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Sometimes you find certain pieces of jewelry that are so pretty and interesting that they seem like art – wearable art! I love making jewelry and accessories, and I especially love projects that are unique or have a "wow" factor. This sparkly floral fascinator is a perfect example; the beautiful purple leaves with gold glitter make such a statement. I've pulled together a collection of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts and other jewelry wearable crafts that you will definitely want to make. Click through the jump to see them!
Party Animal 1 of 13Regular plastic animals get turned into necklaces with jewelry supplies and embellishments including beads, ribbon and chain.
Learn how to make them at Flamingo Toes
Geode Rings 2 of 13These are the simplest rings you'll ever make with the most reward - the most time you'll spend is finding the beautiful geodes.
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Geometric Necklaces 4 of 13These beautiful necklaces were made by simply cutting paint chips into triangles and attaching them using basic jewelry supplies.
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Wrapped Wire 11 of 13Create a name by manipulating wire with needle nosed pliers - you'll need some practice, but once you master it you'll be turning out letters in no time.
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Beautiful Lace 12 of 13You'll stiffen lace with glue and then add to earring hoops to wear.
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Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- A ground–breaking study has found that while firefighters are battling flames to protect others, they may be setting themselves up for a battle against cancer.
Dr. Susan Shaw, from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at State University in Albany New York, found elevated levels of cancer–causing dioxins in the blood of California fire fighters.
Her study is considered the most extensive exposure assessment in fire fighters to date.
The disease is the cause of about 56 percent of all line of duty deaths among fire fighters.
"Fires are much more toxic today than they ever have been and you have to ask the question why?" said Dr. Shaw.
The answer, as researchers are finding out, are all of the chemicals in flame retardants that are on virtually everything around us from couch cushions to electronics.
Researchers say the detriments of flame retardants may actually out way the benefits.
"You gain only a few seconds, in fact, three seconds of escape time; where as, you are looking at decades of toxicity," said Shaw.
The residue from fires is on firefighters long after they take off the uniform.
"You get to a fire and you come back and every time you take a shower you can smell it and you can wash it a few times but it's there. The smell is more than just a smell, it's those chemicals," said Pete Johnson, President of the Duluth Professional Fire Fighters.
Johnson hopes the study will help bring about change in the state when it comes to protecting fire fighters.
"State laws are really weak, and a lot of fire fighters who do get cancer and try to get it as a job related illness get turned down. In the future it's something we would like to work on to make those laws better, to protect those men and women fire fighters around the state."
Fire fighters are more susceptible to getting testicular and prostate cancer, and non–hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Cuyahoga Community College culinary arts students watch a cooking challenge during the Fabulous Food Show at the IX Center on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. From left is Susan Heipp, 24; Lauren Holt, 20, center; and on right is Dare (cq!) Gleason, 21. (Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer)
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If laughter is enough of a remedy to stave off even the after effects of an 8.8 earthquake, then perhaps the world's top geologists will want to take a second to talk things over with Ricky Gervais.
In an email to the Brit comedian, who recently saw his hit podcast, The Ricky Gervais Show, picked up for an animated series on HBO, a Chilean earthquake survivor wrote to express his gratitude and praise of Gervais' comedic chops and smooth, sly entertainment skills – abilities responsible for picking up the trapped refugee's disparaged spirits.
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Ricky Gervais' audio work really helped me get through the days while keeping me in a good mood, thinking about things other than the horrible destruction of my country. The stories of the round-headed buffoon Karl asking what were the names of "those things in the movie gremlins", or when Steve was trying to be cool driving a car in his teens only to end up crying because some cooler kids wanted to get a pig in the car, really made the difference to me in that moment of despair.
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Fayetteville, NY -- Fayetteville-Manlius High School was evacuated for a time this afternoon after a smell of natural gas was detected at the school. Students have now returned to the building and the school day has resumed.
Firefighters and National Grid employees were called at 12:09 p.m. to go to the school, 8201 East Seneca Turnpike, according to Onondaga County 911 radio reports.
Students were outside for about a half hour as authorities investigated the odor, F-M Superintendent Corliss Kaiser said.
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APPROVED Approved 1/5/00
October 26, 1999
Commissioners' Conference Room - 9:00 a.m.
Commissioner Bobby Green, Sr., presided with Commissioners Bill Dwyer, Anna Morrison, and Peter Sorenson present. Cindy Weeldreyer excused. County Administrator Bill Van Vactor, County Counsel Teresa Wilson and Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer were also present.
Eric Rogers, 39951 Log Creek, Marcola, stated he was speaking in defense of the motocross track. He said he lives and owns a private motocross track in Marcola. He said they practice and there are objections from the neighbors. He said his neighbors have made false accusations and there has been harassment. He noted that Lane County measured the noise level at 60 decibels. He said he is only dealing with the noise and there are no other illegal activities taking place. He added there are three steps he could take to reduce the noise levels and he would be cooperating.
Dwyer asked Rogers to address the three methods.
Rogers responded he could turn down the exhaust system so the sound is redirected to the grounds. He noted they are in the process of constructing a shop made of foam blocks and he could shoot the exhaust to the building, as it would contain sound absorbent materials. He said the third method would be to build a dirt berm to absorb the sound waves and reduce the noise level below the legal limits.
Carl Barnes, 39977 Log Creek Road, stated he is the closest neighbor to the Rogers property, less than 300 feet and he has no problem with the riding. He noted the dust is not that thick and the noise doesnt bother him.
Kent Haufman, 40069 Log Creek Road, reported that he doesnt care for the noise. He said he lives 500 feet away and he likes doing gardening when it is quiet. He said he cant enjoy things with the noise. He reported that he works in construction and he tries to go to sleep at 8:30 p.m., but he cant because they are still riding at 9:00 p.m.
Jerry Schultz, 39685 Howard, Marcola, stated he lived on the property for 30 years and it is one-half opposite the side of the valley from the motocross track. He said in the evening that the bikes are noisy. He added that fragmentation has been brought to the community and it is affecting other peoples lives.
Cherie Goodwin, 40069 Log Creek Road, Marcola, reported that she lives 10 acres away from Eric Rogers. She said she is opposed to having six to eight motorcyclists coming to ride on the property. She noted that one or two were okay. She said the noise level, dust and safety level were awful. She said her opposition is that they are riding in a residential area. She said that Shot Gun Creek was less than three miles away and they could go there to ride. She said she cant leave her windows open in the summer because of the noise and dust. She said the riders are unsupervised. She added it is a residential area and she moved into the area nine years ago. She said she needs to have quiet and her physical disabilities are getting worse by stress. She said her property value has plummeted because of the noise, safety problems and dust.
Susan Lynch, 39886 Howard, Marcola, said that she has two children, 8 and 9 years old. She said the noise is distracting and has a hard time doing homework where the motocross is going. She said she is concerned for her children.
Kevin Hillman, 39886 Howard, Marcola, stated he is an 18 year resident in the upper Mohawk Valley. He noted that he brought two letters for the record from people who could not attend the meeting. He also brought videotapes and petitions regard the effects of the noise from the professionals riding the motocross. He said there were decibel readings taken from his property and they showed he was 10 decibels over the allowable limit. He said the noise is disruptive when he has to listen to it at dinner. He said the noise is ruining his family life. He added even with the windows and doors closed, the noise is still loud. He asked the Board to follow up.
Green noted that Angela Engeler had called him and reported that the dust and noise from Eric Rogers' property is terrible and she is afraid something awful will happen.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION as per ORS 192.660
Following the Meeting.
a. DISCUSSION Eugene Airport Master Plan.
Harvey Hoglund, Public Works, reported that earlier this month the Planning Commission completed their review of the Airport Master Plan and furnished a recommendation for approval of several elements to be considered in January. He noted when he prepared the packet, he didnt have the draft minutes from the Planning Commission but had them today for review. He said the minutes contained concerns of the public that have property in the area.
Mike Boggs, Eugene Airport, gave a presentation of the Eugene Master Plan update. He noted near the airport the lack of residential development and encroachment (from an airport or commercial standpoint.) He stated that it is unique and isnt found around many areas of the country. He reported that the City of Eugene and the County had done an excellent job of planning for the airport. He added there are no noise problems or operational restrictions for airlines operating in and out of the airport.
Boggs explained that the Master Plan Update picks up where the 1990 plan left off and not a lot of what is in the new plan is different than what was in the 1990 plan. He stated they are updating the plan because the level of detail is not the same for the future. He said they are experiencing planning problems in terms of the detail needed to do a variety of projects at the airport. He added they have to plan for the financing of the airport, and that requires the additional detail to be given to the Federal Aviation Administration to provide funds for the airport. He reported they also have land planning issues that need to be addressed. He said over the past ten years they had been addressing Metro Plan designation changes on a piecemeal basis and they received the direction from the Planning Commission to handle it on a more comprehensive basis.
Philip Farrington, Planning Manager, Satre Associates, explained that the Airport Master Plan is a refinement to the Metro Plan. He added it also serves as a component of the states Aviation System Plan and as such, the Airport Master Plan is consistent with the State Aviation System Plan and its policies and directives as well as Oregon Revised Statutes, Administrative Rules and the policies contained therein. He noted as a refinement plan to the Metro Plan, the 1990 plan left a little bit lacking and did not have a refinement plan diagram to it. He said one thing that had been discussed was to comprehensively seek to implement component portions of the plan and Metro Plan diagram amendments and zone changes, all consistent at the same time with the Master Plan Update. He stated there are four actions being brought before the bodies, the Airport Master Plan Update (subject to approval by the Board of Commissioners and the Eugene City Council), the Metro Plan Diagram Amendments (considered for approval by all three jurisdictions) Amendments to TransPlan and the Public Facilities Plan Project List. He noted there are conflict points that exist with relationship to the cross-runway 321 and the location of Greenhill Road and Aubrey. He added the Public Facilities Plan includes a project list that includes all of the TransPlan projects and needs to be amended to include that project. He explained the zone change is only for the city owned properties and solely considered by Lane County. He stated they are trying to making consistency between the Metro Plan, the Master Plan Update and other refinement plans at a comprehensive level.
Tom Schnetzer, Mead & Hunt, reported that recommendations that were in the Master Plan Update were recommendations that were made in 1990. He noted there was a significant amount of public involvement. He said one of the significant projects that have come out of the Master Plan is a parallel runway that is recommended as a capacity enhancement measure. He noted when the airport demand reaches a certain level, the project will need to be implemented so delays are not incurred. He reported a short-term was related to the FAA design standards. He said the intersection of Aubrey and Greenhill runs through the runway safety area and the FAA has been enforcing airports coming into compliance with design standards, and this is a major issue with them. He said they showed the rerouting of Greenhill Road. He added the capacity that is gained with a parallel runway gives many years of growth.
Sorenson asked who owned the land where the runway is going.
Schnetzer responded the airport owns the land. He noted that once the parallel runway is constructed, the bulk of the traffic and the larger aircraft would use this, as its primary runway.
Boggs reported they had an extensive public process with the plan. He said a Master Plan Advisory Committee was put together and the County had significant representation. He stated the Metro Plan Advisory Committee held six regular meetings and in conjunction with three of those meetings, public workshops were held. He said from May of 1999 to the present, they had been going through the public approval process. He noted the plan does not deviate from the previous plan, it just refines it in most cases. He said the runway depends on aircraft activity and when dollars would have to be spent to keep runway 321 in service, instead of using those dollars to construct the parallel runway. He stated the whole plan is demand- driven, it pays for itself and based on the current estimates, would be able to cover the cost without additional taxpayer participation.
Sorenson asked if the County had to pay for the roads to be relocated.
Boggs responded no. He noted the airport generates an operating surplus every year and the operational surplus pays for capital projects. He added the federal government is another source for the airport improvement program and it funds projects based on passenger activities at the airport. He said it is formula-driven and the more passengers, the more money is received. He added there is also a passenger facility charge of $3.00 per person tax that goes back to the airport.
Hoglund reported that the Planning Commission did have a concern over the process of acquiring property and wanted to pass on this to the Board. He said some property owners think something is wrong with the process in which their land is acquired at farmland prices.
Boggs stated that there is a lack of information about the process for public acquisition of property. He noted there were 14 parcels that had been acquired since 1990 for a total of about 750 acres. He said of the 14 parcels, there was one acquisition that was disagreeable, where the property owner was not satisfied with the compensation they received. He added they had property owners who would have liked to have more than they received but they thought they were dealt with fairly. He reported that his staff and the Lane Countys staff have a set of rules to go by on acquisition of property. He noted that the Eugene City Attorney prepared a document that was passed on to Springfield and Lane County that outlines the process. He reported they were required to pay just compensation at fair market value for property and it is a requirement of the Oregon Constitution. He added it is unlawful for any public official to expend any money in excess of the amounts provided by law. He said in establishing value, the process that is gone through is a written offer to the landowner. He said the landowner can, if they choose, get their own appraisal. He added the owner has 40 days for consideration and if there is a disagreement on the value of the property, there is binding arbitration, non-binding arbitration or a jury. He said prior to going to court, the City has to make its final offer and if the court awards more in terms of value for the property, the City risks the attorney fees and court costs associated with the landowner. He explained the incentive is to offer something on the high side.
Green asked what is happening in acquiring additional airlines.
Boggs reported the airline industry is being driven by consolidation. He said they were successful in getting American West and it provides real competitors in the same market. He said the question in the airline industry is how will the airlines use those choices. He noted the facility will accommodate commercial traffic, but it is all market-driven and they are interested in the business market.
b. DISCUSSION Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
Rob Bennett, LTD, presented an overview of LTD. He noted they are working to where they want to be in TransPlan. He added they are receiving support from County staff. He said that currently LTD is doing a good job by every measure with the tools they have to work with. He stated they want to have a chance to compete and show competitive efficient alternative transportation to cars that will have a measurable effect over a long period of time.
He noted the key to success is having right-of-way and it wouldnt work any other way. He added that they will not be able to get to the next level if they dont start working with the right-of-ways along roadways and major arterials. He said they want an opportunity to compete during prime times to get people who drive to work and parking, coming home. He said they are working on the segments from downtown Eugene to downtown Springfield. He added there is a risk but it is a manageable one and they are looking to the steering committee for their guidance.
Hilary Wylie, President, LTD Board, reported that the Board is trying to design a transportation system to meet the future, with bus rapid transit as an interim between rail and bus and feeder systems. She added the complete total picture includes neighbor feeders and downtown shuttles. She said they are looking at other modes of transportation in the future to move people quickly and easily from their cars, to where they are going.
Stefano Vigiano, LTD, gave a presentation on performance obligations. He noted after an environment assessment, they will seek approval for design and construction. He said it will be on a phase-by-phase basis. He said an option is a station on 14th Avenue, two options on Franklin were considered and were discarded because of the businesses in the area. He added that the Springfield City Council recommended to reconsider the phased approach and it would be best to have Springfield as a partner. He added there was interest in Glenwood for the station.
Dwyer said the vision of LTD is fine, but it is overly optimistic as passenger counts are eschewed and they will not come to fruition. He saw problems with taking away a lane of traffic and having buses that are half empty with cars bottlenecking to get where the buses are going.
Wylie reported that ridership had doubled over the past 15 years and will double again. She added there needs to be other transportation modes as the community is growing and they have the capacity to move people.
Sorenson stated that Harvey Hoglund will be doing the staff work on this project and if the Board had any questions, they could contact him.
Green stated that Congressman DeFazio encouraged everyone to be together on this.
c. REPORT BACK Mohawk Valley Moto-Cross Track.
John Cole, Land Management reported when he became first involved, there were complaints regarding building permit activity, riparian regulations and noise. He noted the issue is a violation regarding the noise complaint. He added he had been out to the property twice to take readings. He said Art Knoxen; an acoustical engineer was hired to take readings. He reported the decibel noise level exceed 60 decibels, going over the limit by 10 decibels. He added that noise in the valley is an intrusive element and the noise level by trucks going by on Marcola road generates 70 decibels. He said he understands what the neighbors are saying about motorcycles exceeding the standards. He said they issued a summons and complaint on Rogers last Thursday night and the civil penalty process will proceed. He reported there is an active building permit on his property, but there was no indication that there was commercial activity. He noted the track had been shared by a group of people that ride motorcycles as a hobby. He added that the stream that crosses near the Rogers property is not listed as a Class I stream. He said his department will continue to monitor the noise problem.
Sorenson asked if by lowering the noise of Rogers motorcycles is successful, if that would give the neighbors what they want.
Cole responded that once a noise is identified as being a problem, it can become a negative impact on people. He added normal activity would be in violation of County ordinance and people would still have legitimate intrusions.
Marc Kardell, Assistant County Counsel reported that codes require specific types of mufflers and a type that is not as noisy could work.
Green stated he was interested in creating a better situation so that everyone will win and the County doesnt have to do any more enforcement proceedings.
Cole note there is a limit to governmental authority in the case. He said the noise ordinance lists 60 decibels. He said he will continue to monitor the noise and if it exceeds, they will issue citations and civil penalty process.
Green said if the noise ordinance levels are exceeded, he wanted citations issued. He added there is a limitation on what the Board can do. He said he wanted Rogers to work with the neighbors. He asked Rogers to draft a document and submit it to John Cole on what he will do to remedy the problem. He wanted it worked out before the Board takes stringent action.
Morrison agreed with Green. She said there needs to be a process to go forward and then if it were brought into compliance, that would be the answer. She added there are other possible land use violations. She said she wanted to pursue abandoned vehicles in the neighborhood area and the out building that did not have permits. She said if they go forward with what is outlined, she would like to see if that works.
Dwyer suggested ordinance and code changes regulating practice tracks to build quasi-commercial tracks. He added there are other places to practice like Shot Gun Greek, otherwise the County is sending the wrong message.
Green suggested when Rogers meets with Cole, there be a correction plan submitted.
Sorenson stated a way to avoid conflicts would be when a noise ordinance violation is committed, to make sure there is enforcement. He added there needs to be process for conflicts and urged Land Management to pursue the enforcement.
Green encouraged conflict resolution at a neighborhood level. He added if the Board has to intervene, they will, but he would rather see the neighbors work it out. He said he wanted the Board notified on things that had been submitted that are not working.
There being no further business, Commissioner Green adjourned the meeting.
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By Charlie Chapple
St. Tammany bureau
The state Bond Commission on Thursday refused to target $10 million in future state sales tax revenue toward the development of a regional retail center south of Covington, leaving the fate of the $230 million project in doubt.
Richard Yeilding, senior vice president of Colonial Properties Trust, which wants to build the 1 million-square-foot "lifestyle center" at Louisiana 21 and Interstate 12, told the commision that the company needs all of the $20 million it is seeking through a new state economic development incentive program for the project to become a reality.
Commission chairman and state Treasurer John Kennedy asked Yeilding if Colonial Properties would pursue the project if it got only $10 million through the tax increment financing (TIF) program. "Will you build this anyway if you only get 50 percent" of the money? Kennedy asked.
"I will walk if I don't get 100 percent," Yeilding replied.
After the commission voted 9-3 to allow the company to get only half of the money it was seeking, Yeilding was asked if he meant what he told the commision. "That's what I said," he replied.
If the company does abandon the project, "that would be great news," said Covington Mayor Candace Watkins, who along with Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price, urged the commission to deny the TIF. They said the new Colonial Pinnacle Nord du Lac center would suck businesses and crucial sales tax dollars out of their cities.
Price said many of the businesses that the company lists as prospective center tenants have outlets in Mandeville. If they simply relocate to the center, "is that economic development?" Price said. The program shouldn't be used just to move existing businesses and existing sales tax dollars to another location, he said.
Last month, local developer James Maurin of Stirling Properties told the commission that Colonial Properties Trust, because of developmental costs saved throught the TIF, was offering sweetheart deals to lure anchor tenants away from Stirling's Covington Center -- across I-12 from the proposed center -- and its Premiere Center in Mandeville. But Maurin in a letter to the commission withdrew his objection, stating, "Stirling has entered into a written legal agreement with Colonial that would preclude them from pursuing negotiations with anchor tenants" in the two centers. "As a result, Stirling has no reason to oppose Colonial's requests before the Bond Commission," Maurin said.
"My problem is the other tenants" at the Premiere Center, Price said, and other businesses that could move out of Mandeville, leaving a big sales tax hole in the city budget.
Watkins said 48 of the 57 businesses listed by Colonial Properties as prospective center tenants have existing outlets in Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Hammond or Metairie. "You build this big sexy shopping center" to simply draw busineses away from existing locations, she said.
"If you had $10 million of state tax money, would you spend it on this?" Watkins asked the commission. Isn't there a better way to spend tax dollars "rather than subsidize very rich developers," she said. An entourage of about 15 Covington-area residents followed the mayor to the commission meeting in Baton Rouge to oppose the TIF request.
Yeilding said the company is seeking the $20 million only to recoup some of the costs for infrastructure improvements required by St. Tammany Parish government for the project. They include a six-lane boulevard from Louisiana 21 to and through the 169-acre site along the northern side of the interstate to a closed rest area, which will be converted to a second interchange for the state highway, he said. The money also will be used for improvements on Louisiana 21 and rights of ways to bring utilities to the center, Yeilding said.
The Parish Council last month unaninously designated the center site as a special economic development district for the TIF. The council imposed a new 3/4-cent sales tax on retail sales at the center to generate half of the $20 million sought by Colonial throught the TIF. Plans called for using three-quarters of a cent of existing sales taxes from retail sales at the center to raise the other $10 million. The parish tax would expire and the state sales tax would no longer be given to company once $20 million was generated.
But the commission voted only to allow the company to get $10 million through the new parish sales tax.
Kennedy, who lives west of Mandeville, said he is troubled that there are no clearer critieria and guidelines for TIFs. The criteria do not ask if a development will "cannibalize existing businesses," commission member and Secretary of State Jay Dardenne agreed. "It should be a question."
"The issue to me is larger than this project," Kennedy said. "You all are capitalists. I like that . . . You want to maximize profits and minimize losses . . . If an incentive's there, you're going to go for it."
Kennedy noted that the commission recently approved $8 million TIF for Maurin and Stirling to build a new shopping center near Lafayette with some of the money targeted to fill an interstate dirt borrow pit for the development. "You've got to have a better way to evaluate" when state subsidies should be approved, he said, because there will be more and more requests.
"You're going to see (requests for) TIFs for Taco Bell, Wendy's and sno-ball stands," Kennedy said. "Everybody's going to say my sno-ball stand is going to create two jobs and if you don't give to me, I'm not coming."
Colonial Properties Trust, a publicly-traded company headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., estimates that the project will create 1,500 construction jobs over a two-year period and 2,800 permanent jobs after the center is built.
Commission members said there usually is a strong show of support for TIF and bond issue requests for developments from state legislators who represent the area. But they noted the lack of backing for Colonial Properties request, including Diane Winston, R-Covington, who withdrew a letter of support.
Commission members said if St. Tammany legislators show support for the state share of the Colonial Properties TIF, it could be approved. "Let the people know where they stand instead of hiding behind us," commission member and state Rep. Charle DeWitt, D-Lecompte said. "Let's hear from the delegation . . . and not after the election."
Watkins said that may mean opponents of the request are fighting a losing battle. Parish officials "will just go lobby the legislators and get it approved," she said.
Colonial Properties Trust was also seeking commission approval of a $24 million tax-exempt Go Zone bond to help finance the center's construction. The request called for assessing center tenants to repay debt. But the request was tabled along with all other go zone bond requests on the agenda until the commission develops bettter guidelines for determining which ones should be approved.
Yeilding indicated that the company would pursue other financing if the lower-interest Go Zone bond wasn't approved. But he remained firm on the company's need for all of the $20 million in its TIF request.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- As the Cleveland Cavaliers were preparing for their fourth summer league game in Las Vegas, Northeast Ohio was buzzing over the latest Kevin Love rumor.
Until this afternoon, reports indicated that the Cavs were unwilling to include promising youngster Andrew Wiggins in a trade package for Minnesota's three-time NBA All-Star. One report from Sporting News even hinted that the Cavs had notified Wiggins he would not get moved.
Things change rapidly in the NBA. The News-Herald's Bob Finnan reported early on Thursday afternoon that the Cavs softened their stance on including Wiggins in a package for Love.
Cleveland Cavaliers now willing to include Wiggins in Kevin Love trade offer http://t.co/X5I1fpcNaM
— Bob Finnan (@BobCavsinsider) July 17, 2014
The reason? LeBron James reportedly wants him in Cleveland, with James recruiting Love, according to Yahoo Sports.
LeBron James has reached to tell Kevin Love of his desire for them to play together with the Cavaliers, front office sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 17, 2014
Aside from free agency, Love trade rumors have dominated the headlines, and have only picked up steam since last week when James announced his intentions to return to Cleveland.
Love would be the perfect fit, a floor-spacing big man with the same kind of skill set as Chris Bosh, who helped James win two titles in Miami. While the future is bright for Wiggins, Love would make the Cavs instant title contenders.
The trade winds blew all the way to Sin City. While at the free throw line during Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets, a boisterous fan shouted, "You're going to get traded" just before Wiggins was about to release one of his 20 attempts.
Blatt and the Cavs have tried to ignore the outside noise and limit the questions about Wiggins' availability in a potential trade. But the inquiries will continue as long as Love is available. The first-year head coach had no choice but to address the speculation on Thursday night.
"Rumors are rumors," Blatt said following the Cavs loss to the Rockets. "That's why they call them rumors. Sooner or later in one's career you're going to have to deal with it. If (Andrew) has to deal with it now then so be it. It's summer league. He's learning everything as he's going along."
Blatt was also asked whether he's had a conversation with Wiggins about the latest reports.
"No, I don't talk to him about any of that stuff," he said. "It doesn't mean anything, at least not right now."
Wiggins, who has become a fan favorite in Las Vegas, showed no signs of being distracted as he enjoyed his best summer league game. He scored 21 points – 15 coming at the free throw line as he relentlessly attacked the defense off the bounce and left the crowd holding its breath on a few occasions.
"I thought Andrew did a really good job," Blatt said. "What you like about a kid like that is it doesn't make a difference if it's the fourth game of summer league, fourth game in eight days, if people are keying on him or if the crowd has funny things to say to him. He just goes out there and plays. He has a nice calm about him, a real good demeanor. Andrew is going to be a high level player."
The only question remaining is whether Wiggins will reach his immense potential in Cleveland or Minnesota.


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And that worked in the North's favor, which took care of the basics and took advantage of four South turnovers that helped set up 10 of the North's points.
Using three Carson Wiggs field goals and touchdown passes by Russell Wilson and Kirk Cousins, the North broke a 3-3 tie early in the second quarter and never trailed again in front of a sellout crowd of 40,646.
And the North had Pead.
"Coach said go back there," Pead said of the 60-yard punt return. "He told me what the punt return call was, left, right or in the middle, and told me to make sure I set my blocks up or the play would be dead. I tried to do that the best that I could. The rest was just ability."
North coach Leslie Frazier of the Minnesota Vikings said Pead helped himself during the week of practices and especially on Saturday.
"I think he may have opened some eyes," said Frazier. "Some people may have wondered if he can do certain things. I think he may have answered some questions today."
Pead's dazzling return helped set up one of Wiggs' field goals to help the North extend its lead before the half. He also broke a 38-yard return.
The North turned a catch and fumble by Arkansas' Joe Adams on the game's first series into Wiggs' first field goal. The South tied it with Randy Bullock's 39-yard field goal on the next possession.
After South quarterback Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State was picked off by Utah State's Bobby Wagner, Wisconsin's Wilson threw an 8-yard touchdown strike to Cal's Marvin Jones for a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter.
The North led 13-6 at halftime and made it 20-6 when Michigan State's Cousins tossed a short pass to Arizona State's Gerell Robinson, who turned it into 41-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
The South closed the gap to 20-13 early in the fourth quarter when Arizona's Nick Foles threw a 20-yard TD strike to Arizona teammate Juron Criner, but the North sealed the win with a 63-yard, 8½-minute drive for Wiggs' 28-yard field goal with 4:11 to go.
The South actually outgained the North 331 yards to 279, but Michigan defensive lineman Mike Martin said the North's defensive game plan was simple and effective. "We were just getting after it, having fun out here," he said. "The scheme was real simple, so it was just guys playing with effort and intensity. ... On both sides of the ball, there wasn't any secrets ... so it was just guys outplaying other guys and playing with a better technique probably."
Said Frazier of both teams: "They laid it on the line hoping that these scouts and general managers will pay attention to them."
South coach Mike Shanahan of the Washington Redskins said even the turnovers are part of the evaluation process during Senior Bowl week.
"You get a chance to evaluate people making decisions and holding onto the football," he said. "That's part of game situations. You never know how people are going to react."
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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and the Kenner Police Department are searching for a man suspected in two armed robberies of hotels in Kenner early Thursday.
The suspect, who was caught on video surveillance at both robberies, was described by police as a man who is approximately 50 years old, weighing around 160 to 180 pounds, with a goatee.
Police said that the suspect entered the Travel Best Inn, at 2240 Veterans Blvd. in Kenner, at around 12:40 a.m. The man pulled out a black semi-automatic pistol and demanded money from the hotel clerk. After the hotel gave him money, the suspect fled the scene, according to police.
Twenty minutes later, the suspect struck again. Police said that a suspect entered a Holiday Inn, at 2261 N. Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, and once again produced a black semi-automatic before demanding money from the hotel. Once again, police said the suspect took money before fleeing the hotel.
Given the distance between the robbery, police believe the suspect had a vehicle, but no more information was available.Police are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect depicted in the surveillance photographs or developing information regarding the suspect's identity is asked to contact the Detective Bureau of the Kenner Police Department at 504 .712.2252, the JPSO Robbery Section at 504.364.5376 or Crimestoppers.


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For Some Park Visits, Getting There Is Definitely Part Of The Fun
The enormous variety of areas in the National Park System means there's also quite a range of experiences when it comes to getting to and from your park destination. Whether you're taking the subway or city bus to an urban park or riding a train, small plane or ferry to reach your destination in Alaska, there are plenty options for a memorable trip...and sometimes they can be memorable indeed.
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The morning started at 8:45 a.m. with coffee and bagels followed by a brief welcome from the Friends of Trees staff.
I was assigned to a seven-person crew led by Marc LaPine. Our job was to plant four street and seven yard trees at two locations in the Humboldt neighborhood.
We arrived to find that the holes the trees were to be planted in had already been dug. Within minutes we had unloaded the trees and tools.
We took the trees out of their containers and Marc explained to us how to determine the correct depth for planting. We loosened the roots, placed the tree in the hole and filled it with back fill. The trunk was loosely supported between two stakes and a label describing the tree species was attached to the twine.
The hole was watered and we were ready to move on to the next one. By Noon we were finished and headed back to the Friends of Trees headquarters for a potluck lunch.
He was a big hit with kids and adults alike and happily posed for photos with the Timbers Army after nervously looking around to check that there were no chainsaws laying nearby.
Despite the current fire risk being low Garry opted to do without candles on his cake.
Anyone interested in volunteering with the Friends of Trees?
Upcoming Timbers Army Social Events
Timbers Army 3rd Saturday
TONIGHT, 19th February at the Leisure Public House,
8002 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR.
This is the last Saturday get together of the winter. With 28 days to go to the season opener this is a chance to meet up with old friends and make some new ones before the season starts.
Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:00 am at Camp 18,
2362 Highway 26, Elsie, OR.
Breakfast with Timber Jim and Timber Joey at Camp 18 followed by a chance to visit the logging museum and learn about the history of logging in the area.
The log that will be sliced to celebrate the Timbers' goals this season will be dedicated by Timber Jim.
The group will then return to the Bitter End Pub.
More details can be on the 107ist website. If you are planning on having breakfast please RSVP here.
Both events are open to all Timbers fans although the bars admit over 21s only.


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Alan Clark Announced As New openSUSE Board Chair
"I look forward to working closely with the community to further its mission of not only creating the best Linux distribution in the world, but also actively engaging with the broader open source communities around the world," said Alan Clark in the press release.
"As a member of the openSUSE community, and Senior Manager and Strategic Advisor for Industry Initiatives at Novell, Clark's leadership has been particularly notable in driving the initial steps toward setting up an openSUSE foundation," Novell says in their announcement.
Clark served as a member of the Linux Foundation board of directors, and currently is the chair of the Linux Foundation Vendor Advisory Council. He served as a founding director for non-profits such as blade.org, power.org and more. In addition, he remains active numerous open source projects to include Linux Standard Base, OpenDocument Format, Open Source For America, DMTF, Cloud Security Alliance and more.
Clark's responsibilities will include helping setup an openSUSE foundation, as well as leading the development and advancement of the openSUSE project.
More information can be found on the website.
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By Karl Terry: PNT Managing Editor
Portales Municipal School officials received word the state committee that funds school construction has OK'd $11.8 million toward a new elementary school in Portales. The district hopes to match those funds via a September bond election.
On June 12, school officials, along with a team from architect firm Greer Stafford, pitched consolidating Steiner and Lindsey elementary students into one new facility near the current Lindsey site to the Public Schools Capital Outlay Committee in Santa Fe.
Portales Schools superintendent Randy Fowler said the cost for renovating Steiner was estimated at $15 million and Lindsey at $11 million. A new facility to replace the approximately 70-year-old structures is estimated at $16 million.
"We thought it was a good plan to build one school," Fowler said. "They (PSCOC) didn't really have a lot of questions about it."
Fowler said the administration believes having two grades at each of the schools will provide a better flow for the students.
School board member Alan Garrett lauded Fowler for the efforts.
"I think it's vital that these two rather antiquated facilities be replaced," Garrett said. "Especially with what's going on with energy costs."
Garrett said there's always a worry that state funding requests will be cut short, but felt comfortable a bond issue would fill gaps.
The district will hold a bond election on Sept. 18 in which it will seek $9.5 million in bonds from voters. The ballot wording, including
the amount, was approved at a previous board meeting in order to meet statutory deadlines.
"We're asking for that amount because we feel we'll be using a good portion of that on construction of the new school," Fowler said.
"Over time, we should still have funds left to address other (facility) concerns in the district."
Fowler the coming retirement of previous bonds means property taxes shouldn't change much in the district, if at all. He said he will receive information from the company arranging the bond sale to present to the public before the election.
"I don't feel like it would be a major change of what's in place," Fowler said. "I think it will kind of blend in with what people are used to (paying).
Fowler said the state will dictate the basic requirements of the new facility and provide 79 percent of that cost, even if it rises unexpectedly. The district has to provide the other 21 percent and pay for any extras , such as a larger gym or library or a band room.
Fowler plans to form a community committee to help architects plan the proposed facility in advance of the election.
By the numbers
$11.8 million — Amount state has promised for school
$9.5 million — Amount that would be raised by bond election
$16 million — Estimated cost of new school
$26 million — Cost if Steiner and Lindsey were renovated
70 — Approximate age in years of Steiner and Lindsey
6 — Steiner's current ranking on state's list of facility replacement
14 — Lindsey's current ranking on state's list of facility replacement
Sept. 18 — Date of bond election
Source: Portales Municipal Schools administration


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PILESGROVE TWP. — An accident where a vehicle sheared off a utility pole along Route 45 here shortly after 2 p.m. today, left some area residents without power for a period of time.
Atlantic City Electric's website was reporting about 180 customers without service after the accident.
Service was restored by early evening.
The accident took place on the northbound side of Route 45 not far from the Tri-County Veterinary Clinic here in Pilesgrove Township.
Reliance Fire Co. and the Penns Grove Ambulance responded to the scene of the crash at 2:13 p.m. today.
The fire company and the ambulance both remained in service for hour and 15 minutes.
Details on any injuries and what caused the accident are not known.
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Summer 2011 TCA Press Tour Highlights and Lowlights
Where did 'Playboy Club,' 'American Horror Story' and Zooey end up?
Lowlight: The absence of Ashton Kutcher
CBS has two aging shows getting facelifts this fall, with Ashton Kutcher joining the cast of "Two and a Half Men" and Ted Danson joining the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Kutcher, alas, wasn't made available to the TCA either at a panel or at the evening party. It's not that we expected him to come out and spoil who his character is and what happened to Charlie Harper, but if he'd come out for 10 minutes at the start of the morning, a few good-natured platitudes would have gone a long way.
Instead, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler explained, "The problem is they are in production. There's a tremendous amount of energy and focus and attention. I mean, I would be lying if I didn't say when everybody walked on that set on Monday, you could cut the air with knife. It's a very it's a very focused requires a lot of attention. I think nobody wanted to for one second and don't forget, you've got your blocking. You've got your run through. You've got your rewrites. You've got a tremendous amount of weight and effort being put into this episode."
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WHATELY – Kazimierz Barut was only 15 when his family was deported from Poland to Siberia in 1940 as part of Stalin's ethnic cleansing.
The 86-year-old Chicopee resident continues to tell his story of surviving Communist oppression, evacuation, forced labor, combat in Word War II and near-fatal illnesses because he believes it is his duty and obligation to pass it on.
Barut spoke to about 50 people recently at the S. White Dickinson Memorial Library in Whately, giving an overview of Polish history and telling his own story of separation from family, war, reuniting with his family in England and emigration to Chicopee to join his uncles in 1956.
The retired master electrician was just a teenager when he and his family were loaded onto a train in eastern Poland and sent to Siberia as part of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin's ethnic cleansing and mass deportation. There were 96 rail cars as they left Szepietowka; his car held 36 people.
In all, this mass deportation involved 115 similar transports – nearly 400,000 people in one weekend.
Stalin forced ethnic Poles from their homes to the subarctic grasslands and forests of Siberia. Never charged with crimes, countless families with children – even entire villages – were packed into overcrowded railroad cattle cars and sent to vast labor prison camps where men, women and children crushed rock for the trans-Siberian railway.
Along the way, Barut was separated from his family, not to be reunited with them for seven years.
During those years, he survived disease and served in an anti-tank regiment in battles including The Battle of Monte Cassino, a costly series of four battles during World War II fought by the Allies against Germans with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.
Though he did not elaborate on the gruesome battles, he did speak of the kindnesses he received, like the woman who gave him an extra shirt that belonged to her missing son, and the guard who gave him some biscuits when his train stopped in the woods.
When he learned his family was still alive, "it was like a big rock fell off my shoulders," he told the Whately gathering. And when he was sent to Iran to guard an oil refinery, he thought he was in heaven, he said.
After the war, he lived in England, worked as a bus driver and learned the electrical trade.
Robert M. Duda, of Whately, arranged for the talk. Noting the many people in the area of Polish descent, he said Barut's story needs to be told "because there aren't a lot of these (World War II Polish army veterans) left."
Duda said it's important to learn what people endured in that era to come to a free country: "Sometimes we don't appreciate our freedom enough."
Tiffany A. Hilton, library director, said "we knew (Barut) would draw a crowd" because of the interest people in the area have in history and geography.


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Medha Patkar
|Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar in 2002
1 December 1954
|Other names
|Medha tai
|MA in Social Work
|Alma mater
|Tata Institute of Social Sciences
|National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM)
|Narmada Bachao Andolan
|Right Livelihood Award
Medha Patkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist and social reformer turned politician. She is the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan and was National Convener of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), an alliance of progressive people's organisations.[1] She was a representative to the World Commission on Dams, to research the environmental, social and economic impacts of the development of large dams globally.[2] National Alliance of People's Movements, the organisation she leads, filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court against Lavasa.[3]
Patkar was a candidate of Aam Aadmi Party, from Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency, for the Indian general election, 2014. She received 8.9% of the vote, and forfeited her deposit. She resigned from Aam Admi Party's primary membership on March, 28th of 2015.[4]
- 1 Early life
- 2 Activism
- 3 Political career
- 4 Awards and honours
- 5 Citations
- 6 External links
Early life[edit]
Medha Patkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Indu and Vasant Khanolkar on 1 December 1954.[5] Patkar earned an MA in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, after which she worked with voluntary organisations in Mumbai's slums for 5 years and tribal districts of North-East Gujarat for 2 years. She left her position on the faculty of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences as well as her unfinished PhD when she became immersed in the tribal and peasant communities in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.[6]
Narmada Bachao Andolan[edit]
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is a social movement consisting of adivasis, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dams being built across the Narmada River, which flows through the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, all in India. Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the movement.
National Alliance of People's Movements[edit]
The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) is an alliance of people's movements in India, with the stated aim of working on a range of issues related to socio-economic justice, political justice and equity.[7] Medha Patkar founded the National Alliance of People's Movements with the objective of "facilitating unity and providing strength to peoples' movements in India, fighting against oppression, further questioning the current development model so as to work towards a just alternative". She is the national convener of the NAPM.[6]
World Commission on Dams[edit]
Patkar served as a Commissioner to the World Commission on Dams, the first independent global multi-stakeholder Commission constituted to enquire on the water, power and alternative issues, related to dams, across the world. She provided detailed analysis of large dams and in-depth recommendations on the planning of large dams or any development project. The final report was signed unanimously, with an additional comment from Patkar.[8][9]
Tata Nano Plant Singur[edit]
Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur.[10] She protested against the setting up of the plant at Singur, West Bengal. Patkar's convoy was assaulted, allegedly by CPI(M) activists, at Kapaseberia in East Midnapore district while on her way to strife-torn Nandigram.[11] At the height of the agitation, Ratan Tata had made remarks questioning the source of funds of the agitators.[12] In October 2008 Tata announced that the factory would not be completed and that the production of the Nano will be set up in Sanand, Gujarat.
Lavasa is a project by Hindustan Construction Corporation, in Maharashtra. It is a yet-to be completed city. Lavasa Project is criticised by P. Sainath for unjust use of water in a worst hit farmer suicide state.[13] Medha Patkar with villagers of Lavasa protested for the environmental damage in Nagpur.[14] She also filed a PIL-Public Interest Litigation in Supreme Court against the Lavasa project.
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project[edit]
Patkar's refusal to participate in protest against a proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, in her home region of Konkan, angered local activists. One Konkan activist accused her of highlighting issues to "further her own purpose", and then abandoning them.[15]
Golibar Demolition[edit]
A demolition took place on 2 and 3 April 2013 in the Golibar area, Mumbai, Maharashtra evicting 43 houses and displacing more than 200 people. Medha Patkar with more than 500 slum dwellers set on indefinite fast to protest against any further demolition until the inquiry into the matter is completed.[16] Patkar has alleged corruption and "atrocities" by builders in the city's slum rehabilitation scheme, and called for the halting of six projects by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, until a proper inquiry is conducted.[17]
Save Sugar-Cooperatives Mission[edit]
To save Sugar-Cooperative sector in Maharashtra from falling into hand of politician Medha Patkar organised protests. She explained that "the politicians are interested in the prime plots of land, old equipment and machinery," of sugar co-operatives and accused state of selling assets of industry at throw away rates.[18]
Hiranandani land scam[edit]
Medha Patkar along with other activist registered PIL in High Court, alleging violations by property tycoon Niranjan Hiranandani in building luxury flats instead of affordable houses. Hiranandani had signed a lease for the 230 acres of land in 1986 at rate of Re 1 per hectare in a tripartite agreement with the state and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.[19] Responding to PIL Maharashtra High Court judges says that" we appreciate the elegance of the construction and the intent on creating an architecture marvel for the city of Mumbai, we see the specific intent of wholly ignoring the most vital, and perhaps the only, condition in tripartite agreement (to create affordable houses of 40 and 80 sq m)".[20] If calculated according to the current market price, the quantum of the scam will be around Rs. 450 billion.[21]
Kovvada Nuclear project[edit]
Patkar expressed a strong opposition to the land acquisition in Kovvada of Ranasthalam mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh saying that the nuclear plant would be a disaster for ecology as well as people of region.[22]
Political career[edit]
In January 2014, Medha Patkar joined the Aam Aadmi Party, a political party led by Arvind Kejriwal. She and her organisation, National Alliance of People's Movement, provided support to the Aam Aadmi Party during the Lok Sabha campaign.[23]
Patkar also contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from the North East Mumbai constituency as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate.[24] She lost, receiving 8.9%[25] of the vote cast in North East Mumbai constituency, trailing at third position behind Kirit Somaiya (BJP candidate, winner) and Sanjay Patil (NCP candidate).[26] She resigned from Aam Admi Party's primary membership on March, 28th of 2015.[27]
Awards and honours[edit]
- 1991: Right Livelihood Award[28]
- 1992: Goldman Environment Award[29]
- 1995: Green Ribbon Award for Best International Political Campaigner by BBC England
- 1999: Human Rights Defender's Award from Amnesty International, Germany
- 1999: M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award from Vigil India Movement[30]
- 1999: Person of The Year BBC
- 1999: Deena Nath Mangeshkar Award[31]
- 1999: Kundal Lal Award for peace
- 1999: Mahatma Phule Award[32]
- 2014: Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice.[33]
- ^ "National Alliance of People's Movement Website".
- ^ "Final report of World commission on dams" (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme.
- ^ "Pawar should resign, Maharashtra Govt. must probe irregularities: NAPM". The Hindu.
- ^ http://www.asianage.com/india/key-cong-aap-leaders-lose-deposits-ls-polls-017
- ^ "A mother speaks: I worry for her but I know Medha is right". The Times of India. 19 April 2006.
- ^ a b "National Conveners Team National Alliance of People's Movements". National Alliance of People's Movements.
- ^ "Website National Alliance for People's Movement". NAPM.
- ^ "Citizen's' guide to The World Commission on Dams" (PDF). International Rivers Network.
- ^ "Dams and Development a new framework for decision making" (PDF). World Commission on Dams.
- ^ The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006 Archived 5 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.‹The template Wayback is being considered for merging.›
- ^ "Medha Patkar's convoy attacked". NDTV.
- ^ "Tata has some values: Medha Patkar". DNA. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ "How the other half dries". The Hindu.
- ^ "Lavasa battles to get environmental clearance". CNN IBN.
- ^ "Medha fan base shrinks in Konkan". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Medha Patkar enters Day 8 of indefinite fast". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Aruna Roy seeks Sonia's help to end Medha Patkar's fast". The Times of India.
- ^ "Medha Patkar, Anna Hazare on sugar co-operative save mission". CNN IBN.
- ^ "Efforts to bury the Rs 45,000 crore Hiranandani land scam in Powai, Mumbai?". Money Life. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Shibu Thomas (23 February 2012). "Hiranandani can't build in Powai sans HC okay". The Times of India. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Case against builder Hiranandani, senior bureaucrat, others for Rs. 30,000-crore land scam". The Hindu. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Medha Patkar cries halt to Kovvada nuclear project". The Hindu.
- ^ Patkar extends support to AAP Indian Express, 14 January 2014
- ^ "AAP to field Medha Patkar, Anjali Damania for Lok Sabha polls; releases first list of 20 candidates". Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ Arvind Kejriwal's AAP needs a future plan; fatigue sets in for party's small-time drama The Economic Times
- ^ Maharashtra – Mumbai North East, Results Declared Election Commission of India, 2014
- ^ [1] Ndtv, 2015
- ^ "Laureates 1991-Medha Patkar & Baba Amte / Narmada Bachao Andolan".
- ^ Malhotra, Aditi. "A Guide to Aam Aadmi Party's National Candidates". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Medha Patkar selected for 1999 M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award".
- ^ "Quicktakes Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Medha Patkar – The People's Protestor". Tehelka Magazine.
- ^ "Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice * Anurag shall know who i am............ held on Sunday". dna. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014. line feed character in
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Got a forever stamp? Use it.
Otherwise, be sure to paste extra postage on your envelope, as the cost of mailing a first-class letter went up by a penny Sunday, to 46 cents, while the price of a postcard increased from 32 cents to 33 cents.
In addition to the domestic forever stamp, a recently introduced global "forever" stamp now allows customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10. Currently, the prices for international letters vary.
The increase will make only a small dent in the U.S. Postal Service's financial hole of $15.9 billion -- losses caused in large part by the decrease in mail volume as more business and socializing is conducted online.
The price to mail a letter through the United States Postal Service has gone up by 25 percent over the past decade.
Ten years ago, it cost 37 cents for a first-class stamp.
Historically, the United States Postal Service has served as a workhorse of the country's economy -- and the price of a stamp was actually cut between 1882 to 1883 from 3 cents, to 2 cents.
The 2-cent price tag for first-class stamp did not change for four decades, until 1933, when it went back up again to 3 cents.
By 1965, stamps were going for 5 cents. In the ensuing decade, the cost doubled: By 1975, Americans were paying 10 cents to mail a letter.
The next ten years marked an even steeper increase, as the price of a stamp more than doubled from 10 cents in 1975 to 22 cents in 1985.
The cost to mail a letter through the United States Postal Service has been inching up steadily ever since.


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Man tries to steal car with woman sitting in it
Andrew N. Makowicz of Centereach, N.Y. , has been jailed
A New York man is in the Monroe County Correctional Facility after being arrested for trying to steal two cars.
At 7:41 p.m. Saturday, Pocono Mountain Regional Police responded to a report of a male attempting to steal a vehicle from a driveway at Chelsea Circle in Coolbaugh Township.
Police learned a woman was waiting for her husband in their car, which was in the driveway, when the suspect attempted to remove her. The woman's husband confronted the suspect, who fled in a blue SUV.
The man also was observed attempting to steal another vehicle at the house next door.
The suspect was identified as 49-year-old Andrew N. Makowicz of Centereach, N.Y.
Police report they located him elsewhere in the community. When stopped, police observed several vodka bottles in his vehicle and also recovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
He was charged with attempted robbery, two counts of attempted theft by unlawful taking, loitering and prowling at night, driving under the influence, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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SPRINGFIELD - Despite a lifetime around firearms, Jim Bequette admits he got a little starry-eyed when he was able hold the first M1-Garand ever made in his hands.
"That's like dying and going to heaven," said the editor of Guns & Ammo magazine and a producer for a a related television and web-based network run by InterMedia Outdoors, the largest outdoor media conglomerate in the country.
Bequette spent most of last week in town with a four-man crew filming at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. The crew is preparing 13 segments on the museum to be aired on the Sportsman's Channel on a weekly basis for six months, beginning in January.
The Garand was one of the most important semi-automatic rifles of World War II for American troops, Bequette said. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle, called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S. Patton; there were 450,000 manufactured at the Armory.
Bequette said Guns & Ammo is a 60-year-old publication with a 450,000 monthly readership. The parent company will promote the televised series and the Armory, located off State Street, in print, broadcast and on the Web.
The Armory houses the world's largest collection of historic American military firearms. The site served as both an arsenal under George Washington and later a manufacturing site that employed 14,000 men and women at its peak during World War II. It closed in 1968 and reopened as a national park a decade later.
"The Armory is one of the best-kept secrets in America. It's the birthplace of the American firearms industry," said Bequette. He travels the country visiting firearms manufacturers for his work and refers to this region as "Gun Valley" for its concentration of gun manufacturers from Smith & Wesson to Savage Arms in Westfield and Ruger in Newport, N.H.
The series will include a history of the Armory, interviews with museum Superintendent James Woolsey, and Smith & Wesson historian Roy Jenks, who pitched the idea for the series to Bequette.
Woolsey said he hopes to modernize the exhibits and marketing of the site, and the series will be a welcome boon to the facility.
"We were very, very interested in them helping the public understand the history of the Springfield Armory," Woolsey said. "We really ought to have more visitors here."
In addition to televising the series on cable TV, the media collective also will merge the 13 vignettes into a DVD collection for commercial sale.


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DECATUR, Alabama — The state and local incentives that Carpenter Technology Corp. was granted to build a steel plant in Limestone County could prove a long-term bargain — as long as government agencies ensure the company fulfills its employment requirement. Yet a corporate accountability group said there's little oversight to determine whether employers carry out their obligations under such agreements.
The Alabama Development Office has not publicly released the incentive package for Carpenter Technology, but the company expects to receive $98 million in incentives to build the $500 million plant.
That figure might seem eye-popping, but it might pan out with the creation of hundreds of jobs — Carpenter said it will hire at least 240 — and possible spin-off development.
Industrial recruiters said such incentives in the form of tax rebates and infrastructure development are becoming more prevalent as competition for jobs increases between states. Meanwhile, a not-for-profit think tank grades Alabama and many other states poorly on how they enforce the terms of incentive agreements.
The report from Good Jobs First, a Washington-based policy resource group, said Alabama does not independently verify reported claims from industry in some of its programs, including Alabama Industrial Development Training, the Enterprise Zone Credit and the Industrial Development Grant program.
The outfit said states should cross-check employment figures with unemployment insurance records and conduct program-specific audits of company records.
"It is not enough for states to have good job creation and other performance requirements on paper in their subsidy programs," Good Jobs First Director Greg LeRoy said. "They must also enforce those requirements diligently and consistently."
North Alabama Industrial Development Authority President Tate Godfrey said many agreements now have "clawbacks," or performance standards. If the industry does not meet a required investment or hire the agreed-upon number of workers, the company may be required to pay back the incentives.
"That's just smart business," Godfrey said. "We try our best to put in protections for taxpayer money."
Godfrey said incentives have become one of the biggest drivers for industrial development. Whereas once those tax breaks were one of the last parts of the process, they now have become what separates one community from another.
He points to Volkswagen, which picked Chattanooga over Alabama after Tennessee offered an incentive package estimated at $577 million.
Alabama reportedly offered $385 million — the most it had offered to an automobile manufacturer. The so-called "megasite" on Huntsville-annexed land in eastern Limestone County was considered for the plant.
The German company began operating its $1 billion Chattanooga plant last year. It employs 2,500, and Volkswagen announced last week it will soon hire 200 more.
"The companies didn't start this game of incentives. The communities did," Godfrey said. "Somewhere back along the line, a community decided they could seal the deal by offering a little extra.
"And it has grown from there."
Competition at a fever pitch
Sujit CanagaRetna, a fiscal analyst with Southern Legislative Conference, said competition for industries and the jobs they bring has reached a fever pitch.
"You have dozens of states sometimes aggressively pursuing these companies," he said.
Carpenter Technology officials said they considered about 250 worldwide sites before choosing Limestone County.
CanagaRetna said the mind-boggling tax breaks can prove beneficial in the long run. He points to Mercedes-Benz, which built a plant in Tuscaloosa in 1993 after receiving $253 million in incentives.
Since that time, the state has recruited Toyota and Navistar to Huntsville, Honda to Lincoln and Hyundai to Montgomery, earning it the nickname the "Detroit of the South" by some industry watchers.
"That has proven to be a boon to the state because that was a catalyst for those three other auto manufacturers locating in the state," CanagaRetna said.
Godfrey said he worked in economic development in Georgia when Alabama lured Mercedes, and questioned the deal.
"I was one of those people who thought, 'Wow, that was a lot of money,' " he said. "They've recovered that money tenfold."
The state didn't make a single car prior to the construction of the Mercedes plant but now has the capability of building about 750,000 cars and engines annually, Godfrey said.
That deal panned out. Others haven't.
Wayne Farms received local tax abatements to open its third Morgan County plant in Trinity in 2006. That reduced need for an older facility, which the company announced in November it was closing. The move will eliminate 363 jobs.
When Dell built a plant in Winston-Salem, N.C., strict metrics were put into place, CanagaRetna said. The computer manufacturer paid back millions in incentives after it didn't meet goals.
"You want to make sure you get the bang for the buck," CanagaRetna said.
He said verification of company performance is becoming more in focus, and he expects states will use the Good Jobs First report to strengthen their standards.
Limestone County is contributing $1 million in incentives to Carpenter, but the money will be paid in three installments over three years after the company meets employment targets.
Commission Chairman Stanley Menefee said that's common practice for industrial development in Limestone. "They've got to meet the criteria," he said. "That's why I don't mail them a check for $1 million."
Godfrey said it's important for communities to know what they can and cannot offer in incentives prior to negotiations, and to be able to walk away from a deal despite a sweat-equity investment.


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The midstate's first Infiniti dealership opened Monday on Carlisle Pike, bringing 20 new jobs with it.
Infiniti of Mechanicsburg, at 6305 Carlisle Pike, Hampden Township, is across the road from and owned by the same group as Lehman Volvo. The group also has a Volvo dealership in the York area and a Jaguar dealership in Swatara Township.
The site was vacant since November 2009, when Bobby Rahal Toyota Lexus moved down the road to a site near Cumberland Valley High School in Silver Spring Township.
The next closest Infiniti dealerships are in the West Chester, Allentown, Baltimore and Philadelphia areas, according to the brand's website.
Infiniti is a luxury brand associated with Nissan Motors. Its line up includes a range of sports sedans, coupes, convertibles and SUVs.


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