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The South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs is comprised of governmental, non-profit, and
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search skills, on-the-job training, and substance abuse prevention and recovery for at-risk teens. The
plans for each city's use of the grant funds are attached.
According to Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, "Receiving this grant is recognition for the unique
regional partnership that we've created among government agencies, schools, and social service
providers. Social service agencies assisted 120 youth in Santa Barbara in 2012. We saw 93% increase
their school attendance, 79% report a reduction in drug and alcohol use, and 83% of eligible seniors
graduate from high school. The grant funds will build on these successes."
"The grant award will allow for the continuation of the cooperative work of the Carpinteria Unified
School District, our law enforcement partners at the Sheriff's Department, and the Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, which addresses important health and human service needs of Carpinteria
youth and their families, and helps to reduce gang activity," said Carpinteria Mayor Brad Stein.
Lompoc Mayor John Linn commented that, "We are very thankful for the Community Action Commission
in partnering with our community in providing much needed services for young people in Lompoc."
The grants require strategic plans and the use of evidence based practices. UCSB's Department of
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City of Carpinteria
The Carpinteria GRIP project will address youth violence in the community and provide a comprehensive
system of support services to youth and their families. Collaborating partners is this project include;
Carpinteria Unified School District, the City of Carpinteria, County Alcohol Drug and Mental Health
Services, County Sheriff's Department, County Probation Department, Council on Alcoholism and Drug
The project will target an estimated 170 parents and 1,250 youth who are at-risk of gang involvement
or already engaged in gang activity. Targeted risk factors include family involvement in a gang or other
family risk factors, school failure and truancy, behavioral problems and lack of social/emotional
support, delinquency, and drug and alcohol use. The project staffing includes 11 staff from Carpinteria
Unified School District -2 counselors, 5 principals, 4 after school staff and 16 staff (8.0 FTE) from the
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA).
The project is consistent with the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention's Comprehensive
Gang Model in that it is an integrated approach that includes prevention and secondary prevention,
intervention and suppression. The overall goal of the project is to increase the resiliency of at-risk youth
targeted for project services, as measured by changes in their attitudes toward gang involvement,
alcohol, drugs, delinquency, and increased social/emotional protective factors.
The project will work closely with Sheriff and Probation officers to support their suppression efforts and
to utilize their knowledge of local gang members/families and to identify youth who would benefit from
GRIP project services. The efforts of the Carpinteria CalGRIP project will be coordinated with those of the
South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs, which addresses gang issues throughout South Santa Barbara
Services to Carpinteria youth and families under this present CalGRIP contract will begin on January 1,
City of Santa Barbara
The City of Santa Barbara's grant will provide services through the Community Action Commission
(CAC). The project will consist of a comprehensive strategy of intensive case management, education,
paid job internships and substance abuse prevention and treatment. Those served will be 120 young
men and women aged 14 to 18 who have been involved in the juvenile justice system or are at risk of
involvement. Case Managers will provide both the evidence-based Project Toward No Drug Abuse 12-
week substance abuse curriculum and the CAC Los Compadres program 10-week curricula El Joven
Noble (for young men) and Claridad (for young women), both of which promote healthy decision making
and alternatives to violence and gangs. Eighteen youth will be provided with paid internships working
with the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department Apprenticeship Program. Identified
youth will be also able to participate in the Santa Barbara School District's Restorative Justice Program
during the second year of the project.
City of Lompoc
The South Coast is not the only area of Santa Barbara County to receive a CalGRIP grant award. An
award of $500,000 over two years has also been received by the City of Lompoc. The Lompoc Police
Department will work through the Community Action Commission to provide the Lompoc Youth Corps
program, a comprehensive strategy of intensive case management, job search skills, on-the-job
training, support for finishing school, and substance abuse prevention and recovery. The project will
serve 50 young men and women aged 15 to 19 who have been involved in the juvenile justice system or
are at risk of involvement.
Background on South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs
On March 14, 2007, 15 year-old Luis Angel Linares became the victim of a gang stabbing homicide
during a gang brawl that took place in downtown Santa Barbara. A 14 year-old was charged and found
guilty of the homicide. Following this tragic incident the City of Santa Barbara launched an effort to
address youth gang violence. It quickly became clear that the problem of youth gang violence is a
community problem that will require a collaborative community effort to find a solution.
The Strategy Planning Committee on Youth Violence was established in January 2008 in response to
Santa Barbara City Council direction to improve communication and coordination with other government
agencies and non-profit organizations who are engaged with providing services and programming to
local at-risk youth. In March 2009, the South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs was formed based upon
a recommendation of the Strategy Planning Committee on Youth Violence.
To eliminate gang activity, thus improving the safety and quality of life for youths, their families, and
the community.
Foster a caring environment and opportunities for youths to fulfill their educational, employment, and
personal potential rather than join gangs.
Mission of the Strategy Planning Committee on Youth Violence
For more information, visit: http://youthgangtaskforce.org/
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It is with great pleasure that the Netherlands-based international foundation "Human Rights in Mental Health-FGIP" announces the winner of the 2016 Jim Birley Scholarship. The 2016 Scholarship has been awarded to an outstanding advocate for human rights in mental health, Mr. Agus Sugianto from East Java, Indonesia.
Agus Sugianto is a 38 years old mental health advocate who currently studies English education and hopes to obtain his bachelor degree this summer. He is has been a private English teacher for the past ten years, is a batik designer as well as a professional pencil drawing artist.
Mr. Sugianto experienced a major depression in 1999 as a result of which he was shackled ("pasung") multiple times. His mental health problem led to loss of human dignity, stigma and maltreatment. As he himself writes, "somehow I managed to survive and overcome all and choose to use my experiences and knowledge for advocating the mental health and human right issue since. My last diagnosed was bipolar disorder, and it does not constrain me to remain involved in mental health and human rights advocacy. I am giving all my effort and dedication to fight the stigma attached to the people with mental health problems and to pasung victims. I pour all my talents in arts such as drawing, paintings and batik art, to be used as a media in mental health campaign. I also become speaker in many national events and forum to campaign those issues."
Mr. Sugianto involvement in mental health advocacy is impressive and a true example to others. He is a member of Komunitas Peduli Skizofrenia Indonesia (Indonesian Community Care for Schizophrenia), a member and voluntary activist in Bipolar Care Indonesia, Harmony in Diversity and other user support groups in his country.
As Mr. Sugianto writes, "the Jim Birley Scholarship will definitely help me to realize my work plans such as educating the society and creating a better understanding of mental health issues in my hometown and other targeted areas in Indonesia. I am fully aware that receiving the Jim Birley Scholarship is a big responsibility. I will use this opportunity as a great way to contribute more to mental health and human rights advocacy."
The Jim Birley Scholarships were initiated in 2013 by FGIP to honor its late Past Chairman Dr. Jim Birley and is meant as a stimulus to young mental health professionals and other stakeholders who have shown exemplary commitment to the issue of human rights in mental health. Each year the scholarship award is for 5,000 euros and is to be used for a project chosen by the winner.
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hi guys... I got a 90 gal tank... i have 70 lbs of live rock, how many shirmps do you think i can have? i would like to have cleaners, bloods, coral banded and camel.. can I??? or is this a bad idea
Well it also depends upon what other animals are in the tank. Many fish will prey upon them and you'll not be able to keep any. If you are going mainly for an invert only tank, very cool, then I'd bet you could get away with a whole lot. Somewhere between 50-100. But if you keep that coral banded expect to only have 1 shrimp. Coral banded will tear apart other shrimps.
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thanks man for all the info.
i guess i should forget about the coral banded then...
now: i have a blue tang, 2 clowns and a foxface, all of them are small size, would they prey on the shrimp?
by the way... i just got the blue tang and he was getting to close to a red hairy 1.5" crab that i have, and i notice the crab being bother by the tang trying to get close to him, but the crab tried to attack him... do you think the crab could actually kill the tang??? for now i place the crab in the sump tank... should i return him into the main tank? or return him to the pet store?
Your tang won't mess with the crab. They are mainly herbivorous. You will need to feed it algae sheets like Nori. The clowns might nip up a small shrimp here and there, but I wouldn't worry to much about it.
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Welcome to SWIM N' BEAR, our private Mountain getaway. This cabin is located in the very popular Black Bear Ridge resort, and offers a very private setting for your Romantic getaway. The cabin is set up for Honeymooners or couples, but is also great for small families. Relax by candle light and enjoy the Heart shaped Jacuzzi tub while watching the 37" TV, or Relax in the peaceful Mountain setting while enjoying each others company in the Hot Tub on your private deck while listening to the sounds of nature -- The Kitchen is stocked for Cooking, and there is a very nice grill outside so you may just want to stay in your Deluxe Cabin your entire trip to the Smokies.
The peaceful Mountain setting can be enjoyed from 2 large private decks at the back of the Cabin. And don't forget our KING SIZED Log Bed, complete with a TEMPUR-PEDIC mattress for your enjoyment!!
Or maybe you want to take a dip in your very own PRIVATE INDOOR SWIMMING POOL, right inside your cabin...
-- Bathing suit doesn't fit ?, it won't matter here.
And if you do decide to go outside your cabin ( but we think you might not want to ) , you are just a few minutes away from all that the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area has to offer. Only 5 miles to the Heart of the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, and then just a few more miles up the road to Gatlinburg.
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Sorry- NO PETS ALLOWED
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|Jan 01 2017
|Dec 31 2017
|2 Nights
|Check In: 4 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Lodging tax: 12.75%
|Deposits: $29 Damage Deposit Waiver Insurance or $200 damage deposit required for all rentals.
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Heavenly Get-away!
Carole Rogers
Rockwood, Ontario Canada
Heavenly Get-away!
December 12, 2012
We booked this cabin to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary, it was all that we had hoped for and more, the cabin was truly a perfect get-away for us, it was clean, and well equiped...the sceney and the surroundings were beautiful, those mountains....what can I say! We would recommend this cabin to our friends and family! Booking this trip through Vacation Home Rentals proved to be a very positive experience as well.
Best vacation I have ever had
Melanie Monta
Crestview, Fl USA
Best vacation I have ever had
March 26, 2012
The cabin is beautiful, with so mush to do, you never have to go out. Only disappointment is no internet. Would have definately made it easier to find things in the area to do and being that I am in school, would have been nice to be able to do a little homework while I was there. Overall, it was amazing. Clean, well kept, beautiful views, and very private. Would definately go back anytime.
Best Cabin Ever!!
Susan Foret
Napoleonville, LA n USA
Best Cabin Ever!!
November 1, 2011
We have been to the mountains fourteen times and have always stayed in a cabin. This is by far the best cabin we have ever stayed in. I would recommend this cabin to anyone that wants a very relaxing vacation.
Christina Walston
Petersburg, KY
September 27, 2011
The cabin was by far the BEST we have ever stayed in!!! The heated private pool was super relaxing. We spent our 4 year wedding anniversary here and would highly recommend this cabin for any occasion.
Loved it
Danny Carter
Alleghany county va
Loved it
February 9, 2011
This is one of the nicest cabins i have stayed in. i give it 5 stars plus. The owner is great to deal with ...if your looking for a cabin stay here you wont regret it
Great Cabin and Great Vacation!
Jason Smith
Bellevue, KY
Great Cabin and Great Vacation!
October 12, 2010
The cabin was awesome and we had a great time. I would highly recommend this cabin for anyone that was planning a trip to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area.
Great Honeymoon!
Amber & Buck Horath
Dothan, AL
Great Honeymoon!
September 10, 2010
Our second honeymoon at Swim n Bear was great. The cabin was absolutely perfect! We spent far more time at the cabin than in all of the hustle and bustle of Pigeon Forge. We had everything we needed right there at 1226 Bird Nest Way!
Myerstown PA
June 29, 2010
We stayed here for one week of our honeymoon and thoroughly enjoyed it! If I could do it over, I do stay here again! After a hot day "abroad" it was great to return "home" and be refreshed by a cool swim in the pool. With all the cooking utensils provided, we didn't need to leave the cabin unless we wished to.
Beautiful - Pictures don't do justice!
P. Boswell
Millington, TN USA
Beautiful - Pictures don't do justice!
August 9, 2009
This cabin is nestled in the side of a mountain with a beautiful view. We loved everything about this cabin. Family of 5 (3 kids, ages 7, 1 & infant). The pool is very nice when kids are bored, and you don't feel like getting out. The owner is very nice, we give this place 5 stars.
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It was in 2001 that the NHL earnestly began its attempt to bring the NHLPA to the bargaining table with hopes of negotiating a new deal, knowing there were many problems with the agreement set to expire after the 2003-2004 season.
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Goodenow rejected the cap idea from the very beginning and has not wavered.
Attempts to bring the two sides to the table early on were unsuccessful for this very reason. Goodenow said there was nothing to talk about if Bettman was going to insist on the salary cap and Bettman said there had to be a linkage between revenues and salaries.
Another problem was that the players did not believe the numbers the league put forward as its revenues. The players believed there were monies being hidden in subsidiary corporations and in the league's creative bookkeeping.
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Thus, even if the players are willing to consider some equation that deals with a percentage of revenues going to salaries, which they seem willing to do, that process cannot occur without an agreement as to what constitutes the revenues.
It is worth noting that within the last offer from the NHL to the players, an offer rejected for salary-cap-related reasons, the league said that any team that failed to file complete reports with the NHL would be subject to a stiff fine.
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While these discussions and processes were ongoing, time ticked on. Between 2001 and 2004, little else happened. The PA, despite repeated urging from the league, saw no reason to sit down and negotiate. Meanwhile, the numbers remained in question and player salaries continued to climb.
The refusal to come to the table has angered Bettman and has led to an ingrained personal animosity with Goodenow. We have seen several of the most recent negotiating sessions conducted with neither there. The results have been the same.
At this point the players firmly believe the owners made the decision to shut this season down years ago. They view the negotiations as nothing more than the owners preparing to head to court for an injunction this summer or next fall, giving the league the right to use replacement players with financial terms set by the league.
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This is all very risky business.
How long will Canada stand by and watch its game dragged through the mud? Will parties there seek to organize their own league?
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How many players would cross a picket line if the league does open its doors to replacement players? Will the fans accept such a league? When baseball used replacement players in spring training, it was a disaster and the idea never made it to the regular season.
This year is gone. Next year is in jeopardy. Canada suffers daily and there is hardly a ripple on the media front in the U.S.
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About a decade ago, for an ESPN.com project about sports in the 21st century, I got in touch with a futurist named Watts Wacker. The guy talked about the future with such certainty, his ideas so polished. At the time, Wacker told me that we'll eventually see sports stadiums of no more than a couple thousand people, optimized with the perfect elements to make the perfect TV broadcast. It made so much sense to me. Over time, rights fees have increased and ticket revenue has become less of a revenue stream. After all, so few people out of the total universe watching a game are actually in the stadium, why not optimize it for the people at home?
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Tickets: There are many teams who give fans one card for their entire season ticket. Wacker envisions ticket holders having to carry nothing. Fans will have a chip implanted in their wrist with all their information. Seat location, credit card info and fan loyalty points are all in your arm.
Food: More and more stadiums will allow in-seat ordering and delivery. Once reserved for the premium seats, food service in stadiums will eventually be available to everyone.
TV Anywhere: Can't make it to the stadium, then take a game anywhere. Your mobile device will allow you to project a 3D holographic image into thin air. Create your own stadium environment even if you are sitting at the airport waiting for your plane to board.
Gambling: Wacker thinks this is the biggest no-brainer: gambling on every play of every game inside and outside the stadium.
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