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1. Are Oregon's mortgage troubles nearing bottom?: The Mortgage Bankers Association said today that a leading indicator "is a concrete sign that the end may be in sight" for the nation's foreclosure mess. The 30-day delinquency rate, an indictor of future foreclosures, recorded the biggest drop in history between the third and fourth quarters of 16 basis points. Oregon reported a similar but smaller drop of seven basis points. Not a trend, but certainly a sign that things may be starting to turn. Even with the small bump, both Oregon and the U.S. set records for mortgage troubles. For more, check out my post from earlier this morning and a spreadsheet of Oregon's delinquency/foreclosure rate dating to 1979.
2. Opus built big in Portland and the west, now it needs help: I tried to flesh out the Opus Northwest story this morning. One of the key figures: Opus Northwest built projects worth about $250 million between 2006 and 2007. In 2010, the company expects to do just $20 million. The PBJ broke the story yesterday. Opus Northwest is just the latest division of the Minnesota-based parent Opus Corp. to have trouble. When it filed bankruptcy last year, Opus West reported debt of about $1.5 billion. Opus South of Atlanta and Opus East of Washington, D.C., have also gone bankrupt. And now Opus West is suing its parent.
3. Lucy Activewear's departure bad for Portland, KOIN Center: Lucy Activewear and its 95 jobs are headed to California to get closer to its corporate sisters. Their departure will leave another hole at the KOIN Center and another corporate departure for the Rose City. The Portland Business Journal broke the story.
4. Warren: CRE will cause "significant failures among community banks":
For my money, Harvard's Elizabeth Warren is the smartest person on
finance and real estate out there. She has some depressing predictions
in a Washington Post story: "There's been an enormous bubble in
commercial real estate, and it has to come down. "There will be
significant bankruptcies among developers and significant failures
among community banks." (Hat tip Calculated Risk)
5. FHA share of home purchase market plummets in January: This is pay back on the expiration of the first-time home buyer tax credit. Mortgage and real estate brokers will tell you that nearly every deal they did with a first-time home buyer included a 3.5 percent down payment loan through FHA. Last year, FHA's share of the purchase market rose to 37 percent, according to a recent survey from Campbell and Associates and Inside Mortgage Finance. But that figure fell to just 31.5 percent in January even though the tax credit was extended.


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WHAT: Gallery tour, led by photographer Wing Young Huie.
WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. today. (Photography exhibit on display through Jan. 16.)
CONNECT: www.kalamazoomuseum.org and www.wingyounghuie.com.
WHERE: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N. Rose St., downtown Kalamazoo.
Minneapolis-based Wing Young Huie is showcasing photographs that span his 35-year career as a photographer.
"I view my work as a documentary, and 10 different people can view my photographs and come away with 10 different ways they see it," the 55-year-old, American-born Huie said. "I want to be careful to not change or alter a person's view of what they see or how they see it … it's art and it's supposed to be interpreted in many different ways."
Huie's exhibition opened Sept. 18 and will remain on display through Jan. 16. In addition to his own exhibition, Huie also has pieces in the "RACE: Are We So Different?" national tour event that formally opens today at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.
The son of Chinese immigrants, Huie said culture is a compelling subject that has been featured in many of his photo projects. He has also dedicated his photographic interests to subjects such as adoption, Alzheimer's disease, gender, immigration, aging and neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.
The recipient of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's "Artist of the Year" award, Huie said he struggled to choose just 50 photographs to showcase in Kalamazoo. He said his work would probably resonate best with people college age and older.
"The exhibit is really across the board, but I did want it to be for educators at all levels," he said. "I'm Chinese American and my photographs on culture and race show there is more to Chinese culture than Bruce Lee, Connie Chung and the family that owns the Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood."
He said not all of his works depict happy faces featured in travel brochures and stock photos. "I try to reflect reality," he said.

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The Voice: Fall 2002
Kobes chosen for 2002 John Calvin Award
Each year a professor is awarded the John Calvin Award. The award is presented to a faculty member in recognition of a commitment to teaching from a Calvinistic perspective and for developing and transmitting reformational insight in a discipine.
When Wayne Kobes walked across the stage to claim his Dordt College diploma in May of 1969, it never even crossed his mind that hed be back within four years teaching theology.
I was very intentionally heading for the pulpit ministry, says Kobes. But although Kobes has preached in many churches, he never did become a pastor in a congregation.
Kobes had decided to go a fourth year to Calvin Seminary to earn his Th.M. Former Dordt College President John Hulst, who was at that time college pastor and also working on his Th.M. at Calvin, called Kobes that spring and asked him to consider teaching theology.
Hiring happened differently back then, says Kobes. Dordt was looking to expand the theology department, so a few days later Rev. B.J. Haan called Kobes and asked him to come for an interview. He was offered a position.
I remember Haan saying to me, You can always go into the pastorate if you dont care for teaching, but its harder to go the other way. That made sense, says Kobes. So he accepted the position.
It was a sink or swim experience, Kobes says, recalling the first year of teaching 160 students in the introductory theology class with absolutely no teaching experience. I wouldnt have made it without Helens help. His wife, Helen (Vander Schaaf, ex71), shared teaching tips that helped him through those first months.
Kobess first year was also a year of controversy on Dordts campus. The so-called AACS controversy pitted professors, administrators, and constituents against each other.
I learned so much that year, but it was a tough one, he says, looking back. That year and the next few set the direction that Dordt College would take for the future, a direction that has kept Kobes enthused about teaching theology here.
Nearly thirty years later, Kobes is an experienced professor.
The interdisciplinary nature of a college campus makes it a challenging and exciting place to work, he says. Each year brings a whole new group of students to teach, new speakers with new ideas coming to campus, new colleagues with different perspectives and personalities.
Kobes says things have changed over the nearly thirty years hes been here.
When I came, Dr. Hulst taught a large class of theology students sitting on folding chairs in the gym with only lap boards to write on. That certainly doesnt happen today. And assessment other than gradingwhich demands a significant amount of faculty timewas not even in the picture, he says.
Theres been a shift to more faculty accountability on many levels. There are increased expectations and thats good. But it also means that more time is spent on things other than teaching or preparing for class.
The culture of higher education has changed. Not only are faculty held more accountable, institutions are also held more strictly accountable to do what they say they are doing, he says.
Kobes believes that the increasing competitiveness in higher education that has put more demands on professors, and the increased size of the faculty and campus, have affected the sense of community that was so strong in his early years. He misses that, but says there are always good and bad sides to change. He believes that the opportunities Dordt provides today for faculty development has made the education offered at Dordt College stronger.
Theology has also changed in many ways. When Kobes came to Dordt the number of pre-seminary majors was much greater than today, so much so that most advanced courses enrolled primarily pre-seminary majors. Today that is no longer the case. In addition to serving far fewer pre-seminary majors, theology courses enroll more students and from a wider range of majors.
There is a broader base of interest in missions, not always as a profession, he says. Students want to learn more about the Bible. Theyre also more open to talking about their faith. Kobes believes this could in part be spurred by short-term mission experiences and the fact that the student body is much more varied in knowledge and background than it once was. The changes bring new challenges even for someone whos been teaching for many years.
Kobes, whose fourth child is a first year student at Dordt this year, says that watching his children go through college, seeing their eyes opened to important issues, and watching them make connections with colleagues he respects, has been one of the highlights of his years at Dordt. He is thankful for the fact that they are wrestling with ideas from a Christian perspective and that they value the perspective to which he has committed his career and life.
Hes also grateful for the John Calvin Award for that reason.
It feels good to know that students remember what youve been saying for so many years and that they believe it is important, he says.
Kobes hopes to continue to shape the lives of students and at the same time grow in his field. For the last several years he has presented papers at both traditional and development-oriented missions conferences. These events have immersed him in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary issues. It has made his teaching stronger, he believes.
In Theology 101 we talk about worldviews, but being able to cite examples of how worldviews affect peoples lives is a more effective way to teach, he says. Hell expand that cross-cultural awareness over the semester break this year by teaching for two weeks at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Kiev.


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The program links full-time students undertaking their first undergraduate degree with employers who can give them work placements and ongoing employment once they finish their studies.
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- provide paid work placements of 12 weeks for each year of the cadetship
- support the cadet through their study and work placements, giving professional guidance and mentorship
- intend to offer ongoing employment to the cadet once they successfully complete their cadetship.
What funding is available?
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PITTSBURGH — Jennifer Yarchever was a former professional figure skater who had been working in sales. Sean Haleem was an administrator at an insurance company. Kevin Ryan had worked in casinos in Atlantic City and elsewhere for 30 years.
All three were also unemployed and looking for work when Pennsylvania casinos got the OK to start hiring employees for their newest attraction: table games.
"I cried," said Yarchever, 40, who always loved blackjack but never wanted to move away from her western Pennsylvania hometown for a casino job. "It's been my dream to be a blackjack dealer."
Casinos are hiring thousands of people in Pennsylvania with the addition of poker, craps and other table games, which open to the public Thursday at casinos in Pittsburgh, Erie and Washington, Pa. The jobs range from additional cocktail waitresses and dealers to pit cashiers and VIP hosts.
"In this day and age when jobs are at a premium and unemployment is at the high level that it is, these kinds of jobs are a welcome relief to Pennsylvania residents," Gaming Control Board Chairman Gregory Fajt said Wednesday. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in May, below the national rate of 9.7 for the same period.
Casinos in Pennsylvania employ about 8,200 people, a number that will grow to about 12,600 by the end of the year, Fajt said. The new jobs created come with benefits including health insurance and a 401K, opportunities for advancement and the potential for good pay.
Dealers, for example, are typically paid a minimum hourly wage but make most of their money from tips. The best dealers at casinos in Las Vegas can make between $75,000 and $125,000 a year, said Jeff L. Voyles, a former dealer who teaches gaming management and other casino-related classes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Gambling opponents, however, called the creation of jobs "smoke and mirrors" and said the casinos won't be able to sustain them once people lose interest in gambling.
"Not only are the gamblers being played for fools here in Pennsylvania to create this illusion that we're getting something for nothing, what they are doing is they are expecting the gamblers to subsidize these wages with tips," said Dianne M. Berlin, head of CasinoFreePa, an anti-gambling group.
Officials at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington, Pa., are paying their 302 new dealers $7.25 an hour. Based on the casino traffic and the local economy, they have said dealers have the potential to make between $40,000 and $50,000.
"That's what we're banking on," said new dealer Talli Abbondanza, 29, who was a bartender at a local club that closed earlier this year.
Pennsylvania first opened slots casinos in 2006. Last year, Gov. Ed Rendell and top legislators included the legalization of table games as part of a handshake deal to raise more revenue for the recession-battered state treasury. Lawmakers passed the bill in January.
Payment of licensing fees by the state's nine operating casinos and an additional casino expected to open later this year brought in $165 million in June. Over the next 12 months, tens of millions of dollars are expected to flow to the state and some local governments from a 16 percent tax on the casinos' take at the tables.
Kevin Ryan, the director of table games at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, said dealers there will make $4 an hour plus tips. About 500 jobs have been created at the casino because of table games, including Ryan's job. The Pennsylvania native had worked in the casino business around the country since 1980, but was unemployed when he heard about the opportunity.
And at the Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh's North Shore, about 450 new jobs were added to accommodate 86 new table games there. In all, the casino employs about 1,400 people.
Among them is Sean Haleem, 39, of North Versailles, who had been laid off from his job as an administrator at an insurance company for about a year before being hired at the casino. He had been contemplating leaving western Pennsylvania to find work after a couple interviews led to dead ends, but then decided to apply for a casino job.
Ten weeks later, he completed the training known as "dealer school" provided by the casino and was ready to work the tables. Wearing a uniform of black pants and a button-down, dark blue shirt, he said he was eager to start.
"Things tend to happen for a reason," Haleem said. "I'm excited, I'm not nervous. I feel prepared."
One of his co-workers, Yarchever, had been a professional figure skater for 18 years and worked in sales, but was eventually laid off. Both her love of blackjack and her desire to work with people drew her to the casino.
"For me, it's just the excitement of being able to interact with people," she said. "Win, lose, or draw this is an entertainment destination."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Staten Island Technical High School's Parent Teacher Association will host its 23rd annual Fashion Show, "A Walk On The Wild Side," on Thurs., March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Plaza, 23 Nelson Ave., Great Kills. The event will include a sit-down dinner, cash bar, student entertainment and raffle baskets. Tickets are $60 per person. Visit the website at www.siths.org/parents, print the form from the PTA newsletter and mail it to the school at 485 Clawson St., Staten Island, N.Y. 10306; make checks payable to SI Tech PTA.
The runway show will feature formal and casual wear modeled by 52 Tech seniors. There also will be over 100 raffles, with prizes including Disney Park Hopper passes, an Amazon Kindle Fire, a flat-screen TV, Coach handbags, designer sunglasses and gift certificates from local restaurants and merchants.
Clothing will be provided by Cache, Staten Island Mall; Always a Bridesmaid Boutique, Tottenville; Marshall's, New Springville; Delia's, Staten Island Mall; NY Man Suits, New Dorp; Men's Wearhouse Tux, Staten Island Mall, and Ultimate Fashions II, Great Kills.
Hair and makeup are being donated by AF Bennett Salon, The Paul Mitchell School, New Dorp, and Chrysalis Salon, Castleton Corners.


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But he's 2-for-2 scoring them in Alabama football games this season. His 73-yard interception return Saturday was one of the many highlight-reel plays from the 49-42 win over Texas A&M. (See video of it here or watch an excellent GIF courtesy of the comments section)
Putting a move on Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel during the run back drew its share of reaction.
"He was coming in pretty fast," Sunseri said. "I had to step out of the way or he probably would have taken my knee out."
He became the first Alabama player to score on interceptions in consecutive games since Antonio Langham in 1992. But the safety was quick to identify the player who created the opportunity right after halftime.
"It was really exciting. It was a great opportunity to make a play in the game. All credit goes to Jarrick Williams made a great play," Sunseri said. "I was just there to catch the ball and run it in for him. He had the great coverage, he batted the ball into the air, I was just the recipient of the ball. All credit goes to him. He had a great game."
The rest of the defense was more than excited for Sunseri.
"Oh man, the Italian Stallion," linebacker Denzel Devall said. "Vinnie is a great guy, a great player. He's a tough guy to bring down, as you can see."


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Term limits might be controversial, but they do make for busy ballots.
Beyond the unusual, multiple-candidate challenge to state Rep. Robert Dean, some of the most contested West Michigan races for state House will be in four districts with seats to be vacated by term limits.
New faces are guaranteed in Lansing after November in the following districts:
&bull|;Northwest Grand Rapids 76th District, now represented by Mike Sak
•Allegan County's 88th District, now represented by Fulton Sheen
•South-central and southeastern Ottawa County, now represented by Bill Huizenga
One other rare race involves two Democrats squaring off in traditionally Republican territory for the chance to challenge incumbent Rep. Arlan Meekof in western and central Ottawa County's 89th District.
The following candidates filed by Tuesday's deadline to run for state House in those five districts. For a link to a record of all state filings, go to www.michigan.gov/sos, then click on elections in Michigan, then click on 2008 Primary candidate listing.
• 72nd District: Five Republicans seek the nomination. They are Justin Amash, Cascade Township; Timothy S. Cyrus, Gaines Township; David Elias, Kentwood; Linda Steil, Cascade Township; and Ken Yonker, Caledonia.
One Democrat will be on the ballot, Albert S. Abbasse of Gaines Township.
ù• 76th District: Just one candidate filed from each party, so with no primary battle, a new representative will be chosen in November between Democrat Roy Schmidt of Grand Rapids, and Republican Marc Tonnemacher of Grand Rapids.
• 88th District: The biggest field in West Michigan has eight challengers for the Republican nomination in Allegan County. They include Todd Boorsma, of Dorr Township; Randal L. Brink, Saugatuck; Shelly Edgerton, Plainwell; Jeff Farnsworth, Plainwell; William D. Galligan, Saugatuck; Bob Genetski, Saugatuck; Joshua Leatherman, Wayland; and Spencer Moore, Caledonia.
The sole Democrat is Tom Clark of Allegan.
• 90th District: Two Republicans will challenge in August -- Bob Harmsen of Holland Township and Joseph Haveman of Holland.
One Democrat, Clay Stauffer of Holland, has filed.
• 89th District: In a rare Democratic primary, James VanderZouwen of Allendale Township and Timothy Winslow of Spring Lake will find out in August who will challenge incumbent Republican Arlan B. Meekhof of West Olive.


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He will be remembered as a gentleman, a man who loved his family and the Lord, and an avid historian who edited a history of his beloved city for the Gautier Historic Preservation Commission of which he was a member.
It was in the latter capacity that he was scheduled to be honored Tuesday night with a surprise presentation of a plaque from Mayor Tommy Fortenberry and the City Council recognizing his service. Instead, Leonard Fuller, chairman of the GHPC, accepted the award from Fortenberry on behalf of the Womack family.
"If you want to know anything about Gautier read Jack's book," Fuller said, referring to "A Short History of Gautier, Mississippi," compiled and edited by Womack.
Fortenberry said Womack shared so much of his knowledge with others.
"We will never know the fullness of his knowledge," he said. "His death leaves a big vacuum in the historical community of Gautier."
Councilman Hurley Ray Guillotte said most people have no idea how much time Womack put into recording the history of Gautier. "Gautier has lost a good friend," he said. "He spent more hours working for Gautier than anyone I know."
Fuller told the council and audience of Womack's outstanding life.
"Jack came to the Gulf Coast in 1963 as an engineer in the Nuclear Power Division, U.S. Navy, at Ingalls," Fuller said. "He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and held an electrical engineering degree from Auburn University."
Retired in 1994, Womack continued to serve many civic organizations and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pascagoula where he sang in the choir, taught Sunday School, served in leadership positions, and for many years tutored youngsters in math and other subjects in a pro bono after-school program begun years ago by John Engle to help students having difficulty with their studies.
Womack and his beloved spouse Catherine were in attendance at the March meeting of the Jackson County Historical and Genealogy Society enjoying a Civil War presentation on the Louisiana Native Guard.
"Jack Womack is respected as a talented scholar who spent his life preserving local history," said incoming JCHGS president Chris Wiggins. "If not for his history of Gautier there would be a big blank in what we know about the Gulf Coast. He and what he has had to offer will be sadly missed."
Sherry Owens, manager of the Genealogy and Local History Department at Pascagoula Public Library, was at that meeting.
"I am so glad that I got to see and greet him that night," she said. "He thanked me for helping him over the years with research, which he almost always did when he saw me. He was indeed a very sweet man and passionate about local history, especially Gautier history."
Historian Else Martin of Hurley, who worked with Womack throughout the years, concurred.
"He was an exceptional man," she said. "We talked so often sharing so many historical facts, people, events. I will miss him as we all will. He did such a wonderful documentation of Gautier's history, going beyond the expected, in every way."
Jack Womack was 88.
Visitation will be held at FUMC of Pascagoula on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and service at noon.


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Freedom New Mexico
Congress has an opportunity to permanently ban Internet taxes, but it had better act fast. The temporary moratorium instituted in 1998 and extended twice since then expires Nov. 1.
We hope Congress has the courage to take advantage of its opportunity, but if lawmakers are tardy, prepare to see a feeding frenzy begin.
State governments, ever-eager to tax whatever they can, are likely to pounce on the unprotected Internet like wolves on a sheep if the tax ban isn't extended.
More than one bill to extend the protection is pending in Washington, but the best of the lot is authored by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. Only her bill, HR743, would make permanent the temporary ban, and for good reason.
The original Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 created a temporary moratorium on Internet access taxes as well as discriminatory or duplicative taxes on e-commerce.
By extending it twice, in 2001 and 2004, Congress sought to encourage access to the Internet and to promote online commerce.
The tax moratorium has been "a resounding success, fostering growth in productivity and innovation and widening public access to information," according to Rep. Eshoo.
Her bill would extend the tax moratorium to ensure that Internet users maintain unfettered access and e-commerce remains unhindered.
"Should Congress fail to renew this moratorium, the continued growth and progress in Internet access and e-commerce will be endangered," Eshoo said.
It's refreshing to hear a Democrat acknowledge the damage taxes do to commerce and freedom, considering that party's propensity to impose such levies.
"The power to tax is the power to destroy," U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall wrote in 1819.
We can be fairly certain that 50 states are poised for destructive action should a window of opportunity open Nov. 1.
Beware of duplicitous claims. Some state taxing agencies are sure to claim they need the money. But, as noted in the Wall Street Journal, state and local governments have had 17 consecutive quarters of increasing revenue.
And don't be snowed by arguments that Internet users won't mind a little bitty tax that will increase their service providers' bills just a little bit. From little bitty acorns mighty tax burdens grow.
The top income tax rate originally was 3 percent. Today it's 35 percent.
Eshoo points to a 2006 Pew Internet and American Life Project report that 73 percent of those polled were Internet users, an increase from 66 percent one year earlier. In 2006 alone, online retail exceeded $100 billion, a 24 percent increase over the previous year. The surest way to retard, or even destroy, such robust trends would be to tax them.
We urge Congress to make the Internet tax ban permanent.


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© Andrew Wagstaff - The Citizen-Record
Parrsboro youth town council members (from left) Audriana Smith, Shelby Leopold, Sarah Colpitts and Kayla Yorke are among those also serving on a youth police advisory committee.
PARRSBORO - Constable Dal Hutchinson did not need to look far to find a group of young people in Parrsboro committed to dealing with issues in their community. The town has had a youth town council in place for about 14 years.
So it was only fitting that the council agreed to serve as an advisory committee for the local RCMP, with Hutchinson serving as their liaison with the local police force.
"Across the province we initiated an approach to get out and meet with young people in the communities that we police, and to hear from them what the issues are," said Hutchinson, community police officer for the Cumberland RCMP.
As a result of the initial outreach, youth advisory groups have been set up in Oxford, Parrsboro, Pugwash and River Hebert.
"In Parrsboro we saw the work that the youth town council has already been doing for a number of years," said Hutchinson. "They are well established, and they do a lot of activities in the community, so we saw them as a group to work with."
Meeting since the fall, the Parrsboro group has identified a number of issues they are concerned with, including bullying and impaired driving. But the first priority they have chosen to focus on is the positive promotion of local youth.
"We knew there had been a lot of negative attention on youth in the town, and there had already been a lot of attention on bullying and in the past on impaired driving," said group member Sarah Colpitts. "But we thought it was time to focus more on the positives of the youth and bring them to a better light."
Such activities are already under way. A sign on Main Street displays photos of local youth engaged in a number of positive activities, while there are always a number of sporting events, dances and fund-raisers on the go. In addition, they are looking at more ways to keep the public informed of their activities, including a monthly article that will appear in The Citizen-Record. They also provided a presentation to a community meeting hosted by the Parrsboro Lions Club on Feb. 13.
"It's not that we need to do more, but we need to advertise how much we do," explained group member Shelby Leopold.
Other priorities they have looked at have included sprucing up the recreation area at the former Scott mill property. They have discovered that the poor condition of the cement makes improvements to that site a little more challenging than expected, but the idea remains on the backburner.
One of the end goals of the initiative is to gain more interest from other young people in the community, and get them involved in activities such as the youth town council.
"I think we're heading in the right direction to promote the positives," said Hutchinson. "A great way to start is by getting out into the public, and showing through the newspaper column and other avenues down the road, that we're trying to get the message out and other youth involved."


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Area residents who visited the Jamestown Community College's Hamilton Collegiate Center over the weekend became principal interrogators in a classic case of "whodunit."
On Friday and Saturday evenings, the JCC Alumni Association presented its 26th annual interactive mystery for more than 250 community residents.
This year's event was entitled "Mystery at the Airport," and transformed the student union into a convincing representation of the Chautauqua County/Jamestown airport terminal. The mystery involved the theft of cremated remains and $60,000 in cash from a bag in the luggage claim area, and featured 10 characters, who were questioned in pairs by attendees in an attempt to determine the perpetrator(s).
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Attendees of Jamestown Community College's 26th annual Alumni Association interactive mystery interrogate various characters, portrayed by members of the Alumni Association board of directors, in order to determine the culprit of the evening.
P-J photo by Gavin Paterniti
According to Kristen Johnson, director of alumni relations, the continued success of the interactive mystery every year makes it the Alumni Association's highest grossing annual fundraiser.
"Every year, we raise about $4,000 for the Alumni Association's four scholarships," Johnson said. "We give a High School Bowl scholarship, two tuition scholarships and a textbook scholarship for part-time students; and the money we raise goes toward each of those."
The event was coordinated by the JCC Alumni Association's board of directors, the members of which showcased their acting abilities by portraying the characters in the interactive mystery. Johnson said the JCC Alumni Association currently has approximately 18,600 alumni in network, 80 percent of which still call Western New York home.
She said this contributes to an overwhelming community response to the interactive mystery on a yearly basis.
"Tickets usually sell out within three weeks of going on sale," she said. "This is an unbelievable amount of support from the community. We actually have people calling us in November and asking us for the dates. So, it's absolutely a staple in the community and we look forward to it every year."
Each year, the Alumni Association Mystery Theater receives support from a number of local sponsors, including: 3C's Catering, Bair's Pizza & Sub Shop, Brigiotta's Farmland Store, Domino's Pizza, Ecklof's Bakery, Elegant Edibles, Farm Fresh Foods, Friendly's Restaurant, Honest John's Pizzeria, Landmark Restaurant, Lena's Pizza, Lessing's Foodservice Management, Little Caesars Pizza, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group of Jamestown, Pizza Hut, Raynor's Liquor Store, Red Lobster, Sam's Club, Sandee's Bakery & Deli, Tarmac Cafe at the Jamestown Airport, Tops Friendly Markets and Travel Team Inc. of Jamestown.
In addition, AB Better Alternative will be donating 20 percent of all proceeds through the end of February to the Alumni Association's scholarship fund.


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In the eternal pursuit of his exotic side, PHIL MICHEL took up the most tenderly erotic pastime possible ~ exploring the fragrances of Asian blossoms for hire. This is his delicately-worded report ...
Softly Softly
Mei spoke passable English with a nasally tone to her voice which I found endearing. Being completely out of practice at sex I figured the best way to get turned on was to first suck and lick her breasts with the intent of seducing her into allowing me to lick her pussy. Disease-aphobes surely must recoil that I would risk this type of behaviour, but it's one thing I'd always enjoyed above all others and always got me hyper-horny in the past - and after about ten minutes of tantrically-slow nipple sucking and licking, she willingly acquiesced as I slowly slid my lips down her body and into position. As her face betrayed a tantalising blush and my nose and lips joined her sweet floral aroma I decided to take as much time as I could, ideally to make her come. Rekindling my affection for this magical goddess-worship brought to mind the overwrought adjectives of wine snobs describing pinot noir: "velvet, succulent & feminine".
After some time she worked her petitie body up into an agitated state, delivered her release and then said coyly yet with a tablespoon of irony, "thanks for the great service". At this stage I was pretty hard and looking forward to hopefully getting some confidence from the experience.
However there was one object in my path - in my younger years I'd been blessed with girlfriends who were happy to commit to long-term relationships, therefore condoms were never required. I hate the things. For me it's not just the sensations they mask, but even the rubbery smell of them is repulsive to me. However this very cute girl had a trick up her sleeve - she put it on my manhood using her mouth - that got me over the hurdle and into a pleasant interlude where I lay on my back while she adopted a sexily servile position - with my cock in her mouth she put her knees up on the bed so her cute butt was up in the air, her back arched as she held the base of my cock with her dainty hand and sucked up and down over the condom.
Wake Up The Dead
The Toad and the Elf
However one of the more ornate features of Kyoto Massage Parlour is a proliferation of mirrors, and, having not had "sexual exercise" for quite a few years, I found the image of my large body, in particular my stomach a little more generous than I'd like it to be, looming over such a delicate Asian body, to be a bit confronting. It was like seeing a toad having intercourse with an elf - or to put it more artistically, the resemblance was probably like watching Diego Rivera in a nuptial embrace with his profoundly more miniature wife Frida Kahlo.
Despite such a criminal sight I nevertheless very nearly came, but then, at the summit of the mountain, I just couldn't quite leap off! After hovering at the point of orgasm for a few minutes, I collapsed, exhausted.
Help from the Naked Hand
A Brighter (and Harder) Future
Brothels in the News
The bank had come under pressure to abandon its role financing the brothel project when BusinessDay revealed an investor presentation two weeks ago showing Westpac as the senior financier on the deal. National Australia Bank was also a financier.
In a release to the Australian Stock Exchange today, Delecta, the company behind the development controlled by adult sex toy and porn kingpin Malcolm Day, said it was in the process of seeking alternative funding arrangements.
Dalway was the registered owner of the property operating the Stiletto brothel, which is earmarked for expansion under Delecta's proposed capital raising. For more on this story click here.


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new topic: should athletes involved in doping be allowed to compete in the olympics after they finish their sentence
Aggresssive meaning we don't want the death penalty? xD Hah.Originally Posted by HyPeRsHoCk
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new topic: should athletes involved in doping be allowed to compete in the olympics after they finish their sentence
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PS3 now, sorry Wii. You gather dust.
Well, the whole point of any sentence like that is to punish the offender (in sports, by depriving them of the chance to compete and thus lose their source of income), with the idea being that after the sentence is complete they will have learned their lesson. Assuming they did not reoffend during that time, then sure, why not let them compete again?
I never add friend codes.
Originally Posted by AndThen?
well Dwain chambers (GBR athlete) has for some reason being treated as he says like a "leper" becuase of everyones hate towards him
i forgot to mention that should they be allowed to compete in the olympics
PS3 now, sorry Wii. You gather dust.
I think they should be allowed to compete after their ban. Once they've served their ban, that is their punishment. Just like once someone has served their time in prison, when they come out they theoretically should be considered just another person. Of course, this isn't always the case. But for an athlete, unless they should deservedly be banned for their entire life, then I don't see why they shouldn't be able to continue.
Although they should be able to compete again, they are likely to be hated or disliked, as they would have destroyed their reputation and everyone will just involve them with cheating. Which is always going to be the case. Just like when someone comes out of prison, people will always change their views on them if they know they've been in prison.
Yeah I agree with lewi, if the athlete has served his punishment, then he/she should be allowed to compete again.
It's quite unlikely that they'll do it again after a long time ban, if they dope again they should be banned for life
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but Im just not close enough to get the job done.
- George Carlin
Do You Think This War Is Retarded??
Stupid -G W Bush-
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I think everyone knows my stance by now.Originally Posted by Battousai
For those who don't: War is bad, mmmkay! So is corruption, racism, sexism, prejudice, nationalism and cheese (though the latter not so much).
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No, aggressive as in I say one thing and 10 people are flaming me.Originally Posted by Frogger
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Pittsfield pizzeria robbed a 2nd time
Employees at a Pittsfield Township pizzeria were robbed at gunpoint for the second time in a week Thursday night, police said.
Two men wearing ski masks entered Marco's Pizza at 4068 Packard Road shortly after 9 p.m. One showed a black and silver handgun and an employee ran to the back of the store, police reports said.
The armed man walked behind the counter and stole an undisclosed amount of cash while the other man stood at the door.
The two men fled and a police dog tracking the area could not locate the robbers. The robbers were described as black and in their early 20s. They were about 6 feet tall and wore black clothing, reports said.
No one was hurt.


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Frequently asked questions about the Spencer Library:
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- Will you pull and hold books for me?
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From Interstate Highway 694, exit south on Silver Lake Road then turn west on Fifth Street NW. United is approximately 1/3 mile on the right. Or use this link to MapQuest—once the map opens, simply click on the "Get Directions" button and type in your address; MapQuest will do the rest.
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While current students, faculty and staff have priority in using our library resources, we welcome other patrons as well and will do our best to help you find the resources you need. Any person over the age of 18 can have borrowing privileges at Spencer Library.
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Databases such as FirstSearch, ATLA Religion, and Academic Search Premier are paid subscriptions with license restrictions. They are therefore available by remote access only to current students, faculty and staff. All other patrons must come to the library and access these databases from the library computers.
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At this time we do not charge any fees for the use of the library. We welcome donations from our extension borrowers.
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Current master's students (except when on leave), non-degree students taking a course during the current academic term, and adjunct faculty (when teaching a course in the current term) have academic term check-out privileges (limit 25 items at a time).
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The Spencer Library maintains a number of cooperative relationships with libraries locally as well as regionally and beyond. In most instances, an item unavailable in our library can be requested through Inter-Library Loan; look for the red 'Request Item Through Inter-Library Loan' button in the 'Find It In Libraries Globally' area of the full bibliographic item display. An online form will appear for you to fill out; fields with an asterisk (*) are required. Submit the completed form, and our Inter-Library Loan department will attempt to retrieve the item for you. Items requested through Inter-library Loan can take from two days to over two weeks to arrive, so please plan accordingly. You will be contacted when your materials arrive.
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Wings coach Mike Babcock said after Monday's 4-0 victory in Colorado that captain Nicklas Lidstrom is likely to be out a week to 10 days after he sprained his right knee early in the first period.
"It doesn't sound like it's anything major,'' Babcock said. "He's going to be fine. I don't know if he's going to be out a week or 10 days or whatever, but he's got something mild inside of his knee. I don't know the technical terms. We needed to freshen him up anyways.''
Lidstrom needed some assistance to get off the ice and was taken to the training room after a hard hit from Colorado's Ian Laperriere. It happened during a Detroit power play as Laperriere hammered Lidstrom against the boards, catching him in the chin or throat area with his forearm. Lidstrom tried to get up but was wobbling before trainer Piet Van Zant came onto the ice to help him off. Lidstrom's right leg appeared to get bent in an awkward position. Later in the period, Aaron Downey instigated a fight with Laperriere and basically pounded him into the ground.
Lidstrom sat in his dressing room stall icing his knee, getting treatment and watching the rest of the game on TV. The Wings said he didn't sustain a concussion and he never blacked out. At one point he wanted to return to the game.
Lidstrom, a five-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's best defenseman, is one of the most durable players in league history, having played in 1,430 out of a possible 1,452 games, including the playoffs, since entered the NHL in 1991. And most of the games he missed were instances where the team rested him late in the season.


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Recently, words to this effect came from respected basketball legend and TV analyst Bill Walton. Most sports fans in Michigan would have to agree - expectations in these playoffs are very high for the team. Anything less than an NBA championship crown will stain the Detroit Pistons as a failure this year.
All season, the confident, unselfish Pistons have done whatever is necessary to win. They have the distinction of being the only dominant NBA team in memory that doesnt have a superstar player to bail them out when times are tough. No Michael Jordan to hit the last second championship shots, no Shaquille ONeil to score at will inside, no Magic Johnson to transform ordinary players around him into stars.
The Pistons core group of players (Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, and Tayshaun Prince) is very good but not great individually. This team is built to win in the regular season, though, not necessarily in the playoffs. Expect the Pistons to be shocked by their first round opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Impossible, you say? Dont the Bucks have a losing record? Where did Northern Express find this dope to write about sports? Here are the reasons why the Pistons are primed for failure:
First of all, the Pistons depth of personnel is not good. Before the season, Coach Saunders insisted that Darko Milicic and Carlos Delfino would log greater minutes in an effort to give the starters more rest... it didnt happen. Delfino has averaged only ten minutes per game and Milicic was sent packing to Orlando in a trade.
Detroit is the only NBA team whose starters each averaged over 35 minutes per game (NBA games last 48 minutes). Chauncey Billips, in particular, always appears worn out - a coaching decision rested him the last game of the season. Additionally, only Antonio McDyess has played significant minutes coming off the bench all season. It is too late to ask benchwarmers Lindsey Hunter, Maurice Evans, Delfino, et al to make major contributions in the playoffs - they are not conditioned or capable of it.
Secondly, Detroit didnt play the suffocating defense this year that it has in the past few seasons. Previously, their team-defense kept the game close when otherwise playing ugly. The Pistons could then engineer just enough scoring to win nip-and-tuck games. This year, the Pistons exert much more energy on offense - not conducive to clamping down defensively on opponents at will.
Also, Ill let you in on a little secret: the Milwaukee Bucks aint that bad. Lefty Michael Redd can be unstoppable when he is in a scoring zone. Point guard T.J. Ford may be too quick for Chauncey Billips to guard. 7-footer Andrew Bogut from Australia will be a load down under (the basket). Look for former MSU Spartan and Flint native Charlie Bell (where has he been for the last five years?) to come off the bench to help smother Billips at crunch time and provide significant scoring.
The Pistons have had a great run over the last few seasons. Their meteoric rise to elite basketball status has been thrilling, even heroic. Yet, this most recent era of Pistons success just passed its zenith.
Now that you have been warned, I dont want to hear any crying after the Great Fall. The Bucks will win in six games - I guarantee it.


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Sask Cup MTB Race #4 - Blackstrap Biter July 20thRiders take a Bite out of BlackstrapOn July 20th, riders descended upon Blackstrap Provincial Park to show the ski hill what they were made of. This cross-country mountain bike course offered fast double-track, gnarled, tight single track, and, as described by one racer, "every screaming-fast blind corner that the race organizer could find". This race was held in conjunction with the CanAm Police/Fire Games so the pressure was on to put on a well-organized, fun event.The day started out with the Mini-Biter Kids Mountain Bike race where young folks (and some of the older ones helping) rode the open, grassy course. Hotdogs and lemonade topped off the race and even the smallest competitor (age 5) looked like he had worked hard and had been well fed!The main event started at 11:00 AM, as the day was beginning to heat up. With prizes for the fastest climber in each wave up for grabs, the competitors started off at a very fast pace. Unbeknownst to the racers, prizes were also being awarded to those more patient riders for the slowest climber in each wave.Elite racer Jeremy Erdman completed the course in just over 2 hours and Evan Weninger (in the under 13 Male class) finished in just over 27 minutes. With categories for every speed and experience level, this race was perfect for those who were new to racing and those who have seen their fair share of dirt.The 26 degree heat was managed well by our club Water Men, who were more than happy to douse riders, on their backs and heads, with cups of water as each rider passed through the feed-zone. One rider was quoted as saying, "this is the coolest I've been since I bought my first Walkman in 1985".The day also saw a few mechanicals with Chris Yeo changing THREE flat tires (with a quick, commissaire-approved trip to the parking lot) and Nathan Sedgewick successfully defending 2nd place in his category despite fixing a broken chain on lap 1 and a flat tire on lap 4. Nathan was seen running through the course, wheel in hand, yelling "I've got a spare one in the wheel pit! What a day!".The awards banquet was complimented by the Old Fashioned BBQ which included freshly-made smokies & salads from Summit Meats in Sutherland, lemonade and homemade cookies (made by our club members). Awards were given to Top and Bottom Climber of each wave, and a special award for Best Dressed Racer went to Ryan Derksen and Curt Bimson who showed up in jerseys that looked like tuxedos. Medals were handed out to the CanAm Police/Fire competitors and Draw Prizes topped off the ceremonies.A special thank you to all of the bike shops in Saskatoon who donated prizes (2nd Nature, Bike Doctor, Bike Universe, Bruce's Cycle, City Park Cycle, Outtabounds, Spoke n Sport) and to Culligan Water in Sutherland, MD Ambulance, GU Gel, Safeway at Market Mall, Sask Cycling and Sask Sport.For more information on racing in Saskatchewan, visit: www.saskcycling.ca Local mountain bike clubs NBR (www.saskcycling.ca/~nbr ) and BCW (www.saskcycling.ca/~bcw ) co-organized this event. Check out their websites for more local riding.


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Il Borgo di Vescine - Radda in Chianti
Planning your dream holiday to Tuscany and are searching for great value hotel deals? Then the luxury Il Borgo di Vescine Siena, Radda in Chianti Italy 4-star hotel accommodation offers that kind of friendly Italian hospitality, inviting atmosphere and first-class service sure to please any kind of travelers. Ideally situated between Siena and Florence in the heart of the Chianti Classico Gallo Nero territory; one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world.
The Borgo di Vescine Hotel is set in a unique 13th Century hamlet fully renovated and furnished in an elegant and refined design, providing a very pleasant and comfortable ambiance to make your stay a truly memorable one. From its exclusive wine shop where Vèscine Chianti Classico and Bosco del Merlo wines can be sampled, to the idyllic restaurant with fireplace, this Tuscany Radda in Chianti near Siena Country Hotel is one of the best choices for those who want both quality and luxury in a rural idyll.
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Thank You and Farewell
By Richard Moe | From Preservation | January/February 2010
It was a bittersweet moment when I stood before the staff of the National Trust recently and announced that I would be retiring this year. I think it's the hardest decision I have ever had to make, because I absolutely love this institution, its people, and the cause that it represents. Yet after 17 years, I instinctively knew it was time to leave—not just for me, but more important, for the Trust. It was time for a generational change, time for someone younger to come in with a fresh set of eyes and ideas to take the Trust to a new level.
I feel very good about what we have accomplished together. As a means of improving the quality of life in communities all over America, preservation is more widely embraced every day. Demolition of older structures is no longer the first option when redeveloping an area; rather, adaptive use is increasingly a viable, and profitable, choice. Countless downtowns in the country have been revitalized with preservation playing a lead role. And growing numbers of people are traveling to American places that have maintained their character, that are authentic, that tell stories. We can all feel proud of this progress.
But the greatest personal satisfaction I have experienced over these years has come from seeing firsthand, in all 50 states and beyond, preservationists at work in their communities, striving to save important pieces of the past to serve the future: an old woolen mill in New Hampshire; a historic riverfront revitalized in Minneapolis; the landmark buildings of Silverton, Colo., used as the town's primary economic engine; and perhaps most poignantly, scores of shotgun houses in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, brought back to life after Hurricane Katrina.
The people who have made these things happen are community heroes, and I am constantly inspired by them. Many of them are working through state and local preservation organizations that the Trust has helped fund and nurture over the years, and the result has been the creation of a true preservation movement in America.
But so much remains to be done. We need these kinds of organizations in every community, large and small. We need to figure out how house museums, most of which are struggling, can stay alive and better serve their communities. We need to demonstrate to skeptics that preservation can be an effective tool in fighting climate change. We need to convince every American, especially newer and younger Americans, that he or she has a stake in preserving our shared heritage.
I thank you for helping us accomplish what we have over these 17 years—there's no way we could have done it without you—and I hope you will continue to put your heart into the cause.
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A new bill is expected to be introduced in the state Legislature this month that would offer a solution to a more-than-a-century-long dispute over land ownership in Raquette Lake.
The dispute stems from both the state of New York and private parties claiming ownership of the same properties. The private parties include individuals, the fire department, a public school, businesses and a utility company.
The contested land consists of 215 parcels and more than 1,000 acres in what was originally Township 40, in the Tottenfield and Crossfield Purchase in the 18th century. The parcels are located along the shores of Raquette Lake.
The state claims it purchased many of the properties in 19th-century tax sales and that they are part of the Forest Preserve, but residents and the other entities have disputed that, and many even hold deeds.
As a result of the conflict, many residents have feared the possibility of losing their land and have had to deal with the problems of not having clear titles, such as not being able to get title insurance or loans.
Finding a way to solve this dispute has proved elusive for numerous reasons, including the complexity of the state laws involving Forest Preserve, the cost associated with lawsuits that could resolve the issue, and poor documentation from the 19th century.
But now the parties hope they have solved the dilemma.
They have agreed on a deal that has been drafted in the form of legislation and is expected to be introduced next week in the Assembly and Senate. Because the state claims the land is Forest Preserve, the deal requires a constitutional amendment that would need to be approved in the Senate and Assembly twice, with an election between the votes. Then the constitutional amendment would be put on an election ballot and go before the voters of the entire state.
The parties are hoping to get it passed by both houses this month, then again early next year, so it could be put on the ballot in November 2013.
The deal would essentially include a land swap. Raquette Lake property owners would give the state about $625,000 it could put toward the purchase of property for the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The town of Long Lake would collect the money from landowners and put into an escrow account until the state is ready to purchase property. The property would be purchased with the help of a third party, which would contribute toward the cost of the purchase.
The Raquette Lake landowners would receive clear titles of land ownership once the state purchases the Forest Preserve, a process that could take time.
Landowners who don't want to be part of this deal could opt out shortly after the amendment goes before voters. If it passes, the landowners would then likely need to resolve their disputed titles in an expensive court battle.
Jim Blanchard, whose family has lived in Raquette Lake since the 19th century, is one of the core group of Raquette Lake residents who has been very involved with discussions with the state for years. He praised the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration for being willing to solve this long-standing problem. Blanchard said the negotiations "seems to be coming together better than it ever has before.
"It solves our title issues that have been a problem for 150 years," Blanchard said. "It's a solution. No solution is perfect, but this one is as good as it's been, so we support it. We were very happy that the other people involved are supporting it. It doesn't look like we have anybody fighting against it."
Blanchard was one of about 65 property owners in Raquette Lake who attended a meeting about the proposal on Saturday. He said the group unanimously supported it.
The DEC has a policy of not commenting on pending legislation, but spokeswoman Emily DeSantis did say her agency would like to see this issue resolved.
"While we cannot comment specifically on the legislation, it is in the public's interest to resolve the long-standing title disputes in a fair and equitable manner while ensuring that the state receives a significant parcel of land as part of the settlement," DeSantis wrote the Enterprise. "The DEC continues to work with the Raquette Lake community, legislators, environmental groups and other stakeholders to resolve this complex issue."
The residents have had support from state Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward and state Sen. Betty Little, but they have been wary of environmental groups. But such groups appear to be very supportive of this proposal and would like to see it go through.
"This is the closest to an agreement in the 20 years that I've been an observer of this situation, and I think it is definitely something that could happen this legislative session," Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan said. "Ultimately, we think a resolution of this is in everyone's best interest."
Dave Gibson of Adirondack Wild agreed that it would in the best interests of everyone to put this issue in the past.
"I think it generally meets the test for Article 14 land exchanges," Gibson said, referring to the article of the state Constitution that established the Adirondack Forest Preserve. "There's a real public benefit to having this public land ownership question on such a large lake settled for all time. Obviously, it's a benefit for the owners and the future generations and also for the town and the county of Hamilton. And there's a benefit for New York to know what it owns and what it doesn't own."
Sayward, a co-sponsor of the bill, said it would have to go through the Assembly's Environmental Conservation Committee and the Judiciary Committee before going to the floor for a final vote.
"If we can get the bill to the floor, it will pass," Sayward said. "I think there are 30-some members that sit here in our house that have constituents that own property that is contested. So many of them are already aware of the issue, and some of them, we've had good conversations with a lot of these folks already."
Little, a sponsor of the Senate bill, said the bill will likely be introduced next week in the Rules Committee.
"This is a good resolution for an ongoing dispute," Little said. "People will have clear title to their properties, and they will be able to move on. There will be additional Forest Preserve land purchased to replace the land in question, and I think it's a good resolution."


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The FDNY's most heroic members were honored on June 4, during the 145th annual FDNY Medal Day.
"We're paying tribute to the best amongst us, who are examples of what a hero is," Mayor Bill de Blasio said during the ceremony at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.
Sixty-five members received recognition for rescues in the last year.
"This is the best day of the year for the FDNY," Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said. "This inspiring group does not know how to quit until the job is done. And I know the future of the Department is in good hands with all of you."
Among the honored members was Lt. Robert Lee, who received the James Gordon Bennett Medal, the Fire Service's highest honor.On Oct. 28, 2013, he saved a woman and a girl from a fire in the Bronx, moving them past multiple obstructions to save their lives. During the rescue he said he kept thinking about his wife and daughter, who are around the same age as the fire victims.
"It was a hazardous condition, fortunately it was a success and it was definitely a team effort," he said, adding that he is looking forward to meeting the people he rescued one day.
He added that he enjoys Medal Day because, "This is just extraordinary, you see that [life-saving rescues] happen across the city every day."
EMT Brendan Hernandez received the Christopher J. Prescott Medal and his partner, EMT Jean Altidor, Jr., received the Chief James Scullion Medal for an incident on June 10, 2013, where they wrestled a gun away from a patient who had shot a police officer."It feels good to know we can make a difference in this city," EMT Hernandez said.
The rescue of a woman in the Bronx on Sept. 14, 2013, also earned two firefighters medals. Firefighter Vincent Musacchio received the Hugh Bonner Medal/Honor Legion Medal and Walter Scott Medal, and Probationary Firefighter Ryan Blackwell, who only had four months on the job and whose father, Firefighter Christopher Blackwell, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001, received the Probationary Firefighter Thomas A. Wylie Medal.
And the Deputy Commissioner Christine R. Godek Medal was presented to the Manhattan Serial Arson Task Force, including Supervising Fire Marshals Thomas Kane and Eric Hansen, and Fire Marshals Michael Kavanagh and Philip Meagher, for the arrest of a serial arsonist on Sept. 8, 2013.
During the ceremony, retired Firefighter Kevin Flood's son, Colin, 8, who has Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, was given the Lieutenant James Curran/New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation Medal alongside the members of his father's firehouse, Engine 210. He also was sworn in as a Junior Firefighter.


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"Girls" is apparently big enough in the UK that The Guardian hosts weekly chats about each episode the following day, and they've invited me to be one of two guests (along with Nona Willis from GOOD) for this week's chat about "Weirdos Need Boyfriends Too" (which I reviewed here). The chat will be today at 2 p.m. Eastern, and being done with CoveritLive, and if I've done my HTML coding properly (always a big if), you should be able to follow and participate in the chat right here on this blog entry. (And if not, follow the first link back to The Guardian's page.)


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To the Editor:
After living through 89 tough years in this great country, including the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, etc., I am sorry to say I have never felt so depressed about the condition of this nation.
I mistakenly felt we had made significant progress in the battle against racism. I was wrong. The GOP has but one real focus now — defeat Barack Obama, apparently because he is black.
I felt the middle class was the backbone of America. I was wrong. George W. Bush appointed new Supreme Court members who favor only the rich and super rich. The court has ruled that the super rich can donate any amount to the party of their choice.
I believed that the people, after a life of work helping the country grow, deserved a retirement and medical assistance as required. I was wrong. Tax relief to the rich is "democracy." Social Security and Medicare are "socialism."
I always felt America made and the world took. I was wrong. Corporate America only makes profits if it takes jobs from its citizens and ships them overseas. In the eyes of right-wingers, a starving child is insignificant compared to a corporation not posting profits.
I had a strong belief that America was a moral country. I was wrong. In Bush's Iraq war, we invaded a Muslim country, killed hundreds of thousands of its citizens for no reason, and still wonder why they don't like that idea. Now we wonder why they take cracks against us when they can?
I feel we can come back and be a great country again, but only if the citizens are as important as the corporations.
Finally, President Dwight David Eisenhower, the man who led us through World War II, told us when he left office to beware of "the military-industrial complex."