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The St. Joseph County prosecutor's department may soon have an advocate dog to help comfort victims who come to court.
The St. Joseph County prosecutor's department may soon have an advocate dog to help comfort victims who come to court.
The idea of having a dog at the prosecutor's office first came to light Nov. 16 at a county commission executive session.
Prosecutor John McDonough had forwarded a request to commissioners to spend $500 surplus from his 2012 budget to purchase a dog.
County administrator Judy West-Wing said a few other counties in Michigan have added an advocate dog and found it to be helpful. An appropriate breed likely would be a golden retriever or labrador.
Victim's rights advocate Linda Baker volunteered to take ownership of the dog and all financial responsibility.
Her plan is to bring the dog to work with her each day. It would remain in her office when not with victims offering comfort.
Commissioners did discuss concerns about people with allergies or people who are afraid of dogs. The county has liability coverage that would cover related claims, such as dog bites or damage.
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It was a coup for Donatella Versace: Hilary Swank was brilliant in white on the Cannes red carpet Sunday for the premiere of "The Homesman," with a silk one-shoulder gown from Atelier Versace, twinned with a 1000-watt smile.
The killer dress came from the Italian house's couture line and was gathered at the waist and draped at the back.
Setting the look off, she wore Chopard earrings in white gold set with oval-shaped tanzanites, opals and triangle-cut 2-carat diamonds. It was one of the most beautiful styles seen all festival.
"The Homesman" was directed by Tommy Lee Jones, who also stars in it.
— Thomas Adamson — http://twitter.com/ThomasAdamsonAP
The "Bring Back Our Girls" message has made its way to the Cannes red carpet for the second night in a row.
This time, it was the cast of "The Expendables 3" — which includes Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Jason Statham, and Wesley Snipes — who each held up signs bearing the message. The phrase refers to the worldwide effort to bring home more than 250 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the extremist Islamic group Boko Haram a month ago. Despite a multinational effort, they have yet to be recovered.
Salma Hayek brought the message to the red carpet on Saturday night, holding up the sign as she arrived to preview her film "The Prophet."
"The Expendables 3" is not an official selection at Cannes, but its stars have made the most of their Cannes visit — arriving on the Riviera Saturday morning in tanks.
— Nekesa Mumbi Moody — http://www.twitter.com/nekesamumbi
In Westerns, women are usually bit players, relegated to fleeting domestic scenes before the men set out on adventure.
On Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, Tommy Lee Jones premiered a Western from a more female perspective. His "The Homesman" is about a single woman farmer (Hilary Swank) on the Nebraska plains during Westward expansion.
Called "bossy" by suitors, the strong-willed Mary Bee Cuddy volunteers to take three women who have grown crazy on the desolate landscape to Iowa. She enlists an outlaw, played by Jones, to help on the weekslong journey. Cuddy and the women are generally treated as mere cargo in the race West — which Jones said he considers historical roots to sexism today.
"I don't think there's a woman in this room who has never felt objectified or trivialized because of her gender," Jones said to festival reporters. "There's a reason for that and a history of that, and I think that's an interesting thing."
It's the second time directing a feature for the 67-year-old Jones, whose 2005 "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" was warmly received by critics. "The Homesman," which co-stars Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and Hailee Steinfeld, had a more mixed reaction in Cannes.
Jones declined to see his film as a Western.
"I don't understand that word," he said of "genre." ''It's a consideration of the history of Westward expansion, a way of looking at what the school children of America learn on the subject of Manifest Destiny."
— Jake Coyle — http://twitter.com/jake—coyle
Abel Ferrara's movie "Welcome to New York," inspired by the sex scandal involving the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been grabbing headlines, and a secretive party to celebrate it here created even more of a buzz.
The theme for Saturday's celebration — hosted at Nikki Beach on the Croisette — mirrored the film's lurid subject matter. Ferrara partied with guests who donned white bath robes, and party bags came with complementary S&M whips, handcuffs, condoms and even tablets labeled "Viagra."
The film, screened before the party started, stars Gerard Depardieu. He bares all to play unrepentant sex-addict Mr. Devereaux, a man who handles billions of dollars a day and commits a sexual assault on a hotel maid following an orgy.
Though the film comes with a legal disclaimer, there are undeniable parallels between Devereaux and Strauss-Kahn, known as DSK.
In May 2011, Strauss-Kahn was accused of sexually assaulting a New York hotel employee. Charges were ultimately dropped against the Frenchman and he reached an out-of-court settlement with the woman. Strauss-Kahn is charged with aggravated pimping in a separate case in France.
In the film, his wife, played stoically by Jacqueline Bisset, sees her dreams of being France's first lady evaporate in scandal and her life torn apart. Strauss-Kahn was seen as a possible candidate for the presidency.
Depardieu was not at Saturday night's party, opting to attend another screening of the film elsewhere in Cannes.
Once seen as a potential contender at the Cannes Film Festival, it has been released in France on video on demand.
— Thomas Adamson — http://twitter.com/ThomasAdamsonAP
It was like a night in Panem as the already lavish Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc was transformed into an extravagant party that mimicked those thrown in the fictional capitol of the "Hunger Games" series.
Saturday night's event was to promote the future release of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1," the second-to-last installment of the blockbuster apocalyptic series.
Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore and Donald Sutherland were among those who attended the event in d'Antibes, a short distance away from Cannes.
The hotel's courtyard was partly tented and elaborately decorated with chandeliers, satin couches and drapery along with the symbol of a Mockingjay. Guests danced until the early morning hours and were served by wait staff in wild makeup.
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"Other than the love story, this film also displays the power of life. Through their stories, you can see that life is still beautiful. There's still hope to life. If you persevere, you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. That's an important theme (of the film). So I was very happy to be back at the set." — John Woo on his new film "The Crossing," which is his return to film after battling cancer.
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Chamber now halfway to goal for return of fireworks on July 4
The Taft District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Bob Hampton of Westside Waste Management's $5,000 sponsorship of the Taft Fireworks Show. Hampton joins City Councilman Dave Noerr, of Huddleston Crane Service, who was first to pledge $1,000 towards bringing fireworks back to Taft.
Planning for Independence Day celebration is well underway at the Taft Chamber.
The 2013 Taft Fireworks Show presented by Westside Waste Management is being held on Wednesday, July 3 on the Rails to Trails and will feature vendors, live music, and a fireworks display.
Fireworks cannot be brought back to Taft without sponsorships and private donations from the community.
The all-community funded fireworks show has raised $7,197.14 and is still seeking donations to make this event a reality. Individual donations and company sponsorships are available and include VIP seating, logo banners, and recognition for your company in support of the Taft Fireworks Show.
Private donations can be made through the Chamber office or by purchasing a Tribute banner, honoring veterans and active military, to be displayed around Taft through Veteran's Day. Companies can support the Chamber and the Taft Fireworks show with the purchase of these banners. Banners are designed to include pictures of honorees or a company logo for advertisement of your business.
Donation containers are located at the Taft Chamber, Vicente's, Asian Experience, 7-11, Super Tom's, and Chicken of Oz. Please drop your loose change and dollars in these buckets so we may reach our goal.
WCMA with the Taft Chamber will host the 3rd annual picnic on Thursday, July 4. This free event includes a watermelon eating contest, pie eating contest, water slides, children's bike parade, and live music to celebrate Independence Day. For more information, call us at 765-2165.


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I wont forget you :-)Originally Posted by mpsd
Our team has one charger between 4 Emag framed guns. I left my xmag on one night but the emag is still going strong on the original charge... That was 6 months ago!
I wont forget you :-)Originally Posted by mpsd
Our team has one charger between 4 Emag framed guns. I left my xmag on one night but the emag is still going strong on the original charge... That was 6 months ago!
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WOW! If I really get that from a battery, I'll let you know.Originally Posted by KCs-RTule
I'm sure the XMod firmware has something to do with better battery consumption as well.Originally Posted by mpsd
Good point, but I think mpsd has xmod.Originally Posted by Looper
Speaking of energy efficiency. I hear the new ace boards are designed to use less power, while providing a clearer signal.
Back to the regularly scheduled program. "Battery packs get your battery packs here!"
payment made
the battery top is in the mail
I do have it but, according to the terms of use, I can�t disclose it or I would be doing software piracy. I would recommend contacting Paul "Lornecash" Niedfeldt who developed this amazing software. As for battery consuption, the only way it saves some energy is by reducing the display brightness.Originally Posted by KCs-RTule
Anyway, if you want to speak with Paul, contact him either by his thread on AO (http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=185314) or on his website (http://www.niedtech.com/).
Now, KC, I just read your last post saying that you�ll be receiving some new tops from AGD so I�m on the line for it. PM me with total due and paying instructions, please.
mpsd. Payment conf. one pack and top for you.
mongoose payment conf. Your used top is here.
BenoitOWN Payment conf. 2complete packs. (charge packs before shipping)
p8ntbal4me Holding 2 packs no tops for you
That leaves 6packs and 7 tops left at last count.
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perhaps getting me a top and a pack on hold for next payday?Originally Posted by KCs-RTule
5 packs 6 tops. Selling out fast.
PM sent Kristian...
Pmed you about possibly making a deal with you.
only 3 packs left.
PayPal sent...
Paypal sent for a pack with a top.
Can't wait to get my xmag going
csallen039 holding a complete pack for you.
TNDeathInc Awaiting payment for complete pack.
P9ntbal4me still holding 2 replacement packs for you
payment conf on the last 2 guys. thanks!
Only one or two packs left.
Did you ever consider doing a battery pack to replaced 2 9v batteries? This could be used in most loaders that are on the market, right?
i cant find your paypal addy kc.
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= Shannon Jones. Payment conf!Originally Posted by TnDeathInc
Guys if you dont fill out the paypal details I dont know who you are or what you are buying.
Please fill out the paypal details. please.
TnDeathInc payment conf on one complete pack.Originally Posted by KCs-RTule
ta2maki payment conf on one complete pack.
mt84 payment conf on one complete pack.
All packs conus have shipped. All packs int are built, packaged and will ship tomorrow or thursday.
I have quotes in for another batch...
Prices on nicad and nimh cells have gone up with the rising costs of tin, copper and shipping from China. The cells my packs are made from, Tenergy, went up over 30% from last year.
The next batch will, IF offered, come with a price increase. I dont like it but its something I have to do.
I do have some good news.
Packs Paid & Cleared to date have shipped. I was holding 2 packs for someone but their situation has changed. Those packs are the last 2 available for purchase.
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BlackVCG Awaiting mo for 2 packs. (Complete?)
Just sent payment for two battery packs!
PMO is on its way.
I'll take one. PM sent
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Ratzo Awaiting MO.
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Payment sent KC.
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yup. shipped out the 26th.Originally Posted by BenoitOWN
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It still seems weird to see GoChiefs articles posted over here as well.
Croyle Or Bust
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Posted Aug 17, 2007
Everyone was talking about the quarterback competition in Kansas City Thursday night. Trent Green, ESPN, Carl Peterson, Joe Fan in the stands, Herm Edwards no one would shut up about it. Im going to be the first one as soon as I finish this column (hopefully the last one with the words Croyle and Bust in the headline).
The Chiefs have played this thing close to the vest for months now. In OTAs, Brodie Croyle, Damon Huard, and Casey Printers split reps evenly. In training camp, depending on the day of the week, the temperature in River Falls, the color of sweatshirt Herm was wearing that morning and what Dick Curl had for breakfast, it was either Croyle or Huard working with the first team. In scrimmages against the Vikings, Croyle worked with the starters in Mankato, while the opposite was true in Wisconsin.
On HBOs Hard Knocks, when Curl expressed confidence in his young passer, Chiefs GM Carl Peterson wisely interrupted with comments in favor of the veteran. And as if all this wasnt enough, the official depth chart on KcChiefs.com is conveniently unsullied by quarterbacks.
But Thursday night, watching Kansas City and Miami, it all became clear to me. The quarterback job in Kansas City belongs to the kid from Alabama.
There is no competition.
You didnt even have to watch KCs game against the Dolphins to figure it out or the game in Cleveland. Just look at a box score.
Croyle: Nineteen attempts.
Huard: Nine attempts.
If there is a competition, its weighted heavily in Croyles favor (maybe Trent Green was right). My best guess - there were only a few people at Arrowhead Thursday night who really want Huard to be the starting quarterback Huard himself, his immediate family, and Carl Peterson.
But Peterson doesnt call the plays. The Chiefs have stressed this is supposed to be a fair competition. And they held to that until the preseason.
Not anymore. While Huard is given a few token series, Croyles getting a baptism by NFL fire. Against the Browns, the Chiefs broke him in slowly with short, quick passes, but dropped the young quarterback back on nine of the 13 plays he was in the game. Last night, out of 19 snaps, the Chiefs called 12 passes for Croyle and let him off the leash. He was slinging it down the field all evening.
Theres more to this than mere numbers, too. When Huard relieved Croyle in Cleveland, the Chiefs inserted the backup offensive line. Last night, the veterans (Brian Waters, Casey Wiegmann, John Welbourn and Kyle Turley) stayed in when Croyle relieved Huard and for more than one series. The Chiefs arent going to put Brodies battered knees at risk behind the second string.
The disparity in attempts between the two quarterbacks will grow even larger following next weeks game against the New Orleans Saints. Croyle is scheduled to start, will play at least the first half and probably into the third quarter. The coaching staff will get a good, long look at him as he runs the closest thing to a real NFL gameplan for the first time in his career. Huard will throw a meaningless pass or two before giving way to Printers.
Is it mere coincidence that everything worked out this way, or did the Chiefs really intend to put Huard at an enormous disadvantage in this competition?
Maybe Im shooting in the dark here. Maybe there arent a bunch of black helicopters circling Arrowhead Stadium, and when the regular season begins Herm Edwards will be holding up a newspaper with the headline "CROYLE DEFEATS HUARD" as he smiles like Harry S. Truman while declaring Damon his starter.
But it sure seems like the Chiefs have made absolutely sure to let Brodie experience every major hotspot along the preseason journey as the starter the scrimmage in Mankato, the first road game in Cleveland and (next week) the all-important third exhibition game.
Can you really blame them? If you were in River Falls, you saw the difference between the two quarterbacks. Against the Dolphins, it was clear as day to anyone in the stadium or tuned into ESPN.
The most exciting thing Damon Huard did in three series was float a ball to Tony Gonzalez for a first down. You kind of got the feeling he was looking around for Larry Johnson who was probably smiling to himself in Manhattan every time Michael Bennett and Kolby Smith got stuffed behind the line of scrimmage.
And then Croyle took the Chiefs down for their first offensive touchdown of 2007, and 80,000 people at Arrowhead (OK, 50,000) reacted as if theyd found Gates barbecue under their seats. Suddenly, no one cared about Trent Green (who looked old). All they cared about was the skinny kid with the howitzer on his right shoulder. The one who had fired a pass between two defenders 20 yards downfield to rookie tight end Michael Allan, just before he calmly flipped the ball into the hands of wide receiver Chris Hannon for six.
The simple truth of the situation is that kid can make throws Huard wouldnt dream of attempting.
And yeah, maybe that kid came right back on the next series, threw an awful pass off his back foot the kind that gives you bad dreams - and cost the Chiefs some points. That happens with young quarterbacks. It probably wont be the last time it happens with Croyle. But lets be honest here. The only other option is a guy who fumbled nine times last year and once hit Jason Taylor right in the hands with a pass.
That isnt to say I dont like Damon Huard. It wasnt so long ago I was one of the few people who believed in him. But the evidence is overwhelming at this point - it appears to me the Chiefs have already chosen to believe in Croyle.
Why not join them?
Get behind the kid.
(about seven yards, Larry)
Official thread killer I have heard.
It still seems weird to see GoChiefs articles posted over here as well.
Yeah, I don't think we should be posting articles from rival websites like Warpaint. I have never really considered them qualified reporters. Just my opinion though.
THAT quarterback is NOT a Pro Bowl quarterback. Never was and never will be.
yes sir lol
Official thread killer I have heard.
The article from warpaint is dead on and I agree 100% with having Brodie Croyle as the starter. He will make mistakes that we will have to live with but the positives far out way the negatives. Even Tony Gonzalez said that he will be a star in this league. The longer we wait to get this kid in the longer it will take to get a championship. Carl and more importantly Herm love this kid and they are the ones that selected him and he was the start of the rebuilding in Kansas City when drafted last year. That is why Green is gone. Huard was the cheaper back up plan. Don't think that starting Huard will bring a championship to KC because we all know that will not happen. I would be extremely surprised if Huard was the starter and willing to bet what little arrowhead bucks I have on it!
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Thursday Night FootballNew Orleans @ AtlantaThe division-rival Saints and Falcons have squared off three times over the past two seasons and produced an average scoring total of 56 points. This game's over-under just so happens to be 56, the highest of any Week 13 game. For a fast start to the fantasy week, you'll want to start your players in the Thursday nighter. ... Atlanta has an unimposing defense, ranking 22nd against the run and 13th versus the pass. Mike Nolan's unit relied on turnovers for early-season success, but has generated just two takeaways over the past five weeks. Drew Brees lit up the Falcons for 298 yards and three touchdowns 18 days ago, and there's every reason to believe he'll post similar if not superior stats in the rematch. ... Fantasy owners can confidently dismiss Jimmy Graham's disappointing four-catch, 33-yard Week 12 game as a bump in the road. Graham's stat lines in his last three Falcons meetings: 7-146-2, 4-42-1, 7-82-1. ... Marques Colston's reception and yardage numbers are down a bit, but he's on pace for a career-high 12 touchdown catches and has eight over his last eight games. Look for Colston to match up in coverage Thursday night with burnable RCB Dunta Robinson and first-year slot cornerback Robert McClain. ... Brees' target distribution since Graham returned healthy from an early-year high ankle sprain, five games ago: Graham 41, Colston 31, Lance Moore 26, Darren Sproles 18, Devery Henderson 13, and Pierre Thomas 12.The Week 10 Falcons-Saints game was a tight end showcase, as Graham (7-146-2) and Tony Gonzalez (11-122-2) went berserk. Expect Nolan to prioritize slowing Graham down in Week 13, opening up the field for others. Colston and Sproles, the latter of whom was targeted nine times in last Sunday's return from a fractured hand, would be logical beneficiaries. Keep in mind Sproles did not receive a carry in Week 12 and is more of a PPR than standard-league asset. ... Lance Moore and Devery Henderson are harder to justify as attractive fantasy plays because they'll run most of their routes at Falcons LCB Asante Samuel. Brees threw into Samuel's coverage on just 3-of-32 pass attempts in Week 10. Moore does move around enough that he stands an outside chance of proving a worthwhile WR3 start, but he's a lock for inconsistency whenever Graham and Sproles are both healthy. ... Even in a favorable matchup with Atlanta's porous run defense, the Saints' backfield beyond Sproles offers little to no reliability. With Sproles back last week, Mark Ingram (10-27) led the corps in carries but was outproduced by Chris Ivory (8-34). Pierre Thomas played only 14-of-71 snaps, per Pro Football Focus, and received one offensive touch.Due to fading feature back Michael Turner's struggles, Atlanta has become a one-dimensional team offensively. The Falcons rank No. 2 in passing offense and 28th in rushing, and will have to rely on Matt Ryan's arm to continue to sustain drives. While that's concerning for Atlanta's Super Bowl hopes, it's good news for their pass catchers in fantasy football. ... Ryan's roll has slowed since a piping-hot start with a 4:7 TD-to-INT ratio over his last four games. There's nothing like a date with the league's No. 30 pass defense to jumpstart a season. Despite the one-month lull, Ryan is sixth in quarterback points on the year. He shredded the Saints for 411 yards and three scores on 65.4 percent passing in Week 10. ... Roddy White has at least 100 yards and/or a touchdown in nine of his last 11 meetings with New Orleans. His last two Saints stat lines are 11-127 and 7-114. ... Rather than assign coverage responsibilities based on game-by-game receiver matchups, the Saints have been leaving Patrick Robinson at right corner with Jabari Greer on the left side in recent weeks. Greer is New Orleans' top cover man. Robinson can really run, but is prone to coverage busts and often picked on by opposing quarterbacks. If the Saints continue to "play sides" at corner, Julio Jones will run most of his pass routes versus Robinson and have the best matchup among Atlanta pass catchers. Both Jones and White are WR1s on Thursday night.The Saints have a difficult time defending tight ends because they play so much zone in the back end and their safety play is lackluster. FS Malcolm Jenkins has had an incredibly disappointing year, and SS Roman Harper would never be mistaken for a pass-coverage maven. New Orleans has permitted the fifth most receiving yards to tight ends through 11 games. Gonzalez may be stretched to repeat his Week 10 stat line, but there aren't five better fantasy tight ends in Sunday and Monday's games. ... To say Turner is running on fumes might be generous. He's hardly "running" at all. With 272 yards on his last 98 carries (2.78 YPC) and no real passing-game role to speak of, Turner is in danger of playing fewer snaps than Jacquizz Rodgers for a third straight week. This matchup has track meet written all over it, and Rodgers will be the superior back if the game turns pass heavy with Ryan and Brees going toe to toe. Turner is a flex option who will hurt fantasy owners if he doesn't score at the goal line. He's in an even timeshare with Rodgers now.Score Prediction: Saints 35, Falcons 28
Start or Sit: New Orleans at AtlantaWhile you're likely starting the usuals in the passing game for Thursday's Saints - Falcons matchup, Kay Adams (@heykayadams) and Matt Stroup (@mattstroup) discuss the running backs. How confident should you be in Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram, Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers?
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WORCESTER -- Two former Montachusett Regional Transit Authority employees pleaded guilty in Worcester Superior Court on Thursday to accepting bribes from a Newton businessman and were each fined $10,000, according to the attorney general's office.
Maria Gutierrez, 45, of Fitchburg, and Nancy Osorio, 36, of Leominster, each pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid kickbacks and two counts of corrupt gifts, offers or promises to influence officials' acts, according to Jillian Fennimore, deputy press secretary for Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Those were the charges they faced for accepting bribes from Alexander Shrayber, who paid them to divert transportation assignments for MassHealth patients to his transportation companies.
In addition to the $10,000 fines, Judge Janet Kenton-Walker sentenced Gutierrez and Osorio each to two years in the House of Correction, suspended for five years, with five years of probation, Fennimore said.
According to Assistant Attorney General Toby Unger, between January 2007 and April 2010, Osorio accepted between $500 and $2,500 monthly from Shrayber in exchange for bypassing the authority's low-bid system, while Gutierrez accepted between $500 and $1,000 monthly in a similar arrangement.
Shrayber was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the House of Correction, suspended for five years, and given five years of probation in Worcester Superior Court on Nov. 29 after changing his not-guilty plea to guilty in June on four counts of bribery and two counts of Medicaid kickbacks.
He was also ordered to pay $200,000 in fines and $500,000 in restitution to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program.
Leanna Swift, 31, of Leominster, another former MART employee who was accused of serving as an intermediary between Shrayber and Osorio for a portion of their arrangement, was found not guilty on one count of Medicaid kickbacks and one count of corrupt gifts, offers or promises to influence officials' acts in a jury trial at Worcester Superior Court on Nov. 26.
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Black Teflon ReTro Mag
Warped Sportz Drop Forward
68ci/4500psi Centerflag Hyperflow 420 tank
Benchmark 45 grip frame w/Dye sticky grips
KAPP foregrip extender w/Benchmark foregrip
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Mine Again-
i didnt knwo the codes for this forum so go there of someone do it for me.
My mag, the pic is kind of bad, but thats what you get with a 8 dollar digital camera.
It started as a standard feed 68 classic, now it has a Black tephlon powerfeed right body, Splashed double trigger, SP Gadget grip, Macro Line, TKO Cradle, PMI 6 ci Steel tank, 12 in Dye aluminum, and my 10 inch J&J Ceramic just arrived today
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There ya Go:
heres my pics except i ran the hose around the front of the gun
68 classic
blue warp
9 vlt revy
aci gas through foregrip
13"armson stealth
12" sp progressive
68 stub tank
tko drop foward
Aim: TacticalJay
Email: email@example.com
Blue Warp Feed
Blue 12 Volt
68ci 3000psi Stub
Lapco Bigshot
12 inch Splashed red AA
Kapp DZII
Here is my mag "YOSHI"
Retro Valve
Warp Feed
To many barrels!!!!!!!!
Custom made drop forward
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And thats all ya need to see my friends
Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day!
- Automag P/F - Chrome
- Chrome Dye 1x Frame
- 14" SS AA Barrel
- 18" Boomstick
- My Mag Pic's
Thats all you need to know
hmm.. i looked and i couldnt find my pic.. so ill post agian,
My Rt pro with stock and freak barrels
Originally posted by Tom in reffrence to a post saying he acted like my dad...
"That's right!
ALL QUIT AND NO GO!!! Team Icky Forest-Shatnerball 2003!!!
Its for sale if anyone wants it. PM me.
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Alpine CDA-7893 HU
Eclipse 33230 Amp
Infinity References' 4X6's
Infinity References' 6�'s
2 10" Infinity References'
Some Nasty tint...and no more to come casue Im getting back into paintball
OK, here's a pic of my updated mag.

I also have 2 stainless barrels, both Lapco: a bigshot and Autospirit.
Gold mag, bling bling. I just got a Teardrop, Stickies and a PMI dropforward. Note, I don't use co2 :P
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Intense Gear * ZAP Paintball * Smart Parts
My "dead sexy" RT
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Update of the cphilip Eclipse Mag at this point...
AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!
Me gun
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Booyah- Just to Help you out....
here she is Micro GFX000611
er...nope pics too big. until I resize heres the link to a couple thumbnails.
BTW the crossfire stub is for sale and it's brand new, i should've gotten a emag i could have prbably saved money too
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.......and the ugliest trigger guard in town. thanks for the help phil.
".......and the ugliest trigger guard in town. thanks for the help phil."
ive seen worse it dosn't look that bad......
This Is XspyX's New Setup, I think its pretty Ni-Nice!
Chrome...(drooling) drip...drip...
...this is the gun...I have never shot the stock barrel, but that is how i show it...I think it looks intimidating that way. I usually shoot with my 12"AA barrel
....nice clear closeup on my rig...doesnt look the same now...but she is sweet...
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I love that Marker! It is just my style� minus the flamed drop forward. I would personally use a standard drop forward but the same red color. But other than that, SWEET.
Yes, I would suggest a Warp Feed. The Hopper does look a bit �overpowering� in the overall look. I would personally go with a Red Warp Feed and a Black Hopper. Again this is just MY personal style. I think with a Red Hopper it would simply be a bit too much red and the black Hopper would balance the effect�. It would also help bring attention TO the other Red Parts. I just like a good balance in overall color design.
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– On Thursday, Aug. 9, between 10 a.m. and noon, at the Preston Township Building on Crosstown Highway (Route 370) in Lakewood, Rep. Sandra Major (R Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) will be hosting her monthly satellite office hours.
"This is a great opportunity to stop in and have your questions answered or pick up some state information," said Major. "I offer this monthly satellite office as a way to provide more convenient access to government services for those residents living in northern Wayne County. Of course, residents are also encouraged to contact either one of my other permanent district offices to talk with someone or to schedule an appointment."
Major's satellite office, as well as her permanent district offices, provides the following services:
* Driver's license and vehicle registration applications and renewals.
* Assistance with PennDOT paperwork (lost cards, changes, corrections, special registration plates, vanity plates and temporary placards for disabled persons).
* PACE and PACENET applications for seniors.
* Property Tax and Rent Rebate applications.
* Voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications.
* State tax forms.
* Student aid applications.
* Free state maps, state park information and PA Vacation Guides.
* Referrals to agencies to resolve state-related matters.
Constituents in Wayne County who are unable to stop by the satellite office are encouraged to contact Major's district office on 16501 S.R. 706, Suite 2, Montrose, PA 18801.
The telephone number is (570) 278-3374. The toll-free number is 1-800-418-5048. Major can also be contacted via her website at RepMajor.com, email at email@example.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RepMajor.


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A couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from my son's middle school alerting families that several students had been diagnosed with whooping cough, also called pertussis. I didn't pay too much attention; my son has been vaccinated and he got a booster shot a couple of years ago so I hoped he would be protected.
Then I started to cough.
A visit to my doctor and a pertussis test confirmed that I am one of the 338 people infected with it in Oregon this year. That's three times higher than last year.
Oregon's increase is nowhere near the number of cases the state of Washington is reporting. The Washington State Department of Health has declared a whooping cough epidemic and as of June 2 they've reported 2,092 cases.
Still, public health officials in Oregon are trying to keep the outbreak from spreading. It's a highly contagious disease known for its long fits of uncontrollable coughing. In adults it's highly unpleasant, but in infants and young children it can cause serious respiratory problems and can be fatal, especially in babies less than a year old.
As soon as I was diagnosed, my doctor put me on a five-day course of the antibiotic azithromycin and told me to stay home until I'd finished them. The antibiotics don't necessarily shorten the course of the illness but they do kill the bacteria so I won't spread it to anyone else.
My husband and daughter, who were showing no symptoms, were also put on the antibiotic as a precaution and, because my son Max had started to cough, I took him in to get tested. Despite his vaccination and his booster shot Max's pertussis test was also positive.
Dr. Paul Cieslak, the medical director of the Oregon immunization program, says the booster is not 100 percent effective, but data shows people who have it are far less likely to get sick. In fact most of Oregon's current cases are in people who have never been vaccinated.
Once there's an outbreak pertussis spreads quickly, Cieslak says. "One case in a susceptible group of people will cause many, many more cases. So it's pretty contagious probably because there's so much coughing going on and the bacterium is jumping out of your nose and throat with each cough," he says.
Which is why it's important to get vaccinated, Cieslak says, to protect yourself from the disease and to stop spreading it to others. Health officials are recommending that everyone over the age of 11 get a booster shot.
A big problem is many cases don't get diagnosed. For every case of whooping cough that is reported, Cieslak says there could be five, ten, even 20 cases that don't. "What that means is there are a lot of people walking around with it coughing, which is one of the reasons we are so set on covering your cough, coughing into your sleeve, and washing your hands," he says. "So you don't spread it even if you don't know you have it."
In most adults the tell-tale "whoop" sound doesn't happen, that's only in young children who's airways are very small. In adults the cough is dry, hacking and long lasting — it's sometimes called the 100-day cough. So anyone with a persistent cough should get checked.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm David Greene.
Today in Your Health, allergies and adolescence. We'll get to that in a moment. First, let's hear about whooping cough, which is also known as pertussis. There's a current outbreak of this potentially deadly disease in the state of Washington. Two thousand cases have been reported this year. That's twelve times more than last year. And now their neighbor to the south, Oregon, is also reporting an upward surge in cases. NPR's Jane Greenhalgh has a close up look at the resurgence of whooping cough.
JANE GREENHALGH, BYLINE: My goal is to get through this report without coughing, because sadly I'm one of the 338 people who've contracted whooping cough in Oregon this year. Whooping cough is very contagious and there's been an outbreak at my son Max's school. Now that I've tested positive, the doctor wants Max to get checked.
DR. SMITA TOMKORIA: Hey, there.
GREENHALGH: Hello. This is Max.
TOMKORIA: Oh, hi, Max. OK. Come on in.
GREENHALGH: They told us to come to the isolation door just in case...
We're hustled through the back door, straight into an examining room. They don't want us spreading germs at the front desk. Pertussis can cause serious respiratory problems in infants younger than six months, so they're taking no chances.
TOMKORIA: Stick your tongue out and say ahh.
MAX: Ahh.
TOMKORIA: Good.
GREENHALGH: The treatment for pertussis is a five-day course of antibiotics. These don't necessarily shorten the course of the illness, but they do kill the bacteria so you can't spread it. Max has been coughing, so Dr. Smita Tomkoria wants to get him on treatment right away.
TOMKORIA: We will test him. We're also going to treat him just because of the exposure. Now, if we get the test result back and it's negative, he still needs to finish the five days, but he can go back to school before he finishes it.
GREENHALGH: Max has been vaccinated against pertussis and he got a booster shot a couple of years ago. I was also vaccinated as a child, but that was many years ago and my vaccine has obviously worn off. Health officials are now recommending that everyone over the age of 11 get a booster shot.
Dr. Paul Cieslak is the medical director of the Oregon immunization program.
DR. PAUL CIESLAK: The booster isn't 100 percent effective. That said, we know from our data that you're much less likely to get sick if you've had the booster dose of vaccine.
GREENHALGH: In fact, most cases in Oregon this year are in people who've never been vaccinated. And once there's an outbreak, it spreads quickly.
CIESLAK: One case in a susceptible group of people will typically cause, you know, many, many more cases. Maybe 10 more cases, for example. So it's pretty contagious, probably because there's so much coughing going on and the bacterium is, you know, jumping out of your nose and throat with each cough.
GREENHALGH: Which is why it's important to get vaccinated, Cieslak says, to protect yourself from the disease and to stop spreading it to others. One of the problems is people don't often get diagnosed. For every case that's reported, Cieslak says there could be five, ten, even 20 cases that don't.
CIESLAK: What that means is that there's a lot of people walking around there with it coughing, you know, which is one of the reasons that we're so set on covering your cough. You know, cough into your sleeve. Wash your hands frequently. Just so you can not spread it to other people, even if you don't know you have it.
GREENHALGH: In adults the give away whoop sound doesn't happen. That's only in young children whose airways are small. In adults the cough is dry, hacking and long lasting. It's sometimes called the 100-day cough. So anyone with a persistent cough should get it checked.
TOMKORIA: All right. So this feels weird.
GREENHALGH: The test is a simple nasal swab.
TOMKORIA: I'm going to put this in your nose and I've got to leave it there for a few seconds. And it doesn't feel very good, but try to bear with me. It'll be gone as soon as I stop. OK?
TOMKORIA: God, you did good.
GREENHALGH: Sadly for Max, despite the booster shot, his pertussis test is positive. He'll have to stay home until he's taken his five daily doses of azithromycin.
MAX: I don't want to miss school. School is important.
GREENHALGH: That's music to my ears, Max.
MAX: Yeah.
GREENHALGH: I'm Jane Greenhalgh in Portland, Oregon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The relative strength of the league as compared to all other leagues with the same league type in the game. The formula for calculating this "league index" is the league's total points divided by the top scoring league. The best league has an 1.000 value.
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God hears me; and when I listen to the cry of the suffering around me, I am listening to what God hears.
Scripture: Psalm 10:17 NIV You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry
Observation: What a wonderful thing to know: God hears. And it is not just the powerful or the loud that God hears. He hears the heart cry of the weak and sickly. He does not just hear; he listens. Their cry is not just noise to be ignored; he understands what they are saying.
Application: It is good to be reminded that God hears. First, He hears me when I am in trouble or discouraged. Others may not have time to listen or may not understand, but God has the time and He understands! Second, He hears the same cries I hear. I am limited in resources and understanding. I often do not know how to respond, but God is not limited and He understands perfectly. He can use me or someone else. When I hear the cry of the afflicted or the discouraged my ears are tuned in to what God hears.
Prayer: Lord, I remember how Ethel Waters used to sing about your eye being on the sparrow. I know you are watching me and I know you hear me. Amen
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This game is not about I loose a bet or I have to change my avatar for a Faiders one on twitter.
This game showed that most of those players on Red and Gold don't deserve US!
They got a week to show improvement and there where NO at all.
Hard Workin' people form KC that spends money and time supporting CHIEFS deserve better!
Chiefs fans around the world deserve better!
In any company around the world if you don't deliver it you got fired isn't?
This isn't anymore about just "FIRE PIOLI-BECH CASSEL" ...
Today Im the ONE who feels sick and disgusting
They are NOT at least a competitive team.
Chiefs owns one of the best and most loyal fans around the NFL.
In exchange season after season we get a LAME product.
This is not anymore Loyal Fans vs Save Our Chiefs fans
We need to make a common union as ONE .. and show Owner that WE DEMAND a BETTER PRODUCT!
And YES fire EGOLI ... he's the apple who rotten the whole others!


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AAA's projected number of those traveling this Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29 to Sept. 1) suggests that consumer confidence is up for those looking for a final road trip before the sun sets on summer.
Approximately 35 million Americans are expected to journey 50 miles or more from their home this holiday season, an increase of approximately 1.3 percent from 2013. The projected total number of drivers is the highest it has been since 2008, according to a release from AAA.
"It shows that people aren't really nervous to travel anymore," said Steve Pacer, public affairs specialist of AAA Western and Central New York.
The economic recession that struck in 2008 led to a steady decrease in the amount of travelers as people slowed down on travel spending. But Pacer said that trend is "pretty much over" � a sign that consumer confidence has increased.
It is the second consecutive year that there was an uptick in the total number of Labor Day travelers.
"You can see the proof is in the numbers," Pacer said. "People are traveling because they want to and because they can."
Canandaigua resident Shannon Herendeen said that she's received some invites for the weekend but doesn't have any plans to travel.
"I didn't even remember that it was Labor Day weekend," she said.
Herendeen added that she has traveled for the holiday weekend in the past, "But I usually stay here and go out on a boat with friends," she said.
Herendeen might have the right idea, as the National Safety Council estimates that 395 people will be killed and an additional 42,300 will be injured in car crashes during the Labor Day weekend travel this year.
"Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer activities � it should be a time of celebration," said Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of NSC. "Unfortunately this weekend will be a time of tragedy for hundreds of families that experience a preventable fatality on our roadways."
NSC also estimates that 144 lives "may be saved this Labor Day holiday period by buckling up."
Those who�do remember about the holiday weekend and decide to take a trip should be happy to hear that the price of a gallon of gasoline has come down slightly from last year. In Canandaigua, the average cost of a gallon is down 14 cents from this time last year going from a $3.80 average in 2013 down to a total of $3.66 this year.
Nationally the average cost for gas is $3.43 a gallon compared to $3.53 last year.
"It's a significant difference, and I think it is a good sign for anybody who is taking a road trip," Pearce said.
AAA provides gas prices, including conservation tips and one-tank trip ideas at www.aaa.com/gas.


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Now that Ecuador has said it will give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum as he seeks to avoid being extradited from Great Britain to Sweden by hiding out in Ecuador's London embassy, news outlets are looking at the complicated legal issues involved in cases such as his.
Here are some things we've found fascinating in the coverage:
Can the U.K. revoke its recognition of the embassy, which would then give police the right to enter and arrest Assange?
Britain's 1987 Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act "does indeed give ministers a power to withdraw recognition from diplomatic premises," writes The Guardian.
But the U.K. would also have to comply with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and that requires Britain to help Ecuador obtain a place in London for its mission. So, legal blogger Carl Gardner writes in a post picked up by the Guardian, "it's not obvious [the Vienna Convention] allows the U.K. to just de-recognise the current premises without helping arrange something new."
Could he get into a vehicle with diplomatic plates and avoid arrest?
The BBC writes that "assuming Julian Assange evaded arrest outside the embassy, he could get into a diplomatic car. These vehicles enjoy protection in international law from 'search, requisition, attachment and execution.' That could lead to the curious legal position of the [police] having the power to stop the car — but no power to search it for Julian Assange. Even if he got away, at some point he would have to get out of it into an aircraft - at which point the risk of arrest would return."
What about a diplomatic "pouch?"
"Diplomatic bags can be any size that the country wants them to be and they cannot be opened or detained in transit," the BBC says. But, it adds, "the law says they are for official materials, so it is difficult to see how Julian Assange could be put in a crate and shipped out — not least because the British authorities would have a fairly clear idea what was in the box."
One suggestion — end diplomatic relations.
The Guardian's Gardner ends his piece with this:
"If I were advising the government, I think I'd say that, if ministers are determined to allow the arrest of Assange, it might be better simply to cut off diplomatic relations with Ecuador, send the ambassador home, close the embassy and arrest Assange after that. Ending diplomatic relations is the major sort of foreign affairs decision I doubt the courts would interfere with. But that'd be a major diplomatic call."
Or, make him an Ecuadorean citizen and ambassador?
There's a new post today at Darker Net (which mines the "information underground" and social media for its materials) that says "there is only one way that Julian Assange ... can leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London without being arrested":
"The Ecuadorean Government will need to grant him immediate citizenship and appoint him Honorary Consul, or better, UK or UN Ambassador and issue him with a diplomatic passport. Anything less will not work as the British authorities have upped the stakes and made it patently clear that they will ignore protocol and conventions to arrest Assange even if he is granted political asylum. With his diplomatic immunity of this order, if Assange chose to leave Britain he should do so by private plane, organised by Ecuador and within 31 days."
Update at 3:30 p.m. ET. British Have "All The Trump Cards":
British diplomats have "all the trump cards in their hands," says retired British ambassador Oliver Miles. "There's nothing the Ecuadorians could do to make life difficult for the British." But the U.K., he told NPR's Melissa Block this afternoon, has several options available for pressuring Ecuador — up to ejecting its ambassador and closing the embassy. Ecuador would surely respond by closing the British embassy in Quito, but that would not be a great blow to the U.K.
Much more from the conversation with Miles will be on today's All Things Considered. Click here to find an NPR station that broadcasts or streams the show. Later, we'll add the as-broadcast version of the interview to the top of this post.
So Julian Assange has been granted asylum by Ecuador, but Britain says it will not grant him safe passage out of the country. How does this diplomatic impasse end? Retired British Ambassador Oliver Miles joins me to talk through some scenarios. Ambassador Miles, thanks for being with us.
RICHARD OLIVER MILES: Thank you.
BLOCK: You do hear this scenario put out there. Britain could cut off diplomatic relations, send the Ecuadorian ambassador home, close the embassy, and that would give them an avenue to arrest Julian Assange. Is there precedent for that?
MILES: Yes, there is. For example, if you take our breach relations with Libya in 1984, which I was involved in personally, I told the Libyans that they had to leave London within two weeks. Then, of course, they told us that we had to leave Tripoli, naturally. We waited until they had gone. And after they had gone, the British police went into the embassy premises and searched it. But they didn't go in until the diplomats had left.
BLOCK: Let's look at this from the Ecuadorian side. Say Ecuador were to get Assange into a diplomatic car to take him to the airport, does he have protection from arrest while he's in that car?
MILES: This is getting a bit technical, but my understanding is that if he could get into a diplomatic car - and that's a big if because I don't believe that the premises of the Ecuadorian Embassy would make that particularly easy - he might be arrested between the door of the embassy and the door of the car. But if that didn't happen and they got him into the car, my understanding is that the police would be able to stop the car, but not to search it.
BLOCK: And then there would still be the issue of getting him from the car onto an airplane.
MILES: And there seems no way they could do that.
BLOCK: You do hear this, and it does sound far-fetched, but there have been cases before where people were put into diplomatic crates - actually put in against their will, and they were discovered. But would that be a possibility here? Could the Ecuadorians put Julian Assange into a diplomatic crate and ship him out of Britain?
MILES: Yes. I suppose that possibility exists theoretically. But you have to remember that diplomatic bags, as they're called, are immune from inspection. Nevertheless, you can look at them and you can see what they are, and I think it will be difficult to design a diplomatic bag in which Julian Assange could be hidden.
BLOCK: But if Assange were in the diplomatic crate, say, does that have protection? I mean, is that open to search?
MILES: It's not open to search, no, but it's open to delay.
BLOCK: Oh, they could hold it.
MILES: Of course they could.
BLOCK: Well, that would present all kinds of problems, wouldn't it, for Mr. Assange?
MILES: Yes. Well, that's not the worst of it. I mean, another option, which I've been thinking about, is what you might call the Mindszenty option. Are you familiar with that?
BLOCK: I'm not, no.
MILES: Cardinal Mindszenty, who was the head of the Hungarian Church when the Russians invaded Hungary in 1956, he took refuge in the American Embassy, and he reigned there for 15 years. So I don't know whether Julian Assange would like to stay in the Ecuadorian Embassy for 15 years or whether the embassy would like to give him hospitality for 15 years. But it strikes me that from the British point of view, that's a perfectly satisfactory situation.
BLOCK: When you think about this impasse, Ambassador Miles, what do you think is the most plausible scenario for what will happen?
MILES: I think the reality is that the Ecuadorians are in a hopeless position. The British government will be able to carry out what they say they have to carry out under British law - namely to extradite him to Sweden. The British will simply say, OK, we want him, and if you don't give him to us today, you can give him to us tomorrow. And they'll keep on upping the ante, and they may, in the end, resort to declaring the ambassador persona non grata and closing the embassy, which they're perfectly entitled to do. I think one way or another, he'll be handed over.
BLOCK: That's former British ambassador to Libya, Luxembourg and Greece, Oliver Miles. He spoke with us from Oxford, England. Ambassador Miles, thanks so much.
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Worldstar Hip-Hop Says The Legal Owner Gave Them Chad Johnson's Sex Tape
It looks like the potential court battle between Chad Johnson and Worldstar Hip-Hop is heating up. WSHH was the original site that leaked snippets of Chad Johnson's sex tape.
Johnson immediately got his lawyers on the case and sued WSHH and Mediatakeout, but according to TMZ, Worldstar isn't concerned about the lawsuit.
Here is what WSHH had to say.
A source close to Worldstar tells us … when it came to acquiring the video, it did everything by the book after being assured it was being sold by the legal owner. Therefore, Worldstar contends Chad's lawsuit is baseless.
There are a couple of questions that need to be answered. Who exactly is the legal owner of a sex tape? If they have the material legally why did they take down the video?
I guess we will only find out these answers if they go to trial.


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CARY, N.C. – Sophomores Josh Levine and Bruno Semenzato claimed a pair of singles titles as the Blue Devils wrapped up play at the Duke Fab Four Invitational Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Cary Tennis Park.
Semenzato dispatched Wake Forest's Romain Bogaerts, the fifth-ranked player in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's preseason poll, by scores of 6-1, 7-6 (5) in the blue draw title match. The win marked Semenzato's first career singles victory over a top-10 opponent, and gave him two titles for the tournament after he teamed with freshman TJ Pura to win the white doubles draw Saturday.
Levine defeated Michal Voscek of VCU, 6-4, 6-4, in the black draw final after battling to a pair of three-set victories in Saturday's quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. The Syosset, N.Y., native also picked up the first singles title of his collegiate career Sunday in an impressive start to the 2013-14 campaign.
"Bruno and Josh both spent a majority of last season outside of our top six, and they worked extremely hard this summer to put themselves in position to have breakthrough performances this weekend," said head coach Ramsey Smith. "This will give them a lot of confidence going into All-Americans and the rest of the fall."
The consolation final of the black draw saw freshman TJ Pura fall to No. 47 Sebastien Stiefelmeyer of Louisville in a 6-2, 6-4 decision, while redshirt junior Cale Hammond dropped a 6-2, 6-2 loss to fourth-seeded Albert Wagner of Louisville in the consolation final of the blue draw.
In the title match of the white singles draw, 22nd-ranked sophomore Michael Redlicki was unable to fend off No. 34 Cameron Silverman of Elon, falling by scores of 6-4, 7-6 (4).
"I thought we improved as the tournament progressed and I definitely saw a lot of good things from our team this weekend," Smith said. "TJ was also impressive in his college debut, and I was happy to see him and Bruno win a doubles title yesterday."
After falling to VCU's Michal Voscek, 6-2, 6-1, in the semifinals of the black draw on Saturday, No. 26 senior Fred Saba returned to action Sunday to face NC State's Nick Horton in the third-place match. Saba outlasted third-seeded Horton, earning a third-place finish in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The third-place finish was Saba's second of the tournament, after the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native placed third in doubles action alongside junior Raphael Hemmeler a day earlier.
Sophomore Daniel McCall competed in the seventh-place match of the white draw after a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 loss to South Florida's Sasha Gozun on Saturday. McCall rebounded to defeat Wake Forest's Nicholas Osterline 6-3, 6-3 to earn a seventh-place overall finish.
Duke concluded the tournament with an overall singles record of 21-8.
The Blue Devils return to action in two weeks in the qualifying rounds of the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The qualifying rounds run Saturday, Sept. 28 through Wednesday, Oct. 2, with the main draw slated for Thursday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 6.
2013 Duke Fab Four Inivitational - Sunday, Sept. 15 Results
Black: Final - Josh Levine (Duke) def. Michal Voscek (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
Consolation final - No. 47 Sebastien Stiefelmeyer (Louisville) def. TJ Pura (Duke) 6-2, 6-4
Blue: Final - Bruno Semenzato (Duke) def. No. 5 Romain Bogaerts (Wake Forest) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
Consolation final - Albert Wagner (Louisville) def. Cale Hammond (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
White: Final - No. 34 Cameron Silverman (Elon) def. No. 22 Michael Redlicki (Duke) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Third place - No. 26 Fred Saba (Duke) def. Nick Horton (NC State) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Seventh place - Daniel McCall (Duke) def. Nicholas Osterline (Wake Forest) 6-3, 6-3


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Jason Biggs finally got around to apologizing for his insensitive tweets following Thursday's crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the Ukraine-Russian border.
The "Orange is the New Black" star was lambasted Thursday on Twitter after tweeting, "Anyone wanna buy my Malaysia Airlines frequent flier miles?"
That was met by sharp criticism from his followers, one of whom wrote, "Too soon, man. Too soon."
Initially, Biggs fired back with a series of defensive tweets, even telling his critics not to follow him if they don't like his jokes.
Late Thursday, the actor changed his tune. "Hey all - ok, so - I am deleting my previous tweets. People were offended, and that was not my intent. Sorry to those of you that were," he tweeted.
"This is obviously a horrible tragedy," he added, "and everyone-including myself- is sad and angry about it. Sending positive thoughts to the victims and their families. P.S. No one is making me send these tweets- I simply understand that my comments might have come off as insensitive and ill-timed. For that, I apologize."
Ann Tatko-Peterson provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Follow her at twitter.com/atatkopeterson.


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- Feb 7:
- Man arrested in drunken-horseback case fails to appear for Boulder hearing
- Dec 11:
- Horse-riding arrestee checks in on Boulder animal cruelty case
- Sep 11:
- CU-Boulder police: Horseback rider's blood-alcohol level was twice legal driving limit
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- Man, pug and horse hit the road again after Boulder arrest
- Sep 9:
- Trip to Utah ends in Boulder with arrest on drunk horseback-riding, animal cruelty charges
Despite getting delayed in Boulder after he was arrested on suspicion of riding his horse while drunk, a Colorado Springs man said he was able to reach Utah in time for his brother's wedding today.
Patrick Schumacher, 45, his horse Dillon and his pug Bufford -- who rides atop Schumacher's backpack -- were on their way to Bryce, Utah, for Schumacher's brother's wedding when they passed through Boulder on Sept. 9.
Schumacher was arrested that day, however, after witnesses said he and his horse were wandering into traffic and that Schumacher repeatedly hit the horse near Broadway and Baseline Road.
Schumacher spent the night in jail, but the next day was able to get Dillon and Bufford back and continue their 600-mile journey to the wedding. Despite the delay, and with a little bit of help along the way, Schumacher told the Camera in an interview that the trio did, in fact, make it to Utah on Thursday.
"My brother and his sweetie just went to the justice of the peace," Schumacher said today.
Schumacher said he made it on horseback to Grand Junction, where he met up with someone able to drive him and his horse the rest of the way into Utah. Along the way, he and his animals continued to get a lot of attention from both residents and the media.
"Everybody notices a fellow on a horse," Schumacher said.
In fact, Schumacher appeared on the front page of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on Tuesday, prompting an officer in that town to visit with Schumacher after his brother called the local police department.
"It was the only officer who came and talked to me (outside of Boulder)," Schumacher said. "I just told him I'm fine, just trying to get to my brother's wedding."
Schumacher told the Camera in an interview on Sept. 11 that he was in the Sunshine Canyon area just hours before flooding ravaged the area. But Schumacher said he was able to get out of the area before the flooding started.
"I rode through the foothills about two hours before the water," Schumacher said today. "I noticed my horse was picking up speed as he was getting out of there. He saw the creek next to the road getting faster."
Now that he is in Utah, Schumacher said he likely will leave the animals with his brother while he returns to Boulder to deal with his legal case.
Schumacher is due in court on Oct. 31 and faces charges of cruelty to animals, prohibited use of weapons and reckless endangerment, all misdemeanors, as well as riding a horse while under the influence of alcohol, a traffic infraction.
A police report said when officers found him on University Hill near Broadway and College Avenue, Schumacher was slumped over to the right and forcing people off the sidewalks, officials said. Officers asked him to dismount and gave him a roadside sobriety test, which Schumacher failed, police said.
A breathalizer test also showed Schumacher registered a 0.151 blood-alcohol level, almost twice the 0.08 threshold for a DUI. Officers also found four beers in his saddlebag.
But Schumacher still insists he was never drunk and that he never hit his horse.
"I just had three beers, then this deputy dog whips around and flashes his blue lights," he said. "I'm not a happy camper about all this."


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David Brooks has an interesting op-ed column in today's New York Times about the hazards of buying your offspring's genetic material from a sperm bank. "What if parents are perpetually buying genes on the downward slope?" he wonders. "After all, for maximum success, you don't want President Kennedy's genes. You want Joseph Kennedy's genes. You don't want Bill Clinton's genes. You want his father's genes. What if we get the national equivalent of the 38th generation of the House of Windsor?
Harlyn Aizley explores related issues in her breezy memoir, Buying Dad: One Woman's Search for the Perfect Sperm Donor (Alyson, $14.95, paperback), reviewed on this site on Oct. 19, 2006 https://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/. Aizley and her lesbian partner found that "buying sperm is much like shopping at Sam's Club or Costco." But actually getting pregnant with those store-bought sperm proved much harder. Aizley's wisecracking tone won't appeal to everyone, but her step-by-step account of her experiences could be enlightening to both gay and straight parents who are considering this method of conception.
(c) 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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Basada en la celebrada serie de cómics, esta épica acción-aventura lleva a Wolverine, el personaje más icónico del universo X-Men, al Japón moderno. Como pez fuera del agua en un mundo desconocido, enfrenta a su mayor némesis en una batalla de vida o muerte que lo cambiará para siempre. Vulnerable por primera vez y llevado a sus límites...
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Basada en la celebrada serie de cómics, esta épica acción-aventura lleva a Wolverine, el personaje más icónico del universo X-Men, al Japón moderno. Como pez fuera del agua en un mundo desconocido, enfrenta a su mayor némesis en una batalla de vida o muerte que lo cambiará para siempre. Vulnerable por primera vez y llevado a sus límites físicos y emocionales, confronta no solamente al letal acero samurái, sino también a su lucha interna contra su propia inmortalidad, emergiendo más poderoso de lo que jamás lo hemos visto.
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After X-Men Origins: Wolverine turned out to be a bit of a mess, I was equal parts skeptical and hopeful about The Wolverine. I was skeptical for obvious reasons. But I was hopeful because this seemed like a completely different movie that was actually going to tell Wolverine's story without the distractions of mutants flying everywhere and shooting lasers out of their eyes. Thankfully I wasn't disappointed.
The Wolverine is the movie I (and many fans) wanted Origins to be. It takes place some time after X-Men: The Last Stand, when Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) had to kill his love Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). Doing so made him question his whole identity, and that internal struggle is the driving force behind this film.
The movie opens with Wolverine saving a young Japanese soldier, Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi), from the nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki. We then flash to the present day, where a full-bearded Logan is living in a cave and is friends with a bear (sort of). After killing Jean, he is afraid of what he's capable of, and he would rather live away from people than risk hurting anyone again. It is only when Yukio (Rila Fukushima), a fiery warrior with equally fiery red hair, finds Logan and tells him that Yashida is dying and wishes to say goodbye that Logan returns to society and heads to Japan. But Yashida actually wants to offer Logan the chance to become mortal again, which only makes it harder for him to acknowledge his true nature.
Once in Japan, Yashida dies and Logan ends up protecting his granddaughter Mariko (Tao Okamoto) from the Yakuza gang and from her father, Shingen (Hiroyuki Sanada). There's sword fighting, knife throwing, and some ninjas with bows and arrows. In the middle of it all, of course, the claws come out. The action is what the audience loves to see, and it doesn't let us down. And when Logan isn't sticking his claws through some bad guy, he's dreaming about Jean. There's a nice balance between the two that reminds us that, even though Logan has healing powers and an adamantium skeleton, he's also a man who has seen and done many things and is struggling with who he is and who he wants to be.
It's been 13 years since Jackman first played Wolverine, and he knows this character inside and out. That comfort level is what makes it so easy for the audience to connect with Logan and his struggle. His brooding, scowling performance brings Wolverine down to a more human level and shows that you can still have an existential crisis even when you've been around for hundreds of years.
There is, however, the matter of the Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova), who takes Logan's healing powers at the beginning of the film. The Wolverine is possibly the most relatable of the X-Men movies, but the Viper brings a heavily melodramatic element to the film. Her costumes are so outlandish as to be laughable, and her main motive seems to be villainy for villainy's sake. She's almost too embedded in the comic book reality for a movie that focuses less on mutants with powers and more on the internal difficulties Logan is facing.
While the first two thirds of the movie deal with human emotions and identity crises, the film does get a bit overzealous in its final act. Wolverine fights the Silver Samurai, a giant made of adamantium, while Viper continues with the melodrama. But all in all, director James Mangold managed to make an entertaining film that gives us more of an insight to Wolverine than we've ever had before. It's a standalone Wolverine film that is actually about Wolverine.
And, true to Marvel fashion, there's an excellent post-credits scene.
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Week 8 Games Played
4 Games - Hawks, Bobcats, Bulls, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Pistons, Warriors, Pacers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Bucks, Hornets, Knicks, Magic, Sixers, Suns, Spurs, Kings, Jazz, Wizards.
3 Games - Celtics, Nets, Nuggets, Rockets, Heat, Thunder, Blazers, Raptors.
2 Games – Lakers
Sunday's Game News
Blazers beat Hornets, lose Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge suffered a sprained ankle on Sunday and X-rays were negative. The Blazers are off until Thursday, meaning he could be ready to go after getting a full three days of rest prior to that one. Nicolas Batum went off for a coveted 5x5 line on Sunday with 11 points, five rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and five blocks, and his back injury no longer appears to be an issue. Get him back in your lineup. Wesley Matthews left Sunday's win over the Hornets after just four minutes with his hip injury, and even though he's a warrior and wants to play through his injury, it's becoming clear that it's more serious than that. The good news is he might be ready to by Thursday. J.J. Hickson added a season-high 24 points, along with 16 rebounds and a block in 31 minutes, and I'm still baffled as to why he's not owned in all leagues. Damian Lillard did it again for the Blazers, hitting the game-winning 3-pointers at the buzzer for the win.
Greivis Vasquez had 23 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists and two 3-pointers in the loss to Portland, and owners had to be pleased to see him break out of his scoring slump. Yes, his lack of scoring is annoying and the high turnovers are a buzzkill, but Vasquez has always been worth owning in all leagues, in my book.
Lakers beat Sixers, despite Nick Young's 30
Metta World Peace had 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in Sunday's win over the Sixers, while Chris Duhon had 14 points, four assists and four 3-pointers. If you're in a deep league and desperate for a point guard, Duhon might be worth a look, but the Lakers play just two games this week. Pau Gasol is hoping to practice on Monday and make his return from balky knees on Tuesday against the Bobcats, but I still wouldn't be brave enough to start him in a weekly league. Kobe Bryant added 34 points in the win.
Nick Young scored a season-high 30 points with six 3-pointers in the absence of Jrue Holiday for the Sixers on Sunday and has now played heavy minutes in three straight games. Young doesn't usually do much more besides score and hit 3-pointers, but is worth a look if he keeps producing once Holiday is back from his foot injury. Holiday isn't a lock to play on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I'm planning on benching him in weekly leagues for now. Spencer Hawes had 16 points, six rebounds and two 3-pointers in Sunday's loss to the Lakers, and is worth a look in all leagues right now.
Nuggets beat Kings on Sunday
Denver's Andre Iguodala had 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in Sunday's win over the Kings, and while there's little doubt he's been struggling, he's still too talented to be on fantasy benches in most leagues.
Isaiah Thomas had 20 points in 27 minutes off the bench for the Kings in Sunday's loss to Denver, and might be getting hot. He had 26 points, four 3-pointers and zero assists on Friday night, as Aaron Brooks is losing steam by the day. I don't fully trust Thomas yet, but if you've got a bench spot open, take a flier on him. Tyreke Evans left Sunday's game early with his lingering sore left knee, and Francisco Garcia started in his place in the second half, finishing with seven points in 19 minutes. If Evans is going to miss time, Garcia could be worth a deep-league look. Evans has missed five of his previous nine games with the knee problem, as well as most of Sunday's game. I don't think he's startable in weekly leagues unless we get positive news on Monday afternoon. Marcus Thornton missed his third straight game in order to attend to his sick mother, but wasn't playing well before taking some time off. It's unknown when he'll be ready to play, or if he'll be worth owning when it happens. DeMarcus Cousins picked up a technical foul after a minor altercation, but I don't expect the Kings' bad boy to be suspended for this one.
Raptors beat Rockets behind Calderon's triple-double
Jose Calderon racked up the third triple-double of his career on Sunday with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, and remains a must-start player for as long as Kyle Lowry is out with his triceps injury. Alan Anderson blew up for a career-high 24 points with three 3-pointers in 25 minutes for the Raptors on Sunday, and could be ready to rejoin the starting lineup. He's not a must-own player, but if he starts and plays well, he could be soon enough. Amir Johnson had eight points, eight rebounds and five blocks, while Ed Davis added 13 points, six boards and three blocks. If you're holding Jonas Valanciunas, cutting him for one of these two makes a lot of sense while Andrea Bargnani is out with his elbow injury.
Houston's Marcus Morris had a career-high 19 points with six boards and two 3-pointers in Sunday's loss to the Raptors, and is worth a look for as long as Patrick Patterson is out with his bruised foot. It sounds like Patterson could miss time with the injury, so give Morris a short-term look in deeper leagues.
Weekend News and Notes
Carmelo Anthony sat out on Saturday with a sprained ankle, which will leave him iffy for Monday against the Rockets. Hopefully we have an update before lineups are due on Monday night.
Ricky Rubio had eight points, four boards, nine assists and three steals in 18 minutes on Saturday, but isn't a lock to play in back-to-back games for the near future. The Wolves go back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday, meaning Rubio's four-game week could quickly become a three-gamer. Kevin Love is expected to play on Monday against the Magic after missing Saturday's game with the flu. While it's all good and well that Love should play, his terrible shooting has been a fantasy travesty lately, as he's made just 7-of-35 shots over his last couple games as he continues to recover from a broken right hand, while also dealing with a right thumb contusion. But as our latest blurb says, if Love's going to play, he's simply too good not to be in your lineup. Alexey Shved has been starting at shooting guard and is playing well, and I'd pick him up if you can.
Kyrie Irving played with a facemask to protect his facial fracture on Saturday and had 41 points, five rebounds, five assists and five 3-pointers for the Cavs. Make sure he's in your lineup this week.
Manu Ginobili is now doubtful to play for the Spurs against the Thunder on Monday with a quad injury, which should mean good things for Gary Neal and Danny Green. Kawhi Leonard is due back from his quad injury any day now, but I'm not expecting an explosion any time soon. In fact, I'm more comfortable starting Green or Neal for now. Tim Duncan was 2-of-13 on Saturday and Gregg Popovich said Duncan was tired after the game. With a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday against the Thunder and Nuggets, we're possibly setting up for a classic surprise Duncan DNP-CD per Popovich. I'm not about to tell you to sit your best power forward this week, but owners should be ready for a surprise, which may or may not happen.
Nene sat out for the Wizards on Saturday due to soreness in his left foot, which is the exact reason I haven't been high on owning him. He's day-to-day, once again.
Kirk Hinrich practiced for the Bulls on Sunday and is expected to play on Monday. With a four-game week, he's worth a look at starting in deeper leagues. Hinrich's return would hurt Nate Robinson, who wasn't exactly killing it while Hinrich was out.
Roy Hibbert is iffy for the Pacers on Tuesday after missing the second half of Saturday's game with a bruised thigh. Hopefully we'll get more information on Monday, but it sounds like Hibbert should play on Tuesday. Maybe he'll be able to find his shot this week.
DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday, marking his best game in weeks. He hasn't blocked a shot in three straight games, but with a four-game week coming, Jordan looks like a decent start after Saturday's breakthrough.
Gerald Henderson started over Jeff Taylor for the Bobcats on Saturday and had 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals, meaning he's worth a look in most leagues as a starter.
Derek Fisher had a season-high 20 points, four assists and three 3-pointers on Saturday, and is playing well enough to be given a look in deep leagues. Shawn Marion had his third straight double-double for the Mavs in this one with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and looks like a decent option with four games this week.


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Berniece "Susie" Warner died March 1, 2013
Berniece "Susie" Warner, 82, of Heber Springs, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 1, 2013. She was born January 22, 1931 to Carlos and Cenith Hudgens. Susie had a heart for helping those in need. She would always find an individual or a stray animal that needed an extra amount of love. Susie had a passion for children with learning disabilities, and loved to assist in their learning to read. She had volunteered with the Cleburne County Aging Program and the American Cancer Society, and afterwards became a cancer survivor herself.
Susie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Miles E. Warner.
She is survived by her daughter, Eva "Cissy" Warner; son, Miles Dennis Warner; two brothers, Jack (Phyllis) Hudgens and Bill (Velda) Hudgens; one sister, Eva Belt; and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2013 at Quitman United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, with interment at 2:00 p.m. in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Lonoke. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Cleburne County Aging Program, P.O. Box 831, Heber Springs, Arkansas 72543. Please visit Susie's online obituary at www.heberspringsfuneralhome.com or call 501-887-9152.


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Ok so a bit of new development on this project:
I just got back from Paintball Inc. (used to be National PB Supply). There main warehouse is just up the road in Greenville SC. Picked up some stuff for the project.
As you may recall this thing is going to Redrider87 for a powder coating job. I have decided to not coat the grip frame and leave it black. Reason is have you ever seen how many pins and springs and such are in this darn thing? A pain in the rear to take them all out and return them after. MAKES YOU APRECIATE THE SIMPLICITY OF YOUR MAG!!! So since I am laving it black a few others things may be left black to smooth the transitions. Here is a lsit of each:
Powder Coated
Main body
Low Pressure Chamber
Bottom ASA
Site Rail
Taso Drop (new from todays purchase)
Cro Molly 16 oz CO2 tank (also new...more later about this)
Left Black
Grip frame
Fore Grip
Verticle Adapter
Also Barrels left as they are black and and the SS line left chrome.
More about the Cro Molly tank: It seems that DOT now exempts Cro Molly Steel CO2 tanks from rehydro for... LIFE! Yes! it's a new regulation change. Cro Molly CO2 tanks are now exempt so you can remove the sticker and have them coated. And they are good for...well...forever! These are the ones with the rounded bottoms (not the flat Aluminum ones)and have NO DATE on them at all.
So I got one from Paintball Inc and had them leave the valve out for now. They actualy assemble them there as you buy them so no problem for them to do this for me. I got one of the valves with the on/off and when Red gets done with the matching tank coating they are going to install this valve in for me. This is real exciting stuff. They showed me two they had done like this in both blue and red. This will be the sweatest upgrade to match the marker of it all!
I am still leaning towords the Reptile Green. I hope to have this in the mail to Red in the next few days. We should be able to see this thing completed in a few weeks.
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Livingston County's baby boomer population is aging, and it is estimated that if current trends continue, around 40 percent of the county's population will be 60 years of age or older by 2020. By 2030, that percentage is expected to rise to 50 percent. Based on the 2010 census, 24 percent of the county's population is at least 60 years old.
Because of the current population trend and funding cuts, a push is on to establish a Livingston County Senior Citizens Service Fund. Voters will decide on April 2 whether to approve a 5-cent tax per $100 assessed property valuation to help defray costs of programs that help seniors and their care-givers.
Tim Bosler, who is among a group of individuals promoting the measure, said that of the 47 Missouri counties that have placed a similar proposal on the ballot in the past, he was aware of only one county — Buchanan, which sought a 10-cent tax — that had rejected it. Of the 15 counties in northwest Missouri, 11 counties have a Senior Citizens Service Fund.
The tax, if approved, would generate an estimated $78,964 per year for the direct benefit of present and future Livingston County citizens 60 years of age and older.
"This is an approximate average contribution of $5.20 per person, or $13.88 per household per year," Bosler said.
A general formula a property owner may use to determine the new taxes with the Senior Citizens Services Fund in place, is to multiply 1.01 times the dollar amount of the last taxes paid. For example, if a property owner paid $1,000 of personal and real estate taxes in 2012, he or she would pay an additional $10 in 2013 for this fund. The measure needs a simple majority to pass.
Revenues generated to this fund would be dedicated to the Senior Services Fund and could be used only for the improvement of health, nutrition and quality of life of persons living in Livingston County who are 60 years of age or older. The fund would be administered by an independent volunteer board of seven limited term members appointed by the County Commission. The board would be subject to audits and the Sunshine Law.
The main purpose of the fund is to keep seniors healthy and in their homes, Bosler said.
"As long as seniors are at home, they are helping to finance the fund through their tax dollars," he said. "Once seniors leave their homes, they tend to drop out of the community and off the tax rolls."
Bosler said the proposal has been well received in the community, however, the question has been raised about whether the tax is necessary because there currently are good services provided for seniors in Livingston County.
"That is a fair question," Bosler said, noting that the answer is two-fold.
"Federal and state governments are cutting back on funding on the local level," he said. "We have to pick that up. The only way we can pick that up is to go out and beg for contributions."
The other part of the answer is the aging population of baby boomers.
"Our population is going to age at a very accelerated rate," Bosler said. "What generally happens is that when seniors are unable to live independently, they go to where their children are. Generally, that is not Livingston County. Therefore, we lose their purchasing power when they go to Clay County, Platte County, St. Louis, or where their children have gone to make a living."
Bosler emphasized that a goal of the fund is to keep seniors in independent living as long as possible.
"We talk about benefitting seniors, but it also benefits care-givers of seniors," he said. "It can provide transportation for mom and dad, grandma and grandpa to go the doctor so you don't have to take off work to do that. You have satisfaction that someone is bringing them a warm meal to eat everyday."
Community groups or businesses will develop plans to provide senior services in the county and apply to the Board for partial or total funding. The local entity will provide the actual service and report to the board on how the funds were used. The funds could be used for a number of services, such as: helping offset the local costs associated with providing hot meals to individuals at the Senior Center, or to provide transportation funding to deliver congregate meals; helping fund the meal delivery program through Hedrick Medical Center, provide large print and audio books through the library; health services and vaccinations, podiatry services, minor home improvements such as installing ramps and grab bars, and more.
The trend of a growing population of seniors is seen at the senior center. About 10 years ago, the center served fewer than 50 meals per day. Now, more than 80 meals are served to seniors.
Senior Services Fund on ballot
Livingston County's baby boomer population is aging, and it is estimated that if current trends continue, around 40 percent of the county's population will be 60 years of age or older by 2020. By 2030, that percentage is expected to rise to 50 percent. Based on the 2010 census, 24 percent of the county's population is at least 60 years old.