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Join NEN Director Daniel Homsey and Laurence Kornfield on a visual tour of the Safe Enough to Stay Exhibit at San Francisco planning and Urban Research Association.
Under the leadership of Laurence Kornfield, Program Manager for the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety and the San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR), Safe Enough to Stay was designed to advance the concept of "Sheltering in Place" after an earthquake in San Francisco. The goal of the exhibit is to empower residents with the knowledge that small adjustments to their homes will allow them to continue to use the structure in a sanitary and efficient wayafter it has been deemed structurally sound and livable. For example, residents are advised to utilize plastic sheeting in order to cover broken windows and doors as well as to familiarize themselves with their unit's gas and water shutoff systems in the event of a leak or failure.
At the heart of the Safe to Stay exhibit is the proof of concept design called the Neighborhood Support Center (NSC). The NSC will function as a neighborhood information center that is designed to provide residents with access to resources and relevant information concerning their community. The idea is that by creating a hyper local informational gathering point that is focused on the needs of the immediate vicinity, the Neighborhood Support Centers will offer an invaluable safety net to residents in the days, weeks and months after a major event.
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BAY CITY, MI — McLaren Bay Region has announced that those retirees who were overpaid as a result of a pension miscalculation won't immediately be asked to repay the money and may never have to, pending a decision by the Internal Revenue Service.
"One of the ways (to resolve this situation) is to try to make the IRS accept our plan to essentially take the pension benefit plan back to where the error occurred...to ask the IRS to rule that essentially the error never occurred," said Kurt Miller, director of marketing and public relations for McLaren Bay Region.
McLaren Bay Region's announcement came Monday, Jan. 28, after a series of informational meetings for the affected retirees.
The error caused 283 McLaren Bay Region retirees to be either overpaid or underpaid when it came to their pensions. Seventy employees were underpaid a total of about $1.1 million, and 213 employees were overpaid a total of about $832,000, according to a McLaren Bay Region news release.
Those who were underpaid were people who retired late, after the age of 65, and those who were overpaid were people who retired early, or before the age of 65.
Those who were overpaid originally were told they must choose between writing a check for the total amount they owe or having their monthly pension benefit reduced to correct the error and make up for the over-payments.
Miller said the error affected about one third of pensioners.
He said the IRS could decide to eliminate the interest owed by the retirees who were overpaid, accept McLaren Bay Region's request entirely, in which case the retirees who were overpaid would owe nothing, or deny the request entirely.
Miller said he is hopeful that the IRS will accept the request.
"There is some precedent for this, it has happened before."
He apologized again and expressed empathy for the affected retirees.
"We definitely understand their anger," he said. "...If it happened to me I'd be just as angry as everyone else in the room."
While the IRS is evaluating McLaren Bay Region's request, which could take 12 to 18 months, the retirees who owe money will not be asked to repay it, though their monthly pension benefit will be reduced to the correct amount that they should have been receiving all along.
Interest will continue to accrue during this waiting period.
"We have no choice but to do that," Miller said.
But, he added, it was also expressed during the meetings that McLaren Bay Region President and CEO Alice Gerard intends to "try to do everything we can to make at least the interest part of the repayment go away."
Connie Balenda, 69 of Essexville, was among the retirees who were overpaid. She said she didn't know her monthly pension benefits were incorrect until letters were sent out notifying the retirees.
Balenda said she left Monday's meeting feeling a bit of relief because the money is not due as soon as she was initially told, but also disappointment because she and other retirees may still have to pay the money, plus interest.
Also troublesome, Balenda said, is the retirees who owe money were told that if they choose the reduced monthly benefit rather than to pay a lump sum, they will continue to pay money back even after they reach the amount they owe to make up for other retirees who die before them. Meaning some of the retirees could end up paying more money than they were initially told they owe.
"It may be legal, but is it moral? They have the right to do it, but should they do it?"
While those who owe money wait to hear what's next, those who are owed money can expect to see it soon.
Beginning March 1, those who were underpaid can choose a lump sum or can have their monthly retirement benefit increased until the underpayment is repaid, according to a McLaren Bay Region news release.
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Join Becky Gillette of Colorado Audubon for a leisurely bird walk along the West Fork of the San Juan River. Drive approximately 13.5 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs on U.S. 160, and turn left on the West Fork Road (FDR 648). Proceed about a half mile and park on either side of the road just after the bridge. Bring snacks and water, and, if you have them, binoculars and field guides. Leave canine companions at home. Sponsored by the Pagosa Ranger District.
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For those in interested in improving their homes, a stop by the Prestige Appliance and Aiken Standard's 2012 Aiken Home Show this weekend could prove useful.
Vendors such as Prestige Appliance, SRP Federal Credit Union, Tub Doctor and Crawford Cabinets will pack the main floor of the USC Aiken Convocation Center, while Palmetto Alarm, Cold Creek Nurseries and Cutco Cutlery will scatter around on the second level. The Home Show will be held on Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"One of the main reasons Prestige Appliance sponsored was so we can showcase our products to the CSRA," said Doug Huffer with Prestige Appliance.
The store prides itself on servicing the appliances it sells at low prices.
In addition to vendors, the Home Show will offer chances to win several door prizes. On Friday, those in attendance can enter to win the Backyard Spruce Up which includes a $500 Sears gift card, a Craftsman self-propelled EZ lawn mower, Craftsman WeedWacker; Kamado Joe BigJoe grill from Fireside Outdoor Kitchen and Grills; and trees and shrubs from Cold Creek Nurseries. The drawing will be held on Friday.
On Saturday, show-goers can enter to win the Kitchen Facelift appliance package which includes the installation of up to 60 square feet of Silestone countertop. The drawing for the prize will be held on Saturday.
Both prizes include a $2,000 cash prize.
To enter the contest, attendants must get a form and have it checked off at each booth.
Affordable Quality Marble and Granite, a 6-year-old business on Wagener Road, provided the countertops for the Kitchen Facelift package, aid Chris Hildebrand, the business' owner.
Hildebrand wanted to get the word out about his business, which specializes in tile and countertops, and to let people know that a new show room will be opening soon on Whiskey Road.
"I'm optimistic," he said about the Home Show. "There's a lot of competition with other stores. I hope it's what it's expected to be."
Other items available to win at the show include a 42-inch LG LED LCD TV from the Bates & Sons Inc. booth and a 46-inch 3D LED Samsung TV that includes installation, two sets of 3D glasses, and Blu-ray player from the WHAV Inc. booth.
Other vendors will have door prizes, as well.
Tickets are $5 and include admission for both days. Children 12 and younger are free. They can be purchased at the USCA Convocation Center, Prestige Appliance or the Aiken Standard office. Tickets can also be purchased online by visiting www.georgialinatix.com or by calling (866) 722-8877.
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The New Orleans Saints are taking on the Nashville Titans tonight, Aug. 30, at 6, but for many in the New Orleans area, watching the game on WVUE Fox8 and CST will be a problem. They have no power because of Hurricane Isaac whipping through the metro area.
No need to panic. If you've got access to the Internet, for $9.99, you can watch the game wherever you may be.
If you've got a radio, the game will be broadcast, but you'll find it on Bayou 95.7 because WWL Radio is planning to stay with Isaac coverage, according to a Tweet from the Saints organization.
If you want that party atmosphere, however, there will be no shortage of bars and restaurants open and tuned into the preseason game.
Here's a look at five places we've been able to confirm that will be showing the Saints vs. Titan's game tonight.
You might be too late to catch the kickoff, but chances are, if your favorite bar or restaurant is open, the game will be on.
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- Gattusso's Neighborhood Bar & Restaurant, 435 Huey P Long Ave. in Gretna
- Jeremy Davenport's Lounge, 921 Canal St., in the Ritz Carlton
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Now that banks are turning profits again, the payoffs are expected to be huge, which of course does nothing to endear Wall Street executives to the public who bailed them out.
Jonathan Macey, summarizes the issue in the Wall Street Journal:
"The bankers, in short, face a massive conflict. They have a great responsibility to the public which arose as soon as the politicians decided to guarantee the survival of their businesses. They also have a legal responsibility to their owner-shareholders, whose diversified investments in these highly levered companies makes them eager to take on as much risk as they possibly can.
"It isn't hard to figure out how the bankers are likely to act in the face of this conflict between the government's interest in avoiding future bailouts and the shareholder's interest in the rewards associated with significant risk-taking. They will follow their paychecks.
"These paychecks are highly rational from the shareholders' perspective. The basic pay structure is the same at all of these banks. The bankers make relatively modest base salaries and receive most of their compensation in the form of bonuses. The average bonuses will be around $500,000-$595,000 at Goldman Sachs and $463,000 at JP Morgan Chase, but some will make far more (as much as eight figures). These bonuses are big and they are unremittingly linked to performance. Together a mere five banks -- Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, all of which got billions of bailout dollars -- have allocated about $90 billion for overall compensation, with bonuses comprising more than half."
Steps have been taken to minimize public outrage. For example, NPR reports more bonuses are expected to be paid in stocks rather than cash. NPR also analyzed the political risks for banks paying out big bonuses and notes that since the bank compensation system -- relatively low salaries, high bonuses based on performance -- is so deeply entrenched, there isn't much to be done.
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getting in costume and riding a bike. Whether it's a local
bike race or a pedal through the neighborhood on Halloween with friends; get in costume, jump on a bike and watch everyone smile, laugh and scream.
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Note: Every registered #24HOP rider is included in the events permit during event weekend. Those not planning to pre-ride before event weekend do not need an individual recreational use permit.
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Citizen complaints prompt police to monitor playfields
The last thing people who live on Mercer Island's South end think about is that they might get a ticket for walking their dog along a city street.
That's what happened when Daniel Jacobson was walking his dog, a Norwich Terrier, near 84th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 78th Street at 9 p.m., Jan. 25. However, the section of S.E. 78th Street is in front of Lakeridge Elementary and adjacent to the South Mercer Playfields, where dogs are not allowed.
After years of not enforcing the rule, the city and the schools have made it plain that they will now enforce the policy.
Police Chief Ed Holmes said that calls from citizens who use the playfields prompted the recent patrols.
"It is our sense that most people comply with the rules," he said. "We were responding to citizens who called about people letting their dogs off leash at the playfields and about dog feces in the grass."
However, Jacobson said he was being very careful to stay on the street with his dog on a leash, yet he was issued a citation by Officer J. Pritchard, with the Mercer Island Police Department, for an animal violation.
The police report indicates that Jacobson had been contacted earlier that evening by another police officer who saw him near the North end of the fields and the Islander Middle School parking lot.
Pritchard cited Jacobson for violating statute 7.04.230, which doesn't address any specific violation. It states, "Any person who violates, or whose animal violates, any provision of this chapter may be issued a civil infraction," without listing a specific violation.
Jacobson decided to defend himself in court. On March 1, in Mercer Island municipal court, Judge Wayne Stewart took about one minute to dismiss the case as the city code does not specify that animals cannot be on school property.
Yet signs posted by the school district two years ago indicate that the South Mercer Playfields, owned by the school district but maintained by the city, says that pets are not allowed.
Jacobson and several supporters were in the courtroom ready to speak their case, but never had the chance. Sabina Garrett, Kathy Bruce and Linda Summers, fellow dog owners, said they all had been stopped by police recently on S.E. 78th Street near the school and warned about their dogs, all on leashes, all on a public street.
"We didn't realize you couldn't walk on the streets with dogs," Garrett said.
The playfields are located between Islander Middle School and Lakeridge Elementary School grounds, bordered by S.E. 78th Street to the south, adjacent to Lakeridge Elementary. In recognition of the fact that people have long brought their dogs to the open space, the park used to have plastic courtesy bags available for dog feces, as well as signs that warned walkers to keep dogs leashed. But no more.
The six signs installed in March 2009 say: "This is an educational facility used by children. No dogs allowed on campus."
The dog walkers are not happy.
"There are 25-30 people who have exercised our dogs on school property for years, and now they are warning us," Garrett said. "Police have been sent out to patrol us."
Summers and her husband, Donald, were both on the capital fund drive for the school district recently. She said community support to pay for the fields was based on the fact that the play fields and tracks could be used for community use.
"We're taxpayers," Garrett said. "There should be some provision that we can use the campus between 8 and 10 p.m. after games are over, or before 8 a.m. They do that in Central Park in New York."
Jacobson said they are all very conscientious about picking up after their dogs. As far as taking their dogs to Wildwood Park, a small park to the east, which is an off-leash park, Garrett, Bruce and Summers said it is not lit, has a swamp in the middle and they don't feel safe there. And, it's bordered to the east by Island Crest Way, a serious danger to dogs, they said.
Jacobson spoke to the prosecutor who agreed with him that S.E. 78th Street is indeed city property. He said he was told that the chief of the Mercer Island Police Department was taking the information under advisement.
"Other people might be bullied, but I'm not going to put up with it," he said.
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2012 RECORD: 8-3 overall;4-1 in the O-K White.
COACH: Noel Dean, beginning this 18th season.
KEY PLAYERS: The perennial O-K White-contending Red Arrows boast a senior-dominated lineup again this season. Senior Alex Kaminski (6-1, 210) helps to anchor the offensive line from his left tackle spot. Kaminski is an intelligent player and smart student all-around with a 3.85 GPA. At center, senior Zach Kaywood (5-10, 200) is another smart football player who excels in academics. Senior right guard Josiah Buys (6-1, 220) is a quality young man with excellent character. At right tackle, senior Matt Ritsma (6-2, 240) is another intelligent player and student with a 3.85 GPA. Senior wide receiver Ben Bigham (6-3, 180) possesses great intelligence on the field and in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA. Kyle Blough (6-3, 200), a senior tight end, is a hard-working and tough player on the offensive side of the ball. Junior Josh Colegrove (5-10, 220) is a third-year starter on the defensive line for the Red Arrows. Colegrove knows Lowell's system and is a very hard-working player. Senior Jake Stephens (5-10, 175) is an intelligent and hard-working leader in the defensive backfield. Another senior defensive standout, Dillon Brower (5-10, 170) is a tough and hard-working kid. Playing in his fourth year on varsity, senior Jeff Houston (6-1, 190) brings great intelligence to his defensive back position.
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Tonight's Jackson School Board meeting has been canceled because the Jackson High School men's basketball team is playing in the regional semifinals in Lansing.
The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Bennett Elementary School, was likely to be packed with teachers, parents and students from Tomlinson Alternative High School.
Tipoff for the JHS basketball game is 6 p.m. at Lansing Eastern's Don Johnson Fieldhouse.
Pending before the school board is a proposal to move the alternative high school to the former Wilson Elementary School.
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23rd Annual Strawberry Festival
Are you ready for some sweet strawberries with cake and ice cream? On Sunday afternoon, June 3 from 3 to 5 p.m., come out to Old Stone Church and enjoy cake and ice cream at their best - shortcake, ice cream covered with strawberries topped with whipped cream.
Old Stone Church is located just a mile from Route 322 at the intersection of Stone Meetinghouse Road and Oak Grove Road in Woolwich Township.
The Strawberry Festival is sponsored by the Old Stone Preservation Committee to help preserve and maintain and upkeep the old church and to acquaint people in the area with the history of the church and of our ancestors who were interred in the burial ground and worshiped there.
The price is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 10. Tickets are available at Old Stone Church or call Marvin Dare at 856-467-2797 or Mary Ann Homan at 856-467-1994.
Old Stone was built by hand in 1793 by local farmers who needed a place to worship. It remains very much the same today as it was 219 years ago, still lighted only by oil lamps and heated only by the body heat of the worshipers.
St. John's Lutheran Church, 1002 South Main St. in Williamstown will hold its annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 3, from noon to 2:30 p.m. Celebrate the start of summer with strawberries and fellowship. Music by the Stars Band, free pony rides, face painting and games.
Tickets are available the day of the event and prices are $7 for adults, $4 for youngsters ages 4 to 12, with children under 4 years old free. Tickets include strawberries, cake and ice cream as well as a hot dog and beverage. For more information, call 856-875-8742.
Chicken barbecue
A Chicken Barbecue will be served by the Ferrell Ladies Auxiliary located at the Ferrell Fire Company, Routes 538 and 641 in Elk Township on Saturday, June 30. Take out only. Pickup from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost of $10 for half chicken, potato salad and corn on cob. Must call to place order, 856-478-2993.
BBQ Brunch
Cardinal Village Senior Living Community in Washington Township is pleased to invite fathers in the community to a Father's Day BBQ Brunch. Brunch on Friday, June 15 from noon to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, however, seating is limited. Those attending are asked to RSVP by June 12 by calling 856-582-5292.
Chicken barbecue
The annual VFW chicken barbecue sponsored by the Sgt. Anthony P. Grochowski, VFW Post 2071, 2179 Delsea Drive, Franklinville, will be held on Saturday, June 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. Serving half barbecue chicken, corn-on-cob and more. Cost of $10 per person. Limited number of tickets available; stop by the Post and see canteen/bar attendant or call 856-694-9878, or 856-589-6186 to purchase/reserve tickets now.
Ice Cream Social
Wenonah School's 42nd Annual Ice Cream Social will be held on the grounds of Wenonah School, Elm and Clinton avenues, Wenonah on Monday, June 4, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $3. Live entertainment, door prizes, Inflatables, pony rides and more, plus lots of food. All proceeds benefit Home and School of Wenonah. For more information, call 856-494-3508 or 856-468-6000.
Hoagie sale
The Westville Fire Department will sponsor a hoagie sale at the fire house located at Broadway and Olive Streets in Westville on Saturday, June 16. American or Italian. Cost of $4.50 per hoagie. For more information or advance orders, call 856-456-6280, 856-456-8960 or 856-456-9432.
Chicken BBQ
The annual Chicken BBQ at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 N. Monroe Ave., Wenonah, will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. Eat-in or take-out. Adults $10, children $5. Holy Trinity is handicapped accessible.
Strawberry Festival
Our annual Strawberry Festival is coming to the United Methodist Church, 5th and Asbury, National Park on June 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost of $5.50 for a serving of cake, ice cream and fresh strawberries. Eat-in or take-out. (Take-out bring own containers) For tickets, call church office at 856-848-1965 or at the door.
Pancake breakfast
Experimental Aircraft Assn. - Chapter 216 will host a Pancake Breakfast Drive In/Fly-In at Cross Keys Airport June 2 and 3, 8 to 11 a.m. Located at Tuckahoe Road, Cross Keys. Rain or shine. Ultra light - antique - homebuilt aircraft, RV campers (dry camping) By donation. For more information, call president Tom McDowell at 856-358-7351.
Phillies theme dinner
St. Joachim's 50-plus Club is sponsoring a "Phillies Theme" dinner on Friday, June 1 at St. Anne's Annex located on Route 130 and Highland Avenue, Westville. Bring a friend. For more information, contact Ele Riccardi at 856-931-1712 or Terri String at 856-261-7495.
Strawberry Festival
Richwood United Methodist Church, Harrison Township, is hosting a Strawberry Festival, Saturday, June 2, 3 to 7 p.m. at Richwood Church Fellowship Hall, 111 Richwood Road, Richwood. Strawberry dessert includes strawberries, cake or shortcake, ice cream and beverage. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids 5 to 12. For information and tickets, call Carol or Jerry McGrath at 856-589-3306.


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Dump truck crashes into firehouse, sparks 3-alarm fire; Coroner responds to scene
Dump truck crashes into firehouse, sparks 3-alarm fire
The coroner has now responded to what's left of a firehouse that burned Thursday afternoon.
A dump truck crashed into the Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, sparking a fire that seriously injured the driver and destroyed the building and three fire trucks inside, officials said.
The fire was reported around 1 p.m. at the Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company in Lower Saucon Township. The fire went to three alarms, bringing additional manpower and water tankers to the scene.
Firefighters from Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks and Montgomery counties were called in to help get control of the fire.
After the flames were out, firefighters found another vehicle had been involved in the accident.
A person has been found dead inside a vehicle inside the fire house, the Northampton County coroner confirms.
It is unknown if there was more than one fatality.
No firefighters were inside the building at the time of the fire.
The driver of the truck that crashed into the firehouse, Michael Thomas, 42, was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital with serious burns to his arms, officials said. Lehigh Valley Hospital listed Thomas in stable condition as of approximately 7:30pm.
Two neighbors -- one who heard the crash and another who was sitting on his porch when the accident happened -- told 69 News that they rushed to the scene to help the driver out of his truck.
They said he was disoriented and trying to jump out of the truck's passenger side window when they got to him.
Three fire trucks -- a tanker, an engine and a brush truck -- were destroyed by the fire, officials said.
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After a tumultuous, hourlong debate in which a brewing battle between Superintendent Diane Roussel and board member Mark Morgan erupted in public, the Jefferson Parish School Board voted Wednesday to remove police officers from five West Bank campuses, including two from magnet schools in Morgan's district.
The board, which convened at Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School in Kenner, also put a motion on the table to hire a private attorney to investigate the falling-out between Roussel and Morgan.
Board President Gene Katsanis called the rift a "serious issue" and emphasized the need for an independent lawyer to assess the situation.
"Mr. Morgan votes on Dr. Roussel's contract. Mr. Morgan votes on the contract for our board attorneys," Katsanis said. "It is not fair to put our attorneys or the superintendent or her staff in that position of a conflict of interest."
Morgan's disagreement with Roussel grew out of questions about the hiring of two Gretna police officers, who have been monitoring three magnet schools in the city and have billed the district about $60,000 during the past year. The district has no signed contract for that work, and the board never approved it.
Morgan said he asked permission from Roussel to place the officers at the schools and she approved his request. He also said it was her responsibility to bring the matter to the board for a vote if such action was required. Roussel said she never approved Morgan's request.
Morgan launched an attack on Roussel, questioning her $235,000 annual salary, her position as the "highest paid public official" in Jefferson Parish and the steadily increasing salaries of her staff.
"I have an extremely high expectation about the type of service you're providing, if we're paying that amount of money," Morgan said. "At a minimum, there should be honesty and integrity in the information communicated to the public."
Roussel repeatedly cut him off, with some help from board attorney Michael Fanning.
"If he can relate this to the Gretna police, I'll let it go," she said. "But he's trying to disparage my credibility and throw out isolated numbers without explanation."
Morgan also brought out props to bolster his point, including posters displaying a Wednesday article about the issue in The Times-Picayune, including quotes from Roussel saying she had no knowledge that police officers had been placed at the West Bank magnets.
The other poster featured a copy of a May 19, 2009, e-mail from Roussel, which he requested to add a police officer to the new Thomas Jefferson campus and retain an officer at Ruppel Academy to be shared with Gretna No. 2 Academy.
In her e-mailed response to his request, Roussel wrote, "Carolyn will handle," referring to West Bank regional superintendent Carolyn Van Norman. Roussel later said that her acknowledgement of his request did not mean that she had approved it.
"I'm not sure of Mr. Morgan's recollection," Roussel said. "There seems to be somewhat of a pattern developing here about how things are done."
The board ultimately decided to remove one officer each from John Ehret High School in Marrero, Ames Elementary in Marrero, Stella Worley Middle School in Westwego and Thomas Jefferson High School in Gretna. The fifth officer served at both Ruppel and Gretna No. 2. Morgan cast the lone vote against the measure.
It was not the first conflict between Roussel and Morgan. Morgan entered into an agreement with Certified Cleaning and Restoration of Metairie, worth a reported $5.3 million, to repair three schools in his district after Hurricane Katrina. He defended his action, saying he had approval from the board attorney and Roussel. Roussel ordered contractors to stop the work, saying Morgan had no right to pursue such an action with the company.
Although the state Board of Ethics cleared Morgan of any wrongdoing, the school district and Certified ended up in a legal dispute, and Morgan was called to a federal grand jury in March to discuss the work.
The school system's administration had proposed cutting the police officer positions as part of its staffing reduction plan, which aims to slash $30 million from its operating budget. The district is facing an impending financial crisis because of a confluence of issues, including a drop in state financing and a downturn in sales tax collections.
While board members did not vote on the motion to hire private counsel, they agreed to meet in the next few weeks to finalize the matter.
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Posts Tagged 'Alice Waters'
Salmon Pink; Poet Food
March 2, 2012 | by Sadie Stein
Dear Masters and Mistresses of The Paris Review,
I would like to take you up on your offer for free advice. Could you, as arbiters of high taste and culture, please settle a disagreement that occurred between me and my husband this morning?
He just purchased a very nice Western-style shirt by Ralph Lauren that is clearly salmon-hued (or coral). We agree on this much. The point of disagreement comes when I lazily refer to salmon as pink. He contends that salmon is much more closely related to orange. I contend that salmon/orange/pink all derive from the primary color red and so can also be thought of as pink.
Might you have any unbiased, quasi-official information in your arsenal to settle this marital spat? Our cocktail hour this evening depends on it.
Most sincerely,
Suzanne (Austin, Texas)
For starters, why does your husband object to pink in the first place? As he doubtless knows, the association of pink with femininity is a relatively modern phenomenon, and in any case, it's the one color that can truly be said to flatter all complexions.
Those watching the pre-Oscars red carpet this past Sunday will recall that Michelle Williams's Louis Vuitton gown spawned exactly such a discourse. (Tim Gunn, to my mind, settled the debate when he came down on the side of "coral.") It's a largely arbitrary determination, at the end of the day.
Since salmon is so often twinned with the word pink, I feel safe in asserting that it is, indeed, on that color spectrum. (Although the actual flesh of the fish varies greatly in hue.) However, when you claim that orange is a shade of pink, well, you've lost me: it's a different color. So I think you both score points here.
(All that said, in my experience, whenever a man gets defensive about a garment's color and trots out "Nantucket red" or "salmon," we're dealing with pink.)
I am heading off to the last frontier (Alaska) from the crowded metropolis of New York. What books would you recommend to enhance my journey?
When I was young, my grandfather gave me a copy of Margaret Murie's Two in the Far North, an account of growing up in the Alaskan wilderness. I loved it. It's an evocative portrait of a very different time in the state, and interesting in that the author and her husband went on to found the Wilderness Society. The Yiddish Policeman's Union may bear little resemblance to anything you encounter in the actual last frontier, but it's a good read. And a friend in Juneau recommends James Michener's Alaska, Into the Wild, and, if you're a mystery fan, any of Dana Stabenow's books. (Jack London goes without saying!) Read More »
Ways and Means
January 16, 2012 | by Sadie Stein
Many people engage in dubious experimentation in their youth. Some get involved with intravenous drugs. Others sleep with problematic men. A few tattoo their faces. I, for my part, went on a spree when I was nineteen of cooking exclusively from a 1917-era cookbook.
The book, A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband (with Bettina's Best Recipes), might sound vaguely titillating. It's not. ATWtPaH, by Louise Bennett Weaver and Helen Cowles LeCron, is the story of Bettina and Bob's first year of marriage. The fictional, surnameless couple, who populate a series of domestic vignettes (with menus and recipes), seems to live on the outskirts of an anonymous American city where Bob does … well, some kind of office job. It's 1917, but apparently no need at all to mention the War. My copy is a yellow hardcover I acquired at a long-ago church sale; it's illustrated liberally with images of mischievous chef-cupids and periodic thumbnail sketches of the newlyweds. By the time we meet the pair, on their first night in their brand-new, cozy brown bungalow, the honeymoon is over—literally.
When the happy-go-lucky Bob suggests dinner out, after they disembark from the train, he's treated to the following:
"I'm ashamed of you! We'll take the first car for home—a streetcar, not a taxi! Our extravagant days are over, and the time has come to show you that Bettina knows how to keep house!" Read More »
Chez Panisse Menus
August 29, 2011 | by Patricia Curtan
This weekend marked the fortieth anniversary of Alice Waters's Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. I was swept into the adventure of the restaurant almost at its inception; though I had no restaurant experience, I was recruited to fill in for someone who didn't show up for work. Alice is a dedicated Francophile, and early on she wrote out each nightly menu, in French, in her elegant calligraphy. Eventually, her devotion to France was replaced with the appreciation of California's food and culture, and the names of growers, producers, and ingredients took prominence on the menus. Over the years, many Bay Area designers, poets, writers, calligraphers, and printers have placed their stamp on the Chez Panisse menus. I'm lucky to have been one of them. Read More »


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WASHINGTON - Awesome.
That was the first public English word Simeon Varlamov endeavored to say without a translator when he was playing for the Hershey Bears earlier this season.
It's the word that best sums up the Russian rookie goalie's performance in the pressure cooker of Game 7 Tuesday night at Verizon Center.
Awesome, Varly.
For 40 minutes, the Washington Capitals were thoroughly baffled and thoroughly outplayed by the New York Rangers. They only lived to tell about the 2-1 victory that advanced them past the first round of the playoffs due to Varlamov's play.
"I still haven't talked to him," Caps head coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I don't want to screw him up. I'm leaving him alone. The way they were coming the first two periods, for him to have the poise he did is tremendous."
Varlamov turned 21 on Monday. On Tuesday, he was the man for Washington, starting with a breakaway save on Nik Antropov 42 seconds into the game.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Patriot-News


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Medina City School District is hosting Heart Healthy Health Fair from 6-7:15 p.m. Feb. 22 at Medina High School, senior commons. The event is being held in conjunction with Heart Healthy Awareness Month.
The district is also participating in the American Health Association's "Red Out" activities wearing red on designated days and "Rock the Beat" t-shirts. A "Red Out" is planned for Feb. 22 at the boys Varsity Basketball game vs. the Strongsville Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. All attendees are encouraged to wear red.
Visit every station at the Health Fair with your Heart Beat Passport and you will get into the basketball game for free.
The health fair will feature blood pressure checks, calorie checks, information on cardiovascular health, stroke and cancer and the impact of nutrition and exercise along with many other health topics.


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The Clarenville Caribous' Keith Delaney scores a power play goal in the second period of Game 4 of the Telegram Herder Memorial Trophy Championship Series Saturday night at the Clarenville Events Centre. The goal stood as the winner as the Herd defeated the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 5-2. At left are Cataracts' defencemen Sam Hounsell and Luke Gallant and goaltender AJ Whiffen. The Cataracts still lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can clinch the title in Game 5 Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Clarenville.
Clarenville pulls out 5-2 win over Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts in Game 4
Desperation can sometimes be the best motivator.
For the Clarenville Caribous, desperation earned them a 5-2 win over the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts in Game 4 of the Telegram Herder Memorial Trophy Championship Series Saturday night.
Whether the spirited victory will lend itself to the Caribous coming all the way back from what is now a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series remains to be seen.
"It was just one game," Caribous coach Ivan Hapgood told the Telegram. "We've got nothing done yet. What we set out to do tonight worked to a T, but it's a new day tomorrow."
The win snapped a seven-game Herder-losing streak that began with a sweep by the C.B.N. CeeBee Stars in last year's provincial senior A final.
"Who knows, we could win four in a row," said Hapgood.
That begins in Game 5 Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Clarenville, a game in which Brad Crann insists he and his Caribous teammate recognize their "backs are to the wall" once again.
"We're just going to worry about one shift, one period and one game at a time," said Crann, who opened the scoring in the first period. "It's a relief that we're at home, but we've got to come back with the same drive and same intensity as tonight."
Crann and linemates Dustin Russell and Mitch Oake had the unenviable task of containing the Cataracts' top line of Andrew Brennan, Cam Fergus and regular season leading scorer Rob Hennigar on Saturday.
"I thought we did a great job by just keeping up with them and playing smart hockey."
Hapgood added that the defensive pairing of David Victory, back in the lineup after missing Friday's Game 3 for work, and Nick Croft played a big part in restricting the Cats' high scoring unit.
"Croft and Vic back on the point kept those guys' heads up. They were careful coming into our end."
Grand Falls-Windsor coach Shane Lukinchuk said his team "had too many guys who were invisible… they certainly know who they are and it hurt us.
"We're only as good as our weakest link and we had too many weak links tonight."
It didn't help that the Cataracts spent the better part of the second period killing off penalties. Of the 17 called against them by referees Colin Abbott and Stephen Orr, nine came in the second period and one resulted in a Keith Delaney power play goal that ended up being the winner.
"Five-on-five, we're a pretty strong team — we've got a lot of weapons and a lot of speed — but we didn't give ourselves a chance to win tonight because of the amount of time we spent in the box," Lukinchuk explained, noting there were key players who spent upwards to 12 minutes of the game sitting in the penalty box. At game's end, Cats' blueliner Rodi Short had served six minor penalties, four of which came in the middle stanza.
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"It's not a question of the officiating, we put ourselves in those positions and it's up to us to figure it out, deal with it, and hopefully learn and be better from it."
Lukinchuk did express some displeasure with the final call of the game, one that has implications that could be felt in Game 5 on Sunday.
With mere seconds remaining, and the Caribous on their way to a 5-2 win, Clarenville's Terry Ryan attempted to get Cataracts captain Michael Brent to drop the gloves. Brent wasn't a willing participant, and kept his gloves on in an attempt to avoid earning the major in the final 10 minutes of the game, an infraction that carries with it an automatic suspension in the next game.
"I'm frustrated with how they decided to call that," Lukinchuck conceded. "Our captain wasn't out there to stir up any trouble, he kept his gloves on the entire time and that's tough for him. He's pretty disappointed."
For his part, Hapgood says he didn't send Ryan out with the intention to goad Brent or anyone into a fight, but simply because the veteran senior hockey player hadn't seen a shift the entire game.
"They were upset over there, but what (Ryan) did was no different than what (Greg) Hoffe did last night knowing full well he wouldn't be here tonight when he jumped Mitch Oake," Hapgood said of the late third period scuffle in Game 3 that didn't earn match penalties for either.
"Sometimes you sew your own seed. Hoffe knew he was gone today, he knew what he was up to. That wasn't the reason for (Ryan) going out, but it worked out good."
The Cataracts said they will look into getting Brent's suspension overturned, but are prepared to "adjust and adapt" if he has to sit.
Chad Earle, Dale Sullivan and Andrew Sweetland into an empty net, also scored for the Caribous. Jason Churchill turned aside 31 of 33 shots against.
For the Cats, Andrew Pearcey and Cam Fergus lit the lamp, both on first-period power plays. AJ Whiffen faced 36 shots in the loss.
If the Caribous pull out a win in Game 5, the series moves back to the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium in Grand Falls-Windsor for Game 6, and, if necessary, Game 7.
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By Michael Dempsey
Special to the Times
I've been teaching high-school mathematics for 14 years now. Eleven years ago, in the interview for my current job here at Washington Township High School, I was asked, "What words would your students use to describe you?"
I answered, "Smart, funny, and caring." It stood out to me how often my students would tell me that they thought I was really smart, and we also laughed a lot together.
When I reflected on it, I realized I had thought the very same of all of my teachers from when I was a student in Washington Township. They were the most intelligent, competent and professional people I knew. They still are. They inspired me to pursue my career as an educator.
Now, let's fast forward to this year. A few weeks ago, two of my AP statistics students asked me why I was a teacher: "You're too smart to be a teacher, Mr. Dempsey." I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I tried to explain to them why I chose to be a teacher instead of pursuing several other more lucrative careers, but I felt helpless to convince them.
These are two very good students whom I respect and appreciate. They were in my class last year and elected to take AP statistics, knowing it is a very challenging course, and knowing I am the only teacher. That is the highest compliment they could pay me. I was paralyzed to respond because I realized the problem was that though they respect me, they simply do not respect my profession.
I realize that this is anecdotal, but I believe it is the manifestation of a more systemic issue. I could cite many more examples of a growing disrespect and lack of appreciation for public educators.
I want to emphasize that I do not think this is how most feel, but it is becoming a major issue. For example, two of my former students are now studying at Princeton. I was invited to attend both of their graduation parties, where several teachers were celebrated in a way I've never experienced.
I believe a great deal of the negativity can be attributed to our governor and his campaign to make public school teachers a scapegoat for our present economic condition. We are facing the most difficult economic climate I've known in my lifetime. When people are angry and frustrated, a scapegoat is often a coping mechanism. For one reason or another, our governor's choice of public educators as that scapegoat has been remarkably successful for him.
Again, I don't believe this opinion is held by the majority. However, the minority that does believe it is very loud.
Hundreds of teachers in my district gathered at the board of education meeting last month to let the board know that we want to settle our contract. As the president of the board was walking into the building, he said, "Relax, you still have a job."
All parents and students should be equally offended as we were at that comment. Washington Township High School is a Governor's School of Excellence! I do not believe that most parents and students agree with this attitude. However, if it is left unchecked, it will continue to bully its way into decision-making that will ultimately hurt our teachers and our students.
Michael Dempsey resides in Haddon Township.


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FLEMINGTON — The Flemington-Raritan rescue squad has a plan to reconfigure and expand its headquarters, but it would be wise to explore other possibilities, says the squad's new president, Frank Emanuele.
Since 1953, the squad has been located in the borough between Reaville Avenue and Route 12. "It's a phenomenal spot," says Emanuele, but the .58-acre lot is restrictive. An addition was built in 1979, but the need for space has surpassed that and caused the squad to put up a white plastic tent, shaped like a Quonset hut, beside Reaville Avenue.
Emanuele is apologetic about the tent, but it is full of life-saving equipment. It contains a pickup truck for towing trailers. One trailer has a boat on it and the other is full of specialized equipment for rope rescues, trench rescues and confined-space rescues. The tent also contains a Gator-sized mini-ambulance, and another vehicle full of water-rescue equipment. Besides replacing the tent space, he said the squad needs more office space and accommodations for its crews, and for volunteers sleeping over during times of emergency.
The squad hasn't abandoned its retrofit expansion plan, but "we are looking at other options and opportunities," he said. In that spirit he attended the Jan. 22 meeting of the Flemington Planning Board because he knew there would be a discussion of the need to redevelop the old Agway property.
"Over the years, there have been different ideas" for housing the squad and its equipment, he told the board. One idea was to knock down the existing HQ and rebuild on the site, but "that turned out to be a bit of a headache with at least $1.5 million in drainage and sewage work to update that system. And expanding the current building would require a huge amount of money."
Although he didn't quite ask the borough to give the squad the 3.5 acre Agway site at the corner of Foran Boulevard and North Main Street, he did say it was well situated to serve the squad's response area. He also said, "We have the ability to fund our own building with the sale of our (current) building. Unfortunately we wouldn't be able to buy a piece of property and fund the building."
"I'm asking you informally for help, just to keep us in mind when talking about properties around Flemington Borough," he told the board.
Later he mentioned that he'd read that the approval of a 110-house property on Route 12 included the donation of a building lot to the Raritan Township Fire Department for a fire station. It got him to thinking about the kind of help a municipality could give its fire and rescue services.
The squad answered 2,578 calls in 2012, and 27% of them were in Flemington Borough, Emanuele said. The squad is the primary first responder for all of Flemington, 90% of Raritan Township, a third of Readington Township and a quarter of Delaware Township.
The building improvement plan outlined by the squad in 2010 calls for gutting the building and reconfiguring its space; adding a 2,000-square-foot addition; creating downstairs sleeping accommodations for overnight crews; upstairs office space in the current bunk room; a burglar alarm system; a new HVAC system; and a remodeled lounge. At the time, then-president Chris Phelan said accommodations for personnel "shouldn't be the Hilton," but they should be "inviting to volunteers."
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General Election 2010
Tory candidate says rights of B&B owners is a 'grey area'
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"A public house has the right to refuse a customer and they don't have to give a reason, so I have considerable sympathy for B&B owners in this case."
The important question to ask is this: does a public house have the right to refuse a customer because they are black, or because they read the gardian (or participate in an activity/instantiate any property that the bar owner dislikes).
Having the right to turn anyone away is not the same as having the right to turn someone away because they have certain properties (e.g, are of a certain race, sexuality, or have certain characteristics). The latter is having the right to turn someone away based on a certain discriminatory rationale.
If public houses are allowed to turn people away because they instantiate certain properties disliked by the owner of the public house, this is only an argument for allowing B&B's to be allowed to do the same if the reasons that justify public houses' right to refuse to serve certain people applies to B&B's. But what are the reasons which allow, (assuming Public houses are allowed to turn away people because they instantiate properties deemed undesirable by the owner of the public house) public houses to refuse to serve certain people because they instantiate certain properties deemed undesirable by the owner of the public house? Furthermore, in what way do such reasons apply to the case of B&B's?
These philosophical questions must be answered, before talk of a grey area can be realistically accepted.
I challenge anyone on the following post to give a coherent and satisfying answer to my questions. The questions are extremely important, and I am very sceptical they can be given a good answer by the Tories.
It is a slippery slope from this Tory candidate's sympathy for poor straight business folk wanting to hate gay people and exclude them from their B&Bs to the likes of Nick Griffin who talks of gay men kissing being "creepy" and wanting to ban civil partnerships. You are either on the side of equality and the law – or you are bigot encouraging people to break the law. Choose.
The Conservative Party not only fails to offer support to this gay couple but has had the audacity to defend Chris Grayling's (Shadow Home Secretary) homophobia too. Chris Grayling has not been sacked – or even disciplined – just old homophobe William Hague saying what a jolly good bloke he is and grinning: a complete disgrace.
Another one trying to have it both ways, blah, blah, blah………
grey area. pathetic. would it be a grey area if they had a sign outside saying 'no black', or 'no muslims'. no it wouldn't. the place would have been burnt down by now if it did.
this is just proof that the tory party think of gay people as second class citizens who others have the right to discriminate aginst.
will all the gay tories on here wake up – you are voting for a party that thinks you are not equal to the rest of society.
I think it would be interesting to see how people would have reacted had it been a black couple or mixed race couple turned away. But because it's a gay couple and because these people call themselves 'Christians' then it suddenly becomes a 'grey area'. Like hell it is, the law is the law and once you open your home to paying customers it stops being just your home and starts being a place of business and so the law applies. I am sick of hearing people say that this is their home, I don't know about other people on here but I don't advertise my home on a website, take in complete strangers or charge guests for staying.
What part of this legislation does this guy and the Conservatives not understand?
Goods, facilities and services
4.—(1) It is unlawful for a person ("A") concerned with the provision to the public or a section of the public of goods, facilities or services to discriminate against a person ("B") who seeks to obtain or to use those goods, facilities or services—
(a) by refusing to provide B with goods, facilities or services,
(b) by refusing to provide B with goods, facilities or services of a quality which is the same as or similar to the quality of goods, facilities or services that A normally provides to—
(i) the public, or
(ii) a section of the public to which B belongs,
(c) by refusing to provide B with goods, facilities or services in a manner which is the same as or similar to that in which A normally provides goods, facilities or services to—
(i) the public, or
(ii) a section of the public to which B belongs, or
(d) by refusing to provide B with goods, facilities or services on terms which are the same as or similar to the terms on which A normally provides goods, facilities or services to—
(i) the public, or
(ii) a section of the public to which B belongs.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies, in particular, to—
(a) access to and use of a place which the public are permitted to enter,
(b) accommodation in a hotel, boarding house or similar establishment,
(c) facilities by way of banking or insurance or for grants, loans, credit or finance,
(d) facilities for entertainment, recreation or refreshment,
(e) facilities for transport or travel, and
(f) the services of a profession or trade.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply —
(a) in relation to the provision of goods, facilities or services by a person exercising a public function, or
(b) to discrimination in relation to the provision of goods, facilities or services, where such discrimination—
(i) is unlawful by virtue of another provision of these regulations or by virtue of a provision of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003(6) ("the 2003 Regulations"), or
(ii) would be unlawful by virtue of another provision of these Regulations or of the 2003 Regulations but for an express exception.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1) it is immaterial whether or not a person charges for the provision of goods, facilities or services.
5.—(1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another—
(a) in the terms on which he offers to dispose of premises to him,
(b) by refusing to dispose of premises to him, or
(c) in connection with a list of persons requiring premises.
(2) It is unlawful for a person managing premises to discriminate against an occupier—
(a) in the manner in which he provides access to a benefit or facility,
(b) by refusing access to a benefit or facility,
(c) by evicting him, or
(d) by subjecting him to any other detriment.
(3) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another by refusing permission for the disposal of premises to him.
(4) This regulation only applies to premises in Great Britain.
Typical Tory homophobe.
It's getting quite clear that if the Tory Law and Justice Party win the election we will see a return to the 1960's.
Instead of signs reading 'No blacks, no dogs, no Irish' we can expect signs reading 'No gays'.
What have the LGBTory Group said about this?
Oh nothing of course.
Those irrelevant muppets are too busy attacking their former leader for saying that she will vote Labour because of the Tory Party's unchanged homophobia.
Yes its totally pathetic, agree with all comments, even Jay (!)
Thanks Abi1975 its so clear isn't it.
Lizzie (overprotective interferring Morder)!!!!
Goods, facilities and services
4.—(1) It is unlawful for a person ("A") concerned with the provision to the public or a section of the public of goods, facilities or services to discriminate against a person ("B") who seeks to obtain or to use those goods, facilities or services—
* accommodation in a hotel, boarding house or similar establishment
I don't see any GREY areas in this, its an open and shut case. The only spanner the Judge might throw into the works, is if he/she feels this is covered by criminal and not civil law. I am sure the B&B owners would not welcome such a ruling.
Why does no one at these rallies not ask the question, VERY publicly, if the candidates support the right of B&Bs to turn away other minorities. They should be asked point blank if B&B owners should be allowed to turn away mixed race couples or Christian couples or any other legally partnered couples.
Your media in the UK must be as ball-less as ours in the US.
Zeke – I find that hard to believe. No media could be as useless and ball-less as ours in the States.
Of course people who think it's ok to turn away same-sex couples probably do think it's ok to turn away black folks or asian folks or mixed-race couples as well. They just don't want to be pinned down on it because it wouldn't play nearly as well with the public – which is exactly why the question needs to be asked, loudly and repeatedly.
As long as B&B proprietors are soliciting the public to stay at their establishments, then they should be subject to the law in the delivery of goods and services even if it offends their so called religious beliefs. If they choose to selectively discriminate then they should have their licence removed and prohibited from running such an establishment. Where does it end, exclude someone based on ethnic background, the infirm, the blind, sexual orientation notwithstanding? Imagine if a gay B&B or gay owned restaurant refused to accommodate straights. So this is what's in store for us once Cameron is elected?
Fascinating – Grayling visits Leics NW, the Tory candidate in Leics NW then repeats the whole thing about B&B owners being allowed to ban gays – as if he;s been asked to take the issue over – and then, only then, Grayling "apologises", having passed the issue onto some wannabee who was only too happy to suck up to a senior Tory and take the heat.
I think the picture is becoming perfectly clear that whatever David Cameron says, LGBT people simply can't trust their MPs to vote through legislation for us, whether in opposition or as the incumbent government. Can't trust them and don't trust them as far as I could throw them.
So the Statute Book is grey in parts is it..?
Must ask the beak next time I am up before him.
diluting the issue by passing the baton to others does nothing to endear me to the tory party , Mr Grayling nor his acolytes and disciples , he is purely attempting to save his own neck , we now know that his sympathies are with the christian moral majority (sic), and he has no understanding nor experience of civil and human rights issues an would therefore make a totally useless home secretary and MP.
Reading the posts on this thread, one would thnk that this is a surprise to some of you. I have been saying since i joined this site three months ago that Callmedave the Salesmans Law and Justice racist homophobic tory Party haven't changed and won't change.
They have always been homophobic and always will be bacause they are deeply xtian or at least pretend to be when it suits them. Just as they will pretend to uphold equality laws until they are elected ,and once they are istalled or if they are installed in Downing st. we will see the true cut of their jib.
And any fool who thinks they won't roll back laws already enacted is in for a rough ride. they will ride rough shod over any law they don't like, and those are extensive.
Also anyone who thinks they will take any heed of Europe is deluding themselves. For thirty years Europe and the USA fought with them over their conduct in Ireland and they just carried on regardless.
Also the precedent set last week with juryless courts will become common place, as will conscription of school leavers who don't go on to third level education. They will be "trained" for a couple of weeks and sent off as cannon fodder to Afganistan, and also Iran because Dave the salesman won't be strong enough to stand up to the hawks and arms manufactorers and arms dealers and will open up theatres of war all over the place. The peace process in Ireland will be allowed to come to the wall when Peter Robinsons DUP implodes because of corruption. And there is no way the Racist tories will allow Sinn Fein to become the leading party and hence ascend to the office of First minister. The "interst of state security" will once again be the mantra of the day.
SQUIDGY… This is and opinion and not an attack on you……just in case you think it is.
No room on this site for racism so I have just reported comment number #19 and I urge others to do likewise.
The comment above is by a fake Rob_N!
You have gone to far. I have reported you.
So good to see that as the weeks have passed and the true colours of the Tories have become clear, the Gay Tories posting here have dropped away and there is such unified belief amongst us that the Tories pose a danger to us.
Abi, thanks sincerely for posting the terms of the Act.
I also agree with the poster above who suggests we need to force this question on the Tories in the coming weeks at every possible opportunity. Who are they for? For "The Great Ignored" or we LGBTs whom "The Great Ignored" detest? LET'S MAKE THE TORIES CHOOSE BETWEEN THE TWO.
And this Tory creature Andrew Bridgen is unbelievable! Do Tories really think so little of us that they think we're just a bunch of stupid suckers???? Clearly, yes, they do.
Bridgen has said: "At the end of the day our policy is, we voted for the Equality Bill and as far as people who run a business, they have to offer the same services to everyone. But I do have sympathy with someone who is opening up their own home to a guest. A public house has the right to refuse a customer and they don't have to give a reason, so I have considerable sympathy for B&B owners in this case."
So with one side of his mouth he's said the law is the law and with the other side of his mouth he's full of sympathy for service providers who wish to turn away gays, lesbians, transgenders, and anybody whom they deem sexually deviant.
AND he even goes so far as to advise them how to do it without being seen to be breaking the Equality Act: refuse the customer and simply don't give the real reason!
"Oh, I'm awfully sorry, Peter and Paul, would love to have you both, honestly we would, but, oh, dear, we've gone and made a double-booking and there just isn't a room. So sorry! Ta-ta. Yes, I know it's a cold night and very late, but I'm sure you'll eventually find somewhere. Goodbye!"
He later said that people should be "sensitive" to faith groups
Why? Why the **** should we care? There is NEVER an excuse for bigotry. Being bi isn't just some thing I do, and it's not just an opinion I have. It's who I AM. If we should tolerate bigotry from religions, why not tolerate it from the BNP? Why should "that's how I interpreted the Bible" be an acceptable excuse when "that's what the BNP manifesto says" isn't? Religion doesn't bother me quite as much as the imbeciles who believe it should be above the law and exempt from morality.
but was satisfied with the current laws and said he was not homophobic.
Of course he's satisfied with them. Our equality laws hand us to the zealots on a silver bloody platter.
I will say it again this is the user ID of Rob_N: Rob_N It seems some race hate fascist has tried to discredit Rob_N.
Do the Christian owners of this B&B actually KNOW what their so-called straight guests are doing in that double bed at night? If they knew the exact details-would they still want them there?
Maybe they should install CCTV and put up signs so they get no sodomy from their straight customers John! LOL
Absolutely incredible. Another Tory Tosser advocating discrimination. The whole POINT of this legislation is to stop people discriminating against others based on personal petty preferences. Yet this Tory hopeful thinks the law is a ´grey area´. Of COURSE he ´supports´ the current law… but the fact that he ´has sympathy´ with those acting within their religious beliefs leads me to wonder just what this shower will do once elected?
I suspect that they will pander to their own religious nut-jobs and start eroding our equal rights… Why? Simply because to them, WE ARE NOT EQUAL! We are merely a ´grey area´ to be discriminated against because of our sinful and ungodly behaviour and life ´choices´.
When will these bigots learn that some things are NOT ´choices´? People like this Andrew Bridgen CHOOSE to be homophobic bigots, we do NOT choose to be gay, we just ARE.
Yes, okay, they say that they accept the law is the law… That does not stop them CHANGING it!
They say they will not seek to change the laws? Rubbish. The Tory apologists on here would do well to remember that, (once elected), they will do WHATEVER they wish. They will do whatever they feel panders to the religious right wing nutters in Britain. They will do just as they have done before and appeal to the lowest common denominator among the British electorate…. by pleasing the homophobes.
I really hope I am wrong, but I honestly believe that our gay tory voters will start to see our equal rights eroded if/when their party gets into power. Again, I hope I do not have to, but I will watch how things progress in the very near future and I will REMIND each and every one of them, EVERY time a news story develops about ANOTHER equal right lost or watered-down.
It's quite simple really.
Despite their expensive PR efforts, it appears quite clear that the Tories still hate us.
A vote for the Conservatives, seems to be a vote for bigotry.
There is no "grey area". The law couldn't be clearer in this respect. If you operate a business then you are required to adhere to the laws of the land and that means not discriminating on a number of grounds including sexual orientation. These homophobic Tories just resist an opportunity to indulge their bigotry and intolerance.
I think LGBT voters need to focus on the fact that the best result the Tories can hope for on May 6th is a very small majority and if, heaven forbid, this is the result then Cameron will have no choice but to take very seriously the "concerns" of his backbenchers if he is to get his policies through Parliament. This means far-right homophobic Tories such as the idiot quoted in this article would enjoy considerable leverage over government policy. The watering down of existing equality protections would only be the start and we could certainly expect to see a complete halt to the progress that has occurred on gay rights over the previous 13 years.
The best result from an LGBT perspective would be a minority Labour government supported by the Lib Dems exerting real influence on issues such as equality, religious influence in education, electoral reform etc.
can i open a bakery in my own home, but be allowed to flout health & safety laws? if anyone complains, i just write to the daily wail as "peeee ceeee gone maaaaaaad!!!!"
I'm sorry but this is just another person with his own personal opinion. No I Don't think he is right in any way but he IS entitled to his opinion. The law won't change and the Tories don't seek to change it. Yes we don't like it but he is allowed to have he own thoughts and is allowed to express them..
We may not like it but thats Freedom of Speech for you. It works both ways.
"He later said that people should be "sensitive" to faith groups
Why? Why the **** should we care?"
This comment IS the problem.
This is more than likely what people say when we say about being sensitive to the gay community. Maybe it's that we need to work on. We want people to care. Maybe we could all do with being a bit fairer, regardless of it being gay or religious.
But if we say we don't care about other groups how can we expect them to care about us? Two wrongs don't make it right and Yes I do appreciate my believe that religion is a bad thing but thats not true of All religious people who are being tard with the same brush. There are plenty that are supportive. We need to acknowledge that.
I have to add to this friends of my parents who had, like my parents always been very supportive of gay rights, recently decided to book up in a gay B&B for a short break. They themselves left early after being treated really badly for being a straight couple. Tutting and sniggering, pathetic childish behaviour. This for people trying to support our cause. There seems to be some who what it all but not give back.
No, this is NOT "just another person with his own personal opinion". It's someone who hopes very soon to be one of just 650 MPs, the people who make the laws. That is not "just another person".
But the thing you should note is that the Tories appear to be playing it both ways, on the surface Grayling gives a weak apology to defuse suggestions that they are STILL the Nasty party and that gay rights will be watered down; but only once he's set up another Tory to keep plugging the "rights" of religious bigots as being more important than civil equality. In other words, they'll try to attract the holy nutjob and homophobe voters, while throwing us a sop. Which do you think they're more likely to pander to if elected ? I'll give you a clue: it won't be the LGBT community.
On May 6, the Tories will not have a mandate. Expect more kowtowing to the religious cultists once Cameron is elected.
According to the Financial Times, the American economy is now recovering and the markets are rebounding, the ripple effect it will have in the EU will cause the Tories to take credit for our own recovery having done essentially nothing. It was the breakdown of the American financial system that caused much of the meltdown in the rest of the world, not Brown, as a result of wreckless fiscal policies and lack of regulation instituted by the conservatives (republicans). Either way, neither Brown nor Cameron will get my vote since they are against my full equality.
Well This is the first time I've been on this thread, so I can assure you any previous postings were not by me.
The idiots on PN ought to check the email addresses before banning, and they would have seen that.
Of course it's a grey area – people running businesses in their private homes should be able to choose who they wish to do business with. The loud gay lobby (including most of the posters on here) do not represent me or any of my friends and, I suspect, do not represent the majority of gay people generally.
Joe Johnston: "The loud gay lobby (including most of the posters on here) do not represent me or any of my friends and, I suspect, do not represent the majority of gay people generally."
HALLELUJAH!! The Lord be praised!
The voice of reason at last. Unfortunately, he will immediately be branded as homophobic / Self-loathing / Nazi / All of the above by the resident lefty Rottweilers on here.
Your fate is sealed.
"The loud gay lobby (including most of the posters on here) do not represent me or any of my friends and, I suspect, do not represent the majority of gay people generally."
I think you might be projecting, the majority of gay people support equality, not the right of a bigoted minority to hypocrisy to choose whom they do business with.
You may as well say 'Of course it's a grey area – people running businesses in their private homes should be able to choose who they wish to do business with, what taxes they can pay, what health regulations they can chose to adopt, or what public liability insurance they need to have, or how they can treat their staff"
This is a business. It follows business law. Its simple. If these pair of religious bigot don't like it, then close. They then can keep "queers" out of their "pure" home. You seem to miss the definition of what a "private dwelling" is and "place of business"…. its quite simple, look it up.
And Rob, typical of you to support this nonsense…. you're hardly an example of a stable individual, gay or otherwise. No surprise you'd be backing right wing bigots, given your own angry racist rubbish. Maybe a lesson is law might help too, you seem particularity weak (or ignorant) on that subject….
Will: To paraphrase a typical Irish quote: "One man's racist is another man's patriot."
Oh, and why exactly is that typically Irish, you bigoted moron?
"Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart"
– Countess of Blessington
….so apt for you, and a real Irish quote too.
So, Rob, ever do anything about all that anger that drives you to such a blinkered existence? Counselling, ever tried it? You should. And pick up a history book while you're at it…. hell, ANY book.
Jesus, Rob-N you really are such an utter arsehole. They must have bullied you bad at school.
Will: I was referring to the constantly reminded phrase by Adams / McGuiness that "Ones man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter". Spoken usually through gritted teeth as yet another milk churn exploded in a busy street mowing down women and children.
I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
As for the anger, yeah, I handle it well.
I take it out on arseholes like you.
Oh, boo hoo, we poor Irish have so much to answer for, oh how can he hold our heads up…..
I don't need to say this, as it looks like someone beat me to it in the last comment, but you are one intellectually retarded arse-wipe of a human. That boyfriend of yours must have the sensory perception of Helen Keller to be with you…. either that or he's a bigger arsehole than you actually are, or you pay for it.
Is it me, or does Andrew Bridgen look like the proverbial stuffed shirt?
Rob N and Joe johnston- So if I was running that B&B-if I opened the door and saw a married black couple I could say "piss off-I don`t want blacks staying here"??
"So if I was running that B&B-if I opened the door and saw a married black couple I could say "piss off-I don`t want blacks staying here"??"
Ironically that's EXACTLY what our erudite friend Rob-N wants…. he has a bit of a penchant for abusing "foreigners", thinks becuase he's research his peasantry "400 year" English heritage, he has the right to demean any other race in "his" country and chuck them out.
Enlightened, isn't he?
A simple question for everyone ! Not politicaly motivated
What is public and what is private?
My understanding is that the B&B in question is open to the PUBLIC and therefore no longer private.
OR am i being to simple ?
Just because David Cameron pays some lip service to equality doesn't mean the res of his party has changed.
Vote tory and you will soon see signs on the doors of businesses saying 'No dogs, no gays'. Once poeple can put up 'no gays' signs then it wouldn't be impossible to imagine 'No blacks, no Irish, no gypsies' being seen again too.
"My understanding is that the B&B in question is open to the PUBLIC and therefore no longer private.
OR am i being to simple ?"
No, exactly right Niall. Its becomes a place of buisness, and therefore comes under the law regarding premises and providers of services to and for the public, like a shop or a hotel. Its vry simple really, but some here seem to miss the obvious.
Thank you for the clarification Will and draging this back to the actual issue in question. So a SIMPLE undestanding would be that Mr Andrew Bridgen, Chris Grayling and Joe Johnston (comment 34) beleive that they above the law ?
Will do you know where the "Grey area" is ?
"Will do you know where the "Grey area" is?"
Well, as far as I'm concerned, there is none. The law is quite clear on the definition of their obligation as a business, with regards to not discriminating your services, public liability insurance, data protection, health and safety, employment law, etc. The only difference between our erudite B&B owners and a hotel is one is a Limited Liability Company, and the other is probably a Sole Trader. But the law is there to protect both provider and recipient of the services/goods, and applies equally to a Sole Trader or a Multinational Corporation.
I can only assume the "grey" area is the misguided belief among a small few that a B&B is not a business and therefore above the anti-discrimination legislation, or that for some reason belief in a god that cannot be proven is reason enough to selectively discriminate to those sections of society you just don't like. They are of course wrong. When you charge the general public for a service or goods you provide, by very definition, you are operating a business, and as such you do so with free will and with the expectation to obey the laws relating to that business. There seems also to be a misconception that there is no choice for the "poor owners"… there is:- if they cannot in good conscience obey the laws put in place to protect their CUSTOMERS and run their business within the confines of the law by providing a service equally, impartially and without discrimination, then they have the option to close.
A civilised society cannot operate with unfounded discrimination against a section of society based on contradictory religious beliefs, and nether can a business.
Thank you Will for putting very clearly for me and the above to undestand
So it would be correct that we are ruled by the law of the land and not religion
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"The fish appear to be looking a little healthier," she said. "In Lake Michigan, we are at the peak. The numbers have been steadily increasing over the last six to seven years."
Chinook catch rates, or the number caught by charter anglers in an hour, inched up to .08 per angler hour on Lake Huron in 2007. They hit .294 per angler hour on Lake Michigan.
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Anglers caught more fish on every excursion, though the big salmon were smaller than in the past. There were few 20-pounders. Thirty-pounders are virtually unheard of now.
The top port for big kings was Ludington, followed by Grand Haven, Manistee and Frankfort. Coho salmon catches were best at Ludington, St. Joseph, Grand Haven and Manistee.
The ports with the highest number of salmon and trout combined/per excursion were Pentwater followed by Michigan City, Saugatuck and Ludington.
"They were getting 14 fish per excursion at Pentwater," Wesander said.
On Lake Huron, it was lake trout that filled most of the coolers. Grindstone City proved the top port for trout and salmon.
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Port Austin and Caseville came second and the top walleye port was AuGres.
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