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If you pull on a rubber band enough times, it's eventually going to snap. The markets had been anticipating that the Federal Reserve would move swiftly to reignite the economy following another lackluster jobs report, and Ben Bernanke didn't disappoint. Earlier this afternoon, the Fed outlined plans to purchase $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities on a monthly basis until the employment situation improves, and also noted that it's unlikely its interest rate targets will move higher until mid-2015. News of this consistent bond-buying intervention sent all indexes screaming higher, with the S&P 500 (INDEX: ^GSPC ) ending, once again, at multiyear highs, up 23.43 points (1.63%), to 1459.99.
Let's take a glance at what stocks led today's rally in the S&P 500, and note a few of the S&P 500's laggards.
Companies that helped the S&P 500
Water-filtration company Pall (NYSE: PLL ) picked a fantastic day to crush Wall Street's fourth-quarter estimates. Although revenue for the quarter was essentially flat year over year, and net income fell 11%, both figures easily sailed past expectations -- revenue was $65 million higher than expected, EPS $0.22 better. However, in spite of its 7.9% gain, I'm not sure if I'd call this a slam dunk victory, as shrinking demand in Europe doesn't bode well for its near-term growth prospects.
Anything and everything related to metals and mining also went on a tear today, with gold rising $34.50/oz., to $1,768.20/oz. Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM ) was one of those standouts, up more than 5%. The reason Newmont, and any miner for that matter, is rising, is often in response to a fall in the U.S. dollar which usually causes the underlying metals they produce to rise in value. Gold, silver, and copper are all way up today, which is leading this not-so-surprising rally across the board in metal miners.
Companies that hindered the S&P 500
UBS' army of analysts willing to dish out downgrades took down another big name today in Northrup Grumman (NYSE: NOC ) . UBS analyst David Strauss slapped a dreaded "sell" rating on the company, noting that Northrup has significantly more exposure to a slowdown in government defense spending than its peers. Strauss also took exception to Northrup's valuation, which he claimed is no longer at a discount to its peers. Northrup ended this bullish day down just over 1%.
Tyco International (NYSE: TYC ) also fell victim to the downgrade bug, being downgraded to "equal weight" from "overweight" by Barclays, and having its price target reduced by $4 to $60. Tyco has suggested breaking itself up into three separate businesses -- ADT residential security, flow control, and commercial and fire security -- in order to improve operating efficiencies, and unlock shareholder value. The idea seems fantastic on paper, but Wall Street analysts are apparently growing impatient waiting for that breakup to occur.
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Yes, I'm mad at Roger Goodell. He piled on and pretty much ruined our year. That being said, let's not lose sight of what he did for us after Katrina. How about we call it even? We are the greatest host city in the world, always have been, always will be -- but that could change if some of us hold a grudge and do something to try to embarrass him or the NFL.
We are way too good for that -- way, way too good for that.
Let's just be the greatest host city ever, and maybe Goodell throws us a bone and gives us that No. 2 draft choice back; you never know.
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Suspects jailed in stabbing death
By SCOTT NORTH
Everett Herald
EDMONDS — A killing in Edmonds on March 28 appears to be a drug deal gone bad, according to police reports.
Codie Allen, 21, of Poulsbo, and Loresa Pilon, 28, of Everett, are being held in Snohomish County jail in connection with the death. They are both being held on charges of second degree murder, and first degree robbery, according to the jail register.
Police found the stabbing victim, a man, 23, in a parking lot in the 22800 block of 100th Avenue W., just off Edmonds Way. Officers had been called about two men fighting.
Police quickly tracked down a car believed associated with the incident. The man inside was bloody and had minor injuries that required hospital treatment.
When questioned by Edmonds police, Allen reportedly said that he and Pilon had met the victim to arrange a drug deal, but had instead decided to steal his cash. The man resisted. He pulled a knife and wound up being fatally stabbed with his own weapon, police were told.
The victim's money reportedly was found on Pilon.
Bail for Allen is set at $250,000.
Bail for Pilon is $100,000.
—North Kitsap Herald reporter Kipp Robertson contributed to this story.
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The LSU basketball team is taking on SMU and hoops coaching legend Larry Brown in an NIT game at 8 p.m. Monday in Dallas. The baseball team tackles Tulane Tuesday and then heads to Gainesville this weekend for a big series at Florida.
And you can't forget football as the Tigers roll through the second half of spring drills highlighted by a scrimmage Saturday.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama _ If there's outrage over the long-expected school closing recommendations made Thursday night, it should be over the Huntsville school system ever reaching this point in the first place.
Schools consultant Dr. Ed Richardson and demographer Steve Salmon presented a report to the Huntsville school board that recommends the closing of one high school, four elementary schools and four middle schools.
The school board will make the final decision.
We call on each member of the board to courageously make these tough decisions and recognize the recommendations come from strong, well-respected sources in Richardson and Salmon.
This is not the time to play superintendent.
As painful as this process will be, it's something that should have been done long ago.
Huntsville cannot continue operating as the 35,000-plus student system it was in the early 1970s with only 23,000 students today.
The enrollment shifts and declines didn't happen overnight. They happened over a long time with no one taking the initiative to rezone, reduce staff or close schools.
Plugging the system's $20 million deficit can only happen through mass layoffs the board has already made (a difficult decision the board showed strength in making), shuttering underutilized schools and identifying other cost reductions in operations such as bus transportation and support services.
As news of the targeted schools resonate across the city, citizens need to keep an open mind about what a downsized school system can mean.
Money that would otherwise be spent heating half-empty classrooms can pay for renovations to aging schools.
Consolidating schools can make it more feasible to offer teaching specialists and advanced programs in more schools.
Money saved from lower operating costs can be used to provide competitive salaries to attract top-notch teachers.
Of course, it's hard to see those benefits if your school is one on the chopping block.
Huntsville has long prided itself as being an economic oasis in Alabama.
Yet the city that calls itself the Rocket City has failed to provide the quality school system needed to educate tomorrow's rocket scientists.
As counterintuitive as it might seem, the handful of school consolidations last year and this spring's layoffs were the first painful steps in that direction.
Closing a bunch of under-used schools is next.
Some proposals - like merging Davis Hills, Ed White and Westlawn Middle schools under one roof - seem illogical upon first glance. For years we've all heard that smaller classrooms and smaller schools lead to better performance.
But what's being proposed is the kind of fresh look we all were hoping for from Richardson and Salmon: Take the immense space at Butler and establish three individual schools within the school. Allow specialists and tailored programs to serve students when they need it, not when they have officially moved to the next grade.
We urge the community to take a broad view of what the school closings can do for the system as a whole.
Huntsville needs to move beyond being just a mediocre school system.
It's easy to be mediocre. You don't have to put yourself out there or give that extra effort critical to becoming excellent.
If we're willing to sacrifice and work hard to improve our schools, there's no reason this city can't have the excellent schools it expects and our children deserve.
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Paramus little league manager Frank Smith admitted he worried before his team's second matchup in the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament.
"You know, 0-2," Smith said in a phone interview after Paramus' 13-5 victory over Northwest Washington today in Bristol, Conn. "It's not a place you want to be if you want to advance to the semifinal round."
An inning and a half into his team's win, Smith didn't have to fret anymore. He saw his team score eight runs in the top of the second inning, en route to a dominating victory. Paramus is now 1-1 in the regional tournament after falling 8-4 to Pennsylvania on Saturday. Northwest Washington, representing Washington, D.C., is 0-2. The top four teams of six in the region advance to a semifinal knockout round on Friday.
Paramus was led by the top three batters in their lineup — catcher Brandon Smith, Chris Regalbuto and Nick DeNigris. Smith went 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Regalbuto had four hits, including a home run. And DeNigris added three hits and three RBI.
"When you get that from your first three guys," Smith said, "that's a heck of a way to start out a game. Every time you go through the order, you're going to put some runs up."
Paramus put up 17 hits in the onslaught — 10 of which came from those three batters at the top of the order. Smith used four pitchers in the victory and was able to keep their pitch counts relatively low. Gavin Niland started, threw two innings and earned the victory.
"For a non-heavy hitting team, 17 hits is a solid performance for us," Smith said.
Paramus' has an off day Monday before it takes on Delaware representative Newark National (2-0) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Smith said Paramus ace Hiro Mizutani will likely start that game.
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Happy Cyber Monday Sprint fans as the company adds 11 new LTE markets this morning with an announcement that it is "delivering the speed, power and value of its all-new 4G LTE network to customers in 11 cities/counties, including Harrisburg, Pa., South Bend/Mishawaka, Ind., Muncie, Ind., Peabody, Mass., and Salina, Kan."
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NAB, Ibiquity Push Effort on Updated HD Radio Exporter Technology
Las Vegas - Apr 13, 2008 - The National Association of Broadcasters and Ibiquity unveiled a partnership with four broadcast equipment manufacturers to accelerate the commercial development of HD Radio with the introduction of embedded Exporters. The goal of the effort was to reduce a radio station's cost to upgrade to HD Radio.
Until now, the HD Radio Exporter was a PC-based device. The new technology reduces the size and manufacturing cost of the hardware to solid-state DSP components. The HD Radio Exporter combines multicast audio channels and advanced data services along with a station's main audio channel into a format suitable for transmission. BE, Continental, Harris and Nautel are displaying the results of this effort in their booths at the NAB Show.
The project began in 2006, and the newly formed NAB HD Radio Technology Advancement Task Force was charged with overseeing the effort, culminating in today's announcement. The NAB has provided funding for this project, and NAB member stations are being offered a discount on purchasing the equipment if the order is placed at the convention.
The Radio Magazine Pick Hits of the 2008 NAB Show
Las Vegas - The Radio magazine Pick Hits of the 2008 NAB Show were selected by the magazine's Pick Hits panel on the afternoon of April 16 during the NAB Show. This group of respected and experienced engineers selected the top 15 new products introduced at the convention that show innovation, fill a genuine need in radio broadcasting and are expected to ship within the year.
The 15 winners are:
The Pick Hits panel's selection cover all aspects of radio broadcasting, from audio to RF, data management to test and measurement, and from very small (Maxblox) to moderately large (NV40).
All the winners are unique in some way, and in the June issue of Radio magazine the product descriptions will also include some of the judges comments that describe why that product stood out.
Complete details including descriptions will be part of the NAB Show review in the June issue of Radio magazine.
NAB Show Attendance: 105,259
Las Vegas - The National Association of Broadcasters released its attendance figures for the NAB Show:
Registered Attendees: 105,259
International Attendees: 28,310 (record high)
News Media Attendees: 1,296
International and news media attendance figures are included in the overall registration number. The figures are based on pre-show and onsite registration. Final registration data will be available following the convention.
Last year's attendance topped out at 108,232.
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Neumann TLM 103 D
When used in conjunction with digital workstations, digital Solution-D microphone technology makes life easier for users. The integrated, fast
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NAB Announces Crystal Radio Award Winners
Las Vegas - Apr 15, 2008 - The National Association of Broadcasters has named 10 winners of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. The 2008 NAB Crystal Radio Award recipients:
KFOR-AM Lincoln, NE
KSTZ-FM Des Moines
KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA
WAWZ-FM Zarephath, NJ
WIZM-AM La Crosse, WI
WJBC-AM Bloomington, IL
WUBE-FM Cincinnati
WUGO-FM Grayson, KY
Award winners were selected from among 50 finalists and recognized at the NAB Show Radio Luncheon.
Staco Energy Products Shows New Filter Line
Dayton, OH – Staco Energy Products showcased its new line of Staco Sine Active Harmonic Filters at the 2008 NAB Show. The filters dynamically correct a wide spectrum of harmonic orders and use power electronics to monitor a non-linear load, dynamically correcting every harmonic order from the 2nd to the 31st. Through an injection and cancellation process, the sine wave is restored and distortion is reduced to less than 5 percent THD, meeting stringent IEEE 519 standards.
Staco Sine technology moves power from the AC source to its DC electronic platform, then back to the AC source rapidly, to cancel out harmonics and equalize the sine wave. The high-speed process cancels high frequency output current, while it determines the precise value of injected load current. Designed to operate at levels that continuously adapt to rapid load fluctuations, Staco Sine is ideal for industrial and commercial environments including manufacturing, critical process lines, hospitals, data centers, HVAC, telecommunications, ac/dc/variable frequency drives, wastewater treatment and pumping stations, and more.
Models are available for 208 - 480Vac, 3-phase installations with an adaptive system frequency of 45/65Hz, and 120/240Vac control power. Wall mount or freestanding NEMA 1 enclosures are standard, with NEMA 12 or 3R enclosures available. Optional communications packages and user specific requirements can also be accommodated.
Marconi Radio Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
Washington, DC - Apr 9, 2008 - The National Association of Broadcasters has opened the nominations for the 2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. The Marconi Award recognize overall excellence in radio. General managers may nominate their station in the station of the year by market size and/or station of the year by format categories, as well as one of their outstanding air personalities in the personality of the year by market size category. Stations may also submit nominations for network/syndicated personality of the year and legendary station.
Stations must submit their nominations online at www.nab.org/awards/marconis. All nominations must be received by May 2. Finalists will be announced in July. The winners will be announced on Sept. 18 during the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner and Show at The NAB Radio Show in Austin, TX (Sept. 17-19.)
Winners will be chosen by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. The Academy is made up of general managers, program directors, regional radio executives, owners, programming consultants and former radio executives. Applications for membership into the Academy can be made to Chris Suever at firstname.lastname@example.com or 202-775-3511.
Radio Coalition Launches "Radio Heard Here" Campaign
Washington, DC - Apr 15, 2008 - The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and HD Digital Radio Alliance are launching a series of efforts to underscore the broadening versatility of radio content, the its technology and the continuing relevance of the medium in Americans'' lives. According to a release from the group, the multiyear initiative is expected to "turn up the volume on radio''s reemerging presence in a digital world."
"The sleeping giant has awakened," said David Rehr, NAB president and CEO. "For close to a century, radio has had a ubiquitous and integral presence in our nation''s life, and today more than 235 million Americans turn to radio each week to be informed and entertained. Despite its universal presence, or perhaps because of it, radio''s abiding impact has been overlooked and underappreciated. The medium, however, has a bright future, and Radio Heard Here will help showcase radio''s robust advances, particularly in harnessing new technology and expanding and enhancing the diversity of its content."
Radio Heard Here includes promotional and educational initiatives. Among them:
The effort sounds similar to the Radio 2020 campaign that was launched at the 2007 NAB Radio Show, except that this work specifies some of the actions that are planned, particularly those aimed at younger consumers. This younger audience is finding greater interest in forms of media other than radio.
Credit is due to the coalition for recognizing the declining radio audience, but we will have to wait and see if anything comes from the effort.
NRSC Adopts Updated Digital Radio
Broadcasting Standard
Las Vegas - Apr 12, 2008 - The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has adopted an updated version of its in-band/on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcasting standard. NRSC-5-B, In-band/on-channel Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard, was adopted by the Digital Radio Broadcasting (DRB) Subcommittee, which is co-chaired by Andy Laird, vice president and chief technology officer, Journal Broadcast Group; and Mike Bergman, director of research and development, Digital Broadcast, Kenwood Americas Corporation. This latest version includes some editorial updates as well as a revised FM IBOC RF mask that was submitted to the NRSC by Ibiquity Digital Corporation, developers of the HD Radio technology upon which NRSC-5-B is based.
The document will be available to the public through the NRSC website following a final, procedural review that will take approximately four weeks.
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Measurement of channel transparency, channel propagation delay and sample frequency is supported.
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Legoland's Las Vegas
A lot of people say three days is enough to spend at one time in Las Vegas. But if four or more days weren't enough, you can see more Vegas in California. That's right, Legoland in Carlsbad, CA, features a miniature Sin City built with more than 2 million Legos. The exhibit re-creates the feel of the Strip with 10' hotels and 20' Stratosphere tower. For more information, visit www.legoland.com.
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Eleanor Riendl, 77
Wasilla, Alaska resident, Eleanor Riendl, 77, passed away on Jan 1, 2013 in Wasilla, Alaska, after battling complications of ovarian cancer.
A Celebration of Eleanor's Life will be held 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19 at Amvets Post 9, 1591 N. Creste Foris St. in Wasilla.
Eleanor was born Aug. 18, 1935 in Terry, MT to Alexander Braun and Odelia (Huber). She attended beautician school in Moab, Utah. In 1962, Eleanor and husband, Paul Riendl, moved to Anchorage, Alaska. He worked in the oil fields and she opened her beauty shop, Eleanor's Curlaway, on Dimond Blvd. After Paul's death, she met Barney Locke and they moved to Wasilla Lake where she lived out her remaining days. She always said, "Only her guardian angel, Raphael, could take her from her billion dollar view."
She volunteered at Bishop's Attic for 21 years providing sorting and organizing of donated items in Palmer. She also served as a Court Baliff for the State of Alaska system in Palmer for over 10 years. Her family indicates she met many people through their jury duty service and truly enjoyed working with Judges and the Court System. Eleanor was known for her generous social nature, preparing food for anyone who dropped by, chatting with folks at garage sales, or visiting the Wasilla Senior Center. She was a member and active participant with the Wasilla Homemakers Club.
She is survived by son, Paul Riendl and spouse Robin Riendl of Anchorage; daughter, Corine Hickey and spouse Chad Hickey of NM; grandsons, Daniel Locke and Dalton Hickey, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins in the lower 48 states. She was preceded in death by her first spouse Paul Riendl in 1971; Barney Locke in 1995, sister Alice Guessen, brothers Archie Braun and Walter Braun; and her parents.
At her request, cremation has taken place with the assistance of Valley Funeral Home & Crematory. Please visit Eleanor's obituary and online guestbook at www.AlaskanFuneral.com
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Here's a story that might have you checking the calendar to make sure it's not April 1. Greg Sonnier plans to turn the Uptowner, his former banquet hall on Henry Clay Avenue near Audubon Park, into a home for recently released prisoners, reports Uptown Messenger.
Sonnier, now the executive chef at Kingfish, originally tried to reopen his Mid-City restaurant Gabrielle at that location. An energized coalition of neighbors strongly opposed and ultimately defeated the plan.
Although a sign posted on the Uptowner (438 Henry Clay Ave.) said the prisoner re-entry program was a partnership with "O.P.P. and the La. Department of Correction," Uptown Messenger reported that neither the Orleans Sheriff's department nor the Louisiana Department of Corrections was aware of the project.
"Is it a joke?," said Sonnier, when contacted by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Friday (March 28). "It's certainly zoned for a halfway house, but I don't know if we're going to do that."
Sonnier said he and his wife Mary would make a decision about the property over the weekend.
"I don't know," he said. "I think we'll put it up for sale."
If they do put the building on the market, Sonnier said they would have to list it as a residential property, even though it would require extensive renovations to be used as home.
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Editor's note: This column is an updated version of the column that is published in the Nov. 23 North Kitsap Herald.
We are members of the North Kitsap 99%, a group of Kitsap County citizens who meet on a regular basis to self organize into grassroots action with the intent of making more peaceful, positive and sustainable choices for ourselves, our community and the environment in which we live.
We were among a group of citizens that recently expressed concerns to the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners about the inclusion of a proposed development for Port Gamble as a Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development, or LAMIRD, in the Shoreline Master Program update for Kitsap County. The proposed development would have placed an urban-like complex, including a mix of homes, commercial buildings, a hotel, roads, dock-related activities, and parking lots on the shoreline of Port Gamble Bay. This bay is among the most ecologically and culturally rich bays in Puget Sound.
It is now apparent that the Board of Commissioners has decided to exclude any project-specific wording describing the proposed Port Gamble development plans from the updated SMP. We applaud the commissioners for their willingness to listen to the citizens of Kitsap County. We join with others in looking forward to seeing a revised SMP in which all references to Port Gamble development project plans are removed. Future development of Port Gamble can follow the normal process of public review and governmental permitting.
The proposed Port Gamble development poses numerous challenges. Some of the most severe include its location in a FEMA Flood Hazard Zone, the lack of basic sewage treatment and drinking water facilities, and its proximity to critical habitats for threatened salmon species and important herring populations. Furthermore, in reviewing the evolution of county documents since the 1999 declaration of Port Gamble as a Rural Historical Town, we saw evidence that the county may have lost sight of its own initial objectives. There is absolutely no historical precedent for these structures on the site of the former mill on the shoreline of Port Gamble Bay.
On the cultural level, we were shocked that the county planning efforts seemed to agree with the concept that the historical aspects of the development plan should reach back only to the start of the town by a commercial operation that essentially stole what was the home of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe for more than a millennium.
Again, we thank the Board of Commissioners for recognizing, that we, the citizens, are responsible for protecting our local waters. We hope that involved citizens and our Kitsap County representatives can continue to determine what is good for our local waterways rather than designing elaborate schemes and tradeoffs (which will look like buy offs to future generations) for mitigation of known or unforeseen consequences of construction on our shorelines. We should learn from history and not make short-sighted exceptions to the rules and regulations in the SMP designed to protect us all.
North Kitsap 99%: Marilyn Bode, Kingston; Mary Gleysteen, Kingston; Baker Stocking, Poulsbo; Bert Jackson, Kingston; Mark Barabasz, Hansville; Craig Jacobrown, Indianola; and Bruce McCain, Suquamish
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NASA managers plan to reopen the space agency's Michoud Assembly Facility today after shuttering the plant Saturday because of Hurricane Gustav. With 2,000 workers, the New Orleans-based plant is used to build the space shuttle external fuel tank.
The hurricane caused no damage to shuttle flight hardware or support equipment, and there were no injuries to the rideout crew that stayed on-site during Hurricane Gustav, according to a NASA release.
Michoud has been used by NASA to produce space flight hardware since the Apollo Saturn boosters were built there starting in the early 1960s. The plant is scheduled to transfer from building shuttle tanks to constructing the upper stage of the Ares I rocket over the next four years.


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Antioch University New England (AUNE) educates environmental leaders, organizational managers, educators and therapists to create or work in organizations that are successful, effective, sustainable, humane, and socially and environmentally responsible.
Our Statement of Purpose emphasizes AUNE's core commitment to providing "transformative education through scholarship, innovation, and community action for a just and sustainable society." Our efforts at living within the scope of our mission has earned us leadership distinction in a number of areas:
Curriculum and Research
Student Training
Campus Operations
Administration and Finance
Awards and Recognition
Leadership in Curriculum and Research
Three of our five academic departments offer explicitly "green" degrees which is a testament to our commitment in providing transformative education "for a just and sustainable society." In addition, AUNE faculty and students have engaged in literally hundreds of partnerships making the institution a leader in promoting environmental stewardship and addressing climate change. Our alumni who hold leadership positions in the Monadnock Region, nationally and internationally – and the more than one million hours of Antioch student service learning to promote environmental stewardship – are the best evidence of Antioch's achievements in this arena. Curriculum development achievements and collaborative research efforts are highlighted below:
- AUNE's Department of Environmental Studies, the country's first graduate-level environmental studies department, offers master's and PhD programs in multiple disciplines including an award winning Collaborative Service Initiative (formerly the Advocacy Clinic) that is focused on social justice and sustainability.
- AUNE's Management Department offers a highly regarded MBA in Sustainability. In 2008, Net Impact reviewed sixty-three MBA programs nationwide and listed AUNE's MBA in the top five, including two first-place rankings, in seven of thirteen categories.
- AUNE's Education Department offers the Educating for Sustainability MEd, the first and only graduate program in the country that explicitly links sustainability and education. This program trains in-service educators to apply sustainability at any grade level and every subject area.
- The course, Principles of Sustainability, is an integral part of the curriculum for the programs in the Departments of Environmental Studies, Management, and Education.
- The development of the City of Keene's Climate Adaptation Plan is the first of its kind in the world.
- The 10% Challenge is a faculty-supervised student project and a collaborative effort between AUNE and Keene's Cities for Climate Protection Committee. It targets Keene businesses to voluntarily commit to reducing GHG emissions by 10%. The project assists businesses with an energy audit to identify their energy consumption and to develop an action plan. In June 2008, the NH Planners Association recognized the 10% Challenge with its Project of the Year Award.
- Place-based education promotes community-based education programs and encourages partnerships between students, teachers, and community members that strengthen community vitality and build a healthy environment.
- Cutting-edge applied research projects that address issues such as effective biodegradable packaging and adaptation measures to deal with increased stormwater run-off associated with climate change.
- The development of programs such as first responders counseling in areas devastated by climate-change-associated flooding and enhancing recycling infrastructure in conflict zones.
- AUNE's sustainability and social justice research and public engagement initiatives include: Disaster Shakti, a disaster recovery outreach program which is a component of the school's Multicultural Center for Research and Practice and provides counseling to first responders in areas devastated by climate-change-associated flooding and enhancing recycling infrastructure in conflict zones; a regional partnership called the Monadnock Ecological Research and Education Project (MERE) that engages area high school students in studying the evidence of climate change on Mt. Monadnock and provides information to the public about these research findings; and the Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CTEC).
- AUNE is a member of the United Nations' Academic Impact global initiative, whereby institutions of higher education actively promote UN goals in the areas of human rights, literacy, sustainability and conflict resolution.
- COOL MONADNOCK, a community engagement project that has worked to achieve significant reductions in GHG emissions in ; and to develop a regional CAP for ; the Monadnock Region.
Leadership in Student Training
All AUNE graduate programs (twenty-three master's; three doctoral) are practice-oriented, requiring students to apply classroom-based learning to solve real-world problems through up to six hundred hours of community-based experiences related to their fields. Examples of this work:
- Environmental Studies students helping local towns protect drinking water supplies
- Psychologists in-training offering low-cost counseling services to all who seek them
- In 2008, students organized an AUNE Power Vote initiative, gathering pledges from 45% of the AUNE community to make clean energy a priority in voting decisions and placing AUNE in the top five nationally of all participating colleges/universities.
Indeed, AUNE students completed 129,300 community service hours in 2008. The Carnegie Foundation awarded AUNE its community engagement classification for Curricular Engagement and Outreach & Partnerships for "demonstrated excellent alignment between mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement."
Leadership in Campus Operations
The AUNE campus in Keene, NH is a converted furniture factory and brownfield that was developed deliberately to embrace the institution's core values.
- The site selection was based on a commitment to smart growth reducing materials and energy use and maintaining a walk-able/bike-able downtown location via Keene's Downtown Cheshire Branch Trail.
- Renovated abandoned furniture factory to serve as main campus; building outfitted with skylights, non-VOC carpets and paint, energy-efficient lighting and salvaged hardwood flooring.
- Built gender-neutral, family-friendly restroom facility and dedicated space for nursing mothers
- Installed grant-funded demonstration sites for rain garden and impervious pavement, designed to reduce stormwater run-off and sand/salt usage for snow/ice removal.
- Pioneered innovative course delivery model that allows five academic departments to share one 85,000-square-foot building, yielding significant energy savings and efficiencies per FTE student.
- Built new bike shelter with locally sourced and salvaged materials to accommodate our Green Bikes fleet and other bikes; more than 60 campus and Keene-area community members contributed their time, talent and resources to build this structure, which is part of AUNE's Climate Action Plan.
- Launched Antioch Commuter Transportation (ACT) initiative to encourage and support campus community members' engagement with healthy, money-saving, community-building and greenhouse gas-reducing transportation choices.
- Worked with city to create Keene's bike path, a rail-to-trail project bordering campus. Continue to actively support the enhancement of Keene's bicycle pathways system.
- Launched Green Bikes program to reduce car trips from and to campus. Roughly 5% of campus employees and students participated in the program's first year.
- Host online ride-share board.
- Established transportation coordinator to support and enhance active transportation and ride sharing by AUNE community members.
Energy Use
- Reduced campus electricity usage by 68% cumulatively over a seven-year period (FY07-13). This translates to 362 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions avoided and an estimated cost savings to AUNE of $90,000 in electricity bills.
- Introduced PIN-protected print accounts, thereby reducing printing on campus in the student computer resource room by 85% from 632,513 to 94,241 from peak 2007-08 fiscal year usage to 2010-11 fiscal year usage.
- Implemented energy-saving measures, including restroom light occupancy sensors and vending machine removal. (Inspired our bookstore vendor, EFollett, to eliminate one of its two beverage coolers.)
- Launched Carbon Counts: You Can Too education and outreach campaign, established in 2006, which includes the "Please Flip Me Off" light-switch signage, e-alerts, and community-building speaker series featuring faculty, student and alumni expertise. Campaign raises awareness about dimensions of climate change and what actions individuals and institutions can take to reduce emissions and adapt to climate-change impacts.
- Established Green Guru Office Energy-Efficiency Audit program to help employees reduce emissions through computer-setting adjustments, installation and use of power strips and other low-tech solutions. One hundred percent of AUNE employees have participated in the audit initiative.
- IT switching out CRTs with LCDs and contracts with vendor for "green" removal of e-waste.
- Transitioned to non-toxic Green Seal-certified cleaning and restroom products, 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled paper in AUNE's copiers and printers, and 100 percent recycled paper products in restrooms.
- Purchase "green" office supplies.
Paper Usage
- Communications department uses 100 percent post-consumer Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper and has reduced the size and quantity of publications. For example, they have reduced paper usage for AUNE's Viewbook by 95 percent.
- Introduced PIN-protected print accounts, thereby reducing printing on campus in the student computer resource room by 65 percent from 342,507 to 120,613 pages for the first six months of operation. This saved 444 reams of paper (500 sheets of paper/ream), 5,366,639 BTUs of energy, and 699 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, and avoided the creation of 2,875 gallons of wastewater.
- Converted student and employee handbooks and range of institutional forms to electronic form to reduce paper usage.
- Robust Responsible Purchasing Policy that includes environmental and social justice criteria and that is supported through active, ongoing research.
- Campus-wide purchasing practice of locally sourcing used office furniture.
- Celebrated twentieth anniversary of AUNE's recycling program (plastics, glass, cans and paper) in 2009 by establishing "Resource Recovery Stations" to enhance recycling, reduce waste toxicity, and educate users about where solid waste goes.
- Established Re-Use center for clothes, household items and office supplies; open to all AUNE employees and students and community social service agencies.
Solid Waste
- Use biodegradable food service items for campus events.
- Increased on-campus composting by more than 900 percent from November 2008 to September 2009 through enhanced infrastructure and outreach.
Food and Landscaping
- Switched out conventional, commercial vending machines and worked with a local green business to install an energy-efficient machine offering healthy, locally sourced, and organic snacks & beverages at AUNE; also helped this business connect with Keene's hospital and high school to bring these healthy, energy-efficient offerings online at those institutions.
- Created organic campus vegetable/herb garden to provide food for AUNE café & Keene Community Kitchen.
- Added edible plants to campus landscaping and removed non-native invasives.
- AUNE's café serves organic, fair trade coffee and local, organic produce; operated by Monadnock Developmental Services, a service agency for developmentally disabled adults.
Leadership in Administration and Finance
Policy and decision-making at AUNE is guided by sustainability and social justice principles:
- Designed and conducted ground-breaking "whole systems" Sustainability and Social Justice Audit to assess and enhance AUNE's performance.
- Now implementing a subsequent Sustainability and Social Justice Action Plan.
- Established campus-wide Sustainability and Social Justice Committee of staff, students, administrators, and faculty to guide initiatives.
- Formed a Diversity & Inclusion Task Force that has presented recommendations to our campus president for a comprehensive organizational change process focused on diversity and inclusion as well as what immediate action steps the campus can take in 2011-2012.
- Formed Energy & Climate Action Task Force, which examined AUNE's GHG emissions and set an institutional goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2020. In 2009, a 30-plus member Carbon Neutrality Task Force comprised of alumni, faculty, staff, students, administrators and external experts completed AUNE's 10-year Climate Action Plan, which is now in the implementation phase.
- Created a new President's Cabinet-level position of Assistant to the President for Sustainability and Social Justice to coordinate campus initiatives and incorporate perspectives into senior-level administrative decision-making.
- Established campus-wide student government to amplify and incorporate student interests and perspectives in campus decision-making.
- Have robust Responsible Purchasing Policy that incorporates sustainability and social justice dimensions.
- Instituted AUNE-supported Employee Engagement in Community Service initiative.
- AUNE President David Caruso signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
- Signed Climate Change Action Partnership Agreement with Clean Air-Cool Planet , committing AUNE to measuring and making plans to reduce our GHG emissions.
- Joined Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
- Became a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Partner.
- Institutionalized energy-use and GHG emissions tracking via Accounts Payable office; generate quarterly reports for Cabinet review.
- 75% of AUNE students receive financial aid. AUNE offers a variety of awards and tuition reduction to increase affordability of its programs, including to African, Latin, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) and international students of color, women over forty, single parents, veterans and those members of underserved groups.
- Coordinate robust Americorps engagement by an average of twenty master's and PsyD candidates annually.
- Instituted livable wage policy in 2004.
- Established a sexual harassment policy for employees and students (1972).
- Diversity Committee and student-led environmental justice workgroup formed (in the nineties); AUNE added diversity training for employees and new classes in environmental justice.
- Established Multicultural Center for Research and Practice , which promotes multiculturalism within a social justice orientation; students founded AUNE's support group for ethnic and racial diversity.
- Students formed, with faculty support, an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) and Allies group to provide support, conduct advocacy and share resources around issues of sexual identity.
- Created formal student Earth Day coordinator position; serves as primary organizer for Keene's annual Earth Day celebration.
- Hold Black History Month "Gallery Walk" guided tours of permanent display of posters celebrating African-American achievement.
- Hold campus-wide annual events to report out on sustainability and social justice achievements and initiatives.
Awards and Recognition
Recognition of AUNE's sustainability and social justice leadership includes these awards and rankings:
- Winner, Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce 2011 Windsor Brooks Business of the Year Award
- Winner, New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility Cornerstone Award (2011)
- Winner, Business NH Lean & Green Award (2010)
- Finalist, New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility Cornerstone Award (2009, 2010)
- President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction (2009, 2010) and an Honor Roll recipient since this distinctive award's founding in 2006
- Finalist, Keene Green Business of the Year Award (2010)
- Recipient, Greenfield Center School Social Justice Award (2006)


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CAMP MIKE SPANN, Afghanistan - Another turn of the calendar today and this one is a big one.
November brings with it several significant dates for the soldiers of Task Force Centurion Prime and their families.
This month will see the one-third mark crossed for our deployment. We will see Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. And, of course, the Iron Bowl will be later this month.
On a personal note, my 18th wedding anniversary is this month.
Many parts of Afghanistan will also see the weather start to turn much colder and some locations could see their first snowfall of the year.
Every day we tick off the calendar matters. It's even better to turn the page on a new month. But when a month holds as much as this November does, it feels even better to know the days are in fact moving by.


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easy rose ice cream
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 06:00
by rights this ice cream should be pictured nestled amongst pretty pastel-coloured rose petals to signify its delicate perfumed flavour. instead you'll have to make do with this more simple picture of it, in a cone, ready to be eaten as i sat in the summer sun in our garden.
the recipe is an adapted version on my easy vanilla ice cream, with 2 teaspoons of rosewater replacing the vanilla. very easy, very delicious.


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It's no fun owning semiconductor stocks today. One industry analyst decided to downgrade 10 of the 14 stocks he follows, and every single stock he touched got a much worse haircut than the rest of the market did, even on a bad day for Wall Street in general.
The semiconductor sector has already seen the top of its recent cyclical upturn, says Banc of America analyst Sumit Dhanda in a research note. He's marking down Intel (Nasdaq: INTC ) from a buy to a hold, and archrival AMD (NYSE: AMD ) from hold to sell. Other downgrades in Dhanda's book today include Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN ) , LSI (NYSE: LSI ) , and National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM ) . All of these stocks have fallen 4% or more as of this writing and erased billions of dollars in semiconductor market caps.
The reason for the broad brush stroke is worsening macroeconomics, though each company gets a touch of personal spice on top. For AMD, it's the costs of its heavy debt load plus concerns that the Barcelona chip might not be the garlic-rubbed silver cross the company needed. On the other side of that mythical showdown, Intel is running out of costs to cut and processes to optimize.
I think Dhanda is painting way too dark a picture, though. For one thing, if this is the top of the semiconductor industry's cyclical upswing, it was the shortest hike I've seen. As recently as last summer, we were still listening to Texas Instruments and Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM ) as they prayed for the related mobile-gadget industry to get healthy again. It did, just in time for the holiday season's inventory buildup. And now it's over?
And Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT ) Windows Vista platform was supposed to form another foundation from which the processor designers could launch an offensive. That took a bit longer than expected, and Mr. Softy himself has gotten credit for that turnaround only in the past three months or so. And, again, now it's over?
Color me unconvinced. If the global economy crashes hard, that's one thing. Not much a chip maker could do about that. But it hasn't happened yet, and even a full-on American disaster wouldn't put too much of a hurting on wireless and computer sales elsewhere. So unless you think 2008 is going to be like 1929, maybe it's time to dig into a spate of heavily discounted chip companies. They're all on sale, and for no good reason.
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Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles looking at the day-to-day lives of local people in various professions.
HOUGHTON - There's no such thing as a normal shift in law enforcement, said Jeremy Hill, patrolman with the Houghton Police Department. That's why he loves the profession.
"It's not your normal 9 to 5," he said. "You don't know what you're going to get. It's like a rollercoaster - it has its ups and downs. You could be helping a grandma that has fallen down, and then you could be responding to a domestic violence assault in progress."
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Houghton Police Department Patrolman Jeremy Hill stands next to a Houghton police car.
Hill grew up with the idea of law enforcement as a career, having had a grandfather and two uncles in law enforcement.
Hill has been with the Houghton Police Department for five years, since graduating from police academy. That 16-week course had lessons on discipline, responding to calls, the law and driving.
First a part-time officer with Houghton, he also worked part-time for other departments including the Houghton County Sheriff's Office and the Laurium Police Department.
"When they needed a body, they'd call you," he said. "You'd fill for people who were sick or on vacation."
If there are no emergencies or breaking crimes, Hill will spend his shift doing things such as traffic control, radar, business checks or property inspections for people who are away and have asked the police to check on their home.
Radar varies from day to day; some shifts go by without Hill writing a single ticket. Traffic control results not only in most of the operating while intoxicated arrests, but most of the narcotics arrests, Hill said.
People's responses are as varied as the rest of the job.
"Some people are very cooperative, polite, respect you," Hill said. "Other people are irate, yelling and screaming at you. There's a whole different mix of people you deal with. And that goes into every complaint you deal with."
Many people don't recognize what the police does in the community, Hill said. The department puts on classes, organizes activities such as Family Fun Day and will also respond "at the drop of a hat" whenever someone needs assistance.
"If there's shots fired at a residence, we're running towards it, and everybody else is running away," he said. "We're there for people. Anything from vehicle lockouts to jumping their battery, to helping them across the street, to protecting them when they're in harm's way."
The officers regularly go through training to keep up to date on the job. But Hill said he's also become a better officer just by showing up, getting experience and being motivated.
"Just coming to work and liking what you do every day, getting up and coming to a job you love will make you get out there and be proactive," he said.
There's many memorable moments, Hill said, such as putting people behind bars for 10 years. But he couldn't single out a part of it he enjoys the most.
"There are days when you're stressed out, working on a case ... but I enjoy what I'm doing, whether I'm doing the bad part of it, or the good part of it," he said. "Every aspect I enjoy."
It's a job in which he plans to stay.
"It's a good way to serve your community, be active with people you live with," he said. "I plan on being in the profession until I retire."


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Everyone knows the trials and tribulations of Francisco Rodriguez. As a Mets fan it is always a coinflip which K-Rod is going to go out on the mound.
What I like though is that he's not making excuses and knows he's pathetic (subscription necessary).
He said after the game yesterday where he blew the save attempt after RA Dickey's great outing.
"I'm going to speak as a fan, I'm not going to speak as a player. I've got to get my head out of my butt, pretty much simple as
that. I have to stop those pathetic outings. They are really pathetic.
I've got to get it done and find a way to go out there and make quality
pitches and start getting people out."
Well, at least he knows what is going on with the perception of what kind of play he has been giving with the Mets. He went on to rant about how this has been a terrible month for him stat wise, pointing out a .300 average against lefties, and how he needs to basically shape up.
I for one feel like this is a breath of fresh air. To me K-Rod is calling himself out to improve. Though I wonder if he felt that way especially since it was a Dickey start, and Dickey has called the team out in the past.
While I think his actions last year were stupid, and I think that the option that he has on his contract is silly, I like K-Rod, and I know we don't have anyone to take over being a closer if we do feel like we are in the playoff hunt.
I mean look at last year. I don't see that we have anyone to replace him, and there isn't a point to trading him for another closer. I think they should just sit down, renegotiate, and stretch that 17.5 million option into an extra 2 or 3 years. That's what I would suggest.
What are your thoughts on his admission?


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Flying Dutch Claim One Win, One Loss In Season Opener
The Hope College softball team rebounded from a 2-1 loss to Bethany (W.V.) in its season opener on Saturday to defeat Lake Forest (Ill.) 7-4 at the Dot Richardson Spring Games in Clermont, Fla.
"For the first day out, I was happy with how we played," Hope coach Mary VandeHoef said. "We got offense from all parts of the line up and played solid defensively."
Against Lake Forest, Hope never trailed after sophomore centerfielder Autumn Anderson of Dorr (Wayland HS) reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the first inning and later scored on a passed ball.
Sophomore shortstop Jenna Maury of Lawton (Lawton HS) keyed a three-run third with a two-run single. She added a RBI single in the sixth.
Winning pitcher Natalie Hiser of Westland (Livonia Churchill HS), scattered five hits and three runs over 5 1/3 innings. She struck out eight. Reliever Olivia Vacik of Bollingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS), pitched the final 1 2/3 innings.
"It was nice to see the team respond after losing game one," VandeHoef said. "Our offense came to life. Hiser and Vacik combined to keep their hitters off balance."
Against Bethany, losing pitcher Kate Laverty of Eaton Rapids (Eaton Rapids HS) scattered seven hits over six innings of work. She allowed runs in the fifth and sixth innings and struck out eight.
Hope's lone run in the first game when Maury scored on a groundout by senior catcher Emma Page of Portage (Portage Central HS).
"It's a tough one to lose," VandeHoef said. "Kate threw well and a lot of our hits went right to their defense."
Flying Dutchmen Drop Doubleheader By 5-4 Decisions
Two late rallies sent the Hope College baseball team to two 5-4 losses to Anderson (Ind.) on Saturday in Winter Haven, Fla.
The Flying Dutchmen fell to 1-3 on the season. All four games have been decided by one run.
Hope dropped the first game 5-4 in eight innings after overcoming a 4-0 deficit to force extra innings. Anderson drove in the winning run with a walkoff, bases-loaded walk by relief pitcher Matt Glowacki of Goodrich (Goodrich HS).
First baseman Ben Pearson of Madison, Wis. (West HS), went 4-for-4 for Hope with a RBI single in the top of the seventh that tied the score at 1-1. Designated hitter Luke Brower of Holland (Holland Christian HS) had a two-run single for Flying Dutchmen in the top of the fifth.
In the nightcap, Anderson swiped the win with a two-run top of the seventh to overcome a 4-3 deficit.
Brower delivered RBIs for Hope on a first-inning groundout and a second-inning single. The Flying Dutchmen posted a three-run second to snap a 1-1 tie.
Sophomore Coty Franklin of Vermontville (Maple Valley HS) went the distance for Hope. He allowed eight hits, struck out two and walked one.
Flying Dutchmen Fall At Southwestern (Texas)
Niko Pagkanlungan and Gunnar Elder both scored twice for the Hope College men's lacrosse team during an 11-6 loss at Southwestern (Texas) on Saturday.
The Flying Dutchmen fell to 0-3 on the season after the nonleague defeat.
Elder, a freshman from East Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS), leads Hope with four goals this season. Pagkanlungan, a senior from Naples, Fla., shares the team lead with three assists.
Hope could not overcome a 4-0 deficit after the opening period.
Freshman goalie Connor Miedema of Holland (Holland Christian HS) made 10 saves for the Flying Dutchmen.
Hope returns to action on Monday, March 17, at Millsaps (Miss.), at 4 p.m. CDT.
Flying Dutch Lose Season Opener At Pacific (Ore.)
Sophomore midfielder Caren Lee of Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS), scored twice for the Hope College women's lacrosse team during a 12-3 loss at Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday.
It was the season opener for the Flying Dutch.
Hope could not overcome a 6-1 first-half deficit. Junior midfielder Molly Greenfield of Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS), had the Flying Dutch's other goal.
Sophomore goalie Racquel Harrouk of Grosse Pointe Woods (Grosse Pointe North HS) made six saves against Pacific (4-4).
Hope returns to action on Tuesday, March 18, at George Fox (Ore.) at 4 p.m. PDT.


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By Mike Heimbuch
Three years ago, 60 percent of Homer voters voted against a winter time sales tax increase on groceries. The whole idea was that the working poor would have one place to spend their money where the city government didn't have their hand out.
Prior to that ballot question, in the fall of 2009, the city attorney was asked his opinion about the legality of the city council ending the food tax exemption "even if the public voted to keep it." In his written letter to the council he said that according to the superior court of Alaska – it's not certain whether or not it would be legal. That has not deterred some council members from trying – and it should.
Here's what the court decision actually says: "… we concluded that 'when a local government grants an exemption by ordinance and the exemption is 'not' subjected to a public vote, it may repeal that exemption by ordinance without a public vote. The negative implication of this statement may be that when exemptions are approved by public vote they may not be repealed by a mere ordinance." The court's last words on the subject further stated that a decision on this issue could not be made until a borough (or council) government actually tried to take away a sales tax exemption once the voters ratified it. This is exactly the situation the City of Homer finds itself in right now.
According to state law it is fairly clear that if the sales tax exemption had never gone to a public vote, the council who granted the exemption could have just as easily taken it away. That's not what happened. We didn't just have an advisory vote on whether or not to 'keep the exemption' – We actually voted on specific language of whether or not to raise the food tax to 3 percent – and it's a very important distinction.
It's all the more distressing because council members pushing this consider themselves enlightened progressive people. There is nothing progressive at all about raising sales tax rates on groceries. There's not a damn thing in that city budget more important than a poor person's food budget.
The question all of us should be asking is why aren't they letting us vote on it? One council member told me the public didn't need to vote on it because he was elected to make the hard choices. I'd say going against what 60 percent of the people voted for is not only a 'hard' choice – but a stupid one as well. I am certain that if the winter food sales tax is reinstated – that very shortly afterward there will be a public initiative and enough signatures gathered to put this issue on the ballot next fall.
The reality is that government generally spends every single dollar it can get. And when they do, all the department heads want more. Then, once a year, the administrator and finance people come to the council with a new budget, a somber look on their faces, and in an apologetic tone of voice they ask for a little more. The next time some well-meaning individual tells you that another $30 or $40 a month out of your family food budget is really no big deal, you should ask them how they know.
The slogan on the side of city vehicles reads: "The city that works." Perhaps we should change that to "The city that can't say no." We need to elect councilmen who understand that's exactly what their job is sometimes. It is our job to tell them how much we are willing to be taxed. We deserve that vote and we will have it – one way or another.
Mike Heimbuch is a former Homer City Council member who was an original proponent on the city council to push for the food tax exemption
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Today's Interview Moved to Next Sunday
Today is Sunday which means it should be "Interview with an El Pasoan." I have somebody set up but we weren't able to coordinate on time to get it posted this morning
In its place, I 'm going to give you a link to informative story in the El Paso Times about the redevelopment in downtown, read it, talk about it, let me know what you think.
Oh, and here a good song to enjoy while you make your daily journey across the interwebs.
My name is David and I am living El Paso.


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The Wings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, are having an amazing season. They just won seven straight games and now have 49 wins in 70 games, giving them the best record in the AHL.
Statistically, Donald Maclean has scored 52 goals and has 80 points, Wings' prospect Jiri Hudler has a staggering 87 points in 68 games, Valterrii Filppula has 58 points as a rookie, Tomas Kopecky's bounced back to get 55 points this season, and as Ryan Schulling of TheAHL.com noted on his "On the Beat Column," Darryl Bootland, who plays with Kopecky and Filppula, has 24 goals, 49 points, and 317 penalty minutes.
Bootland is currently suspended for a tussle last Friday in Cleveland, but he's rededicated himself to his game--to the point that coach Greg Ireland and GM Bob McNamara believe that he may be called up by the Red Wings sooner than later.
"I think it's quite possible," states McNamara. "You hate to say 'yeah, he's going to play there next year', or 'no, there's no way he can play there next year.' I think he's put himself in a position to contend for a spot on that team, based on what he's done this season.
"Certainly, he can play a fourth-line role. He can be physical, he can intimidate, he can fight a little bit, but he can also play some special teams, too. In the new NHL, with the (salary) cap, they're looking for bargains and value guys that can contribute," McNamara adds.
"That's what you're here for. You want to get to the next level, you're trying to become an NHL player, and a regular at that," offers Bootland. "I got a sniff (22 games with Detroit in 2003-04). Once you get a taste of the pie, you want to get the whole pie. It's obviously my goal to get there, but to be there you've got to be a champion. So, hopefully, we can win a Calder Cup, and that'll help out my cause."
There's good news between the pipes as well. As Joey MacDonald is dealing with some issues relating to his surgically-repaired back, Jimmy Howard has stepped in, and in four games, he posted a 4-0-0 record, a goals-against average of 1.46, and a save percentage of 94.3%, earning him his first AHL Player of the Week honours.
Today, the Grand Rapids Press's Joe Conklin reflected on the best moments in the Griffins' season--so far--and his "top ten" list doesn't begin to capture the bright future that the Red Wings have thanks to the successes of the Griffins and the Wings' top prospects.


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One way or another, we'll pay for oil spill
There is no way to calculate what the total cost of the oil spill claims will end up being for BP. It could hit the trillion mark.
I say this to make Washington, D.C., see what has happened to America's economy. BP is paying for this with the money that it made by gouging Americans with excessive gas prices.
I remember, when we had Hurricane Frederic in 1979, that a business charged $5 for a small bag of ice. There is no difference in that and what the oil companies are doing now. Where will BP's trillion dollars come from? The American people.
So, Washington, what are you going to do about this situation? Politicians should do what we sent them to D.C. to do: Uphold the law of our Constitution.
It appears that all of Washington cares more about how to get re-elected than doing the job elected officials were sent there to do. Wake up, Washington.
Watch what happens in 2012 election.
Pay attention as GOP primary race evolves
As we watch the remaining Republican candidates debate for the top GOP spot, let's not forget that this election will be a turning point for the country.
Since President Obama has the news media in his pocket, it will take an overwhelming turnout to get him defeated. Why ABC, CBS, NBC and The New York Times all want him back is beyond me, but they do.
This country is already bankrupt, and whether we can get out of this hole will depend on the next four years. Surely, common sense says that spending more money that we don't have will not create more jobs.
If that were true, then let's just print and spend enormous amounts of money to create more jobs.
The Republican candidate must allow private entities to have the opportunity to grow and therefore create jobs. Mr. Obama seems to be against this direction.
Unfortunately, he looks toward European political models as his template for success. And we all see how well they are doing.
Think before you vote unless you really want the style of the government that Greece has.


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The traveling winter fan event organized by the Red Sox will make six stops across New England beginning next week, including a Jan. 19 visit to the University of Massachusetts, team officials announced Tuesday.
Red Sox Road Trip will include opportunities to win tickets and appearances by Wally the Green Monster and the team's two modern championship trophies. However, perhaps the most interest aspect is that fans will have the chance to audition to sing the national anthem next year at Fenway Park.
Two winners will be selected at each of the six stops the road trip caravan will make. The 12 winners will compete in a Feb. 9 at Fenway to decide who will sing on the field before a game next season, team officials said. More details are available here.
The UMass stop will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Curry Hicks Cage. Other stops are scheduled in Hartford (Jan. 18); South Burlington, Vt. (Jan. 20), Nashua, N.H.; (Jan. 21), Portland, Maine; (Jan. 22) and Woonsocket, R.I. (Jan. 24).
Of note: The first day of classes for the spring semester at UMass is Jan. 18. Count on plenty of interest and competition on campus.


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Massachusetts is one state that hasn't turned its judgeships into political posts, but a new bill introduced in the state Legislature would change that. The loss of integrity and judicial independence that would come as a result of this change would be detrimental to a state judicial process that is second to none in the nation.
The new legislation, introduced by state Sen. Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield, is designed to end lifetime appointments of judges. Knapik filed the bill at the request of Holyoke Police Chief Anthony R. Scott. Scott has been Holyoke's top cop for nearly eight years. When he was hired, Scott said he was declaring war on crime in that city, and he called on prosecutors, city officials, citizens and judges to assist him in that war.
Over the past eight years, Scott has made local judges his whipping boy because they didn't line up with him when he gave his call to arms. Under Scott's leadership, the police department has improved in some respects, and statistics indicate crime has come down in some categories. But our judges didn't line up in formation next to Scott for a very good reason. Police and prosecutors are the crime fighters. Judges aren't supposed to be, and we don't want them to be. We want them to be judges who are impartial, who consider evidence presented to them and render opinions.
Scott said "the only people who are not accountable to 'We the people' of Massachusetts are the judges." Although there are a variety of processes available for holding our judges accountable for their performance, that isn't what Scott wants. He wants judges to stand for election the same way mayors, city councilors, board of selectmen, school committeemen, legislators and governors do.
If our judges are elected, they will have to campaign for office. That means they would have to spend money, in some cases lots of money, to be elected. Because our judges are appointed, they are insulated from politics, rhetoric and other controls that undermine impartial judgments.
We believe it is vital for judges to have the independence to decide cases without threats, intimidation or outside influence. We don't believe they should be elected any more than we believe police chiefs should be.


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Did Gym Owner David Barton Fire 'F-ing Dyke' Trainers For Being Gay?
It's hard enough for homosexuals to choose the right homosexual gym, but must we really deal with one that actively discriminates against our own kind? That's what Deborah Cooke and Christina Rodino, two lesbian trainers (and roommates), say they dealt with at David Barton Gym in Manhattan, one of the country's gayest fitness facilities. But the pair were ousted Dec. 2 after enduring anti-gay harassment and complaining about it, their new lawsuit claims.
Cooke says she was dubbed "Lesbian Deb" at the gym, called a "fucking dyke," and was asked by her manager "whether she was 'going to strap on a penis tonight.'" They also claim they were instructed "to engage in sexual relations with another woman at the workplace." And the allegations don't end there. Some are directed right at the gym's owner David Barton (pictured), who has a son and just split with nightlife queen Susan Bartsch in December, who is known for "molesting female staff members," the court filing says. Barton put Cooke, who earned some $100k a year, in his phone as "Dyke Cooke," she alleges.
Barton's reps deny the claims and insist the pair were fired for training outside clients, something the plaintiffs say other (straight) trainers did all the time without discipline.
Now what happened to the David Barton Gym we grew to know and love, the one where you can get a HJ in the sauna after a brutal workout?
Do you expect anything else from heterosexuals? Where are the gay gym owners? Where are the gay entrepreneurs? Gay people should not be giving their money to the oppressor class, heterosexuals, and spending time in a place where heterosexuals can't wait to harass you for being gay.
@ForeverGay: David Barton is not straight…….he's just a flaming a–wipe.
Gee Velma, do you think the ostentatious cross necklace may offer a clue to solve this mystery?
I highly doubt this…David is so gay friendly..bring back morning goods!!!
@alan brickman: GAY??? With that hair style and jewelry??? Come on, man.
He's also Jewish, as is his soon to be ex wife.
Wow, this is shocking, since David Barton was pro-gay decades before anyone else was. He's been surrounded by gays for decades, on purpose, I might add. So if this is true, it's very shocking and disappointing to me.
1. Yes, he is a (part) Jew. Don't know about the ex. Thought she was German. Thick German accent, like she's about to annex Belgium or something.
2. No, he is not straight.
3. No, he is not bright.
4. Yes, he would not only fail to prevent but also actually engage in inappropriate speech and behavior.
he looks like an idiot in that picture. An idiot who's happy, but an idiot nonetheless.
He also looks like a midget. A very muscular midget. But a midget nonetheless. I'm not sure that's the look he's striving for tho.
Hmm………being gay friendly doesn't always mean "everyone", Maybe these two were weird trogs. Always 2 sides to every story. But firing seems a bit much. Though I don't known how I'd deal if there were severe non sexist personality clashes.
@scott ny'er: He's incredibly short and looks like someone stuck an air hose in each of his muscle groups. 15 years ago he looked cute, now he looks like a freak.
@.: He identified himself as Jewish years ago, Suzanne Bartsch is Swiss and he identified her as Jewish years ago in an interview when he was accused of anti-semetism.
He looks like a walking hemorrhoid.
These women seem like they're just bitter for being fired and want to get even. They prob do indeed train outside clients and are prob a couple looking for a way to get money now that they're broke. F-ing losers get a job
David Barton is an idiot, he ran the gym into bankruptcy. The Bellevue gym is falling apart because they will not give them the means to get anything fixed. Then he blames it all on the staff at the gym. Are they supposed to pay for repairs out of their own pockets? Bad business man and really has nothing in his head but air and the coke he snorted earlier in the day.