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Artes Mundi 5 catalogue
Artes Mundi, Wales's biggest and most exciting contemporary visual art show is back for its 5th exhibition in its new home, the outstanding National Museum of Art, on the top floor of National Museum Cardiff.
Featuring the work of seven groundbreaking contemporary artists of growing international importance, the exhibition offers a rare overview for UK audiences of the international art scene.
The shortlisted artists, selected from over 750 nominations covering every continent in the world except Antarctica, all have one overriding theme in common; their work explores social themes, telling stories of lived experience and gives a platform for commentary on the world today.
The work is expressed through a variety of media including painting, sculpture, installations, photography, film and performance.
This book is available in English only.


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#1 TEA Party and OWS -- No Comparison10-27-2011, 10:33 AMSteve Annear has an article on Metro.US about the new safety team circulating the Tent City Square, a.k.a. Occupy Boston, a satellite of the original Occupy Wall Street. According to Annear, a team of eight people - armed with neon vests and walkie-talkies - patrol the make-shift town to keep the "residents" safe.
Why is this necessary? According to the article:
On the heels of an incident last Sunday night, when a heroin addict allegedly pulled a knife on protesters and urinated on a tent....One guard donning a neon vest, who declined to give his name, said they are trying to keep the peace by rounding up junkies and trying to kick them out, adding that the so-called junkies have continually been a problem.
I have organized, hosted and spoken at Tea Party events around the country, and we never - ever! - have had to organize a safety team. Tea Party participants, who've gathered in cities and towns all across the country, have never had to worry about their safety from within the movement - - only from without. (see: SEIU) Never once has there been a report of a "heroin addict" urinating on tents....then again, there have been no tents! After each event, Tea Partiers return to their families, work/job search, school, etc. Heroin addicts don't seem to be attracted to the Tea Party. And we make sure to have our rallies near public restrooms (usually associated with the properly-permitted spaces) or provide port-o-potties.
There is a difference in the participants, because there is a difference in the cause. The Tea Party is based on what I call "The Four Basics" - - The Constitution, Capitalism, Fiscal Responsibility and Smaller Government. In a broader sense, it is based on shared ideals for the country. The Tea Party advocates smaller, leaner, more pragmatic government; equality of opportunity. We do, all of us in the Tea Party, "...hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
People are made equal. What they do with their lives is up to them! The Occupiers are promoting anti-Semitism, the return of the guillotine (while "maybe" a joke at first, many think it is a good idea, and that I should be under it!), a hodge-podge of hate, vitriol and false truths.
The people of OWS don't look to the future, to a better America, to a free and prosperous people unencumbered by government overreach to pursue their dreams, wants and desires. OWS is long removed from its proposed (legitimate?) objective - exposing and objecting to the federal government picking winners and losers on Wall Street and the too-close relationship often engaged between - and is now focused on, well, nothing. They are promoting Communism, a failed system of failed people predicated on a impossible, inchoate proposition that all people can be forced into equality.
The Tea Party promotes a better future, based on the prodigy of our Founding Fathers. OWS promotes lies, based on the abject failure of the Marxist thesis. Their once (potentially?) worthwhile message has been, unfortunately, hijacked by proud socialists and Marxists, the Democratic party, the unions, and a smattering of Hollywood - the latter three all hoping that OWS can be the Left's version of the Tea Party, thus giving them something positive to look to in this upcoming election season.
The article continued, with one of the "guards" explaining the situation:
People wander in here high and drunk and try and get in tents...Youre always going to have drunk aholes, wherever you go, he said. The safety team is pretty efficient. Its not like this is a junkie haven.
The reality is, you don't have drunk "aholes" wherever you go. It actually depends on where you go. The Tea Party went towards a more prosperous America, rooted in the Constitution that allows people to live to the moment of their happiness. OWS went towards "eat the rich," urinating on tents, threatening reporters, blaming the Jews and sexual harassment.
http://townhall.com/columnists/tonyk...parison/page/2In most sports, cold-cocking an opposing player repeatedly in the face with a series of gigantic Slovakian uppercuts would get you a multi-game suspension without pay.
In hockey, it means you have to sit in the penalty box for five minutes.
The Tea Party planned their rallies better and went home after they were done. The Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally was more along those lines in a planning sense, if not in any other way. And, everyone went home afterwards.
The OWS people are crazy because they are looking for a standoff, and that is really their goal. They otherwise have no real agenda or goals. They are trying to relive the 60s.
In most sports, cold-cocking an opposing player repeatedly in the face with a series of gigantic Slovakian uppercuts would get you a multi-game suspension without pay.
In hockey, it means you have to sit in the penalty box for five minutes.
The Tea Party views protests and rallies as a means to an end, OWS views them as an end unto themselves. We know that holding signs and chanting will bring attention to an issue, they think it will fix the problem. We know that if you want something done, you have to do it yourself, they want someone else to do everything for them.Romans 6:18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Differences between Obama and God: God's plan to save us is actually written down for people to read. Rush Limbaugh.
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Knightley unashamed of period drama
Keira Knightley has said that she doesn't feel she needs to apologise for being in so many period dramas any more.
The Pride And Prejudice star told the Independent On Saturday's Radar magazine that she had got over her feeling that she had to keep explaining why she chose to do them.
She said: "When I was younger I felt like I really was doing something wrong for doing period films. I think I've now got to where I can stop apologising for that bit, and go, 'I love them, I've always loved them, I love doing them.'
"I think it's something to do with me and the way my imagination and fantasy world works - I love that you can just dive into it. Your own world, your own life, your own personality is completely lost because everywhere that you know is taken away and you get to dive into a total fantasy. And I love that."
The actress said that after working on films such as Anna Karenina, she wanted to do something lighter which is why she chose to star in upcoming action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
She explained: "Jack Ryan is popcorn... a piece of pure entertainment... I thought, 'I haven't done a piece of pure entertainment for at least six, seven years'."
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New York Governor George Pataki does nothing–brilliantly. He has turned minimalism into a public relations masterpiece. On 9/11 Pataki was there, standing behind the take-charge Rudy Giuliani, looking sad and grave, glowing in reflected light. Everyone swooned. What a leader, they said, such a strong, silent Gary Cooper type. Such a secure team player to let the Mayor hog the cameras.
This same strategy worked well for him this year in his dealings with the divided New York state legislature. Nothing was accomplished, while Pataki remained amiable and almost invisible. Dozens of bills were buried without even a vote, while the public was barely aware Pataki was in charge. He made no waves. He made no enemies. He made no hard decisions. Pataki's minimalist approach, combined with his huge money advantage, the benefits of incumbency and mistakes by his Democratic challenger, State Comptroller Carl McCall, add up to what is likely–but not definitely–to be Pataki's re-election.
Of all the things Pataki didn't do, one of the most significant involves campaign finance reform. Despite having promised such reform for years, he didn't let a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled Assembly that mandated public financing of elections ever come to a vote in the Republican Senate. As a result, Pataki has been able to outspend McCall by more than 10 to 1. With this immense advantage, the Governor blitzed television with negative commercials at the moment McCall had some momentum from Andrew Cuomo's withdrawal before the Democratic primary.
Pataki's commercials blasted McCall–unfairly–for the failures of the New York City school system, which were mostly the fault of Pataki's chronic underfunding. Another commercial attacked McCall for favoring the restoration of a tax on suburban commuters who work in New York City. This is a progressive tax, but unpopular in the suburbs. Pataki also attacked McCall for writing letters on his official stationery to companies that do business with his office, to solicit jobs for his daughter and a cousin. This was improper and became a running story for two weeks, stopping his mini-surge and sucking the oxygen out of his campaign. When you are being outspent by 11 to 1, there is no margin for error.
The letters put McCall on the defensive and prevented his case against Pataki from penetrating public awareness. There was a compelling case, but it wasn't being heard. For example, New York State has a gargantuan budget deficit of between $6 billion and $8 billion. Pataki has been spending reserves and postponing decisions until after the election. Conservatives have been more effective in criticizing Pataki's fiscal gimmickry and ostrich budgeting than the incumbent comptroller. The Manhattan Institute has pointed out that Pataki increased spending at more than twice the rate of inflation during his second term.


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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 29, 2013) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Riverbend Plantation Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or hazelnuts not to consume certain Riverbend Plantation brand Saskatoon Berry Chocolate Hearts described below. The affected products contain milk and hazelnuts which are not declared on the label.
The affected products, Riverbend Plantation brand Saskatoon Berry Chocolate Hearts, are sold in the following packages bearing lot number 212:
These products have been distributed in Saskatchewan.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk or hazelnuts.
The manufacturer, Riverbend Plantation Inc., Saskatoon, SK, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
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Riverbend Plantation Inc. at 306-382-7036 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com;
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LUCKNOW, India -- An express train slammed into a parked freight train in northern India on Monday, killing at least 40 people and reducing cars to a heap of torn and twisted metal, officials said.
The Gorakhpur Express passenger train was traveling at high speed and slammed on its brakes in an attempt to stop, but plowed into the train sitting on the tracks near a railway station in Uttar Pradesh state, district magistrate Bharat Lal said.
Six of the cars on the express train derailed, with one car for unreserved general seating taking the brunt of the impact and containing most of the 40 casualties so far counted, senior police officer Amrendra Sainger said.
"It has been reduced to a mangled iron mesh," he said. "We do not know as how many people were there." While the car seats 72, such trains are often filled beyond capacity.
Villagers were the first to reach the scene after the accident about 6 miles from the nearest road. Indian TV broadcast images of them assisting the injured amid piles of strewn luggage.
"I was working in the field when I heard the whistle of the engine, and suddenly I heard the sound of crash. It was a terrible sound . it still reverberates in my ears," villager Ram Chander Chaudhry told news channel Samachar Plus. "Within minutes I reached there and saw the train has been derailed."
Most of the victims had been poor farm workers returning to their homes from the neighboring state of Haryana, local police official Zameer Ahmad said. The passenger train had left from Haryana's town of Hissar and was just 29 miles from its final destination of Gorakhpur when the accident happened.
Because of the remote location, "it was difficult to start rescue operations immediately," Ahmad said. "By the time police and rail officials reached the spot, villagers and other passengers had moved the injured away."
Authorities were searching for the station master, who disappeared after the accident in Sant Kabir Nagar, about 140 miles southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. But authorities said it was too early to say what had gone wrong, and they were investigating everything from mechanical failure to human error.
Rescuers worked to free people trapped under toppled cars and debris. The express train's driver died later Monday from serious injuries, while the assistant driver was in critical condition, railway official Alok Kumar said.
Trains were diverted to other tracks to avoid the wreckage.
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Welcome to stop #2 in the Lily Pad Cards blog hop! If you are coming through from Alice's Little Wonderland, I welcome you to the hop! If you happen to drop by, please get on the hop and enjoy the ride! This blog hop starts on March 28 and will feature seven blogs per day when it culminates on Friday, April 1, with the grand opening of Lily Pads Cards. Lily Pad Cards is a new challenge blog that will feature interviews, articles, videos, challenges, great prizes, and more!!! Can you feel the excitement?
Although Lily Pad doesn't officially bloom until April 1, 2011, you'll be able to see a new sneak peek every day until then. And you'll definitely want to drop by because there are three prize packages with a total retail value of over $800 including a $100 gift certificate to a very popular online store ! Go here for specific prize details and contest rules.
The hop's theme is Welcome because not only are we welcoming Lily Pad Cards to the neighborhood, but we're also welcoming all of you to come in and join in all the fun. Let's get on with the card I made for this special occasion. As you are hopping from blog to blog, I thought this design is perfect for Lily Pad's Blog hop.
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The fall is right around the corner which means I am getting ready to use my slow cooker more often. I love how it's easy to make a great meal in the morning, so that when I'm busy and tired by dinner time, I already have a meal ready for my family to enjoy. Plus there are less dishes to do, because they are all done by the time dinner rolls around. Which means I get more time to rest and relax with my family in the evening.
I decided I wanted to make a stew with my slow cooker, because I wanted something hearty that will especially be nice in the winter time. It's a pretty simple recipe but it packs a lot of flavor!
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Potato Stew
Prep Time: 15 minutes • Cook Time: 6 hours • Serves: 6
1lb of chicken breast (chopped)
2 potatoes (chopped)
4 oz. of chives (chopped)
1 small onion (diced)
3 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 16 oz. tub of PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
8 oz. baby carrots (chopped)
ADD the chopped potatoes to the bottom of your slow cooker. Add chopped carrot, chopped chicken, diced onions and chopped onion. Add the 3 cans of cream of chicken soup on top.
COOK on low setting for 5 hours.
REMOVE lid, stir then add your PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese. Let cook another hour on low then stir again.
This stew came out great! My husband really enjoyed it and said that I can make it again! The kids are picky with new things, but once they had some they really loved it. It's nice to have a new recipe that I can make with my slow cooker.
If you are looking for other Slow Cooker Chicken meals, Kraft has a bunch of great ones. Also they have other soup recipes as well. I'll be pinning stuff from both so I can try some new things this year.
For more recipes and ideas, visit my blog at beingalison.com.
Cream of chicken soup is the simmering liquid for this slow-cooker chicken-and-potato stew. To get it super creamy, we added cream cheese near the end!
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With a textured mix of metallic and sexy hi-lo drape, this bebe cocktail dress makes a glamorous black-tie event must-have.The belt contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not allow children to mouth or chew.
- 52% polyester, 48% metallic
- Center back to hem: 47" (119 cm).
- Hand wash
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Metallic Strapless Belted Dress is rated out of 5 by 13.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Delila from Beautiful I just got my dress and it fit perfectly, and looked exactly as it does in the picture. I wasn't sure about purchasing it after reading some reviews regarding the fact that it didn't look as shown. I was also unsure about ordering a large, since they were out of medium, my size, I had to have it, but it cinches nicely and you won't have to be puling up the top of it, as you often do with most tube top style wear. The rubber like lining on the very top of the inside makes sure of that. It's exquisite! Wearing it to Les Mis in May!
Date published: 2013-03-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bjank127 from This dress is gorgeous! I love this dress! So beautiful and the fit of it is awesome. It's so comfortable and very flattering. It fit true to size, I'm 5'5", 135lbs and the small is perfect! Great dress at an amazing price!
Date published: 2013-01-06
Rated 4 out of 5 by tinker from love it I think the dress looks horrible on model but its MUCH prettier in person.... looks good with different belt.
Date published: 2012-12-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by teez09 from Great overall. Material is gorgeous. Fits petit sizes well. I have a XXS but usually I'm a 0-2 or XS-S. The XXS is nice because I'm about 5' - 1" so it's not too long.
Date published: 2012-12-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sarah from perfect! I just got this dress in the mail and I absolutely love it! It runs true to size, the color is very gold with some silver and it is so shiny! It is so light and flowy and not too sexy, perfect for holiday parties! Im 5'4 and it is very close to touching the ground in the back but with shoes on that wont be a problem at all. I cant wait to wear this dress with some sky high black heels and gold jewlery!!
Date published: 2012-12-03
Rated 3 out of 5 by Kitty from I don't know! Well, I took a chance and ordered this online when it went on sale. It came out to be very inexpensive because of the extra 30% off of the already marked down price, but I never would have paid full price for it. It's okay, but it just doesn't do anything for my figure. I ordered the XXS. The entire fit was just off for me (too big everywhere). And there is no wow factor with this one. The dress is too long waisted for me, but I think I can remedy this by wearing a thicker belt than the one that comes with the dress. Because this dress has metallic threads running through it - you'll need to carefully accessorize. The fabric is on the thin side as well, but it is lined to about the knee. It could be a really nice dress at the sale price - especially if the fit is right on you, but it needs something to give it an edge. Some nice jewelry or a shrug? I don't know! For reference I got the XXS and I'm 5'0 tall, 90 lbs, 32B chest, 23 waist, 33 hip.
Date published: 2012-11-27
Rated 4 out of 5 by NellyBelly from More than expected Brought this dress for casual purposes,but its more dressy than expected which is cool. It could be dressed down with flats and dressed up with heels. Fits good i'm average size with junk in the trunk I bought a size medium, the bust part of dress was a little loose. Dress was a great buy.
Date published: 2012-11-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by BeGe85 from Awesome! I love this dress is really pretty.. I love the fabric and texture..
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police have launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of 90 million rubles (about $3 million) of state funds during the refurbishment of Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Theater.
Interior Ministry officials said Thursday a contractor, PO Teplotekhnik, received the money for work on the theater's electrical system despite not fulfilling its contract, Russian news agencies reported. The company couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
A symbol of national pride for centuries, the Bolshoi reopened in 2011 after a $1 billion renovation. Despite the lavish sums, much of the work was of poor quality, with cracks appearing in the walls and gold leaf crumbling away.
The theater has been shrouded in scandal since an assailant threw acid into the face of artistic director Sergei Filin in January.


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First published at AdAge.com, March 11, 2010
Let's take a quick, one-question quiz together.
Marketers need news brands:
A. less than before
B. about the same
C. more than before
First, bonus points to anyone who answered D: "Who the heck knows?"
I'm a news industry analyst and veteran of the newspaper industry, a witness to its slow and now rapid decline, which is now shared by all legacy news media, including broadcast. All the metrics are headed in the same direction: less revenue, far fewer reporters and editors, small profits that prevent much cash to be reinvested in the business and less community clout.
The U.S. print newspaper industry long received about 80% of its revenue from advertising, with circulation making up the rest. As ad revenue has declined 20%-25% since the recession, ad revenue now contributes close to 75% of total income. Publishers facing the heavy fog of uncertainty are budgeting largely flat in a recovery year, a sign they see permanent downturn in their fortunes.
Circulation revenue looks like it will stay flat for a while, as daily newspaper publishers mark up subscription and single-copy prices by 20% and more, making the old mass newspaper a niche for older, monied readers as the web becomes mass.
What they hope they see: stability. What may seem like a plateau, however, may be a ledge.
That stability, of course, assumes an ad world that's stabilizing as well. In fact, publishers now must acknowledge a lot of hard truths while they hold out hope for a platform-switch rebound.
Let's go back to the quiz and look at answer A: "less than before."
If the recent past is a prologue, this seems like the right answer. News publishers have seen their print editions slide in circulation and readership. Where once -- back just to 1998 -- 45% of U.S. households received a daily paper, now print penetration approaches 30% in many cities. Publishers have seen their digital businesses grow slowly -- contributing no more than 15% of their total revenues.
They've found themselves disconnected from brand-oriented readers and their content is aggregated on the web. Against what is now clearly infinite digital inventory, they've tried to position their products as "premium" yet still find themselves chasing lower and lower ad rates. Meanwhile, web users have made Facebook and Twitter their hangouts, spending hours there monthly, while spending no more than 10 to 15 minutes monthly on news sites.
"Less than before" acknowledges that, in at least the first round of web news, it's the big four of Google, Yahoo, MSN and AOL that have won, while news brands pick up the crumbs. The old argument that paid circulation is better than free circulation (or controlled circulation) has lost out against digital targeting and measurability that seems to improve daily.
"Less than before" plainly recognizes that marketers are spending much money outside of traditional ad channels. For instance, according to recent Outsell research, marketers are now spending $65 billion a year on their own direct digital marketing, a sum that has tripled in three years.
In this world, news brands have waned in their reach, their meaning and their importance in assembling audiences.
Let's jump to answer C: "more than before." News publishers make one old and one new argument here. The old one: In the "blooming, buzzing confusion" of the digital world, as philosopher William James put it a century ago, marketers and their buyers need the reliability, the cachet and the known-quantity audience that brands like newspapers and magazines offer. Against digital tools, that appears to be more wishful thinking than strategy.
The new one, and one that we should now watch carefully: Forget the first-generation web news-reading experience (who really liked it anyhow?); get ready for mass tabletized, mobile reading.
Already, the Sports Illustrated tablet demo on YouTube has drawn more than 800,000 views. Note that all the tablet talk so far is around single titles, not aggregations of news content. Talk to publishers, and here's what you hear: This is our chance to take back the web. This is our chance to offer marketers unprecedented ways to reach our readers, with new immersive, multi-touch, trackable capabilities.
So C is the best answer for those who believe that Humpty Dumpty can be put back on that wall.
Of course, the tablet -- if it can hold such near-Biblical powers of resurrection -- is at least a year away from becoming a mass platform with advertising infrastructure in place to use it.
Then B, "about the same," is really a non-answer. Clearly, we've seen an unprecedented rupture in the decades-long partnership of advertising and news brands. Our only question now, as we sit a month away from the iPad launch, is whether the Apple device and its brethren will really be a next-generation game-changer, possibly renewing back-to-the-future advertising/news brands partnerships.
Further, to the complicating question of major platform change, what will be the roles of the device makers and the package assemblers, from Apple and Amazon to Comcast and AT&T? Everyone wants to "own" the customers, as marketers have to find the right landlords to rent them.
We'll soon get to answer the quiz in real-time.
David Link, founder and creative director of Wonderfactory, which produced the SI demo and is working with Time Inc. on a couple of rollouts, says his company will have three or four apps ready for the iPad launch, all for media companies. He says that the company is in discussion with a half dozen newspaper companies, about half in the U.S. and half in Europe. Mr. Link is demoing tablet ad products for "cable, package good and auto" companies, including such nifty features as letting readers test-drive cars -- with their fingers. Consider the rollouts as demos of small and large principles -- and new tests of what marketer/news brand relationships mean in the second (mostly) digital decade of the century.


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Trash or treasure? Scottsville car dealer outraged
Emery Skeen has a beef with the town of Scottsville. The used car dealer says Scottsvillein his words, "trying too hard to become little Williamsburg"– has led City Council to "constantly gouge" at him about the appearance of C&S Motors, his used car lot.
Skeen, a WWII veteran who has lived in Scottsville all of his 75 years, says that the dealership, which some residents consider an eyesore for its jumble of rusty cars and farm machinery, has become the target of the town's latest efforts at gentrification. Scottsville, as reported in the Hook [Cover story, "Flooded with Money, January 9, 2003], has recently scored over $2 million in grants that will revitalize much of the downtown.
The latest skirmish concerns a mobile home parked at C&S Motors. An enormous empty trailer, it served for years as an office until Skeen replaced it with a newer unit. The structure is prohibited by a town zoning ordinance if it is being used for storage.
Under the impression that the trailer was being so used, Scottsville Mayor Stephen Phipps asked Skeen to remove it from his lot. Skeen, who describes himself as "hard headed," temporarily moved the trailer several hundred feet across the street. It later reappeared on the C&S Motors lot sporting a "For Sale" sign. Phipps issued a warning on November 7, demanding that Skeen sell or remove the trailer by March 1 or face a violation of the town's zoning ordinance.
Skeen denies that he's using the trailer for storage and says that he's upset that the town is trying to tell him "what I can or can't sell." He claims that C&S Motors, a 50-year-old business that was grandfathered in the county and later annexed into the town of Scottsville, is exempt from the zoning ordinance.
Zoning Administrator Wyatt Shields, however, while conceding that the trailer is one of the "pre-existing nonconformities," says that it is not authorized to sit on the lot as a storage unit.
This latest controversy fuels Skeen's frustration. "We've got carpetbaggers in here trying to meddle in people's business and tell you what color to paint your front porch" he says, referring to City Council and Zoning Administrator Shields, who Skeen claims have been "harassing" him relentlessly.
Skeen's lawyer, Benjamin Dick, says that Skeen is being unfairly targeted by a City Council that should concentrate on filling the town's vacant storefronts. According to Skeen, 38 Scottsville businesses have closed up shop in the past five and a half years.
In a town divided between past and future, says Dick, "Mr. Skeen and C&S Motors represent a part of Americana that's disappearing." The town, Dick adds, is "trying too hard to make Scottsville the crème de la crème."
In the meantime, Mayor Phipps says that he and Shields are working with Skeen to bring C&S Motors "closer into conformance with the public zoning ordinance." Shields says the town will continue to monitor the trailer to make sure that it is "empty and ready for sale."
With the March 1 deadline approaching, Skeen says he's in "no hurry" to move the trailer. While he says he's had several shoppers, no one has made him an offer. Maybe that's because he placed a sign reading "$19,000" on the vehicle. Skeen insists he'll take "any reasonable offer."


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Mike JS needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 215 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
We're a large European company in the Automation Industry. We currently sell highly automated and integrated logistics systems to major retail heavyweights and hospitals to help manage their back-end logistics automatically.
We're now starting up a new e-commerce website called "Automation Parts Express" which will provide automation parts to anyone who has an automated system that is in need of parts FAST. In our industry, when an automated machine breaks down, thousands of dollars are potentially lost every minute the machine is not working. So the market is crying out for fast delivery of parts - and AutomationPartsExpress.com will do just that!
Our business model will focus on fast checkout procedures and fast shipping! Our differentiating factor will be: the ease of website navigation, attractive web design and the cheapest prices on the parts we're selling.
We will be selling automation parts like sensors, drives, PLCs, etc.
Our audience will be 20-50 yr old engineers and purchase managers of various companies in the retail logistics industry looking to buy automation parts.
We 're looking for an attractive logo that goes well with our domain/brand name: "AutomationPartsExpress.com"
Emphasis must be placed on the "express"
We'll be starting up in the US but will become a global brand in the future, so please keep that in mind.
Must be professional, simple and clean, yet grab the viewer's attention.
Please pick colors for the logo that go well with a website themed around red, grey and white.
The logo should also look great in grey-scale.
I have also attached a snapshot of some logos I thought looked great and could give you all some great ideas!
Some ideas that we have brainstormed so far were (but not limited to):
1) The idea of a fast moving train or mail van (as 'express' is generally associated with a train or a delivery truck/van) with Automation Parts Express written on it with an attractive font.
2) The idea of a Robot (like the Wall-e Robot) as a part of the logo - as a Robot sort of chimes in with the word "Automation"
3) The idea of an open box moving fast with parts in the box. On the box you could have express written on it!
4) Automation Parts written in a very techy font. Express could have 'wings' on one side of the word.
5) A Conveyor carrying a box with an "Express" sticker
Please let me know if you have any questions!
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Isabella Beecher Hooker (February 22, 1822 - January 25, 1907)
Hooker was the younger half-sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe, and an activist in the American Suffragist movement., according to the Hartford Courant. She became involved in the cause of women's suffrage, and through her work, was introduced to other major activists including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In 1869, she founded the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association and served as its director for 36 years. Hooker was born in Litchfield, Conn., and died in Hartford, Conn.
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August 19. 2017 2:16AM
John Habib's City Sports: Expect West to push tempo under new coach Gorham
By JOHN HABIB
West boys' basketball coach Justin Gorham poses in the school gym on Friday. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
MANCHESTER WEST principal
Richard Dichard
didn't have to look far to fill the vacant boys' basketball coaching post.
Former Goffstown head coach
Justin Gorham
, who is a 12-year physical education teacher at Manchester West, will succeed
Dan Bryson
, who recently was named the head boys' basketball coach at Manchester Memorial.
"Justin fulfilled my No. 1 requirement of having a qualified coach in our building," said Dichard. "We were searching for and wanted someone of Danny's caliber who would relate to our kids well and bring a style of play that best fits the makeup of our squad."
Dichard, who also officiates basketball, is familiar with Gorham from his four years (2006-10) at Goffstown. "He likes to play an up-tempo style, rotates in many players who maximize both ends of the floor. I felt he overachieved as a coach at Goffstown with the talent level he had there."
During the interview process, Dichard revealed he had one of his basketball players questioning the candidates. "The questions ranged from whether they were an offensive- or defensive-minded coach to whether they were laid back or an 'in-your-face' type of coach," said Dichard. "We had a pool of 12 exceptional applicants and we felt Justin was the right fit for West."
The 50-year-old Gorham, married with two adult children, is a native of Riverside, Calif. His coaching background includes a 2005 assistant coaching stint under
Paul Hogan
at NHTI in 2005. At Goffstown, he led the Grizzlies to four playoff appearances, bowing out in the first round of the Division II tournament each time.
He said one of his teams at Goffstown averaged 85 points a game. "If you thought Dan Bryson's tempo was fast, which it was, my tempo will be faster," said Gorham. "We will play as if a shot clock is in existence."
Gorham said he was asked by the basketball player at his interview if he was an "in-your-face" type of coach. "I told him I wasn't, but I also told him I expect my players to play hard. This isn't about me. It's about the kids playing hard, learning something positive from the game and having fun."
Under Bryson, West was a contender for the state Division II title.
Dichard said he expects Gorham to keep West at that level. "What we shared with him is our expectation that the program will continue to be successful," said Dichard. "We expect to be right where we've been, a top contender, a top-seven club. I don't expect anything less, especially coming off of last year when we had a very strong JV squad, one of the better teams in the state."
Gorham said "I've got good players coming back, kids like
Kuany Peng
Gob Gob
. I've got to get them to buy into my system. At Goffstown, when we averaged 85 points a game, we scored over 100 points five times that season. As a coach, I take pride in coaching offense. That's not to say we won't play good defense, because we will, but offense is my style."
Gorham, who has a weekly radio sports show on WMNH 95.3 FM every Thursday from 3-4 p.m. and who said he will broadcast the city football games on Manchester Community Television, is still searching for a JV coach. He has named former West player
Josh Wilson
of Hooksett as his freshman coach.
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Christine Freitas
was going through her battle with cancer after being diagnosed with Stage 3/4 melanoma. This week, she recalled the moment when her doctors told her she had cancer.
"It wasn't easy to hear the words 'you have cancer'," said Freitas. "Mentally, physically and emotionally it took its toll on me, my family and closest friends. But I did what I had to do. I battled it with the help of my doctors, who were wonderful and caring and, today I'm free of the disease. I'm a cancer survivor. There was a time when someone was told they had cancer, it was considered a death sentence. That's not the case anymore."
Next week, Freitas is asking our community to strike back against cancer by supporting and donating to the seventh annual Playing for a Purpose field hockey jamboree.
You can do it two ways. The first way is to attend a pre-jamboree, fund-raiser on Tuesday at Stark Brewing Company, 500 North Commercial St. in Manchester from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The fund-raiser will include a silent auction and raffles.
The second way is to attend the jamboree next Saturday at Manchester Memorial from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a concession stand, raffles, and a $5 donation bucket toward the fund-raiser.
The highlight of the jamboree occurs at noon when all the players representing 18 teams statewide hold each other's hands and form a giant circle.
At that time in a powerful moment of unity, each team reads off names of people they're representing who are or were affected by cancer in their community. Players from every school tell a story about someone in their community who has beaten, is battling or, sadly, has died of cancer.
"Visually, it's a moment to behold," said Freitas. "You've got all the players, from one end zone to the other, holding hands. Tears are shed, some happy, some sad. But it's a show of unity, our field hockey girls coming together for the same cause."
Central head coach
Bill Larkins
said, "my team has participated in the jamboree every year and I'm always impressed to see how tight the field hockey community is. To see our coaches, players and officials unite as one, fighting for a cause to beat cancer, it's really inspirational."
In six years, the jamboree has raised $49,000 and the goal this season is to reach $60,000. It can be done with your help. Please take a few minutes of your time to help this great cause and support our field hockey teams who are sticking it to cancer. Proceeds will go to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center for patient services and cancer research.
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SOMEONE at Trinity High needs to talk to
John Trisciani
about getting the football numbers back up. Trisciani is a football icon in this city, a great coach, well respected across the state as well.
He was the one who resurrected Trinity's program a decade ago, getting over 60 kids to play for the Pioneers, who at the time were in jeopardy of losing their program. Currently Trinity has 26 players on its roster, a shaky number for director of athletics
Chip Polak
or anyone associated with Trinity to bank their hopes on fielding a varsity team next season. The wise and best move now is to call Trisciani.


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Lukewarm Stove: Garza, Gonzalez, Fielder, Francis, Harrison, Crisp
Will the nature of the Lukewarm Stove take a turn now that Sean Marshall has been dealt? I tend to think not, as I discussed at length yesterday. The Cubs will continue to look at making moves via trade or free agency that improve the team for the future, with an emphasis on the long-term. That was always the plan.
- The biggest piece the Cubs have to trade is, of course, pitcher Matt Garza. With Yu Darvish going off the board to the Rangers (even if they can't ultimately sign him, the Cubs aren't going to wait 30 days just to see if the Rangers re-enter the market for Garza – if Garza is traded, it'll almost certainly be in the next 30 days), Garza's market shrank a bit. The Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox make sense for a number of reasons, as do the Nationals, Marlins, Tigers and Orioles. Frankly, any team that wants to add a starting pitcher should have already been talking to the Cubs.
- The White Sox just extended John Danks for five years and $65 million (one year of arbitration in there, four free agent years). It's a decent deal for the White Sox, and Danks is only 26, but, like … rebuilding? What exactly is their plan? This will have an interesting impact on the Cubs vis a vis Matt Garza. Could the Cubs use that contract as a benchmark for trying to extend Garza on a favorable deal? Then again, it takes Danks off the market (probably), which helps the market for Garza.
- Gio Gonzalez, the other big-time pitcher currently on the trade market, is close to being moved, says Buster Olney. There's a chance he's moved as soon as today. The bidding is down to two teams, according to Olney, the Nationals and either the Marlins or the Red Sox. Ken Rosenthal reported earlier this week that the Nationals are working hard to land Gonzalez. Because the Nationals have only vaguely been attached to Garza rumors, that should be your horse in the Gonzalez race. If Gio lands in Washington, all of the AL East teams outside of Tampa Bay remain in the market for a starting pitcher, and the best one available – Garza – is a guy they know well.
- Jim Bowden postulates on the possible deals out there for Garza (subscription required).
- The Cubs have talked to Jeff Francis as a possible left-handed pitching depth option. Whether the acquisition of Travis Wood scuttles those talks – or the ones with Paul Maholm, for that matter – remains to be seen. Gordon Wittenmyer says the Cubs will keep pursuing guys like Maholm and Francis, regardless of Wood. Check out Francis if you must. Depth is all he'd be.
- Teams continue to wait for Prince Fielder's price tag to drop. Whether or not the Cubs are "rebuilding," until/unless they pull the trigger on a deal for someone like Anthony Rizzo, I will continue to believe they would be willing to sign the 27-year-old Fielder to a five-year deal. The problem is Fielder is still asking for ten.
- Phil Rogers suggests the Cubs could go after lefty Matt Harrison if the Rangers make him available in the wake of the Yu Darvish addition. He says they could make the move for Randy Wells and Marlon Byrd, which I seriously doubt. Harrison, 26, is in his first year of arbitration, and is coming off his first truly great year (3.39 ERA, 1.276 WHIP, K rate climbing, BB rate falling, 131 ERA+). If he's available, I'd certainly hope the Cubs would take a look.
- The Cardinals are talking to theoretical Cubs target Coco Crisp, but seem to be more interested in Carlos Beltran.


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We've seen Twitter harnessed for revolutions, political fundraising, and 140-character rants by celebrities, but now it seems that there may be yet another use for the popular microblogging service: becoming a parent. One Michigan couple turned to Twitter to further their adoption case after traditional methods—like fliers, newspaper ads, business cards and Facebook—had not worked, reports Mashable.
Plus: Taking the Adoption Search to Facebook
Rick and Erica Jones have been on the waiting list of a small, local adoption agency for two years. Unfortunately, the agency doesn't have the financial funds to market their clients in the way a larger adoption agency would. Since the couple couldn't afford a larger agency, Rick began asking celebrities to retweet the Jones' adoption profile. The Twitter campaign began in May and he spends three to four hours a day reaching out to users with large followings.
Plus: Birth Moms Track Down Adopted Kids on Facebook
Jane Weaver, director of the adoption agency that is handling Rick and Erica's case, says that they are wonderful candidates. "I encourage our clients to spread word in any manner that they can," Weaver said. "I know very little about Twitter, but when people are interested in adopting we highly support them doing whatever they can."
How do you feel about tweeting an adoption profile on Twitter—is it a brilliant move or not appropriate?


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While this was our first week back in 2017 it's actually our 11th week of this particular school year. Crazy, I know, but it gets a little clearer as we move along. We have a 7th & 9th grader, both high schoolers in our state which is crazy weird, but there you have it. I shared about our curriculum on another post last year, but things have changed a bit for our 7th grader so I might write about that in another post.
The biggest hurdle, in our home, for getting back into a routine is the wake-up time. We have one who likes to be a night owl, & I can relate because I so use to deal with the same thing! However, we prefer him to be up by a specific time. I know there are countless discussions on this topic, but we do what we feel is best for our home. We have told him that as he reaches pure independence this year he's welcome to set his own schedule in that regard, so we'll see what happens.
We kicked off Monday with a light version of our book basket: Bible, poetry, & a theology book. We're still working through our lovely copy of A Treasury Of Poetry For Young People, & the current poet is Robert Frost. While Frost has written a few poems we've really enjoyed & are familiar with, we're not as fond as some of his other works. One thing we're really enjoying about this poetry book is that it has a biography of each poet before you spend time reading their poems, & then on a few of the poems there are definitions of unusual words or explanations of some of the poems.
We're currently reading through I Chronicles, all though again following a little guide we've put together. It's been fun rereading about the life of Saul & David as last year we listened to the AIO Darien's Rise which is a modern day telling of this very story. It was one of those awesome stories that had us returning to the passages to verify the truth behind the stories
We started reading God's Will, God's Best For Your Life this week & by the time we got to the end of the first chapter decided the book isn't for us. I'm often very hesitant to state why I won't use a book when it comes to matters of faith as I know not everyone believes the same. It is never my intention to bash another faith or to be a stumbling block for a fellow believer. However, we felt this book was scripturally wrong in many instances, & perhaps that's our interpretation in how we've read into the book & it's likely the author didn't mean to portray facts in such a manner. Either way, we've opted to lay the book aside. We spent much of last term reading a theology book that was uninspiring, dry, & had a whole lot of, to us, nonsense in it. Rather then spend time doing that again this term, we decided to order some books I knew we'd enjoy. We shall anxiously await their arrival & I'll share about them when they arrive.
There was no long break with math, as the boys worked on with math right up until Christmas holidays. Then it was laid aside for 2 weeks until we started back up. Having the two weeks off we opted to do a few review pages to make sure everyone was up to snuff. I have no hand in Morgan's math these days, he & Mr S do their own thing. This has been a great thing for Morgan who likes to "talk math" & do far more with numbers than I do. Mr S has taken it all in stride & goes over a lesson on the weekends & corrects the math each evening when he gets home. The only downside is that Mr S likes to skip around when teaching a lesson & verify that all previous material is still cemented in & that all new material is grasped enough to practice throughout the week. This means that sometimes Morgan is sometimes confused as to what pages he should do in his book because he'll often have done something on every page in his lesson time with Mr S. It's a minor thing, really, but it really made me chuckle when Morgan expressed his concern about not knowing what to do.
Jayden is still lacking the confidence I'd like to see him have with math. He is a logical person & becomes frustrated with some of the steps he needs to take in order to show his math. However, he also loves to argue, so I often tell him to, ".. think of it as proving you are right. Not just writing an answer, but proving beyond a doubt that you are right." He still has a few lessons to wrap up in his current math book & I suspect that it may take us the majority of the term to cover as there are some pretty deep concepts coming up. Mind you, this kid does not stumble at the lessons I anticipate.. ever. It's always the simplistic ones, & that always makes me chuckle.
Morgan moved right back into his normal schedule of taking his workload off on his own to complete & reporting back in at the end of each day. He worked through Week 10 with Sonlight Core 100. He's still very much loving this Core & having absolutely no issue keeping the pace. I was a little nervous as I've heard so many complaints about this core, but that's not an issue for our boy. In fact, this crazy kid is ahead in the literature portion of the Core. I told him if he keeps that pace he'll wrap up that side of things early & I can provide him with another stack of books he might enjoy. I think he actually took that as a challenge!
This crazy boy absolutely LOVES reading through the Kingfisher which is required with his history core. He will read the assigned pages & then close his eyes & open to random pages & read those too. He cracks me up because each time I ask him what he read he has some crazy thing to tell me which has no relation to what he's learned. The other day he shocked me by running in & actually telling me information that related to his history lesson!
There were several timelines to colour & pin up this week too. We love our timeline figures & we're using the HSITW timeline figures. While BkSk does sell timeline figures with their cores I didn't think to order 2 sets & rather than pay international shipping for a second set I just printed from our HSITW cd, the upside is that we have more timeline figures for things that we'd normally just put a notation about in our timeline.
A little mapping from both this week. It's always so fun to watch our maps fill in each year. Morgan has the bottom map for the first time in ages, & Jayden has the top map. His E's are in reference to everything he marked while studying Egypt. He's now labeling things with G for what he's marking while learning about the Greeks. He tends to have more to mark in a week than Morgan as much of what Morgan maps right now is related to the Origional Colonies & all that was mapped out a while back.
Both boys are enjoying reading through books they received for Christmas from their American Grandmother. For Jayde this was super awesome because he'd wrapped up his last assigned book & I didn't realise that! He's enjoying, An Elephant In The Garden, which is the book he chose out of his large stash of Michael Morpurgo books; he really loves Morpurgo's books.
Morgan, on the other hand received a stash of Roald Dahl books which was exciting for him as Dahl is one of Mr S' favourite authors. Morgan loves knowing what books others love & trying them out to see how he feels about them so this was a lovely surprise for him. He hasn't actually finished his assigned book, but it was no where to be seen so he grabbed his copy of The BFG & ran off to indulge for a while each day. He's not impressed that the book came with a pair of BFG ears because, "There is no way I'm cutting up my book to gain the ears!" ha!
We use Fix-It a little bit differently, on the advice of a Fix-It pro, & our boys type up their rewrites. This allows some typing practice as well as grammar practice. Last year Morgan was very thorough in his typing where as I didn't require it of Jayden, but this year it's a requirement. Interestingly enough Jayden was not only delighted to be required to do this, but has some crazy mad typing skills considering this is the kid who has never done any formal typing in his life. Ignore the medical necklace in his mouth, at least he's wearing it, right?
The boys helped Mr S patch his bike tire, & yes that's in the middle of my lounge room. Mr S goes through bike tires at such a crazy rate {road bikes to work daily} that I've told him we should really consider some road side assistance for him. Ha! To hold him over until he could get to the bike shop, the guys patched it instead. Mr S needed help because he didn't put his glasses on before he got his hands all covered in grease & he couldn't find the hole. Why in the lounge room? We were watching cricket..
The boys also did lots of dinner prep this week, including some solo work when I went to find Mr S & his flat tire & bring him home. When we got in the kids had mixed up the burgers, sliced all the veggies & were debating starting the grill. They are pretty handy in the kitchen most days.
We took a trip to the park this week, it was still crawling with many many people as school is out, tourist season is upon us, & all that hoopla. After a bit of fun in the sun Jayde asked if we could stop off on the way home to see the local Greek god. Ha! Truthfully we don't have a Greek god, but we do have a ridiculous nude statue that is suppose to be the Spirit Of The Sea & is as likely to seeing a Greek statue as we'll get this year, thus I was very happy to oblige.
Next week we'll be adding in science & hopefully some art! We'll also be meeting up with friends {hooray!}, &, hopefully, having an interruption free week. We had quite the revolving door as we worked our way through our first week back, including a half day holiday, & a repair man who attempted to fix our reverse cycle heat pump & blew it up instead. Yep, complete with a pop, bang, a bit of smoke, & then the power turning off at the box.


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Washington, DC – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, sent an urgent fax alert to priests and deacons nationwide today urging them to join with parishioners in contacting their Congressmen to express opposition to the health care bill that may be voted upon this week.
"The lives of millions of unborn children depend on all of us taking action now," said Fr. Pavone. "The Senate version of the health care bill would expand access to abortion like never before in history. With a decisive vote possible this week in the House, there is no time to waste."
The Priests for Life fax alert encourages priests, deacons, and members of church congregations to e-mail, call, or visit the local office of their Congressman and urge a "no" vote on the Senate measure.


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USDA HAS announced that Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring this year may be extended for another year. Participants with contracts expiring Sept. 30, 2002, have until May 31 to apply for the one-year extension.
"The expiration affects 1.8 million rural acres now protected by the CRP," said Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman. "This action will help insure the continued safeguarding of this sensitive land as a new farm bill is developed."
Local offices of USDA's Farm Service Agency are currently notifying eligible CRP participants of the option to modify and extend CRP contracts. The deadline to apply for an extension is May 31, the secretary said. Some 30,000 contracts will expire in September.
The extension will not change participants' rental rates. All or a portion of the acreage under contract may be included in an extension, but no new acreage may be added. Obligations and responsibilities under the original contract continue to apply to contracts that are modified and extended.
USDA is not planning to offer a general CRP signup in fiscal year 2002, which ends Sept. 30. However, producers may continue to enroll relatively small, highly desirable acreage, such as filter strips and riparian buffers, in the continuous CRP at any time at their local FSA office.


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Contact EPA Pacific Southwest Air Program
Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Air Actions, California
San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Title V Permits
On this page:
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Adobe Reader.
HistoryOn August 13, 2003, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District ("BAAQMD" or "District") submitted for EPA review title V permits for the following five refineries in the San Francisco Bay Area:
- Chevron Products Company in Richmond
- ConocoPhillips Company in Rodeo
- Shell Oil Company in Martinez
- Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company in Martinez
- Valero Refining Company in Benicia
On September 26, 2003, EPA commented on the five permits. The letter included general comments relevant to all of the refineries and comments specific to the Chevron, Tesoro, and Valero permits. EPA's second comment letter, dated October 31, 2003, included specific comments on the permits for ConocoPhillips and Shell.
The BAAQMD issued the final permits for all five refineries on December 1, 2003. However, on December 12, 2003, EPA notified the District that it was reopening the permits because the District did not follow the proper procedure in issuing the permits. EPA's letter required the District to resubmit proposed permits to the Agency for its 45-day review.
The BAAQMD released revised draft permits for public comment on March 1, 2004. During the public comment period, EPA reiterated the comments made on October 31, 2003, regarding the ConocoPhillips and Shell permits, and provided the BAAQMD with an update to its September 26, 2003 comments regarding the permits for Chevron, Tesoro, and Valero. In letters dated July 28, 2004 and August 2, 2004, EPA provided the BAAQMD with additional information related to some of the outstanding issues.
On August 25, 2004, the BAAQMD submitted revised proposed permits to EPA for review. Upon review of the permits, EPA determined that certain parts did not meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements. As a result, on October 8, 2004, EPA objected to the proposed permits and invoked its reopening authority under the CAA and 40 CFR Part 70. At the same time, EPA also provided comments on the permits. The District issued the final revised permits on December 16, 2004. In addition, the District proposed revisions to the permits on February 4, 2005 to address EPA's previous objections.EPA's letters to the District are provided below:
- EPA review and comments with attachments, October 8, 2004 (PDF) (17 pp., 105K)
- Refinery permits letter, August 2, 2004 (PDF) (8 pp, 91K)
- Refinery permits letter, July 28, 2004 (PDF) (8 pp, 79K)
- EPA comments, April 14, 2004 (PDF) (72 pp, 361K)
- Permit Reopening Letter to BAAQMD December 12, 2003 (PDF) (3 pp, 85K)
- EPA comments, October 31, 2003 (PDF) (26 pp, 60K)
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District Title V Permits
Current Activity
Public Petitions to the Administrator
The title V operating permit program allows the public to petition EPA to object to specific permits. Prior to issuance of the initial permits in 2003, EPA received thirteen such petitions. The petitions and EPA's responses are available in the Agency's Title V Petition Database.
Prior to issuance of the revised permits on December 16, 2004, EPA received five additional public petitions. EPA's Acting Administrator Stephen Johnson signed orders in response to these petitions on March 15, 2005. EPA has found that the permits generally meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act; however, in some cases, EPA is granting the petitioners' requests for an objection. In these cases, EPA is directing the District to improve the permits or to re-assess whether they are adequate. In other cases, EPA is denying the petitioners' requests for an objection because the petitioners did not demonstrate that the permits are not in compliance with the CAA or that a procedural flaw resulted in a material deficiency in the content of the permits. The orders responding to the petitions are provided below.
Petitioner: Our Children's Earth, represented by Golden Gate University
Refinery: Tesoro
- Petition (PDF) (45 pp, 312K)
- Response (PDF) (48 pp, 170K)
Petitioner: Our Children's Earth, represented by Golden Gate University
Refinery: Valero
- Petition (PDF) (43 pp, 288K)
- Response (PDF) (45 pp, 161K)
Petitioner: Communities for a Better Environment
Refinery: ConocoPhillips
- Petition (PDF) (26 pp, 251K)
- Response (PDF) (27 pp, 95K)
Petitioner: Communities for a Better Environment
Refinery: Chevron
- Petition (PDF) (34 pp, 251K)
- Response (PDF) (42 pp, 146K)
Petitioners: Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 342, Heat and Frost Insulators/Asbestos Workers Local 16, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302, the Boilermakers Union Local 549, and the Laborers Union Local 324; represented by Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo
Refinery: Chevron
- Petition (PDF) (13 pp, 222K)
- Response (PDF) (25 pp, 91K)
Permit Reopening
In a separate action, EPA is also reopening the permits to correct additional flaws in the Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Tesoro, and Valero permits, and to address issues in the Shell permit, for which EPA did not receive a petition. EPA has independently made additional determinations regarding the title V permits. These determinations are prompting the Agency to take this separate action while it is objecting to the permits in response to the public petitions. EPA's reopening letter will be provided below when it is available.


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Obituaries August 22, 2012
Ronald Edmund Draper, 68, of West Charleston died on August 13, 2012, in Newport.
He was born February 27, 1944, in Fletcher, a son of Frederick and Viola (Mitchell) Draper. On September 5, 1981, he married Dianne Fassett, who survives him.
Mr. Draper was employed on the family farm in Fairfield and on other local area farms. He enjoyed hunting and working on the farm day and night.
He is survived by his wife, Dianne Draper, of West Charleston; by his children: Nichole Provencher and her husband, Shane, of Troy, Samantha Corrow of West Charleston, Crystal Howard and her partner, Keith Langmaid, of East Charleston, Clayton Corrow and his wife, Julie, of Eden, Wayne Corrow and his wife, Lisa, of Newport, Laurie Carlson of Maine, Wendy Kittell of St. Albans, Cindy Sanville of Westfield, Ronetta Bushey of Berkshire, and Brian Draper of Franklin; by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; by his brother Gray Draper and his wife, Veronica, of Enosburg; by his sister Carol Graves of California; and by his ex-wife Emma Chaplin of Highgate.
There will be no calling hours. In accordance with his wishes, there was a small service at his home in West Charleston on August 19.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division, 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Margery M. Moore, 92, of Brownington died on Friday, August 17, 2012, peacefully at her home.
She was born on November 24, 1919, in Brownington, a daughter of Charles and Grace (Govero) Moore. She married Maurice Powers, who predeceased her.
She was employed by Northeast Kingdom Community Action, where she was a counselor and advocate for the poor. She also worked for Northeastern Vermont Development Association and helped found the Orleans County Council of Social Agencies, and represented Vermont at several national meetings that were held around the country. She was well known at the Vermont Legislature.
She was a Rosie the Riveter during World War II and became a floor supervisor. She was born and died on her family farm where she loved all of her animals. She also lived and worked in many different states around the country.
She is survived by her children: Michael Moore and his wife, Lesley, of Brownington, John Moore and his wife, Connie, of Brownington, and Stephen Powers and his wife, Geana, of Douglas, Wyoming; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and by her sister Rose Gilman of Lyndon Corner. She was predeceased by two sons: James in 1976 and David in 2001; her granddaughter Serena Powers in 2000; and by her sister Mary.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 27, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 37 Concord Avenue in Newport, with Pastor Darrel Muehlhauser officiating. Interment will follow in Brownington Center Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 37 Concord Avenue, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Ernest A. "Buster" Pike, 92, died on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
He was a World War II veteran, a farmer, the Craftsbury postmaster, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather.
He was born at home in Craftsbury to Kate (King) Pike and Allen E. Pike on January 26, 1920. His first years were spent on a small family farm. His parents then moved to Craftsbury Common to run a hotel and livery stable. When the hotel failed during the Depression, his father worked in away hotels.
When he finished high school at Craftsbury Academy, lacking resources to go on to college, he went to Eastport, Maine, under the aegis of the National Youth Association. The U.S. government was trying to harness the tides for electricity in Fundy Bay. Mr. Pike trained there as an electrician.
After the year of training, he got a job at the Glen L. Martin aircraft factory in Baltimore, Maryland, installing, as he put it in a memoir written years later, "everything electrical on the B-26 bombers: instrument panels, radios, bomb switches, pilots' dashboards, intercoms. Hundreds of planes. And some of them twice when they came back to the factory shot up."
He wanted to enlist when the war came, but no one would let him because of his vital work. He finally resigned his job and went home, where he was quickly drafted. After training as a machine gun specialist, he was thrown into battle as a replacement during the drive toward the bridgehead at Remagen. He was severely wounded in the fierce fighting in the village of Kesternich, where he was the only survivor of his squad.
After months of recovery, he moved back to Vermont, where he met and married Genevieve McKnight. They ran a farm for as long as he could with the effects of his wounds, and had four daughters: Alison, Meredith, Lesley, and Averill. In the late fifties he became postmaster in Craftsbury Village, where he worked and lived for 30 years, and where his and wife's son, Jeremy, was born.
After their retirements, Mr. and Mrs. Pike moved to Barton to be closer to children and grandchildren, and then great-grandchildren.
Mr. Pike's older brother, Henry, and younger brother, Jimmy, both also served and survived World War II, but predeceased him. Mrs. Pike grieves for her partner of 65 years, as do their children, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, descendants, relations, and friends, but Buster will live long in their collective memory of him.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 25, at 11 a.m. at St. Theresa's Cemetery, on Tanguay Lane in Barton, with Father Timothy Naples officiating. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Our Lady of Fatima, care of Mary Queen of All Saints Parish, P.O. Box 496, Hardwick, Vermont 05843.
Jean-Paul Pouliot
Jean-Paul Pouliot, 78, of Montreal, Quebec, died on Monday, August 13, 2012, in Montreal.
He was born on July 2, 1934, in Stanstead, Quebec, a son of Aime and Alice (Roy) Pouliot. In 1958, he married Simone Blouin who survives him.
Mr. Pouliot graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Newport and Johnson State College in Johnson. He taught school in Underhill and then went on to become a college professor in Montreal.
He is survived by a son, Roch (Sylvie) Pouliot; a granddaughter, Meghan; and a daughter, Renee, all of Montreal; his brothers: Normand Pouliot and his wife, Claudette, of South Barre, and Eugene Pouliot of St. Petersburg, Florida; three sisters: Carmen Bernier of Ontario and Florida, Denise Benoit-Cartner of Derby, and Therese Grenier of Derby; and by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was predeceased by his parents, Aime and Alice Pouliot; and by three brothers: Francois in 2008, Gilles in 2009, and Michel this past April of 2012.
Services will be held in Montreal.


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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 30 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt was upset by Yohan Blake in the men's 100 meters at the Jamaican Olympic trials.
Blake outran the Olympic champion by 0.11 seconds Friday, streaking across the finish line in Jamaica in a time of 9.75 seconds.
"It's awesome," said Blake. "I won the world championship, so I've got that. Now, I'm the national champion for Jamaica, so I've got that. And now, I go into the Olympics like this."
Former world-record holder Asafa Powell was third, guaranteeing Jamaica an imposing team for the marquee event at the upcoming London Olympics.
Blake's winning time was just 0.01 seconds faster than Bolt's best time of the year. But Bolt got off to a relatively slow start and had to close strong to get past Powell and grab second place, Britain's The Daily Telegraph said.


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STOCKTON - The harmony keeps getting sweeter at Marshall Elementary School in south Stockton.
STOCKTON - The harmony keeps getting sweeter at Marshall Elementary School in south Stockton.
Wednesday afternoon, Stockton Symphony Executive Director Jane Kenworthy delivered 14 new violins to students at Marshall's Harmony Stockton after-school program.
The violins, paid for with grants and individual contributions, will add to the collection of musical instruments being used by the fourth-grade students who participate in the second-year program.
Harmony Stockton - created through a partnership among the symphony, University of the Pacific, Stockton Unified and the United Way - is in the early stages of trying to replicate Venezuela's 36-year-old El Sistema music instruction program. Like Harmony Stockton, El Sistema started small.
But through the years, it has swept through the South American nation to serve hundreds of thousands of needy children, helping to lift them from poverty and sparking major social changes in Venezuela's ghettos.
The Harmony Stockton students spend 10 hours a week learning not only to play the violin but also singing; learning music theory, history and note reading; and playing recorders.
The hope for the program's creators is that over time, Harmony Stockton will help transform the Marshall community and that the program ultimately will expand to other schools and help bring social change to other underserved neighborhoods in the city.


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Make Your Own Household Cleaners
Buy, Use, and Dispose of Household Products Wisely to Help Protect Our Water
The products you use for cleaning contain ingredients that may harm you, your family and the environment. Using household products incorrectly can allow dangerous chemicals to enter Oregon's streams and rivers.
Follow these three steps for wise use of household chemicals. Save money by making your own effective household cleaners.
1. BUY Read and think before you buy
- Save money by making your own effective household cleaners
- Read the label-Check the label for warnings: Danger, Warning Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, or Poison. These labels mean the product may be harmful to your and the environment.
- Buy household cleaners only in the amount you expect to use.
2. USE Use only what you need
- Try alternative products, especially for everyday tasks that don't require harsh chemicals.
- Apply chemical products only as directed. More is not better.
- Keep products in their originall containers and store them away from children and pets.
3. DISPOSE Not down the drain
- Don't dump leftover products down the drain, storm drain, or on your property - that harms water quality.
- Share leftover products with a neighbor or friend.
- Bring products to a Metro hazardous waste collection event. For an event near you, call Metro at 503-234-3000 or visit www.oregonmetro.gov.
- Bring products to a Metro hazardous waste facility:
6161 NW 61st Ave, Portland OR
2001 Washington St., Oregon City OR
- All-Purpose Cleaner: Mix 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup baking soda (or 2 teaspoons borax) into 1/2 gallon of water.
- Bathroom Mold and Mildew: Mix one part hydrogen peroxide with two parts water. Spray on areas with mold. Wait one hour before rinsing.
- Drain Cleaner: Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down the drain, then 1/2 cup vinegar. After 15 minutes, pour in boiling water to clear residue.
- Toilet Bowl Cleaner: Pour 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar into basin. Wait a few minutes, then scrub with brush and rinse.
- Laundry Detergent: Mix 1 cup Ivory or Fels Naptha soap, 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup borax. Add fragrance if desired. Use 1 to 2 tbsp per load.


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Aug 2, 2013 at 9:00 am
If you have a turbo 350, which Im sure you do, the 200r4 will go right in place. You will have to move crossmember back, but that is it. The driveshaft will even fit. Advice: Dont mess with the govenor, those 200r4's have a delicate balance between the TV cable location and govenor spring weight. Just finished with rebuild on mine and havent gotten it to go into OD yet. Fixing to add spring back to govenor that I took out during shift kit installation. Also, go ahead and get the correct TV cable locator bracket for your carb. I think mine was a eldebrock bracket for a quadrajet. I might stay away from shift kits right off the bat until you get Transmission in car and working perfectly, then start modifying.
Mar 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Thanks for the comments. You have a couple of beautiful cars too. Did I understand correctly that you will be coming to Lincoln,NE in April? Maybe I'll see you then.
Feb 16, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Yeah it sucks but what are ya gonna do. Thanks man !


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An anonymous tip led Quincy police officers to a home on South Shadow Street and the arrest of two Quincy men.
Benny Mason, 28, has been charged with one count each of burglary of a dwelling and criminal mischief. Ed Paris, 30, has been charged with one count of burglary of a dwelling.
According to a report released by the Quincy Police Department, the tipster saw two men kick in the back door in and called police. Officers arrived at the home a few minutes after the call was made at approximately 9:30 p.m.
I get a kick out of puns. Good ones. Not the really sad attempts that are just plain dumb. I like the clever ones that you have to think about a bit.
So I thought this week, I'd share some of my favorites. Please...to enjoy.
• The famous general died and his ashes were to be taken to Arlington National Cemetery. All the air lines were booked and there were no other planes available. Someone came up with the idea of using a helicopter. It arrived at 5 a.m. The newspapers reported the incident with "the whirly bird gets the urn."
Lt. Jim Corder of the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, with approval from Sheriff Morris Young, last week engaged in one of the most humane acts that has occurred in Gadsden County in many years. He was the catalyst behind getting 50 homeless people from Gadsden and Leon counties a warm place to sleep. These people, many of whom fell on hard times because they lost their jobs due to a sluggish economy, would not have had a warm place to lay their heads had the temporary (5 days only) shelter not been open.
I couldn't help but think that Santa Claus had just entered my mother-in-law's room at the nursing home.
When Dr. Oliver walked through the doorway of the room he had a smile on his face and his eyes twinkled. My wife and I had just done our best to get her mother to smile. We were making our departure feeling frustrated and lost, as we so often do when we are unable to somehow manage to make her mother feel better.
I am the pastor of Ole Gospel Tabernacle Church on Geddie Road in Tallahassee. Since the flag cannot speak, let me speak for her. "I was looked upon each day on Geddie Road through the wind, rain and sunshine. I was not ashamed to be identified with the church where I flew. I was looked upon in Iraq, Fallujah and Habayniah. I was saluted by young men and women, as well as high-ranking officers. I saw the same young men and women fall in death while fighting for your freedom in America. I was properly cared for by those who loved me.
People in Gadsden County will soon have a new outlet for speaking their minds – and it will have everyone talking.
"The Buzz" is a new feature in The Gadsden County Times that allows anyone to call in and speak out about any topic. Callers are restricted to one minute to record, and comments will be edited for length, libel, personal or political attacks and good taste. Calls can be made any time.
Last year was very eventful for Sgt. Stephen Porter of the Quincy Police Department. The 26-year veteran foiled a robbery at the Chattahoochee Subway and apprehended the suspect on his day off, helped deliver a baby and performed CPR on the infant, saving its life, and made the second highest number of drug arrests in the city.
The county girls basketball teams were impressive this past week going 7-2 against some formidable opposition.
West Gadsden High School defeated North Florida Christian and Franklin County but lost to Port St. Joe. East Gadsden High picked up three, including wins over Taylor and Madison counties and Gody. Robert F. Munroe Day School defeated Liberty County and Poplar Springs but lost to Malone in a district contest.
• St. Joseph MB church will host a 100 Men in Black, Women in White service Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. with guest speaker, Rev. Herbert Thomas Sr. The event is sponsored by the Silver Star Lodge No. 61. Dinner will be served following the service.
David and Hardie Rogers of Havana, along with Dennis and Sue Mihalek of Columbia, Tenn., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Claire Marie Rogers and Chad Christopher Mihalek.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Robert F. Munroe Day School, Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University. She is employed as an executive assistant at G. David Robers & Associates. Her grandparent is Lindell White of Orange Park.
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The Gadsden County Times is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Gadsden County and Quincy, FL, and the surrounding area.


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Former county corrections officer drops appeal of his firingBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
December 16. 2013 10:53PM
BRENTWOOD — A corrections officer who was fired from his job has withdrawn an appeal seeking reinstatement.
A public hearing was scheduled for last Friday on Keith Nelson's appeal, but it was called off when he decided not to fight the dismissal.
Nelson was fired amid an investigation into his wife, Ann Marie Nelson, 55, of Chester, who was indicted on theft charges for allegedly manipulating her husband's payroll records and overbilling Rockingham County during her employment.
She is accused of giving her husband $12,000 for overtime pay and other shifts he didn't work.
At the time of the thefts, Nelson's wife was the jail's office administrator and oversaw payroll records submitted to the county's finance department.
Nelson, who was a corporal at the jail, was not charged.
"Cpl. Nelson still insists that he did not deserve to be terminated, but at this point the well has been poisoned and he has moved on with his life and has other employment," said attorney William Cahill, who represents Nelson on behalf of Teamsters Local 633.
Under state law, Nelson's only option for appealing was to have his hearing held in public, Cahill said.
County officials have said little about Nelson's firing. Prosecutors have said Nelson was fired following an internal investigation by the Rockingham County Department of Corrections that was independent of the sheriff's department probe into the criminal case against his wife.
The appeal was to be heard by the delegation's personnel committee whose members are the delegation chairman, vice chairman and clerk.
State Rep. Norm Major, chairman of the county delegation, said last week that Nelson's attorney sent the county's attorney a message saying he was withdrawing his request for a hearing.
Major said he wasn't told why Nelson had decided not to continue with the appeal.
County Commissioner Kate Pratt, board chairman, said she also wasn't sure of the reasons.
"I honestly don't know what his thinking was or what he was advised to do," she said. "All I know is he wanted (the appeal hearing), which is fine. It was his right to do it."


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(BPT) – In 2012, the unemployment rate for Americans with only a high school diploma was 8.3 percent, compared to just 4.5 percent for those with a bachelor's degree. The rising value of a college education is illustrated through postsecondary enrollments, which nearly doubled between 1980 and 2010 – from 12 million to 21 million students, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Increased demand for a postsecondary education has impacted college affordability. From 1980 to 2010, the cost of college, adjusted for inflation, more than doubled at both public and private institutions. For many students, and often their families, financial planning has become as integral to the college enrollment process as applications and proficiency tests.
Financial aid experts like Michelle Stipp, director of student finance operations for DeVry University, suggest students explore all opportunities to decrease supplemental student loans that may be needed to cover remaining tuition costs.
"Financial aid that the student does not have to pay back should be the first priority," says Stipp. "This category consists of scholarships and grants offered by institutions and third parties, such as the federal government, state government or private or nonprofit organizations. These opportunities should be maximized to keep student loan levels as low as possible." The U.S. Department of Education provides an online financial aid resource at studentaid.ed.gov to help students plan accordingly. Stipp suggests also exploring the following options:
Online scholarship search tools
The sheer volume of options can make finding the right scholarship a challenge for prospective students. Scholarship search websites help students sift through the options. For example, scholarships.com or fastweb.com can aid in finding the right scholarship for each individual. These websites allow you to sort scholarship options by institution and relevancy.
Scholarship opportunities at your college or university
Beyond financial aid, many colleges or universities provide a variety of scholarship opportunities. Students and families often factor this in during the college search process. Scholarships can be awarded for many reasons, including academic excellence, extra-curricular participation and financial need.
DeVry University, for example, recently announced its Career Catalyst Scholarship, which is offered to qualifying students enrolled in classes beginning in September. The scholarship is designed to aid students throughout their college journey, so it increases in value each semester, up to a total of $20,000 in scholarship rewards depending on the degree program.
Employer reimbursement programs
Many employed adults also seek financial assistance when they choose to continue their education while working. In some cases, their employers provide tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement programs, through which employers offer to pay a portion of the employee's tuition while they are enrolled. Employer reimbursement programs are a great way to access affordable education options that can increase career potential.
A college education is more important today than ever before. As the value of a degree rises, so will the cost. From graduating high school seniors to working adults looking to continue their education, advance research and evaluation of financial aid and scholarship opportunities can help any student tackle the cost of education.


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Stanford Law Review Online: The Dirty Little Secret of (Estate) Tax Reform
The Stanford Law Review Online has just published an Essay by Edward McCaffery entitled The Dirty Little Secret of (Estate) Tax Reform. Professor McCaffery argues that Congress encourages and perpetuates the cycle of special interest spending on the tax reform issue:
Spoiler alert! The dirty little secret of estate tax reform is the same as the dirty little secret about many things that transpire, or fail to transpire, inside the Beltway: it's all about money. But no, it is not quite what you think. The secret is not that special interests give boatloads of money to politicians. Of course they do. That may well be dirty, but it is hardly secret. The dirty little secret I come to lay bare is that Congress likes it this way. Congress wants there to be special interests, small groups with high stakes in what it does or does not do. These are necessary conditions for Congress to get what it needs: money, for itself and its campaigns. Although the near certainty of getting re-elected could point to the contrary, elected officials raise more money than ever. Tax reform in general, and estate tax repeal or reform in particular, illustrate the point: Congress has shown an appetite for keeping the issue of estate tax repeal alive through a never-ending series of brinksmanship votes; it never does anything fundamental or, for that matter, principled, but rakes in cash year in and year out for just considering the matter.
He concludes:
On the estate tax, then, it is easy to predict what will happen: not much. We will not see a return to year 2000 levels, and we will not see repeal. The one cautionary note I must add is that, going back to the game, something has to happen sometime, or the parties paying Congress and lobbyists will wise up and stop paying to play. But that has not kicked in yet, decades into the story, and it may not kick in until more people read this Essay, and start to watch the watchdogs. Fat chance of that happening, too, I suppose. In the meantime, without a meaningful wealth-transfer tax (the gift and estate taxes raise a very minimal amount of revenue and may even lose money when the income tax savings of standard estate-planning techniques, such as charitable and life insurance trusts, are taken into account), one fundamental insight of the special interest model continue to obtain. Big groups with small stakes—that is, most of us—continue to pay through increasingly burdensome middle class taxes for most of what government does, including stringing along those "lucky" enough to be members of a special interest group. It's a variant of a very old story, and it is time to stop keeping it secret.
Read the full article, The Dirty Little Secret of (Estate) Tax Reform by Edward McCaffery, at the Stanford Law Review Online.


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STOCKTON - Mahala Burns gets calls from people who want to live in downtown Stockton all the time.
STOCKTON - Mahala Burns gets calls from people who want to live in downtown Stockton all the time.
As broker manager of the Cort Cos., which renovates and leases commercial office and retail space in the city core, she hears from people responding to the For Lease signs hanging on its buildings.
"Do you have any apartments? Do you have any lofts? How can I live downtown?" they ask.
"They want to lease it. They don't understand it's an office," she said.
The problem is, there are very few market-rate residential buildings in the area. And strict enforcement of city codes on converting old commercial buildings - found in abundance in the central core - make such projects too expensive.
The Downtown Stockton Alliance, of which Burns is a director, studied the issue last year.
"For the price you can get for an apartment or a loft, it doesn't make economic sense, because there are so many requirements," she said.
That situation may be about to change, however.
Steve Chase, Stockton's community development director, said in taking the job last fall that part of his mission was to create more opportunities for downtown housing projects.
And with the July 1 start of the new fiscal year, his department has $100,000 to prepare a formal plan "to remove 1970s zoning hurdles" and create new downtown design guidelines. At the same time, he wants to spark one or two residential demonstration projects to show what can be done.
As he described this two-pronged approach:
"We will spend two years doing (the formal plan). We'll have workshops. We'll have walkabouts. We'll have town hall meetings. At the end of all that, we'll have a nice binder for our bookshelf.
"Enter the vibe master, who says we need some project; and it's up to City Hall, which has a role to put together some prototypes, to work with downtown specialists and then go out into the marketplace and sell it."
Because the process has just begun, Chase said his agency has yet to identify a possible project or two.
Dan Cort, principal of Cort Cos., applauded Chase's approach and offered some suggestions.
His company had studied converting the former Elks building at Sutter Street and Weber Avenue into a mixed-use facility with retail space, classrooms and student housing.
His son Zac Cort has an interest in the Medico-Dental building downtown and commissioned a study of redeveloping the largely vacant 12-story structure for retail or residential use.
The elder Cort's past renovation projects have brought new retail, offices and charter schools to Stockton's core. He wants to continue to reverse the outward sprawl that characterized the city's growth in recent decades.
"We took all of the elements that make our community strong and healthy away, and now we're bringing them back and housing is the most important part of that," Cort said.
And he pledged to support any model projects identified by the city.
"I will participate, our company will participate," he said.
Chase is convinced the time for a downtown Renaissance has arrived.
"If I deliver projects - I'd love to have two projects here - mark my words: We will start to catch fire."
Contact reporter Reed Fujii at (209) 546-8253 or email@example.com.


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5-Year-Old Gets Pornographic Surprise on Nintendo 3DS
Mark Giles was definitely trying to score points with his son Braydon this Xmas, buying the kid a Nintendo 3DS for under the tree. The 3DS is pretty pricey, particularly because this model is equipped with a built-in camera feature, so Giles opted for a refurbished version from a local GameStop.
When the little dude opened it on Christmas, all seemed great. That is, until Braydon asked his older brother to help him erase some of the pictures left on the Nintendo.
It turns out the rookie workers at GameStop didn't wipe out all previous data left on the device, because Braydon found porn. Butt naked, full frontal, that ain't Mario and the Princess porn. Daddy Giles is understandably upset, claiming his son can never "unsee the porn."
We're pretty sure the kid will be fine after all this but dad should probably wipe down that Nintendo a few extra times. You can never be totally sure where the previous owner kept it when he wasn't playing with it -- or himself.