year.
Educational programs, activities, tours and other volunteer opportunities are provided through a partnership with Oregon State University Extension Service. Most volunteer opportunities, tours and workshops can also be arranged at other times by request.
In addition to OSU Extension programming, several community events and workshops held at the forest are provided by other groups.
For details, visit www.demonstrationforest.orgYOUTH & FAMILY AID
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest: Be a one-on-one mentor to a child living in Clackamas County. Training provided. 18670 Willamette Drive, West Linn. www.bbbsnorthwest.org or 503-249-4859
Canby Teacher Adoption Program: The Canby School District, with support from the Canby Education Foundation, wants to pair the classroom needs of teachers with community volunteers.
Current needs include reading or math tutors, photocopying and grading help, test proctoring, working with small groups, crossing guards, Battle of the Books supervisor, gardening/courtyard help, bilingual tutors, and mentors for the Canby School District alternative school students.
For details, check out a video documentary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk_8wVpr9CA&feature=youtu.be
Visit www.canby.k12.or.us for a volunteer application.Adopt a teacher of your choice or contact volunteer coordinator Tracie Heidt, firstname.lastname@example.com, for a match.
CASA 101 Volunteer Orientation: Child Advocates, Inc. is recruiting volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for abused or neglected children. Training is provided. Informational meetings are offered from 6-7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Promenade Building, 421 High St., Suite 220, Oregon City (find us by following the outside ramp that curves up and around the water feature on the north side of the building). Details: www.casa-cc.org or 503-723-0521
The Clackamas County Juvenile Department needs your help:
It takes a village to raise a child. You can be a bigger presence in that village by working alongside youth in your community.
The Clackamas County Juvenile Department is dedicated to a meaningful and restorative approach for youth to repair harm they've caused and build positive connections in the community where they live.
Join us in trainings to work with youth in restoring natural habitats, help feed the hungry or co-facilitate Cognitive Skills Groups to help youth develop necessary life skills.
Other opportunities include working with youth at the farmers market over the summer with our GREEN Corps Fresh Start program, as well as participating in growing produce grown on county soil and much more.
Volunteer trainings are held throughout the year and are designed to educated adults on working with youth in the community.
The Juvenile Department is located at 2121 Kaen Road in Oregon City.
To learn more and to apply for these opportunities, contact Lori Bell, volunteer coordinator, at email@example.com or 503-655-8342, ext. 7125.-- Lori Bell, Clackamas County Juvenile Department
Enrichment Classes: John Wetten Elementary School needs volunteers who have the time and talent to teach children to knit, crochet, cook, play chess, build Legos or do crafts.
The school, at 250 E. Exeter St. in Gladstone, plans to launch a number of after-school classes this winter.
"We want every child to have the opportunity to master new skills, join a positive peer group, and connect with an adult mentor," said volunteer coordinator Angela Johnson. "These experiences boost a student's odds of success in school."The commitment is one hour, once a week (from 2:20 to 3:20 p.m.). For details, contact Johnson at 503-656-6564, ext. 265, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Exceed Enterprises:The nonprofit organization provides vocational and personal development services for people with disabilities. It relies on a network of volunteers to support success for people with disabilities. Currently seeking volunteers to work directly with the people served, as well as volunteers to serve on a committee or advisory council. To work directly with people with disabilities, volunteers should be caring and have a sense of humor. Positions range from activity aides to field trip helpers. Professional skills also needed for the Fall Harvest Fundraiser Committee; Leadership Development Committee; Public Relations Advisory Council; and Board of Directors. Locations include 18320 S.E. Oatfield Road, Gladstone, and 5285 S.E. Mallard Way, Milwaukie. Background check and drugscreening required. email@example.com, 503-652-9036 or www.exceedpdx.com
Gladstone Center for Children and Families:Head Start, Family Stepping Stones, and kindergarten classes at the center need volunteers who can give an hour or two a week. Volunteers can mentor small groups, supervise playtime, guide art projects, supervise learning zones, and help children build reading skills. Address is 18905 Portland Ave., Gladstone.Details: www.gladstone.k12.or.us/gccf.html or Susan Trone, 503-496-3939 or email@example.com
Hospice Volunteer Training: Signature Hospice invites you to spend one-two hours per week providing a compassionate presence to patients and families who live in Happy Valley, Clackamas, Sandy, Estacada and nearby communities. Includes listening to stories of a lifetime of relationships and adventure, or current worries and concerns. It may be that you sit in silence, holding a hand. Hospice is about quality of life in each moment. The volunteer training sessions are designed to help deepen awareness of the healing presence you have available to share in this journey of life. For training dates and registration, contact Michele Fuchs, Signature Hospice, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 971-224-2509, ext. 2031.
Neurotherapeutic Pediatric Therapies: The nonprofit clinics assist an average of 800 clients per month in various locations. Volunteer opportunities at the Oregon City branch include: general handyman for four hours every week or two; procurement person to contact businesses about making donations of goods for the clinics and to transport the donations and process the applicable paperwork; and general duties (that will be tailored to your skill set), including cleaning and organizing, filing, copying, mailings and other office tasks; entertaining siblings of clients while they are in therapy; or assisting with setting up or taking down equipment. Vickie Eggimann at email@example.com
North Clackamas School District Family Support Program: Volunteers are needed for two-to-four-hour shifts once a week to help with the reception desk, the clothes closet and more. Kristin Kinnie, 503-353-5663 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Start Making a Reader Today: Volunteers are needed to read one-on-one with two children in grades K-3 for 30 minutes each. SMART operates during the school year in public elementary schools in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. Training provided. www.getsmartoregon.org or 971-634-1616
Wichita Center for Family and Community: The North Clackamas School District is seeking adult volunteers to assist high school students with academic help as well as assistance with financial aid, college applications and job applications on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Computer Lab. Address is 6031 S.E. King Road, Milwaukie. Details: Amanda McDonald at 503-353-5663 or firstname.lastname@example.com
American Cancer Society: ACS Discovery Shop, 11545 S.W. Durham B-3 in Tigard, is seeking volunteers to help in all aspects of running its upscale resale shop. No experience necessary. 503-320-9927.
Clackamas County Volunteer Connection: Tasks for adults in more than 55 agencies. Clackamas County Public Services Building, first floor, 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City. www.clackamas.us/socialservices/vc.htm or 503-650-5779
National Alliance on Mental Illness Clackamas County: Seeking volunteers for long-term, short-term and "one-shot volunteer" opportunities. Wish list includes -- but not limited to -- people able to serve as a group co-facilitator for two four-hour shifts per month at the Open Minds Art Studio in Milwaukie; family support group assistant once a month in Happy Valley; data input for online calendar; fundraising and events organization; or to staff an occasional health-fair table, distribute fliers or help with other projects. www.nami.org/sites/nami-clackamascounty, 503-344-5050 or email@example.com
West Linn Food Pantry: Help sort and pack food boxes for families in need. Pantry is open from 3-6 p.m. Thursdays at 1683 Willamette Falls Drive, West Linn. www.westlinnfoodpantry.com or 503-915-9446


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A master's degree student who also sits on Hummelstown's planning commission ran the borough council through an exercise at their Thursday night meeting designed to help them focus on their priorities.
Lauren Zumbrun, who hopes to graduate from Penn State Harrisburg in December with a degree in public administration, said she was running the exercise for a course requirement, but also hoped it would help borough council.
By the end of the session, it became clear that most members considered downtown revitalization and infrastructure improvements as top priorities. Not gaining as much attention were parks and recreation or ordinance updates.
Zumbrun had run the same exercise with the planning commission, with somewhat similar results. One main difference: the borough council put a much higher emphasis on community visioning and creating a master plan.
Zumbrun had started by interviewing 25 borough leaders about what they saw as needs in the community.
She then plastered posters over the walls of the borough building, each with an improvement theme. She asked council members and other borough officials to put green dots on their top three priorities and red dots on specific projects within those priorities.
Specific projects council members deemed important included improvements to the borough's alleys and a rental inspection ordinance.
Several liked the idea of extending a trail along the Swatara Creek.
Zumbrun said she would put her results together in a paper which she would deliver to borough council.
According to borough manager Michael O'Keefe, "her effort is worth a lot of money in the private world" in the form of consultants' fees.


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Here's your chance to try.
Auditions for the NBC show are coming back to Portland, on Saturday, Feb. 26.
According to the press release, another local contestant -- season 10's Tina Elliott -- is scheduled to be on hand "to help cheer people on at the auditions."
They must be expecting a good turnout -- the auditions are scheduled for the Rose Garden Arena, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Also from the press release:
"Individuals and teams of two who have at least 100 lbs. to lose are encouraged to apply for the new season, which will air in the fall of 2011.
Casting producers are looking for outgoing and charismatic teams of two and individuals who have the personality, desire and competitive edge to vie for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lose weight, change their lives forever and compete for a grand prize of $250,000. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and legal residents of the United States.
While they will try to see everyone, "The Biggest Loser" casting teams will do their best to see the first 500 people in line. People will not be allowed to line up prior to three hours before the start of the open call. Candidates should bring a non-returnable photo of themselves (and their partners if applying as a team)."More iinfo: www.nbc.com/casting and www.thebiggestlosercasting.com


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So you think you might be counting on your Ambien too much. Or, maybe it has side effects that you could do without, and you want to quit.
How do you get off your prescription sleep aid and get back in the habit of trying to sleep the old-fashioned way?
Chances are you have heard some of the following tips, but maybe not all.
Here is some advice from sleep specialists Dr. Kingman Strohl of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Dr. Joe Golish of MetroHealth Medical Center, and Dr. Douglas Moul of the Cleveland Clinic.
• Remember when you were a child? There was a whole ritual around bedtime, and bedtime was (probably) about the same time every night. And you slept!
So, don't just jump into bed -- start your sleep ritual an hour or two ahead of time. And, this is crucial: Try to go to bed at the same time every single day. Discern what the best time for you is and go for that, consistently. Don't tough your way through your sleepy hours and chance getting a second wind.
• Avoid all stimulants before you go to bed. That means caffeine in any form (it's OK to drink some in the morning, but not cup after cup after cup), watching TV, working out, doing anything online (the blue light given off by TV and computers have shown to be disruptive to the pre-sleep cycle), arguing with a family member. Consciously cultivate peacefulness before bedtime.
• Let go of anxiety about going to sleep, and of worrisome thoughts. This isn't easy, and it takes practice. "You can't change the world," Strohl says. "Remember that!"
Reading an enjoyable, but not too stimulating, book can take your mind off your worries.
• Don't drink alcohol before bedtime -- you may fall asleep, but you'll likely wake up again in a few hours.
• Good sleep habits are imperative, says Strohl. It's important to remember that everyone has insomnia at some point and hardly anyone falls asleep right away. We really shouldn't, because it takes awhile for our bodies and brains to wind down.
In fact, says Strohl, "If you are falling asleep within five minutes of your head hitting the pillow, then you are sleep-deprived."
Do things to create a supportive sleep environment: Make your room cool and dark, don't have a TV or computer in it, spray a lavender mist on your pillow (it is supposed to be surprisingly effective for promoting drowsiness).
• If you really can't fall asleep, get out of bed and read for a while in a chair or in another room. When you get sleepy again, get back into bed. This way you won't associate your bed with your inability to sleep.
• Some people use melatonin, a dietary supplement available over the counter, to help them sleep. But be careful: the strength of it varies because the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate dietary supplements. Your doctor, however, can prescribe a melatoninlike drug (Rozerem or the generic ramelteon, a melatonin receptor) as an alternative.
Some people say valerian, another herb, works for them, but doctors say studies have shown that might just be a placebo effect.
• Try reconditioning your brain. If you are taking a prescription sleep aid and want to stop, start taking it with a glass of warm milk, Strohl says. Tell your brain the milk is making you sleepy. Then, after a week or two, just drink the milk. Your brain is highly suggestible, so this will work -- you will establish the thought that milk is what makes you sleepy.
• If you decide to stop taking your prescription sleep medication, it's best to do it on a weekend or when you have a couple of days off. You will toss and turn for a few nights, but, doctors say, your body will adjust. You have to be patient and give it a few days.
If you're tired during the day as a result, beware of compensating with caffeine. As doctors point out, a regular cup of the coffee that we drink today (and it's usually not a cup if you measure it out, but two or three) has twice as much caffeine as it used to. The same goes for energy drinks or caffeinated soft drinks. They will affect your ability to sleep.


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Robert Pattinson smoulders in new ad campaign for Dior Homme fragrances
- From: news.com.au
- August 22, 2013
ROBERT Pattinson's Dior Homme campaign has hit the internet in the form of a teaser trailer.
The actor is brooding in sharp tailored suits, as he poses against a New York background in the vintage-tinged advert that uses old fashioned picture slides to give it an authentic feel.
R-Patz poses for a series of black and white and colour slides, along with a female co-star, who he watches undress at one point.
The advert, shot by artist Nan Goldin, is sexy, smouldering and classic. The one minute clip, shown via website Tush online, captures the essence of what the campaign will be about.
The 27-year-old Twilight star was unveiled as the new face of the fragrance back in June, with the full campaign to be rolled out in October.
Pattinson has come a long way since his early days in Hollywood. Often sporting a dishevelled head of hair, he wore a looser cut of suit for his first round of Twilight premieres.
Today, his custom-made suits are paired with a slick hairstyle, giving him a seriously polished look.
His new style is reflected in the Dior campaign, with Pattinson looking like an old-school Hollywood star.
"The advert is sexually charged. Robert is topless for part of it and kissing the model with tongues. He looks very much into the girl he stars alongside", a source told the Mirror this year.
"Rob and the model are in a swimming pool making out and he's seen giving her a blow-back with a cigarette at one stage too."


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Lombard Couple Burglarized During HoneymoonInstead of coming home to happily start their new life together, the Andersons called police.
Man Robs Bank In LombardA man robbed an Inland Bank branch Monday afternoon in west suburban Lombard.
Police Chase Of Drug Death Suspect Leads To Multiple CrashesPolice were searching for a heroin-induced homicide suspect who led officers on a chase through the western suburbs and into the city, before causing at least two crashes, and taking off again.
Lombard Honoring Longtime EmployeeThe Lombard village board will be honoring one of the village's employees for an exceptional anniversary.
Lombard Man Wanted For Theft, Drug Charges In DuPage CountyThe DuPage County sheriff's office is seeking a man wanted for theft and drug charges in west suburban Lombard.
Best Sour Beers In ChicagoThirsty? Instead of drinking the same beer over and over, consider trying something new with these sour beers found in the Chicago area.
Best Go Kart Tracks In ChicagoGet behind the wheel at these go kart racing venues in the Chicago area.
Police Step Up Patrols At Glenbard East H.S. After Unsubstantiated ThreatsPolice in west suburban Lombard were taking no chances, sending extra officers to Glenbard East High School, after rumors of some type of violence.
Two Western Suburbs Debut Smart Street Light System Bensenville and Lombard are the first to debut the Smart Streetlight Program that uses smart, energy efficient LED streetlights.
Villa Park Man Convicted Of Murder For 2012 Arson FireIt took jurors about 90 minutes to return a guilty verdict for Todd Mandoline on his 26th birthday. On July 22, 2012--a day ahead of her 25th birthday--Paula Morgan was killed in the fire after a party she hosted at her home in Lombard, where she lived with her mother and 6-year-old son.
Motorists Celebrate As Some Stations Sell Gas For Under $2 A GallonYou've probably noticed by now that gas has fallen to its lowest price in almost a decade. Drivers are now asking themselves how long will it last?
Prosecutors: Pair Stole Salvation Army Kettle Before Leading Police On High-Speed ChaseKavin Gipson, 48, and Roosevelt Huddleston, 51, approached the bucket outside the Ultra Foods, 491 E. Roosevelt Road in Lombard, about 7 p.m. while the bell ringer was inside the store, according to a statement from the DuPage County state's attorney's office.


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The Medical Diagnostics major is a clinical-oriented science program that incorporates the basic science courses required for admission to various health-related graduate programs. The curriculum includes medical-related courses that focus on the diagnosis and therapy of disease. The curriculum for this major includes the study of laboratory analysis and how laboratory data correlates to human disease, but does not include the intensive accompanying laboratory courses of the medical laboratory science major. The major is intended for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in a health-related field.
Typical career paths for students in this major include careers in medicine, dentistry, optometry, and physician assistant. Students who are interested in this major typically familiarize themselves with research as well as gain extra-curricular experiences that expose them to the health profession of interest. Students who are interested in these post-graduate healthcare programs should familiarize themselves with the admissions requirements of the programs in which they have interest.
For those students who are interested in becoming a physician assistant, the medical diagnostics major can be combined with the pre-physician assistant concentration. This concentration includes course prerequisites that are required for entry into physician assistant programs. In addition, completion of healthcare experiences outside of the classroom that allow students to gain direct patient contact hours is typically required for gaining entry into physician assistant programs. These experiences are typically gained independently and are found in hospitals, physician offices and clinics. Students who may apply to physician assistant programs should familiarize themselves with the admissions requirements of various programs.
For more information, students should contact the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, 305 Willard Hall Education Building, 831-2849 or browse the department's web site at www.udel.edu/mls.
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Davos…A thrilling experience
By Tim Hanley - February 03, 2012
Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos was a whirlwind - the three days go by in a heartbeat. The DTTL Global Manufacturing Industry group is serving its second term as the executive industry partner for the Forum's Chemical sector leading a project focused on Collaborative Innovation. Because of our involvement, this was my second opportunity attending the Annual Meeting.
Each day at Davos is filled with activities from day to night. My first day (Wednesday 25 January) started off by attending a panel led by DTTL CEO Barry Salzberg entitled The New Context for Leadership. Barry cited several interesting observations from DTTL's point of view on Business: Society. The panel joining Barry was a diverse group that discussed a wide range of topics focused on leadership. One interesting statistic from the report that Barry pointed out was that 73 percent of business leaders believe that their core business activities make a positive contribution to society, but only 25 percent think it is well know by their customer, consumers, and clients. The panel shared with the audience interesting observations about the impact their company's contributions are making to society.
Later that day, I also attended a fascinating session led by several renowned Fortune 500 manufacturing leaders. The highpoint of this session was the insights shared from the CEOs how they are continuously reinventing themselves. Each CEO shared a perspective how they have remodeled their company over the past decade. Conversely, the CEOs pointed out that those companies that have not adjusted to the times, may not have survived.
During the second day (Thursday 26 January), I focused all of my energy on the chemical industry. I was an active participant in the Chemical Governors session where CEOs from the leading chemical leaders gathered to discuss the most important issues facing the industry. DTTL's research work fueled the active discussion among the CEOs in this session. For me, this session was a memorable opportunity to be in the room with 25 top leaders in the industry. Another highlight of Davos overall is the annual Deloitte member firm client CEO dinner. This year, Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times #1 bestseller for Outliers and journalist, was invited to speak to the attendees. Everyone I spoke to seemed to really enjoy his comments.
The last day, (Friday 27 January) was focused primarily on Deloitte member firm client visits. Davos provides an incredibly unique opportunity to interact with CEOs of top global companies.
One thing that Davos does not provide is ample time for sleep. All days start early with breakfast meetings and end well after midnight with dinner gatherings. I guess there are always the weekends to catch up on sleep. I hope this perspective on my personal experience was of interest to you. Please send me a note back with any specific questions of my time there. I will certainly never forget it.
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Tim Hanley is the Global Leader of the Manufacturing Industry group of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL). In his global industry leadership role, he directs strategic initiatives and investments to grow Deloitte member firm market share within the manufacturing industry. During his distinguished 32-year career, Hanley has led teams serving all business aspects, including consulting with top management regarding organizational financial strategy development and execution, acquisitions, and market development.


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Paralegal training at Everest can give you the skills and confidence that can prepare you for a career working in a courtroom alongside attorneys or in various government agencies. Paralegal training is the perfect educational destination for those who envision themselves researching legal issues, drafting legal documents and interviewing clients.
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Paralegals who work in areas other than litigation, such as employment law, real estate or corporate law may also assist attorneys in drafting legal documents and preparing for trial. Paralegals may also work with nonprofit organizations to assist persons in need of legal help. Paralegals, cannot practice law or offer legal advice.
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George Clooney is back in uniform, in occupied Europe, in the ultimate treasure hunt, The Monuments Men. The film is based on the 2010 non-fiction book of the same title by Robert M. Edsel, and Clooney takes on duties as actor, director, producer and co-writer.
Set during the later stages of World War II, the story tracks a squad of unlikely daredevils, comprising museum directors, art scholars and archivists who are willing to risk their lives to rescue a trove of artworks stolen from Jewish collections by the Nazis.
They arrive just in time to stop Hitler's plan of destroying the remaining art by the war's end, allowing the team to retrieve five million cultural works by the likes of Michelangelo, Picasso, Rembrandt, and Dali.
"This was the most art ever stolen in the world," Clooney says, "And it's a story that's not well-known. Together with my partner, Grant Heslov, we were fascinated by it. This is a very specific, very big moment in history in terms of our culture and it is certainly a worthwhile story to tell.
Hitler wanted these works of art destroyed because it was considered degenerate art."
Clooney gathered together an ensemble cast of such off-screen buddies as Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and John Goodman.
"We cast people who knew how to drink a lot," Clooney jokes.
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville represents Britain and for France it's The Artist Oscar winner, Jean Dujardin.
"All the roles were written for these specific actors. The tricky part for me was getting the tone right because we wanted funny stuff in there, and watching Matt Damon speak French is as funny as anything I've seen," he deadpans.
Though Damon was the title character in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Clooney says his movie is influenced by Hollywood war films of the 1960s. "Grant and I watched all of the John Sturges films, like The Great Escape, and Battle of the Bulge which helped us. Also, you have to remember, these guys weren't soldiers; they were old, and they were dropped off in Normandy a month after D-Day, so there's a little of The Dirty Dozen in it."
It's not all men in uniform. Cate Blanchett has supporting role as a Parisian curator which is small but integral to the plot. "As for Cate, of course, we worked together on The Good German [Steven Soderbergh's movie set in post-surrender Berlin] and that was a great experience," says Clooney. "I called her up and said, 'I'm working on this script and I'd really love you to do it.' So, I flew out to Australia just for one night - which is a long flight and lot of jetlag - and I went to see her. We talked, I sent her the script and she said yes. So I started writing her part."
Shot in Germany - at the Babelsburg Studio in Potsdam as well as in Berlin - for a reported budget of US$70 million ($83.7 million), it's not the blockbuster Clooney had hoped for, although the movie has already made its money back. The reviews, however, have been decidedly mixed, though he doesn't seem too surprised.
"It wasn't easy to get this film made; when you're going to write a movie about saving art, every studio went, 'Oh my God, a movie about art. Kill me'."
Having given the subject matter much thought, is there a piece of art Clooney would risk his life for?
"I don't think I'd lay my life down for a Picasso or any other object - a family member or a dog, yes. That was the difficulty in telling this film because it's not merely the piece of art, it's art itself." He pauses. "I have a flag that was over my Uncle George's coffin and although if the house was burning I wouldn't run in to get that flag, if I was on the street and there were a bunch of neo Nazis standing on top of an American flag and setting fire to it, I might very well risk my life to make them stop. Because that's what the flag represents," he says. "It's the timeline of our culture. Same with this story."
Who: George Clooney
What: The Monuments Men
When: Opens at cinemas next Thursday
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Keegan picked to lead Skagit College
The Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees at its Oct. 12 board meeting unanimously selected Dr. Thomas Keegan as the college's sixth president.
As the result of a national search, Keegan was selected from a pool of forty applicants.
"I am honored to be offered the opportunity to lead the College that set me on my educational and career paths," Keegan said in a college press release.
"I earned my Associate in Arts degree at Skagit Valley College and returned as a graduate intern while pursuing my master's degree at Western Washington University. My experiences at Skagit Valley College motivated me to become a community college professional."
Keegan has been the president of Peninsula College for 10 years.
"Tom has done wonderful things for Peninsula College and our entire region," said Julie McCulloch, chairman of the Peninsula College Board of Trustees.
"Thanks to his leadership, Peninsula College is a healthy institution that is well-positioned for a strong future. My colleagues on the Board of Trustees join me in congratulating Tom on this new opportunity, and we are happy he will be able to take his abilities to another community college in our state. The Board is prepared to move forward with the process of filling the position of president of Peninsula College and will soon be determining the next steps."
Under Keegan's leadership, Peninsula College was selected by the U.S. Department of Education (one of 20 community colleges in the nation) as an "Innovator in Career Pathways"; was lauded as a model college for its "thoughtful, holistic approach to Native American student success" by The Partnership for Native American College Access and Success; implemented a capital building campaign resulting in more than $120 million in new and remodeled facilities, including the construction of the nation's first longhouse on a community college campus; and was commended by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities for its exemplary efforts in developing partnerships with regional industries, government agencies, other institutions of higher education and tribal communities.
In addition, Keegan worked to establish Peninsula College as a baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
Prior to his work at Peninsula College, Keegan served as the Vice President for Instruction and Student Services at Columbia Basin College and the Vice President for Student Success at South Puget Sound Community College.
Keegan earned a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Washington. His Certificate of Integrative Administration also is from the University of Washington.
He earned a master's degree in education in adult education/student personnel administration from Western Washington University, and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Puget Sound.
The start date for the Skagit Valley College presidency is expected to be sometime in early 2012.
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NEWARK -- Alonzo Canty's neighbors knew him as a Latin music lover with a penchant for cigars and playing conga drums in front of the Newark senior high-rise building where he lived.
But no one knew whom to call today after police found the 70-year-old Canty slumped dead in his motorized wheelchair a few blocks from his North Sixth Street home. Canty had been shot once in the chest late Wednesday night.
"We're still trying to identify and seek out his next of kin," Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow said today during a press conference.
The neighborhood where Canty lived since 1995 is ruled by seniors with walkers and scooters by day and often by criminals with guns and drugs by night, residents said. Canty, whose health and mind had been failing during the past few months, according to friends, was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- although police and neighbors could not figure out why.
Police responded to reports of shots fired at 11 p.m. Wednesday at 964 Franklin Ave., near the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex, Dow said. Canty was pronounced dead at the scene 20 minutes later.
There were no indications Canty was robbed or the intended target of the gunfire, Dow said.
Marie Finn, 87, who lives a few hundred yards from the crime scene, said she called police after four bullets struck the front of her home.
"I was sitting in the kitchen having a cup of tea at about 11," Finn said. "All of sudden I heard bing, bing, bing -- and the fourth bing hit the rain pipe over here."
A detective later recovered a bullet that had pierced her front door, she said.
Police today scoured the housing complex for clues and tips. They also posted fliers, left door hangers and made announcements from a roaming van.
Unable to locate next of kin, authorities stopped short of identifying Canty as the victim. But residents of the Stephen Crane senior citizens apartments at 815 N. Sixth St. said Canty had been killed.
Tory Gunsolley, Newark Housing Authority chief administrative officer, confirmed Canty had lived in the building since 1995.
Luis Perez, 68, who on lived on the building's fourth floor, said he recently saw Canty sitting beneath the building's awning.
"That's where he sat in that wheelchair, always alone," Perez said, speaking in Spanish. "I will not forget him."
Gladys Cancel, 64, president of the Stephen Crane Elderly Tenants Association, said she knew of no family that Canty had. He had recently been released from the hospital after suffering a third stroke, she said. The left side of his body was disabled.
"He was ill. A quiet person," Cancel said.
Many in the high-rise building were wondering why Canty had ventured up the street so late at night.
"That's not the part of town to be in, no matter what the hours," Cancel said.
Gunsolley said security cameras, like the ones where Canty lived, had not been installed near the public housing village.
Marcella McQueen, a retired preschool teacher, said she doesn't feel safe in the building where she has lived for 13 years.
"It's scary because you don't know what to do now," McQueen said. "It's really terrible."
Canty's death is the city's 27th homicide this year, Detective Hubert Henderson said. There were 26 homicides as of this time last year.
Anyone with information about Canty's slaying is asked to call the prosecutor's office at (877) 847-7432 or Newark police at (973) 733-5400.
Staff writer Rohan Mascarenhas contributed to this report.


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DANVILLE, Alabama – Coaches, football players, students and community members were invited Tuesday night to the field house at Danville High School to share memories of and to mourn 15-year-old Austin Cook, who was killed that morning while walking to the school.
Austin was walking at 5 a.m. along Danville Road, or Morgan County Road 41, when he was struck by a car, Alabama State Troopers said. He was headed to a special weight-training session for members of the Danville High School football team, according to Kelly Tanner, principal at Danville Middle School.
Austin had completed middle school in May, when he turned 15, and was excited to be chosen as a member of the high school football team, Tanner said.
"He really loved football," Tanner said. "I would have conversations with him and almost every one of them somehow ended with football. He loved being a part of the team. That was important to him."
Football practice was to begin at 8 a.m. but players were offered voluntary weight training sessions in the mornings and afternoons, Tanner said.
Austin's former principal described him as a "good boy" who always said "yes ma'am" and "no ma'am." His younger sister, Kaitlin, will be in seventh grade at Danville Middle this fall, Tanner said.
Pat Smith, principal of Danville High, said he had not gotten to know Austin yet because he would not have entered ninth grade until fall but said he "commended his efforts" to train and prepare for football. "He seemed to be really enthusiastic about football," Smith said. "We are deeply saddened and we're praying for his family."
Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle is handling funeral arrangements. Read details here.
Troopers said Austin was walking in the roadway in the dark morning when he was struck from behind by a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.
The driver has not been charged and an investigation is ongoing, troopers said.
Updated at 10 a.m. June 25, 2014, to add comments from Pat Smith.


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Why Community Matters
When Yankee editor Mel Allen gave the keynote speech at the Howard Center's Big Night fundraiser at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, he knew he had a receptive audience. The topic of the June 22 talk was "Why Community Matters," and since 1873 the Howard Center has served the residents of Greater Burlington and Chittenden County with a vast array of social services. Today more than 15,000 Vermonters receive help, advice, and hands-on services from the Howard Center's 1,000-plus employees. For details, go to: www.howardcenter.org
I want to thank the Howard Center for inviting me here tonight-not only because it gives me this chance to speak about how vital a role strong communities play in the lives of all of us, and how important the Howard Center is to the sense of community here in Vermont, but because it gives me the chance to learn about you. I'm honored to be a small part of your Big Night.
Awhile ago I spoke at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Maine and was asked to speak for up to an hour. Last spring I was a speaker at a convention in Massachusetts, and there I was asked to speak for 30 minutes. Tonight I was told: "15 minutes. Max. 15 minutes." I wonder if there's an underground network of speech organizers who spread the word: "Tell Mel Allen to keep it short."
This September, Yankee marks 75 years. In the publishing world, that's a pretty big deal. At the heart of what Yankee has written about has always been sense of place — always community.
There hasn't been a more important story for Yankee over the years than this one: keeping place alive, keeping communities vibrant. And that doesn't happen without people who care, and people who understand that all of our lives are better when we belong to a place that we care about.
The wonderful Vermont writer Bill McKibben wrote a story in a recent Yankee about the Front Porch Forum, which, as you know, has its roots right here in Burlington. We called it "Making Good Neighbors." He told about how, through the vision of a few and the power of the Internet, so many of Burlington's neighborhoods became linked, as if by a town crier who reached out to all. And we received a letter from a South Burlington woman that we published in our new summer issue.
"In my neighborhood," she wrote, "it enabled us to rally around a young mother who was dying. Because of her illness, she and her husband hadn't gotten to know many people. With Front Porch Forum, however, we were able to arrange for someone to prepare dinner for this family and deliver it every night for two months before she died, and for several weeks after the funeral. Through Front Porch Forum the family also received a steady stream of cards and notes, and practical help with dog walking, errands, and driving the kids to after-school activities.
"What struck me most," the writer continued, "was the number of neighbors who expressed appreciation that Front Porch Forum had enabled them to participate in helping this family at a time of profound need. Most people want to be neighborly, but we no longer have the local institutions and the time to do it the way we used to. FPF is a modern community-building tool that has admirably filled the need in the fortunate neighborhoods that have access to it. Many thanks for running the story."
Those of you whose lives are devoted to making lives better, to making communities stronger, know you reach out to people in a region that more than any other is known for its stubbornness, resistance to change, and a general "leave me alone, I'll go it alone" ethic. You need a special empathy and determination to convince many New Englanders to reach out for support and necessary help.
There's a story about two Maine fishermen who have been drifting for days, surviving on the blood of seabirds. Near death, they sight a distant ship. One fisherman waves his shirt wildly, screaming, pleading, for rescue. His companion says quietly, "Jed, don't do anything to make you beholden to them."
There's also a doggedness here, a resiliency. An ethic not to whine, but to get through, to endure; the feeling that earlier New Englanders went through much more; we shouldn't complain. I met a farmer not long ago, a man in his eighties who made his living delivering fresh eggs to more than 100 families using only his horse and buggy. He'd been doing that for 60 years. His house was old and worn, and a great black woodstove and a second wood furnace heated the drafty place. I asked him if he had backup heat, oil perhaps. He looked at me, surprised. "Son," he said, "backup is me putting in more wood."
For a pretty good chunk of Yankee's life — more than 30 years now — I've been an editor at Yankee. There are few places I haven't seen in New England. The character of this region is not abstract to me — it's alive in all the voices I've heard, voices whose words I've written down in notebooks that fill closets and file cabinets. At the heart of every story, I can tell you, have been people and place.
I've seen communities form in so many ways. Recently I spent time with Lela Anderson in Prospect Harbor, Maine. She's been packing sardines for 54 years — her hands full of nicks and as knobby as the bark of an old oak from snipping heads and tails off herring for more than 25 years before machines took over the cutting. The sardine plant, the last one in the United States, was about to close. You'd think she'd be happy that she could finally get some rest and sit back, sleep in, and enjoy being 80. But no, this was her community: the women on her line — they stood shoulder to shoulder day after day — and always women, because, as the plant manager told me, "It takes a woman with a strong back to pack fish." And, he added, "Men can't do it." She was losing her friends — the people she talked to every day — the people she listened to, because she was the communal mother and grandmother. And when that last day came, Lela cried her eyes out.
I told the story of Brendan Loughlin. I don't know of any person more tied to community than Brendan, now nearly 70. His community is Guilford, Connecticut, and if you go there, you can't miss him or his work. He gives painting classes in a downtown parking lot, and people come from all over to take them. When you walk the streets, you see his art everywhere — along sidewalks, murals on walls, canvasses hanging in shops. Brendan is Guilford.
And not so long ago, he was homeless here: living on food-bank canned food; sleeping in his daughter's car, or sometimes in strangers' sheds. After 9/11 he started painting bold sunflowers, bursting with color — his way of expressing, well, determination, hope, resistance to despair and fury. He'd paint, and people driving by would honk, and he'd smile — and then people started buying them, and people started coming up from the city and paying him enough to get him a neat little studio apartment near the green. And there's barely room in it to squeeze a bed in — it's coated with paintings and paint and brushes and blank canvasses waiting to be filled.
Guilford gave to Brendan and Brendan gave back. See, many of the people who own his paintings, who study with him, knew him when. He shows them every day that you can make your life a breathing canvas, and sometimes if the will is strong, you can wake up one day, paint a sunflower bursting with hope, and start over.
We have an annual feature we call "Angels Among Us." Readers tell us about the unsung heroes who live in their communities, who work behind the scenes to make the lives of others better. The missions of these angels vary, but their goals are the same: Start small, think big. Follow the need wherever it leads.
Our readers have come to know Nancy Schwoyer of the Wellspring House in West Gloucester, Massachusetts. Wellspring was once one of the first family shelters in the state. "But we quickly realized that shelters are dead ends, and so we began investing in solutions," Nancy said. So Wellspring grew to offer not just housing, but education — now with more than a dozen programs to help people lift themselves out of poverty. "We realized the system was broken," Nancy told us. "So instead of just trying to fix it, we created something that worked better."
We told the story of Deborah DeScenza, who created Farmsteads of New England, where developmentally disabled young people and adults could cast aside loneliness, where they could live and work in safety and beauty, supported by mentors. "When parents see their child flourish here," she said, "they can finally just breathe."
There are many others, of course. We tell about projects large and small, because they all spring from the same place: a need in a community and the desire to help fill it.
Which brings me to all of you in front of me tonight. For 30 years I've found stories in New England. And I've never found such a powerful place as I find myself in right now — here, surrounded by the people who make the Howard Center work, and the people who support it with your generosity.
You know this because you live here, but there's no more beautiful and dynamic place in all of New England than the Burlington region. Especially now: the flowers in bloom, the lake warming, the walkers, the bicyclists, the dogs all trotting alongside; people strolling, cafés full, street performers filling the air with music. From the outside, it could be so easy to think there can be no trouble here in paradise, not here in early summer.
But you know better.
Every day we cannot escape the image of oil gushing into our seas, threatening the well-being of all of us. A rupture that seemingly cannot be stopped. Every day we see oil-covered birds and mammals; we see distraught residents of the Gulf weeping because their entire way of life is coming undone before their eyes. And we all know that for every pelican or dolphin that's rescued, there must be hundreds, thousands, that slip away unseen. For every fisherman or shopkeeper or hotel worker we see interviewed, we know there are tens of thousands who are suffering with no one to hear them. As their lives unravel, we can only wonder what the effect will be for years ahead.
So I think of what you do here. You see the fractured families, the ruptured lives, the danger when that anger and helplessness spill onto the shores of your beautiful towns. You see the costs when kids are in trouble with seemingly no way out. You see what can happen when a family implodes, when alcohol or drugs invade lives, when an unwanted pregnancy throws a life into a tailspin, when people become prisoners inside their own demons. And yet you're drawn to this hard, hard work. Why? Because you've seen what can happen when the hopeless gain hope; you've seen what can happen when you stop the rupture and start the mending. You've seen what can happen when you give voice to those who cannot articulate.
And somewhere you learned this truth: If you do not do this work, then who? You know more often than not that you're giving a last chance to many.
You provide that rare and special glue, the unbreakable thread that mends people and, by extension, community. I should have known about you years ago, and I did not.
This small city, this county, this state, and our whole region is so fortunate to have all of you who give so many hours, so many sleepless nights. Because I know firsthand about the ripples: I know that when you change one person's life for the good, it changes so many others. And when one life slips through, the damage can also spread through generations.
How do you do this? Work, yes; dedication, yes; sacrifice, yes. But I know your secret, too.
For 10 years I've taught magazine writing at the University of Massachusetts. The students come into the room that first evening, and they open their notebooks and think, I suppose, that I can teach them some magic way to become writers. I tell them I do have a secret. But it's not what they think; it has nothing to do with writing strong leads or using verbs.
I hold up a notebook. I say it begins here: with what goes into those pages. And it begins with listening. I tell them to take a minute — to be silent and to think about the last time anyone ever truly and absolutely listened only to them. Not with background music, not with getting up and shifting around and interrupting. Just complete listening.
They realize it has rarely, if ever, happened. But you, you here at the Howard Center, that's what you do, and have done and continue to do. You are the listeners.
And if you do not?
"When they are not heard when they speak, they find a way to be heard. Their ways often are not pretty. They can be frightening, destructive." Lynette Loges from your Safety Connection program told me that. She explained that Safety Connection supports people with developmental disabilities so they can live more independently.
I learned of a man we'll call Sam. Now in his late forties, he was so aggressive that caseworkers shuddered when they learned he was now their responsibility: "People actually left the agency when he arrived on their caseload."
"We were banging our heads against the wall," Jim Hessler of Safety Connection said. "Then the team decided: You know what? We've been rewarding Sam for so long for his aggressive, unsocial behavior, what happens if we just walk away until he learns there's another way to get things done?" He had been given his own apartment, and soon the Howard Center was called. He was on the porch with a broom handle, about to smash in the windows. "We said, 'Sam, if you want something and can ask for it appropriately, we'll be there. But you didn't, so we're leaving.' His jaw fell open.
"But what happened next? He went from most-feared client in this agency to one of the nicest. He regained a quality of life. He became a wonderful advocate for himself. People like being around him. Now he's living a life worth living. A lost member of the community here had been found." When we help to restore dignity to a person's life, Jim added, it's like the attorney who frees someone who has been wrongfully sent to prison.
There are about 30 people like Sam being helped now by Safety Connection. How many lives are affected by those ripples? And those lives ripple out. You are not just working with Sam, but with countless others who will know him over the course of his life.
I spoke with Robin Pesci with First Call, and Catherine Simonson, your director of Child Youth and Family Services. From them I learned about a young man who for months had been in crisis; hurting himself, often suicidal. And the Howard Center was always there, making sure he was getting medical help, making sure emotional problems were being healed, as well as his own self-inflicted wounds. The Howard Center involved his family, helped them see it wasn't just this young man's crisis — it belonged to all of them.
At one point, everyone thought he'd need to be in residential care for years. But what happened? He became reintegrated into his community, into his family, and learned how to identify and cope with the pressures that almost ended his still-developing life. If you were not here, if you hadn't entered his life, where might he have been? Everyone in this room, and beyond this room, is enriched by this boy's having a chance for life.
Think about this: Last year there were 16,000 calls for help that came into First Call — more than 40 a day, every single day. Someone in trouble. Someone who needed someone to be there. To listen. And then to have options.
I spoke with Jon Coffin, National Guard colonel and a part of the Howard Center for 37 years. Today he devotes his time to soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. He gets calls from soldiers who can't sleep when they come back to Vermont; soldiers whose family life is falling apart, due to constant arguing. He meets with soldiers when they first step off the plane that has brought them back from a war zone. Then he sits with them, one by one, for as long as it takes.
"I help them leave their hauntings behind," he said.
Can there be more important work than this?
You, all of you here tonight, whether you work directly with clients, or whether by your financial support you keep the center alive and viable, you make sure that they are not forgotten. You listen, and by listening you give people a voice. And in return, when those voices are heard, communities grow together. You are the listeners. There may no harder or more vital task than being there to listen, and most of us simply aren't up to it. You've chosen this work for the rest of us.
Thank you for that.


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The spirit of bipartisan compromise is largely missing in American politics – especially in Washington where Democrats and Republicans have been unable to come up with a compromise on health-care reform.
So it's refreshing to learn that there are still some politicians who can withstand the pressure from within their own parties to get things done. It's the kind of fortitude that is recognized each year by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation's Profiles in Courage Award.
This year four lawmakers – two Democrats and two Republicans – were named as recipients of the award for helping to negotiate a compromise to close California's huge budget deficit.
The recipients of the award include former Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill, former Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, former Democratic Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late president, praised the legislative leaders for standing up to strong pressure from their own constituents as they hammered out a solution to close a $40 billion budget deficit that relied on both heavy cuts to social services and schools, as well as temporary tax hikes. And she said she hoped their political courage would be an inspiration to other elected officials facing similar challenges.
The Profile in Courage Award was established in 1989 by members of President Kennedy's family to honor the late president and to recognize political courage. The award is named for President Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage," which recounts stories of eight U.S. senators who risked their careers for taking principled stands for unpopular positions.
The bipartisan spirit of the California legislators is an encouraging example of what can be accomplished in this era of incessant and unproductive partisan bickering. Washington, take note.
Editorial: JFK award winners showed bipartisan courage
on March 18, 2010 at 12:59 AM
The spirit of bipartisan compromise is largely missing in American politics – especially in Washington where Democrats and Republicans have been unable to come up with a compromise on health-care reform.


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The Red Wings received their Stanley Cup rings on Sunday night, and while captain Nicklas Lidstrom put his fourth ring in proper perspective in a discussion with the Detroit News's Dave Dye...
December 9, Detroit News: Lidstrom call it the "latest and greatest."
"They're all special," he said. "They all have their own special memories."
Niklas Kronwall remains nearly slack-jawed:
For defenseman Niklas Kronwall , it's his first Stanley Cup ring. He admitted there was a feeling of awe.
"You don't really understand that you're standing there with one of those rings," he said. "It's a pretty cool feeling to have it presented to you and put it on your finger. It's huge."
The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James made a few tweaks to her blog entry, including this priceless quote from coach Mike Babcock:
December 8, Detroit Free Press: The bling also impressed coach Mike Babcock. "It was nice," Babcock said. "Usually, the only one who gets that is my wife, so it was kind of nice I got some."
St. James also posted three images of the ring: