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Malta backs introduction of divorce in referendum (Reuters)
May 31, 2011 by admin
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Reuters – Staunchly Catholic Malta approved the introduction of divorce, backing the move by a small majority in a referendum.
Air Canada Union Pension Fight Over Plans For New Workers
May 31, 2011 by Huffington Post
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(CBC) — Three unions representing Air Canada flight attendants, ground crews, counter personnel and other workers are uniting to fight the airline's plan to introduce a defined-contribution pension plan for new workers.
The unions say they want Air Canada to stop considering proposed changes that would force new hires onto defined-contribution pension plans.
Defined-benefit pension plans, which Air Canada employees currently earn, are designed to provide retirees with a predictable income, but they expose the airline to additional costs if the pension fund's assets aren't able to pay for the benefits.
Deb Milbrath, Freelance – MORE MEDIA COVERAGE
May 31, 2011 by admin
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Feeling "In Control" Tied To Lower Risk Of Depression Among African American Men
May 31, 2011 by Medical News
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African American men who feel "in control" of their lives are less likely to suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a study published recently in the journal Research on Social Work Practice. Research shows that having a sense of control over one's life, a concept also known as "perceived mastery", is tied to better mental health…
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Those Who Say Israel Should Fear the Wrath of Obama
May 31, 2011 by Huffington Post
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I have no beef with those who argue President Obama did nothing wrong by sliding in a reference to Israel returning to the 1967 borders, albeit with land swaps, in his major address on the Arab pro-democracy movement at the State Department. To be sure, I believe it ruined the President's otherwise impassioned insistence that America would support the Arab yearning to be free of its tyrannical dictators by inserting an inflammatory and highly controversial distraction that dominated the headlines.
Still, the President is entitled to his view even as it remains to be seen if pressuring Israel will lead to a lasting peace. What I do have a problem with is the large number of commentators — the vast majority Jewish — who say that in defying Obama on the '67 borders Netanyahu has provoked the President's wrath and Israel will now suffer the consequences.
As an American I have a visceral distaste for anyone arguing that we ought to fear our government or our President. I do not live in Russia. I do not live in Syria. President Obama is nothing but the elected representative of the American people. He has absolutely no power other than that which we, the American people, grant him. He is not a king and he is not an emperor. He cannot pursue his grudges and he cannot avenge his personal honor. He is a servant of the people. The idea that Israel, as a sovereign nation and most trusted ally of the United States, ought to fear the American president for not kowtowing to his every foreign policy whim when it feels he is desperately wrong, is distasteful in the extreme.
Worse, it is an incalculable insult to President Obama. What these commentators are implying is that Obama is a man so petty and immature that as pay-back to Netanyahu and Israel for defying him he will throw both under a bus. I do not believe this about Obama. I believe him to be a mature and dignified leader even as I disagree with him profoundly on so many substantive issues of policy.
But there were some of America's top writers arguing that Bibi had pissed off Obama and now Israel would pay. Leading the charge was Time magazine's Joe Klein who titled his attack on Netanyahu, "Bibi Provokes Obama," and ended his column with these words: "Given his congressional support, Netanyahu may be able to get away with playing so bold a hand — but it is inappropriate behavior for an American ally, and you can bet that Obama won't forget it." Won't forget what? That an Israeli Prime Minister actually had the courage to tell an American President — finally! — that the sovereign State of Israel will not be pushed into compromising its security? And what is Klein suggesting Obama will now do. Retaliate against Israel and spitefully take the position of the Palestinians? Does he really believe Obama to be that frivolous? I most surely do not.
The Bibi-undermined-Israel's-security-by-getting-on-Obama's-bad-side argument continued with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic — normally one of my favorite writers — who titled his piece, "Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way." Goldberg wrote, "And if President Obama doesn't walk back the speech, what will Netanyahu do? Will he cut off Israeli military aid to the U.S.?" Perhaps Goldberg has confused the American political system with that, say, of Libya. Our President does not give any economic aid to Israel.
It is the American people who, in their overwhelming support of the Middle East's sole democracy, repeatedly elect leaders who share their pro-Israel posture and who in-turn vote to continue foreign aid to Israel. Whatever the tension between Bibi and Obama the American people are not now questioning why we give our most trusted ally $3 billion a year in military aid, but why we gave Pakistan, where Bin Laden was hiding, a total of $20.7 billion in aid from 2002 through fiscal 2011.
Goldberg continues: "Prime Minister Netanyahu needs the support of President Obama in order to confront the greatest danger Israel has ever faced: the potential of a nuclear-armed Iran. And yet he seems to go out of his way to alienate the President." The inference is that by Netanyahu throwing what Goldberg called 'a hissy fit,' President Obama may withdraw his support for Israel on Iran. This is an unwarranted and unjust criticism of our President who knows darn well that a nuclear-armed Iran is as big a threat to the United States as it is to Israel. Last time I checked 'The Great Satan' label bandied about by the Iranians was a reference not to Israel but to America.
But the sentiment of Bibi's foolishness in 'provoking' Obama was heard even in major Jewish publications. New York Jewish Week publisher Gary Rosenblatt, one of the most erudite and insightful of all writers on the Jewish scene, said,
This is more than a personal grudge match; it can affect strategic policy and the very future of the Jewish state. Israel, of course, has a lot more to lose here than the U.S., so the onus is on Bibi to make the relationship better… Bibi has chosen confronting Obama rather than working at restoring their relationship. I hope it's not a permanent mistake.
I respectfully disagree. It was Obama who gratuitously threw in the provocative reference to Israel's 1967 borders without, at the very least, calling on the Palestinians to withdraw the utterly unrealistic right of return. And it was Obama who was forced at AIPAC to dilute his '67 border comment to the point of meaninglessness because he feared the wrath of American Jewry — one of his most important financial and electoral constituencies — rather than the other way around.
I mean no disrespect. But it seems to me it's high time we reject the traditional court-Jew mentality that says that we must shimmy-up to powerful leaders in order to gain their protection. America does not support Israel because Jews are friendly or subservient. It does not respect Israel because it is polite or deferential. Rather, America, in its righteous, majestic might supports Israel because its cause is just. And any insinuation to the contrary is an insult both to our President and the American people.
Shmuley Boteach, "America's Rabbi," is Founder of This World: The Values Network, which promotes universal Jewish values in the mainstream media. His most recent book is "Renewal: A Guide to the Values-Filled Life." Follow him on Twitter @RabbiShmuley.
EU Rushing To Complete Greece's Second Bailout Package
May 31, 2011 by admin
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BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Jan Strupczewzki and Harry Papachristou) – The European Union is working on a second bailout package for Greece in a race to release vital loans next month and avert the risk of the euro zone country defaulting, EU officials said on Monday.
Greece's conservative opposition meanwhile demanded lower taxes as a condition for reaching a political consensus with the Socialist government on further austerity measures, which Brussels says is needed to secure any further assistance.
Moves to plug a looming funding gap for 2012 and 2013 were accelerated after the International Monetary Fund said last week it would withhold the next tranche of aid due on June 29 unless the EU guarantees to meet Athens' funding needs for next year.
Senior EU officials held unannounced emergency talks with the Greek government over the weekend, an EU source said.
Greece took a 110 billion euros ($158 billion) rescue package from the EU and IMF last May but has since fallen short of its deficit reduction commitments, raising the risk of a default on its 327 billion euro debt — equivalent to 150 percent of its economic output.
The tax cuts sought by conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras could aggravate the revenue shortfall, but he argues they are essential to revive economic growth.
EU officials said a new 65 billion euro package could involve a mixture of collateralized loans from the EU and IMF, and additional revenue measures, with unprecedented intrusive external supervision of Greece's privatisation program. "It would require collateral for new loans and EU technical assistance — EU involvement in the privatisation process," one senior EU official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Extra funding for Greece faces fierce political resistance from fiscal conservatives and nationalists in key north European creditor countries — Germany, the Netherlands and Finland — complicating EU governments' task.
Greek daily Kathimerini said finance ministers of the 17-nation single currency area may hold a special meeting next Monday on a new package. European Commission spokesman Amadeu Altafaj dismissed the report as "unfounded rumours, once again."
The next scheduled meeting of euro zone finance ministers is on June 20 in Luxembourg, having been pushed back a week from its original date. It will be followed three days later by a summit of EU leaders to assess the 18-month-long debt crisis.
Mass unemployment and wage and benefit cuts due to the EU/IMF austerity plan have triggered spontaneous youth protests in Greece as well as a series of one-day strikes by powerful trade unions.
Weekend comments by an Irish minister that Dublin too may need a second rescue package may also fuel opposition to further bailouts among lawmakers in Berlin, the Hague and Helsinki.
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar told The Sunday Times newspaper that Ireland was unlikely to be able to return to capital markets next year as foreseen in its EU/IMF program.
"It would mean a second program (of emergency loans)," he was quoted as saying.
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan acknowledged at a news conference on Monday that debt market conditions were worse now than when Ireland took an 85 billion euro bailout last November but said they would improve.
Uncertainty over whether Greece will receive the next 12 billion euro aid tranche required to meet 13.4 billion euros in funding needs in July continued to rattle financial markets.
The Greek 10-year bond spread over safe haven German Bunds rose by 20 basis points to 1,387. Two-year yields were up 58 bps to 26.23 percent.
The European Central Bank maintained a drumbeat of pressure against any attempt by EU politicians to restructure Greece's debt mountain, even by asking investors to accept a voluntary extension of bond maturities.
ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in an interview published on Monday the idea that debt restructuring could be carried out in an orderly way was a "fairytale," saying it was the equivalent of the death penalty.
"If you look at financial markets, every time there is mention of a word like 'restructuring' or 'soft restructuring' they go crazy — which proves that this could not happen in an orderly way, in this environment at least," Bini Smaghi told the Financial Times.
He also warned against a debt 'reprofiling', or voluntary extension of Greek bond maturities, saying it would be hard to get investors to agree to such a deal without the use of force.
Euro zone governments are actively studying options for changing the maturities on Greek debt, officials say, although German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble acknowledged in an interview last week that it was very high risk.
"The Eurogroup is doing research for reprofiling — what can you do on reprofiling? Is it possible without a credit event?" Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees De Jager told reporters on Saturday in Cyprus. "It's an investigation, and we have to wait for the outcome of it.
EU officials contend that Greece could do much more to help itself by selling off a treasure trove of state assets.
ECB executive board member Juergen Stark told Welt am Sonntag newspaper that Athens could raise as much as 300 billion euros from privatising state property.
Greece currently aims to raise 50 billion euros from privatisations by 2015 to help stave off a fiscal meltdown, but the country lacks a proper land registry and ownership of many potentially lucrative assets is legally uncertain.
Athens is setting up a sovereign wealth fund to pool real estate assets and state stakes in companies such as telecom company OTE, Post Savings Bank and ports.
Top EU officials have asked Greece to step up privatisations urgently and suggested creating a trustee institution to help the process similar to the body that privatised East German firms after the fall of communism.
(Additional reporting by Angeliki Koutantou and Ingrid Melander in Athens, Marius Zaharia in London, Luke Baker in Brussels; writing by Paul Taylor, editing by Mike Peacock)
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Danger underfoot in Myanmar war zones
May 30, 2011 by admin
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The last thing Tee Pa Doh remembers before losing his foot is a bright flash. With his leg mangled and bleeding, he knew his best hope was a long journey through the jungle to the Thai border.
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Video Game Design
May 30, 2011 by Scott Adams
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I'm not a gamer. I'm not even a casual game player. But the other day I decided to try a game called Angry Birds just to see why it's so popular. I wasn't expecting to like it. I was wrong. The game is instantly addictive. But why? Or more generally, what makes one game a hit and another a dud?
My hypothesis is that we humans have a dozen or so natural impulses that evolution has provided. When we exercise any of those impulses, we feel most alive. For example, a first person shooter game primarily appeals to males, probably because it taps into a man's most primitive urge to eliminate other males as reproductive competition. And more generally, we males have a natural impulse to fight. A well-designed shooter game allows males to spend hours per day unleashing the urges that are socially inappropriate.
You can see in almost any successful game the elements needed for hunting, gathering, self-defense or reproduction. Puzzles probably use the part of our brain designed to figure out where the food is. Lots of games require us to gather up resources. And any game that requires you to quickly spot abnormality is the same skill you need to identify healthy mates. I would argue that Tetris and Mahjong are good examples of games where you have to quickly spot abnormality. And it is no surprise that both games have attracted female gamers.
Angry birds is brilliant because it touches several of our most basic impulses. The player flings birds from a slingshot and tries to destroy various structures and kill the pigs within. It's a basic hunting metaphor, and pigs are a symbol for food in Western cultures. That part is obvious. The less obvious part of the addiction is the joy of destroying structures that are man-made. I believe this taps into our basic need to tear down the accomplishments of others in order to feel better about ourselves. It's Shadenfreude – the satisfaction or pleasure we get from the misfortune of others. Someone unknown built those structures, and presumably they would be unhappy to know you knocked them down. The game would be far less satisfying if you were destroying trees or other natural creations.
I first noticed this natural impulse for destruction when I was working my corporate job. In those days, Dilbert was nothing but a nameless doodle on the whiteboard in my cubicle. I noticed that male visitors would "accidentally" destroy my drawings at a rate far higher than chance would suggest. Usually this took the form of needing to use a different part of the whiteboard and accidentally encroaching into the drawing, or absent-mindedly erasing too vigorously and whacking part of it. The first dozen times it happened I thought it was coincidence. Eventually I came to see it as an urge that couldn't be contained. There seemed to be a need to destroy what I had created.
All of this makes me wonder if I could come up with a hit video game idea by starting with basic human urges and designing up from there. The idea that immediately jumps to mind is a game that allows you to kill the rich and destroy all of their belongings. Let's say that in this game's imaginary world, human-like aliens have occupied Earth and become our overlords, residing in huge mansions, mating with Earth's most attractive women, and generally living like Donald Trump. You're part of the resistance, armed only with the blaster guns you captured from the aliens. Your mission is to destroy the handsome and powerful aliens that have acquired vast fortunes here on Earth. The main story line would sound noble – saving humanity from aliens – while the addictive element is the feeling of satisfaction you get by destroying the yachts, sports cars, and mansions of the rich alien overlords. Obviously this game would appeal to males more than to women.
For female gamers, I suggest some sort of game that appeals directly to a woman's innate ability to notice imperfection. I assume women have evolved the flaw-finding skill to quickly identify healthy potential mates. Imagine a game that displays a crowd of men on screen, animated, and all milling about. The player has to quickly identify the only handsome man in a crowd of homely men. In each round, the handsome man and the rest of the crowd are dressed differently and found in different exotic locations. When the player finds the handsomest guy, he offers a small gift and a compliment as reward. To make things as stalker-creepy as possible, the player can customize the handsome man with her own choice of hair, complexion, size, and other features. And if you want to add a layer of primal urge, the handsomest man could have some delicious food with him in his computer bag and present it to the game player as a prize for completing each level.
What other natural urges do we have that have not been exploited by game companies?
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Renters By Choice
May 30, 2011 by admin
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When we sold our house in 2005 and moved into a rental, we were asked by concerned friends, "Are you doing OK?" Obviously you wouldn't be in a rental unless you were in financial straits. In 2006 when we launched Doom, I couldn't convince reporters that I wasn't either "bitter" or "priced out of the market". [I never could figure the latter out. Lenders were passing out loans to anyone who could fog a mirror. How could anyone be priced…
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America needs gun control … for bureaucrats
May 30, 2011 by Liberty For All
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by Garry Reed
The state Egg Inspector confronts the supermarket Produce Manager.
"I've just tested your refrigerated egg display. The temperature is 44.5 degrees Fahrenheit. You are in violation of article 7-11-01-03 of the North Dakota Egg Code, which requires a chill temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. That means your egg display is a crime scene. I'll have to cordon off your cold case. Then I'm calling in the Feds."
"What?" the Produce Manager whimpers. "You're making a federal case out of my cold case?"
"I have no choice. You buy eggs from a tri-state area. That's interstate commerce. This cold case is a case for … (dramatic music crescendo) … Inspectorcrat Eggbert Eggleheart!"
"Oh no!"
"Oh yes. He's a hard boiled Federal Egg Inspector. He carries an Egg Inspector, Candler, and Grader license. It is illegal to forcibly interfere with a Federal Egg Inspector. Killing a Federal Egg Inspector will get you the death penalty. He's also exempt from federal gun laws. He packs a Walther EGG."
"You mean he's … he's …"
"Yes. Agent Double-Grade A, License to Chill."
Unfortunately, this is not entirely an exercise in satire. This is the real drill: Alan Korwin, author of Gun Laws of America, noted on his website last June that "22% of federal gun laws now authorize arming staff." Scroll down the screen a bit and he further observes, "Some of the more unusual federal 'police' forces are the egg inspector police, the print shop police, the EPA police, and one of the newest, the Federal Reserve Board police." All of these absolutely beneficent bureaucracies have been endowed with "broad powers to keep and bear arms in cases where the public is banned from keeping arms."
(Incidentally, it's US Code Title 21 Section 1041 that makes it illegal to forcibly interfere with a federal egg inspector, and extending the death penalty to anyone murdering such a valuable government asset apparently became the law way back in 1991.)
"Wormly, you see that truckload of paper? That's the new budget we just printed here at the Congressional Print Shop. You need to ride shotgun when they take it over to the Bureau of Budget Control."
"Ride shotgun? Why?"
"To protect it from a terrorist attack, of course."
"But why would terrorists want to destroy the budget?"
"Who cares why? Homeland Security awarded us 2.1 million taxbucks for anti-terrorism operations. We bought a .38 police special and a bullet for you and we spent the rest redecorating the Directorcrat's office suite."
"I'll do my duty, sir. Congress won't be able to act without a budget."
"Are you kidding? Nobody knows where all the money goes anyway. If they don't have a budget, those congresscrats will just borrow deeper into the future and spend deeper into the night, that's all."
Across town, Grimley Styffnek stares intently at his own reflection in the bathroom mirror. "I will dedicate myself to my calling," he murmurs quietly. "I will exercise my obligations as a mindless bureaucratic tin soldier of the establishment civil service. I will set the standard for all Federal Reserve Board police officers to come. I don't know exactly what the Federal Reserve Board is except that Wikipedia says it has something to do with our fiat money. I must protect our fiat money at all costs. I must protect the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board at all costs. I must protect him from Marxists and Maoists and Socialists and Third Worlders and especially those wild-eyed Anarcho-Austrian free market libertarian gold bug economists. If someone picks up a gold standard and tries to strike the Chairman with it I will throw my body in front of whoever that guy is that replaced St. Alan Greenspan. As a dedicated and highly trained mindless bureaucratic tin soldier I must protect the Status Quo at all costs. Whoever this Greek sounding Status Quo guy is."
In a distant corner of Drydirt County, Oklahoma, a woman dressed in khaki steps from behind a tree and points her service revolver at a figure standing in his campsite. "Hold it right there," she snarls. "I saw you scrape those scrambled eggs onto the ground. That's an ecological crime."
"Well," the man snaps, "I'm a Federal Drylands Inspector and I was just…"
The EPA officer's weapon barks once and the Drylands Inspector drops like a rock.
"Had me worried there," the Deputy murmurs as she holsters her piece. "For a second I thought the sonofabitch was one of those damned protected Federal Egg Inspectors."
Originally published at the Loose Cannon Libertarian March 1, 2006.
Garry Reed is a contributing editor for Liberty For All. You can contact Mr. Reed at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This year's 47 percent property tax hike was painful for all Hoboken homeowners. But one group of people in town was left particularly vulnerable to the sudden tax increase: seniors on a fixed income.
Assemblyman Ruben Ramos urges those senior citizens who are eligible to apply for state's Property Tax Reimbursement program, commonly known as "Senior Freeze."
Senior Freeze is a program where the state of New Jersey partially reimburses seniors and disabled people for property tax increases.
"A lot of the older homeowners in Hoboken are senior citizens. Since the tax hike many of them have approached me and said, 'We're on a fixed income; we're retired,'" said Ramos today. "If they own property, the rents cover some but not all of the increase. And a lot of them don't have the means to hire an attorney to file for hardship."
Who is eligible for Senior Freeze? All residents of New Jersey can apply and first-time applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Have been age 65 or older or receiving Social Security disability benefits as of Dec. 31, 2008
• Have lived in New Jersey continuously since before Jan. 1, 1998, as either a homeowner or a renter and lived in the home for which the reimbursement is being claimed since before Jan. 1, 2005
• Have paid the full amount of the property taxes due on the home for 2007 by June 1, 2008, and for 2008 by June 1, 2009
• Have total household income for 2007 that is $60,000 or less and for 2008 that is $70,000 or less.
If you are a senior and need help filling out your application for Senior Freeze, stop by Ramos' office at 70 Hudson Street in Hoboken or call (201) 714-4960. No appointment is necessary.

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TRURO – The Pictou County atom A Crushers were competitive over the weekend at the Truro KFC Tournament, picking up a win, loss and a tie.
In the first game the Crushers tied Strait-Richmond 2-2 on goals by Jack Marshall and Hudson Cameron. Nick MacInnis, Dominic Bond, Ryan MacKay and Andrew Goswell were credited with assists. Myles Farnsworth was named player of the game.
In their second game, the Crushers came out on the short end of a 6-5 thriller with the host Truro team. Marshall led the way with a hat trick, while Cameron and Bond had singles. MacInnis had three assists and Goswell added one. Cameron was named player of the game.
In their third and final game of the tournament the Crushers defeated Cape Breton West 4-2. Marshall again led the way with two goals with Bond and Farnsworth chipping in with singles. MacInnis had two assists, with Cale MacLaughlin adding one. Keigan Walker was named player of the game with a solid effort between the pipes. The Crushers missed out on advancing to the championship through the tiebreaker process.


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New effort to get businesses ready for the big one
By NATALIE MARTIN
Citing statistics that fewer than half of businesses that suffer major disasters reopen their doors, volunteers are teaming up to help ensure that island businesses are prepared for emergencies of all kinds.
"It could be surviving an ice storm like we had a two or three years ago or it could be that big earthquake," said Debi Richards, a VashonBePrepared board member who is leading the effort.
Beginning next month, VashonBePrepared, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, will offer a series of free workshops to teach business owners what steps they can take now to better weather a future emergency and open their doors more quickly after an event.
"They can be in the core of downtown or they can be a one-person business working out of their home," Richards said. "The feeling of VashonBePrepared is that every single business is important to the success and ability of Vashon to stay together in a disaster."
The workshops will be largely led by Shelby Edwards, an experienced crisis management and disaster preparedness consultant who recently moved to the island.
Edwards served for two decades in the U.S. Army Reserves before entering the corporate world, where she's been in charge of business continuity and crisis management for PEMCO and Nike. She led Nike's response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 before stepping down to do consulting.
Edwards, in an interview, said studies have shown that in areas that suffer disasters such as earthquakes or major storms, fewer than half the businesses that were open before the event are in business a year later.
"You see that playing out in every big event," she said.
If small businesses think ahead now, Edwards said, they'll be more prepared should disaster strike. For instance, many business owners don't keep an employee contact list in a different location or know how to maintain electronic backups of important information. Some aren't aware of all their insurance options, and knowing the requirements for FEMA assistance could help merchants access emergency funds more quickly.
While much of disaster preparedness in the Northwest focuses on the region's high risk for a major earthquake, Edwards said preparing for such a quake will also prepare businesses for smaller disasters, such as a fires, floods or snowstorms.
"We'll talk about really basic things that really make a difference," she said.
Two years ago, when Richards headed the Chamber of Commerce, she began a well-received effort to form BNEROs, or Business Neighborhood Emergency Response Organizations on Vashon. Similar to VashonBePrepared's NEROs, many businesses owners in the BNEROs made plans to check on one another in an emergency and began to examine their own emergency plans.
The upcoming workshop series is a continuation of that effort, Richards said. VashonBePrepared and Chamber volunteers will soon begin reaching out to local businesses, going door-to-door to discuss the importance of preparedness and promote the workshops.
"This is something that I feel really passionately about," Richards said. "I feel that it's not just the success of our businesses but the continuity of our community relies on the businesses being able to recover from a disaster."
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My mother-in-law moved to Ecuador from Arizona a couple years ago. When she moved she got a package based on her new address in Ecuador. Her directv package is somewhat limited in the channels she gets in english and no US locals. Is there a way for her to get a regular full US pkg and locals. She still owns a home in AZ so could she just use that address? I am not a tech petson so I dont know if this is possible/impossible due to physical location of the receivers compred to satellite position, etc. Any advice is appreciated
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No. And it's illegal.
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The man who walked into Inspira Medical Center and shot himself in the head on Thursday morning has died of his injuries.
Detective Sgt. Tom Ryan of the Woodbury Police Department said the 26-year-old black male — who entered the emergency room, approached the registration desk and shot himself without a word — was pronounced dead at Cooper Medical Center, in Camden, at 5:15 p.m.
The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said it would not be releasing the name of the man, who was airlifted to Cooper for treatment.
The shooting, witnessed by those in the emergency room lobby, was reported at 11:41 a.m., causing the hospital to divert patients as prosecutor's office detectives and crime scene investigators worked to document the scene.
Around noon, a woman crying across the street from the emergency room was escorted away from the scene by police in a white SUV. A man with the woman deferred any comment to police.
Ryan declined to comment on the man's motivation or connection to the hospital.
Prosecutor's office spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld said the hospital was secured soon after the incident and the gun was recovered.
Crime scene investigators were seen inspecting and photographing a black, four-door Ford Fusion with temporary license plates parked in front of the emergency room doors.
The hospital was not placed in lockdown, and no evacuations took place.
Greg Potter, spokesman for Inspira Health Network, said no one from the hospital was in danger or injured, and the emergency room was open and fully functional. He added behavioral health staff are in communications with employees to offer counseling and support.


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FROM THE HENDERSONVILLE TIMES-NEWS (excerpt)
The ongoing saga surrounding Henderson County Sheriff Rick Davis finally turned the corner toward a resolution Monday when the Board of Commissioners announced that Davis has been granted a medical retirement.
Commissioners, who planned to discuss the matter in closed session at the end of their scheduled meeting, learned of the news earlier in the day from County Manager Steve Wyatt, who received a letter from the state retirement system stating Davis' medical retirement had been approved, board Chairman Tommy Thompson said.
At the meeting, Thompson read aloud a copy of a letter that will be sent to county Republican Party Chairman Mike Scruggs, informing the party of the vacancy and asking Scruggs to recommend a replacement for Davis by the board's March 5 meeting. …


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Texas City for years has been known as an All-American City. Now it's an all-wired city.
The city recently unveiled its free network of wireless hot spots around the city, most of which are in the city's parks. Now, anyone with an Internet-capable device can log on and check email, visit websites and download files.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The federal judge overseeing Huntsville's desegregation dispute continues to favor transparency, and has called a hearing Thursday to let Huntsville argue why test scores and transfer records should not be made public.
Lawyers involved will gather before the federal judge at 1 p.m. on Friday for a procedural hearing in Birmingham.
The hearing marks the first step by the court since U.S. District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala issued a scathing opinion questioning past and current desegregation efforts in Huntsville City Schools. She ordered the board into six months of mediation with the U.S. Department of Justice.
A month ago, before issuing her order, the judge had requested a wide variety of data from school officials. Last month Huntsville filed a motion asking permission to supply some data under seal.
Huntsville attorneys said that identifying student information appeared on documents showing Advanced Placement test scores from the last five years. They also said the same applied to reports of minority-to-majority transfer students. They asked to keep those reports from public view.
The judge agreed "conditionally." She wrote on June 13: "Upon review, should the Court find that some or all of the information should not be sealed, the Court will give the parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before deciding whether to lift the seal."
Having allowed the public to speak during a hearing in May, and having filed all manner of community letters in the court file, and having chastised the board for limiting public input when redrawing zone lines, the judge now asserts that she sees little reason to keep this data from the public.
When ordering Thursday's hearing, she wrote that "the Court is inclined to lift the seal on Documents 354-1 through 354-5. These documents contain AP test score information. Each report contains a student identification number and corresponding birth date; however, these documents do not identify the students by name."
Huntsville did file in public view older scanned reports of AP scores by high school for 2007 and 2008. But after that, the public court file shows only AP participation data.
The Huntsville Times/AL.com on June 30, before the judge called for this hearing, requested a copy of the AP scores by school without identifying student information. School officials did not reply.
Judge Haikala also wrote that she was inclined to have Huntsville redact names and refile the reports on minority-to-majority transfers. Those transfers are required by the court under the system's 44-year-old desegregation order. They allow black students at majority black schools in Huntsville to transfer to majority white schools, and vice versa.
Huntsville is required to file annual reports on the transfers and, according to Huntsville's motion last month, has not done so since 1986.
"The Court finds no reason for the remaining information contained in Doc. 354-6 (transfers) to be kept under seal," she wrote. "If the parties wish to be heard on these two issues, the parties should be prepared to present argument at the hearing on July 11, 2014. "
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Al Qaeda (Arabic translation -- CENTOM or headquarters), the military wing of Islam, is claiming responsibility for the UPS plane crash on September 3rd, as well as the mail bomb plot involving scores of "expertly constructed bombs" on terror Friday (tick tock).
Whether there was a bomb on board that jet remains to be seen, but knowing that our law enforcement authorities are keeping these attacks on the West secret (ie exploding dogs), I would remain skeptical of dhimmi authorities who cover up and hide heinous bomb plots that would slaughter infidels.
Al Qaeda Yemen wing claims parcel plot, UPS crash REUTERS
Al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing claimed responsibility for a foiled plot to send explosive parcels to the United States last week, and for the crash of a UPS jet in Dubai in September.
A statement that appeared on Islamist websites on Friday, attributed to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), also vowed more strikes on the United States in comments addressed to President Barack Obama.
"We say to Obama, we have struck your jets three times in one year and we will continue, God willing, to strike the interests of America and its allies."
In Washington an official said the United States could not confirm that AQAP was behind the September 3 crash of the aircraft operated by the U.S. parcel delivery firm UPS.
"There are very strong indications that AQAP was responsible for plotting last week's disrupted cargo plane plot," a U.S. counter-terrorism official told Reuters. "But we can't confirm at this point their claims about the early September incident," added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
AQAP's statement also blamed Saudi Arabia for tipping off security services and allowing them to intercept the bombs, addressed to two Chicago synagogues, in Britain and Dubai last Friday. "Our devices were headed to Jewish Zionist temples but you intervened with your treachery to protect them," it said.
The militant group claimed responsibility for the UPS crash, in which two crew members died, even though the United Arab Emirates' civil aviation authority said on Sunday that there was no evidence of an explosive device aboard the jet.


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MOBILE, Alabama -- One of my earliest food memories is a disappointing one.
Even as a young child your working boy was curious about just about everything about food. How it smelled, how it looked, how it was made and, most important, how it tasted.
And my experimentation was most often met with great success, until one Easter when I hit a brick wall in my epicurean journey. It happened when l decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about these eggs. The Easter bunny had gifted me with a large basket of brightly colored eggs, very different front the plain white ones that came for the grocer.
There must be something special inside I reasoned. I found out at a young age that perception is not, in fact, reality.
Let me say for the record that no matter how colorful the shell, inside it is still just a boiled chicken egg. No candy, no green plastic grass, nothing but a boiled chicken embryo, which in itself is good but not quite what I expected.
It was my first weak realization that things aren't always what they seem. It was a disappointing lesson but an instructive one.
A grown up example of this sort of natural misunderstanding about things we don't fully understand also involves eggs. Take something called Scotch Eggs, for example.
They have a weird name that might presumably turn some people off about them.
Teetotalers might avoid them on grounds that they include some measure of strong drink that is best served on the rocks. Those of us unfamiliar with geography might assume that the Scottish people eat them for breakfast.
In reality, Scotch Eggs are a wonderful combination of boiled eggs, sausage and bread crumbs that are (wait for it) deep fried. Whoever first dreamed up this delightful dish was certainly culinary visionary.
In short, this wonderful dish with the deceptive name is a terrific way to rid yourself of all the boiled eggs leftover from the Easter bunny's visit.
Their history is somewhat muddied. A London department store claims to have come up with the idea centuries ago but other historians trace their beginnings even farther back to the steamy realms of India.
I'm not sure where they came from but I can say with some fealty that they are quite tasty. (And if you REALLY want to elevate your Scotch egg experience you can use pickled eggs instead of plain old boiled eggs, but that's another story for another time.)
And if the Easter Bunny, for some reason, neglected to pay a visit to your home this weekend you can still make this dish. But first you need some boiled eggs and for that I recommend you use my no fuss, no muss, quick and easy advice for how to properly boil an egg.
Now that you have boiled eggs you are good to go. My only advice would be to make plenty because people are going to love these.
Scotch Eggs
18-20 servings
1 dozen eggs, hard-boiled and peeled
3 pounds ground breakfast sausage
4 raw eggs
3 stacks Ritz crackers
½ cup vegetable oil
Cover outside of eggs completely with sausage, patting smooth and marking sure eggs hold their shape.
Beat raw eggs in a bowl. Crush crackers and place in a separate bowl. Dip each sausage-coated egg into beaten eggs and roll in cracker crumbs.
Heat oil in skillet and cook eggs in oil about 8 minutes, turning to cook sausage thoroughly. Remove eggs from oil and drain on paper towel; let cool and refrigerate.
Cut eggs in quarters and serve.
Some people serve them with mustard as a dipping sauce but I don't think they require anything but a good appetite and a willingness to try something new.


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Update, 4:45 p.m.: Deputies just issued another update, in which they said the boat owner contacted the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and reported the boat capsized last night. "He and a friend swam to shore and walked to shelter," read the update. "No injuries were reported and this accident is under investigation."
Update, 4:15 p.m.: The Kent County Sheriff's Department issued a release asking anyone who could help them ID the boat and/or anyone who might have been using it to call them at (616)-632-6100.
LOWELL TOWNSHIP, MI — Authorities in two counties are searching the Grand River for signs of a missing person after an empty fishing boat was found floating amid debris near Lowell.
Kent and Ionia County deputies, as well as fire departments from Lowell and East Grand Rapids have been scouring the river shoreline from Ada east after the overturned boat was reported about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 4.
The flat-bottomed 16-foot fishing boat was located in the river across from Riverfront Park in Lowell Township, 12570 Grand River Drive SE.
Kent County Sgt. Russ Larson said deputies have been unable to determine whether the boat was occupied by someone authorities have yet to locate, or broke a mooring somewhere and was swamped on its own.
An air boat from East Grand Rapids put in the river at Ada and has been trolling the river east against the current since about 10:30 a.m.
Larson said identification numbers on the boat trace back to a man on the east side of the state who sold the boat last year, but could not identify the buyer.
Deputies are searching boat launches along the river in both counties for vehicles parked with empty boat trailers, he said.
"We have spent quite a bit of time checking everything to try and find an owner somewhere," said Larson.
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PATERSON — Before a massive fire destroyed a Paterson warehouse and displaced several businesses, the owner of the building and one of his employees allegedly shut down the emergency sprinkler system.
Mark Leonardis, 57, of Weehawken, and Mario Lora, 66, of Passaic, were arrested Monday for allegedly shutting down sprinklers at 90 George Street in Paterson before a fire ripped through the warehouse on Feb. 5, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. The blaze lasted for five days and closed area schools. Two firefighters were injured in the fire, authorities said.
The three-story building, which housed three businesses, was completely destroyed by the fifth day of the fire. More than two months after the blaze, the businesses remain displaced, authorities said. During an investigation, authorities found that the building's emergency sprinkler system valve chain had been cut and the system disabled.
Leonardis, who is the listed owner of the building, and Lora, who worked for Leonardis, are being held at the Paterson Police Department. Bail will be set Tuesday, said Lisa Squitieri, Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor. She was not immediately able to provide information on why Lora and Leonardis may have cut the sprinkler system.
Both men were charged with the second-degree offense of causing widespread damage, which carries a maximum 10-year state prison sentence.


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With Alabama's fall camp set to open next month, Tide fans will have their sights set on a few position battles in the practices leading up to the team's season opener.
The race to find AJ McCarron's successor will generate the most headlines, but other intriguing spots that will feature tight races include positions along the offensive and defensive lines and in the secondary.
Which positions are likely to field the toughest calls for Nick Saban and his staff to make before the season opener against West Virginia on Aug. 30?


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Transcribing an interview with Jeff Fraley and Harry Lynch proves to be hard work.
Still in The AirThe fight over asbestos removal strategies isn't over, though the test in Fort Worth is.
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Once the preparations were done, it took only about an hour and a half on Monday morning for Environmental Protection Agency-supervised crews to knock down the little office building at an empty Woodhaven apartment complex.
Slavery's Many FacesIn The Willie Lynch Letters, The Butterfly Connection examines the whip's reach through time.
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And not without reason. They either clanked or were poorly developed or were just so many streaky jump-shooters. Simply, as their countries were far more intrigued by soccer and/or hockey and/or track & field, they were curiosities who played a "B" (or "C") level of basketball.
But then the original Dream Team descended upon the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona with Jordan and Bird and Johnson and Barkley and Robinson and Stockton and Malone and Ewing and Drexler and Mullin and Pippen and Laettner . . . and fanned the world's basketball embers. And now, 15 years later, it is the Americans who are feeling the heat from the fire built by those luminaries.
According to a recent report in The Boston Globe, there were 74 players from outside the United States scattered on the opening-day rosters of the 30 NBA teams. That's 2½ foreigners per club, or roughly 21% of the league. And that is absolutely stunning.
France, of all places, led the way with eight athletes: Boris Diaw (Phoenix), Yakhouba Diawara (Denver), Mickael Gelabale, (Seattle), Ian Mahinmi (San Antonio), Tony Parker (San Antonio), Johan Pietro (Seattle), Mickael Pietrus (Golden State) and Ronny Turiaf (Los Angeles Lakers).
Argentina and Serbia, with six each; Spain, with five; Slovenia and Canada, with four each; and Brazil, Lithuania and Senegal, with three each, were the other leaders on the board. Beyond those lands, 22 other nations, including Gabon and New Zealand and Switzerland, had either one or two sneakered representatives.
Me? I find this fascinating because, again, it wasn't so long ago that we American basketball snobs more or less laughed at the rest of the world. I mean we never, ever would have envisioned that there would be a time when we'd have such an influx of so many different accents in our very own NBA.
It does underscore, however, just how arduous is the road leading into that league for all those Gerry McNamaras out there. Only yesterday (metaphorically, anyway), one's NBA competition was almost totally comprised of graduating American college seniors. Now, it's American college freshmen, sophomores, juniors AND seniors . . . plus all those foreigners.
And, oh, those latter guys can play.
Barbosa . . . Bargnani . . . Bell . . . Bogut . . . Deng . . . Diaw . . . Duncan . . . Gasol . . . Ginobili . . . Horford . . . Ilgauskas . . . Kirilenko . . . Krstic . . . Ming . . . Najera . . . Nash . . . Nene . . . Nocioni . . . Nowitzki . . . Okur . . . Parker . . . Scola . . . Stojakovic . . . Turkoglu . . . Varejao. That's just 25, for starters.
I assume you get the point.
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The Knicks saw the return of point guard Raymond Felton to the lineup last night, but they could've gotten a cloned version of a young Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and it wouldn't have mattered, because freshly-minute all-star Jrue Holiday was on fire in Philadelphia's 97-80 wire-to-wire win.
"He dominated the whole game, in terms of where he wanted to go with the basketball, and a lot of it was at the rim," said Knicks' head coach Mike Woodson of Holiday, as quoted by Tim Rohan of The New York Times. "We just didn't sit down and defend."
Rohan added that even though the Knicks nearly had their full complement of players, they collectively took a vacation the same night Holiday was putting in work:
"The Knicks had Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, J. R. Smith, Jason Kidd, Iman Shumpert and Raymond Felton — their full complement of talented, confident and expensive pieces — at their disposal. The 76ers needed only one player, the lithe and agile All-Star Jrue Holiday, to humble them all."
Marc Berman of the New York Post, said the Knicks reached their official halfway point of the season and never looked worse, as the Sixers' lone all-star badly outplayed their duo of Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler:
• The Knicks, who fell to 26-15, have two All-Stars, but the only All-Star on the floor who looked the part was Sixers' point guard Jrue Holiday, who ripped through the heart of their defense and rang up a career-best 35 points. … The Knicks shot 34.6 percent, including going 4-for-27 from 3-point land, looking as cracked as the Liberty Bell. Carmelo Anthony finished with 25 points, but shot just 9-for-28 from the field.
Berman added that none of the Knicks' guards could contain Holiday, and that Felton was especially of no help either. It's understandable considering his long layoff, but still ineffective nonetheless:
• Felton was 2-of-8 for eight points and three assists in his first game back from a broken right pinkie that forced him to miss a month. J.R. Smith was a scoreless disaster, going 0-for-8 in 27 minutes. Iman Shumpert, in his fourth game back, went 0-for-6. Felton, Smith, Shumpert (1 point) and a scoreless Jason Kidd combined for nine points.
Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com said that not only was Woodson disappointed with the outcome, but it was how the team lost that really irked the usually-cool coach:
• "We just didn't have any effort tonight. It started right from the beginning -- layup after layup," said Woodson, according to Begley's piece. "We didn't come to compete tonight, and that's kind of disappointing."
It was a rare display of public frustration from the Knicks coach. But he had every right to be upset.
The Knicks came out flat on offense and disinterested on defense.
"We just can't have nights like that," Woodson said. "That's not us."
In other Knicks' news:
• Our own Alex Raskin of NJ.com noted that Felton's return from injury failed to have the same impact that Iman Shumpert's return did in London, when Shumpert did a little bit of everything in his maiden game: "All a team can hope for whenever a player returns from injury is a reason for optimism, no matter how tepid that feeling may be. Iman Shumpert started in his return from offseason knee surgery last week in London, nailing a 3-pointer with his first field goal attempt, playing solid defense and finishing with eight points and a +11 plus-minus rating in an easy 102-87 win for New York. It was, for the Knicks' purposes, a positive sign of things to come. Teammate Raymond Felton returned from a fractured right pinkie on Saturday in Philadelphia, but aside from starting and nailing a three with his first shot, he had a drastically different performance in the Knicks' 97-80 loss to the 76ers. Felton's shots were alternately too hard and too soft. His passes were halfhearted and he his two turnovers (dribbling off his leg and traveling) were borderline embarrassing.
Frank Isola of the New York Daily News noted that it wasn't just Felton who looked bad, as it was a total team effort: "It wasn't just Raymond," Woodson said, as reported by Isola. "It was across the board . . . coaches, everybody." Isola continued, saying of course Felton's low assist total is misleading because even when he did create open shots for his teammates, they failed to take advantage. The Knicks shot 35%, went just 4-of-27 on 3-pointers and went seven minutes in the decisive third quarter without producing a basket. Isola then quoted a dejected J.R. Smith, who was as big a culprit as anyone in the loss: "We couldn't throw it in the ocean," said Smith, who didn't score. "Unfortunately, you have nights like that."


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UPDATE (1:45 p.m.) U.S. 31 now closed in both directions at Washington Avenue in Holland. Reports the road has reopened at Lincoln Avenue.
Update: Northbound U.S. 31 is also closing at I-196 (exit 44) because of flooding, according to an MDOT alert at 8:24 a.m.
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Authorities have closed both north and southbound U.S. 31 at M-40 due to flooding.
The road was impassable just after 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18.
In Allegan County, authorities were closing parts of southbound U.S. 131 near Wayland because of flooding problems there.
Related: Highway flooding closes part of southbound U.S. 131 near Wayland
At 8 a.m., road blocks were being placed on Division Avenue between 68th Street and 76th Street because of flooding.
Rain continues to fall across most, if not all, of West Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected today.
Flash flood reports are keeping police and fire crews busy, as well as dispatchers.
A bridge over the Thornapple River at 48th Street is completely washed out.
In Marne, firefighters responded to a tree reportedly struck by lightning and on fire before 7 a.m. Thursday. There were no reports of injuries.


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I attended the Saginaw fireworks display July 4, and though the fireworks were spectacular, as usual, I was very disturbed that the national anthem was not played at the start. What is up with that, anyway?
What is the purpose of the whole holiday of the Fourth of July, Independence Day, if we aren't celebrating our freedom and right to show our pride and support for the United States?
Is this upsetting anyone else? I couldn't even fully enjoy the fireworks, thinking about what is happening to our country!
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"A little rain is not going to dampen our spirits," Clayton Bass, the museum's president and CEO, said at the beginning of the ceremony.
But because of the rain, the ceremony was held inside.
At 10 a.m, more than 200 people, including city leaders and museum officials, were on hand in the museum's Great Hall to officially kick off the museum's expansion with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
The expansion, once complete, will include 18,000 square feet of new space, plus a special-events room with seating for 300. Work crews have already begun removing trees and preparing the land for construction in Big Spring International Park. .
Today's groundbreaking marked a milestone for the museum expansion, which has been delayed for more than a year because of high construction costs and redesigns.
Following Bass' opening comments, Mayor Tommy Battle praised the expansion, saying it adds to Huntsville "quality of life" and Big Spring International Park.
"The expansion is going to be a an addition to Big Spring Park," Battle said. "This is a great day for the City of Huntsville."
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Jackson unveils economic platform
TRENTON — Mayoral candidate Eric Jackson announced a six-point plan to bring jobs and vitality to Trenton.
Jackson said he would look to work with local contractors to create jobs for city residents.
"The only thing preventing Trenton from becoming a local and regional engine for job creation and economic growth has been a lack of vision and the ethical issues plaguing our local government," Jackson said. "As mayor, I will bring more jobs and economic development to Trenton by running an ethical, fiscally responsible administration that attracts new businesses and creates more jobs for local residents, while improving relations between state and local governments."
Using the city's transportation infrastructure as an asset, Jackson would seek to attract businesses that are seeking to relocate, expand or establish themselves in the area.
He would also look to direct people taking the train to local businesses within walking distance from the station.
Because cities support a more active lifestyle, Jackson said he will market Trenton as a livable community with a diverse and affordable housing stock for young people to start careers and families, or for empty-nesters looking to downsize. The vibrant arts community is also an asset to be marketed, Jackson said.
"From traffic and security know-how, to parks and public facilities, to equipment and more, the city has an important role in assuring positive, memorable experiences for Trentonians and visitors," Jackson said. "Whether it is a parade or a road race, a stage play or an art festival, a baseball or hockey game, Trenton can and will shine. Our success will be the very best public relations for our city."
Perez to host fundraiser
TRENTON — Paul Perez and his band The Pablo Perez Project will perform during a fundraiser for the mayoral candidate this weekend.
The fundraiser will take place on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Trenton Social, 449 S. Broad St. The cost to enter is $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
Ward to host fundraiser
TRENTON — At-large council candidate Al Ward will host a fundraiser event tonight.
The event will take place at The Conservatory starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person with sponsorship levels of $150, $250 and $500.
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Stout line play should bolster Spartans
Returning players on both sides of the ball anchor the squad for the 05 campaign.
Theyre the no-name guys in the trenches. The players Keith Jackson refers to as the big uglies on a Saturday afternoon.
But Bainbridge head coach Andy Grimm will be on a first name basis with the offensive and defensive line as they will be the leaders to take the Spartans back to the playoffs in the 2006 prep football season.
Our strength in returners is our line, he said. We like their experience.
Its nice to see the line back out. Theyve been working hard, senior wingback and co-captain Clif McKenzie said. This is the biggest line weve had in a long time. They can let us run with the big boys.
The Spartans went 7-3 and finished tied for second in the Metro League Mountain Division last year, but lost out on making the crossover game for the right to State in a three team mini-playoff last November.
They got a taste, Grimm said. They were pretty close last year, and you can feed off it and build off it. You can get the kids motivated on that.
If they are to make the playoffs this year, theyll do it with three All-Metro second team selections on the line in left tackle Tom Hannuksela, center Josh Truan and right guard Nathan Draper, all seniors. Theyll be joined by junior Gabe Culkin at left guard and senior right tackle Jake OMalley.
Theyll be blocking for first time starters senior fullback Carter Williams and senior running back Jake Hinton, who will rush for 1,000 yards each if Truan, a co-captain, has his way.
We were talking about this as a goal for the line, he said. Last year we had 2,000 yards total with all our running backs, but this year I think we can do it with those two alone.
Grimm is switching from a 4-4 defense to a 5-2 defense to take advantage of his lines size and experience.
They are the proven factors, he said. We expect them to get things done.
With the line taken care of, he can worry about filling in other positions. Junior Quinton Agosta is expected to be the starting quarterback in the wing-t formation, replacing Metro League Tri-MVP Grant Leslie.
I think a lot is going to rely on Quinton, McKenzie said. The passing game is all untested guys. Well have to see how they look.
Sophomore Mike Walsh and junior Fiore Alailima are expected to replace Tyler Hannon and Sean Callahan at the ends.
On the defensive side, the returners on the line will be joined by end Brian Gilbreath, Draper at inside linebacker and Williams at outside linebacker.
The special teams will see new kickers in Beau Green and Hinton as the two will work on place kicking and kickoffs.
Even the coaching staff is changing, as former freshman coaches Sean Yar and Sean Eaton were promoted to the varsity. Yar will be the new offensive coordinator replacing Jake Haley and Sean Eaton will be the new defensive coordinator in place of Jim West. Deano Perlatti will take over as the new freshman coach.
The new coordinators will help the team as they go about their goals - to beat the Fighting Irish and make the state playoffs.
If they achieve the first goal, the second goal is well within their sights.
With the rotation between us and Kingco, that opportunity for a playoff spot is going to go through ODea, Grimm said.
Whenever we talk to them (as captains) we tell them this year we have a chance to go to the playoffs, Draper said. I think we have a really good chance to make it to the playoffs. Well give ODea a run for their money.
Grimm can see the possibilities. With only one playoff spot in sight for the Metro teams, the pressure is on.
Were looking forward to it (the season), he said. Our goal is to be there and I think we should, but high school athletics is high school athletics.
The bottom line is, well be competitive.
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The Archbishop Shaw cheerleading team has continued its journey of success, winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's first Cheer and Dance State Championship earlier this year. The team also placed sixth at the National High School Cheerleading Championship.
Codi Amadeo, team choreographer and tumbling coach, said the team's triumphs have not come without struggles.
"We had some issues this year and every team goes through their fair share of them," she said. "The people that were left were the ones that were dedicated and wanted to be here and it showed in their performance."
Taylor Tassin, co-captain and senior agreed.
"We lost some people," she said, "but we gained others, and we all became a team in a short period of time. We all came together knowing that we had to."
Junior Taylor Parria, team secretary, said it was important for the team leaders to keep the right attitude during the trials.
"The road was definitely a rough one because we had two seniors and a couple of guys leave last year, so once tryouts began we had to really work hard to get everything where it was before, and I still feel like we could've maybe worked harder," she said. "It's definitely a challenge to get everybody to listen to you and get everybody to have a positive attitude.
"As an officer, you have to stay positive the whole time, because you have to set an example and it's hard because you come to practice and you're tired after school, but you still have to work through it and that's like the roughest moments, but if you get it all accomplished that feels great."
Senior and team treasurer Gabrielle Baldwin-Wright said although the group has made great achievements this year, some of her most rewarding moments had nothing to do with winning championships.
"Some of my favorite moments have probably been family day, when we got to perform in front of our family and our friends," she said. "We got to show them what we've been working for all year, because we usually only get to do cheers for football and stuff like that and nobody gets to see what we really work for when we go to nationals."
Ana Popich, senior and team captain, said the greatest accomplishment is knowing you've put forth the best possible effort.
"Whenever you go out on the mat and you know you've done your very best and all of the hard work you've done throughout the entire year actually pays off, that's the greatest feeling," she said. "It's when you get on that mat knowing you've done the best you possibly could."
The Archbishop Shaw cheerleading team will hold tryouts March 11 through 14. Students who attend Archbishop Shaw as well as Academy of Our Lady are eligible. The fee is $20. For more information on the time and exact location call team moderator Tammy Trahan at 504.289.1771.


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A spokesman at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse today issued a statement in the wake of the Washington Navy Yard shootings that claimed the lives of 12 people. "Regarding today's incident at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard, the current security posture for Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is to remain ready, vigilant and alert," spokesman Andrew Thomas said in a prepared statement released in response to local news media questions.
"The air station does not discuss the specifics of force protection measures or its security policy," he said. "The security force is always on duty, watchful and prepared to act."
Thomas declined further comment.
The air station security force combines civilian police officers with Navy masters-at arms and officers assigned to the tenants at the 5,000-acre installation. The base can also draw assistance if needed from the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office.
Authorities in Washington, D.C., believe at least one, and possibly two gunmen opened fire inside a Navy administrative building at the naval installation just four miles from the White House. One of the gunmen was killed and reportedly was identified as a military contractor from Texas.
Family members of Washington Navy Yard employees looking for information about their loved ones can contact the Warfighter and Family Support Center at 202.433.6151 or 202.433.9713, Navy officials said Monday (Sept. 16).


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Blame the Dodgers. It's their fault the Nationals' Double-A crew had a second straight Camp Day today. The Double-A guys were supposed to play at the Dodgers' Vero Beach facility on Wednesday, but the Dodgers backed out. Today was a planned Camp Day. So that meant back-to-back early days for the future Senators. No scrimmages, done by noon. Just practice. Practice?!? We talkin' about practice?!?
So I'm using today as a story day. Got about a half-dozen more interviews (<-- not me, not a Senator) to do over the next couple days, and I need some time to write these stories based on the interviews I've already done. All of it will appear in our Senators preview tab (April 5). So that's me today. My laptop keyboard is taking a beating, yo. What else did I do today?
Met briefly with farm director Bobby Williams again today, in search of more details on who will likely start the season in Harrisburg. Again, nothing is finalized. Injuries at the big-league or Triple-A level over the weekend would force some adjustments. Here are players I've already interviewed, which means for selfish reason I hope they land in our 'Burg: 1B Josh Whitesell, 2B Dan DeMent, SP Collin Balester, RP Zech Zinicola, SS Seth Bynum, C Devin Ivany. And here are some more names of potential Senators: C Richard Suomi, OFs Tony Blanco, Cristian Guerrero, Roger Bernandina, IF Wade Robinson, RHPs T.J. Nall, Brett Campbell, Dan Kolb, Beltran Perez, Jim Magrane, Danny Rueckel, and LHPs Mike Hinckley and Jeremy Plexico.
Some familiar names on that list, huh? A whole lot that can change over the weekend, and there are plenty of names NOT on that list that could end up Senators. But based solely on anticipated rosters, the Senators' strength this year should be pitching. Offense? Jury is still out...
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OXFORD, Mississippi -- A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments on Zach Scruggs' attempt to have his conviction overturned in a Mississippi judicial bribery case.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tentatively scheduled arguments for early July.
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Scruggs was indicted in November 2007 with his father, imprisoned attorney Richard F. "Dickie" Scruggs, a former Pascagoula resident, and three others that they conspired to bribe Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City. Lackey presided over a legal-fees lawsuit against Dickie Scruggs and others.
Their charges included what's called honest-services bribery, which means a bribe aimed to deprive the public of an official's honest services.
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North Bend police survey results to be presented Tuesday
Public feedback from the phone survey conducted last week in North Bend will be presented at the 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7 City Council meeting at the Mount Si Senior Center.
Market research firm EMC Research and Northwest Public Affairs phoned registered voters in North Bend last week with questions about their satisfaction with current police services. The survey was the result of North Bend City Council discussions on changing police service providers, during which councilmen said they wanted to further explore the community's opinion on the change. Fewer than a dozen residents, some of them from outside the city commented at a public testimony opportunity on the issue April 17.
North Bend is considering ending its contract for police services with the King County Sheriff, and entering a contract with the city of Snoqualmie. Some of the reasons for the change are potential cost savings from a fixed contract with Snoqualmie, and the community-oriented policing approach of the Snoqualmie Department.
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This is a very well crafted sleeve from GrayBean. It's made to look like a file pocket, except it's built 1,000,000,000% more durable. It's made from real leather for one, so it's going to absorb a lot of shock if your Nexus 10 is sealed inside. You may be able to drop it from waist-high and emerge unscathed, but I would not recommend it.
You're really supposed to load this in with the rest of your books and files, and the leather will keep your Nexus 10 from getting smashed from pressure. The inside is lined with a very soft microfiber-like material that will prevent scratches and scuffs from occurring when sliding your tablet in and out of the sleeve. When you have the sleeve closed, you can close the top flap and tie it down with the attached string. This is kind of similar to how the file pockets work, except much more durable and built to last.
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Nearly 10 months after falling four goals short of an Ivy League championship, the men's lacrosse team appears reloaded and ready to chase its first conference tournament title since 2010. The Tigers' final game last May, a 12-8 loss against Yale, marked the second consecutive year they reached the championship game before falling to the Bulldogs.
Leading up to the disappointing finish, Princeton (9-6 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) had become the league's second-highest scoring team by churning out 11.5 goals per Ivy game with 28.6 percent shooting accuracy. The Tigers' potent offense boasted such impressive numbers in large part due to their ability to control the ball: averaging just 15.17 turnovers per game, the team played the most mistake-free brand of lacrosse in the Ivy League.
The squad's defense had more difficulty finding success, however. Plagued by injury and inexperience (without the ailing junior defenseman Rob Posniewski, the corps comprised of three freshman, two juniors and one sophomore), Princeton posted a below-average 10.2 goals-against figure and trailed the entire conference with six caused turnovers per game. The team fared even worse in penalty situations: Opponents connected on a scorching 48 percent of their man-up shots, making Princeton the worst penalty-killing unit in the Ivy League.
As a whole, the team's 2014 roster looks deeper, healthier and more experienced than last year's. After graduating just five seniors, Princeton added 11 freshmen and welcomed back four upperclassmen who missed the 2013 season with injuries. Junior midfielder Will Himler, junior Rob Posniewski, senior midfielder Tucker Shanley and senior midfielder Forest Sonnenfeldt have all returned to full health and should make immediate individual impacts on the team's performance. During their most recent complete season two years ago, Shanley, Sonnenfeldt and Himler racked up 28, 23 and 15 points, respectively.
In the eyes of three-time All-America senior captain and midfielder Tom Schreiber, the reemergence of these four veterans provides a solution to one of the team's most troubling problems.
"One of our biggest issues last year was lack of depth, so having those guys back is big," he said.
Offensively, the most debilitating blow to this year's roster comes through the loss of graduated middie Jeff Froccaro '13, whose 46 points last season were third only to Schreiber's 60 and junior attack Mike MacDonald's 59. In Froccaro's absence, junior midfielder Will Rotatori should see an opportunity for increased playing time and point production.
On the other side of the field, freshman defenseman Will Reynolds is expected to earn significant playing time and become a key contributor right away. Schreiber, who was selected first overall in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Draft this January, offered his praises for the rookie's display of talents this preseason.
"He's just as college-ready as somebody can get," he said. "He's extremely solid, he's strong, he's fast, he's got a good stick, he covers well, he picks the ball up well. As young as he is, it's pretty impressive. He's somebody who I think can even cover the opposing team's number one guy."
For Schreiber, whose three consecutive first-team All-Ivy honors have yet to culminate in a league title, the most important facet of this season will be ensuring his team's level of play remains consistent throughout the course of its 13-plus game schedule. Schreiber pointed out that in both the Ivy League and NCAA tournament, the semifinal and final games call for two contests in just three days. He feels that more than any one tangible facet of his talented roster's execution, staying focused and avoiding burnout will prove to be the most crucial factor in pushing his team from a second-place finish to a first-place one.
"We're trying to peak at the right time and not really peak early in the season like the last couple years," he said. "We're really trying to take it one week at a time and not get too high or not get too low after a win or a loss."
Schreiber and his Tigers will have their first chance to begin improving their record this Saturday at 11 a.m., when they host Hofstra at Sherrerd Field.


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Syracuse – In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's powerful winds, experts recommend taking your lawn furniture, grills and Halloween decorations inside.
The same goes for tigers, flamingos and elephants — the last thing anyone wants is an errant gust to pick one up and drop it where it doesn't belong or have it succumb to a falling tree.
Staff at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park in Syracuse have been taking such precautions all day Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the East Coast and took aim at Central New York.
Among some of the first animals to be brought inside Monday were the tigers, zoo director Ted Fox said. The tiger compound is mostly wooded and zoo staff can't take the risk that a wind-blown tree could fall on an animal or compromise the fence, Fox said.
Staff brought the bears and primates inside Monday morning and planned to bring the lions inside this afternoon.
The zoo was open as usual Monday but Central New Yorkers appeared to already be hunkering down for the big storm, Fox said. Only about 15 people had been through the gates when Monday attedance is usually several hundred, he said.
Several species get nervous in strong or erratic wind, Fox said. Those include the flamingoes and elephants, he said, both of which will spend the night indoors. Additional staff will spend the night at the zoon, Fox said.
Some of the zoo's species won't be bothered much by the storm, Fox said. The white-lipped deer, for instance, have a wide-open, mostly tree-free pasture that will be safe, and the big-horned sheep and markhors should also be just fine, he said.
The zoo has a series of generators that power life-support systems such as the aquariums, Fox said.
One such aquarium resident — expected to ride out the storm in blissful oblivion — is a local teaching favorite and newfound East Coast celebrity: a Kenyan sand boa, named Sandy.
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