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Aston Villa had a tough time in the Premier League last year. The Lions were fighting to avoid relegation all season long, finishing 15th, only five points away from relegation. Playing near the danger zone all season must not have helped Paul Lambert in his first season in charge of The Claret and Blue. After not much improvement last summer, Lambert is determined to make quality signings and make the team look like a real Premier League club. With the emergence of Christian Benteke and Ashley Westwood along with a series of new signings, the atmosphere at Villa Park is different already.
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At the end of October, Aston Villa had one win out of their first nine games. They were in 17th place, one spot away from relegation. Things didn't improve much. During February and March, Aston Villa spent a lot of time in the relegation zone and not much was going their way. One thing that was holding the club together was their joint support for captain Stiliyan Petrov, who was battling leukaemia. Villa Park would give a standing ovation at the 19th minute of every home game (the number 19 is Petrov's jersey number). April was the turning point, Villa beat relegation candidates Stoke 3-1 and Sunderland 6-1 and steered clear of relegation. The one positive from the season was the play of some young players Aston Villa can build around, such as Christian Benteke, Ashley Westwood, and Andreas Weimann. These players have a bright future ahead of them and Villa should look to keep them if they want to improve from last season.
The most interesting fact in this section is that most of these players were signed last season by Paul Lambert. The new manager has made great additions to the team and if he can reproduce a fairly similar summer this year this team will have a bright future ahead.
Christian Benteke – Here I have to start with Christian Benteke. Benteke joined Villa last summer for a fee said to be around £7m. That turned out to be a great investment as the striker went on a scoring spree, scoring 19 league goals, 23 overall. He is wanted by a series of top English clubs but Villa have set a high price in hopes of keeping him as he will only get better.
Andreas Weimann – Weimann is another striker for Aston Villa who has a bright future ahead of him. He scored 12 goals last season but has been steadily improving and recently signed a new three year deal that will keep him at Villa Park.
Ashley Westwood – The youngster signed last summer and has shown huge improvements since coming to Aston Villa. He had the most starts of any Villa midfielder and the third most for the club. He led the team with six assists. His work ethic has been praised by Villa coaches and at age 23, he will certainly continue improving.
Ron Vlaar – Another new signing, Ron Vlaar started the year poorly but showed major signs of improvement towards the end. His play could be credited for Villa's exit from the relegation zone and their new look towards the end of the season. Expect him to improve further next year.
Matthew Lowton – Lowton has been Villa's most consistent player, leading the team with 37 starts. He would have probably played every game in the Premier League if he didn't suffer an injury late in the season.
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The players here are getting the boot, as Paul Lambert has shown he will only accept hard work and stellar consistent performance from his team.
Stephen Ireland – Ireland was told he can leave Aston Villa by manager Paul Lambert. The midfielder hasn't played since December and it's obvious he will not be playing for Villa any longer. The question is whether Villa might be able to get some money for his services or if they will have to let him go for a minimal fee.
Shay Given – Given only had two starts all season and has also been told he can leave. Brad Guzan has done a good job of replacing him and has signed a new contract this summer. Villa have also signed goalkeeper Jed Steer and it will be interesting to see who wins the starting job.
Darren Bent – Bent is another outcast at Villa Park who has been told to find a new club. The good news for Bent is that Newcastle are interested and he will have the opportunity to be their main striker if they can land him.
The number one priority at Villa Park must be to retain Christian Benteke, who has established himself as a superstar in the Premier League. These positions must also be addressed if Villa are hoping to make a major improvement from last season:
Playmaker – One of the biggest problems for the Lion last year was their lack of chances. A quality attacking midfielder would be ideal in this situation, but anyone who can create opportunities would be welcomed at Villa Park. They have Ashley Westwood in a holding role, so someone who can play in front of him would be ideal.
Winger – Aston Villa already signed Bulgarian winger Aleksander Tonev, who can play on both flanks. They probably need another quality signings to improve the position, as last year they lacked players who can create chances.
Left Back – Joe Bennett is an average left back who may not be good enough to be a starter in the Premier League. Aston Villa have already signed Spanish left back Antonio Luna, who should be able to replace Bennett and improve the position.
Experience - Paul Lambert has signed many youngsters to this team and the squad now lacks experience. If Villa can afford it, they should look to sign a few veterans that will provide much needed mentoring and experience to this squad.
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Hiroshi Kiyotake – Kiyotake can solve a few of Villa's problems. He is an attacking midfielder who can act as a playmaker at Villa Park and play in front of Ashley Westwood. He is young but also experienced, having played a year for FC Nuremberg and has 18 national team appearances for Japan.
Nacer Chadli – Another player who fits the Villa model. Young and experienced, the 23 year old is wanted by a series of top English clubs. He has 16 goals for FC Twente last season and his creativity and speed on the wing will provide a nice sidekick to Aleksander Tonev on the opposite side of the field.
Gareth Barry – The 32 year old defensive midfielder has already played for Villa and the rumor is that Villa want him to provide experience to their young core. Manchester City are willing to part ways with Barry but Villa must find the right price.
Do you think Aston Villa can improve from last year and finish in the top ten? Will Christian Benteke stay?


text: An attorney for the City of Boonville, Lou Leonatti addressed the Boonville City Council regarding the Park Hills Minor Subdivision. Leonatti said he recommended the council enter into a work session with the developer to answer some unanswered questions and postpone voting the bill until the council meets with the developer. Leonatti said at the council meeting on Monday evening that the re-platting plans call for the the alley as the main entrance to the minor subdivision. Since the alley is 15 feet wide he asked if the alley could handle the traffic since the amount of traffic possibly could double. He asked if the alley would be a one way or two way alley. He also said snow removal needs should be addressed along with storm water drainage of the area. Ward Three Councilman Ned Beach made a motion to have a work session with the developer, Ward Two Councilman Noah Heaton made a second on the motion. The motion passed with all voting to enter into a work session and postponing the vote until the next council meeting on December 17. Further news included a vote to accept the relocating of the Boonville Ready Mix plant to Radio Hill Road. Since the council meeting was the first meeting in the newly renovated council chambers, Boy Scout Troop 67 presented the colors. Friends of Historic Boonville President Frank Thacher and Director Melissa Strawhun presented Boonville City Clerk Mary McAllister with the city minutes from the mid-1840s through the 1850s, a piece of Boonville history that Thacher thought belonged at Boonville City Hall. Thacher said, all that needs to be found now are the previous 10 years (1830s-1840s) which will complete the council minute history of Boonville. McAllister thanked all who helped make the newly renovated chambers a reality. She said she did not do this all on her own but was able to complete the project with the help of the many city employees who contributed many hours helping get things in order. Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher also thanked McAllister for her hard work.

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BB: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
GS: What degree did you/will you receive and when?
BB: B.S. Neurobiology – U of F; Ph.D. Cell Biology – UAB
GS: How long have you been at UAB?
BB: Since the summer of 2004
GS: What is your research?
BB: My research focuses on the intercellular networks of cytokine signaling in astrocytes and microglia as well as the transcriptional regulation of these cytokines.
GS: What made you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
BB: I felt that biomedical research at UAB, especially basic science research, was very strong and I welcomed the opportunity to be a part of a highly interactive and collaborative group of scientists.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors?
BB: I was selected as the student representative for UAB's Graduate School to attend the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) meeting in Madison, WI. This meeting addressed how well graduate schools prepared their Ph.D. students for faculty careers inside and outside academia.
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
BB: Subsequent to the CIRTL meeting, I organized a seminar to provide biomedical graduate students with helpful resources and information about potential career opportunities for Ph.D.s. It felt rewarding to pass on information from the meeting and to hopefully aid students in making informed decisions about their future career choices.
GS: Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
BB: I would have to say my mentor, Dr. Tika Benveniste. She has equipped me with all the necessary tools to be a successful scientist, writer and editor, and has taught me to be a thorough and meticulous researcher.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
BB: Right now, to graduate. In the future, I hope to contribute to a body of knowledge that may improve therapies for neuroimmunologic diseases.
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ACRIMSATDecember 21, 1999
By measuring the total amount of energy that the sun delivers to the Earth with ACRIMSAT, scientists will be able to build better scientific models of the Earth's climate system, providing a vital piece of the global climate change puzzle. Read more
Why EOS Matters, 1999December 17, 1999
Nearly a decade ago, ecologist Steve Running described how NASA's Earth Observing System missions were going to help us answer this crucial question: Is the current human occupancy and activity of planet Earth sustainable? Read more
Introduction to BOREASDecember 6, 1999
BOREAS' primary goals were to determine how the boreal forest interacts with the atmosphere (via the transfer of gases and energy), how much carbon is stored in the forest ecosystem, how climate change will affect the forest, and how changes in the forest affects weather and climate. Read more
Silvus BorealisNovember 22, 1999
A multi-scale project leads to an understanding of the carbon flux between terrestrial ecosystems and the lower atmosphere. Read more
Eye on the OceanNovember 10, 1999
El Niño/Southern Oscillation events have become easier to predict, thanks to the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite. Read more
El Nino's Extended Family IntroductionNovember 8, 1999
Cyclic patterns in the ocean and atmosphere shape global weather. Read more
A Burning QuestionNovember 1, 1999
Evidence suggests that atmospheric aerosols from biomass burning may offset global warming caused by greenhouse gases. Read more
Evolving in the Presence of FireNovember 1, 1999
In the Far North, fire is critical for renewing the boreal forest. But changes in fire frequency or size may convert the forest from a carbon dioxide sink to a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
Global Fire MonitoringOctober 22, 1999
Forest fires, brush fires, and slash and burn agriculture—types of biomass burning—are a significant force for environmental change. Fires may play an important role in climate change, emitting both greenhouse gases and smoke particles into the atmosphere. Read more
Fish in the TreesOctober 15, 1999
An international collaboration may lead to accurate assessments of water storage on Amazonian floodplains during rainy seasons. Read more
John TyndallOctober 8, 1999
In 1859, John Tyndall's experiments showed that even in small quantities, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone absorbed much more heat than the rest of the atmosphere. Read more
Data in a FlashOctober 1, 1999
A new global change research tool detects lightning day and night. Read more
Every Cloud Has a Filthy LiningSeptember 30, 1999
Sulfur dioxide in the exhaust from ship engines creates bright clouds. Read more
Clouds in a Clear SkySeptember 24, 1999
Scientists have detected a nearly invisible cloud layer that may explain dryness in the stratosphere. Read more
Visions of a Cloudy ContinentSeptember 24, 1999
A combination of cloud-free satellite imagery and digital elevation data has revealed the face of Antarctica. Read more
Remote SensingSeptember 17, 1999
Remote sensing is the science and art of identifying, observing, and measuring an object without coming into direct contact with it. This involves the detection and measurement of radiation of different wavelengths reflected or emitted from distant objects or materials, by which they may be identified and categorized. Read more
Modeling Earth's Land BiosphereSeptember 10, 1999
A NASA-affiliated research team constructed a computer model of the Earth's terrestrial biosphere that will teach us a great deal about the dynamic interactions between land plants and the lower atmosphere. Read more
Reckoning with WindsSeptember 10, 1999
New wind data reveal typhoon transitions to mid-latitude storms and ocean monsoon breeding grounds. Read more
Introduction to Climate ModelingSeptember 3, 1999
In their ongoing endeavor to understand our planet as a whole system, Earth scientists are increasingly using computer models to help them visualize the causes and effects of climate and environmental change. These models serve as predictive tools that allow scientists to ask "what if...," and have computers give them answers. Read more
The Color of El NinoAugust 19, 1999
Scientists found a way to detect the end of El Niño and the beginning of La Niña by studying the growth of phytoplankton (tiny marine plants). Read more
Benjamin FranklinAugust 13, 1999
Famous for studying lightning by flying a kite in a thunderstorm, American Benjamin Franklin also contributed to early scientific knowledge of weather, climate, and oceanography. Read more
OzoneJuly 30, 1999
A relatively unstable molecule that represents a tiny fraction of the atmosphere, ozone is crucial for life on Earth. Depending on where ozone resides, it can protect or harm life. Read more
QuikSCATJuly 23, 1999
QuikSCAT provides climatologists, meteorologists and oceanographers with daily, detailed snapshots of the winds swirling above the world's oceans. Read more
Land Cover ClassificationJuly 16, 1999
For years scientists across the world have been mapping changes in the landscape (forest to field, grassland to desert, ice to rock) to prevent future disasters, monitor natural resources, and collect information on the environment. While land cover can be observed on the ground or by airplane, the most efficient way to map it is from space. Read more
Floods: Using Satellites to Keep Our Heads Above WaterJuly 2, 1999
Scientists are using satellites to spot extreme floods, using the data they collect to create maps of flood risk. Read more
Landsat 7 Fact SheetJune 24, 1999
The latest mission in the Landsat series—Landsat 7—continues the flow of global change information to users worldwide. Scientists use Landsat satellites to gather remotely sensed images of the land surface and surrounding coastal regions for global change research, regional environmental change studies and other civil and commercial purposes. Read more
Spotting the Spotted OwlJune 15, 1999
With the help of satellite images researchers plan to locate areas where spotted owls are likely to live. The researchers use this information, along with ground surveys, to map out the owl's habitat and create a method for assessing the health of the owl population in the Pacific Northwest. Read more
Should We Talk About the Weather? Improving Global Forecasts with BOREAS ResearchJune 11, 1999
One goal of of NASA's Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is to understand how changes in air temperature, moisture and carbon dioxide levels may impact the boreal ecosystem and what role the boreal forest plays in global-scale climate changes. Read more
90 Degrees N. 1999: NASA Demonstrates New Technology at the North PoleMay 21, 1999
On a recent (April 19–May 2, 1999) trip to the Arctic, NASA personnel chose the North Pole as the site from which to demonstrate how new communications technologies and the Internet now make it possible for scientists working in very remote locations to send and receive data using NASA communications satellites. Read more
Tropical Rainfall Measuring MissionMay 21, 1999
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), is the first mission dedicated to measuring tropical and subtropical rainfall through microwave and visible infrared sensors, and includes the first spaceborne rain radar. Read more
Changing Global CloudinessMay 13, 1999
Clouds are one of the most obvious and influential features of Earth's climate system. They are also one of its most variable components. The natural diversity and variability of clouds has intrigued and challenged researchers for centuries. Read more
Changing Global Land SurfaceMay 13, 1999
Satellite remote sensing enables researchers to consistently monitor distribution and seasonal changes of the world's vegetation and the exchanges of water and carbon between land vegetation and the atmosphere. These observations will help us understand the rate of change of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its effect on climate. Read more
Mystery of the Missing CarbonApril 28, 1999
Scientists estimate that between 1 and 2 billion metric tons of carbon per year are "missing" from the global carbon budget. In a concerted effort to solve the mystery of the missing carbon, NASA led the interdisciplinary Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) from 1994-97. Read more
La Niña Fact SheetApril 27, 1999
The phenomenon known as El Niño is sometimes reverses, leading to strong trade winds, colder than normal water off the coast of Peru, and warmer than normal water near Australia. This cold counterpart to El Niño is known as La Niña. Read more
Ocean and Climate Fact SheetApril 27, 1999
The Earth's ocean and atmosphere are locked in an embrace. As one changes, so does the other. Read more
What is a Coccolithophore? Fact SheetApril 26, 1999
Coccolithophores are one-celled marine plants that surround themselves with a microscopic plating made of limestone (calcite). Read more
At the Edge: Monitoring Glaciers to Watch Global WarmingApril 14, 1999
Alpine glaciers are a good indicator of climate change. If the climate is getting warmer or drier, they will shrink. If it is getting colder or wetter, they tend to grow. Read more
Changing Currents in the Bering SeaMarch 30, 1999
During the summers of 1997 and 1998, a type of one-celled microscopic plant changed the color of the Bering Sea from its natural deep blue to a shimmering aquamarine. These plants, called coccolithophores, present a unique problem for researchers because a massive bloom of the organisms has never before been observed in the Bering Sea. Read more
Clouds & Radiation Fact SheetMarch 1, 1999
The study of clouds, where they occur, and their characteristics, plays a key role in the understanding of climate change. Low, thick clouds reflect solar radiation and cool the Earth's surface. High, thin clouds transmit incoming solar radiation and also trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation emitted by the Earth, warming the surface. Read more
Terra Spacecraft Fact SheetMarch 1, 1999
On December 18, 1999, NASA launched a new flagship, the Terra satellite, to begin collecting a new 18-year global data set on which to base future scientific investigations about our complex home planet. Read more
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World of Change
Satellite images showing how our world— forests, oceans,
cities, even the Sun— has changed in recent decades.
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Blue Marble
Composite satellite images of the entire Earth.
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Earth at Night
The night side of Earth twinkles with light in these composite global and regional views.
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Hands-on educational activities.
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Visible Earth
A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
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NASA Earth Observations
View, download, and analyze imagery of Earth science data.
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Most-wanted MOTUC: Granita - Hunga the Harpy - The Melog - Dylamug - Sprag, Sprocker and Spritina - the Twiggets - King Ahgo - Filmation Grizzlor, Mantenna, Leech, Modulok and Multi-Bot
Glad you posted that Scorpia cos I was just about to tear my house upside down looking for a missing DT shield!
Grayskull needs its Cardboard Spacesuit MOTUCized
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So even taking an extra head into consideration, the 4H have a LOT of freedom with this girl! And yeah, I'm not entirely sold on her bright green color either, maybe they will tone her colors down a bit, or break the outfit up a bit the way they did with Bow.
I'd love to see her come with a double-sided knife - perfect for stabbing someone in the back with!
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I love Double Trouble and can't wait till they make a MOTUC figure of her. I'm fine with how she looked as a figure except i wish they had given her more strands of hair in the ponytail. The figure sort of seemed like she had thinning hair.
I always thought of her as a spy who pretended to work for the Horde and spent most of her time with the horde but fed information and was really loyal to the rebellion.
In the She-Ra episode "Reunions" Glimmer states that one of the rebellions spies has just learned that her mother queen angella was a slave to hunga the harpy. I always thought of that spy as being Double Trouble.
I think she would have made a great character in the cartoon and they could have made an episode towards the end of season one or in season two where the Horde finds out Double Trouble is a spy and She-Ra has to rescue her.
After Mermista, she was my favorite POP figure as a kid. I loved that she could just walk in to either camp and be trusted.
Since she has so much potential, I could see them giving her a second dress with Horde symbol, but if not, I'm perfectly fine with her being a straight redesign of the original, with two faces/heads.
When they make her, I'm putting her amidst Hordak's ranks. Vampy looks, outlandish ensemble... it's only natural. Now, if they were to make both versions, the brunette prototype will be the evil look for me, and the blond is her natural look, and will go in the Rebellion. Same goes if they make a brunette Sweet Bee too. But that's because I always saw the brunette as a different woman entirely.
I love an all inclusive canon!
The dark haired version of sweet-bee with the black dress and yellow trim i think of as an evil member of sweet-bee's people. I think of her as Bee-A-Trix who was a sketch of an evil bee woman that gbagok designed but didnt complete
I love an all inclusive canon!
I was just thinking that she could come with a circular Yin-Yang shield, but with two womens faces sculpted into either side of the circle. Then maybe it could split apart into pointed weapons.
Anyone got any Double Trouble pics or media? I don't know much about this character at all and she is near the bottom of my PoP want list. The only picture I remember ever seeing of her was on PoP cardbacks and back of mini comics.
lol @ how she puts on her evil face.
So she's like the PoP Man-E-Faces then. I like the green, but I dunno about her helmet/hair. It's kinda knight-ish to me.
I'm all for the lesser portrayed characters, Double Trouble needs a GOOD bio though. I worry about bios for characters that don't have much media.
So she never came with anything but a comb and never used any weapons in the mini comics? What could she possibly come with accessory-wise?
I used to give my classic Double Trouble the big gray halberd axe weapon from the Grayskull weapons rack... I'd like to see her come with something along the lines of that. She's really a clean slate when it comes to accessories... heck, they could load her up with all sorts of double agent gadgets, 007-style!
I kind of hope they give us two separate heads for Double Trouble and make it so they can clip INTO the helmet like the mini-comic and the helmet with necklace like the toy. I think that would be pretty darn awesome! They could also give us both capes.
About weapons, I could see her with a spear and/or a sword. Double Trouble always seemed very "warrior" to me...and making the Evil Horde believe she's one of them, she has to be fierce.
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Seriously, at the very least she needs (a) two entirely different face sculpts - not merely different expressions, as different as Adora & Catra - and (b) two different chestplates (preferably with a big Horde symbol on one, but that Filmationesque one as the minimal alternative).
I really like Double Trouble and I love the fact that she is mysterious. I wonder why they never used her in the cartoon. Does anyone know?
I do hope they use the classic toy design and she definitely needs 2 faces.
I'm kind of happy that they can only base her off of the toy or mini-comic, so she has to be more detailed! The colouring books are close to the toy, but a tad less detailed...and Mattel doesn't have the rights to the colouring books anyway.
I'll be mad if she comes out like the prototype. Her colours are very unappealing like that, and besides, she looks too close to Filmation's character "Lohni," She-Ra's female friend in Horde Trooper armour with a head like that. I would much rather have a Lohni than that colour scheme Double Trouble.
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Agreed on the two different face sculpts.Seriously, at the very least she needs (a) two entirely different face sculpts - not merely different expressions, as different as Adora & Catra - and (b)
Does anyone think she'll still be Glimmer's cousin in MOTUC? That's kind of the only thing we really ever knew about her personally.
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WANT: Twiggets, Hunga, Josh, Joya/Bubblerina, King Ahgo, Wise Old Wizardess,
Crimson Fury, Melog, Kowla, Red Eye, Staghorn, ALL New Adventures, Sharella,
Gray, Kittrina, Melaktha, Miranda, Lt. Andra, Illumina, Lady Slither, MYP Evil-Lyn,
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LONGMONT -- Don Tiff looked out at the hundreds of people gathered to remember the life of his 21-year-old son on Monday night and concluded that he and his wife had done well raising him.
"I am proud of how he turned out. I wish I could be more like him. His cup was never half-empty," he said.
Jaryd Tiff, 21, was known for having a constant smile, an uncanny ability to lighten anyone's dark mood, and easy-going catch phrases like, "It's all good," and "No worries," according to many people who shared memories at Dicken's Opera House.
Jaryd Tiff died early Saturday morning in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 36 near Longhorn Road.
According to police, the 2010 Skyline High School graduate was one of two passengers ejected from a westbbound 2003 Volkswagen Jetta after it crossed the cetnerline of the highway and collided head-on with a 2013 Audi RS5.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, neither Jaryd Tiff nor his friend, 21-year-old Austin Shanley, was buckled into the car when it crashed and then repeatedly rolled off of the south side of the highway.
Shanley suffered critical injuries in the wreck.
Driver Kevin Winnie, 22, was not buckled in, either, and he suffered moderate injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault, driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, reckless driving and failing to drive on the right side of the road.
The driver of the Audi, 37-year-old Jose Pacheco of Deming, N.M., suffered minor injuries, the patrol reported. He was wearing a seatbelt.
Jaryd's mother, Candyce Tiff, said the three men in the car were lifelong friends and she feels badly for Winnie and his family. He is due in court on Wednesday for filing of charges.
Tiff's father said he was nervous to attend the memorial ,but he felt better to feel the love from those his son's life touched.
Candyce Tiff said it was difficult to hear condolences, but she appreciated hearing how others knew her son.
"It is so great hearing it from so many different people," she said, smiling with tears in her eyes.
Many who attended repeated the phrases and laughed as they remembered his saying them. They recalled a young man who was enthusiastic about traveling and enjoyed both basketball and baseball.
They remembered someone who wouldn't let others wallow in a bad day.Nicole Hosier, Jaryd's cousin, said she and her cousin were so close, they were like siblings. She called him her "brosin."
She saw him only about 45 minutes before the crash when they happened to run into one another at a Boulder bar. They took a photo together in an embrace, each wearing big smiles.
"We were in the same place at the same time for a reason," she said.
Jaryd Tiff worked at the Pumphouse Brewery & Restaurant, which closed its doors for the memorial."He just turned 21 last week," said manager Melissa Leaneagh, who said Tiff worked as a server and buser at the downtown Longmont business for about three years. "He was hilarious. He had an inside joke with everybody."
For many, those inside jokes were nicknames. Dad was "Chuckles or Pops." His aunt Perrie Sanders was "Slugger," and his aunt Shannon McCarrick was "Shanny."
"He just touched everybody's life, everybody he knew," said his older brother Brandon Tiff.
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Ever feel dizzy or lightheaded? Experience vertigo or blurry vision? You're not alone. One recent study from the National Institutes of Health showed that as many as 69 million Americans have experienced some type of balance issue in their lifetime. However, what many of those 69 million don't know is that there are treatment options available…in the form of physical therapy!
Today, Ryan Kardos, a physical therapist at ATI Physical Therapy in Seaford who specializes in vestibular rehabilitation, joins us to break down balance and explain some treatment options.
1. What determines our balance: The labyrinth, a maze-like structure made up of bone, fluid, and soft tissue found in the inner ear, largely controls our sense of balance. This part of the inner ear, along with other systems in our body, like the visual system (eyes) and skeletal system (bones and joints), helps us maintain our balance.
2. What issues can cause balance disorders: In addition to inner ear issues, heart problems, head injuries, medication, and blood circulation can affect an individual's balance. Elderly individuals may also develop disorders because of their delayed reaction times.
3. Symptoms of balance disorders: Individuals with balance disorders may experience dizziness, blurry vision, vertigo, lightheadness, confusion, or disorientation. Individuals may also fall or experience the sensation of falling.
4. Common types of balance disorders: One common type of vestibular disorder is positional vertigo (or BPPV), which occurs when tiny crystals in the ear get knocked loose from hair cells, therefore resulting in episodes of vertigo. Other inner ear balance disorders include labyrinthis (inflammation of the inner ear), vestibular neuronitis (inflammation of the vestibular nerve), or Meniere's disease (change of fluid in inner ear).
5. Treatment: Vestibular rehabilitation can help retrain the brain to reinterpret information. By using a series of exercises, from eye exercises to head repositioning to fall risk management, vestibular rehabilitation can help restore a patient's balance and help them get them back to their highest level of function.


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Out on the Street Europe: Are LGBT Rights Good for Business?
It may not seem particularly remarkable for 180 or so international bankers to convene in London, even if they are very senior and represent 16 major banks. A welcome from the Lord Mayor, a letter of support from the U.S. Secretary of State, a keynote by a high-ranking Balkan leader. Yet, add the fact that the overwhelming majority of these bankers are openly gay and lesbian, with the remainder identified as "straight allies," and the picture takes on a very different meaning.
This was the Out on the Street London Summit, held on Nov. 13. It wasn't the first conference for senior LGBT bankers. Out on the Street put that together in 2011 in New York and followed up with a second in May 2012, hosted by Bank of America.
"There was so much interest and recognition of the need, that banks wanted more," said Todd Sears, founder of Out on the Street. "There was so much support for bringing the conference to Europe, we were able to put the London summit together in just four months. People were so excited to make it happen."
Sears, a former career banker, is a New York-based diversity consultant who recognized that, to have impact, issues must be addressed as part of the business function.
"The human resources department can be supportive, but it doesn't drive change," he said. The core of any diversity effort has to be a belief that attracting and retaining the best talent is the key to success. Sears chose to keep the focus of Out on the Street on senior management, preferably director level: About 75 percent of its members are "managing directors or higher," he said.
In a sense, Wall Street is catching up. Twenty years ago, when many important corporations -- especially in technology, entertainment, retail and health care -- launched efforts at LGBT inclusiveness, being out in the financial services sector was still widely considered career suicide. As recently as 10 years ago, it was considered "too political."
What changed? "It's a reflection of social changes," Sears said. "Wall Street has to be fast and nimble, or it won't make any money. It's an industry that relies on human capital. You need smart, innovative people."
Turning Liabilities Into Assets
Thus, it's worth investing time in a discussion called "The XX Factor: Gay Women in Banking," which turned out to be one of the most popular at the London Summit. A dazzling panel of high-achieving lesbians from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch told their stories of where the personal meets the professional. One of the lessons?
Being an out lesbian has an advantage: It takes sexual tension -- often the bane of straight-women colleagues -- off the table. A different orientation has long been considered a liability. Now we're beginning to see it as an asset.
"For me, hearing LGBT panelists talk about what it was like, in the office and in meetings with clients, before they came out was incredibly powerful," said Birgit Neu, the London-based head of private banking Initiative for HSBC Bank. "I think we all left the event with clarity about how much time and energy is wasted, and how disengaging it is, when LGBT staff aren't comfortable with bringing their whole selves to work.
"I wanted to be involved in Out on the Street Europe because I believe it's important for the financial services sector to develop a better collective understanding of where it stands on this topic, both internally and commercially," she added. "We [at HSBC] had a wide range of participants involved, from members of our Pride Network to straight allies in senior management. There are lots of discussions going on now, about what we're going to implement to address many of the issues raised. ... So Out on the Street Europe has been a great catalyst."
While the summits offer a high-profile opportunity to educate the highest precincts of capitalism -- and, not incidentally, creating some choice networking opportunities for LGBT movers and shakers -- Out on the Street has already spawned several ongoing efforts. An "emerging leaders" program matches LGBT employees with career sponsors, based on the old-boys' model already adapted by straight women and other minorities in the business.
"Not like mentors who give advice once a month over lunch," Sears said. "It is a sponsor who looks out for you, uses leverage, has your back."
There's also a planned series of white papers, issued with HRC and other groups, that look at the economic costs to business of LGBT equality (or lack of it). An effort is under way to create a program of support and capital for LGBT-owned small businesses.
But there are more tantalizing possibilities that open up a sense of expansion that the London Summit represents. It's wonderful and welcoming to hear the Secretary of State Hilary Clinton proclaim, as she did recently, that "LGBT rights are human rights," but are they also good for business?
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported Nov. 30: "More than 445,000 people around the world have joined a campaign urging Citibank and Barclays to publicly condemn" Uganda's pending legislation known as "Kill the Gays." Citibank and Barclays are corporate members of Out on the Street, and both have significant operations in Uganda. What will they do? And what will they and other global banks do about the harsh, if not as lethal, new anti-gay laws in Nigeria? Or the legal environment in Singapore?
For now, Out on the Street is, according to Sears, "identifying regional issues." It is planning more summits in the U.S. and Europe next year, and will hold its first Asian Summit, in Hong Kong, in 2013.


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Latest update : 2012-05-01
Europe's groundswell for growth
With recession spreading across the continent, will the French presidential candidates make good on their pledge to get Germany to put more of the accent on growth? François Picard's panel looks at the groundswell against austerity.
- Julia CAGE, Harvard University & The Paris School of Economics;
- Harald HAU, University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute;
- Mark DEEN, Bloomberg News;
- Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS, British Conservative MEP (from London).
Produced by Wassim Nasr, Joseph Tandy, Molly Hall


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A library card is the information gateway to the local community and the world beyond.
To obtain a library card, residents must visit the library that serves their area and bring identification.
Barrett Friendly library serves Barrett and Paradise townships; Clymer Library, Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock townships; Eastern Monroe Public Library, Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg boroughs as well as Hamilton, Jackson, Middle Smithfield, Pocono, Price, Smithfield and Stroud townships; Pocono Mountain Public Library, Coolbaugh Township and Mount Pocono Borough; and Western Pocono Community Library, Chestnuthill, Eldred, Polk and Ross townships. Other area libraries include: Newfoundland Area Public Library and Salem Public Library.
The library card, which is free, then can be used at any county library. Patrons may also request materials from other libraries and have them delivered to their home library for pick up. The materials then only need to be returned to the home library.
To support these services, area libraries receive some state aid; however, they are predominantly supported by a library millage tax, for which voters have registered their support. Dedicated millage rates vary from � to 1 mill for each library. At one mill, a $100,000 house assessed at half that value pays $5.


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Posted on July 1, 2009
Okay, kids, I promised I'd blog about bags I wish you wouldn't use to bring me books. The bags I like are solidly constructed shopping bags with reliable handles. The ones I don't like are more interesting and come in several varieties. I am prompted by the anonymous donation of a large number of nice books in big, heavy-duty leaf bags. So….
1. Heavy-Duty Leaf Bags: I include in this category all garbage bags of lesser construction. These bags don't allow any support for the books which, internally, damages the books and, externally, makes the bag sploob all over the floor instead of sitting up like a well-behaved bag. This causes extra angst on the part of those who think the Book fair takes up too much space with its bags already.
2. Paper Bags With Paper Handles: Must walk carefully, Pilgrim: they're sponsoring us this year. Nice though these bags may be on first use (and they're really, really nice and so are the outfits that make use of them), when reused for books, the handles tend to pull off, generally when I'm halfway to the door with 'em. This is bad for my back and bad for your bag, which often tears apart on its way to the stack with the other bags. (The bags sometimes need to be stacked up. I've been thinking of doing one of those "Follow The Book Through Processing" blogs, but some days it just feels too too junior high school documentary film.)
3. Bags Without Handles: These are less trouble than the other two, oddly enough, but really.
4. Bags Previously Used For Organic Purposes: We're kind of back to leaf bags, here, but you'd be surprised. Do you know that, over the years, we've had books come in in bags that have been used for leaves, bags that have been used to transport potting soil, bags that have been used to transport grass from lawnmower clippings….
5. Bags Where You Should Just Know Better: One man called and said he was sending his book collection in a hundred bags. We cleared space and waited. The collection–honest!–came to us in one hundred bread bags. That's as in the bag from the loaf of bread, do you understand? I still don't. He had exactly two books in each bag, and had wrapped one of the two in each pair in a vegetable bag. This was almost helpful, as he had also packed one moldy book and one clean book in each bag.
In the world of second-hand literature, one sometimes just has to take one's hat off in the presence of greatness. But I got funny looks from the fellow who takes the trash out.


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A stretch of Arapahoe Avenue in east Boulder closed earlier this afternoon while emergency crews responded to a gas leak in the area has been reopened to traffic, police dispatchers said.
Initial calls about the gas line break near Arapahoe and 63rd Street, possibly caused by Colorado Department of Transportation road work in the area, were received shortly after 3 p.m., according to dispatchers.
Police and fire crews responded to the scene and enforced a traffic closure on Arapahoe in the immediate area for more than an hour this afternoon. That closure was lifted at around 4:20 p.m., dispatchers said.
Xcel Energy spokesman Gabriel Romero said a work crew with the company was still on the scene of the leak at about 4:45 p.m. He said the 2-inch line ruptured in the incident should be repaired by 6 p.m.


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Originally Posted by latches109
I was just thinking of a solution to what appeared to be issues at hand,
1) fear of noid leaking.... I have no idea if it does or not, but I'm sure there must be some advantage to having the full size noids and/or the ability to use noids you might already have in your possession from other guns.
2) Ability to use other frames such as inteli frame etc and then in turn allows for the use of more common rams that are already easily modded for that frame and others....
3) Could also possibly hold the lpr?? Or make it easy to put the LPR sticking out the front under the barrel like a lot of other p-mags do, then u could route the hose to the noid easily right there.
But I agree I am going to do this mod exactly like how it was already done (gonna have to use an 05 ego frame though), I just need a firm answer on what ram to use. But I thought I would share my idea with others as I like to dream and know the users on the board are great at making some killer mags and might like the idea. Also would remind me of an invert mini.


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There has recently been a spate of letters in this newspaper by uninformed people concerning the hydro fracturing of gas and oil wells. Some of these folks are well-meaning, concerned citizens while others are just envious that some landowners are getting royalties and they are not — just another form of sin known as class envy.
I live near the Connoquenessing Woodlands and the water was never any good here. The major problem is shallow coal seams that carry naturally occurring methane and iron particles. Farm fertilization and unlined manure pits have a greater potential impact on our shallow water wells than fracking, which occurs 7,000 feet below ground behind multiple layers of cemented steel casing.
The disposal of frack water can be a problem, but this is normally reused on future wells or recycled through sites and standards approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Having worked in the oil and gas industry for many years, I can testify that the industry is highly controlled and regulated by the appropriate state and federal agencies. Fracking is the only method currently known to successfully produce oil and gas wells in this region and has been used almost exclusively since the 1960s.
One local opponent of fracking suggests a moratorium in Pennsylvania as there is in New York state. Ask the people in western New York how they really feel about losing a several-billion-dollar a year industry and not being able to utilize the minerals they own. If this opposing view were prevalent 150 years ago, America could never have built our transcontinental railroad system, our mills, our highways, our modern modes of transportation, our ability to efficiently heat our homes and build our cities. We would all be subsistence farmers, cobblers or indentured servants.
It is fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — that largely were responsible for building the middle class in America and allowing us to enjoy the lifestyle we now have.


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You can go back. Twice in fact.
In 1967 the federal government celebrated Canada's Centennial with an exchange program that sent high school students by train to live with families on the other side of the country, visiting Parliament Hill in Ottawa and Expo 67 along the way. As part of the County of Leduc group, I stayed with the Carl Ring family outside of Digby, N.S., world famous for its scallops.
I went back to Digby 20 years later, in 1987, during the September "Colour Season" when maple and oak leaves turn magnificent orange and red and yellow hues. And I returned to Digby once again this summer, 40 years after my first visit, this time with my wife Lorraine plus sons Zak, 15, and Jay, 13. And since it was the 100th anniversary of Canada's birth that had brought me to Digby in the first place, this time I also visited the cradle of Confederation, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Contrary to the adage that things are never as good when you return to an old haunt, this journey resurrected marvellous coming-of-age memories, and refreshed an appreciation for the culture and history of people living off the land and the sea, drawn together by the isolation of being a small picturesque community in the Annapolis Valley along Nova Scotia's northwest coast.
While Leduc has grown from a town of 2,500 people in 1967 to a city of 17,000, a fact reporter Jonathan Riley of The Digby Courier said "I just can't comprehend," Digby's official population of 2,311 has slipped about 200 people during the past four decades.
The town was named after Rear Admiral Sir Robert Digby, captain of HMS Atalanta, who led a hearty band of United Empire Loyalists to settle in the area in 1783. Another captain, Roland Wormell, sensed in 1920 that there might be scallops off Digby's shore, and raked up 55 pounds that he sent to Boston. Since then, Digby has been famous for having the world's largest inshore scallop fleet, which drags the sweetest of shellfish off the floor of the Digby Basin of the Bay of Fundy, and sends them to the finest restaurants in Nova Scotia and beyond.
In 1967, it took us five and a half hours to travel the 230 kilometres from Halifax to Digby by bus on Highway 1, which was called "the world's longest main street" because of all the communities it went through. But Highway 101 built during the 1970s and '80s has reduced the travel time to two and a half hours by car.
Our family arrived in Digby in time to catch the last day of the 32nd annual Digby Scallop Days, a four-day celebration during the second week in August, which features buskers, arts and crafts displays, a haunted history walk and everything imaginable involving scallops, from shucking them to skipping their shells in the bay.
We watched the woodcutting and splitting competition, Seadawg the Magic Pirate, and of course Ug the Neanderthal cavemen juggler. Then from the balcony of our Dockside Suites hotel room we enjoyed a spectacular 45-minute fireworks display in front of the scallop fleet, which had fallen some 35 feet in five hours due to Digby's almost equally famous tides.
"Some people say Scallop Days isn't what it used to be, but I had a lot of fun," said Riley, who is from Digby, but grew up in nearby Windsor before returning here last year.
That tends to happen a lot in Digby, people return, willing to give up big-city jobs for a lifestyle with less stress and more proximity to nature and family.
At Club 98, I chatted with Barry, originally from Digby, who spent 13 years working in Alberta's oilsands, but returned to Digby a year ago and works in a restaurant kitchen. And I made the 13-kilometre drive to Barton, visiting the late Carl Ring's son Keith for the first time in 40 years, in the house where we'd spent much of my 1967 visit.
Keith had worked as an engineer in Newfoundland for a decade and in Halifax, and bought the century-old farmhouse -- actually two houses fused into one -- from his mom in 1993 when she moved into a Digby seniors' apartment. He joked that he and his wife Carol are now "50-something hippies, living off the land," selling Christmas trees and strawberries.
He said the mainstays of Digby's economy are shell fishing, tourism and forestry, while ship building and fin fishing have fallen off. For nearly two decades, people have fought to prevent a basalt quarry from being built in nearby Digby Neck.
While the town still lures visitors because of its scallops, and the Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa stands as majestic as when I swam in its pool and ate lobster salad in its restaurant in 1967, tourism has expanded to whale watching and spending a day catching lobsters.
Looking at the 40-year-old copy of the Digby Courier
I had brought along, with a front-page picture of me being greeted upon arrival in town, reporter Riley wondered why I'd come back without visiting Digby Neck, the nearby sliver of land he described as "a whole other world" of beauty.
But my original Digby visit had been part of a celebration of Canada's birth as a nation, and the site of that awaited, in Charlottetown.
Instead of taking the ferry from Digby to Saint John, N.B. and driving through Moncton and across the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island, we opted to drive along Nova Scotia's scenic Highway 14, from Windsor, the Birthplace of Hockey, to Milford, then taking the ferry at Pictou to P.E.I.
In 1864, delegates from P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia planned a meeting to discuss a possible union of the maritime colonies of British North America, but the province of Canada, which included present day Ontario and Quebec, joined the gathering.
The agreement to form a union was signed in the Confederation Chamber of what it now Province House, which since 1847 has housed the legislature of Prince Edward Island.
The room has been restored, and outside the building, each afternoon in July and August, costumed young actors portraying the Fathers and Ladies of Confederation re-enact the founding of our country.
Right across from Province House stands Founders Hall, a museum and gift shop, built in 2001 in a century-old former CN railcar repair shop. The museum takes you through a visual and audio timeline of the formation of Canada, from the 1964 Charlottetown Conference to the 1999 creation of Nunavut.
While my son described it as "the Grade 7 social sciences curriculum boiled down to 30 minutes," the exhibit is a fascinating study in what brought individual provinces into Confederation -- usually poverty, the need for a sound railroad, or both in the case of P.E.I.
An adjacent attraction called SandLand depicts local landmarks and scenes carved in giant sand formations.
The rest of our maritime trip included visits to the usual landmarks, like Anne of Green Gables house northwest of Charlottetown and Peggy's Cove southwest of Halifax.
If you like "alcoholeries," as son Jay calls them, Alexander Keith's Brewery in Halifax has costumed actors leading tours, and the Glenora Distillery near Glenville on Cape Breton Island is the only one in Canada making single malt whisky.
For fun, you can ride the amphibious Harbour Hopper and Theodore Tugboat in Halifax, or visit Joe's Drive-In Theatre of Scarecrows in Cap Le Moine, part of a magnificent Cape Breton experience.
It, like Digby, makes you want to return.
The easiest way to get to Digby, N.S., is to fly to Halifax and then drive.
WestJet, Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz fly either directly to Halifax, or through other cities, most often Toronto. You can also get to Halifax from Edmonton by train, a nearly four-day Via Rail trip with stopovers in Toronto and Montreal.
Once you get to Halifax, it used to take five-and-a-half hours to travel the 235 kilometres from Halifax to Digby on Highway 1, a scenic route with low speed limits as it winds through numerous small communities. But Highway 1, built during the 1970s and '80s, has reduced the travel time to two and a half hours.
If you are coming to Nova Scotia by way of New Brunswick, you can ride the ferry between Saint John and Digby, a three-hour journey for autos and foot traffic, which may offer whale sightings.


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Albany scarecrows support fire department coin drop
by Chris Braithwaite
copyright the Chronicle 10-17-2012
ALBANY — A remarkable array of this town's departed residents made a mysterious reappearance on Main Street Saturday morning.
Beginning just after 6 a.m., they emerged one by one to take their places and provide support for a coin drop operated by the Albany Fire Department.
In front of the church Rodney and Marie Chaffee rode off to their wedding on a bicycle built for two. Firefighters took their place in front of the firehouse. And Irene and Winnie Brow, who ran a potato operation in town for many years, disported in matching tubs just up the street.
They were among 66 scarecrows erected that morning by Karen and Brian Chaffee, who now live in Barton but grew up in Albany. Brian is the son of Rodney and Marie, the couple on the bicycle. Karen is the daughter of Marcel and Pauline Locke, who overlook the village from Albany Center.
The scarecrows were making a return appearance from 2009, when the Chaffees put them up on the road between Orleans and Barton.
They took them down, however, after they became the victim of vandals.
Late Saturday morning, as they were putting up the last of their scarecrows, the Chaffees said they planned to take them all down that night, for fear of vandals.
But while they lasted, the visitors brightened a cool autumn day in the village they had all shared. The scarecrow will make another appearance this weekend, October 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. when another coin drop is underway.
Contact Chris Braithwaite at [email protected]
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If you go
What: Glory Community Gala featuring Colorado comedian Kevin Fitzgerald
When: 5 to 9 p.m. April 12
Where: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
Cost: $100 per person. Purchase tickets by Saturday at glorycommunity.org. No tickets at the door.
More details:Will include dinner, silent and live auctions, emcee Gary Shapiro of 9News and performance by comedian Kevin Fitzgerald.
On a quiet cul-de-sac in Broomfield, Glory Community is building a neighborhood to support adults with developmental disabilities.
There is one house on the block so far, where five housemates — all men who moved to Glory Community starting in 2012 — live as independently as they can.
Glory Community, a private nonprofit, is slowly building a five-home residential neighborhood for up to 40 adults with intellectual disabilities.
It's a quiet and cozy existence, but one that tends to cost a lot — up to $30,000 a year per resident — because of rent, transportation, food and other bills, said Sandy Hembd, one of the founders of Glory Community.
At Glory Community's eighth annual gala event on April 12, the organization hopes to raise $100,000 to help run day-to-day operations and provide scholarships for families who can't afford special housing services for their loved ones.
"Affordability is a major issue to our potential resident families," Jim Hembd, president and executive director of Glory Community, said in an email. "One of our primary goals for the endowment fund is to make tuition scholarships available for families who need this support."
As part of the gala, Glory Community also will launch its first endowment building campaign with the help of the Community First Foundation. Community First (CommunityFirstFoundation.org) will provide up to $10,000 in matching funds during the gala's auction portion.
Community First Foundation offers financial support and educational opportunities for community programs and nonprofits.
"It's so important to have their support," Sandy Hembd said.
Glory Community's homes are meant to be a solution to the high demand for specialized living areas for people with developmental disabilities.
Though Colorado has resources for those with developmental disabilities, it also has many residents in need and limited funding for services, she said. There are about 6,000 developmentally disabled adults in Colorado who are currently on waiting lists for specialized residential care, she said.
Glory Community's first home has five residents, including the Hembds' two sons, 43-year-old twins, Mike and Mark. The brothers have Down syndrome.
Sandy Hembd said the organization is looking for three more male residents older than 22.
"There is so much need for housing, but people still don't always know that we're here in Broomfield," she said.
Glory Community hopes to begin construction on a second home, this one for women, in 2015, she said.
"I wish we could push a magic button and have it all built already," she said.
There might not be a magic button, but fundraising is the next best strategy for building the next phase of the neighborhood, she said.
Glory Community's eighth annual fundraising gala, a night with comedian Kevin Fitzgerald, is meant to renew community support for the organization while offering good food, auction items and plenty of laughs, she said.
Fitzgerald, a Colorado veterinarian, is known for his jokes about animals and people's obsessive love for their pets.
"This is going to be a hilarious event," Sandy Hembd said.
Contact Enterprise Staff Writer Megan Quinn at 303-410-2649 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Pinnacle Bank Arena Open House Set for Aug. 29-31
The public will have an opportunity to see Pinnacle Bank Arena this week, as the $179 million dollar facility will be open for tours on Aug. 29-31.
The open house will take place following the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m this afternoon (Aug. 29).
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln pep band will play at 3:30 p.m. at the main R Street entrance, followed by a lion dance by the Linh Quang Lion/Dragon Dance Troupe, a tradition intended to bring good luck to new projects.
Some of the speakers scheduled to talk at the ribbon-cutting ceremony include Husker basketball coaches Tim Miles and Connie Yori, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Governor Dave Heineman, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler as well as representatives from the JPA, City Council, Chamber of Commerce as well as Mortenson/Hampton construction team and SMG.
After the ceremony, self-guided tours will be available from 4-10 p.m., and the open house will include live music, special $1 concessions and prize drawings for concert tickets and more, with free parking in Deck 1 (Red), the new garage just south of the arena
The open house weekend will continue with self-guided tours from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. On Saturday, August 31, Pinnacle Bank Arena will be open at 11 a.m. and will stay open until the end of the NU vs. Wyoming football game. The football game will be shown on the new four-sided HD video board and food and beverages will be available.


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Game Recap: Hamilton Bulldogs @ Amerks, at First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY, 10.23.2012
"They can take what they want, you're my only obsession now." (Scars on 45, Two Way Radio)
The Amerks rolled into the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY, to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs for the first time in the 2012-13 season. All of the stops were pulled out – fabulous (but expensive) concessions, icy cold beverages, and the National Anthems sung by the one and only Doug Allen. It was the atmosphere of a Sabres game with the excitement of an Amerks game, and seats I'd never be able to afford if we were talking about the National Hockey League. But guys. Guys. GUUUUUUUUYYYYYS. Hold the front door. I MET DOUG ALLEN. It was really all I could do to not fangirl all over him (and I'm certain that I did anyways). He complimented my "old school" Amerks sweater (Scott Nichol, for the win), and told me it was nice meeting me. I'm pretty sure I stammered a lot and probably drooled on myself a little bit. And that was only the start of what would be a very exciting Amerks trip to Buffalo.
The Amerks came out to their routine slow start, although they did seem to be getting at least a few solid shots on the Hamilton goaltender. The post would play a major part throughout this game, with Luke Adam ripping one off the post. Shortly after that, Hamilton would take the first penalty of the night, as Antoine Corbin went for holding. As that penalty expired, Joe Finley notched his first goal of the season, with a cheap shot off of a Rick Schofield pass. That also marked the first time since the first game of the season that Rochester scored the opening point of the game. Speaking of cheap shots, this game could quickly turn into Cheap Shot City, with Hamilton taking the second penalty of the game, and Jarred Tinordi heading off on a trip. It was followed shortly by d-man Alex Biega taking a high sticking penalty at 18:15. Twenty-five seconds later, Brayden McNabb and Steve Quailer would head off on matching minor roughing penalties, after Nabber cross-checked Quailer in the helmet during a disagreement in the crease. The Amerks would head into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead and 15 seconds left on the Biega penalty kill.
What started out as an uneventful second period saw Zemgus Girgensons chirping rather adamently at the Hamilton squad – leading me to wonder if he runs his mouth in Latvian or in English. I'm betting some strange combination of the two, actually, but I'm still curious. Hamilton's Michael Bournival opened the second period scoring on a SICK goal that David Leggio never even saw until it was behind him. The pass from Patrick Holland was just perfect and, as stated, Leggio was just not on top of things the way we would have liked him to be. That was okay, however, because Cody HOdgson had his back, and responded 44 seconds later to put the Amerks back up, 2-1. Helpers went to the goalpost, Evan Rankin, and Marcus Foligno. Juuuust kidding. The post got the job done, but clearly got no credit on the official score sheet. Rochester would get the only penalty of the second period, as Mark Pysyk took two near the close of the period for delay of game.
Hamilton entered the third period guns blazing, and were really running all over the Amerks at both ends of the ice. Just past the half way mark of the period, Hodgson was hauled down at center ice with no penalty (to the dismay of the crowd). Not long after that, however, Tinordi would find himself in the penalty box on a holding call. He must've been getting lonely, as Frederic St Denis would join him, giving Rochester three whole seconds of a 5-on-3. Nine seconds into St Denis' penalty, TJ Brennan ripped one past Hamilton goaltender Peter Delmas. As fans, we're used to watching that work, and the power play unit of Brennan, McNabb, and Hodgson was successful once again. The score would stand at 3-1, but not for lack of Amerks trying. The Amerks had 1:57 of Hamilton empty net time, and just couldn't make it happen. Notably, Frederick Roy nearly scored his first professional goal, were it not for that pesky post. All in all, three potential empty netters were missed by Rochester.
Game notes: Rochester was 1-for-4 on the power play, with Hamilton going 0-for-2 … After their eight goal burst against Hershey, Rochester was in second place for goals scored … TJ Brennan (4+6=10), Marcus Foligno (5+4=9) and Cody Hodgson (1+8=9) are all in the top-ten in the AHL points right now, only seven games into the season. As of this writing, David Leggio leads all goaltenders in minutes played, with 425:42. The next closest goaltender is over 100 minutes behind Legg. Additionally, Foligno is sixth in the league right now with 5 goals in 7 games played … This game's three stars were 1. Cody Hodgson, 2. David Leggio, and 3. TJ Brennan.
The Amerks headed east to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday night, eventually losing in OT 5-4, after coming from behind to tie the game. With the loser point, the Amerks moved into a tie for first place in the North Divison. Saturday night, they will face the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls (Editor's note: I suck at publishing posts, so by the time you've read this the Amerks will have crushed the Phantoms 6-2. Fun!). The Amerks return home on Friday, November 2 to face Hamilton for the second time this season, in the first game of a home-and-home. As always, I'll have all your updates, and I'll see you at the game!!


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Evolving Ourselves, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, Bats, and The Invaders
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Red Sox - 000 001 000 - 1 5 0Harden (6-3-1-3-9, 95) was tough to hit and Lester (4-5-4-3-4, 83) was tough to watch. Emil Brown atoned for his base-running blunder yesterday by smacking a three-run dong to left in the third. Manny hit a solo shot with two outs in the sixth. Other hits: two singles from Lowell, a single from Lugo and a double from Crisp. David Aardsma pitched 1.2 innings (1 H, 3 K) and looked very good.
Athletics - 013 000 01x - 5 9 1
156 hours and change until the next regular season pitch.
Jon Lester (2007 ERA+ 104) / Rich Harden (2007 ERA+ 171 (25.2 IP))
Francona said Lyndon's back is okay, Coco was going to play today regardless. Drew's back is no worse, but the team is playing it safe, since they have a 10-hour flight to California coming up.
Red Sox Athletics
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Travis Buck, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B Mark Ellis, 2B
David Ortiz, DH Daric Barton, 1B
Manny Ramirez, LF Mike Sweeney, DH
Mike Lowell, 3B Emil Brown, LF
Brandon Moss, RF Bobby Crosby, SS
Jason Varitek, C Jack Hannahan, 3B
Coco Crisp, CF Kurt Suzuki, C
Julio Lugo, SS Chris Denorfia, CF
Also, SoSH TaLK on Yook's cut-off in the 10th inning of Game 1.


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Today's Blind Items - Academy Award Homewrecker
Last week I heard from an old friend that told me that one of his former tabloid favorites was back at it again. And by back at it again, I mean cheating. This time on her husband. When I say tabloid favorite, she was always one of his favorites, but her never was able to publish much about her because she would get a story killed quickly. Usually it is because she was or had been having sex with various reporters or editors at the tabloids. It is how she has managed to play around for a decade and be a serial cheater but get away with it. People just think of our actress for her roles. Academy Award winner/nominee roles. The men in her life will tell you that she is a great actress but an even better cheat. There was the time she was cheating on her actor boyfriend who had a really big week a couple of weeks ago. She cheated on him every day for a year and when he finally figured it out and dumped her she made it seem like he was in the wrong and he got trashed in the tabloids that were loyal to her. It took him a long time to recover from the unjustified beating he took in the press. I mean, this is a woman who was cheating on him and cheating on the guy (B+ list mostly movie actor) she was cheating with. She ended up marrying the B+ list actor but they had to deal with the result of another one of her cheating flings.
Oh, she also broke up the marriage of this at the time A list acting couple. Sure, the guy in that couple would cheat with anyone, but his actress wife thought he had changed. One day her actor husband came home from work and said he was leaving his wife for our cheater who was still a teen at the time. As soon as the marriage ended, our cheater found another guy and started dating him.


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Harrison Ford was seen Monday in Santa Monica, walking without a cast on his leg or that weird crutch contraception he has been using in recent weeks.
Good to hear. Now get back to work ... people's lives depend on getting "Star Wars: Episode VII" out on time.
I'm not saying me, just ... people.
Ford broke his foot June 12 on the London set of J.J. Abrams' next "Star Wars" film when a hydraulic door on the Millennium Falcon reportedly fell on him. The accident forced Disney to call off two weeks of shooting in August, but the studio insists the movie will still be released in December 2015.
According to the New York Daily News, Ford -- who is a licensed pilot -- was spotted Monday near his helicopter. (The report didn't specify, but it's probably safe to say he was at the Santa Monica Airport). The only sign of his injury was a bandage on his leg.
Good to hear. Now get back to work.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/thicks67.


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Sturgis gymnasts have good weekend
The Rockford Flip-Flop Invitational is always one of the biggest gymnastics events of the new year.
Saturday that was the case again as 18 teams competed in the event.
Sturgis' gymnastics team was one of the 18 squads and came away with an eighth place finish with 132.35 points.
"It was a big tournament and we had a good weekend," coach Stacey Keim said. "We had some different girls step up and do well for us in spots. They came through for us when we needed them."
Taking first place overall was Canton with 142 points. Farmington was second at 138.475, Grand Rapids Forest Hills United was third at 138.25, Rockford was fourth with 138 points and Kenowa Hills-Grandville's co-op team was fifth at 135.9 points.
Taking fourth place in the all-around scoring was Sheyenne Melchi with a combined score of 34.025.
Melchi placed second overall on the beam with a score of 9.0 and had an 8.55 on the floor exercise. She had scores of 8.3 on the vault and 8.175 on the bars.
Finishing ninth in all-around scoring was Dannette Schroeder. She had a combined score of 32.8 at the event.
Schroeder had scores of 8.45 on the vault, 8.0 on the bars, 8.3 on the beam and an 8.05 on the floor exercise.
Alea Penner took third place overall on the floor with a score of 9.02 in the event. She also had a 7.1 on the bars and an 8.45 on the vault.
Taking 10th place overall on the beam was Serena Carotenuto. She had a score of 8.4 in the event.
Cassidy Penner had a 7.325 on the bars, a 7.65 on the beam and a 7.525 score on the floor.
Cierra Conklin scored an 8.2 on the bars and a 7.95 on the vault. Alexis Janes had scores of 7.6 on the beam, 8.0 on the vault and 8.475 on the floor.
Sturgis, who was off for two weeks between meets, will compete twice this week.
Keim's team takes on Lakeland Tuesday and Coldwater Thursday. Both of those meets will be at home in the Central Commons gymnasium. Both have start times of 6 p.m. as well.


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BOULDER -- There is the issue of residents expecting a bit more follow-up from Boulder County deputies investigating cases.
There are also the standby issues of traffic enforcement, disputes between motorists and bicyclists, animal control and solicitation problems.
However, by and large, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said a communitywide survey of residents who live in the unincorporated parts of the county and are therefore covered by his deputies, found that residents feel safe.
In fact, between 82 percent and 92 percent of those who replied to the sheriff's first-ever community survey said they felt very safe in Boulder County.
"Anecdotally, I get a sense of community problems and concerns, but it is really nice to see data that has been looked at by statisticians and sorted through that really shows the same things I am sensing," Pelle said.
Longmont crime and research information analyst Elise Flesher helped with the survey, which will be used as part of a broader planning process to develop a strategic plan for the office. She had hoped for a 30 to 35 percent return rate from the 4,000 surveys sent to residents, but only 17.5 percent were sent back in. She said the overall data are valid, but it makes it harder to parse the data by demographic criteria to tease out more specific information because the samples would be too small to be telling.
To some degree, Pelle said, the lack of response might be read as an endorsement because survey recipients did not feel strongly enough about the office's job to respond.
Boulder County crime and intel analyst D.J. Rogers added it also could mean residents didn't feel they had enough background to offer information.
"A lot of people select themselves out of things like this because they haven't had contact with us," he said.
Of residents who responded to the survey, only 19 percent had ever reported any kind of victimization to the county, 59 percent reported that they had had no contact with the sheriff's office, and 36 percent reported at least one contact with the sheriff's office. Five percent who had reported a contact said it was not helpful.
The sheriff also conducted a survey of employees, which he said also resulted in predictable results. Communication internally is an area he hopes to look at.
The survey hit homes in the unincorporated parts of the county and Lyons and Superior, which don't have their own police departments.
Pelle said mountain residents were upset about visitors who fire guns in the mountains, ride ATVs and set fires.
He said the office was already aware of those issues.
"That's a dozen calls a day," he said.
A lot of unease among mountain residents comes from fire danger.
The sheriff's office is planning a retreat in February, which will include members of the staff, representatives from organizations that work with the office, and residents from various communities in the county. The meeting is intended to chart the course for a strategic plan that Pelle said he hopes will help guide future sheriffs, chiefs and commanders.
For now, Pelle said, he is looking at ways to make sure residents hear back from deputies consistently.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or email@example.com.


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Elvis Presley had already been a cultural phenomenon. Phil Spector was sneaking some of those fusty philharmonic instruments into his Wall of Sound. Bob Dylan was changing the scene with some mighty serious stuff well before he went electric.
If we have to make any one act responsible for turning rock 'n' roll from teenage entertainment into a legitimate art, though, doesn't it have to be the Beatles?
Quite a claim for a band that came to America 50 years ago chanting "yeah, yeah, yeah" and "woo." As history proved, however, that exuberant nonsense was just the start of a sonic assault that, over the next six years, would widen the musical intelligence of a generation.
Before them, pop music might have had its rebellious aspect, but the Beatles opened our ears to a range of sounds both past their prime and revolutionary, unknown to our culture and, in the end, the new definition of it.
It actually started with their first American hits, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You," in that post-JFK assassination winter of 1964. The hooks and chord progressions were original, the harmonies thrilling without striving for sweetness. Rougher voices would emerge soon enough, but only after John Lennon and Paul McCartney established that you didn't have to sing super-pretty to be popular.
Which was something Dylan had been pioneering in a more radical fashion. He was among the Beatles' early American fans, too, and has gone on record about how blown away he was by their guitar work. Safe to say that they were a key inspiration for the folk bard's turn to rock a year later, which established the genre's other great foundation as an art form?
Maybe. What's for sure, though, is that Dylan was instrumental in turning the Beatles from a fabulous act into a daring creative force. When they met in the summer of 1964, Dylan both introduced the Beatles to marijuana and, in some way, convinced Lennon, especially, to write more than adolescent love songs. The Beatles would develop social consciousness and, after their exposure to LSD in early 1965, an appetite for surrealism.
That was a pivotal year in the history of both the group and rock 'n' roll. The Beatles started to sound different; the string quartet on McCartney's "Yesterday" was something the kids hadn't heard, nor wanted to before, but they were happy to make "Yesterday" one of the most popular songs of all time. And at year's end, the Beatles released "Rubber Soul," and along with Dylan's two '65 albums, it was a disc that changed everything.
Although the U.S. version of "Rubber Soul" was still primarily love songs ("Nowhere Man" was on the British release), they were more mature and complicated than before. The sitar on "Norwegian Wood" served as the West's introduction to an Indian sound, something George Harrison would soon make great hay out of after hooking up with Ravi Shankar.
After "Rubber Soul," the album superseded the single as the dominant rock format. It became the way true statements were made.
"Yesterday and Today," though a compilation rather than a concept album, bore a couple of thematic diversions and, though it was quickly recalled, an alarming cover picturing the lads covered in dismembered baby dolls and raw meat. They were smiling like they always had, but clearly itching to shake things up.
The Beatles' next one, "Revolver," was distinctive musically ("Taxman," "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine" pushed them further away from romance) and visually, with a photo-and-line-drawing collage cover that could be described by a new word entering the popular lexicon: trippy.
Then, in June 1967, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was the fullest expression of psychedelic weirdness that anyone had ever heard (or seen, with infinitely more elaborate cover art that, with the right chemical accompaniment, you could stare at for hours). Crack hadn't been invented yet. Didn't need it.
Innovative experiments with recording technology made it all seem like a suite of dispatches from a new dimension. Yet the band, while exploring topical territory previously unknown to pop songwriting, just as lavishly referenced an eclectic range of traditions from English music hall to raga to, on the epic closer "A Day in the Life," a 40-piece orchestra.
Most of us never would have expected it, but it all sounded cool to us. And not just because we were so stoned we'd accept anything. Because it was the Beatles, acting like the be-all and end-all of music, and coming damn close to backing up that audacity.
The band was freed from all previous airplay considerations. The new approach "Sgt. Pepper" established grew richer, deeper and intriguingly idiosyncratic — as well as more indulgent and wayward, due in part to the guys' evolution from idols to gods — on the subsequent U.S. collections "Magical Mystery Tour," "The White Album" and "Abbey Road."
The Beatles' most powerful individual songs also date from the late '60s. "All You Need Is Love" arguably became the ultimate flower child anthem; "Revolution" perceived, before any song I can think of, why the revolution was not going to happen; Side two of "Abbey Road" was a cleverly cracked guide to the baby boomers' inevitable maturation; and is it too much of a stretch to call the free-association braggadocio of "I Am the Walrus" the grandaddy of rap?
Beatles or no Beatles, it's more than likely that the Who, the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd would have made their mark. Would their most memorable works have been the same without the example set and barriers broken by "Sgt. Pepper"?
Those musicians and many others moved the by-then-established art form forward after the last, appropriately funereal Beatles album, "Let It Be," came out in 1970. Spector didn't exactly bring the boys back full circle, but his syrupy overproduction couldn't cover up the fact that this was a collection of tunes, not startling ideas. The group's imaginative energy had been spent.
They called it quits for personal reasons and went their separate ways. But their work was truly done. Beatles songs have thrived for half a century. And despite the best efforts of everyone from metalheads to Justin Bieber, the best rock has been taken seriously for just as long.


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City Council is set to conduct a public hearing on unmet transit needs at its council meeting Wednesday night at city hall.
City Council is set to conduct a public hearing on unmet transit needs at its council meeting Wednesday night at city hall.
The public hearing is necessary to gather community input regarding any unmet transit needs in the city if it intends to secure Transportation Development Act funding.
According to the staff report prepared by Public Works Director Dennis Speer, the funds are disbursed by the Kern Council of Governments, the county's regional transportation solutions agency.
"An eligible claimant wishing to receive TDA funding through Kern COG must conduct an annual review of the transit needs of the individuals and groups in the community." the report states.
TDA funding is doled out by the state for projects that improve a city or county's transportation needs. The majority of it goes to improving systems or public transportation or the development of pedestrian or bicycle paths.
After those needs have been addressed, the rest of it, or TDA Article 8 money, can be utilized for road projects as necessary.
Consent Calendar
Consent calendar items facing council approval include a request to finalize an invoice from contractor Cen-Cal Construction for its completion of the $249,800 Safe Routes to Schools Cycle 8 project.
"The project consisted of the construction of curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway approaches, cross gutters, match up paving, ADA ramps, and street striping along S. Warner Street from W. Upjohn Avenue to W. Church Avenue and W. Church Avenue from S. Sunset Street to S. Warner Street. Additionally, a missing section of curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveways and match up paving at 205 S. Norma was also constructed," according to the staff report to be presented by Speer.
The project is one of many cycles the city has gone through over the years, and is funded by the state's Safe Routes to School program.
The project was completed Feb. 21.
Another item waiting the council's consent is a modification of the city's lease of Leroy Jackson Sports Complex with Kern County.
The second amendment to the lease changes some of the boundaries of the Jackson Sports Complex, according to the staff report to be presented by Parks and Recreation Director Jim Ponek.
Ponek confirmed Friday that the amendment would not cost the city a dime beyond what it already pays.
According to the staff report the changes would "allow the Maturango Museum and Naval Museum to continue forward with their plans for new development on the site."
Under the terms of the lease, the city would seek the reduce the size currently unused by the city.
The Maturango Museum is expanding in a project that began in 2010 and is currently nearing nearing its first phase. It second phase will occur within the facility already built.
Additionally, the Naval Museum has tentative plans to move from its current location on the navy base to a location to be established near the Maturango Museum.
Ponek made it clear that it was an action by the city.
"We have nothing to do with the Museums' plans," Ponek said. "That is a completely separate discussion between the county and them."
The council meeting is Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers.