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The Wall Streeter's Guide to Going to Prison
Bear Stearns execs Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were led off in handcuffs a couple of weeks ago, accused of deceiving investors in one of the firm's ill-fated hedge funds. Bayou Group founder Samuel Israel III turned himself in last week after spending a few weeks on the run, and has started a 20-year sentence for defrauding investors of $450 million. (He now faces an additional 10 years for bail-jumping.) Plenty of other financial big wigs may ultimately get caught up in criminal probes, making 2008 one of the busiest years for white-collar defense lawyers, at least since the Drexel Burnham boys headed to the clink in the early '90s. A word of caution, though, to high-finance criminals facing the prospect of time behind bars. You do not want to show up to prison totally unprepared a la Sherman McCoy in Bonfire of the Vanities. Certain matters should be taken into account before you head off to the clink. There are even ways to parlay your riches and master-of-the-universe shtick into preferential treatment! Tips for disgraced Wall Streeters on how to survive behind bars after the jump.
First off, you'll need to hire a "post-conviction specialist." This is an absolute must, and should be done long before you show up at the prison gates. For a high five-figure sum, a prison consultant will help minimize the time you spend behind bars, divert you to the cushiest facility possible, and prepare you psychologically for the shocking realization that for however long you're locked up, you will be forced to make do without your Blackberry and Starbucks frappucinos.
Like to play tennis? Your consultant might just be able to arrange a spot at one of the federal prison camps in California that has tennis courts on the premises. If, on the other hand, you're an alcoholic, your consultant may be able to help you get admitted to a rehab program in prison, which could even knock a few months off your sentence. Just ask Al Pirro, the husband of Jeanine Pirro. Your advisor can suggest a long list of other issues to take care of before heading to the slammer. Shoe designer Steve Madden, for example, made sure he had all necessary dental work done beforehand. Big shots of all stripes will print out their contacts on paper before they head to jail and then have someone mail them the document, since you can't take your Rolodex or PDA with you.
For the absolute crème-de-la-crème in prison consultants, the man you probably want to talk to is Herbert J. Hoelter. His illustrious client list includes Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Adelphia founder John Rigas, Alfred Taubman, and Martha Stewart. Do keep in mind, though, that unless you're headed to a state prison—and given what you've done, that's very unlikely—even a top-of-the-line prison consultant won't be able to arrange for conjugal visits.
A few other handy tips, based on the guides How to Deal With Being in Prison and Making It: A Prison Survival Guide:
Don't Snitch
Okay, so ratting out your co-conspirators got prosecutors to drop four counts of securities fraud against you and shortened what could have been an unbearably lengthy sentence. But that kind of tattle-tale behavior is totally counterproductive behind bars. "If you see something illegal or violent, walk away and do not divulge any information if questioned later. Being known as a snitch will make bad things happen to you."
Don't Cry
Breaking down on the stand may have showed you were a sentient human being with feelings rather than a remorseless thief who bilked investors out of millions, and may have scored you sympathy points with the jury and judge, but all it's going to do is put a big crosshairs on you in lockup. Be tough. Act strong. "The behavior of other inmates will intimidate you, but don't show fear."
Work Out
Okay, so the bench press in the jail yard doesn't exactly stack up to the Equinox or the private gym you had in your Park Avenue apartment, but you're in no position to complain. At least this way, you'll have a real incentive to get in shape. As you fill out your nebbishy physique, it'll make you less likely "to be targeted as [a victim] for strong-arm tactics."
Get Religious
You may not have cracked open a religious text since your Bar Mitzvah, but prison is a good place to rekindle your relationship with God, or at least to fake doing so by toting along a pocket Talmud everywhere. "Inmates tend to treat those always carrying a Holy Book and praying with more respect than others." And while there's nothing to do to make prison food taste like the work of your personal chef (or Daniel Boulud), ordering Kosher meals—even if you don't happen to be Jewish!—is a way to get ever-so-slightly more high-quality grub than other inmates. Oh, if the prison you're headed to doesn't offer the option for some reason, get in touch with the Aleph Institute. They'll strong-arm the prison into meeting your "dietary restrictions," especially if you make a large donation.
Trust No One
Actually, your years on the Street should have prepared you well for this vital rule of prison life. "Remember, you are in a house of thieves, rapists, murderers, and liars, and you should not believe very much of anything you hear. Do not trust other inmates except in cases where there would not be serious consequences for doing so."
Read a Lot
"They have a library there, so use it." If you're lucky, the library at your facility will have an especially thorough section of non-fiction books on white-collar crime. Reading these books will help you remember that others have been through this ordeal before and you are not alone—in fact, you're in good company! Read about the corporate misdeeds of Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken in Den of Thieves; Al Taubman and Diana Brooks in The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal; and the Enron boys in Kurt Eichenwald's Conspiracy of Fools. Or if you're looking for a little pick-me-up, you might try Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror. Remember: There are worse places to be confined!
Don't Talk Politics
"Do not discuss politics or personal feelings about anyone." Bringing up that $25,000-a-plate McCain fundraiser you threw is not going to endear you to your cellmates. If you must bring up something politically-related, talk about how you supported efforts to roll back New York's draconian Rockefeller drug laws.
Stay in Touch
Just because you're not allowed to keep a ThinkPad in your cell doesn't mean you can't communicate with the outside world. You'll have visitation rights, and on top of that you can write as many letters as you want. Remind people you exist! "You may be out of sight for a while, but there is no reason to stay out of mind."


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Carl Edwards Tagged Betting Favorite For Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400
"This is the best I've ever qualified here, so I'm not going to be frustrated about it," Edwards said. "I'm proud of our qualifying effort and pretty excited to have an all-Ford front row. That's pretty neat. There's a lot of pride for that in our shop."
Kyle Busch, who is eighth in the standings, and Matt Kenseth, who is seventh in the standings, will occupy the the second row in Sunday's race.
"I felt like the car had decent speed," Busch said. "Starting up front is beneficial, getting a good pit selection is beneficial, so carry those things into Sunday. My next closest competitor for the Chase starts right in front of me, so other than that, we're not worried who's behind us."
The two drivers who are tied for third in the standings, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, will have their work cut out for them. Busch qualified 17th and Stewart, winner of the first two races in the Chase, will start 23rd. Jimmie Johnson, who is fifth in the standings, qualified 19th.
Biffle is on a mission to help his teammate Edwards be successful in Sunday's race. He even alluded to go as far as letting Edwards lead a lap but knows that he has the car who can make up ground without any help.
"You know what? If you look back, we've been pretty dang strong on all the mile-and-a-half and two-mile tracks as an organization," Biffle said. "Carl is going to have a fast car. I don't think it will be an issue with him leading a lap."
Bodog Sportsbook has fielded Odds To Win The Hollywood Casino 400 and have tagged Edwards as the betting favorite with odds set at 5/1. Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle have their odds set at 15/2 while Biffle, Gordon and Kenseth have their odds set at 8/1.

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The apparent impetus for telling this strange history is the sight of a castle ruin as it might be noticed by a traveler descending into northern Italy from the St. Gotthard Pass. As if in reply to such a traveler's question of how the castle has fallen into disuse and ruin, the narrator tells the story of the beggarwoman of Locarno, in which an old woman comes begging at the castle gate, is taken in at the Marquise's orders, and is given a place to sleep for the night in one of the castle's unused rooms. When the Marquis returns from the day's hunting, however, he peevishly orders the beggarwoman from her place in one corner of the unused room to a spot behind the stove at the opposite side. In her effort to get up, her crutch slips on the polished floor, and she falls, injuring her spine. Laboriously and painfully, she finally stands and hobbles to the corner as bidden, but on reaching the spot, she collapses and dies of her injury.
The incident is evidently forgotten for some years, during which the Marquis's fortunes decline to the point that he begins to think of selling his domain, and the chance arrival of a Florentine nobleman seems to offer such an opportunity. Without further thought, the master and mistress of the house give their prospective buyer lodging in the same unused chamber for the amount of time that he may require to consider the purchase. However, in the middle of the night, the man comes downstairs, pale with fright, to report that his room is haunted by a spirit. He describes the ghostly presence as some invisible thing that arose from a corner of the chamber with a sound as if from a bed of straw, walked with slow, feeble steps across the room, and collapsed with moans and gasps behind the stove. The Marquis tries to reassure...
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HEINE T, CLAUDIO et al. Satisfaction survey of patients after hemorrhoid surgery using the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) technique. Rev Chil Cir [online]. 2010, vol.62, n.6, pp.600-606. ISSN 0718-4026. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-40262010000600010.
Background: Hemorrhoidal disease is very common and approximately 10% of the patients require surgery. Within the different surgical techniques, the Longo procedure or PPH (procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids) has gained importance. Aim: To evaluate the patients' perception of PPH hemorrhoidectomy in a medium term follow-up. Material and Methods: All patients undergoing PPH hemorrhoidectomy between January 2007 and January 2009 were identified. A survey was designed to assess the presence of specific symptoms before and after surgery, and applied to all patients. Results: Fifty-seven patients completed the survey, with a follow-up ranging from 8 to 31 months. Ninety-four percent of patients referred improvement of bleeding, 85% of hemorrhoidal prolapse and 68% of soiling after the intervention. On a scale of 1 to 7, 88% of patients rated the procedure with a score over 5, and 87% would recommend the use of this technique to other patients suffering from the disease. Conclusions: Most patients favorably assess PPH hemorrhoidectomy in terms of postoperative resolution of the symptoms, functional status and overall satisfaction in a medium-term follow-up.
Palabras clave : Hemorrhoids; Hemorrhoidectomy; Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids; PPH; patient satisfaction.


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It was stuffy and hot in the Headmistress's office that day in late July.
Harry looked around. Things hadn't really changed that much since Dumbledore had gone; the colour of the walls were different, and there was no Fawkes, or Gryffindor Sword; but there was still the same chairs and the desk that used to separate he and the Headmaster; the silver and intricate instruments; and painting on the wall that were whispering things about him to each other, and at him:
"Good job, Harry!" said a balding, full faced man.
"You'll do well, I'm sure of it," a kind faced old woman assured.
"How are things in the outside world? This woman won't tell us anything," a dark-haired, brooding man complained. The female headmistresses shot him a look.
It wasn't too bad though; Dumbledore's pictures was right there with all of them, and it was enough to see his genial, calm face smiling and nodding to him as he got closer to the Headmistresses desk. Headmistress McGonagall turned him away from the picture, for she had been mid-sentence with him, nodded her hello to Harry, then invited him to sit down in the smaller chair in front on the large desk.
"I got your letter, and let me just say that I'm not sure if I'd be – er—qualified to do something like this, Professor…"
"It is headmistress, Mr. Potter," Headmistress McGonagall corrected. Harry murmured an apology. "And you are certainly more than qualified than any many of the other teachers we've had… in the past… besides Severus, of course, who was exceptional."
There was a blanket of silence as the two sat there in respect for the memory of Severus Snape.
"As soon as his story came out in the Quibbler – with your help, of course, Mr. Potter – of what you'd seen in the Pensieve the night he was killed… I could hardly believe it…" Her voice trembled and she sniffled. "He worked by my side and even Albus trusted him, and yet I still helped toss him out of the school…"
"Profess—Headmistress, it wasn't your fault," Harry tried to console his former teacher. "I had thought until the end that he'd been working for… You-Know-Who." He was not afraid of saying the name at all, but over the summer there had been rumours of Death Eaters still using the Taboo to avenge Voldemort and kill the wizards who still dared say his name, convinced that The Dark Lord would still come back again. "I realise now, that…" Harry swallowed. So many deaths…"…that he spent all the time while I was at Hogwarts trying to protect me, when I thought he was just trying to kill me. If anyone should be sorry, it should be me." Harry paused. "But he was the bravest man I ever knew, and I think we all regret giving him @#!*% during the life he lived."
McGonagall sniffed. "I agree wholeheartedly with every single one of your words, Harry." She grabbed a tissue from the corner of her desk of her former office and blew into it. "Oh, Merlin, so much to do….. It seems too big of a job for anyone to handle alone."
"I'm sure you'll be brilliant," Harry said, smiling at McGonagall.
Headmistress McGonagall gave him a thin smile back. "Yes, well, the end of summer is almost here, and I still need a replacement teacher for the job opening…."
"I'll do it then," Harry said. "I just hope I'll be half the teacher Lupin or Snape was before me."
Stealing the Pensieve was probably the best – and the worst – idea he'd ever had.
No, strike that – he'd had worse.
It had to be after midnight, he thought. Four other Slytherins, including Nott and Blaise, were snoring deeply around him. Struggling against the covers he found himself tangled in, he went to his trunk, which still had the shallow bowl deep inside of it. Lifting the thing next to him on the bed, he took his wand to his temple, he closed his eyes, thinking of the dream, the terrible memory that had awoken him—and let go of it, at the same time pulling the wand away from his head. Tapping the wand with his forefinger, he dropped the sliver of wispy consciousness into the Pensieve, into the misty swirl of half-gaseous vapor, half liquid. Then Draco tucked it underneath his bed. He couldn't believe it had only been the second day of classes, and he'd woken up from nightmares already. They were faint now; not completely gone but the horror of it was but a distant memory, an empty shell of what had been there.
A shiver went up his spine. It was always cold in the Slytherin dormitories, this close to the dungeons, though he had been sweating only moments earlier while sleeping, his bare, white back longed for something other than blankets to keep him warm. Memories of his brief fling with Pansy Parkinson flashed through his mind; fevered kisses, her body wrapped close around him in another bed far away, her heat and her scent keeping him happy, at least for the moment.
He was still thinking of that warmth when he covered himself with the thick, suffocating blankets and slept lightly, all nightmares gone from his head.
So began another day.
Again Draco fastened his tie, only now he was too aware of a possible awaiting Blaise to come knock him aside. Nott waited for him, patient as ever, even as Draco unfastened his tie twice for good measure, just to try the boy's patience. The two boys walked down the emerald lighted hallway to the Slytherin Common Room.
"Hey look here," Nott said pointing at something on the Bulletin Board. There was a Study Club for 5th Years starting in the Library next Wednesday; a Notice for the first Hogsmeade weekend; but Nott was pointing at the piece of parchment that took up most of the center: Quidditch try-outs.
"Going to try out?"
"No," Draco replied, and reached out to tear the paper from the board, crumbling it with his fist, much to the dismay of several hopeful first yeas standing nearby.
Draco tossed the balled up paper behind him, and smirked.
"Why did you have to do that?" Nott asked as they walked through the empty corridors of the castle. It was still quite early. "You loved Quidditch."
Draco rounded up on him. "Did I, Nott?"
Nott's usually open, grey- green eyes grew dark, like the sea before the storm. "Maybe not. But you were in as Keeper for six years. What made you back out now?"
"Maybe I just wanted to give Potter some competition," Draco said snidely, thinking of his broom, his wonderful Nimbus, in pieces.
"Oh please. You enjoyed flying. You loved that broom, and everyone knew it."
"You don't know me, okay!" Draco yelled.
"You don't even know yourself, Nott replied voice lined with contempt, and then turned to walk away from him.
Draco stood there, stunned, while the faint morning light grew brighter as it made its way through the Romanesque windows of the castle.
If Hogwarts was hell , then Defense Against the Dark Arts was the deepest pit of it.
I can't believe… they couldn't find someone else for the job? Draco thought. No wonder they didn't announce who would be teaching the class for this year; the whole Slytherin class would've left the school and never'd come back. His thoughts were jumbled as he entered the classroom, and prepared himself for the next hour of torture… For standing in the front of the classroom was Harry Potter; no satchel, no supplies, and writing on the chalkboard no doubt because he was supposed to, no doubt because…
He was the teacher.
Draco couldn't remember why'd he'd wanted to get a N.E.W.T. in the class in the first place; the whole thing had been a joke to him in his sixth year. Nevertheless, his good connections with Snape had earned him an 'Outstanding' in the class, if anything else…
Snape. The name sent a painful lurch through his stomach, making him want to hurl. News tended to spread fast in the Death Eater Underground, stories of how he had stood up to The Dark Lord and in result had been punished as bait for his pet snake, Nagini. Images of his most favored teacher blew up in his mind, a memory he'd thought he'd pushed so far down that he didn't bother emptying it into the Pensieve…
He'd been wrong.
Potter was still writing on the chalkboard, back to the class; but there was no way he would raise his hand to him to ask permission to go to the lavatories.
"Today we'll be reviewing some things that should've been covered over the past few years. This class is still necessary, for there are still Death Eaters still wanting revenge and their most potent mission still fresh in their minds…"
He'd have to make an escape for it. He stood up, the chair scraping across the floor, and Potter looked at him questioningly. The world spun dangerously… and Snape's face was before his eyes, his blood streaming down his face, gushing from his neck; black and white like the picture on the papers declaring his cause of death.
Draco puked wetly – it went out on his desk, on the floor below. Instantly weak and delirious, wanting it all to be over, he collapsed in the pool of his own sick, knocked out and exhausted.
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Girvan's folk festival reaches middle age this year celebrating its 40th event since the first gathering in 1974.
Adviser for the 40th festival Pete Heywood told a festival committee meeting that the event will have an exhibition at this week's Celtic Connections in Glasgow.
Mr Heywood outlined the options being taken forward.
He said: "We now have confirmation of an exhibition space at Celtic Connections in the main bar area of the Royal Concert Hall.
"The exhibition will comprise approximately 30 large panels showing the Girvan history in photography and script supported by giveaway postcards reflecting the theme. Other options will include a media 'launch' during Celtic Connections and a dedicated website to support the exhibition.
"Further planning beyond Celtic Connections will include a festival souvenir programme with, probably, audio content, touring the exhibition before May and a significant exhibition presence in Girvan during the festival period."
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EAST LANSING -- Ron English had that feeling, the one he seems to be getting more often lately, the one that told him he was about to throw one past the big boys.
English, shortly after becoming Eastern Michigan's coach in December 2008, was one of the first college coaches to offer a scholarship to 2010 running back recruit Le'Veon Bell of Groveport (Ohio) Madison High. He believed Bell could be a great one.
He also knew BCS-level schools had little regard for Bell. And the former Michigan defensive coordinator knew the window would be closing for those schools -- that's how it is in this age of acceleration in football recruiting.
"At Michigan, if a kid didn't have an offer from us by June before his senior year, he'd probably be off the board," English said. "What's happening now is, with early recruiting, everybody has got to go earlier and earlier. So the evaluation of the senior tape is lost. And that's when Bell really came on."
And Michigan State found him, and the Spartans are lucky they did. He is their best football player, a 6-foot-2, 244-pound junior who is third in the nation in rushing and first on the list of concerns for an Ohio State team that will visit Spartan Stadium on Saturday.
OSU recruited Bell a bit, but as a safety. Same thing for West Virginia.
Before MSU offered in December 2009 -- having just lost three running backs from its roster and trailing Wisconsin in the pursuit of touted recruit James White -- Bell was on the verge of picking Bowling Green over offers from Eastern Michigan and Marshall.
Imagine what Bell could do for the Falcons right now. Perhaps he would have made a difference in a 27-14 loss at Florida on Sept. 1, in which Bowling Green trailed by just a field goal in the fourth quarter.
That would have been another highlight for the MAC, which scored four wins over BCS-league teams last weekend alone.
The question of how so many could have missed on Bell, with so much recruiting information flying around, has been asked often. But those who follow recruiting closely are asking a different question: How many more Bells are slipping to the mid-major level each year?
"It's certainly happening more often," said Josh Helmholdt, Midwest recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. "At the BCS level, recruiting is essentially done by the start of these recruits' senior season. Ten years ago, you saw a lot more guys emerge in their senior season and get big offers.
"It used to be big news when a MAC school beat a Big Ten school. Now it's happening multiple times in a weekend. These MAC schools are seeing a lot more good players fall through the cracks."
This goes back to Penn State and the late 1990s, said Bill Kurelic, recruiting analyst for 247Sports.com. The Nittany Lions started identifying and offering players much earlier than the norm, and others were compelled to follow suit.
The process has gained speed steadily over the years.
"Recruiting has become so accelerated now," said MSU coach Mark Dantonio, "that 2014 players are making their decisions. You're recruiting 2014 players -- some 2015 players."
MSU has 13 commitments for its class of 2013, and just a few spots to fill before signing day in February. The Spartans already have three verbal commitments for 2014.
Michigan is close to finished with its 2013 class, holding 23 verbal commitments.
The whole thing "has just snowballed," Kurelic said, especially in the Midwest. Many of the top players from the south still wait until close to signing day and entertain extended chases from top programs.
"So if Michigan gets that many early commitments, then if Michigan State and Ohio State don't do the same thing, there will only be the five-star guys left," Kurelic said. "And you can't bank on them. You've got to establish that base. The problem is that the earlier you evaluate somebody, the less accurate you're going to be."
Bell is a perfect example. Analysts rated him a "two-star" recruit out of five, yet he's in position to chase All-America and NFL dreams.
"A lot of guys have things in them that you really can't measure," Helmholdt said. "Watching Bell as a junior in camp, he was kind of just a guy. He was a big back, but he wasn't overly explosive.
"He didn't run with the same kind of passion, drive you see now. He was a dime a dozen. I can honestly say I didn't anticipate this. But the difference with him is that extra fire in his belly to maximize his ability."
That started emerging more in Bell's senior season. His coach at Groveport Madison, Tim Brown, and principal, Donis Toler Jr. -- whose father coached Dantonio at Zanesville (Ohio) High -- called Dantonio to encourage him to look closely at Bell.
"When they got that close look," Brown said, "they quickly realized what they had found."
Brown was not surprised. Nor is he surprised by what he sees now from Bell.
"Not at all," he said. "I always knew he had the skills. The only thing holding him back was himself. And that's why I thought Michigan State was the place for him.
"Dantonio and his guys really pressure their kids to do the right things, really monitor them and stay on them. I knew that would suit Le'Veon."
For the record, Brown agrees with the recruiting experts -- he sees a lot of BCS schools getting early commitments from players who won't pan out and neglecting players who will. And he sees smaller schools capitalizing.
He has a linebacker named Bennie Adkins who is likely headed to Kent State. Adkins is 6-3, 235 with a 3.2 grade-point average.
"And just this year, as a senior, he has found his physical strength," Brown said. "I think he's definitely become a guy that could play anywhere."
Anywhere with coaches who know about him, that is. And anywhere with room in its class for him.


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I had my hands full yesterday so I wasn't able to attend the monthly Republican Women's Luncheon. A friend agreed to take notes on what happened:
The event was set for 11:30 a.m. but got off to a late start due to the unexpected crowd who did not RSVP. They only had three tables set up in rounds of 8. So the crowd of about 40 had to wait for more tables to be set up and the food as well. Just when they were about to get the program started, Sheriff Morgan stood up and announced that he had to leave early, but didn't want to be rude to the candidates by walking out.
Each candidate had five minutes to introduce themselves. The went in alphabetical order.
Sam Archer talked out how he was born in Baptist Hospital and his daddy was a judge and served as justice of the peace and momma was involved with the church. He rambled for over five minutes of his work history and UPS where he worked on logistics — the MC had to stand up next to him to let him know that he was going on too long. All he said about why he was running is because the north end doesn't get its fair share and he wants to bring jobs. Didn't say how he would accomplish that, but at the very end of the event, while answering another question, he said that he wasn't going to release his campaign platform because others candidates may steal his ideas and put them on their platform. (Beam me up!).
Glen Archer talked about his mom and dad and how he was born and raised in Pensacola. Said he was in the TV/Radio Business for a number of years. He didn't offer any campaign ideas of why he is running except he's a small business owner who had to go through a lot of red tape and regulation to open his business three years ago. He didn't say what business (but I think it's a bar on N. 9th Avenue). He said that he had to get a permit to put in a deck and every three weeks, he has to pay more to keep that permit going. (I didn't understand that line of thought). He said he wants to work on bringing jobs to the community.
Steve Barry said he was a product of District 5 having gone the elementary, middle and Tate High School and getting an accounting degree from UWF, and now a financial planner. Barry spoke about his community and civic involvement and serving on the Escambia County Planning Board, PEDC, Escambia County Schools Foundations and some other non-profits. He gave three points as to why he is running and listed them. He was the only candidate who offered a campaign platform.
Jim Taylor said that he was a product of Escambia County and he's coached a lot of "youngins" in youth baseball. He's been a teacher for 27 years in the Escambia County School District where he currently serves as a social worker the last 10 years. He said that education matters to our "youngins." Then he talked about the jobs he had growing up including winning the Newspaper Carrier of the Year six times. He worked at Gilmore Moving and Storage, worked at the Port and then became a teacher. Didn't have specific plan but wanted to bring jobs into the community.
Other candidates who are running for office included who had a chance to speak at the end.
Sheriff Morgan – Left early
Wilson Robertson – said he served in district 5 for 8 years and he'd like four more years in District 1 to finish a lot of capital projects that are going on in the county. This will be his last election.
Jesse Casey – said that he would like to send his good friend Wilson Robertson into a early retirement and he's running for County Commission, District 1.
Vicky Campbell – Said she's running for ECUA and she's helped put "a lot of people in the room into office" and she hoped they would do the same for her.
Pam Childers – Said she's running for Clerk of Court and said she has a financial background and mentioned her current job at the city.
Gene Valentino was there and talked about sitting next to his good friend Wilson Robertson on the BCC and looked forward to working with whomever is elected. Then he said Gov. Rick Scott is a big supporter of NW Florida and they raised X amount of dollars for him recently at a fundraiser. Said Scott really cares about us.


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The band existed between May of 1987 and May of 1989, as was chronicled in the lyrics of ''Rancid'' song "Journey to the End of the East Bay", which appeared on Rancid's ''...And Out Come the Wolves'':
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As Santa Barbara prepares to roll out the red carpet for the much-anticipated 28th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, an 11-day celebration of cinematic success that brings the glitz and glam of Hollywood to the beloved American Riviera, Wine Cask, one of Santa Barbara's premier culinary destinations, is preparing to offer moviegoers an award-worthy Film Feast menu.
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For the feature presentation, Chef Brandon will prepare a poached Santa Barbara Channel black cod with market beans aligote, fresh leek salad, cauliflower velouté and chive oil. Pumpkin spice doughnuts with McConnell's cinnamon ice cream will make for a sinfully satisfying encore ending to the meal.
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Plans to build a new college campus in Daventry town centre will now become a reality - thanks to today's government announcement that the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership, SEMLEP, has been awarded £6.5 million towards the project.
In March 2014 SEMLEP submitted an economic growth strategy, its 'Strategic Economic Plan', to government, pitching for a share of the £2billion Local Growth Fund and earmarking the Northampton College's plans for a new Daventry campus as in need of funding.
In total SEMLEP has been awarded a Local Growth Deal of £64.4 million investment, £6.5million of which will be used to help fund and build a new purpose built college campus in Daventry town centre.
The new college, which will commence construction next May and create 70 new jobs, will cater for 700 students of which 200 will be apprenticeships. The college curriculum will focus on vocational training so that students have the skills local employers need and there will also be programmes and support for local businesses, start-ups and social enterprises.
Dr Ann Limb OBE DL, Chair of SEMLEP, said: "We are delighted our Strategic Economic Plan has been agreed by government and that we have secured essential funding for much needed, local and strategic projects which will drive growth across the area and deliver the necessary infrastructure to enable new homes to be built and new employment sites to be developed.
"This funding will provide support to new and existing businesses to enable them to grow, it will encourage inward investment and ensure that young people improve their skills levels and are better able to meet the needs of local businesses."
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The original post and membership totals date from October 20, 2015.
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The NoWait App: Because Queuing and Waiting is So Passé
Apr 12, 2016 07:06 AM EDT | By Mark Jason Alcala
Queuing is a part of modern life: there are queues at store checkout counters, airplane or ferry boarding, and there even queues at restaurants. It seems to be an inevitable result of urbanization where a lot of people want the same thing at the same time, be it service, commodity or food.
There is actually an app that could greatly help in these situations, well at least on the restaurant queuing part. Launched back in 2014, the aptly named app called NoWait has been so successful that it is now seating over 25 million restaurant customers in a month. Since its introduction, it has assisted a total of 250 million restaurant diners in less than two years, according to TechCrunch.
The app is also easy to download and is available in both iOS and Android platforms. To date, there were over 3 million downloads for the app indicating its popularity among restaurant goers. In fact, the company projects that this year, 5 million restaurant dinings will be coursed through the app.
What exactly does NoWait offer that diners are hooked to the service? Ultimately, NoWait saves people time according to its website. The app lets diners browse nearby restaurants and see their waiting times. In addition, the app offers the convenience of having to queue electronically, not physically. And when it is the diner's turn to be served, meaning that a table is already available, the app notifies the NoWait user making the dining experience hassle-free.
On the restaurant's side, NoWait offers the optimization of waitlists and table turnovers which maximize the restaurant's dining capacity. In addition, being affiliated with the app means the potential to tap the apps' rising number of users. This explains why almost 4,000 restaurants are already using the platform.
But it even gets better. Currently, NoWait is testing a mobile payment scheme integrated into the app itself. With this feature activated, one can pay for one's orders in a breeze instead of having to wait for the check to arrive. Currently, 20 restaurants have signed up for beta testing of this new payment option. Once the kinks have been ironed out, it would be available to the rest of the NoWait-affiliated establishments as well.
If one is the typical diner who doesn't want to wait in line or even wait for the check, then NoWait is the perfect app for a hassle-free dining experience.
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Senad Lulic is excited about the upcoming campaign under a new Coach. "Trust in Vladimir Petkovic, as Lazio will go far with him."
The 26-year-old Swiss international has already worked with Petkovic during their time together at Young Boys and Bellinzona.
"Trust in Petkovic, as Lazio will go far with him," Lulic told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I realise there is going to be scepticism around the new Coach, seeing as he isn't very well known in Italy and is coming from the Swiss League.
"However, football is the same everywhere you go. I am sure Petkovic will also do well at Lazio.
"I know him well, but now my teammates are getting to know him too. It's too early to say how far we can go, as we've been working for only a couple of weeks, but it is a good start.
"We want to grow and do better than last season. It's such a shame we missed out on the Champions League by a whisker. Unfortunately, we paid the price for the points dropped against smaller sides and must learn from those mistakes."
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There are so many world champions in boxing that any self-respecting fighter is entitled to feel left out if he has only elastic to hold up his shorts.
However, regardless of the generosity of the various power-drunk governing bodies, Matthew Macklin goes into his St Patrick's Day fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night against the best middleweight in the world, Sergio Martínez.
If the Birmingham-born Irishman, who has had more trainers than Nike and now has a New York licence, can take the Argentinian into the late rounds, he has a chance of delivering one of the major upsets of the year.
Not many outside his circle of family and friends think he can do it and bookmakers rate him at 7-1. That is an attractive price for his Irish followers back in Roscommon and Tipperary, and probably a few points long for what is the most daunting job in boxing beyond finding a worthwhile opponent for either of the Klitschko brothers.
Like Vitali and Wladimir, Martínez is universally regarded as a bona fide champion. Martínez holds the World Boxing Council's "diamond" belt, supposedly an accolade but really no more than an expediency – in this case to accommodate Julio César Chávez Jr, who has been its regular "world" champion since last June and once also held this ludicrous organisation's "silver" title.
Of course, the WBC also has an interim champion, the German Sebastian Zbik, whose last fight was a points defeat by Chávez nearly a year ago. His next fight will be for the rival World Boxing Association's "super world" title in Cologne on 13 April against Felix Sturm, who only just got the decision against Macklin last July, and hung on to his championship with a draw against Manchester's Martin Murray before Christmas.
One thing is certain: Martínez could beat most of them on the same night.
Andy Lee, the Detroit-based Irish middleweight who is also in the mix for a big fight at this weight, is torn about the fight. "My heart wants Macklin to win," he told Irishboxing.com, "because he's a friend of mine and I'd like to see him win. Then my head says Sergio because of his pedigree and what he's done in the past. But Sergio's getting on in age and he didn't look that good against [the Londoner, Darren] Barker."
He looked good enough, though. Barker boxed cannily against the champion five months ago in Atlantic City until his stamina let him down and Martínez stopped him in the 11th round. It transpired later that Barker's long-term hip problems cut into his roadwork, which is why he tired on the biggest night of his career.
Macklin has no such problems. As someone who has enjoyed Ricky Hatton's hospitality in the distant past, he has come to realise that alcohol is not a fighter's friend and he has trained as never before in New York with the experienced Buddy McGirt. That said, winning a world title at the world's most famous boxing venue on St Patrick's Day might induce him to celebrate in traditional style.
He will not lack for determination, which, perversely, could lead him into a very physical encounter with the heavy-handed Martínez who, at 37, is nine years older than Macklin. But the Irishman, one of the shrewdest boxers in the sport, knows he will have to find angles and be alert to his opponent's uncanny ability to move temptingly out of range before countering with hurtful accuracy.
Lee says of Macklin: "He's not just a fighter. He can box and I think, if Matthew boxes a bit more than fights, he could give Sergio some trouble."
Barker agrees. Martínez has been down and Macklin can hit – 19 of his 28 wins in 31 fights have come early. He also came desperately close to beating Sturm. So the quality is there. Only because it is Cheltenham Week will he be burdened by this reporter's money at those odds.
As it happens, another Matthew, Ricky Hatton's brother, is also 7-1 in a title fight on Saturday night. Those odds, too, do not reflect his real chances against Kell Brook, the unbeaten golden boy of the Matchroom stable, when they contest (big breath) the WBA's inter-continental title and the International Boxing Federation's international welterweight belt.
For all the supposedly global baggage, the two British fighters are going at it in the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield and the 10,000 seats are nearly all gone – which has nothing to do with the titles and everything to do with the quality of the opponents.
While this is much closer to an even-money affair than the bookmakers have it, Brook should win on points or late stoppage with his greater variety and movement but it will probably be the toughest fight of his career.


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So Linus Torvalds doesn't like the GNOME project because of their attitude toward user interface development. He also says that GNOME has lost some functionality for the sake of simplicity; I agree that this is unacceptable, but it doesn't ruin GNOME completely. Even if it did, GNOME still encourages productivity over KDE because it uses screen space more efficiently. So in light of Linus' recent rantings on the GNOME usability mailing list here are three good reasons why you should stick with GNOME.
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Recap: "Hey Scarlet where's Cameron? I thought he would be here with you."
"Oh, he just went home to go change", she says," He should be here soon- oh look there he is- hi Cameron."
"Hi Scarlet, hey guys." He say while going up to Scarlet and giving her a kiss-Wait! A kiss? Scarlet and Cameron are going out!
"Umm… scarlet? What's going on here?" I asked totally confused.
"Well," she said casually," Cameron and I are dating now." I looked at her in disbelief. Why didn't she tell me that before? Aren't we best friends forever? But maybe she didn't tell me because I have been spending so much time with Macon. But still she could have told me.
"Congratulations Scarlet and Cameron!" Macon says going up to shake Cameron's hand and handing him Grace "But Cameron all I got to say to you is take care of her if you don't then I know two people who just might kick your ass." Cameron face turns a little pale but nods his head.
"Macon!" I yell while smacking his arm and the same time Scarlet said "Who?"
"Oww! Wow Halley you hit pretty hard. And Scarlet what I meant was that the two people who would kick his ass if he broke your heart would be Halley and I."
"Oh ok but I doubt that Halley would do be able to do that." Scarlet says to Macon.
"Umm… I don't think so Scarlet because you should see how hard she punched me for what I said to Cameron- you can see the red mark she left me look. "He said to us
"Macon stop being so dramatic and that should teach you a lesson to stop threatening people especially our friends."
"Just Saying." Macon says holding up his hands in defeat.
"Anyways," Cameron says," What's up between you two huh?"
"Well if you really want to know why I'm back with Halley it's because we found out she is pregnant with my child" Macon answers with a very serious face.
"Are you kidding me!" they both yell and I start to laugh. They look at me like I've grown horns which make Macon join in with laughter.
"Kidding!" Macon says once he catches his breath from all the laughing he did.
"You almost scared me there Macon I almost thought you really did get Halley pregnant." Scarlet said.
"Not yet scarlet but when were older she will." Macon grabs my hand and gives it a little squeeze; I squeeze back and turn my head to give him a little smile.
"What about your parents do they know?" Cameron asks us while grabbing Graces tiny little fingers.
I totally forgot about them but, Macon and I talked about it a little. They will have to understand right? They can't control my life; so I will have to wait until they get back from visiting my grandma to drop the news and hopefully they will realizes that I love him and that he loves me too.
"We're going to tell them the news when they get back from visiting Halley's grandma" Macon tells him.
"Well good luck with that you are going to need it." Scarlet tells us
We stayed and talked about Grace and other things too like when Scarlet was going to be let out of the hospital- in two days to be exact. After a while Macon said we had to go since it was getting pretty late. Instead of taking me home he decided we should go eat some tacos and go to the park and watch the sunset. After a couple of tacos Macon and I sat down on the grass and watched the sun go down
"Guess what?" Macon asks me.
"What?" I tell him.
"I love you. Forever and always" He tells me with a smile on his face.
"I love you too." I reply reflecting the same smile.
"We should get going I think it's getting too late." Macon says.
"How about we go to my house and hang out for a while huh?" I tell him with a smile on my face.
"Sure, "he says while taking my hand," let's go."
Once we are at my house we relax in the living room and watch some SpongeBob for an unknown reason for a while then we end up fighting over what to watch so we solved it my the idea Macon came up with. Rock-paper-scissors.
"Rock-Paper- Scissors! Ha! Rock smashes scissors Macon." I tell him in triumph.
"Fine you win this time Halley but it's getting late I better go." He says getting up.
"Wait Macon how about you sleep over tonight?" I ask him.
"Are you sure? But I don't have any pajamas with me." He says.
"I can let you barrow a t-shirt and shorts from my dad." I reply.
"Ok." He says.
I take his hand leading him to my parents room and give him a pair t-shirt and shorts and tell him where the bathroom is so he can change.
"Meet you in my room." I tell him. While he changes I go to my room and change into a tank top and shorts. I head under the covers and go to my spot waiting for Macon. Macon comes in a couple of Minutes later, joins me in the bed and puts his warm arms around me.
"Goodnight Halley; see you in the morning." He tells me.
"Night." I reply.
I lay in his arms that night wishing it could be like this all the time, but knowing that we have to tell my parents before they find out leaves me nervous because if they find out first then I'm screwed and who known what will happen then.
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CLASS 301: Discovering My S.H.A.P.E.
God did not design ministry for just a few with seminary degrees. At Saddleback Irvine South, we believe that every member of our church is a minister. During 301 you will learn how God can use your Spiritual Gifts, your Heart (passions), your Abilities, your Personality and your Experiences to minister to the needs of others. When you chose to follow Christ, you were given special abilities, known as Spiritual Gifts. God gave you these gifts for you to use to build up His Church. God also gave you passion for particular activities and subject. Having the heart for specific things, people or circumstances is to be used to guide us into a ministry that we really care about. In 301, you will be shown how to assess your abilities, gifts and passions to see where in ministry you will love to serve.
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what kinda mom??
i thought i would be healthy. no yelling,peaceful,no single ,all was happy ..never give up..teaching my kids the wright way ..no tv ..only educational stuff ..
i say hahahahahahaha to that mom...
i do try to be peaceful,happy ..and concentrate on education.but we do get junk some times,i do yell,i try not to give up .but some times it snot worth the fight..
but i do my best ..
ur turn..
Before I had kids I had no intentions on ever being a mom so I guess I can't really answer this question.
I was told I would never have kids, so I never really thought about it. And then I got pregnant with my daughter during nursing school...LOL
i'm kinda the mom i imagined. i like reading bedtime stories, going to the park, going to church. i did picture us having picnics at the park. we go to the zoo, play sports. i didn't plan on being a single mom, but oh well.
I think I didn't realize how hard it would be so I struggle more than I thought I would. I second guess myself... thought I would be more sure of myself, I wonder if what I am doing is the best thing for my son. I am a very loving mom though and that is something I knew I could/would be. Toughest job you'll ever love!
Same here. Growing up I never had any desire to have kids so I never really thought about it.
Quoting Nisha929:
Before I had kids I had no intentions on ever being a mom so I guess I can't really answer this question.
I am the kind of mother I hoped I would be; however, I didn't expect to be a SINGLE mother and therefore didn't expect to shoulder the entire responsibility on my own 24/7 which leads to overwhelm and frustration at times and lapse in some of the peaceful, serene mothering that I had hoped to be able to provide. Other than that, I am the type of mother I always wanted to be.


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The New Majestic Hotel in Singapore offers Design with a capital "D." But while it offers a hotel experience filled with artwork and decor by all sorts of different artists, theatre directors, and designers of furniture and clothing, the feel is accessible without pretension. There is definitely a touch of whimsy with rooms feeling like living works of art. Many of the rooms feature walls covered in hand-painted murals and original sculptures and artworks, and some even have outdoor bathtubs. With names like "Bliss", "Aqua", and "Pussy Parlour" there is a room for everyone.
This hotel of 30 unique rooms is located in one of the most convenient and authentic neighborhoods of the city. Located in the middle of one of the only Colonial historic districts in Singapore, it's within walking distance of very chic shops, spas, restaurants, as well as Chinatown, and the small 'gay district' is only a block away. It's also a minute walk from the incredibly clean and timely subway system.
Every room at this hotel is different, but there are some really nice details in each one that makes this place feel comfortable and gracious. The longer you stay here the more you enjoy it. I actually want to go back right now just to feel the incredible Ploh sheets and the comfortable bed. There are full-size Kiehl's toiletries in every bathroom and the bathrobes and slippers make bath time in the open rain shower a truly rejuvenating experience. You can even wind up the specially designed music box that you will find in every room to lull you to sleep at night. Or to help you get up in the morning, there is a Nespresso coffee maker with everything you need for your caffeine fix.
Every morning starts out with a trip downstairs to the restaurant for a simple but well-prepared selection of breakfast with made-to-order eggs and coffee… (none of that watered down drip coffee, but the European stuff). Then you can use the well-designed exercise room or take a swim in the glass-tile pool. By the way, there are portholes in the bottom of the pool that are open to the restaurant below. I like to imagine diners thinking that they are viewing some sea mammal exhibit as I swim by overhead. Is that a manatee?
The thing about this place is that its charms don't instantly hit you over the head. The longer you stay here the more you realize how great it is. It's definitely for the type of person who is looking for a different experience. This is not a hotel that you could find in any big city around the world. It's something special. It offers everything you need but it definitely won't kill you with service. While the staff here is more than welcome to help if you need them, they aren't around that much.
I don't know if it's the collection of mid-century antiques peppered throughout the place, the incredibly soft linens and feather beds, or the beautiful setting, but I would definitely come back to Singapore just to visit this hotel. Singapore is not my favorite city, but this hotel is definitely on the short list of my favorite places to stay.
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Yes, it is important to require a waiting period in all gun policies. This helps deter people from buying a firearm on the spur of the moment and making rash decisions. It also allows government agencies to do necessary background checks to ensure the individual is fit to own a gun.
The waiting period required for purchasing a gun MAY prevent someone from buying a gun in anger and immediately using it. I do believe, however, that if someone is determined to use a gun, they are capable of waiting out the waiting period and using the gun anyway. Even though there are some people who are determined to wait to do harm to others, some might change their mind during the waiting period once they have had an opportunity to calm down.
A waiting period is definitely a good idea, especially for new gun purchases or when someone is buying a gun they don't already own a kind of, for example the first time buying a shot gun. This avoids impulse purchases and ensures there is ample time to do background checks to ensure the person should have a gun.
I feel that gun ownership should be taken very seriously. I believe that it is important that gun owners get background checks along with a waiting period to do psychiatric evaluations before they can own a gun. I also believe that they should be able to pass a test on gun knowledge and safety. It would save lives.
A Mandatory waiting period is too old fashioned. Because most states require a license to hold a gun, and thus gun safety courses, then it's reasonable to assume that the future gun owner is ready to own that gun. It's important to be safe, but please, let's update this old law.


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Both applicants say Powell needs more affordable housing for low-income residents.
"There definitely is a need," agreed City Councilman Eric Paul.
Sam Long with Summit Housing said a market study earlier this year showed a zero percent vacancy rate here.
"The city needs affordable housing … Powell and Cody both came back with zero percent vacancy rates. I've never seen zero percent. The city is in dire need right now," Long told councilmen.
City leaders noted it's a longstanding concern.
"Every study we've seen in the last 20 years has shown that," Councilman John Wetzel said. "We just haven't addressed it with the number of units."
City Building Official William Petersen has voiced his concern for the lack of enough new apartments, and he said demand for rentals continues to outpace supply.
"We've grown really fast, and the demand for low-cost homes and apartments is rising," he said. Apartments "don't stay empty," Petersen said.
He called the two apartment proposals very timely and said either would be good for Powell.
"A 12-unit complex will help, but it won't solve the issue," Petersen said.
Both projects are in preliminary stages. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission has yet to consider either proposal, but will discuss the projects as they advance.
New apartments on Seventh Street?
Under the Wyoming Housing Network's approximately $2.2 million proposal, 12 new rental apartments would be constructed on vacant land behind the Head Start facility at East Seventh and North Hamilton streets.
"The apartments will serve working households earning 40 to 45 percent of area median income," wrote Gregory Hancock, president and CEO of Wyoming Housing Network, in a letter to the council.
Based on market demand, the network is seeking to build two units with one bedroom, four units with two bedrooms and six units with three bedrooms.
A street would be built between the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church and the Head Start building to allow access, Hancock said.
Hancock told councilmen the apartments would serve working residents who fall in a specified income range.
"It's not college housing. Now someone may be working and going to school, and in that case, they would qualify. But this is for working households," Hancock said.
Hancock has met with the Powell Economic Partnership and Powell Inc. and said they are working to generate a local match of $10,000. He said the groups strongly recognize the need, and they've also discussed the new apartments' potential impact on existing rental properties.
He said residents living in the low-income apartments wouldn't be the same population as those who pay market-rate rent.
"If a household is paying market-rate rent and they cannot afford it, then typically they struggle to make rental payments, they may miss them and that creates problems that ripple in a number of areas," Hancock said.
The proposed apartments would be owned by the Wyoming Housing Network and managed by another group familiar with the funding regulations.
Hancock said the Wyoming Housing Network wasn't asking for money from the city of Powell, just a letter of support for the project.
New apartments in the Petersen Subdivision?
The Summit Housing Group's projected $2.3 million proposal calls for the "Buck Creek Apartments" to be built in the Petersen Subdivision in south Powell. The complex would consist of four units with two bedrooms and eight units with three bedrooms.
"We build, manage and own our projects," Long said.
The apartments would be available to those at 45 percent of the area median income, so roughly $25,606 for a two-person household, Long said. He said the WCDA program allows for a 10 percent fluctuation, so those at 55 percent down to 35 percent also could qualify for the affordable housing.
He said the group's units in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota serve a large percentage of single parents, and he liked the location's proximity to Southside Elementary School.
Summit Housing Group had a market study done through Property Dynamics, a very reputable organization, he said. That study showed the zero percent vacancy rate and also indicated Powell needs 144 units.
Summit asked the city to consider waiving certain building fees (such as tapping into the city's utilities) to help strengthen the WCDA application. Long said local monetary support helps applicants earn more points in the WCDA scoring model.
Councilman Jim Hillberry noted the group is a private entity, and said, "You're getting all these federal tax credits, and you're asking us to give you more by waving fees, which we're struggling economically in our own city, so I think we have to discussion regarding that."
Councilman Myron Heny added that the city recently denied waivers of tap fees for Habitat for Humanity's house in Powell.
Long said the waivers could be discussed at a later date.
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program is an indirect federal subsidy that helps finance affordable rental housing for low-income residents. WCDA administers the program for the state of Wyoming. Each year, about $2 million is provided in tax credits for developers and contractors as an incentive to develop affordable rentals in Wyoming, according to the WCDA website.
"Funding is limited, so applications are competitively ranked, and typically only one third are successful," Hancock said.
Support from the community helps strengthen applications for the WCDA funding.
The WCDA recently modified its scoring criteria to encourage more development in Wyoming towns with 10,000 residents or less.
Long said the process was changed because most of the projects were going to larger cities such as Casper and Gillette.
"They're focused on smaller towns now," Long said.
With the modified system, it's likely more small communities will see developers apply for the program. In Cody, three applicants sought a letter of support from the Cody City Council Tuesday night. The Cody council approved letters for Summit Housing Group and the Wyoming Housing Network.
Both Summit Housing Group and the Wyoming Housing Network said they would work with local subcontractors as much as possible during construction.
Though councilmen approved two letters of support, it's uncertain whether the WCDA will approve two projects for Powell.
"I couldn't answer that," Hancock said. The WCDA considers a number of criteria, he said, ranging from the need to how the community would perceive the addition of two new housing projects in Powell.
"They carefully and cautiously assess all of that before they make their funding decision," Hancock said.
Long said the WCDA may find there's a need for two apartment complexes in Powell.
The WCDA will consider applications early next year, and funding decisions are expected in April.


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Boggs, Sandberg headed to Cooperstown
NEW YORK Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg were caught off guard. One thought the telephone call was a hoax. The other didn't expect to learn his fate until later in the day.
Business Briefs
Area chambers set schedule Employees help at food bank RE-MAX to host open house Nonprofit workshops set in Homer
Cooking up new business
Adry Ramos thinks that engineers also can make wonderful cooks.
Writer turns sights to battling AIDS
South African writer Nadine Gordimer, 81, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, is noted for her novels and short stories about the inhumanity of apartheid. Several were once banned in her own country. Gordimer was in New York recently to talk about her latest project, ''Telling Tales.'' It is a compilation of 21 short stories ''that capture the range of emotions and situations of our human universe,'' she writes in the book's introduction. The stories are by world renowned authors five Nobel prize winners including Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Gunter Grass, and writers who likely will be on the shortlist for future Nobel literature prizes.
Art Briefs
Student, adult classes planned Art wanted for KPC's Kachemak Bay campus Writers conference slated
Witty book traces warden's escapades
Fish and game management is a perennial hot-potato topic in Alaska, so anyone who made a long and successful career in that field must have had a gift for grace under fire.
Plenty to see
Whether it's visual art or music that's in demand, there is plenty of both going on today in Kenai and Soldotna as part of the First Thursday program.
Acclaimed comic book, graphic novel pioneer Will Eisner dies at 87
MIAMI Will Eisner, the artist who revolutionized comic books, helped pioneer the graphic novel and taught generations of soldiers how to maintain their equipment with the ''Joe Dope'' series, has died. He was 87.
Teens' documentary about cop shooting earns spot at festival
NEW YORK It began as a small documentary by two teenage filmmakers about guns, death and grief at a Brooklyn housing project.
What's Happening
Best Bet Events and Exhibits Entertainment Films Anchorage events
Potluck results in successful ending
"Appreciations" to the Clarion and Joan Hanson for being so nice to put out the information on our Filipino Amer-Asian potluck held Sunday.
Road crews earn reader's gratitude
First I'd like to say thank you to the road maintenance crew. I know you do all you can do as fast as you can get it done so we can drive on safe roads.
Letter about Agrium closure touches reader
Regarding Sheryl Main's letter (Jan. 3) regarding the closure of Agrium's plant. My heart was touched by the story about her dad helping to build the plant, and the fact it was always referred to her as "her plant."
Fort Lewis man notes correction
The story, "Mom wishes for respect, safe return for son at war; Woman plans to start support group for parents of soldiers," by Victoria Steik, noted that Spc Tommie Alley had completed "boot camp" at Fort Lewis (in Washington state.)
KeyBank VP offers online safety steps
You recently published an article about customers receiving what have been called phishing e-mails that claim to come from reputable companies, such as KeyBank ("KeyBank Customers Targets of Fraud," by Mark Quiner, Jan. 5). These e-mails ask recipients to enter personal information, such as credit card numbers, user identification numbers and passwords.
Peninsula effort makes a difference
Alaska National Guard family programs would like to thank the entire Kenai Peninsula, Seward and Homer communities for their overwhelming support of the Alpha Company, 3rd Scout Battalion, 279th Infantry. The community's Alaska Hometown Gifts brought the deployed soldiers of this unit tremendous holiday cheer during this otherwise difficult time. Your thoughtful and generous efforts are sincerely appreciated during this time of deployment.
Veteran Rudd aims for Chase in 2005
Ricky Rudd, 48, isn't like many of the other veterans on the Nextel Cup Series. He's not thinking about retiring and he feels the Wood Brothers Racing team is on the right track to returning to Victory Lane.
Getting back to work
The shortest off-season in professional sports ended almost as quickly as it started. Thanksgiving to New Year's Day isn't a lot of time to recharge the batteries perhaps literally. Starting this week, though, the focus shifts from Caribbean trips and hunting junkets to the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 20.
NASCAR Notes
NASCAR outlaws Hutchens safety device Nextel drivers to race in 24 Hours of Daytona
2005 Previews
This season will be Martin's last on the Nextel Cup circuit, and he could go out on top. Martin's parent team, Roush Racing, has won the last two series titles with Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch, and Martin finished fourth in the points race in 2004. He won his first race since 2002 in the spring race at Dover and finished second in five other races.
Community Schools return with new classes
Now that the holiday vacation is over, many Kenai Peninsula residents are returning to work and school again, and Soldotna Community Schools is hoping people will return for their classes, as well.
Torgerson says new approach needed for development
Alaska needs a new approach to resource development, one that could ease the journey from project concept to construction and that also might help avoid plant closures like the one announced by Agrium U.S. Inc. for later this year, a former state senator said Tuesday.
Assembly accepts grant for CES
If they aren't already, Central Emergency Services firefighters and medical personnel should soon be pumping iron, building biceps and showing off button-poppin' pectorals in short order.
Teen lets gift go to the dogs
During the holidays, many parents try to imbue their children with the idea the spirit of season is in giving, not receiving gifts.
Party Time
Ravens queue for food during an avian tailgate party in Soldotna on Wednesday. Other birds were feeding from trash bags in the truck's bed.
In the news
Flags lowered Fraud info available
Plant closure will leave void
Her voice choked with emotion and fighting back tears, Agrium spokesperson Lisa Parker told a packed house at Tuesday's Soldotna Chamber of Commerce luncheon that despite the best efforts of corporate officials to find a way to avoid it, Agrium will close its Nikiski fertilizer plant Nov. 1 as announced last month.
RV park planners a no-show
The appeal hearing for Washington-based developers who were denied their request to build an RV park near VIP Estates by the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission was over not long after it started.
Soldotna boy is first 2005 baby
Soldotna residents Jessica and Glenn Rodman Jr. thought they knew what their Christmas present to each other was going to be their second child.
Benjamin Roland Clark Jr.
Longtime Soldotna resident Benjamin Roland Clark Jr. died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, in Anchorage after a long battle with heart disease. He was 61.
Ruth Herford Gainer
Ruth Herford Gainer died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Nicholson's Assisted Living Home in Kenai. She was 86.
Katharina 'Kitty' E. Steele
Longtime Alaska resident Katharina "Kitty" E. Steele died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna. She was 78.
ANWR drilling poll results questioned
Public opinion polls play a curious role in policy debate: Lots of people look at them and they get a fair amount of media attention, and then any number of people say the polls cannot be trusted, that the results reflect the biases of the people phrasing the questions. That may be the case with a recent poll regarding public attitudes on opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
Vehicle-pedestrian death numbers need to be more visible
Very few Alaskans, we suspect, knowexactly how many men, women and children have been killed in Alaska this year in vehicle accidents on our streets and highways. We post up-to-the-minute totals on how many moose are killed on our highways. But not people.
Around the Peninsula
Swim club resumes practice Rec center plans early closure Soroptimist monthly meeting slated Photography exhibit delayed Fish and Game committee to meet Board of Fisheries public hearing set Developmental screening offered Nutrition classes slated
Around the peninsula
Diabetes support group meets today Caregiver support meeting scheduled RurAL CAP to meet Genealogical society meeting slated Historical society plans movie Fisherman's Fund meeting set Community services board to meet
Mountain View Elementary
The spelling bee is at 9 a.m. Thursday in the library.
Science fair slated for home-school kids
The Interior Distance Education of Alaska home school education program (IDEA) will host its fourth annual science fair May 16. Debbie Mackie, IDEA field representative, said the fair is for any IDEA student in the Seward, Kenai, Soldotna and Homer region (IDEA Region K).
Lego team members will conduct a demonstration of their award-winning project 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at the borough assembly chambers. Information will be available on how to prepare for a successful Lego team with samples of Lego programming.
Logo contest announced
The SPCA of the Kenai Peninsula Inc. is looking for students to help it design a logo. The organization rescues domestic animals as well as livestock, so the logo must be unique. The winner will be published in the newspapers, on the radio and on Channel 2 with the new logo (copyright protected), and the winner will receive the following a certificate of accomplishment, a trophy with their name engraved and a $50 savings bond.
Students show patriotism
Kaitlin Walker, left, and Shina Wen Chea, center, the overall winners of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Creative Patriotic Art Scholarship, pose with program chair, Billie Huddleston, at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center.
Tustumena Elementary
Mr. Michael's fourth-grade class will travel to Sport Lake on Thursday for a morning of ice fishing hosted by Alaska Fish and Wildlife. Classes that participate in the salmon incubation project are offered this outdoor experience each winter.
Kenai Middle School
The club schedule starts Jan. 21. Students will attend their selected club activity from 1:44 to 2:27p.m. Students will not miss out on regular core or exploratory classes because each class period has been shortened six minutes to allow for a 40 minute club period. This is an opportunity for staff members to get to know different students in the building, while sharing their talents. Parents are encouraged to visit a class or spend time observing a club activity.
Lunch Menus
White or chocolate milk served at each meal.
KPC open house offers a time to explore, engage, enroll
Just because the holidays have passed and the New Year is underway doesn't mean Kenai Peninsula College is done celebrating. The public is invited to the annual spring semester open house from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kenai River Campus. Walk-in registration will coincide with the open house and continues from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.
Nikiski Middle-Senior High
The hockey team will travel to Glenallen and Kenny Lake from Thursday through Saturday.
Nikiski North Star Elementary Reflections results
Musical Composition Literature Winners Visual Arts Winners
Rope, ride for college cash
The movement to keep the cowboy heritage alive in America has been officially spurred in Alaska.
Kenai Cooperative Preschool
This week the students are celebrating Chinese New Year. Today the students are making click crickets for good luck. They also are going to make giant dragon masks and have a dragon parade.
Saban goes to work with Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. In the weeks ahead, new Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban must revamp the coaching staff, evaluate the players he inherited, trim payroll to meet the salary cap, hire a player personnel chief, shop for free agents and prepare for the college draft.
Home teams all are favored in the first round of NFL playoffs
So the oddsmakers automatically give the three points for home-field advantage, plus a few more for being better. That's the case as the playoffs start this weekend.
Sports Briefs
49ers dismiss Erickson, Donahue Manning easily wins Offensive Player award Roethlisberger top offensive rookie
Henson ready to return to Aggies sideline
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Lou Henson has watched enough film, been to plenty of practices. It's time for one of college basketball's most successful and durable coaches to get back to the bench.
Team of the decade already? Sports view
Calling this one a statement game doesn't do it justice.
The easy answer is the right one
For the first time since Southern California set out to defend the championship it won last season, Matt Leinart failed to show up.
Trojans grab national title
MIAMI Matt Leinart and his Southern California teammates bounced around the end zone, then broke into a victory dance.
Illini pound Ohio State
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. James Augustine tied his career high with 21 points as No. 1 Illinois all but abandoned its outside game for inside jumpers and layups in a 84-65 win over Ohio State in its Big Ten opener Wednesday night.
O'Neal, Wade continue to fuel Heat
MIAMI Shaquille O'Neal had 33 points and 18 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 21 and the Heat limited the Knicks to two field goals in a seven-minute stretch of the first half on the way to an 102-94 win Wednesday night.
College arrest shouldn't affect Cavs sale
EAST LANSING, Mich. The man buying the Cleveland Cavaliers said Tuesday he doesn't think a gambling-related arrest when he was in college will affect the deal.
O'Neal sinks 55 to lead Pacers to win
INDIANAPOLIS Jermaine O'Neal scored a career-high and NBA season-high 55 points and had 11 rebounds to carry the Indiana Pacers to a 116-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
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By Hayden Wright
Taylor Swift has kept a relatively low profile while her sixth studio album Reputation tops the charts and her fans gobble up a holiday helping of confessional new music. Over the weekend, however, Swift made an exception by performing at the Jingle Bell Ball in London.
Related: Taylor Swift Pens New Poem 'The Trick to Holding On'
Her headlining set included a combination of hits from 1989 and Reputation including "Blank Space" and "Shake It Off" from the former. From the latter, Taylor performed "Gorgeous," "Look What You Made Me Do" and "…Ready For It?" For good measure, Swift threw in a solo rendition of her duet with Zayn Malik: "I Don't Wanna Live Forever."
The performance followed almost a month after her November 11 appearance on Saturday Night Live. Other acts at the Jingle Bell Ball included Ed Sheeran and Liam Payne.
Watch Taylor perform "Ready For It," "Gorgeous" and "Look What You Made Me Do" below: