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Fresh off his lead in last week's primary election, Kenner City Council candidate Keith Reynaud is accusing opponent Mary-Sharon Howland of stealing his phone surveying consultant. "This is outrageous," Reynaud said, adding that he's worried GCR & Associates will share his voter data with Howland during the runoff campaign.
Reynaud filed a lawsuit Friday to forbid GCR to share Reynaud's information with Howland.
"They are using strong-armed tactics and their sphere of influence in an effort to cripple my campaign," Reynaud said. "It will not work. Their Chicago-style politics will backfire."
GCR chief executive Greg Rigamer said his company did non-exclusive work for both Reynaud and Howland in the primary but has now signed an exclusive contract to advise Howland. He said all data obtained for a candidate is confidential, so he will not share Reynaud's data with Howland and vice-versa.
In the primary, he said, GCR sold data lists to Howland's campaign and placed phone calls for Reynaud.
Reynaud said he paid GCR $1,200 for surveying to identify voters and place computer calls. His latest campaign finance report, which was filed March 13, shows he paid GCR $850 on March 12 for "live voter ID calls."
Howland's reports don't list how much she paid GCR in the primary. Her principal consultant, Greg Buisson, said she paid him, and that he paid GCR less than $500 for data lists.
Buisson said he contacted GCR to get the exclusive package for the runoff, including overall demographic management, polling, strategic direction and get-out-the-vote efforts. The cost is $3,000 plus expenses, he said.
"Reynaud hasn't told a true story about Mary-Sharon since this campaign began," Buisson said. "This is another half truth."
Reynaud's lawsuit suggests GCR decided to abandon Reynaud because of outside influence.
"I guess I should not be surprised considering their political and governmental connections," Reynaud said.
GCR worked for past campaigns of Mayor Mike Yenni, Jefferson Parish Councilman Ben Zahn and Police Chief Steve Caraway, who are supporting Howland. Rigamer donated $500 to Yenni in 2011, and GCR received a $25,000 Kenner contract to remap City Council districts and a $30,000 contract to work for Yenni's economic development committee.
Rigamer stressed his independence. "I was not pressured by anybody."
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In Sangre Del Rio, Dill has come up with an innovative but somewhat bizarre musical style. The only consistency with the music is its inconsistency – Dill seems to almost flaunt the music's lack of structure. Despite Dill's prowess as a Flamenco guitarist, you will not hear DuLucia-like runs very often on the album; Dill instead opts to engage in some very experimental playing, almost never letting an entire idea finalize before moving on to something different. There is some excellent classical playing on tracks such as "Viento Rojo" and "Hijo," but for the most part the CD is filled with strange chords, unsettling melodies, and a ton of "guitar percussion."
So while Dill is certainly to be commended for standing apart from the crowd in terms of musical styles, the question becomes "Is Sangre del Rio an entertaining listen?" Well, the short answer is "no". There certainly are bits and pieces that are pleasing to listen to, but as a whole the free-form nature of the music winds up being more bane than boon. It is very hard to discern what exactly Dill was trying to accomplish with this release; at its best the songs contain some good technical playing, but at its worst the music sounds more like someone tuning their guitar for 5 or 10 minutes at a time. Dill is obviously an accomplished guitarist, but I'd much rather hear some conventional playing the "un-music" released on this CD.
Track Listing: 1. Angels (3:54), 2. Rio de Espiritu (9:36), 3. Viento Rojo (10:07) 4. Homenaje a Joe Maneri, 1 (2:43), 5. Sands, Mountains Embraced, Breathing Rivers
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Combarro, Elías F. and Miranda Menéndez, Pedro (2008) On the polytope of non-additive measures. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 159 (16). pp. 2145-2162. ISSN 0165-0114
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In this paper we deal with the problem of studying the structure of the polytope of non-additive measures for finite referential sets. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for two extreme points of this polytope to be adjacent. We also show that it is possible to find out in polynomial time whether two vertices are adjacent. These results can be extended to the polytope given by the convex hull of monotone Boolean functions. We also give some results about the facets and edges of the polytope of non-additive measures; we prove that the diameter of the polytope is 3 for referentials of three elements or more. Finally, we show that the polytope is combinatorial and study the corresponding properties; more concretely, we show that the graph of non-additive measures is Hamilton connected if the cardinality of the referential set is not 2.
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Two themes dominate Washington news this Wednesday (July 9): marijuana sales and a forecasted heat wave that's also fueling wildfire concerns.
First, Washington's sale of legal, recreational marijuana got underway on Tuesday with shops in Bellingham and elsewhere trading one type of green (dollars) for another (weed).
Not every one of Washington's newly licensed pots shops opened yesterday, and among those delaying their openings was Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver. Owners there opted to kick off sales on Wednesday.
To follow coverage of Main Street's opening and other pot-related issues, go to OregonLive.com's Marijuana News page.
Meanwhile, the heat wave hitting the Northwest is not sparing our neighbors to the north. Forecasters expect temperatures this weekend to hit the 80s, 90s and even 100s in some parts of the state.
In addition to the heat, low humidity and breezy conditions have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for critical fire weather conditions in central and eastern parts of the state, including Wenatchee, the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla.
Already a new wildfire has ignited in an area north of Wentachee, burning about 5,000 acres and threatening several homes. Residents have been asked to evacuate.
Two other fires also continue to burn near Chelan and Grand Coulee, albeit those are both at least 70 percent contained.
Elsewhere in the Northwest:
A Washington campaign for a class-size-reducing ballot initiative has raised nearly $630,000, mostly from the Washington Education Association, the statewide teachers union. WEA donated $350,000. (Associated Press via KOMO)
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has hit a community of migrant workers in Washington's Grant County. The outbreak involves three confirmed cases, and more than 200 people have been treated with antibiotics. Workers also are being offered the pertussis vaccine, or Tdap. (KVEW)
A woman, armed with a knife, was fatally shot by police officers at a Sandpoint, Idaho, hospital Tuesday night. She was not a patient at the hospital. (KXLY)
A Boise man faces five counts of felony injury to a child after his dog allegedly attacked a 6-year-old boy. Police say the dog mauled the boy in March, causing severe facial injuries. They say the man knew the dog was aggressive but left it in a van with the boy and two other children, who weren't attacked. (Idaho Statesman)
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I don't know if it is just me, but the pace of activities in the AAS offices has seemingly ramped up significantly in recent years, reaching a peak this summer. We have so many engaged leaders doing so much and so many big efforts under way, it is a challenge for me just to stay in touch with them all and manage the email flow. This is great, because it means we are doing more to achieve our mission — repeat it with me now: "To enhance and share humanity's scientific understanding of the universe." The downside is I've developed calluses on my fingers from typing so much email!
The Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy, under the new and able leadership of past Past President Debbie Elmegreen, will soon be meeting for a strategic-planning exercise and discussion of how to make our public-policy efforts more proactive. I look forward to the results of this activity because with two highly qualified staff members dedicated to public policy, some resources to bring to bear, and the engaged participation of a cadre of experienced volunteers we can truly expand our impact in DC. Just recently Josh Shiode, our John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, spearheaded an effort to get more than 70 organizations to sign on to a letter advocating positive changes to legislation that would modify the conference-travel restrictions on federal employees and contractors. Although legislators (some, anyway) know the value that scientific conferences bring to invested taxpayer research dollars, they also hate the optics of perceived "boondoggle" trips, such as the GSA fiasco that led to the imposition of the travel restrictions. We hope this letter will bring about positive change and are continuing to work the issue.
The AAS is preparing for the IAU General Assembly next August. In just one year, the world's astronomers will be gathering in Honolulu for the 29th General Assembly. Registration will go live in early September. The scientific program has been established, and we are working hand-in-hand with the IAU and the Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu to carry out the best GA ever. However, we cannot have a successful meeting without your participation. Please take a minute to review the scientific sessions on the IAU website and soon the GA website and consider attending and submitting an abstract to the wide range of Focus Meetings and Symposia available. (Abstract submission will also go live in September.) Please note: You do not have to be an IAU member to attend the conference. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. For US astronomers, we do encourage you to become an IAU member and to fully participate in the range of activities of the IAU through its divisions, commissions, and working groups, which are undergoing a restructuring and refocusing this year. Applications will be available in late September and will be widely announced.
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HOUSE prices plummeted by more than 7pc last year — wiping €24,000 off the value of the average house.
New figures published yesterday reveal the average price of a house nationally has now fallen to around €288,000.
And economists last night warned that house prices would experience an annual drop of up to 15pc if they continued to fall at this level.
The figures by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Permanent TSB also show second-hand house prices fell almost 10pc across the country last year.
But the price of new houses was not as dramatic. New homes fell in price by 4pc, due mainly to what housing market experts said were artificial price supports.
Developers of new housing units have been offering free white goods, tiling and other incentives rather than dropping prices in an attempt to entice buyers.
Only in the past three weeks have some developers started to cut as much as €100,000 off the prices of some apartments in a bid to stimulate the market.
However, some economists said yesterday that current housing prices could have fallen by even more than 7pc as the ESRI/Permanent TSB figures reflected house price transactions from two to three months ago. This means the 7pc fall in house prices reflects property market activity from last autumn.
Meanwhile, figures released yesterday by the Central Bank showed that the growth in lending for residential mortgages was at its lowest level in 12 years in 2007.
An additional €1.4bn in mortgages were transacted in December to take the total owed in mortgages to almost €140bn.
This was a rise of 13.4pc for last year, compared with a rise of 24.2pc a year earlier.
The overall rate of lending across the economy last year was the slowest in five years. This followed a record year in 2006.
The annual rate of growth of all lending, including mortgages, business loans and personal loans, was 17pc.
Credit-card holders splashed out on €1.3bn worth of goods and services on their plastic in December, the Central Bank figures show. This was a whopping €81m more than last year, but consumers paid off €1.2bn of their credit card debt.
Non-mortgage lending grew by 21pc last year, down 10pc on 2006, with the Central Bank attributing this to a slowdown in lending to the construction and property sectors.
The bank also said the total amount of credit card debt was 9.3pc higher than a year earlier. It said growth rates had fallen sharply during the year, probably because SSIA money was used to repay debt.
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Ralph Lawrence Carr
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|Ralph Lawrence Carr
|29th Governor of Colorado
|In office
January 10, 1939 – January 12, 1943
|John Charles Vivian
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December 11, 1887
Rosita, Colorado
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Denver, Colorado
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Ralph Lawrence Carr (December 11, 1887 – September 22, 1950) was the 29th Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943.
Early life[edit]
Born in Rosita in Custer County, Carr grew up in Cripple Creek in Teller County, graduated from Cripple Creek High School in 1905, and earned a law degree in 1912. After more than a decade in private practice, he moved to Denver, and in 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed him US Attorney for Colorado.
In 1938, Carr was elected governor of his home state. A conservative Republican, Carr was committed to fiscal restraint in state government and opposed the New Deal policies of President Franklin Roosevelt.
Support for Japanese Americans[edit]
Following Roosevelt's issuance of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, the War Relocation Authority decided to resettle Japanese Americans evicted from the West Coast in a camp at Amache near Granada, Colorado. Carr, by now in his second term as governor, insistently went against popular anti-Japanese sentiment and urged Coloradans to welcome the evacuees.[1] For example, in one speech to a large and hostile audience, made up primarily of worried Colorado farmers, Carr said of the evacuees:
They are not going to take over the vegetable business of this state, and they are not going to take over the Arkansas Valley. But the Japanese are protected by the same Constitution that protects us. An American citizen of Japanese descent has the same rights as any other citizen.... If you harm them, you must first harm me. I was brought up in small towns where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened [pointing to various audience members] the happiness of you and you and you.[2]
Carr's urgings for racial tolerance and for protection of the constitutional rights of the Japanese Americans are generally thought to have cost him his political career. He narrowly lost the 1942 Senate election to incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin C. Johnson.
Carr is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver. In 1976, a bust of Carr was erected in Denver's Sakura Square to commemorate his efforts on behalf of Japanese-Americans.
Carr has a street named after him which runs through the western suburbs of Westminster, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, and Lakewood.
On March 14, 2008, both houses of the Colorado legislature, in a unanimous vote, named a section of U.S. Route 285 between Kenosha Pass and C-470 the "Ralph Carr Memorial Highway." [3]
On June 4, 2008, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 206 (Shaffer & Penry/T. Carroll & Marostica) authorizing the construction of a new state judicial complex in Denver to be named the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, occupying the entire block between 13th and 14th Avenues and Broadway and Lincoln Street. The center is home to the Colorado State Supreme Court, as well as other major courts and legal agencies.[4][5]
On July 6, 2012, the Japanese American Citizens League decided to create a special award in his honor.[6][7]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Colorado Virtual Library, a service of the Colorado State Library (n.d.). Ralph Carr: Defender of Japanese Americans". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Schrager, Adam. The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story. Fulcrum Publishing; Golden, Colorado; 2008. Chapter 10: "Late March 1942," p. 193.
- ^ "Colorado Capitol Journal, March 14, 2008: US Highway 285 Designated 'Ralph Carr Memorial Highway'". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Visitor Guide — Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to the Colorado Judicial Learning Center — Our Building: The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center". Retrieved 5 July 2015. "Named in honor of Colorado's 29th governor, the Judicial Center serves as an accessible, welcoming, and educational meeting place for the people of Colorado."
- ^ "Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2015. Page 16: "During the 2013 National JACL Convention ... the Governor Ralph L. Carr Award for Courage was presented for the first time since it was created by a 2012 JACL National Council resolution in honor of Governor Ralph Carr of Colorado, who opposed the unfair incarceration and courageously defended the constitutional rights of Japanese Americans."
- ^ "The Japan Times; July 28, 2013: U.S. officials lauded for restoring Japanese-American honor". Retrieved 5 July 2015. "A ceremony was held Friday to commend U.S. officials, including the late President Ronald Reagan, who played leading roles in restoring the honor of the Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.... This was the first presentation ceremony for the Ralph Carr Award, set up by the [Japanese-American Citizens] League last year in honor of the late Colorado governor's fight against moves to intern them."
- Who Was Who in America, v. 3 (1951–1960), Chicago: Marquis - Who's Who, 1963, p. 140.
External links[edit]
- Governor Ralph L. Carr Collection at the Colorado State Archives
- Ralph Lawrence Carr at Find a Grave
- "A Small Voice, But a Strong Voice" - A short documentary film about Gov. Carr (here in streaming .wmv format) that won the "2006 National History Day" competition for the History Channel's Award of Excellence in Documentary Film. The film was created by Ryan Brown of the Denver School of the Arts, Denver, Colo.
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Frank J. Ehret Jr., the civic leader who used the death of his infant son to press for a hospital on the West Bank leading to the creation of West Jefferson Medical Center, died early Monday at the Southeast Louisiana War Memorial Nursing Home in Reserve. He was 96.
Mr. Ehret and his wife, Loretta Acosta Ehret, rushed to the Jackson Avenue ferry with their baby only to find the line too long. As they drove across the Huey P. Long Bridge, the child, who suffered a rare heart condition, died. But the tragedy turned the tide for residents who had earlier spurned financing a bond issue to build a hospital, suggesting it would serve only politicians.
Recalling a contentious public hearing in the late 1950s over the issue, Mr. Ehret said in a 1990 interview, "I stood up and I told her, 'My son died in my wife's arms while she waited for the ferry to get him to a hospital, That's not politics. The people booed her down."
In 1956, West Jefferson General Hospital, today called West Jefferson Medical Center, was founded in Marrero. Mr. Ehret served on the original hospital committee.
"As one of our hospital's founders, Frank Ehret uniquely shares in the proud history of West Jefferson Medical Center and its role in building a healthier Jefferson Parish," Nancy R. Cassagne, chief executive officer of West Jefferson Medical Center, said in a statement Monday. "Throughout his extraordinary life, Mr. Ehret kept in touch with us and offered his support in any way he could. For this we are grateful."
In addition to the hospital, Mr. Ehret is also considered to be the father of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. He challenged parish officials and developers and lobbied for protection of the 20,000 acres of wetlands and swamp, which was founded as a park in 1978.
"He will be remembered widely for his tireless efforts, advocating on behalf of Jean Lafitte National Park,'' Jefferson Parish Council Chairman Chris Roberts said.
On his 90th birthday, the National Park Service threw Mr. Ehret a surprise party.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Ehret was a science teacher, who created the first special education program in Jefferson Parish.
He is survived by three children, Frank J. Ehret III, Kathleen Ehret White and Mary Catherine Ehret; two sisters, Marguerite Ehret Broas and Verna Ehret; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
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BURLINGTON The Souris River flood of June 2011 took its toll on the structure of Peace Lutheran Church in Burlington but it was unable to destroy the determination of the church members.
The congregation and the entire community of Burlington have endured and will celebrate with a building dedication on May 5 during the 9 a.m. worship service. Dedication events will start on May 4 at 1 p.m. with a tour of some homes that were flooded and conclude with a potluck at 5:30 p.m. at the church. A list of homes on the tour will be available at the church that day.
The flood left the church building surrounded by water and the basement filled with water to the floor joists. Not only did the church sustain damage, but a large number of the congregation members' homes were also flooded.
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Peace Lutheran Church, in Burlington, was surrounded by water during the Souris River flood in June 2011.
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The Rev. Emily Nesdahl, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Burlington places a vase of flowers on a table in the fellowship hall on April 24. The addition to the church will be dedicated on May 5 during the 9 a.m. worship service.
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By the fall of 2011 the leaders of the congregation had to make a tough decision: Should they rebuild the basement or build above ground? After spending months of mucking out, cleaning out and hauling debris from the basement, plus many financial issues of re-developing the basement area, the ultimate decision was to build above ground. Plans then began for the more than 5,000-square-foot addition.
Realizing the amount of work that would be required, the congregation accepted an offer made by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Mission Builders would help to rebuild the church at a very reduced rate. In May 2012 six couples arrived in their RV homes. They came from states as far as Texas to the East Coast and lived in the church parking lot for up to six months.
Not only did the Mission Builders come, but people from everywhere came to help build the addition with labor and contributions. A group from New York, "Rising Above the Ashes," came to help and left "star" poles that are still standing around the community. Another group from Peace Lutheran's "sister" church in Wisconsin also came to help work and camped out at the church.
"All the hard work and monetary donations were truly appreciated," said Diane Moline, who was church council president at that time. "Above all, we are thankful. So thankful, for the many prayers."
During the building period meals were offered on Saturdays for the builders and the entire community. People looked forward to the meal and fellowship time.
"Serving the meals, and seeing the grateful faces was a blessing," Moline said. "It helped to reconnect us as a community."
Moline added that the church family has grown in faith as well as in numbers. She said the new addition houses additional space for the kitchen and fellowship hall, Sunday school rooms, a family room, the Good Shepherd Before and After School Care and the Burlington Food Pantry. The facility will also be available for community events.
"We really need to express our gratitude to all the church members and local people who volunteered so many hours to build the new addition," said Connie Haider, who is secretary at Peace Lutheran. "Without their help the addition would have been a much larger burden."


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GALLOWAY TWP. — The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey has formalized a cooperative agreement with the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration for the mutual benefit of hospitality management students from both institutions.
Cornell students participating in internships in the Atlantic City area will have the opportunity to work with some of the top executives in the industry while they reside at Stockton's historic Seaview Resort. Cornell students also have the opportunity to enroll in any Stockton HTMS or General Studies courses they wish to pursue during their internship semesters. As part of the agreement, Stockton students will have clear pathways for admission into Cornell's appropriate graduate programs.
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Highland Heights -- A natural gas drilling company has sued the city for more than $7 million after the City Council gave it the go-ahead to drill on public lands and then changed its mind.
In a suit filed last week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Bass Energy Inc. of Fairlawn claimed a breach of contract and asked the court to allow it to proceed with plans to erect two gas-and-oil wells in a city park.
Meanwhile, a grass-roots group has gathered petition signatures to place on the November ballot a charter amendment that would prohibit logging, mining and gas and oil drilling on public lands in the city.
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has approved the signatures and the council is scheduled Tuesday to officially place the issue on the ballot.
In January 2007, the council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Scott Coleman to sign a lease agreement with Bass, allowing the company to drill in Highland Heights Community Park.
A year later, the council adopted a resolution repealing the authorization, saying the city "now has serious concerns that the gas wells may cause safety and health issues to its residents."
Bass, which has obtained the required state drilling permits, has not yet set up wells, but has paid the city $3,750 in "delay rental payments."
The company is seeking $7 million, which is the estimated value of the gas and oil it would extract from the park. It is also seeking $27,000 it spent in preparation, including surveys, permits and rental payments.
"We believe we've got a valid lease," said William Dowling, a lawyer for the company.
Coleman said the lease hinged on the company getting written permission from the city on where to drill. "We never approved any sites," he said.
Coleman would not comment on why the council changed its mind, saying the lawsuit limited his public comments. Council members Cathy Murphy and James Pilla declined to comment, citing the litigation.


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Representatives from the 12 clubs discussed plans for a ten-team top flight in a three-hour meeting, which was originally earmarked as a chance to vote on the draft plan prepared by Neil Doncaster, the SPL chief executive.
Ronnie MacDonald, the Hamilton Academical chairman, and Stephen Thompson, his counterpart at Dundee United, declined to comment in detail after emerging from the meeting.
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Veal Piccata//Veal Francaise
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 10 mins
i've bean making these dishes since the 70's but tonight i was in a dinner hurry and threw this together in 20 minutes with rice pilaf, salad, and....this is an instinct dish after all these years, so feel free to spice accordingly
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 veal scallopini
- flour, mixed with
- salt & pepper (for dredging)
- 2 eggs, and
- 2 tablespoons water, whisked
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lemon, sliced for garnish
- fresh parsley (to garnish)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- for francaise beat 2 eggs, set aside.
- preheat oven to 200.
- mix flour with salt and pepper to taste.
- dredge veal in flour***.
- in a large skillet heat oil and butter, add 4 scallopine to skillet, cook 2 mins, flip and cook 2 minutes more.
- remove to ovenproof plate and place in preheated oven to keep warm.
- repeat with 4 scallopine.
- meanwhile add broth to pan, reduce by half.
- squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into broth, reduce until thickened, about 5 mins add butter a bit at a time and whisk into sauce to thicken.
- add veal back into pan, toss to coat.
- ***for veal francaise dip the floured scallops into the eggs, and place in the pan, following the instructions.
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This was fabulous! I was unable to get veal, but subbed turkey breast cutlets pounded thinly and they worked out very well indeed. The sauce is really the key - it is so tasty and decadent - and very lemony. Perfect - just as scrumptious as I have been served in my favorite Italian restaurant. Sometimes it is these simpler recipes that are simply the best. Thanks!
EXCELLANT!!! Better than our local restaurants serve here in my town. I used the Francaise recipe, served it with linguine and also added capers suggested by other reviews. I think next time I will try it with mushrooms and dry wine as one reviewer did. My husband really enjoyed it and I can't believe it was so easy. I think I will also double the ingredients for the sauce since it was so delicious with the pasta.
I made this dish for me and my dad. We loved it. We ate the whole thing and he's 87 yrs old! It was that good. thank you Chia for an easy and delicious recipe, we will have this again soon.


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Syracuse, NY -- A 62-year-old man was shot in the hand after someone fired twice through his door Sunday night on East Fayette Street in Syracuse, city police said.
The man heard a knock on the door at 8:15 p.m. and asked who was there, said Sgt. Tom Connellan. The suspect responded, but the man did not open the door because he didn't know who it was.
The suspect then fired two shots through the door, hitting the man once in the left hand, Connellan said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, Connellan said.
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You are welcome to the protected landscape of "Hungarian Switzerland" or Óbánya- the most beautiful valley of the Eastern Mecsek mountains...
Are you tired? Would you like to take a rest and relax in a quiet place at a reasonable price? You are welcome to the protected landscape of 'Hungarian Switzerland' or bnya- the most beautiful valley of the Eastern Mecsek Mountains. We recommend a visit for those who are looking for truly clear forest air, since the stream in the valley generates an extraordinary microclimate.
Our guesthouse offers you eight beds and breakfast is included in the cost. From early May until the end of October we offer local venison and fish dishes in our restaurant. In our restaurant we offer international and Hungarian meals, in the summer you may dine on the open-air terrace.
You can relax by playing on the minigolf court.
The woodland is a great place to enjoy the natural wild life as well as leisure activities such as fishing and horse riding. One of the nicest hiking routes of the Mecsek runs in the forest along a brook with several waterfalls, one of which is shown above. There is a ski track at the end of the village and there is a catholic church from the Middle Ages in the centre of bnya. Most of the buildings are old, traditional peasant houses. In the surrounding area you will also be able to go cycling, berry, mushroom and chestnut picking, and visit the numerous castles, chapels and historic sights.
The Zlderd Pansio Guesthouse bnya is 18kms away from the country city of Pcs, in the direction of Budapest.
Please note that for further information we are at your disposal but in German only.
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- Parcheggio per biciclette
- Colazione
- TV via cavo
- Si accettano bambini
- Sala comune
- Carte di credito non accettate
- Mappe della città gratuite
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- Si accettano animali
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- Tasse non comprese
- Asciugamani a noleggio
- Asciugamani inclusi
Politica di cancellazioneQuesta proprietà ha una politica di cancellazione di 1. La mancata cancellazione entro questo intervallo di tempo si tradurrà in una penale pari alla prima notte di pernottamento.
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The Zlderd Pansio Guesthouse bnya is 18kms away from the country city of Pcs, in the direction of Budapest.
You can find us easily, when you are travelling by the Intercity (IC) train from Budapest to Pcs.
How to get from Pcs to Guesthouse bnya:
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it costs about 30-40 EUR from the Pcs railway station.
- You can take a bus:
first you need to to get from the railway station to the central bus station. It takes about 10 min. by walk or about 4-5 EUR by taxi. Than you need to take the bus to bnya directly or to Mecsekndasd. Bus ticket costs about 2-3 EUR per person. In Mecsekndasd you
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IRVINE, California -- For the first time since training camp, 15 minutes of Auburn's practice was open to the media on Thursday afternoon at UC-Irvine as the Tigers prepare for the BCS National Championship on Monday against Florida State.
And there was at least one little wrinkle -- whether or not it will be used remains to be seen -- in Auburn's offense.
During the final five minutes, the Tigers' quarterbacks worked on a specific play, lined up in the shotgun, with a halfback on either side. At the snap, Nick Marshall and the other quarterbacks would use a zone-read action, and the other halfback would take off as a pitch man for the quarterback.
Obviously, Gus Malzahn and Rhett Lashlee are aware that the media has entered practice, so making any leaps about the use of the play in the national championship game would be a little premature.
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Here at StopSpam.org we will be educating you about all the possible dangers that are always active on the internet. All our articles will include some of the various methods, where and who theses dangers come from, ways of preventing these things from happening to you and any extra information involving the topic and how it works.
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Hit And Run (2012)
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Hit And Run Synopsis
From the producer of
Wedding Crashers
– written and directed by and starring comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC's "Parenthood")
Hit and Run
is the story of Charlie Bronson (Shepard), a nice guy with a questionable past who risks everything when he busts out of the witness protection program to deliver his fiancé (Kristen Bell) to Los Angeles to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Their road trip grows awkwardly complicated, when they are chased by the feds (led by Tom Arnold) … and increasingly dangerous, when Charlie's former pals, a band of gangsters (led by Bradley Cooper), enter the fray.
Hit And Run Release Date
In Theaters August 22, 2012
Hit And Run Credits
Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Beau Bridges, David Koechner, Joy Bryant, Ryan Hansen, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes
Written By:
Dax Shepard
Directed By:
Dax Shepard and David Palmer
Produced By:
Andrew Panay, Nate Tuck, Kim Waltrip, and Jim Casey
MPAA Rating:
Open Road Films
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It's been a traveling summer and This Rotten Week comes to you overlooking the beaches of the Outer Banks. I've had a rough prediction time of it the last few weeks and need a little R&R to rejuvenate my Tomato juices. This week we've got some weak films with ghosts, bike messengers and witness protection
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Hit And Run Red Band Trailer Arrives
Dax Shepard and David Palmer, the same duo behind the 2010 comedy Brother's Justice, are back with Hit and Run. This time Shepard, who writes and co-drects with Palmer, has brought his real-life partner, Kristen Bell, along for the ride. The action comedy from Open Road features the couple playing a couple on the run from some some shady characters including a ridiculous looking Bradley Cooper.
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Last week, we shared some photos from the upcoming Dax Shepard and David Palmer-directed action comedy Hit and Run, and today the trailer has arrived online. Starring real-life couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, along with a host of other notable names including Bradley Cooper, the trailer gives us a look at the humor and plenty of action in store for us.
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Kristen Bell is so overcome with emotion in the video that she breaks down in tears. It's funny and it gives us an adorable look into the life of the couple. The photos from Hit and Run, a movie that also happens to be directed by Dax Shepard, paints a very different picture. Think, less tearful and more occasionally-cuddly/occasionally-bloody. There's also one that may not be safe for work, so scroll down with that in mind!
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MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Fire District's 12 administrative staff members moved into a new home last month, located at 1094 Cedar Ave., and Marysville Fire District Public Education Specialist and Public Information Officer Kristen Thorstenson recently gave The Marysville Globe a tour of the facilities.
The fire district acquired the 4,300-square-foot building in October 2008 and accepted bids to remodel it in December, before awarding a contract in May of this year for construction that started in July.
"We'd outgrown the public safety building that we shared with the police department," Thorstenson said. "They're still finishing the final bits of construction, from scuffs in the paint to doors that don't quite close right. It's just fine-tuning adjustments, though."
Thorstenson explained that the projected budget for remodeling the building to suit the needs of the fire district's administrative staff was $372,000, but the actual cost has come in at roughly $350,000, all of which will be covered by the district's reserve and capital outlay.
"We didn't need to ask for funds on this one," said Thorstenson, who credited the frugality of Marysville Fire Chief Greg Corn with making that possible.
Thorstenson cited the building's location as a plus, since it's situated in western Marysville near one of the fire district's busiest areas of service. The administration building is not designed to house firefighting crews or equipment. Instead, its remodel includes office spaces for department heads, conference rooms for training and meetings, a kitchen area and up-to-date Internet connections.
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There was plenty of red, white and blue to go around for the event, which kicked off in the morning just in time for the Fourth of July.
The parade began at the Tipperary traffic triangle and concluded at Winchell School, where a flag-raising ceremony was held.
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July 23, 2003
9:00 a.m.
Commissioners' Conference Room
Commissioner Peter Sorenson presided with Commissioners Bill Dwyer, Bobby Green, Sr., Tom Lininger and Anna Morrison present. County Administrator Bill Van Vactor, County Counsel Teresa Wilson and Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer were also present.
Judy Hayes-Eberts, P.O. Box 893 Veneta, said she has resided at 25106 E. Fulton Road in Veneta for 17 years. She was in support of Patricia Chapelle and the Secret House Winery to allow concerts at their vineyard. She hoped the Board would keep an open mind to encourage the wineries to continue these efforts.
Dwyer commented the Board doesn't get involved in the permitting process. He said if Secret House gets an application and follows the rules there is no problem. He added it is only a problem when it reaches the Board.
Dr. Roberta Boyden, 5868 Fairmount, supported the proposed reporting of rabies vaccinations of dogs by veterinarians in Lane County. She commented for public health reasons alone she thinks it is the right and responsibility of the County to know the rabies status of animals in its jurisdiction. She thought it was appropriate for LCARA to use this information to solicit and enforce licensing of dogs. She said it would increase the chance of a lost dog finding its way home and it would be easier for the animal control officers to investigate dog bite cases. She added it would create a consistent funding source so LCARA could provide the services asked of them. She was aware that some veterinarians in the area have reservations about reporting that service. She said they were concerned about confidentiality of the information to LCARA on the rabies certificate. She noted there are restrictions that currently restrict a household from having more than two dogs without a non-commercial kennel license. She said the clients would be happy to license their dogs if they could be assured they wouldn't be forced to give any up. She added some animals have conditions that put them in a health risk if they receive vaccinations. She thinks there should be some way that these dogs could be licensed with veterinary approval without vaccinations. She said there was concern that the fees collected for licensing of animals do not go directly to LCARA but into the County general fund. She wanted to assure that licensing of animals would protect the welfare and safety of animals. She wanted to make sure that everyone could work together to help find ways to make LCARA's job easier and to see they have a stable funding source.
Dr. Mary Whitlock, Junction City, stated she is one of the people on the task force who voted against sending the proposed mandatory rabies requirement to County Counsel. She said they have been working hard on increasing veterinary vendors for dog licensing in the County. She also noted that at the same time veterinarians are receiving phone calls from people who are concerned because of the release of information on rabies reporting. She noted the executive board of the Lane County Veterinary Medical Association expressed to her, David Suchart and Mike Wellington their concerns that an ill conceived rabies code will actually decrease the numbers of dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies due to concerns that some form of retribution will happen to responsible people if the information is turned into Lane County or the City of Eugene. She said theirs was a concern about confidentiality of their medical records and their clients' information. She said this issue must be discussed carefully and fully before it would be put into place. She commented that mandatory reporting does not need to be dealt with now as a separate issue, as it is not an emergency. She suggested putting it back into the main body of the task force report that is not due until November 15, 2003.
Dr. Trish Ashley, Springfield, stated she is a veterinarian practicing in the Eugene and Springfield area and an officer for the Lane County Veterinary Medical Association. She expressed that the veterinarian community on the whole is supportive of Mike Wellington's efforts to increase awareness by pet owners of their responsibility toward public and pet health including the appropriate vaccinations and the recording of those vaccinations. She said success of a mandatory vaccination reporting program that has veterinarians acting as liaisons between pet owners and LCARA needs cooperation and understanding by the veterinarian community. She said a plan needs to be thought through thoroughly and presented appropriately to the entire veterinarian community for their input. She wanted to put the code change in front of her colleagues when she has a complete picture regarding confidentiality, animals
Dr. Sandy Smalley, 4010 Donald, stated she was active in licensing dogs but she was against the proposal for mandatory reporting. She thought it was a separate issue and not a mandate of the task force. She thought this needed more time and she didn't want to rush into reporting. She took offense that someone who is not a veterinarian is going to tell her how to run her business. She thought the relationship between the vets and LCARA might be jeopardized if they are required to do the reporting. She also thought that client confidentiality was an issue. She indicated they were proactive about licensing. She commented that all they want to do is to find the best way to help LCARA.
Sorenson asked if she was objecting to the reporting ordinances because it was limiting their role as a vet.
Smalley responded that no counties in the State of Oregon have mandatory reporting.
Jim Gillette, 86340 Needham Road, Eugene, commented the only way to appeal a fine in Lane County is to pay it. He said it wasn't fair. He stated he was getting fines and he had no chance to defend himself. He added he couldn't afford to pay his fines. He wanted a chance to discuss this in the courts. He wanted to see the laws that allowed him to have paintball on his own property.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION as per ORS 192.660
To be taken at the end of the meeting.
Legislative Committee
a. Legislative Committee Update.
Tony Bieda, Intergovernmental Relations Manager, explained what has happened in the past few days is the speaker and the majority party in the house has offered to the minority party and to the governor's office and to the senate the most recent version of the budget and asked that the democrats in the house come back with a counter-offer or a response within 24 hours. He noted the response came back yesterday and the democrats raised the expenditure amount by $300 million. That was found unacceptable by the majority party. He said the response from the speaker that rather than push this argument through the joint ways and means process, they would put appropriations bills through a special house committee that deals with budgets. He added that rural waivers had been passed on the floor of the House to allow these appropriation bills that would normally go through ways and means to go through the budget process. He commented that the likelihood that there would be at least 31 votes for the budget that the majority party put together is very good. He added there was a likelihood that there would be 36 votes that would be required to pass through the revenue component that funds the budget. He said they would end up with a scenario where the budget plan gets pushed through the house and passed by the house, sent over to the Senate, but the revenue plan doesn't get out.
Dwyer asked what the status was with the Board inspecting jails.
Bieda responded that bill was introduced in the house and was assigned to house judiciary with other bills that had not gotten to a hearing.
Green asked what would happen if the Board of Commissioners didn't inspect the jail.
Vorhes said he would do research on it.
Sorenson asked about any other bills of note.
Bieda responded the transportation funding package that passed the senate last week with minor amendments is on the house floor for a final passage in concurrence with the senate changes. He noted with PERS that tier one and tier two fixes have been passed and signed into law. He reported there was a hearing on the transient lodging tax and that is close to a compromise agreement between the lodging industry and cities and counties. With regard to SB 3013, (the aggregate bill), it is in conference committee. He added the Board went on record opposing the bill. He noted the idea of taking some of the shared revenue from cities and counties to balance the state general fund are not popular.
Lane County Animal Regulation Authority
b. PROGRESS REPORT/LCARA Task Force Report.
David Suchart, Management Services, explained he was asked to bring this back to the Board. He reported the task force voted 8-2 to request that the Board of Commissioners have County Counsel review a draft of a rabies vaccination ordinance and work in collaboration with the committee members.
Morrison noted that since the task force was formed, they have had people coming to public comment around pieces of the task force work. She thought it was fragmented. She said they don't have a clear picture of what anything would look like between now and November. She commented that when it is a finished product, and they are ready to review it, she would focus on what they would be voting on. She said they were not supposed to be reviewing the report in the interim.
Dwyer said the task force has a charge. He was concerned about the animals and resources required to care for the animals.
Sorenson asked if they should wait until November, as that was the recommendation in July, and then ask legal counsel to work on it. He was concerned about putting a deadline on this because of legal counsel's workload. He noted the interim report was requested by the Board to get some feedback so the public would know that the task force would eventually be making a formal report to the Board.
Lininger commented that maximizing public involvement and reviewing drafts in stages might be appropriate.
Green's issue was being sensitive with other departments and working with their work loads.
Suchart stated he received a draft of the pet food surcharge, not the final report. He commented that the report looked good. He noted they asked Eco Northwest to do an initial study on the design and feasibility of a countywide surcharge on cat and dog food. He explained the data they used to come up with does not exist in Lane County. He said they used national data. He noted in the United States there are approximately 58.4 million dogs and 72 million cats. He said the sales of pet food and pet related services in the United States is $27 billion; of that, $12 billion is for pet food. He reported that several states and other counties have proposed a pet food surcharge or tax but there are no pet food taxes currently levied. He noted potential revenues on a one percent charge for cat food would be $50,000 on a wholesale level. With retail, that amount would be $62,000. He added on dog food the total would be $111,000. He noted there were some associated costs with administering a rebate program. He noted the recommendations for follow-up steps are to investigate programs that could serve as a model for the proposed surcharge, estimate the costs for administering the surcharge and improve the revenue projections.
Sorenson asked when Suchart gets the report, to get it to the task force members and the Board. He didn't want to go beyond the scope of today's report. He asked when they get the report from Eco Northwest to forward it to the task force and the Board.
Suchart stated he would do that.
Sorenson asked when the task force report would be completed.
Dr. Whitlock responded they are trying to keep a focus to proceed through their six charges carefully, that it is important they don't rush through this. She noted veterinarians in the community have not had information regarding how to license a pet.
Chris Morton, Task Force Member, commented that coming up with one issue from the task force was not realistic. He liked submitting the proposal, working one step at a time. With regard to confidentiality and veterinarians he said there was no problem with how it works with LCARA. He supported the pet food tax, as it is a user based tax.
Jeanette Overholser, Task Force Member, Human Society of Cottage Grove, stated that confidentiality has to be addressed within the veterinarian community. She commented the bottom line is what is best for animals.
Bill Fleenor, Task Force Member, commented they have been meeting since last September. He said they are not doing anything in a rush or piecemeal. He said they are thorough and it wouldn't be before November 15 when the recommendations are delivered. He added they were making good progress and they are moving it forward.
Sorenson suggested that they bring this back in September for another interim check in similar to today. With regard to the vote of the task force to endorse the concept of a rabies vaccination reporting requirement with a confidentiality component within Lane Code, he wanted to make sure that it is formally on record that they want legal counsel to begin working on this with Wellington and Judge Sinclair, with no time line.
Stephen Vorhes, Assistant County Counsel, stated his understanding of the request is to have counsel work on the task force. He didn't see it being a significant workload issue for counsel to investigate language and craft an ordinance. He stated the task force has done most of the work and from the work product, turning it into code pages would be less onerous work.
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c. REPORT/Lane Metro Partnership Proposal.
John Arnold, Citizen Member and President of Board of Directors of Lane Metro Partnership, said they were actively involved in their mission to bring new investment and new jobs to the community through the expansion of local business and recruitment of new business. He noted their focus remains countywide. He said they are focused on upgrading their marketing of Lane County to their sighting consultants. He noted that economic development is the job that has to continue no matter where they are in the business cycle. He said their Board approved a letter that Sorenson mentioned unanimously. He said there are concerns that had been expressed about the inventory of sites available for industrial lands. He added the same discussions are taking place statewide. He said they are in the beginning stages of a process they think needs to take place to make sure the County is positioned properly for enhanced economic development. He said they are asking the County for an inventory of available lands for industrial work. He said the inventory would include looking at brown field sites, infill and property in the community that is constrained. He added that they might review how to remove those constraints and get sites shovel ready for development.
Arnold noted that Eugene was short on industrial and commercial lands. He said that Springfield is short of commercially zoned land. He said they have an abundance of industrial land but it is not ready for development, it is constrained. He said there is land available rurally and in the smaller communities. He noted the problem is there is not a lot of demand for those sites.
Jack Roberts, Lane Metro Partnership, said they have been reviewing the issue of Oregon having land ready to be able to complete for business for industrial manufacturing jobs to help the unemployment. He said there are four areas of the state that are suffering from shortage of industrial land, including Eugene/Springfield, Bend, Salem and the Portland metropolitan area. He noted each jurisdiction addressed it differently. He stated to date Eugene had not acknowledged that there is a problem or done anything to address it. He said what the task report will be reporting in the next few weeks is a report that states the land use system is not necessarily broken, it hasn't been used and there are mechanisms available for inventorying land and taking steps to make sure there is an adequate supply of not just industrial lands, but also of commercial and residential lands. He said they will be recommending that jurisdictions conduct such inventories and take steps to re-dress imbalances as they exist.
Roberts requested that the three jurisdictions that compose the Metropolitan Area Plan have an inventory of available land of industrial, residential and commercial land. He recommended contracting this out to someone who could draw on the resources that are available and update information to give a recommendation. He noted that Terry Moore of Eco Northwest would be willing to work with the jurisdictions. He didn't think it would be a long-term project. He added if they undertook the project this fall, they could be done by the end of the year. He noted the cost would be less than $50,000. He added the Metro Partnership would be willing to help raise funds for that. He commented this was to make the land use system work the way it was intended. He hoped the Board would make this a priority.
Dwyer commented that open space was important. He said it was important to keep farming going. He thought it would take a private effort to come up with a code that protects farm agricultural land and takes it out of the elected officials.
Lininger commented that they have to attract employers of all sizes. He said it was good to know how much industrial land they have within the urban growth boundary that is shovel ready and not constrained and the inventory of usable farmlands. He supported coming up with money to support this. He was concerned about the need to avoid competing with outlining communities. He agreed to use Eco Northwest. He asked if they could find $13,000 to study farmland.
Morrison didn't support going forward with the project. She noted when they look at the actual acres that are available and demands and needs are for people to live there, that there is a limited number of acres. She was concerned about coming up with the dollars to partner with this.
Green supported the study by Eco Northwest to get the data. He was concerned about the constraints. He hoped there was a simple way of doing it. He hoped they could mitigate the vacant land in West Eugene.
Sorenson wanted to make sure there was a compliance with the requirement for the periodic review and to make sure they have the inventory of different types of lands. He wanted to know what else goes away before he commits money for this.
Vorhes noted that next week the Board would have an agenda item dealing with the long range planning and priorities and there could be an opportunity to discuss this.
Dwyer wanted to make sure other projects were done first before they attempted this project.
Green recommended this go through the Economic Development Committee to see if Lane County could participate.
Roberts reported that after he meets with Springfield on Monday he would report back to all three jurisdictions and could work through Lane County's Economic Development Standing Committee.
Sorenson said if this involved land use law or planning, he wanted Land Management and the Planning Commission involved.
a. CONTINUED DISCUSSION/Commissioner Vacancy.
Sorenson noted they decided to have ten-minute presentations from the candidates who are selected on July 29. He noted the candidates are the following:
Morrison-Gordon Howard
Dwyer- Scott Bell
Sorenson-Martha Roberts
Green-Al King
Lininger-Don Hampton
Morrison-Faye Stewart
Dwyer-Kathy Keable
Sorenson-Don Nordin
Green-Gary Williams
Lininger-Joaquim Schulz
Morrison-David Wood
Sorenson- Andy Stahl
Green-Cedric Hayden
Lininger-Mike Dean
Sorenson- Jim Thrailkill
Lininger-Ralph Wheeler
Lininger-Cindy Weeldreyer
Sorenson recommended that after the meeting on July 29, each commissioner could choice a candidate. He agreed that the presentations would be taken alphabetically. He said then the Board would discuss how they would choose the applicants.
a. Announcements
Van Vactor announced he would be going on vacation and Dave Garnick will be in charge.
A. Approval of Minutes: None.
B. Health and Human Services
1) ORDER 03-7-23-1/In the Matter of Awarding a Contract Amendment in the Amount of $39,999 to White Bird Clinic for Acupuncture Services for the Period from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
C. Public Works
1) ORDER 03-7-23-2/In the Matter of Setting a Public Hearing for the Purpose of Hearing Objections to Final Assessments for Pearl Street (County Road Number 254) Between Mile Post 0.25 and Mile Post 0.58 (Public Hearing: August 20, 2003, 1:30 p.m.).
2) ORDER 03-7-23-3/In the Matter of Setting a Public Hearing for the Purpose of Hearing Objections to Final Assessments for Prairie Road (County Road Number 203) Between Mile Post 1.59 and Mile Post 2.03 (Public Hearing: August 20, 2003, 1:30 p.m.).
3) RESOLUTION AND ORDER 03-7-23-4/In the Matter of Authorizing Acquisition of Real Property for Expansion of the Delta Public Works Complex, Including Authority to Commence and Prosecute Any Necessary Proceedings for the Condemnation of Said Real Property if a Settlement Cannot be Reached by Negotiation.
4) ORDER 03-7-23-5/In the Matter of Approving a License Agreement with Roseburg Resources Company Covering the Walton Solid Waste Transfer Site.
MOTION: to approve the Consent Calendar.
Morrison MOVED, Green SECONDED.
a. ORDER 03-7-23-6/In the Matter of Accepting an Offer of $375,000 from Reinard A. Pollmann for the Purchase of Surplus County Owned Real Property Commonly Known as the Florence Annex and Authorizing the County Administrator to Execute Related Sale and Lease Documents (Map #18-12-26-32-05200, 980 Quince Street, Florence).
Jeff Turk, Management Services, reported he received two offers for the purchase of the Florence annex, one from Florence Hardware for $350,000 and from Reinard Pollmann for $375,000. He noted that Pollmann's offer would allow the health clinic to remain at its present site for a six-month period. He added the Florence Hardware's offer would allow the clinic to remain there for a year, rent free. He thought Pollmann's offer was better. He noted the County was still responsible for utilities. He recalled that the board order directs $100,000 of the money to go to Health and Human Services, with the remainder going to the capital improvement fund.
MOTION: to approve ORDER 03-7-23-6.
Morrison MOVED, Dwyer SECONDED.
VOTE: 4-0 (Dwyer out of room).
a. FIRST READING AND SETTING SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance No. 7-03/In the Matter of Amending Chapter 6 of the Lane Code to Add a Provision Prohibiting Violation of Posted Restrictions of Use on Other Public Land (LC 6.040). (Second Reading and Public Hearing: August 12, 2003, 1:30 p.m.)
MOTION: to approve a First Reading and Setting a Second Reading and Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 7-04.
Morrison MOVED, Dwyer SECONDED.
Dwyer announced that Bev Carno had been asked by the Bush administration to head Region 10 of the health system. He spoke with her and she agreed to come to the Board to see how they could work on public health clinics.
Lininger said he had been holding a series of community meetings and today is one in the City of Coburg.
There being no further business, Commissioner Sorenson adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m.
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Syracuse, NY -- A year ago, no bank would take the risk of lending money to Atlas Health Care Linen Services, an industrial laundry that wanted to expand and add jobs in Syracuse's poorest neighborhood.
The company has been in business since 1923, with a stable and growing list of customers that include hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient clinics. But Atlas found that credit had simply dried up in Central New York and across the nation.
Now almost a year after President Barack Obama implored banks to start lending again, Atlas finally has a $1.5 million loan from HSBC Bank in Syracuse and its long-awaited expansion is under way.
Atlas took delivery Monday of a new 36-foot-long, 14-foot-high washing machine about the size of a school bus. The company also is installing four new industrial dryers at its plant at 414 W. Taylor St. on Syracuse's Near West Side.
The new equipment will allow Atlas to expand its business by 33 percent and add 40 new jobs in the coming months, said Scott Wakeman, the company's senior vice president. Those jobs will come on top of about 37 others created in the past year to bring employment to 184 people at the three-plant Atlas complex on the Near West Side.
The new equipment was installed in the largest of the three plants. That plant cleans linens for Central New York hospitals and nursing homes, and employ 157 people. Wakeman said most of the employees are residents from the surrounding Syracuse neighborhood, part of the ninth-poorest Census tract in the United States.
In the end, Wakeman said, his company received no direct help from a series of federal incentive programs aimed at freeing up credit and helping small businesses expand. Obama highlighted some of those programs during his State of the Union address in January 2010.
"We still couldn't get a deal done," Wakeman said. "It really took until about August to get a financing package together that we could live with. Some banks turned us down, and some had expectations that we were not willing to accept."
As the economy improved — with projections of 4 percent growth nationally this year — Wakeman said the company started to receive multiple loan offers. "By August we had several offers on the table and had an offer that could work for the bank and for us," he said, adding the privately-held company ultimately decided to take the offer from HSBC, its primary banking partner.
"The key was really getting the loans structured in a fashion that was satisfactory to the banks and our company," Wakeman said. "I think there was an unwillingness to take on risk. But as time went on and our company continued to do well, credit just loosened up to the point where we could make it work."
HSBC officials familiar with the loan were not immediately available for comment.
A year ago, Wakeman had appealed to Central New York's congressional delegation for help with its expansion plans. Former U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, toured the plant and shared the Atlas story in a public forum on job-creation at the U.S. Capitol. Maffei tried to help by proposing a bill to provide $1.2 billion per year in new tax benefits and make it easier for businesses to claim credit in federal Empowerment Zones. But the legislation never passed.
In addition, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer successfully sponsored a job stimulus program for businesses that hired workers who had been unemployed for at least 60 days. The businesses were exempt from paying the 6.2 percent employer share of Social Security taxes for each worker. But Schumer's bipartisan legislation with U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, expired at the end of the year — too late to help Atlas. The program was not extended for 2011.
Schumer also worked with New York state officials to expand a "Credit for Success" program to establish regional loan pools for local businesses that want to expand but could not find traditional financing. Nine banks across Central New York have committed $1.25 million to the program this year, said Max Young, a Schumer spokesman in Washington.
But in the end, Wakeman said, Atlas will likely take advantage of only one or two incentive programs — a National Grid offer for businesses that become more energy efficient, and expanded federal tax incentives that allow for a 100 percent depreciation bonus on new equipment purchased and placed into service this year.
The four new U.S.-made Jensen dryers will handle 400 pounds apiece and reduce the company's natural gas use by about 25 percent, Wakeman said.
"It is good news," Wakeman said. "Our company has a lot of faith in our Syracuse location. And we're cautiously optimistic we can continue to build our businesses here."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Longtime Staten Islander Marie Elite, 81, the loving matriarch of three generations, died Saturday in Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home.
Born Marie Thompson in Manhattan, she settled in New Dorp in 1955.
After working for a brief time at the former S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. plant in Prince's Bay, she worked with Holter monitors at Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze.
Mrs. Elite enjoyed knitting, gardening and going for walks.
Her husband, Richard Sr., died in 1993.
Surviving are her daughters, Arlene Millwater and Maryann Carter; her son, Richard Jr.; a brother, Steven Thompson; two sisters, Kathy Curro and Janice Izzo; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. Arrangements, including cremation, were handled by the Colonial Funeral Home, New Dorp.


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Romney, Santorum, Paul. The first three finishers in the Iowa GOP caucus are the ones with momentum going into the primary season, according to conventional wisdom.
Of course, conventional wisdom didn't exactly pan out four years ago, In 2008, the eventual Republican nominee, John McCain, finished fourth, behind Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and the upset winner, Mike Huckabee. McCain quickly regained his footing with a win in the New Hampshire primary a week later.
This time around, even the wafer-thin margin of victory gives Romney a significant boost — one week ahead of New Hampshire, where he is heavily favored. Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who focuses on social issues like banning abortion, and Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian, are considered extreme long shots for the nomination. With Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman barely registering among caucus voters, and Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry well out of the top tier, Romney continues to be the one to beat.
But the fact remains that three-quarters of Iowa's Republican caucus-goers chose someone else. Whether they eventually settle with varying degrees of enthusiasm on the centrist former Massachusetts governor, choose another of the imperfect candidates already in the field, or ultimately pick someone else altogether, the Republicans face a steep uphill climb in their bid to unseat a sitting president.